#THEY WENT ON HOLIDAY
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Steve Harrington was wearing a Hellfire t-shirt.
It was far too tight on him, the name of the club stretched wide over his chest. The sleeves dug into his biceps, making them pop even more than they usually did, and that was before he crossed his arms.
Worse?
It was short.
Which meant the damn shirt was constantly riding up to give everyone a nice show of the smattering of hair that trailed down past the band of Harrington's jeans.
The same hair that Eddie was determinedly not looking at.
“Henderson, a moment?” He crooked a finger, a smile on his face that was more feral than welcoming.
Rather than cower or even acknowledge that Eddie was two seconds away from murder, Dustin just gave him a gummy grin, all too pleased with himself and his scheme.
“Sure Eddie. Steve, don't just stand there, go help set the booth up!” Dustin gestured to Hellfire’s sad little table, crammed all the way in the back of the gym.
Jeff and Gareth both reacted to the suggestion like a rabid squirrel had been set upon them, nervously inching towards the other side of the booth as Harrington sighed and--shockingly--did as he was told.
‘What,’ Eddie thought angrily, ‘in the everloving fuck.’
“Do you guys mind if I set this down on the table?” Eddie heard Harrington ask as he stormed away, Dustin on his heel.
They wandered just around the corner, out of sight and hopefully, out of the fallen king’s hearing range.
Eddie wasn't sure if Harrington would try and white knight the very much deserved dressing down he was about to give.
Didn’t want to chance it, considering the downright weird relationship he had with Hellfire's freshmen.
(While he’d heard many a tale at his table regarding King Steve since the newest recruits had joined Hellfire, most of them dissolved into arguments without ever really going anywhere.
Best anyone could figure out was that Dustin and Lucas had a bad case of hero worship, while Mike owned a begrudging amount of respect that hailed from a series of misadventures.
The very same misadventures that, despite all protests to the contrary, was clearly some sort of babysitting gig for Harrington.)
Either way, plenty of the King’s court would have loved to take this opportunity to fuck with Hellfire.
Given that Henderson was absolutely too old to require a babysitter at fourteen, Eddie would bet his lunch money that was what Steve was here to do.
Something the club couldn’t afford since they were forever and always two seconds away from being stripped of club status and banned from school grounds.
“I would love to know what went through that all A’s brain of yours when I said,” Eddie whirled on Dustin when they were firmly in the clear, voice low and furious. “no Henderson, do not invite King Steve to help, he is an invading force and would ruin our peaceful kingdom!?”
He clasped his hands behind his back before leaning into Dustin’s face. “Because clearly whatever you heard wasn’t that.”
To Eddie’s continued frustration and confusion, Dustin did not treat this like the threat it was.
None of the freshmen had ever truly treated Eddie like a threat--had somehow skipped that part of the usual onboarding ritual entirely.
Eddie, town freak and drug dealer, who had cultivated his looks and craziness to such a degree that most everyone steered clear, wasn’t used to it.
Everyone had been afraid of him at some point in this shitty school. Jeff, Gareth, hell even half the staff--and that the dorky trio of fourteen year old's clearly thought this all was play-acting made his eye twitch.
Even if it was--maybe, sometimes--welcome.
“I know what you said, but I’m telling you I’m right.” Dustin argued immediately, and oh God, he was using that tone again.
A hand went up into the space between them and Eddie groaned aloud, knowing what was coming.
“First,” Dustin ticked a finger up, “Hellfire really needs the money. Even thirty dollars would get us new figures, but more than that, if we don’t fundraise, we can’t go to Gen Con!”
Dustin's eyes bored into Eddie’s, full of fire and conviction
“Yes,” Eddie said through gritted teeth, “but--”
“Second!” Dustin cut him off, and God the little shit even threw him a look while he did it, like Eddie was the one being ridiculous here!
“We had to fight just to get our table! Principal Higgins was in algebra today practically begging the mathletes to show up, but then tried to tell us we couldn't be here? That’s messed up!”
As if denying them a spot to fundraise was the worst thing that asshole had ever done.
