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Barbie and Ken {S.H.}
𝓟𝓪𝓲𝓻𝓲𝓷𝓰: Steve Harrington x reader
𝓦𝓸𝓻𝓭 𝓬𝓸𝓾𝓷𝓽: 870
𝓢𝓾𝓶𝓶𝓪𝓻𝔂: Steve sees you for the first time in a while at the bookstore while getting a present from Robin.
𝓐/𝓝: I wrote this in an hour. Be nice. Also I'm back to writing again so woo fucking hoo. This is set up to be a series btw. And Barbie isn't reader's name but I really hate typing {Y/N} personally. It feels unnatural to me. Anyway. Enjoy <3
Ah yes, Steve Harrington. He goes by many names. "Steve". "Steven". "The Hair". "King Steve". And, sometimes, simply "Harrington" by teammates and coaches... and rivals. Most notably Billy Hargrove.
But this story isn't about those two.
It's about you. And Steve.
You've gone by a few names yourself in your high school years and post-high school it's like no one bothered to learn your name.
"Queen Barbie" is what they called you. "Queen Barbie" was known as a sweet girl by most people and regarded as a bitch to others. But nothing played into your "Barbie" persona as much as your love for the color pink and the smile that constantly adorned your face.
Always smiling even while you worked. It was a job you loved in all fairness. A bookstore. Quiet. Not a lot of people passing through. And you loved it.
The bookstore was a nice change of pace from high school. It was small and family owned. Not by your family of course, you and your family had... issues to say the least. But that's a story for another time.
In school you wore hot pinks and baby pinks paired with white or gold. Working you went for more muted pinks. But pink is pink and nothing has made you less "Queen Barbie".
And nothing made Steve less "King Steve".
Especially when he came in to buy Robin a book for her birthday. If anything that made him better in your eyes. Steve was always kind to you but you never were into him like everyone expected you to be. He was sweet to you but you knew he was kind of an asshole to others.
He came up to the counter with a copy of Patience and Sarah. You saw the book before him and got excited about it.
"Oh this is a wonderful book. Good choice." You said happily as you took it. You turned the book on its back and put the price in the register as you spoke. "It's about a woman and her lover, who's another woman. One of the main characters is pretty masculine and she eventually 'transitions' to a man kinda. Then she goes by- You know what? I'm sorry. I'm rattling on. Uh... it's five nineteen."
Steve just smiled and nodded at you as he got out his wallet. "I didn't know you read that much Barbie."
Your head snapped up to see Steve, in all his glory. His hair was shorter than you remembered, maybe a bit flatter. He was definitely more muscular but you didn't really know what he's been doing to be so much stronger looking.
You hadn't realized how he had freckles in school. They looked good. And he had the prettiest eyes. And he also-
"Uh... receipt?" Your mouth stopped your thoughts. Auto pilot can really be a bitch sometimes.
Steve seemed to be in the same boat. He looked startled when you asked. "Oh, uh, yes please. It's a gift for a friend."
You smiled and handed him the receipt. "I think we have gift wrap in the back. I can wrap it for you!" You offered, totally not still thinking about his eyes and freckles.
Steve's eyes widened as he nodded. "Please. Their birthday is tomorrow."
"King Steve doing something last minute? I'm surprised!" You teased. "I'll go wrap it."
You took the book and went into the back room to wrap it. It wasn't official wrapping paper. It was just brown paper with book covers printed on it. You put a "To/from" sticker on it and came out with a sharpie.
Steve was standing awkwardly by the counter and his face lit up when he saw you with the now wrapped book. He went to grab it from you and you pulled the book back.
"I remember your handwriting." Was all you said to him. You set the book on the counter and took the lid from the sharpie. "Who's it for?"
"Robin Bobbin Buckley."
You blinked at him in confusion. "Is that their name or...?"
"It's more of an in joke."
"Cute."
You could have sworn Steve's cheeks turned pink slightly but you had no idea. You knew he didn't really blush so it was hard to decipher if it was blush or the summer heat was seeping into the store.
Steve rocked back and forth for a few moments as you wrote down what he told you. You had barely finished when he blurted out: "Barbie let's go on a date."
"What?"
Steve stumbled for a second before finally getting out a coherent phrase. "Date. Me. Please?"
You smiled and handed him the book. "How about in two days yeah? Your friends birthday is tomorrow."
Steve smiled and took the book from you. "I can do that. That works. Movies?"
"Just like school."
"Exactly Barbie." He chuckled. "I know how much you love drive-ins and milkshakes."
"It's fun!"
