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Zoey 101 (I took over the show while DS can go sit in a far away cave. I do NOT own anything and this is strictly a fictional perspective if there were a season 5 leading up to the post 15 years reboot). (also, this would be rated TV-14).

All episodes are now 48 minutes instead of 28 (so an hour instead of 30 mins).

PCA 101

Season 5 Episode 1: Its My Party pt 1.

Plot A: With senior year kicking off at Pacific Coast Academy, and a mysterious summer downfall; Zoey is dreading it all. 🙍🏼‍♀️

Plot B: Michael, James Vince, Logan heck even DelFigalo throw a secret guys soirée while Lola and Quinn decide to spy on them.

Season 5 Episode 2: It’s My Party pt 2.

Plot A: Despite Zoeys fallout with her friends, she meets the new guy Ty (Daniel Kelly) and finds comfort in his ways of escape. 🚬🌿

Plot B: After revealing a scandalous game of never have I ever, Quinn and Lola have no choice but to warn Lisa about Michael’s summer secret. 🇫🇷👩🏼‍🦰

Season 5 Episode 3: Turn Out the Light

Plot A: Chase may be in England but what happens when he reunites with an old classmate at Covington Prep? (Kristin Herrera)

Plot B: Logan and Quinn are celebrating their early acceptance into university, but mutually agree to live up their senior year. 🤝🏼❤️🪂

Season 5 Episode 4: I’m Okay

Plot A: Rumors are swirling around PCA about a potential investigation. With Dean Rivers nowhere to be found, there’s been interesting activity on campus.

• Michael Barrett who is now student president of PCA secretly approves incoming freshmen to extend curfew at the “welcome to upper school beach bash.” This leads Dustin finding himself in a pickle when he hits it off with a transfer student without being aware he’s been talking to twins! (Rebecca and Camilla Rosso)

• Zoey Lola and Quinn have a girls night in, only for Zoey to sneak out with Ty while his roommates are out.

• Ending scene goes back to England where Dana and Chase are in his room catching up on life. They kiss, the episode ends.

Season 5 Episode 5: Don’t Know Why

Plot A: Things between Logan and Quinn have been nothing but amazing, until the week of required sex education. One’s curious while the other wants to but is deep down nervous.

Plot B: Lola has been hiding her early acceptance into Juliard. What happens when Vince finds out before she tells him?

Plot C: Chase tell’s Michael about his senior fling with Dana, but swears it remains between the 2 of them.

Season 5 Episode 6: She’s No You

Plot A: Zoey Brooks is the girl who has it all together. Everyone goes to her, she’s that “it” girl, and guys would kill to be her plus 1! This years been turned upside down. After Quinn finds a pregnancy test in their trash can, she confronts a fatigued looking Zoey and encourages her to go to the clinic down PSH. (Ty should probably get himself checked too)

Plot B: Logan warns Dustin that dating twins behind each others backs is wrong and that it won’t end well. Will Dustin take his advice, or will Monica and Lauren find out first?

Minisodes:

1: Quogan study session plus too many! (9 minutes)

Quinn and Logan are wrapping up on studying for their midterms, but afterwards Logan has planned a cozy movie night for the 2 of them. Maybe the lounge wasn’t a wise idea? Lights are out at 10, but soon comes Lola, Michael, Ty and Vince! What Quinnvention is going to be revealed to get them out of this ordeal? 😉

2: And this years Homecoming king and queen is…🇬🇧 (9 minutes)

Covington Preparatory School has homecoming! Chase and Dana have been enjoying each other’s company while he’s trying to move on from Zoey and she’s up for whatever adventure. Though the 2 go together as a casual couple neither were expecting to be crowned King and Queen! Dana reveals in her speech that Chase is the greatest guy there ever is and she’s lucky to have reconnected with him for their last year of high school.

Though they enjoy each other’s company, they reveal to each other during their dance that it’s best to remain close friends and part ways romantically. Both mutually in agreement they dance the night away! 😊

3. iwonacontest (iCarly crossover) (10 minuktes)

Stacey Dillsen and the butterfly she is has won a contest through Carly Shay and Sam Pucketts web sensational art contest. There’s just 1 problem: Stacey is locked in the bathroom. The live video chat is in 10 minutes!!! But fear not Mark DelFigalo to the rescue! Until she can get out Carly Sam and Spencer get to talk with Mark! “Wait iCarly? What am I supposed to say? I don’t know anything about it.” 🤣

As I said, this is all strictly fictional and in no way real. I plan on doing episodes 7-14 at some point but I wanted to connect this with the sequel as best as possible. How else would Danielle have known about Dana? I think if Chase returned to Covington, and Dana studying over seas is a fair connection 😉

I don’t really want to add any real drama between Logan and Quinn as they lasted 15 years…this is more about them navigating their new chapter as a teenage couple. The drama is all saved for Zoey. And adding a new male character (I used to love Owen Milligan on Degrassi) who’s more of an escape rather than a love interest spices things up!

As much as I loved Micheal and Lisa I think like many teenage boys, it’s fair to have him make a big error over the summer and have to learn from it. (He definitely had a fling with a random French girl while doing a summer program). Lisa still thrived and is the sweet boss she is though 😉 plus his time to shine is seen all over campus as the student president!

Dustin…he’s gonna have to figure this one or two out. Lol.

Lola and Vince don’t last, but that’s okay because they kinda had their time to shine season 4 and are headed separate ways.

Stacey and Mark are strictly side characters who pop up quite a bit throughout the season.

What do you think? Let me know in the comments! But please be respectful and appropriate 🙂

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You want angst? I got some angst for you. Best friend!reader who has been in love with Eddie for years and he finally starts to date her. But then she finds out it’s only because he’s trying to get over Chrissy. I love youuuu 💚

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You: Eddie x Reader angst, please. Me: Chrissy x Reader fluff? You got it!

Warnings: mentions of smut (18+ minors DNI), bisexual!Reader, bisexual!Chrissy, mention of male masturbation, allusion to dacryphilia, Eddie is an idiot and not in a cute way

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A/N: My first time writing Chrissy x Reader; please be kind!

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If someone took a Hellfire Club meeting, subtracted the matching shirts, and added beer, it would equal Jeff’s graduation party. The guys just finished a D&D campaign and are now hanging out in the kitchen, arguing over who gets to choose the radio station. 

“Baby,” Eddie murmurs in your ear, one arm slung over your shoulder, “will you please tell Henderson that Duran Duran is not party music?” You giggle as he presses a sloppy kiss to your cheek. Back at the start of senior year–your first and only, his third and last–the two of you were just friends, but you’d always hoped for something more. So when he kissed you on Halloween, tasting like cigarettes and Reese's peanut butter cups, it was practically a dream come true.

Dustin rolls his eyes and flips him off. “Stop making your girlfriend do all your dirty work for you.” He leans over and turns the volume up even louder, shooting Eddie a smug look.

“Aww, but I love when she does dirty stuff,” Eddie taunts, and you smack the back of your hand against his chest. “Ow!”

“Don’t be gross,” you warn him, but when he brings his arm around your waist and pulls you in for another kiss, your irritation melts away. You can hear Mike Wheeler making retching noises, but you’re too wrapped up in Eddie to care.

You finally break away to excuse yourself to the restroom, both your lips and Eddie’s swollen from the day’s various makeout sessions. The whole summer stretches ahead of you, and you plan on spending as much of it with Eddie as possible before you leave for college. The two of you already have a plan: he’ll stay in Hawkins for a year to work at the plant with Wayne, save up money, and move to Indianapolis with you. You’ll live on campus until Eddie comes, and then you can get an apartment together.

You’re reapplying lip gloss when you hear your name come up in conversation, and your ears prick up.

“So, you and Y/N got it all figured out?” Gareth asks your boyfriend, who relays your future plans to his friend.

“Nice,” Jeff chimes in, clapping Eddie on the back. “We’re happy for you, dude.”

“Yeah, man,” says Lucas. “And we’re especially glad you’re finally over Chrissy.”

You can’t help the way your face falls slightly. It’s no secret that Eddie had harbored a crush on the head cheerleader for years, but you still feel a pathetic twinge of jealousy at the mention of her name. But he’s yours now, you remind yourself, trying to cheer up.

Jeff’s laugh interrupts your thoughts. “I told you; there’s no better way to get over Chrissy than to get Y/N under you.”

“Shut up, man!” Eddie hisses, but it’s too late. You’ve heard everything.

The guys are silent as the bathroom door slowly creaks open. Tears are falling from your eyes, sliding down the cheeks that Eddie had just kissed moments earlier. “I-I’m gonna go,” you choke out, grabbing your bag and dashing out of Jeff’s house as fast as your legs will carry you.

“Shit—sweetheart, wait!” Eddie calls out, running after you. You ignore him, but he catches up in just a few strides. “Baby, baby, please talk to me.”

“Why did you kiss me on Halloween?” you blurt out, swiping at your eyes. “Tell me!”

Eddie swallows the lump in his throat. “I was selling at a party, and I saw Chrissy leave with Carver,” he mumbles. “And the guys said that you had a crush on me and—and that I should just go for it, because I needed to move on from her…”

“And I wouldn’t say no,” you finish for him, a harsh laugh leaving your throat. “You could get your dick wet and I wouldn’t know any better, is that it?”

“No,” Eddie shakes his head, vehemently denying your accusation. “No, baby, I—”

“Don’t fucking call me that!” you seethe, clenching your fists. 

It’s Eddie’s turn to cry now, and a sliver of satisfaction worms its way into your pain. “It was never about sex,” he says softly. “Yeah, okay, I asked you out to get over her. But I genuinely love you, okay? God, I love you so fucking much.” He reaches for your hands, but you pull them away and turn back towards your car. 

“No, you don’t,” you mutter, just loud enough for him to hear. “Maybe you think you do, but when you love someone, you don’t fuck with their emotions like you did. Tell me, what would you have done if the kiss wasn’t good? Or you didn’t like being with me? Would you have kept on pretending? For how long?” 

Eddie’s silent, gnawing at his lower lip. “I-I don’t know,” he finally stammers out. 

Through misty eyes, you take one last look at him. “Did it work, Eddie? If Chrissy Cunningham showed up right now and professed her love for you, who would you choose?” His hesitation tells you everything you need to know. “That’s what I fucking thought.” You yank open the driver’s side door and slam it shut before speeding down the road. 

~

With the help of your friends and myriad flavors of Haagen-Daaz, you’d managed to get through your first Eddie-less summer in years. Even before you were dating, you’d been attached at the hip. Now, you've done your best to avoid him. 

College move-in day comes and goes, and you eagerly anticipate the first day of classes. The campus is huge, so when you finally find your English lit class in Kinney Hall, you plop into the first available seat. 

What you don’t realize is that you’ve chosen to sit right next to Chrissy fucking Cunningham. 

“Y/N, right?” she asks. Her strawberry blonde hair falls in gentle waves. “It’s so nice to see a familiar face around here. That whole ‘small fish, big pond’ saying is totally true.”

“Mhm,” you reply tersely. You have to mentally tell yourself that she’s not at fault here, and you attempt to smile. 

Chrissy picks up on your resistance. “Is everything okay?” Worry creases her forehead, and you realize she’s genuinely concerned. 

You sigh. “It’s a long story; wanna grab coffee after class?”

“I’d love that.” She reaches over and squeezes your hand, and you feel a spark jolt through your body. 

~

You relay the saga to Chrissy over steaming lattes in the dining hall. Her crystal blue eyes widen when she hears how Eddie used you to move on from his crush on her. 

“What a little weasel!” she shouts, slapping her hand over her mouth when other students glare at her. “Men are the absolute worst.” She takes a sip of her coffee. 

You raise your eyebrows. “I take it you and Jason…”

Chrissy scoffs. “Over and out. He dumped me the day before I left, saying he ‘didn’t wanna be tied down,’ which is basically code for ‘I wanna fuck a bunch of sorority girls.”

“Well, now you can fuck a bunch of frat guys,” you jokingly offer. 

“Yeah,” she muses, averting her gaze to the ground, “or…or sorority girls.”

Oh. 

“Cool,” you say slowly. “I didn’t know…I mean, I’m really glad you can be yourself.” Why are you getting so tongue-tied around her? Sure, she’s beautiful, and sweet, and funny, and understanding…

Oh. 

~

The first time you kiss Chrissy Cunningham is in her dorm room. You’re both sitting cross-legged on the bed, proofreading each other’s midterm essays. 

“You know,” she starts, “I was always jealous of you in high school.” She laughs at the bewildered expression on your face. “I’m serious! Don’t give me that look!”

“I’m sorry, but I refuse to believe that the Queen of Hawkins High was jealous of me.”

Chrissy giggles again, and the sound is music to your ears. “I felt like I had to try so hard to be a version of myself that other people liked, even if I didn’t. But you’ve always been so…authentic. And people loved that about you.” 

“Well, I wanted to look as cute as you did in a cheerleader uniform, so we’re even.” Your cheeks heat up at your admission, and you try to move on. “Plus, you were always so nice to everyone. Like, you could’ve been a total bitch to anyone who was different, but you weren’t. Which, by the way, made it nearly impossible to hate you after the whole Eddie fiasco.”

But Chrissy’s still caught up on what you’d said previously. “You thought I looked cute?” A blush creeps into her cheeks. 

“Uh-huh,” you murmur, tucking a lock of her hair behind her ear. “Still do.” Before you can chicken out, you press your lips to hers. She tastes like strawberries, and you can’t get over how soft she is. It’s like you were made to kiss each other. 

You’re both wanting for one another, but nothing’s rushed or too hungry. Chrissy makes her way onto your lap, straddling your waist as though she’s done it a thousand times before. It’s not until you hook your pointer finger through her belt loop and tug her a bit closer that she realizes what she’s done. 

“Shit, I-I’m sorry,” she stutters. “Got lost in the moment, I guess.”

You shake your head. “No, I liked it. A lot.” Your nerves ease when you feel hers do the same, and you both smile. 

Chrissy presses her forehead to yours. “You’re so beautiful, y’know that?” she murmurs. Not used to receiving compliments, you just start to kiss her again. You never want to stop. 

~

The two of you become inseparable, with all of your new friends declaring you campus’ cutest couple. You practically live in each other’s dorm room, snuggled up in tiny twin beds. 

It’s everything you’ve ever wanted and more. 

So it’s no surprise that you continue this when you return to Hawkins for the holidays. You’re in your kitchen, watching Chrissy pour a bag of chocolate chips into a bowl of raw cookie dough. 

“You’re a natural, babe,” you tease. “Have you considered dropping out of college and going to culinary school?”