Eddie sighed, breath blasting out of his mouth like a dragon’s.
“Because people think we’re freaks and satanists, Henderson. You don’t typically invite freaks and satanists to the school’s annual Holiday Bazaar. Especially not when all the local moms are paying to hawk their bullshit crafts and tupperware!”
It was more than that of course. The Hawkins High Holiday Bazaar was a tradition spanning several years now. Starting in the gym and spilling clear into the parking lot, everyone from local artists to even some local shops came to host a small table for the day, thus growing the event from a small school fundraiser to a Hawkins' “must-do.”
Half the fucking town was here to sell, and the other half was here to shop, which meant Principle Higgins had wanted Hellfire banned from the fucking premise.
Eddie had been forced to pull out one of his trump cards he’d been saving--blackmail on Higgins that related to the man’s not--so--legal addiction to Percocet that he relied on Reefer Rick for.
(And bless Rick, that hadn’t been the only tidbit he’d shared with Eddie about Higgins. That information, however, Eddie needed just so the asshat wouldn’t give him the boot from school entirely.)
The only reason Eddie had pulled it out to secure their rightful spot, was because of Gen Con.
It was Hellfire's White Whale, their grand adventure, and this was going to be his year to take his friends on one last epic quest to make memories of a lifetime surrounded by people who understood them.
Come hell or high water, Eddie was going to Gen Con--but being able to fundraise by selling wares and baked goods at the stupid Holiday Bazaar would go a long way to help.
Even if he had to listen to the band repeatedly play ear-bleeding renditions of Christmas songs.
“All the clubs get to have a table, and we’re a club!” Dustin continued, like it was that simple. “But you know, I get it. We look scary.”
He gestured down to his own Hellfire shirt, before gesturing towards Eddie’s entire outfit.
Like Eddie didn't know what he looked like, let alone that he'd made this outfit specifically to scare people away from him.
(And maybe add some rockstar flair to this dinky little hick town.)
“You know who doesn’t look scary?”
Dustin held out his hands and swiveled his body like he was presenting a prize instead of gesturing in the vague direction of;
“Steve!”
Eddie’s left eye twitched.
‘You can't kill him, you need his character for the campaign.’ He told himself firmly, even if he envisioned strangling Dustin like a chicken.
Cartoon squawking and all.
“The King isn’t going to help us fundraise, Dustin.” Eddie said, in an effort to break down why Harrington couldn't be here. “He's just going to cause us problems that we can’t afford to have.”
So many problems, half of which Eddie couldn't think of because if he did, he'd start spiraling.
“Really? Because as you keep saying, Steve used to be the King. People love him, Eddie! Mom’s love him.”
Eddie had pulled himself back up to his proper height a while ago, and now rocked back on his heels while he ran a hand down his face.
There was no getting through to Henderson when he was like this.
Not unless Eddie really lost it, and it was practically club lore that he only lost it when someone missed an important game.
One cannot keep a herd of sheep if their flock is terrified of them, after all.
(“Perhaps you’re just a giant fucking softie.” Tiff, one of Hellfire’s graduating members, told him once. “Honestly dude, I bet you throw up stuffing.”
“Shut up Tiffany, your choker is on backwards again.” He'd spat back, completely offended and not at all trying to distract from how true that was.)
“We can’t be satanic if Steve’s the one selling cookies!” Dustin finished doggedly.
“We’re not even selling cookies--that’s not the point!”” Eddie shook his head, hair flying. He was not going to be sidetracked, he wasn’t!
“Harrington is going to end up siding with all the moms about how we’re all wasting time with D&D, if he even spends the whole time at the table. Is that what you want?”
He stuck out a ringed finger, poking at Dustin’s chest.
“Every single person who comes by our table has to be convinced D&D is a writing and math based game. Good for the mind and souls of growing, impressionable children. A game that got a bad rep because of a few silly images.”
A pitch he and Tiff had come up with during the third or fourth time they had to convince an adult that no, just because their shirts had a dragon on it, didn’t mean they were summoning demons in the drama room.
“Harrington can’t do that because Harrington doesn’t even know how to play!”