"I agree! That's why Saturday at 8 is going to be the perfect time."
"I can't wait Steve."
Steve left the store as casually as he could before absolutely freaking out in his car. He couldn't believe he got you. And he was gonna do his damnedest to keep you.
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Whenever Bill sees KingOfNJ's fics through Stan's eyes he just thinks they have the same taste in fanfiction (disgusting. unthinkable) continued
#Alex Hirsch saying Bill is a secret lowkey fan of Duchess Approves is the funniest thing ever actually#Stan to Bill's face: FAKE FAN. LOSER. POSER#Stan to the internet stranger with aggravating yet thought provoking takes: I think I WILL spend 5 hours on Ao3 gleefully debating this guy#anyway secret identity. enemies to lovers. slow burn 500k- jkjk potential is there tho. don't tell me its not#Theoretically the computer room whitelist shouldn't let Bill contact the outside world but the therapists are thrilled Bill made a 'friend'#Stanford has no idea but is also happy Stanley has a friend. It will be carnage when Stan & Bill find out. Ultimate betrayal truly#gravity falls#GF Fan art#fan art#Stanley Pines#Bill Cipher#Grunkle Stan#Stan Pines#Post canon#ao3 fanficion au ?? I suppose ??#fanart#tbob#the book of bill#artists on tumblr#my art#Comic#gravity falls comic
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I just think everyone should take a moment to consider the question "what is your visual shorthand for cruelty?" and then follow it up with a critical "and who taught you that?"
specific examples include but are not limited to
why is an evil timeline character design disabled? (why do the heroes go through equally punishing battles and never lose an arm, a leg, an eye?)
why are the futuristic scifi terrorists uniformly darker skinned? (why are the heroes so much lighter?)
why is the greedy boss fat? (why are the heroes skinny?)
why is the criminal mastermind heavily scarred? (why is the brooding, traumatized hero unscathed?)
why is the predatory creep a bearded person in a dress and makeup? (why are none of the heroes trans women?)
who taught you that this is how things are?
how long do you plan on repeating it?
#not art#been on the mind a lot. you are not immune to propaganda and neither am i dot garfield etc etc#for filtering:#ableism#racism#fatphobia#transphobia#transmisogyny#if i see one more 'this character from old show is so hashtag gender!!' and its just a transmisogynistic caricature im gonna lose it#and yes i do unfollow people for that. regrettably some sites show me things from strangers
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born to marry him, forced to read fanfics about him
#house of the dragon#house targaryen#house stark#sandor the hound clegane#cregan stark#aegon ii targaryen#aemond targaryen#daemon targaryen#harwin strong#jon snow#robb stark#spencer reid#steve harrington#eddie munson#billy hargrove#stranger things#harry potter#draco malfoy
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is this nonbinary person actually "male presenting", or did you just decide that based on your arbitrary idea of maleness?
is this nonbinary person actually "female presenting", or did you just decide that based on your arbitrary idea of femaleness?
perhaps they're just "presenting" as themselves and your binary biases are clouding your judgement?
#copped 'oh it's so fun to see a male presenting trans person wearing so much pink' today#hi what a weird fucking thing to say to a total stranger#trans#nonbinary#genderqueer#the system speaks
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I feel like so many problems people have with tv at the moment could be solved if we just went back to the good ole days of 20 episodes a season that’s just sixty percent filler and character development. Give the people what they want- less condensed story and more meaningless shenanigans
#Netflix#the acolyte#the boys#bridgerton#Disney#disney plus#Loki#ahsoka#star wars#house of the dragon#hotd#hotd season 2#game of thrones#got#avatar the last airbender#atla#atla netflix#stranger things#osha aniseya#oshamir#osha x qimir#darth plagueis#darth plagueis the wise#asoiaf#supacell#shadow and bone#shadow and bone netflix#six of crows
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the bitches traumatized by saltburn would never survive the fics in my ao3 history
#its between me and god at this point#ao3#ao3 fanfic#saltburn#marauders#jegulus#wolfstar#drarry#rosekiller#marylily#pandalily#steddie#reddie#stranger things#harry potter#queer#remus lupin#sirius black#james potter#regulus black#larry#gay#anderperry#ronance#byler#stucky#stony#ao3 writer#writers on tumblr
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Gay people will be like “this is my comfort show!” And then show you the most emotionally devastating, stress-inducing, tragic piece of media you have ever witnessed
#good omens#our flag meets death#a league of their own#Heartstopper#young royals#dead poets society#fleabag#doctor who#Merlin#the last of us#what we do in the shadows#haunting of bly manor#i am not okay with this#stranger things#shadow and bone#six of crows#lady bird#yellowjackets#she ra#lockwood & co#dead boy detectives#the sandman#good will hunting
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Elevator scene:
#Best duo ever✨😭#and trio)#art#fanart#comics#stranger things fanart#stranger things#robin and steve#stranger things steve#stranger things robin#stranger things dustin#steve harrington#robin buckley#dustin henderson#stranger things season three#stranger things s3#steve and robin#steve and dustin#diavalkitty#diavalkitty commissions#stranger things sketch#sketch#stranger things elevator#meme#stranger things memes#platonic stobin
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starting off my return strong with a classic: itty bitty bat eddie
#stranger things#stranger things fanart#eddie munson#steve harrington#steddie#bat eddie munson#kas eddie munson#hes hungry!!! :(
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The funniest thing Stranger Things could do is reveal that Steve’s parents are like, really liberal. They donate to AIDs research. They were arrested protesting the Vietnam War. They campaigned for Mondale. Steve tells them that Nancy broke up with him and they’re like, “Thank god, that family believes in Reaganomics.”