She plays along, draping her arms over your shoulders and saying, “but I would miss my pretty girlfriend too much!” Her dramatic pout makes you smile, and you kiss it tenderly. 

The doorbell rings, and you offer to get it while Chrissy mixes in the chocolate. 

You swing open the door, expecting to see your mom carrying in the groceries. Instead, Eddie’s standing there. His face lights up when he looks at you, completely juxtaposing your scowl.

“What do you want?” You can’t hide the anger in your voice; quite frankly, you don’t want to.

Eddie shoves his hands in his pockets. “Can I come in?” he asks timidly.

“No.”

“O-Okay,” he stammers, running his fingers through his hair. “I just, um, I saw that you’re home from school and…God, I miss you s’fucking much,” he admits. His whole body sags with the confession. “I want you back…need you back, if you’ll take me. Unless you’re with some big-shot college guy now,” he adds wryly.

You stifle a laugh. “Not quite.” 

Right on cue, Chrissy flounces over to the entryway. “Baby, do you want me to put the cookies in the ov–oh,” she stops in her tracks and narrows her eyes. “Can we help you?”

“He was just leaving,” you reassure her, starting to close the door.

“Wait–did she just call you…” Eddie's eyes dart back and forth between you and Chrissy, trying to process what’s happening.

Chrissy snakes her arms around your waist, hugging you from behind. “I called her baby,” she repeats, pressing a chaste kiss below your earlobe. “Just a term of endearment for my girlfriend.”

You place your hands over hers as she nuzzles closer into you. “I figured if someone was worth ruining our relationship over, I should see what all the fuss was about.”

You think that Eddie’s eyes are going to pop out of his head. “But…but…you and me,” he says to you before turning his attention to your partner, “and…and you and Carver…”

“Yeah,” you retort, “it’s called bisexuality, dumbass. We like men and women.”

“But we only have eyes for each other,” Chrissy informs him. 

“Plus,” you add snidely, “no one’s faking anything in this relationship.” Chrissy bites down into your shoulder to keep herself from cackling at your insult.

“You–you didn’t fake–with me?” Eddie sputters, barely able to choke out a coherent thought.

“Oh, Eddie, right there, you’re soooo good,” you dramatically moan, and neither you nor Chrissy can hold back your laughter as his jaw drops. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have cookies to bake.” With that, you slam the door in your ex’s bewildered face.

“Babe, that was so badass,” Chrissy says, and you preen at her praise. “You know that pervert is gonna go home and yank it thinking about us, though, right?”

You roll your eyes. “I wouldn’t expect anything less. Probably gonna cry while he cums, too, because he knows he can’t have either one of us now.”

Chrissy wrinkles her nose. “Now that’s a visual I didn’t need.” You swat at her playfully, and she continues. “Not like how you made me cry when I came the other night, though. That was something totally different.” Her grin is mischievous, and you know exactly where this is leading.

“Wanna see if I can do that again?” you ask, cupping her cheeks and kissing her gently.

“You read my mind, baby.”

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Character Name Ideas (Male)

So I've been browsing through BehindTheName (great resource!) recently and have compiled several name lists. Here are some names, A-Z, that I like. NOTE: If you want to use any of these please verify sources, meanings etc, I just used BehindTheName to browse and find all of these. Under the cut:

A: Austin, Aiden, Adam, Alex, Angus, Anthony, Archie, Argo, Ari, Aric, Arno, Atlas, August, Aurelius, Alexei, Archer, Angelo, Adric, Acarius, Achilou, Alphard, Amelian, Archander B: Bodhi, Bastian, Baz, Beau, Beck, Buck, Basil, Benny, Bentley, Blake, Bowie, Brad, Brady, Brody, Brennan, Brent, Brett, Brycen C: Cab, Cal, Caden, Cáel, Caelan, Caleb, Cameron, Chase, Carlos, Cooper, Carter, Cas, Cash, Cassian, Castiel, Cedric, Cenric, Chance, Chandler, Chaz, Chad, Chester, Chet, Chip, Christian, Cillian, Claude, Cicero, Clint, Cody, Cory, Coy, Cole, Colt, Colton, Colin, Colorado, Colum, Conan, Conrad, Conway, Connor, Cornelius, Creed, Cyneric, Cynric, Cyrano, Cyril, Cyrus, Crestian, Ceric D: Dallas, Damien, Daniel, Darach, Dash, Dax, Dayton, Denver, Derek, Des, Desmond, Devin, Dewey, Dexter, Dietrich, Dion, Dmitri, Dominic, Dorian, Douglas, Draco, Drake, Drew, Dudley, Dustin, Dusty, Dylan, Danièu E: Eadric, Evan, Ethan, Easton, Eddie, Eddy, Einar, Eli, Eilas, Eiljah, Elliott, Elton, Emanuel, Emile, Emmett, Enzo, Erik, Evander, Everett, Ezio F: Faolán, Faron, Ferlin, Felix, Fenrir, Fergus, Finley, Finlay, Finn, Finnian, Finnegan, Flint, Flip, Flynn, Florian, Forrest, Fritz G: Gage, Gabe, Grady, Grant, Gray, Grayson, Gunnar, Gunther, Galahad H: Hale, Harley, Harper, Harvey, Harry, Huey, Hugh, Hunter, Huxley I: Ian, Ianto, Ike, Inigo, Isaac, Isaias, Ivan, Ísak J: Jack, Jacob, Jake, Jason, Jasper, Jax, Jay, Jensen, Jed, Jeremy, Jeremiah, Jesse, Jett, Jimmie, Jonas, Jonas, Jonathan, Jordan, Josh, Julien, Jovian, Jun, Justin, Joseph, Joni, K: Kaden, Kai, Kale, Kane, Kaz, Keane, Keaton, Keith, Kenji, Kenneth, Kent, Kevin, Kieran, Kip, Knox, Kris, Kristian, Kyle, Kay, Kristján, Kristófer L: Lamont, Lance, Landon, Lane, Lars, László, Laurent, Layton, Leander, Leif, Leo, Leonidas, Leopold, Levi, Lewis, Louie, Liam, Liberty, Lincoln, Linc, Linus, Lionel, Logan, Loki, Lucas, Lucian, Lucio, Lucky, Luke, Luther, Lyall, Lycus, Lykos, Lyle, Lyndon, Llewellyn, Landri, Laurian, Lionç M: Major, Manny, Manuel, Marcus, Mason, Matt, Matthew, Matthias, Maverick, Maxim, Memphis, Midas, Mikko, Miles, Mitch, Mordecai, Mordred, Morgan, Macari, Maïus, Maxenci, Micolau, Miro N: Nate, Nathan, Nathaniel, Niall, Nico, Niels, Nik, Noah, Nolan, Niilo, Nikander, Novak, O: Oakley, Octavian, Odin, Orlando, Orrick, Ǫrvar, Othello, Otis, Otto, Ovid, Owain, Owen, Øyvind, Ozzie, Ollie, Oliver, Onni P: Paisley, Palmer, Percival, Percy, Perry, Peyton, Phelan, Phineas, Phoenix, Piers, Pierce, Porter, Presley, Preston, Pacian Q: Quinn, Quincy, Quintin R: Ragnar, Raiden, Ren, Rain, Rainier, Ramos, Ramsey, Ransom, Raul, Ray, Roy, Reagan, Redd, Reese, Rhys, Rhett, Reginald, Remiel, Remy, Ridge, Ridley, Ripley, Rigby, Riggs, Riley, River, Robert, Rocky, Rokas, Roman, Ronan, Ronin, Romeo, Rory, Ross, Ruairí, Rufus, Rusty, Ryder, Ryker, Rylan, Riku, Roni S: Sammie, Sammy, Samuel, Samson, Sanford, Sawyer, Scout, Seán, Seth, Sebastian, Seymour, Shane, Shaun, Shawn, Sheldon, Shiloh, Shun, Sid, Sidney, Silas, Skip, Skipper, Skyler, Slade, Spencer, Spike, Stan, Stanford, Sterling, Stevie, Stijn, Suni, Sylvan, Sylvester T: Tab, Tad, Tanner, Tate, Tennessee, Tero, Terrance, Tevin, Thatcher, Tierno, Tino, Titus, Tobias, Tony, Torin, Trace, Trent, Trenton, Trev, Trevor, Trey, Troy, Tripp, Tristan, Tucker, Turner, Tyler, Ty, Teemu U: Ulric V: Valerius, Valor, Van, Vernon, Vespasian, Vic, Victor, Vico, Vince, Vinny, Vincent W: Wade, Walker, Wallis, Wally, Walt, Wardell, Warwick, Watson, Waylon, Wayne, Wes, Wesley, Weston, Whitley, Wilder, Wiley, William, Wolfe, Wolfgang, Woody, Wulfric, Wyatt, Wynn X: Xander, Xavier Z: Zachary, Zach, Zane, Zeb, Zebediah, Zed, Zeke, Zeph, Zaccai

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Bleeding Candy Hearts (s. harrington x reader)

SYNOPSIS: It’s Valentine’s day and Steve recollects the moments leading up a confession and a question he wanted to ask through candy hearts.  REQUESTED: no WARNINGS: fluffy fluffy!!!! hurt/comfort (reader’s parents are also absent), mentions of the ‘mall fire’, domestic ending, friends to lovers, not proofread PAIRINGS: Steve Harrington x Reader WORD COUNT: 3.8k+ helpful links: navigation | master lists | rules and guidelines | tag list | fic recs

A/N: Don’t forget to check out my Sleepover Event! Happy Valentine’s Day…or week!

“Dustin, Dustin, no!”

“What?” Dustin asked, munching on pastel colored candy hearts that he found on Steve Harrington’s kitchen counter. “I’m just eating candy,”

“That wasn’t for you, asshole!” Steve exclaimed, rushing to the scene of the crime. Crumbs of candy hearts littered the marble tops. “Did you eat everything?”

“No,” Dustin shrugged. Steve sighed in annoyance before counting the contents of the box. Eleven candy hearts left. How was that going to be enough? Steve counted, he needed at least twenty-five. Steve was kind of annoyed but seeing Dustin’s apologetic face eased him. Kind of.

“What is this about anyway?”

“I’m giving it to my Valentine!” Steve replied. “Ugh, dude! That was the last box,”

“Sorry, man. I swear, I didn’t mean it,” Dustin replied.

“Yeah, yeah,” he waved off. Fuck, what was he going to do now?

The truth was, today was a special day for Steve. Not because it was Valentine’s day soon but because he was going to finally ask you a question that he’s been dying to ask.

Steve’s been thinking about it for weeks now—how you light up the room wherever you are, how you’d laugh at his jokes, the slight touches…he’s been thinking about you, consuming his mind with everything and you probably didn’t even know about it.

It all started a few months back. You were the new girl of Hawkins. You had no friends yet and no anything. Your parents were barely home and you moved into the house right beside the Harringtons. Steve watched from his window as the movers placed boxes upon boxes inside your home. There was a polite smile every time they’d pass by you but that was it.

Steve really wanted to talk to you—he was friendly and he was your neighbor. Surely, it’d be nice to welcome you to the neighborhood. He was out running some errands for the house when he saw you in the supermarket. Your cart was filled with fresh ingredients—vegetables, fruits, eggs. There was pasta and some candies and other essentials that a functioning family might need—a stark contrast to what he had on hand (soda, beer, and other food filled with artificial flavors and preservatives).

You were both in the cereal aisle and Steve decided to introduce himself to you.

“Uh, hey,” Steve greeted, making you look up from the shelves.

“Hi,” you smiled. Steve knew he was fucked. “You’re my neighbor, right?”

“Yeah. Steve Harrington,” he said. You nodded, telling him your name. Lovely name, it suited you perfectly. “Running some errands too?”

“Yeah,” you replied. “I’m preparing my meals for the whole week so I’d only have to microwave them,”

“They don’t go bad?”

“No, not really. I cook a big batch of food every Sunday and then portion them. It’s easier than having to cook everyday. Saves my time too,” you told him.

“Well, I only rely on…beer, soda, milk, cereal, and Hot Pockets,” Steve told you. “Never really learned how to cook.”

“Oh. I love cooking but it’s so tedious especially with everything going on,” you told him, taking a box of Reese’s Puffs from the aisle. “Anyway, I have to go, Steve. Still have to do the laundry and everything,”

“I’ll see you around?”

“Yeah.”

Steve went home that day feeling more inspired than ever. After you parted ways, Steve bought ingredients that would make for a salad. Sure, he didn’t know what balsamic vinegar was but at least there was a ready made ranch dressing.

The next time Steve saw you was in a record store that Eddie worked in. He and Robin decided to drop by to visit Eddie and ask if he would be down for some burgers.

“Eddie! I swear to god, I didn’t know,” you laughed.

“You didn’t know that the PB and J sandwich with the label ‘Eddie’ was mine?” he asked teasingly. “Guess, I didn’t know that the ice cream with someone’s name on it is someone’s too,”

“Fine, fine you can have my ice cream because I ate your sandwich,” you said. Your eyes looked around to see Steve and another girl by the counter. “Hi, Steve!”

“Hey! This is Robin,” Steve said.

“Hi, Robin!” you greeted, telling her your name. Something clicks inside her brain and she looks at Steve.

“Hi! How do you know Eddie?” she asked.

At the mention of his name, Eddie arrives.

“Know me? She’s like my mom,” Eddie said. “She started working here last week, right?”

“Hm,” you think. “Yeah. Or like a week and a half?”

“And she’s already eating my PB&J!” Eddie complained, ruffling your hair. You laughed and Steve wanted to replay it over and over.

“So, what brings you guys here? Are you looking for something?” you asked.

“Oh, uh, I’m actually looking for a CD…” Steve lied. Eddie looks at him, puzzled. Why did Steve suddenly want a CD?

“What is it? I can probably help,” you replied. Steve racks his brain for a vinyl that his dad had. You listened as he said the name of the artist. He wanted the latest release.

“Okay,” you said. “Let me look at the inventory at the back and tell you,”

“Okay, thanks,” Steve replied and you smiled politely at him.

“Really? A CD?” Eddie asked. “What are you really here for?”

“We were going to ask if you wanted burgers since it’s almost the end of your shift,” Robin replied. “But Steve here has other plans,”

Eddie snickered at Robin’s teasing.

“Hey! I’m just trying to see. Just being neighborly,”

“Right,” Robin replied.

“I swear! She’s my neighbor,” Steve said, his hushed voice increasing in volume.