This Eddie punctuated by throwing his hands in the air.
Given the startled look of the mother-daughter duo passing him by, clearly was louder than he’d intended--but screw it!
He was right!
Hellfire was in a precarious position to both fundraise and do a little damage control among the slightly smarter members of this shithole small town, and Harrington rolling his eyes and gossiping about how stupid it was would hinder that.
“Okay, first of all, Steve’s played D&D with me and he didn’t even kill his character.” Dustin said it like he was unveiling a smoking gun and not lying through his ass--which Eddie would absolutely be calling him on the second he was done talking.
Because King Steve? Play D&D?
'Ha!'
“And he’s not gonna say shit because we--me, and Lucas and even Mike!--asked him to help, and he helps when its serious. I know you have some weird grudge with him, but I’m telling you Eddie he’s our golden ticket to Gen Con!”
“You’re killing me. You are standing here, acting as a friend, when you are bringing a-- a dark force into the midst our of mission--” Eddie hissed, because he was losing the fucking fight and he knew it.
Dustin Henderson was not a man easily swayed.
Had never been, even when the odds were stacked against him (and Grant and Gareth were howling in his ear.)
The set of his shoulders and the glint of the little shithead’s eye meant Eddie wouldn’t be able to use him to oust Harrington--if he even could get him out without the dick causing a massive scene anyway.
As always when outgunned, Eddie flipped to dramatics.
“Betrayed! By my own chosen heir no less!” He moaned, pressing the back of his hand over his eyes as Dustin scoffed.
"Don’t be so dramatic! Steve will help, I promise! Just don’t be a dick to him.”
Conversation apparently over, Dustin turned around to head back to the table
Snidely, he added over his shoulder: “Plus we’ve all caught on to the heir thing Eddie. You tell everyone that so they do what you want.”
The dick.
“You’re too fucking smart for your own good. I’m gonna start feeding you paint chips to bring that IQ down.” Eddie muttered angrily as Dustin went back to their little table.
He gave himself a moment to get his shit together and stomp a foot like a child when Dustin was around the corner and thus couldn’t witness it, before following his wayward sheep back.
Could only pray to any deity listening that Henderson’s meddling didn’t blow up in Hellfire’s face.
#Door Prize#Alt S4#pre steddie#when is it not lmao#Holiday fic#well this is more of a warm up but it has another part#Ive just given up the WIPS are running my life#this is brought to you by a local high schools massive holiday bazaar I went too that had cute band kids running around#could not play music though bless them#I did FINALLY get re employed so things are slowing down but Im hoping to post one more chapter of SOMETHING before the end of dec#and probably the other half of this warm up shes short#steven harrington#eddie munson#baking#special appearance by Adopt a Jocks Tiff#Robin pops up in this in the other half#Dustin Henderson#and his scheming#Steve can bake#0o0 fanfics#stranger things#stranger things fanfic#steddie
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Eldritchrune - Attack of the Killer Queen
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Story Setup Eldritchrune Masterpost
The Fun Gang finally arrive in Queen's lair, and attempt to take her on! But it's far from easy to battle an ancient, dark god...especially one so steeped in acid!
PHEW dang this part took me WAY longer to finish than I was expecting, but finally, as many have asked, we have the Queen boss battle! Next part will be up tomorrow!
#lynx art#eldritchrune#deltarune au#cw: acid melting#cw: eye horror#cw: ear horror#kris#ralsei#susie#noelle holiday#berdly#queen#I swear this scene went through a TON of extra steps to finish#from longer roughs to get the action right#to doing all the acid effects#so I'm just glad it's done!
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I was in Lansing today and went to Horrocks, which is objectively the best thing one can do in Lansing, and stocked up on Midnight Earl Grey, which is my absolute favorite tea. And since I have fresh tea I tidied up my tea shelves and made myself a London Fog, since I've got to use up this lavender syrup somehow.