#they’re never home because they’re civil rights attorneys#they meet Robin and tell her that they’re not exactly ‘friends of Dorothy’ (they tried. didnt like it) but they’re cool with Dorothy#and all her friends#Robin’s about to cry and Steve is just like ‘…who the fuck is Dorothy?’#I think it’d be funny if they were the exact opposite of what the fandom thinks#though I love ‘Steve has bad parents’ angst so much#steve harrington#stranger things
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#x reader#fanfiction is life#fyp#fictional men are better#fypage#sebastian sallow x reader#tumblr fyp#actually mentally ill#foryou#foryoupage#relatable#loki laufesyon x reader#theodore nott x reader#cillian murphy x reader#gojo satoru x reader#chuuya nakahara x reader#anakin skywalker x reader#kol mikaelson x reader#draco malfoy x reader#damon salvatore x reader#tom riddle x reader#mattheo riddle x reader#stardew valley x reader#stranger things x reader#harry potter x reader#marauders x reader#jonathan crane x reader#steve harrington x reader#dick grayson x reader#joe goldberg x reader
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Any queer man in fiction can’t have a healthy relationship. All they know is pining, divorce, cause the apocalypse, wear silly costume, fight they homo boyfriend, trauma, be disastrous, eat hot chip & lie.
#destiel#deancas#spn#supernatural#dean winchester#castiel#lokius#loki series#loki#viktor hargreeves#the umbrella academy#evan buckley#eddie diaz#buddie 911#911 abc#byler#will byers#mike wheeler#stranger things#bagginshield#borogorn#the hobbit#lord of the rings#cherik#charles xavier#erik lehnsherr#magneto#professor x#xmen
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my top bit of advice going into the new year: compliment people. especially strangers. literally everyone you interact with if you can. when you buy coffee in the morning compliment the barista's tattoos. when you're chatting with a coworker tell them that by the way you like their outfit. always find something they've chosen to do on purpose. nail polish, jewellery, tattoos, hair colour/style, statement accessory, outfit, etc are all good bets. things people hope will be noticed. things that aren't too personal so it doesn't make them uncomfortable (eg probably not their physical features). i've gotten into the habit of scanning everyone i talk to for something about them that i think is cool so i can tell them. it's a great habit because it makes me notice people and realise just how many neat little details there are in people's presentation of themselves that might pass me by if i wasn't paying attention. and it brings out so much joy. you'd be surprised how much it disarms people to receive an unexpected compliment from someone they don't know. it is the most sincere smile you will see all day long. it feels nice to make people happy but it also means you win the social interaction. establish dominance by complimenting a stranger's earrings and disappearing into the fog
#rookposting#the little 'oh!' followed by a big grin is now my highlight in every interaction i have with a stranger#you can always spot the things people hope will be noticed and you have no idea how happy it makes people when it gets noticed#i find it's always better to compliment things they did deliberately vs complimenting stuff like their voice or their face or other things#that are inherent or they cant change because that can make people uncomfortable for one thing to hear that from a stranger#but it's also just less meaningful imo because they didnt do that on purpose
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*looking into the camera like i'm on the office*
#i'm sorry st followers i've almost run out of material#stranger things#eddie munson#steve harrington#steddie#strangerthingsedit#josephquinnedit#joekeeryedit#tvedit#netflix edit#anztag#userqic#userbaby#userkitkat#userkam#userspacey#userange#underbetelgeuse#*gifs
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