“Steve! I’m so sorry but it seems like we don’t have it here yet,” you suddenly appeared with an apologetic smile. “If you could fill up our reservation form, Eddie and I can put a stock aside for you,”

“No, that’s fine,” Steve replied. “I’ll come back some other time,”

“Oh, sure,”

“Steve and Robin asked if I can have burgers,” Eddie spoke. “You wanna go with us?”

“Oh, I’d love to but I just clocked in,” you replied. “Why don’t you go ahead? I’ll cover the rest of your shift,”

“Really?” Eddie’s eyes seemed to brighten at your statement and you smiled.

“Yeah! Go enjoy,” you said. “I’ll handle this,”

“Thank you!” Eddie said before hugging you quickly. “Let’s go!”

“Uh—bye!”

“Bye!”

Steve and his friends left and you continued to your chores.

“She was totally asking for your number,” Eddie said.

“Huh?”

“She wanted your number,” Eddie repeated. “We don’t have reservation forms. It’s just a thing I taught her,”

That night, you went home to a package of burgers and a made-up reservation form waiting on your front porch.

-

The next time Steve saw you was a few days later. There was a knock on his door and it was a slow Sunday morning. Steve walked groggily to the door, having slept in the living room. He was wearing a t-shirt with a dinosaur print, baggy sweatpants, and white socks. He opened it and revealed you, a beautiful dress and a pair of black mary janes.

“Good morning, Steve! I hope I didn’t wake you up,” you greeted. Steve felt self-conscious. In his head, this wasn’t his best look at all but you were only swooning because he looked so adorable. 

“Oh—no! No, you didn't, I was just lazing around,” he stuttered. “Um, what brings you today?”

“Well, I was going to the store and remembered you. I was wondering if you wanted to come along? So we could shop together and have coffee afterwards?” you asked.

Now, Steve was usually a sucker for shy girls. Girls who wouldn’t even break glass but this? You? You were refreshing. You were outgoing in a way that doesn’t step on boundaries and God—Steve didn’t want to have any boundaries with you.

“Yeah, sure! Uh, would you mind waiting for me? I’ll just prepare and get dressed,” he replied. “You can come in!”

Sensing his discomfort you smiled.

“It’s okay! I’ll go back to the house and wait for you there. So you won’t feel rushed,” you assured. “Just ring the bell,”

“Okay,” Steve replied, visibly deflating. Truth was, his house was a mess. He only offered to be polite but he did make a mental note to clean for any impromptu visits in the future.

Steve knocked on your door thirty minutes later, dressed in a yellow sweater and some jeans.

“Sorry, I took so long,” he said. “My car or yours?”

-

“How did you learn to cook?” Steve asked, sitting across from you. You were having coffee and sandwiches now, groceries kept in the car.

“Well, my parents were gone a lot and mom had these cookbooks back home,” you recalled. “I had to learn how to fend for myself at around thirteen because dad thought I was too old to have a babysitter. It was hard at first. Dry fried chicken, overcooked pasta but I enjoyed it once I got the hang of it,”

“Why did you move here?” he asked.

“Well, after the mall fire, the market for housing plummeted here,” you told him. He remembered—his dad bought some houses to lease once the market rises again. “My father thought it’d be good to invest because Hawkins was starting to be more urbanized. He told me to live here to take care of the house and learn some independence while I’m on a break from college. You live alone too, right?”

“Yeah. Well, my dad’s in real estate and his office is far. I don’t even know where it is but he’s originally from Hawkins. He left me to take care of the house and haven’t seen him much ever since,” he said. “Been living alone for years,”

“Feels lonely sometimes,” you said.

“Yeah,” he nodded. “But it’s comforting. Like, whenever my parents are here, I don’t feel comfortable at all,”

“I know that feeling! I guess, I should be grateful that my parents are at least supportive and nice but I see them once a month. It kind of gets awkward,” you said before taking a bite of your sandwich.

“You’re lucky. My dad just nags me all day,” Steve shared. “I know he probably wants what’s best for me and he probably thinks that it would be great if I took over his business or whatever but I’m just not there yet. I’m not sure what I want to do yet,”

“Oh, Steve,” you comforted, reaching out across the table to hold his hand. Steve felt at peace when you did that, and what’s worse? He didn’t know that he craved for it so badly. If he lets go, he’d melt completely right in front of you. “It’s okay. You don’t have to figure it out just yet. Tell you what, if you want, you can come up to me in college and I’ll show you around my campus,”

“Really?” Steve asked. He was excited—a campus tour from a girl that he really liked seemed like a sweet deal. If he got in, he’d have his dad off his back. 

“Yeah! You can come probably before the semester starts or ends and we could do a road trip together,” you told him, your hand still lingering on his without you knowing. His fingers were pressed against the trace of your palm and it felt good.

“Promise?”

“I promise,”

-

A hot Saturday—you, Robin, Eddie, and Steve all decided to swim in the lake. You were going to pick Eddie up while Steve took Robin. Both your cars were filled with picnic items and a change of clothes. You all decided to spend the day there and grab dinner at some diner.

“Stop fixing your hair, it’s fine!” Robin complained. “Eyes on the road, Steven,”

“Fine, fine! You’re no fun, you know that?” he asked, fixing a stray piece of hair and tucking it behind his ear.

“I’m sure she’d think you’re still cute,” Robin comforted her friend, making Steve scrunch his nose.

“Cute? I’m not a puppy, you know,” Steve replied. “I need handsome! I’ll even take pretty,”

Steve and Robin arrived there early, setting the picnic blanket with beer, soda, and other snacks. You and Eddie were in charge of the pizza and other knick-knacks that you might crave for during the trip.

“Steve! Robin!” Eddie called, making his friends look up. Eddie’s arm was casually hanging around your shoulders, making Steve tense up. He was so sure that nothing was going on between the two of you but God, he wished he could do that too. Casually.

“Hey, guys,” you greeted, putting the pizza and the doughnuts on the picnic blanket. “I brought us some sunscreen and an extra picnic blanket. If Eddie could be so kind to go get it for me,”

“Fine, fine,” Eddie groaned. “Help me out here, Robin,”

“Hi,” Steve greeted once you were both alone.

“Hello, Steve,” you replied, sitting on the picnic blanket.

“Um, so, I was wondering…what kind of pizza did you get?” God damn. Really? Did he really ask you what type of pizza you got? He did and he couldn’t say anything else. Being with you in the supermaket, cafes, and Eddie’s place of work somehow did something to him and now, underneath the bright sky, you smiling to him, it made that feeling even bigger.

“Oh,” you chuckled. “Got us some pepperoni, cheese, and they released this new flavor with stuffed crust, so Eddie and I got that for you too,”

“Cool, cool. Love pizza,” Steve replied and you looked at him in amusement.

“Steve?”

“Hm?”

“Stop it,” you told him. For some reason, he was being awkward and while that might’ve been fine, it was also starting to make you feel awkward. “Stop being awkward,”

“No, I’m sorry I just…don’t know what to say and I hate silence,” Steve groaned, putting his head on his hands.

“It’s okay!” you laughed. “Honestly,”

Steve peeks from the spaces of his fingers.

“Really?”

“Really,” you nodded. “Actually, I was hoping if you’d like to come with me? There’s a big supermarket outside of Hawkins and it’s like, everything you need is there. Even has its own bakery and uh, food,”

“Like a road trip?”

“Yeah. We can ask Robin and Eddie. I haven’t asked them yet,” you told him. “I don’t know, you don’t have to go. I just thought that it would be a fun twist for our regular Sundays,”

Regular Sundays. Steve liked that. Every Sunday was like a routine now. You’d know on his door to wake him up, go to the store together and run some errands, and then have breakfast or lunch wherever. He liked this routine and while he loved his friends, he wanted to keep you and your Sundays for himself a little longer.

“Okay, we’ll go,” Steve nods. “I’ll drive but you owe me a croissant,”

“Ugh, Eddie, stop!” you both hear Robin groan. “Can you believe him? He wants to bet against racing Harrington but Steve’s like a part of the swim team and Eddie’s…Eddie,”

“Come on! Just ten bucks,” Eddie begged. “Then I’ll leave,”

You laughed, it was usual for Eddie to make up stupid bets. He’d pout when he hands you the money and while you joke he might have a gambling problem, it was all fun and games. Eddie liked to live on adrenaline and for some reason, bets like beating Steve in a swim race was one of them.

Steve was thankful for his friends. They obviously knew that he was so into you. He knew that they were helping him—casually slipping that he was on the swim team, Robin helping out, Eddie taking care of your schedule in a way that Steve could ‘casually’ hang around.

They’ve been pestering him to ask you out because you were so clearly interested. He was never free on Sundays anymore and he hasn’t flirted with anyone else but Steve always told them that good things come to those who wait.

And he was proven right.

Steve showed up to your house, thirty minutes earlier in a dress shirt. Sure, it was probably too much for going to the supermarket but he wanted to put in the effort. You always showed up beautifully, a bright smile, a new lip gloss (Steve pays attention), and a warm greeting. It was time to return the favor.

Somehow, you both knew that this was different from all the times you’ve spent together. Sure, friends go to the store a lot. Friends eat dinner together. Friends talk to each other until the sun rises. Friends do all that together but this was a make or break point.

The day was spent as usual but it was you who broke the silence in his car, on the way back home.  

“Steve,” you started. “I…like you,”

“I like you too,” Steve replied but you sighed.

“No, I–I actually have feelings for you and it’s been going on for a while now and I don’t know…maybe you’d want to go on a date together or something,”

Steve was smiling from ear to ear, a blush creeping on his cheeks. God, you turned him into such a sap. He’d never forgive himself for waiting too long to ask you out that you actually beat him to it but it was fine. Nothing would break him right now.

“I like you too and I’d like to go on a date,” he said. “I’ve been feeling it too and I don’t know. It just feels natural to me, you know? Everything about you and I is natural to me,”

“Yeah. I feel the same thing as you.”

After your first date, the kids started to call you their ‘mother.’ It was never said in front of you but after Steve naturally took the role of a big brother-father figure, they’ve always been on the hunt for a big sister-mother figure. You fit perfectly. Telling Dustin to use sunscreen in the pool, helping Max with her homework, Erica going through puberty, cheering on Lucas’ games, comforting Mike with his girlfriend problems. It felt so natural and naturally, the kids would plot something as to ‘leaving you with Steve’ or ‘Isn’t Steve just so handsome?’

It was one date after another. You never kissed on the first date but you just had to kiss Steve. He was so handsome, looking all pouty when you had to go back home. You, knocking on his door after your date and going straight to kissing him. Him, laughing because you’re so forward and so refreshing. He never felt as wanted before. Not even as King Steve, not even with Nancy.

It was Valentine’s Day and Steve really wanted to ask you to be his but Dustin ruined it because he ate all the candy hearts. He had it planned elaborately. He’ll give you a box of candy hearts and you have to figure out what he was trying to say. Now, he couldn’t. Steve groaned in frustration, red staining his fingertips. Somehow, the liquid food coloring bled into the candy hearts. He could barely make out the letters on the candies.

“It’s okay, Steve,” Dustin offered. “I’m really sorry,”

Dustin felt bad. This was what he wanted—his hero and the new girl finally getting together. Nobody missed the looks that you two exchanged, the fleeting touches, and everything else. It was so obvious that you were too into each other. You were just waiting.

“It’s fine,” Steve replied. He had other tricks in the bag; a bouquet of your favorite flowers, chocolates, and all the Valentine she-bang. But the candy hearts were the most important part.

For Valentine’s, you two agreed to just hold it at home. Your home. You told him that it would be nice if the two of you could cook together and buy the supplies the day before. Steve agreed, of course. Anything you’d ask for, he’d give. He knocks on your door with his heart on his sleeve, roses and Valentine gifts in hand. You opened the door in your favorite outfit and Steve wanted to go back to the flower shop and buy every single flower for you.

“Hello, beautiful,” Steve greeted, a smile draping his lips. “I got these for you,”

“Thank you, handsome. Come in, come in,” you said, taking the flowers from him. Steve watched as you placed the bouquet in a vase, settling it on the dining table you assembled. You were lucky that your mother had collections of porcelain and fine china. “You look handsome,” you told him and he did. His brown hair falling on his face, his neat outfit—there was a glow within Steve and you found yourself staring.

“Stop staring…or take a picture,” he teased. “I have my polaroid with me,”

“Okay, let’s,” you said. That’s how you spent your Valentine's afternoon. Steve helped you chop the vegetables, stir the soup. He’d pause to take pictures of you. An arm around your waist, his lips kissing your cheek, a smile on your face. Snap! Another picture.

“I’ll take this one,” he said, before you could even ask for it. “Put it in my wallet,”

“What about mine?”

“You get all the pictures,” he said. “Just want this one,”

“Okay,” you replied. Garnishing the pasta with shreds of parmesan. Everything was set in place and Steve wanted to do this more than ever.

“Actually, before we start on our Valentine’s dinner, I wanted to give you one more thing,” he said, showing you a crumpled box of candy hearts. “Explains my red fingers,”

You took the box from him to reveal candy hearts.

“I didn’t…Dustin ate most of it and I had to make do with what I have,” he explained. The letters were barely there.

I  U L L B M Y G W F ?

Steve watched nervously as you tried to figure out his message.

WILL U B MY GF?

Eleven bleeding candy hearts that spelled out the question you wanted from him the most. You wordlessly turned away from him to retrieve a small heart-shaped cake that you baked last night. Steve read the inscription as you gave it to him. He wanted to laugh, it was a cake version of a candy heart that read:

Be mine?

“You always upstage me,” he laughed, closing the distance between the two of you, his arms around your waist.

“Explains my blue fingers,” you said. “So, I’m your girlfriend now?”

“Only if I’m your boyfriend. I love you, you know that?”

“I love you too, Steve..”

-

“Mom! Dad got us Valentine’s gifts. Look!”

“What is it?” you asked. Steve always had the habit of spoiling the kids. He could never say no to them but then again, you could never do that to them either.

“He got us chocolates and told us to share this cake for us,” your daughter said, while your younger son nodded cluelessly, carefully placing the cake on your lap. A cake that looked like a candy heart with the inscription: I love you. :)

A/N: That’s it for Valentine’s week! Thank you for reading. 

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🦇 Extra, extra. Read all about it! 📖 Good evening, bookish bats! A lot happened in the publishing industry this month, but here are a few highlights you may have missed! Check below the cut for details.