#I'm gonna be doing London Fog kits as host gifts this holiday season#with teabags honey straws and a vial of lavender syrup#i also went to the pottery studio and fixed some weather stripping and made a broom and replaced a doorknob and started leafblowing#I'm tired
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Sometimes I want to bring Morrigan but then I remember I play as a face-tanking rogue and I bring Wynne. Warden Cousland, Morrigan, Wynne / Dragon Age Origins (c) Bioware
#dragon age#dragon age fan art#comic#morrigan#warden cousland#healer#bioware#dao#dragon age origins#hero of ferelden#cousland#wynne#I'm back. I guess.#I did not notice at first but apparently I took a break from tumblr. I've already had several breakdowns over the dashboard.#(turns out I was on the 'for you' tab rather than the 'following' tab. the theme had changed as well. absolutely insufferable.)#I've felt really unconnected for a while but it actually feels better now? as if my tumblr mutuals was the missing link.#very healthy and hot of me ngl#so. I had a two week holiday this year and they were instantly slurped up. it went so fast!#there was this big football thing the week before my holiday - basically teams of teens come from all around the world to play etc.#I heard a girl tell her teammates that 'I'd love to travel on this bus every morning; happy people all around you; just add some music...'#she was also very excited when the bridge opened. the 'happy people' around her sighed bitterly and leaned back for a ten minute wait.#it is thankfully over now. the bus home is no longer stuffed full of football teams. but it's a fun experience for the players etc etc etc#well. in other thrilling news I went to spy on our sister shops during my time off. to see what they do differently. maybe steal some ideas#one store was like an instagram post with fancy teacups and stylish outfits. who knew a second-hand store could be so boring.#the other was like a man-cave with furniture and a passively-aggressive note by the toys stating that 'if u break it u pay. idiot. tnx<3'.#the man-cave was my favourite :)#rant over now! take care and bye etc!
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toby outdid himself with her fr
#deltarune#queen deltarune#noelle holiday#myart#i went to a convention this weekend and saw so many cool deltarune cosplayers!!!#it makes me want to make costumes!!
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Happy holidays! Have some frogs 🐸
(no reposts; reblogs appreciated)
#my art#artists on tumblr#art#doodles#fanart#star wars#grogu#the mandalorian#lineless art is so fun#i should definitely do that more#the thought process went: grogu is green…green is a holiday color#the logical hoops i jump through to draw grogu 24/7 365#poor mando got ornamented#also where is the snow#why is it 50 degrees in december (global warming???)
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the loveliest, prettiest and sweetest there is 💚
#btsgif#dailybts#btsedit#pjmdaily#userbangtan#jimin#special talk with jimin#bts#bangtan#userkelli#usersan#trackofthesoul#usermaggie#usersky#*jm#*gifs#I went a little overboard here......sorry?#glad there's a public holiday tomorrow I hope the subs will be available then and I'll make another comp with text <3#colouring those was pretty tough but I think it turned out just as warm as him <3
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Soldier, poet, king.
For @cinnacrafts, happy holidays!!! You had an epic list of prompts, and it was a bit of a struggle trying to pick just one idea. (Or, technically, three😅) But I had a lot of fun working on this project, and I hope you like!
For @hermbi-discord's yearly gift exchange:D
(Tumblr crunched the quality a bit, tap on them to see properly)
#pearlescentmoon#traffic smp#hermitcraft#empires smp#cw blood#insaw you had all three series and pearl as options and my brain went a little haywire#her character is so so cool throughout all these smps#i hope i was able to do some justice:D#(favourite detail is the stitching on pearls empires dress >:D)#again happy holidays !! (or merry december!) i had a lot of fun working on this so thank you very much:D#my art <3
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Harley: Happy Hanukkah, Brucie!!! Here's your present :D Do you like it? I hope it’s the right size.
Bruce, openly weeping as he holds up an I am Kenough hoodie: It's fine.