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Upcoming Releases: 🗞️ Tiny Reparations Books has secured North American rights to two new books by National Book Award–longlisted author LaToya Watkins. The first book, The Book of Chuck, will be published in spring 2026. 📖 Tia Williams has sold North American rights to two new novels to Grand Central. 🗞️ LeVar Burton is releasing two new books

Other News: 🗞️ The Dylan Thomas Prize 2024 longlist is up 📖 The finalists for the 2024 National Book Critics Circle Awards were announced 🗞️ The finalists for the 2024 Audie Awards were announced 📖 Pulitzer-winning author N. Scott Momaday passed away (first Native American author to win a Pulitzer) 🗞️ OCLC has filed a lawsuit against the shadow library search engine Anna’s Archive for allegedly stealing 2.2 TB of data from WorldCat 📖 The St. Paul Public Library launched a laser-eyed loon library card 🗞️ Writers Against the War on Gaza have written an open letter to PEN/America to release an official statement about the “225 poets, playwrights, journalists, scholars, and novelists killed in Gaza” by Israeli forces 📖 Andy Weir released a series of “lost” journal entries from Mark Watney to celebrate The Martian’s 10th anniversary 🗞️ Amazon removed multiple titles about King Charles’ recent cancer diagnoses amid concerns that they were written by AI 📖 This year’s winners and finalists of the Cybils Awards were announced 🗞️ Delacorte is launching a new YA romance imprint

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Zoey 101: Pacific Coast Dreams

So I came up with a realistic concept for the potential “Zoey 101” reboot/spin-off.

Maybe Dana is bisexual 🤔?

I know it’s a long shot but they said they were trying to find realistic ideas and I think this could be a great start/canvas. I’m an aspiring actor/writer so if everyone can please shares this and reblog :)

[over--and-out]

Haven't I Given Enough

Eddie Munson x Male Reader

Summary: Late night slushies with your best friends is nostalgic, an amazing way to spend your night. Recently it's all that's gotten Eddie out of the house, but you didn't realize why he was suffering so much.

Warnings: Volume 2 spoilers, angst, mentioned character death, post volume 2, mentions of bullying/harassment/abuse, again angst, this was a lot longer than I thought it was gonna be, the kids consuming way too much candy, yelling but playful yelling, play fighting, mentions of scars

Author's Note: There's a whole bunch of fluff before the angst, I also tried not to involve any ships regarding the younger kids so please don't yell at me for that.

"PUT IT DOWN, WHEELER!"

"NO, I HAD IT FIRST!" Mike gave a look as if to say 'Duh,' holding the bag above Dustin's head and Eddie laughed loudly when he snatched it. An absolute gremlin laugh. He rummaged through the candy bag, pulling out a mini m&m bag before tossing the plethora to Will, who laughed in triumph when he caught it.

"I HAVE BEEN CHOSEN!"

"THAT'S NOT FAIR!" Lucas screeched as he tackled Will and they went tumbling into the shelf holding all of Eddie's D&D things.

"Hey, HEY, DO NOT MAKE ME PUT YOU IN TIMEOUT."

You poked his ankle as he walked by, the action making him jump two feet in the air with a screech and everyone burst into laughter.

Max rolled her eyes and El burst into laughter as Mike jumped onto Eddie's back, wrestling him down for the tiny bag of m&m's; a dangerous game when you're fighting with Eddie Munson.

Max offered Eleven another piece of candy corn from the bowl in her lap, the brunette only taking them when they're offered and the redhead refusing to touch them. Lucas swung by and stole a piece of the candy, taking a munch break for a few seconds before tackling Will again for the big bag of assorted candy. Dustin caught wind of the bag, completely abandoning Mike and Eddie before joining Lucas in his rampage against Will.

"Sharing is caring- SHARING IS CARING, WILLIAM!" The D&D shelf fell down with a defeated slam and Eddie whipped his head around, eyes wide and mouth agape. Everyone froze and Dustin stared Eddie down. Lucas resorted to a karate stance and Will hid the bag behind his back.

"Now you've done it," Eddie mumbled. It was then that Mike took the opportunity to steal the metalhead's candy, downing the entire bag. "OH YOU'RE DEAD-"

The stairs to the basement creaked loudly and Steve grabbed a hold of Eddie right as he launched himself at the teen, Mike laughing loudly as he flopped down on the couch next to Will and made an attempt to steal more candy.

"We leave you alone for five minutes and you try to kill each other!" Steve shook his head and brushed his hair off of his forehead with his fingers, flicking Eddie on the forehead. He got a prompted shove in return and Robin descended down the stairs with grocery bags in tow. She had been waiting for the chaos to subside.

"And you said no to babysitting. Imagine, Steve. Eddie was a better idea to leave alone with the kids?"

"I'm almost seventeen, HOW AM I STILL A-"

"MIKE, IF I HEAR YOU YELLING ONE MORE TIME, I SWEAR I'M COMING DOWN THERE AND STEALING EVERYTHING YOU LOVE!" Nancy's yell cut him off, Dustin trying and failing to hold back a chuckle.

Lucas jumped up and nudged Eddie, offering another bag of tiny m&m's. A peace offering. Eddie accepted and gave Lucas a small nudge in return. "She's a real hardass when she's studying, huh?" He lowered his bag of candy, offering you a piece and you gladly took two pieces. He pouted, ripping the bag back and you laughed fondly at him as you shook your head.

"Yeah, she's always been like that. I guess. Sometimes, anyway." Steve shrugged.

"We should probably hang somewhere else, Nancy gets annoying when she's studying." Mike had finally managed to persuade Will out of a Reeses, sharing a cup that was broken in half with him and breaking his own piece in half to share with Eleven.

Max shrugged and leaned her elbows on her friend's shoulders, braiding the brunette hair laying over them. "Well I'm starving, we could go get some food?"

"It's midnight, what place is even open?" Robin took a chug of her energy drink after the sentence and Steve raised an eyebrow at her.

You raised your hand and slapped it on Eddie's thigh, the screech he let out catching everyone's attention. "Isn't the gas station open 24/7 now? They've got a shit ton of cool stuff in there."

"Oh yeah, they also set up that Pac-Man machine!" Will grinned as he leaned forward.

Steve had opted to go back home, stating he had an early work day in the morning but Robin still tagged along. Max had dragged El along and Lucas had followed with Max. You'd teased Mike and Will into joining when Mike said he was tired, Eddie and Dustin being rambunctious as always with each other.

You all took Eddie's van to the lonely gas station, the teen behind the counter scratching away at lottery tickets and not paying the group of you any mind. On the way, Robin sat behind you and talked your ear off about some movie that the Family Video finally got. Eddie mentioned something about D&D and Robin fell down a rabbit hole as the metalhead enthusiastically ranted to her.

Once inside, Max grabbed El and Lucas and made a beeline for the terrible hotdogs that were available. Seeing Lucas being dragged away, Dustin grabbed Mike and Will and followed. Eddie laughed at the younger teens, shaking his head as he decided that he was dragging you and Robin with him.

The three of you went over to the slushie machine, a long row of flavors lined up and Robin's eyes widened upon seeing them. "There's so many flavors! How does one person pick?!"

"Wait wait, you've never been in here before?" Eddie laughed and wrapped his arm around your shoulders, quickly getting distracted by a root beer flavoring. He mumbled as he grabbed a cup. "It's only THE place to hang out if you want to fill your body with the most ungodly food known to man." He wandered to the row of flavors and you laughed softly as you shook your head. He was getting a completely different flavor than the one he'd been eyeballing.

"Well, I've never really gone out a lot. You know, strict parents and stuff."

"Well, we've definitely gotta hang out more often then." You smiled at Robin, patting her on the shoulder and she beamed a happy smile before jumping to get a slushie flavor.

Eddie let out a mischievous laugh, pulling a flask out of his pocket. "Thirsty?"

"Oh my God, Eddie-" you started and Robin rambled quickly.

"Eddie that's horrible. I want some." She held out her slushie and he poured a little bit into it. "Wait, aren't you the designated driver?" Eddie only shrugged.

"I'll drink when we get back. It'll be cool, just gotta drop the kids off first and then we can crash at my place?" He shrugged.

Eddie was taken back when he felt a gentle tug on his battle vest, his brows furrowing and he turned to see Eleven holding up some chili cheese fries. "May I have these?" Eddie's gave her a wide smile.

"Yeah, 'course. You don't even have to ask, knock yourself out." Eleven beamed at him and launched herself into him to give him a tight hug.

"Thank you!" She gave a giggle as she almost skipped back to Max, who was making her own ensemble of chili cheese fries.

You smiled at Eddie, who was smiling to himself. He'd spoil all of the kids rotten if he could, you knew that. Dustin had ended up starting a play fight with Will and Lucas over who would pick which kind of chips, Mike settling for a bag of York candy and Max was talking about which slushie Eleven wanted to share.

When everyone had gotten what they wanted, they had all assembled back at the front of the store where they set down all their stuff for the cashier to ring up.

All the boys insisted on paying for their own things, Lucas proclaiming that Eddie was broke which got a very unamused reaction from the metalhead. Max offered to pay for hers and El's things, but Eddie was gracious enough to cover it.

The cashier was not invested at all, simply ringing up the items as they were being handed to her.

Robin almost tripped when she tried passing her slushie up. "Eddie if you spill that, you're paying for it."

"I'm paying for it anyway!" He laughed, not realizing that he had finally caught the attention of the cashier. When he looked back at her and caught her glare, his smile immediately faded and he almost shrank into himself. He knew why she was giving him that look; she was a little brunette girl with bright blue eyes who was on the cheerleading team. Eddie vaguely remembered Lucas turning her down when she asked him out.

He cleared his throat and kept his eyes glued to the things on the counter. Max pushed herself in front of Eddie, grabbing hers and Eleven's things. "How much did you say that would be?" You set your hand on Eddie's back and gently ran it up and down, a look of concern on your face.

She huffed through her nose and you glanced at Eddie, who was still staring at the drinks on the counter. You could almost feel how uncomfortable he was.

"$15.46." Max scoffed.

"It says 10.46 right there."

"Murderers pay extra." Eddie let out the breath he was holding, finally looking up at her.

"Don't talk to him like that, he's not a murderer." You snapped at her, your attempts to keep calm failing.

"Listen, I'll pay the fucking fifteen or whatever. Keep the change." He slapped sixteen dollars onto the counter and grabbed your hand, pulling you with him after grabbing his drink. He was going to kick himself in the ass later for paying that much,, but he didn't even care at that moment. Robin grabbed her drink and rushed after him, Max giving the cashier a tight smile before grabbing the rest and walking away.

You could tell by the grip on your hand that Eddie was trying to keep himself together. He pulled you around to the driver's side of the van, wrapping you up in a hug with a shuddering breath. You immediately responded, hugging him back tightly and burying your face in his shoulder. His curly brown hair tickled your nose but you didn't even care right now. He needed you there, so you'd be there.

He had been cleared of the murder charges, Hopper had made up an excuse behind the earthquakes, the killings. Some people had believed him, but so many other people refused to believe it. How could they? Eddie Munson was a Satanist, a devil worshipper, the scum of the earth.

Eddie was none of those things. He'd never murdered anybody, he didn't worship the devil, and he was far from a terrible person.

He'd been too terrified to go out the first few weeks after he was proven innocent, both from shame of his scars and fear of being discriminated against.

"It's okay Eds. I'm here." You ran your fingers through his curls, some tangles holding your fingers hostage but when that happened you'd just move your hand to a different spot. He melted into you, Robin quickly running up and gently rubbing his back.

"Hey, you okay?" She tilted her head and when a sob escaped Eddie, she winced. "Oh, definitely not okay." Max was the next one to run up, Eleven in tow and they were both equally as worried about him as you and Robin.

Dustin was lighting the cashier up, swearing up one side down the other and saying that he'd report the woman.

You ran your fingers through Eddie's hair and kissed his temple, his grip tightening on you. "I don't understand it, why are people still doing this?" His voice was muffled by your shirt and your heart cracked at his words.

"When is it gonna end, this isn't fair. It's not fair!" Eddie turned his head, his face now not buried in your shoulder but rather in your neck. The way he was hunched over couldn't have been comfortable for him so you made the attempt to get him to sit down. Robin took his slushie before he busted the cup from how tight he was gripping it.

"Eddie, it's- it's still fresh, it'll die down." Robin tried reasoning and Max nodded along.

"Yeah, people will back off. Deep down they know you didn't do it."

Eddie's face scrunched up as he pulled away from you, laying against the side of the van and you brushed his hair out of his face. He had tears streaking his cheeks, his eyes glued to the slushie you had set down. El and Max both sat on one side, the group of boys running out of the store with Dustin calling Eddie's name.

"That was a shitty thing for her to do, you didn't deserve that at all. You doing okay man?"

Eddie wouldn't answer, his eyes dulling as he most likely dissociated.

"We know you didn't do that, Eddie. We all know what happened." Mike continued on.

"Yeah, you're a hero." Lucas finished the statement from the group of boys, Will coming to sit on the opposite side of the girls.

"Haven't I given enough?"

His voice broke and with it so did your heart.

Eddie finally brought himself to look into your eyes, his own big and brown and the look he held screamed "please help me."

Everyone was silent. Nobody had an answer for his question, and how could they?

Hadn't he given enough?

His mother was a hippie addicted to drugs and his father was a runaway criminal who tried passing on the worst traits that he could to his son.

He went through school being bullied for his home life and how he presented himself, along with the quirks in his personality that others found strange.

He was accused of being a devil worshipper who lead a cult.

He watched more than one person die.

He was accused of the deaths.

He got forced into hiding and hunted like a wild animal for things he didn't do.

When he decided do what he thought was best to keep those he loved safe, his body was brutally mangled and scarred.

And it still amazed you that despite all that, Eddie Munson still smiled and lived his life as if he was the most carefree person on the face of the planet.

Eddie Munson loved the people around him with all his heart and always put them first.

That's the thought that drew the tears to your eyes. You stared into Eddie's eyes, those that pleaded for an answer to his question, and cried. You couldn't answer him, even if you wanted go because you didn't know how to.

"I'm sorry." You ran your fingers through his hair for a long moment before the dam holding you together broke. You tugged him to your chest and held him there, his arms latching to you. "I'm so sorry, Eddie." You buried your nose in his mess of dark curls, just holding him.

"I can't answer that question for you, and I don't think I'll ever be able to." Robin and Eleven both seemed to share the same mindset as they set their hands on your left shoulder. Eleven's hand made it there first, Robin's hand resting gently over hers.

"Eddie, there's some things that we'll never be able to explain. Things aren't fair, they might not ever be fair." His grip tightened on you, his breath shuddering. "I can make you a promise, Eddie." He nodded into your chest. You nodded back and hugged him.

"I can promise you, you will always have the people who love you. And God, do we love you Eds." You pressed your lips to the top of his head in a lingering kiss. "You are loved. You're loved so, so much." You pulled his head from where he was hiding in your chest, your hands cupping his jaw. Your bloodshot eyes met his, your tears mirroring his own.

"You are loved, Eddie. So much."

He sucked in a sharp breath as Dustin placed a hand on his back, his eyes refusing to tear themselves away from your own.

But then Will joined in. And Mike. And Lucas. And Max.

His dam seemed to break again but with this sob came a small laugh.

"I really couldn't ask for anything more, man." He looked back at the boys and gave them a weak smile, slapping his hand on Lucas's shoulder and then flipping Dustin's hat off. He earned a screech from Dustin but it was short lived as everyone began to laugh.

Only Eddie could make a crowd laugh when he was the one who needed to be comforted.

It was late when you got back to Eddie's trailer. Robin had passed out in the van so he woke her up long enough for her to walk in and crash on the couch. He'd driven the group of younger kids to Mike's house after they'd declared that they were going to have a sleepover. (Dustin proclaimed that he didn't want Eddie or Robin parenting but you figured he knew Eddie needed time to wind down.)

(That or he REALLY didn't want the added chaos of both Eddie AND Robin.)

Eddie tossed his keys onto the counter, taking a slug of his half melted slurpie that you noticed was still alcohol free. You watched the way he moved, the way his muscles moved over the cloth of his cropped shirt and denim vest. You weren't staring out of lust or even just to purposely stare, you were almost waiting for something to be said.

His brown eyes flicked to you as he took his long drinks, the straw sliding free from his lips and his jaw clenched as he took that final sip. "What?" His lips smacked a bit before he spoke and he gave you a once-over as if that would answer his question for him.

"Are you okay?" You knew that asking the question would be a step onto thin ice. Every time it was asked you got the same response. 'Yeah, I'm good.'

Except you didn't get that response.

"I will be. I'm trying to be." He glanced from you to the floor and then nodded his head a bit before he looked back at you. Almost as if he was checking to see if his answer was good enough.

You offered him a soft smile, setting your drink down before quickly picking it back up and striding over to Eddie before offering him a sip. He relished in the opportunity, perking up before taking the biggest sip you've ever seen somebody take.

"Hey-HEY! EDDIE!" You jerked the cup away and laughed as he followed it, finishing his sip before he joined you in laughter. His head flopped onto your shoulder, brown curls flying everywhere and his hand came to rest on the side of your arm.

His hand slid from your arm to your back, his other hand setting his cup down before he had wrapped you up in a hug.

Eddie had stayed like that with you for a long moment, holding you close with one of your hands tangled in his hair.

"Thank you. For loving me."

You smiled at his words and pressed a kiss to his temple. He pulled back and grabbed your face with one hand, his grip gentle as he leaned down and kissed you. His grip slowly slackened before he was running his hand up your jaw to cradle your head.

"I love you too, y'know?" He offered a shy smile, his face flushed before he laughed and looked down. No matter how long he's been yours, he still acted like an awkward little boy with the most massive crush in the world. In reality, he was.

He had a massive crush on you. You, who gave him unconditional love, laughed with him when he made a joke and even made your own jokes from time to time. Your personality had him head over heels for you and while he didn't act like it all the time, you had him wrapped around your finger. He was your ring, and you were his own ring in the form of a halo because he could swear you were an angel sent by God himself if only Eddie could bring himself to utter the words.

You'd looked at him, the freak, and told him you loved him despite everything else. Even after he was scarred and traumatized from the Upside Down, even after Eddie was branded a murderer despite his innocence, you taught him that he wasn't damaged. It's taken him time to even understand the concept, but you remind him every chance you get.

The Upside Down was a pit, a hole that you fell into and couldn't escape. His heart stopped there, he ran into danger because he felt it was all that was left for him.

The day Dustin brought him back, dragged him from the Upside Down with the help of Steve, he was so angry with the world. Eddie was angry with himself most of all.

He refused to eat, he refused medicine. He didn't want to sleep or drink water or even move from his bed. He refused to live.

It was hell for the people that cared about him. It was a fight to even ask him a question.

You were patient with him, you stayed despite his tantrums and him screaming at you to go and leave him alone.

You were patient with him, so now he supposed he had to be patient with the world.

One day he'd have the answer to the question he desperately asked you outside of that gas station. Maybe not in this lifetime, but he'd have the answer.

He just supposed he had to be patient.

Author's End Note: oh my Gods this came out so long but it is such a rollercoaster of emotion for me- I really hope you guys enjoyed it.

[tilthedayidice]

Name Palettes:

This is a list of names I've completed or are currently sitting in my ask box waiting for me to complete them! I've put them in alphabetical order so they're easier to find!

Please keep in mind that some names have both "masculine" and "feminine" versions and will have the same definitions.

A:

Aarasha, Adastra, Adriana, Agni, Aisha, Alannah, Aleah, Alexandria, Alexis, Amanda, Amaris, Ambrose, Amelia, Angie, Annie, Ant, Apollo, Archer, Ari, Ariana, Ariel, Ashley, Aura, Avalon, Avery

B:

Belinda, Bianca, Birgit, Bo, Breanna, Brittnay, Bryana

C:

Caleb, Calliope, Calvin, Candy, Carakyn, Carly, Casanova, Cassandra, Cepheus, Chandler, Charolette, Claire, Cohen, Constance, Corynne,

D:

Damien, Darby, Deanna, Dustin,

E:

Edith, Ela, Elior, Elisabeth, Elliot, Elyan, Emily, Emrys, Espen, Evie

F:

Finnigan, Fira, Flavia, Fletcher

G:

Gaeylin, Gams, Gordon, Gracie, Griffin, Gwilym,

H:

Hannah, Hex,

I:

Icarus, Inga, Isaac, Isabel, Iska,

J:

Jacquetta, Jackalope, Jade, Jana, Janus, Jasmine, Jasper,, Jeffery, Jordan, Julia, Justin,

K:

Katarina, Katjia ,Kathryn, Katya, Kieran, Krista, Kymberly,

L:

Lacey, Lane, Laura, Leander, Leo, Levi, Lew, Libby, Lilianna, Lilly, Liora, Logan, Luna, Lynn

M:

Madelyn, Madison, Mallory, Marina, Maris, Marjolijm, Mars, Mercy, Mes, Micah, Mikaela, Miles, Mitchell, Molly, Morven

N:

Nadia, Naosie, Neko, Nicola,

O:

Olivia,

P:

Peregrine, Pie, Puck,

Q:

R:

Ray, Ratatoskr, Rebbeca, Reese, Rene, Rhys, Richard, Rio, Rose, Rowan, Ruben, Ryan,

S:

Sabrina, Samantha, Saorise, Sarah, Seanus, Sean, Selen, Seph, Shiki, Sid, Sigrun, Silas, Siobhan, Soni, Spade, Steph, Sydney,

T:

Tabith, Taylor, Tessa, Theo, Tiernan, Tim, Tine, Toby,

U:

Ursus,

V:

Valen, Valentine, Vene, Vexikos, Vinsar, Vitoria, Vivianne, Vos,

W:

Wolfgang, Wyatt,

X:

Y:

Yvette,

Z:

Zadkiel, Zephyr, Zoe,

[kaypeace21]

El is NOT ‘in love’ with Mike

Mileven-shippers be bugging - apparently I’m  ‘misogynisitc’ to think Mike Wheeler is gay, cause I’m not taking into consideration how ‘in love’ El is and am therefore enjoying her suffering (despite the fact I’ve said multiple times I don’t think El is in love with him either). So I’m just doing a rebuttal. Not going to even mention the milevens who lap-up the ‘Will is gay and pinning over straight-Mike for the rest of his life’-narrative. But,besides all the s4 movies having the long distance couple break up and admit in at least 4-6 movies that they both knew all along “it would never work out” and that they never loved each other. And El’s character even being happy for byler .The show hints at the fact (pretty heavily) El isn’t ‘in love’ with Mike. But is simply confused (given her lack of proper socialization). I’ve mentioned it before but just some obvious points people like to ignore...

For some inexplicable reason...We’re supposed to believe in s1 a traumatized girl (with no proper socialization with adults or peers) who doesn’t even know what a friend is -  is supposed to know the nuances of romantic, platonic, and familial love (or just the distinctions between physical attraction, crushes ,or romantic love)? Really?!

-  in s1 El knew Mike for 4 days, but we’re supposed to believe they ‘fell in love at first sight’? Even when the official ST-twitter ‘st writers’ said they don’t believe in ‘love at first sight’.

- El is mixing up familial love with romantic love.  Before he asks her out , El asks in regards to the status of their relationship “will you be like my brother?” And she is confused and upset when Mike says “no”- and proceeds to ask , “Why?” their relationship would be different than siblings. And Mike says “I don’t know, I guess it’s not.” 

Then Mike accidentally implies the only difference between friends/siblings/ gfs is that you kiss them. Mike pretty much says it’s different simply for the fact that it would be weird to go to a dance with someone who is like a sister - then kisses her.  

And then In s2, Mike tries to emulate his ‘non jealous’ friend,  Dustin, who is happy for lumax (despite his own romantic feelings). So Mike tries to act like Dustin, and  forces Will to dance with a girl (who’s wearing a rainbow hair clip). And right after this we see Dustin look sad about Max/Lucas dancing and Mike (next to Dustin) look sadly at Will/girl dancing in the same exact frame as Max/Lucas. As they switch between these 2 shots to emphasize their sadness/jealousy. 

Then they both sit down (mirroring each other) on the verge of tears before Nancy and El show up to comfort them and distract them.  As El once again (presumably) wears Nancy dress.

The parallels continue as Nancy (who has no romantic feelings for Dustin but more of a sibling-esque bond) teaches him how to dance, similar to how Mike teaches El to do the same. Indicating it’s not romantic for either pairings (despite the kiss). Mike :” you don’t go to dances with your sister?/ no?/ i mean you can but it’d be really weird.”

*In s2 they even make a direct parallel to Luke &Leia (who were siblings who had a weird romantic relationship/kiss before realizing they were related). Mike (as Leia) saying “it’s a trap” to El (Luke). 

And Leia (Mike) eventually gets with Han (Will) the one she had the real romantic tension with all along, and who she tried to make jealous by using Luke (El). Specifically, by kissing Luke (El) in front of Han (Will). Doing this by kissing El at the dance where Will could see.

They’re also compared to cousins.

And most damming is how Mike/El is compared to mileven. Cause El is confusing familial love for Mike with romantic.

* In s1 Lucas even compares El to Mike’s sister Holly, while the decoration of a heart being propelled by a rainbow hangs above him. Which echos what happened in s2 as well.In s2 , Erica  forces He-man and barbie to make out. And Lucas angrily separates the two. And then this discussion happens.

Erica: “Hey , They’re in love!”Lucas (livid- and standing right next to a rainbow): “No, actually,  they’re not. They don’t even exist on the same planet.”

Cue El and mike being compared to ET and Eliot (by the Duffers in multiple interviews and in the pilot script, shown above ) .  And  El watching he-man in s1- while Dustin in s2 has he-man and et next to eachother to show they were in fact  Lucas was talking about mileven.  Mike even calls El “yoda” in s1. We also see El compared to ET on multiple occasions in s1 (the bike scene, reese’s pieces vs eggos, et/el both having a the barbie like makeover and dressing as a ghost etc).  And then there’s the  old euphemism of “girls come from Venus, and boys come from Mars”. So El telling mike he should ‘stick with his own species’ (aka boys). And the Duffers saying mileven isn’t in love cause they’re not from the same planet  -is just them telling us , Mike is gay  and El doesn’t love him either. Will even says to Mike “welcome to my world”. In s3 we see Mike’s gotten rid of the sign that has a heart being propelled by a rainbow (symbolizing how he’s trying to hide/get rid of his feelings for Will) . But in El’s room while mileven makes-out we see a drawing of a heart being propelled by a rainbow (similar to the sign in s1 )- emphasizing the fact that no matter how much he makes out with El, and tries to hide the truth... he’s still gay. Like Max said in her rebuttal to El’s comment of “friends don’t lie”. “Yeah, but boyfriends lie ALL THE TIME”. Cause the relationship on Mike’s end was always a farce.

- And before their first kiss ,  after asking if she’d be like his sis, she asks  if he’s asking her to the snow ball as “a friend?” And he says “it’s different”. But  El again asks “how?”. And Mike (similar to El’s sibling question) once again can’t explain the difference of how friends and romantic partners are different to her, before they kiss. And just a few days earlier she asked the gang “what is friend?”. Yet we’re supposed to believe she knows she has a crush on Mike? 

El constantly says in reference to Mike “friends don’t lie” (even in s3). Her instincts are telling her she doesn’t have romantic feelings for him ... which is why in a span of 3 minutes she says she thinks of him as both a “brother” and a “friend” when he tries to make it romantic in s1.

This whole ‘romantic confession’ of Mike’s in s1,  echos his ‘love confession’ in s3. With Mike making it romantic and El once again not understanding his words or reciprocating her understanding of ‘feeling like she’s in love with him’.

Mike, before his love confession, apologizes for everything BUT LYING (the thing that broke them up in the first place). Aka because the love confession itself, was yet another lie Mike was telling. Which is why he never says “I love you” (to her face) but instead says *blank/it* instead of “love” .Saying “It makes you crazy…blank makes you crazy.

In s1 Flo says  “ only love makes you  crazy and that damn stupid”. Re-contextualizing  the “crazy together” scene between Mike and Will as romantic (since  Mike & Flo both equate love to making you ‘crazy’ ) .

When Mike tries to confess his “love” to El , he says “Well , they do say it makes you crazy”… much to El’s confusion as  she says “what makes you crazy”? But when Mike asks Will, “We’ll go crazy together, right? Will immediately responds back “yeah, crazy together.”As they smile at each other.

Then there’s the fact that in s2 El’s new catchphrase was “not stupid”.She even says this line right before going to visit Mike. Right before Mike says he loves El, Nancy even comments that “El’s not stupid”. And in s3 El says “there’s more to life than STUPID boys.”And in s3 during the byler fight, Mike says “El’s not stupid.”  As opposed to Will who right after this, runs to castle byers, looks at the Halloween pic where they both said they’d go ‘crazy together’, and cries and calls himself “stupid” (4x). 

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The show says El is neither stupid nor crazy for Mike, meaning she DOES NOT (romantically) LOVE MIKE! The only one who is “crazy” and “stupid” for Mike is Will. Therefore, Will is the only one in love with Mike! . She even ignored his confession for 3 months and lied about hearing it- that doesn’t scream ‘in love’ .