#also bruce two seconds later: btw how did you get into my house?#Alfred let her in#they’re both Jewish and I will take NO CRITICISM#Harley went to Hebrew school n everything and Bruce is non-practicing#battinson#bruce wayne#batman#the batman 2022#batman 2022#the batman#dc universe#dc#harley quinn#harleen quinzel#hanukkah#happy holidays
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#I'M BACKKK#I coincidentally went for a fam holiday to the tropics#I also got to try some of that 'golden' fruit#I understand Azul's pain#now I can get back to drawing ✍️#twisted wonderland#twst fanart#twst mc#twst yuu#twst grim#ramshackle ghosts#my art
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Saw 2004 AU where Adam is Australian and Lawrence is British
(Lawrence, more britishly): "He doesn't want us to cut through our chains... He wants us to cut through our feet..."
"Hmm... yeah nahhhh, fuck that mate. Jigsaw can suck my dick, stupid cunt"
#im not Australian but i am british#which is close enough i guess /j#watching leigh and cary wrestle with their accents the whole movie is so funny#especially cary cause half the time he still sounds like a tory who went on holiday to the states for a bit too long#adam faulkner stanheight#adam stanheight#lawrence gordon#saw#saw franchise#saw movies#saw 2004
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uncle behavior
#jevil#noelle holiday#you should check out my friendship post for them lol#went into detail there#deltarune#deltarune chapter 2#fanart#my art
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Bnuy Engerland for the soul :)
#hetalia#hws england#aph england#hetalia england#hetalia bunny england#aph italy#aph america#my art#yapping ahead -> -> ->#I went to Oxford and Cefalonia this summer 👍#I need to make a whole post about it at the end of the summer perhaps#I took such great photos#especially the oxford photos despite going there in the middle of a heatwave lol#I was pretty bummed out that I didn't get to meet Ruby Granger or the lord of blenheim palace#but Oxford is my favourite holiday of all time#I also sent someone on a sidequest to travel miles to manchester to get me the FFXIV boba keychains and pig mount lmao#I even got a new ipad for (potentially) A-levels. Ive never spent so much in my life.... its the latest one........#thats my summer so far lol
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Yes, I use solangelo for all my little drawing experiments. What about it?
EDIT: this looks like the fucking propaganda posters that they throw at you in history class... i might have accidentally created solangelo propaganda, i fear
#never have i ever cared about colors THIS MUCH i’m so serious i KNOW THIS WON’T DO WELL BUT IF YOU SEE THIS FEEL MY SUFFERING#this went from blue and yellow to green to mint at some point but this is FINE. i’m FINE#i feel so bad for not being able to reply to some anon asks yet but i promise i’ll do so soon i’ve just been busy#holiday shopping and tests and MORE FIELD TRIPS and essays and… you get the picture#i did but some symbolism in this work even if i spent like what? a couple of hours on it after school??#nico di angelo#will solace#solangelo#solangelo fanart#nico di angelo fanart#will solace fanart#pjo#pjoverse#percy jackson#pjo hoo toa tsats#pjo fandom#rrverse#riordanverse#my art#artists on tumblr#fanart#pjo art#tsats#pjo fanart#pjo hoo toa
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(Extremely late sorry)
-But here is my collab piece of @astraldragons ' Susahao fanfic for @aawlwminibang ! Many thanks to Vivi_Campoamor (on Tumblr & Instagram) for the outfit designs 💜
#dgs#tgaa#ace attorney#susato mikotoba#haori murasame#rei membami#the great ace attorney#i drew this months ago but couldn't upload on the due date bc I was on holiday with vpn problems... sob#I think I went rather overboard accidentally- I was practically unconscious but this piece goes hard#I hope you like it and best of all the fic that accompanies this <3#dai gyakuten saiban
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still no cure for the addicted to dark haired men disease
#was not sad but idk. frustrated? abt a certain dark haired man#but distracted myself by having a laugh w another dark haired man at the work do. …#also the bar tender where we went is legit my fave I’m sooooo making it my regular hang out spot#also cos it’s so chill it doesn’t feel like a pub? cos it’s not#it feels like a place to hang out where u can have alcohol or not#as opposed to most bar type places have such a have to intoxicate vibe#nah this one is so laid back. second time I’ve been now#anyway I’m in a good mood#I have the most beautiful view rn#there’s cats around#I’m warm ! I can have a BATH tomorrow if I like!#I feel like I’m on holiday but I’m gonna get paid
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