- El mimicks Erica Kane and pretends to be with a fictional Mike Roy, while watching ‘all my children’ (Mike and Erica aren’t endgame btw) . Which parallels mileven to Karen/ Billy. Before she meets him she’s reading a romance book that has a guy that resembles Billy on the cover. The Duffers even mentioned they changed the cover to show the resemblance between Billy and the fictional book character. And we see Karen reading the sequel in s3 before Billy appears. Both El and Karen don’t/didn’t love Mike or Billy- they just projected onto them fictional characters they were infatuated with. She knew Mike for 4 days- saw a rushed romance on tv with a character named Mike- and simply wanted to emulate it with the only Mike she knew.

-She latched on to Mike more than the others since he was the first boy her age who took care of her. If Dustin did everything Mike did, she would of assumed she was in love with him too! El through her limited knowledge (given to her by Mike) essentially assumes boyfriends (who you are in love with) are boys who you think of as “friends, cousins, or brothers” who you kiss. Since Mike accidentally implied that feelings for  brothers/ friends are the same as  romantic crushes (in s1 saying about the difference “I don’t know I guess there isn’t”, and she is later taught while in isolation that kissing=romantic love (by soap operas). And then projects Mike roy (who she’s actually crushing on) onto our Mike wheeler. And then she proceeds to mimic what she sees on screen. Similar to how she copies Max’s words in s3. El says “I love you too”, cause (similar to mimicking Max and soap operas) she assumes mimicking him is what she’s supposed to do! Not cause she's actually in love with him! 

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Not to mention the episode of the soap opera episode she’s mimicking is about a women and a man (named Michael) who rush into a relationship despite barely knowing each other, because of traumatic circumstances . And who are not endgame! She’s mimicking the female character who (has romantic feelings for a guy named Mike). Just like Mike projects Will on to El. El does the same projecting qualities of soap-opera Mike Roy onto our Mike Wheeler.

 - For El’s entire life she has known only 4 boys and 1 girl her age (her dating options are pathetically puny). She knew 4 boys for less then then a week, then immediately jumped into dating the first one who kissed her (and the only one who visited her for her 6 months in isolation at the cabin...interacting with her only romantic option, Mike).She’s never had a normal social-life  like most kids who interact with a large number of  boys and girls. So she could never see if what she had for Mike was romantic (or more than a simple crush) cause she has nothing to compare it to. 

In s3 

- Dustin compares stancy to Mileven stating it’s “bullshit”. And in s1 mileven is compared to Karen/Ted, as El sits and enjoys Ted’s laz-eboy chair. Similar to how Steve and Ted both eat chicken as their female partners storm away upset, and both men do nothing to help. Nancy states the only reason Karen and Ted got married was because they were young and that getting together was the more ‘socially acceptable/logical choice’ and saying “I don’t think my parents ever loved each other.” John says Nancy was repeating her mom’s mistakes by getting with the jock (Steve) , similar to how her mom got with a wealthy man (Ted). And now Mike is repeating Nancy and Karen’s mistakes getting with a girl cause it’s the logical choice (instead of being with the boy he loves).It’s mutual though (just like the Wheeler parents, mileven never loved each other).

-  In s3 El even says “How do I know what I like?” In reference to clothes and Max says she has to figure that out on her own without letting Mike or Hopper influence her. Associating mileven with El’s lack of understanding of knowing what she likes. This poor girl doesn’t even know how to interpret what objects she likes but we’re supposed to believe , before this she knew with certainty she liked Mike romantically?! 

Later Max even asks her “Is Mike a good kisser?” And she similarly answers “I don’t know, he’s my first boyfriend”. While staring at a pic of the karate-kid ( right after she dumped Mike).  Implying subconsciously she’s thinking of other boys , who are not Mike in the future. Which is actually very similar to the soap opera character who went on to have many marriages after being “in love with” Michael. Plus, despite making out with him everyday for 6 months straight- she doesn’t feel strongly , and is neutral/confused about how kissing him makes her feel (similar to clothes).

This is also in direct opposition to Will, who said he expected him and Mike to never get girlfriends and spend the rest of their lives together, and who later cries while looking at a picture of Mike. Unlike El who is happy and swooning over a pic of a random male celeb. They even have El (after breaking up with Mike) happily read comics books with Max, while Will (right before his breaks down) throws his comic on the floor, frustrated he can’t get his mind off of his fight with Mike.

- Also if she’s ‘so in love with him’ as people claim, her  laughing right after breaking up with him and having a party with Max makes little to no sense. And if you say she simply ‘doesn’t understand how breakups work’... you’re just proving my point that she’s too naive and not emotionally-mature enough to be in a romantic-relationship in the first place.  The breakup between Mileven was comedic, while Byler’s fight was serious, cause byler’s fight is more important to the writers .Mike’s drastically different expressions after the fight. The dramatic framing in the rain vs the casual comedic after-math at the mall. One fight being in front of a crowd, while byler’s fight was something private and just between them. El smiling vs Will’s heartbreak. It just highlights once again Will loves Mike, and El doesn’t!

- After Mike says to  El (in the pool shed) she’s “the most important thing in the world “, to him. She ignores his proclamation, and agrees with Hopper that they’re spending too much time together, and tells him they both need to  spend time with their own species. Which is contrasted with Mike’s confession in the Byers-shed (in s2) where Mike says, asking Will to be his friend was the ‘best thing he’s ever done’ . And those words were what helped break Will from his possession.

The framing of this mileven scene was not cinematic or heartfelt, and neither was the delivery from Mike.We as the audience are supposed to take his words as seriously as El- aka , not at all. Because the scene and his words were meant to feel empty.  He’s not crying, trying to reach her with proclamations of his genuine feelings. There’s no narrative importance to this scene (unlike byler’s). And there’s no dramatic music, framing, lighting or shot composition (and the pool-scene was also incredibly short).

Then, juxtapose this to the MUCH longer byler scene. A literal single tear falls down Mike’s cheek, as he recounts the first day they met. This whole monologue is only of tight shots of just their faces (their bodies aren’t shown like in the pool shed scene). This is a personal moment between them and them alone- and the fact we zoom in on their faces (expresses this to be important emotionally) . And when we see Will’s reaction to Mike saying “it was the best thing I’ve ever done”. We just see Will’s face only- no music is playing and all we hear is  Will’s whimpers and Mike crying in the background. They even have an added layer to this because earlier in the season Will assumes John only hangs out with him because he has no friends. But then Mike (despite all the hardships with the demogorgan and Mindflayer) still tells Will that asking him to be his friend was still the best thing he’s ever done. And those words are  what helps Will begin to break from his possession .

-When Max makes fun of how Mike talks to much, El agrees and laughs. And similarly when Max says Mike is wrong and it isn’t just “a break” El once again chuckles.  This is not the behavior of someone who’s deeply in love with a person.

Canonically El isn’t even into Mike’s real personality traits or his interests. Not only making fun of how he talks too much, but walking away and ignoring him when he excitedly talked about dinosaurs or makes jokes with the cpr dummy. She’s not into ‘nerds’. She only swooned for him in s3 when he was acting like a ‘bad-boy’ who was disrespectful to Hopper and his friends. Probably, because that’s what the tv has conditioned her to like. 

-Robin who had feelings for a girl also points out that Steve “didn’t even like her” despite all the attention Tammy gave him (similar to Mike with El).  Tammy is a someone who sucks at singing but does it all the time (COUGH insert mike’s singing in s3 as  El cuts him off as a parallel XD) .  And Robin annoyed also call’s Steve’s  hair “stupid”  like how Will called El “stupid”.  Implying similar to Steve who didn’t like Tammy (who his gay friend was crushing on) ... EL doesn’t like Mike (Who Will is in love with).

- She also never apologizes for spying on Mike-despite it clearly upsetting him. But to be fair Mike NEVER apologized for lying either (the cause of their breakup). It’s just so obvious they’re not compatible on any level. They can’t even agree to respect each others’ core principles; C’mon guys!

-Her whole arc in s2 was about leaving the cabin and learning more about herself and gaining independence from men controlling her autonomy (aka hopper and brenner). She went from wanting to see her friends and leave the cabin that she was forced to remain in because of Hopper. To in s3 , ignoring her friends and choosing to seclude herself in the cabin even when (unlike s2 ) she was allowed out of the house! All because she was dating mike.She directly went against her own mantra of “friends don’t lie” from s2 , lying to her friends to return to the cabin and kiss mike- limiting her much needed social interaction which she obtained by escaping the cabin in s2. Dating Mike caused her character to regress as a character NOT PROGRESS.

But also... El had no issues lying to her friends to ditch them and kiss mike (compromising her mantra of “friends don’t lie”. Just like Mike who lied to El despite him teaching her the saying in the first place- and how when together he stops being the group leader. They literally bring out the worst in each other! Lucas even says “ they’re lying”. Before Dustin says their relationship is “bullshit”. But then when Mike lied to her, that’s when she dumps him? And of course El pretends she didn’t hear the “I love her” (a form of lying). This is a stereotypical-childish-middle school-romance that falls apart easily based on petty reasons, cause it lacks a strong foundation. XD

-Then we’re supposed to believe she loves Mike-despite ignoring his love confession for 3 months?! Only saying she “loves” him (and‘making-up’ with him) right before she is about to move, and despite knowing about it for so long? To be fair she had other things to deal with (moving in with the Byers and losing Hopper). But it’s also suspicious it happens right after Mike helps her grab the teddy bear she can’t reach. This is because she used 2 different stuffed bears (Hopper and Terry’s in s2) as a comfort objects (and in s3 Will’s). In s2, she’d snuggle with them when she felt abandoned or at her lowest emotionally. And even the (romantic) ‘golden-teddy bear gift’ Mike was going to give her , was an empty gesture- that would of meant less than simply apologizing. She even wears Hopper’s shirt at the end of s3 which in s2 she snuggled with when homesick.  Her using teddy bears like s2,  wearing Hopper’s shirt from s2 (and undoing the s3 makeover where Max said to dress what felt like her and NOT Mike & Hopper),  and kissing Mike again, symbolizes all her character development was undone from s3- it’s symbolic of her CHARACTER REGRESSION. Just like how in s3 she stayed in the cabin and lied to her friends (when she started to date Mike)- undoing her character arc from s2 which was in direct opposition to her s2 character arc. Mileven’s kissing at the end of s3 shows it’s a bad for El’s growth and inhibits it- that’s what  season 3 was saying!

El feels vulnerable  because she’s moving away and  still hasn’t gotten her powers back. But  then Mike comes in and gives her, her comfort object (which she couldn’t retrieve by herself, when she tried to use her telekenesis. That’s when El (conveniently) decides to proclaim she’s in love with him too. While in Will’s room, holding Will’s old teddy bear, as the teddybear comes between Mike and El (as they kiss).  It’s obvious (unlike Will) she doesn’t love him , but has just formed a co-dependency to him- and is looking for stability given all the new changes in her life. Like Hopper’s letter said “I don’t want things to change.” She preferred life when Hopper was still around and she had this fake fantasy that Mike was a good boyfriend- before s3.

-And again the very last shot we see of El and Will shows once again El doesn’t love Mike, the way Will does. (Image by  @tsugarubecker)

She’s not as distraught or crying like Will is. She’s smiling with light over 1/2 her face because even if El struggles in a new environment she’ll be fine without her friends/Mike who she knew for 9 months. Honestly, other than Mike, she only knew the others for 3 months (since El never went out and only hung out with Mike). She’s hopeful . Will won’t be - because he actually loves Mike and won’t be able to have a new party , and will be a mess without his support system of friends, that he’s had for years! (Why jonathan looks at him concerned- when he’s just crying. With absolutely no hope in his face- covered in shadow , the opposite of El).

So again I say- EL IS NOT IN LOVE WITH MIKE! And, she will not be ‘heartbroken’ or devastated when they breakup. Frankly, her being away from Mike and gaining independence from Hawkins, and meeting new people is the best thing the writers could do for her character growth.

[stevescheekcut]

i. you suck.

pairing: steve harrington x henderson!reader

word count: 1.2k

warnings: none

summary: robin plants a seed of doubt.

a/n: my first time posting for steve! this is just a little vignette from a whole henderson!reader universe that i have partially written. hope you enjoy!

“No, come on! Come on. I promise I’ll catch it this time. Gimme another chance.” 

Steve’s eyes narrowed as he looked at her, Reese’s Pieces of failed throws past scattered around the tile floors. 

“Oh yeah? Why should I?” 

She shook her hands out, loosening up with an exhale before bending her knees slightly, looking determined. 

“I’ll bet you your tips that I catch this one, Harrington.” 

Steve looked down at the handful of candy in his palm, popping one into his mouth and taking his time working on the sugary shell before responding. “And if you lose?”

A smug sort of smile comes over her face, a knowing twist of her lips. “What do you want me to give you?”

The crossing of a thin line, the toying of a boundary-- the start of a game he is not gambling on, not with Robin wiping down the counter right behind them. “Fine— if you win, you take the tips, but if you lose, I get to have all the Reese’s.” 

Her face automatically contorts, her sultry smirk transforming into a grimace. “Off the floor? That’s disgusting, Steve!” 

“Who cares? Free candy!” 

She rolled her eyes, still sitting in her crouch, ready to pounce. “That sweet tooth is gonna be the end of you some day, I swear.” She opened her mouth, tipping her head back and raising a challenging eyebrow. “Now throw.” 

Scoops was dead— as was to be expected at 11:30am on a Monday, summer or not. No one goes to the mall that early— except Y/N, of course. If she wasn’t working at the video store with Keith, she was at Scoops, much to Robin’s very obvious dismay and mall hours’ determined defiance. 

“As fun as it is WATCHING you have fun, the rush is going to hit soon. I might need you, if you don’t mind...you know, working. At work.” 

Steve watched Y/N’s face fall, her stance straightening as she curled into herself, looking sheepishly over Steve’s shoulder. A physical representation of the end of any fun they might’ve been having. He turned to scowl at Robin over his shoulder, picking at her nail polish from behind the cash register, the wet rag she’d been using sat in a soggy pile in front of her. “What rush? It’s noon.”

 Robin blinked, her eyes quickly darting around the dining room for an answer— but, no need, apparently, not with Y/N running up from behind him, passing him and heading through the swinging door to the back room, and coming right back out before it even had the time to close on the image of her hurriedly looking up at the wall clock. 

“Shit, shit, shit, shit, SHIT!” 

Steve shot another pair of glare-originated daggers Robin’s way before turning back to Y/N, who was scooping her bag off the floor and hastily throwing the sweatshirt around her waist inside, looking at her with his hands on his hips. “You Hendersons and your language, Jesus Christ...” 

She was already halfway across the dining room by the time his sentence was up, spinning around to face them. “I fucking forgot my mom was picking Dustin up today! Jesus, I feel like an ass! He’s gonna be PISSED!”  (Watching her flit around under such stress made it ridiculously hard for Steve to fight the urge to kiss her back to sanity— but the habit of keeping THEM on the downlow somehow stuck even past graduation and slimily crept its way into the haze of summer. Sneaking around was fun, sure, but things like this, like watching her getting upset, were what made it hard for him to not get to be her boyfriend anywhere but her locked bedroom and the backseat of his car.) 

“You’re not even gonna clean up your mess?” 

Y/N huffed, looking right past Steve with knitted brows towards the cash wrap, where Robin inevitably had her smug little arms crossed, that asshole. “I’m sorry Robin, honest, but I’m already running late-- God, my own little BROTHER...Steve?” 

And yeah, he was already wholly annoyed by Robin’s overall shittiness, and yeah, he was, for the millionth time, wondering why exactly the two of them couldn’t just be together, why he couldn’t kiss his own girlfriend goodbye, for God’s sake, but, regardless: it was Y/N, looking at him with those panicked, needy eyes— agreement was practically contractual. He half-heartedly shrugged in a sort of nonverbal agreement, not even bothering to look anywhere but at her, letting the small smile that was fighting its way onto his face find its place painted on his lips. “Yeah, yeah, just get outta here already.”

That beaming smile was what made it all worth it, the nervous tug of the strap of her bag back onto its place on her shoulder, like it’s the first time she feels flattered by his attention and not the millionth. “You’re the best.” She opens the door, steps halfway out before turning back to him: “You’re still coming over tonight, right?” 

Steve blinks, the overtness of the question (and right in front of Robin!) punching the ability to form thoughts right out of him. “Uh-“ 

“I’m sure Dustin misses you.” 

(And there it was, the ever-present ‘Dustin’ excuse that neutralized any cross over the bounds of friendship-acceptable intimacy they met.) 

He nods, gesturing nonsensically before putting his hand back on his hip. “Yeah, no, of course. I miss the little shit too.” 

And there was that smile again. “Cool. I’ll see you at eight, okay?” 

There wasn’t any time to answer before a quick “Bye, Robin!” bounded back into the shop behind her, any last trace of her presence following her squeaky Converse right out the door. 

He swallows the urge to follow her and scoop her up in his arms and love on her until the mall was closed and they got kicked out, pushes it (through all its violent kicking and screaming) down into his gut and turns back to Robin. “You don’t have to be such an asshole to her, you know.” 

Robin just rolls her eyes, grabbing the broom from the corner and holding out to him until he tugs it from her hands. “No reason not to be.” 

(DON’T GET TOO DEFENSIVE, STEVE, STAY COOL...) 

“What did she ever do to you, anyway? You don’t even know her.” 

(GOOD.)

Robin sighs, looking up at the ceiling with a shake of her head. “She’s just so...empty.” 

“Are you kidding? She’s fucking amazing, is what she is! Do you know where she’s headed off to in the fall? She’s amazing, and I’m proud of her. She’s doing way better than slinging ice cream like us losers, that’s for sure.” 

(NOT AS GOOD.)

He clears his throat, rubbing his nose awkwardly and letting the heat of his outburst cool, just for a short, silent moment, before speaking. “She’s not empty, is all I’m saying.” 

Robbin scoffs, hopping up onto the counter. “Wow. You NEED to find a girlfriend, Harrington.”

The very sound of the g-word practically had his heart stopping— he HAS a girlfriend, thank you very much, a beautiful, funny, compassionate girlfriend who was going to college and had a future and was going to do WAY better than working for her dad someday, unlike some people wearing sailor’s uniforms on a Monday morning in July.

Not that he could actually tell Robin any of that.

“You know, actually, I’m good, thanks. More than happy.” 

She rolls her eyes again, crossing her legs on the counter. “Come on, Steve! You were the king of Hawkins High! Maybe not anymore, but, y’know...” She raises her shoulders, opening up her hands in an attempt to find her words. “Listen. I know you think this is the end-all-be-all, but it’s not. Okay? I promise. You can do so much better than Y/N Henderson.” Her eyes fall down to her lap, where she starts picking at her nails disinterestedly before her eyes widen. “SO much better.” 

(Better? Better than Y/N? No way. There was no such thing as better.) 

(Well— maybe not having to be someone’s secret boyfriend is better.) 

(Maybe.) 

“I’m not— we’re not dating.” 

He can’t bring up the same passion from his bleeding heart that he’d felt only moments ago, echoes of “so much better…” dribbling around in his skull, one good free throw away from his breaking point. 

(It stung extra hard that time, for whatever reason, like embarrassed salt in the wound of growing doubt.) 

Robin hops off the counter, unfurling her legs as her sneakers THWAPPED onto the tile flooring before giving Steve a pat on the shoulder. “I know. That’s what makes it sad.” She backs herself into the break room, saluting to him from the base of her stark white hat. “I’m taking a fifteen. Let me know when you’re done cleaning up all those Reese’s, dingus.” 

The door swings back and forth, in and out, matching his slow, steady heartbeat as his gaze falls to the floor. 

The candy didn’t look that sweet anymore. 

[jinxthequeergirl]

Unseen Things

Steve harrington x reader (pt.1 ch.2)

Summary: you spend Halloween with your friends trick or treating but before hand hopper attempts to get you to go to the party he knows is being thrown in hopes to get you to "get out there more" all while you deal with another horrorish vision

Unseen things playlist: season of the witch

Warning: swearing

So I meantioned somewhere that as the reader your ability are very much like jamie Lloyds in Halloween 4&5 so there will be a lot of refrences to the movies

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 You, for the most part keeper to yourself at school. You did hang out with jonathan but lately he's been hanging out with Nancy. 

   You had nothing against her you just didn't get along. So you kept to yourself as soon as You hopped out of the car. 

Nancy stopped walking alongside johnathan momentarily before quickly coming back. 

She looked at an orange flyer she had graves before hastily handing it to him. 

 "What's this?" 

"You are coming...you can bring y/n!" 

He rolled his eyes and handed it back. "No way neither of is Are party people." 

   "You could be! You just aren't trying!....it'll be fun." 

He hummed in response as they stopped at her locker. "C'mon what are you two doing tonight?" 

"Taking will and the bits trick r' treating." 

  "And you'll be home by eight and watch a video." She said boredly. 

  "Sound perfect to me." She judged and opened her mouth to say something but stopped when Steve ran around the corner and scooped her up. 

   Johnathan was heading down the hall when you stopping him. "Hey hopper." steve said upon seeing you. You sneered. "Harrington." You replied annoyed before turning on your heel to follow Johnathan down the hall to ask your question. 

   Since you came to town and made the deal to go to school Steve harrington was always your worst enemy. 

Even in sixth grade he picked on you. Though he wasn't as mean to you or johnathan this year,He was seemingly making an effort, he dropped Carol and Tommy H, actually seemed to care about school and made some effort in class But he needed to if he wanted to stay on the basketball team.

   You didn't hate him as much this year, it was nice to not worry about something like that any more. 

    "Drop me off at the General store, I need to grab something." 

"Need me to wait?" he asked pulling up on the curb. "Nah I'll see you at five!" 

"You sure?" 

"Positive! Go home I'm sure Bob is dying to see his favorite boy!" He rolled his eyes. "Five on the dot." You waved as he drove off and quickly headed into the store. 

"The poster about costumes true?" 

Joyce turned around to face you with a smile. "Y/n! Where is johnathan." 

   "I told him to go home I can walk from here, just need to pick up a costume." 

She nodded and came around the front of the counter. "What for?"

You followed along side her as she leads you through the store. 

   "Will asked if I would dress up with him and the bits tonight." 

"Oh of course."She said finally stopping in the Halloween section. The bell at the front of the store chimed. 

"Joyce? You here?" 

"Yea, hop we're over here!" Hopper was quick to make an allegiance. "Hey kid! Picking a costume for that party tonight?" 

You snorted. "No, and why do you know about that?" He pulled a flyer from his pocket. "Small town." you rolled your eyes and started looking through the rack of costumes. "She's getting something to go out with will and the bits tonight." Joyce replied following your lead looking at costumes and admiring a few, mentally taking note of ones you might like. 

   "Really? Johnathan is gonna be there-" 

"Johnathan is my friend I'm not abandoning him to go to some party, so no before you even ask." 

   "C'mon get out there! Have fun with kids your age!"

"I'm fun! And kids my age are absolute morons!" Joyce looked at hopper with a slight nod. 

  "Listen I just want you to feel normal!" 

"I do feel normal,hop!" 

You stopped sliding costumes back and forth for a moment to face him. "If I didn't...I don't think a party with people I don't like would change that." 

He sighed and looked down. "Think about it? Could be fun? Bring Jonathan." you sighed and smiled. 

   "Sure ok." He smiled and took Joyce aside leaving you alone in the isle. You shuffled back and forth between two costumes stopping on a clown one, it was red and white, and came with a little silver domino mask with a red nose attached to it. 

You pulled it from the rack and  You held the costume up to you body looking at yourself in the reflection of the mirror that hung there, and smiled. You looked down folding it over your in your arms.   You glanced up at yourself in the mirror one last time and froze dead in your tracks noticing you where no longer in the costume isle. 

   Instead you stood outside the Arcade, the sky was black but flashed with red lightning and little partials floated around you. "Fuck…" your breathing picked up as you looked around. 

"Fuck!" you turned on your heels to face the building spotting will standing outside staring up at the sky. 

  "Will!?...Will!" you ran to him and grabbed his shoulders shaking him. 

"Will what the hell is happening?...WILL!" 

You desperately searched his face for any sign he Might see you. 

You finally realized he hadn't stopped staring at the sky and slowly followed his gaze. Your eyes widened in horror as Your eyes met with the large shadow figure in the sky. 

You let out a scream and fell back. Suddenly everything was normal again But You were screaming on the floor of the store glass from the mirror behind you surrounding you. 

"Y/n!?" Joyce ran to you and fell to her knees. "What happened? Y/n What happened!?" you only looked at her and cried and pushed back your hair. "I..I..don't know...know!" 

She looked at you worried and grabbed your other hand. "Your bleeding, come on." she helped you up and lead you out of the isle. 

     You sat in the passenger seat of her car waiting for her to come back out. "How are you feeling?" Joyce asked opening the door and sitting in the driver's seat.  "Better…" you mumbled. She sighed before handing you a bag. "I wasn't sure if this is the one you wanted or not…" you took it gingerly and looked through it pulling out the clown costume. 

"Thanks…" 

"Of course...you want me to drop you home or-" 

"Home is fine." she nodded and started driving. "So what was that about?" 

You leaned against the window and looked out. "I dunno ...A panic attack?" you lied. "Have you been having them often?" You swallowed. "On...on and off." 

Joyce glanced over at you concerned before pulling into the traitor park. 

"I'll see you at five ok?" 

Joyce nodded as you hopped out of the car and hurried up the steps to your house. You waved one last time before going into the house. You sighed and leaned against the door. "I'm losing Goddamn mind!" You slid down to the floor and sat there for a moment.  

     Five was quickly approaching so after a nap and shower, You slid into your costume, grabbed some spare clothes and headed over to the Byers.

   "Happy halloween!!" you yelled as you stepped inside. "Y/n! You got a costume!" 

"Of course! I didn't want to be left out." you said ruffling his hair. "Although Your mom really outdid herself with your costume!" 

He laughed. "So we pick up the other kids and we head out! To the good neighborhood!" you said the last part more to will, the other three members in the house. Joyce smiled and Bob came from the kitchen. "Hey, Y/n How are you feeling?" 

   "You told him?" you asked Joyce slightly offended.  "Kinda…" you sighed. 

"I feel better just a little...panic attack…" 

   "You should really go see a doctor about that stuff." you smiled. "I'll get right on that…" you muttered before johnathan came out. "Really?" 

"The not asked me too!" you defend yourself against jonathan. He rolled his eyes with a smile and headed for the door. You wrapped an arm around will and started leaving. 

   "Have fun and be safe! And one of you stay with them No matter what!" 

You nodded and headed out the door quickly. 

   "Ok will top three candies go!" you said turning around in your seat to face him in the back. "Uh Reeses pieces ...Charleston chews and-" You stopped him. "Wait ok ok ...Fun Dip?" you guessed.  He only smiled and nodded as jouhnathan pulled up outside the Wheelers.

You went on like that with all the boys who piled into the back of the car. "Where are we even going?" Dustin asked from behind you as you directed johnathan through a street.

"Someone who used to babysit me lives in this really lavish neighborhood where they give the biggest candy bar's you have ever seen!"

All the boys made excited cheers and chatter as you finally told johnathan to pull up along side a curb. The boys quickly piled out of the car and started down the street.

"Hey dipshits! Wait up!" you and johnathan quickly hopped out and hurried after them.

[kimabutch]

Critical Role fan playlist masterpost

Based on an anon request, here are the songs that people have sent in for Critical Role characters (and groupings/pairings.) Apologies if it’s a little confusing — I figured that if you were looking to see who a certain song’s about, you could CTRL+F to find the song. 

I’ve put almost all the songs — all the songs that I could find! — in the Spotify playlist. I will update the playlist and this masterpost as I answer asks, although I can’t promise I’ll answer the asks in the most timely manner!

CAMPAIGN 1

Vax

Immortals - Fall Out Boy I Knew Prufrock Before He Got Famous - Frank Turner Bargain Store - Dolly Parton Two - Sleeping at Last  Dinu Lippatis Bones - Mountain Goats Fortune 500 - Everything Everything The Parting Glass - The High Kings

Percy

Spirits - Strumbellas Dust Bowl Dance - Mumford & Sons Bad Bad Things - AJJ There’s Something Dark - Dustin Kensrue In Fantasia - Kishi Bashi

Keyleth

Overgrown - Machineheart

Scanlan

You’re Gonna Go Far Kid - Offspring

Vox Machina

Noah - Amber Run Windmills - Toad the Wet Sprocket In the Embers - Sleeping at Last Which to Bury: Us or the Hatchet - Relient K

Percy & Vex

Meet Me in the Woods - Lord Huron Shrike - Hozier Surrender - Stephanie Mabey

Vex & Keyleth

I Do Adore - Mindy Gledhill

Vax & Keyleth

Photographs & Memories - Jim Croce NFWMB - Hozier Save the Last Dance for Me

Keyleth, Vax, Gilmore

Love Love Love - Of Monsters & Men In the Middle - Dodie

Percy & Cassandra

Malinda Kathleen Reese - Surrender 

CAMPAIGN 2

Caleb

Glitter and Gold - Barnes Courtney Arsonist’s Lullaby - Hozier This Night - Black Lab OK - 8 Graves Welcome to the Family - Watsky Burn It Down - Daughter Bad Luck Charm - Jeff Williams Evil - Interpol Outer Scorpion Squadron - Mountain Goats Overgrown - Machineheart All These Things I’ve Done - The Killers אם אין אני לי מי לי - Yonatan Razel  Sunny Came Home - Shawn Colvin Gallows - Shelby Merry You’re Gonna Go Far Kid - Offspring Bury a Friend - Billie Eilish Running Up That Hill - Placebo Play With Fire - Sam Tinnez Icarus - Jason Webly The Village - Tuung Losing Control - Nell Beekper - Keaton Henson Home Alone - Ansel Elgort An Act of Kindness - Bastille Micro Cuts - Muse Library Magic - The Head and the Heart Believe - Hollywood Undead Bullets - Tunng I Have Made Mistakes - Oh Hellos

Molly

Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo Last Ride of the Day - Nightwish  Moondance - Nightwish  The Only Thing - Sufjan Stevens JOYFUL - X Ambassadors Youth - Daughter Remain Nameless - Florence + the Machine Blood on My Name - The Brothers Bright Hopeless Opus - Imagine Dragons Dying in LA - Panic! At the Disco Black Dirt - Sea Wolf Dog Days are Over - Florence + the Machine Rather Never Know - Bronze Radio Return Amy aka Spent Gladiator 1 - Mountain Goats Help I’m Alive - Metric Still Feel - Half Alive Old You - Madison Cunningham

Yasha

Last of the Wilds - Nightwish Thousand Eyes - Of Monsters and Men Stormbringer - Deep Purple Chasing Twisters - Delta Rae Misguided Ghosts - Paramore Breath of Life - Florence + the Machine You Won’t Feel a Thing - The Script Carry You - Ruelle Saint Claude - Christine & the Queens Good Grief - Dessa

Fjord

In All My Dreams I Drown - Devil’s Carnival Everybody Wants to Rule the World - Avantika Broken Crown - Mumford & Sons Ship in a Bottle - Steffan Argus Notos - Oh Hellos Pacific Blues - Sleeping at Last

Jester 

Song of the Traveling Daughter - Abigail Washburn Don’t Leave Me - Regina Spektor Breaking Down - Florence + the Machine Something Wild - Andrew McMahon Boy Crazy - Dessa Velodrome - Dessa Lollipop - Jester Brand New Key - Melanie Shallow - Carys Selvey

Beau

Wild Things - Alessia Cara Somebody to You - BANNERS Firedrills - Dessa Say When - Dessa You Won’t Feel a Thing - The Script Overgrown - Machineheart 5 out of 6 - Dessa All These Things I’ve Done - The Killers Handmade Heaven - Marina & the Diamonds Sky Full of Song - Florence + the Machine Breaking the Habit - Linkin Park Nobody - Mitsiki She - Green Day Get Up - The Blow Come With Me Now - Kongos The Biggest Disappointment - Missy Higgins Dutch - Dessa Fighting Fish - Dessa Solemn Oath - Band of Horses Fille de Personne II - Hubert Lenoir

Caduceus

In a Week - Hozier Sound the Bells - Dessa Follow the Sun - Xavier Rudd

Nott

Reflection - Mulan Drown - Seafret Bottom of the River - Delta Rae Absolutely Smitten - Dodie Watertight - Zero She Flies Brave as a Noun - AJJ

Frumpkin

Plea from a Cat Named Virtue - Weakerthans

Mighty Nein

Home We’ll Go - Walk Off the Earth Shameful Company - Rainbow Kitten Windmills - Toad the Wet Sprocket Re: Scripts - Bon Iver Degenerates - I the Mighty Friends - Miracle of Sound Family - Mother Mother Abandon Ship - Steffan Argus Lost - Amanda Palmer Turn the Lights Off - Tally Halls Little Wonders - Rob Thomas Which to Bury: Us or the Hatchet - Relient K

Beau & Yasha

This Empty Northern Hemisphere - Gregory Alan Isakov Paper Bag Princess - Hello Kelly

Beau & Jester

Spell - NIKI Send Me the Moon - Sara Bareilles Paper Bag Princess - Hello Kelly

Caleb & Beau

Quite Nice People - Katla LA is Burning - Bad Religion

Marion & Jester

Altas: Daughter - Sleeping at Last Seal Lullaby - Erik Whitaker

Caleb, Nott, & Beau

It’s Alright - Mother Mother

Beau & Molly

We Were Here - Lights

Nott & Yeza

Like the Dawn - Oh Hellos Fresh Eyes - Andy Grammar

Nott, Beau, Jester, & Yasha

Honey - Kehlani

Fjord & Jester

Whiskey and Wine - Tow’rs Waterloo - ABBA

Caduceus & Jester

Laughing With - Regina Spektor

Caleb & Nott

Friend Without a Name - The Nursery No Children - Mountain Goats Two Birds - Regina Spektor

Fjord & Caleb

If I Had a Heart - Fever Ray

[priincesspacificaarchive]

MUN ABC’S OR WHATEVER IT’S CALLED

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A - Age: 19 B - Biggest fear: ...uhm...the dark i guess??? C - Current time: 6:50PM D - Drink you last had: PEPSI BC IT’S BETTER THAN COKE E - Every day starts with: snoozing my fifty alarms and forcing myself out of bed at an ungodly hour. except for today when i woke up to excruciating pain bc of my burned hand. F - Favourite song: sTRANGER THINGS THEME IS ALL I’VE BEEN HEARING LATELY BC I’VE BEEN WATCHING THE NEW SEASON A BUNCH. G - Ghosts are they real: I only believe in the Holy Spirit and that’s...the part of God in your heart once you accept Jesus so. No. I - In love with: sTEVE HARRIGNTON IS MY HUSBAND AND THE FATHER OF MY SIX CHILDREN MIKE LUCAS WILL DUSTIN MAX AND JANE. (dustin is secretly our favorite.) K - Killed someone: do video games count? L - Last time you cried: tHAT MIKE/ELEVEN REUNION SCENE. oh and when i burned my hand i cried a lil. M - Middle name:  Renee N - Number of siblings: fUCKING NINE O - One wish: fOR THE STUPID BURN BLISTER ON MY HAND TO FI ALLY GO AWAY SO I CAN GET BACK TO WORK PLS P - Person you last called/texted: my momma. <3 Q - Questions you are always asked: people comment on my freckles a lot. kids ask why i have so many “spots”. R - Reasons to smile: God’s in my corner always. S - Song last sang: def sung some heathers this morning...probs meant to be yours specifically bc it’s my fave track tbh. T - Time you woke up: like five am when my first alarm went off. U - Underwear colour: meehh V - Vacation destination: i literally hate vacations. DC so i can meet up with an old friend finally. W - Worst habit: i’m easily distracted and often end up running late as a result tbh X - X-Rays you’ve had: lots. chest, back, shoulders. i have a lot of issues. teeth,m of course, for the dentist/orthodontist.  Y - Your favourite food: REESE’S CUPS Z - Zodiac sign: capricorn, but i don’t trust it about anything.

[kaypeace21]

I feel like you’re the right person to tell this to, but Mileven makes me REALLY uncomfortable. I’m an adult fan (I watch the show mostly for Winona Ryder) and I felt really gross watching the scenes of them making out, knowing that adults wrote those scenes and shot them, and how many people would’ve been there during shooting. Please tell me I’m not alone.

I agree that it makes me feel uncomfortable and gross, too. But, I actually think the Duffers wanted you to feel uncomfortable (and I think mileven was portrayed as ‘off’ and ‘too much’ for that reason).  Think about it, when it comes to almost all their other cannon couples- they use kisses sparingly. Jancy has only kissed, romantically 3x (2 of those times were simple kisses- not full blown make-outs), and their first kiss (and only make-out) was quickly obscured as they closed the door.

(x)

Jopper has never kissed, and lumax had an innocent kid-kiss once (and even when back together in s3, they never kissed).

The duffers are sparing with kiss- scenes, unless they are portraying a relationship that won’t work.Most of the relationships that are cannon (with the exception of mileven) focus almost completely on how they communicate with one another- and relationships that lack this (spend most of their time just making-out).  What’s the ship that has had the most kiss scenes in the whole series? In the bathroom, library, bedroom(s), garage, in a car, multiple places at school (and has probably had at least 6-7 kiss scenes or more - and  who even made out on a bed to corny romance music just like mileven (pre-s3?)- Stancy.  Heck, we even see Nancy lose her v**ginity to Steve- but didn’t see Jancy do-it. Because we aren’t supposed to focus on their physical relationship but their emotional one.

Stancy and mileven have had alot of parallels. The wheelers (Nancy and Karen) already made a habit of pretending they’re in love with people- because that relationship is what is deemed the most socially acceptable. Nancy rebelling with the cool-jock (Steve), trying to not be like her parents. And Karen with Ted. Nancy even says in s1 “I don’t think my parents ever loved each other. My mom was young. My dad was older… but he had a cushy job, money, came from a good family. So they bought a house at the end of the cul de sac and started their nuclear family”. Ted  & Steve were paralleled to each other, having them both eat chicken as their partners  (Karen/Nancy) stormed off upset (and they did nothing). And El was paralleled to Ted by sitting in Ted’s laz-boy chair. And Dustin even refers to mileven as “bullshit” just like Nancy described Stancy as “bullshit”.  

(x)

So to reiterate , Mike is doing the same thing as Nancy & Karen- being with someone they don’t love. And only staying with them becuause they are the more socially acceptable/’correct’ option…because El’s a girl (unlike Will). 

Also, the fact that Murray’s line to Nancy sounds more queer coded than applicable to Nancy - “ Afraid that if you’d accept yourself for who you really are (cough queer-subtext), and retreated back to… name, name? Steve. Steve! we like Steve (El) but we don’t love Steve (El).”

So, the over-top kisses were done as yet another parallel. And again s2 made fun of (kids who are) mileven shippers ( I’ll talk about that later). 

But , S3 was the Duffers criticizing the adult mileven shippers- who are obsessed with mileven kissing. 

Like don’t get me wrong there’s some weird byler shippers (but the majority of byler shippers focus on the emotional not physical part of their relationship).

Think about it. Look how they framed this scene of mileven kissing- making us the viewer feel like a peeping-tom, watching them through the crack in the door. Then El sees the viewer and subsequently gasps and slams the door in front of our faces. YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE! 

The Duffers and their crew (like good directors) were manipulating your emotions- without you realizing how or why. They were also calling-out the adult-mileven shippers (not all of them but the ones) who are obsessed with their kiss scenes - creepy AF. The duffers never even wrote for mileven to kiss in s2- but Millie said they “had to for the fans”. And so the Duffers conceded and put in a song about a bad-breakup during the mileven kiss - and their backup-song-choice was even about a divorce. XD

So the 2 mileven make-out scenes were supposed to make you uncomfortable- because not only are they kids (who are making out on a bed , but the way they were framed).

So that 3rd and last kiss. Was 100% supposed to make you uncomfortable (but just for a different reason).

Like it or not Mike either forgot that he said he “loved her”. Or just LIED to El (despite this being the reason they broke up in the first place)- and pretends he didn’t confess to her . He  has never said “ I love you’, once to her face! He even tries to take the words back (before the kiss) and says about the prior love confession “ Oh! Oh, yeah that.Man, that was so long ago. Um…”  and starts to scratch his head and says everything he said at the cabin was “in the heat of the moment stuff and we were arguing… I don’t really remember. What did I say exactly?”

  And , after that discussion, they frame El (before she says “I love you”), strangely. They make El look large and imposing, as she approaches the motionless Mike (who feels both physically & emotionally cornered) .You the viewer, subconsciously are feeling claustrophobic/trapped/and stuck along with Mike. Which is why you are so uncomfortable watching this scene, unfold.

(x)

When she says “I love you”, he looks genuinely confused- or just uncomfortable ( his eyebrows are still scrunched-up).

And then… cue the most awkward kiss in the history as Mike doesn’t kiss her back and keeps his eyes open the whole time… it’s just weird/awkward (sorry).

(x) 

We even see El’s reaction , after the kiss (happy, smiling and giddy). But then we blur the screen to see Mike’s opposing expression. He looks confused, bewildered and even furrows his brows again.

And In s2 they insulted the young-girls who are obsessed with mileven (since they can frankly,  be the most toxic of the milevens). 

In the Montauk pitch (later named Stranger things) they describe the Mike and El dynamic by saying “ If Mike is the Eliot of our show,Eleven is our Et.” (AKA they’re from different planets)

And In s2 , Erica  is forcing He-man and barbie to make out. Lucas angrily separates the two. And then this discussion happens.

Erica: “Hey , They’re in love!”

Lucas (livid- and standing right next to a rainbow): “No, actually, they’re not. They don’t even exist on the same planet.”

And again the Duffers have described El in multiple interviews as “similar to ET”, and “like an alien” (even after s3). And in s1, they alluded to El being like “an alien from another planet”  by comparing her to ET (with the Reese’s pieces vs eggos moments,  the bike-scene, and the makeover). 

S3 portrayed mileven as toxic in a myriad of ways. And these other examples, might be stretches, but Mike saying to Max in s2  “How can I hate you, I don’t know you.” could also be a ‘dig’ at mileven.(Because: he knew Max for a week, just as long as El- so how could he hate or love either of them?)

And Mike saying to Dustin incredulously “ You have a bond? Just cause he likes nougat (eggos)?” Could be another subtle jab.

Especially since it’s cannon Mike isn’t the biggest fan of eggos to begin with.

Don’t even get me started at how much the st writing staff- makes fun of mileven - more details about it here.  But just one example is when the ‘Stranger writers’ ( the official account of the ST writing staff ) got into a huge text-chain with ‘Stranger Things’ (the official account of the show) where they just low-key dragged mileven together.

Mileven was never meant to be end game-they planned for her to die in season 1 (which I’m glad didn’t happen). But, regardless, it was always supposed to be a simple fleeting crush … but the viewers decided to take it way too seriously. After s3, the Duffers reiterate that mileven is just that.

 And the Duffers are smart guys, I bet they’re are 100% aware of how toxic the milevens are to bylers (and how they can also be creepy and harass Finn). Not to mention, as writers, who put so much effort into the show- having people hyper-fixate on mileven (which they don’t even like), instead of the plot must drive them insane.Especially when those shippers can be toxic, homophobic, and entitled. The fact people don’t realize the Duffers hate mileven- is honestly hilarious XD.