#fuck off ( affectionate ) kris im crying

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HE  USED  TO  THINK  HARRINGTON  WAS  ALL  FARRAH  FAWCET  SPRAY  AND  POLOS  .    .   .   but  every  time  he  snatched  him  up  by  the  collar  of  his  goddamn  ralph  lauren  he  saw  a  flash  of  himself.     he  remembers  being  seventeen   .   .   .   being  eighteen  .   .   .   he  remembers  feeling  so  small  despite  his  stature  when  his  parents  would  sit  him  down  and  explain  that  he’s  throwing  away  the  life  they  wanted  for  him.   he  began  to  soften  for  the  kid   ━   even  if  he  was  a  GIGANTIC  PAIN  IN  HIS  ASS  ninety-nine  percent  of  the  time.    he   saw   a   different  side  of  steve  harrington  standing  in  joyce  byers’  living  room  in  1984.   he  realized  just  how  similar  they  were  .   .  .   he  was  long  gone  from  the  kid  he  used  to  pick  up  for  god  knows  what  with  that  prick  tommy  h.       STEVE  WAS  MUCH  MORE  ENJOYABLE  WITHOUT  THEM  BY  HIS  SIDE.   he  was  just  another  kid  dragged  into  something  he  should  have  no  knowledge  of  ,  but  hop  saw  how  he  cared  for  the  younger  ones.  he  saw  how  he  fought  for  them  and  he  realized  there  was  no  other  teen  he’d  want  to  put  his  daughter’s  life  in  the  hands  of.   jim  made  a  lot  of  mistakes  in  his  life  that  he  was  still  paying  for  and  if  he  could  save  someone  else  from  doing  the  same  thing  .   .   .   you  bet  your  ass  he  would  even  for  steve  harrington.      so   .   .   .   he  started  dropping  little  bits  of  FATHERLY  ADVICE  whenever  he  could  it  wasn’t  long  before  steve  started  dropping  by  the  station  from  time  to  time.   

on  the  outside  they  looked  like  such  an   unusual  pair  but  most  of  those  people  didn’t  know  jim  hopper  in  high  school  .   .    .  if  they  did  they  would  realize  how  much  sense  it  actually  made.    only  children  from  well  off  families  that  played  any  and  every  sport,   with  an  image  that  could  not  be  tarnished  but  very  well  was  because  who  gives  a  fuck  about  who  you  hang  out  with  if  they  made  you  happy  ?    if  steve  was  anything  like  him  he  had  his  safe  friends  .   .   .   the  ones  who  came  over  for  dinner  with  his  parents  and  then  your  ones  that  make  people  say    ❛    you   never   see��  the  one   without  the  other  .    .    .    ❜       he  started  inviting  steve  (  and  robin  ,   see  above  for  why  )   over  for  dinner  ,   which  confused  el  for  a  period  of  time  but  eventually  she  grew  accustom  to  having  the  other  teens  join  them  at  the  dinner  table.    he  passed  on  knowledge  to  both  of  them  .   .   .   about  leaving  your  hometown  and  how  it  can  be  the  best  thing  for  you  to  see  yourself  in  a  different  environment  ,   to  meet  new  people  ,  and  experience  new  things.  

on  the  flipside  ,   he  reminds  him  it’s  never  a  failure  to  come  back  to  said  hometown,  though,   he  advises  him  to  try  and  do  it  a  little  more  gracefully  than  he  did.   he  makes  sure  he  knows  that  it  is  okay  if  he  doesn’t  turn  out  like  the  dream  vision  his  parents  had.   his  life  is  his  and  his  alone  and  should  it  cause  any  sort  of  rift  .  .  .  well,  hop’s  got  a  couch  that  steve  can  crash  on.  oh  .   .  .   and  he  tells  him  that  the  girl  is  always  worth  it.   always.   but  that’s  a  story  for  another  day.

STEVE  HARRINGTON  CAME   A  LONG  WAY  FROM  THE  KID  THE  CHIEF  PICKED  UP  ALMOST  WEEKLY    he   became  someone  hopper  was  proud  to  call  a  friend.

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would you like to talk about susie or berdly next? those weird. weird kids who everyone loves very much

i have another ask about berdly because i mentioned i needed to make my own au where he and noelle switch places because it seems people default to beat for beat snowgrave rewrites and i. am not convinced it would be possible with him. so anyway i will take This opportunity to talk about my wonderful daughter susie you'll see all thaaaaaat later <3

susie is my favorite dr character. she is one of my all time favorite characters Ever, actually, i think she's the best, her character development is so fucking good, it's been 1 day but the way she's grown still manages to feel natural and not rushed at all, oh my god, starts crying into my hands

she was never a bully... she never hurt anyone. she was just a lonely kid instantly judged by her peers and treated unfairly. a monster among monsters :( she had so much love in her heart, just. waiting, yknow? she wanted friends but no one gave her a chance. she latched on to the absolute bare minimum of kindness from noelle - she just gave her a pencil and smiled at her. and that Stuck with susie. yes, gay but also, that just goes to show how little kindness this kid has experienced in her life.

the second she was shown friendship she just blossomed. she repays the love she has been given in spades. im so so proud of her. she's so much happier and animated in ch2. has a goddamn FIT

i think, she suspects more than she lets on. im convinced she starts piecing together what's going on with kris after the spamton neo fight - i have no reason to believe this. kris's reaction is just very specific and is the most upset she's ever seen them. i suspect that in the flavor text for his shadow crystal, when it says "you saw susie glaring at you coldly", the 'you' there is referring to the player. not kris.

although that just may be me being insane because like if anything bad happens to her and kris's friendship i will. kill myself? i am going to Act Out. i will-

and in a snowgrave route, it won't take long for someone to realize Something has happened to berdly. susie will undoubtedly make the connection between him and cyber world very fast, and will also probably connect it to noelle's behavior and kris's sickened expression when they reunited.

alternatively: noelle told her everything while they were alone. it struck me as very interesting that susie makes the point to say "i'll tell you [what happened] later, kris." and then doesn't. maybe she knows she can't speak plainly in front of kris now

or i guess maybe they just kissed. im positive they kissed either way BUT LIKE

i wonder if we'll keep seeing her take agency in a way that prevents Our control of the story. like forcing the individual ACTs and dragging ralsei off. those probably weren't purposeful attempts to throw us off, because i think her theoretical suspicions are sparked by kris's reaction to spamton/snowgrave weirdness. she was just being susie. but, what might she do when attempting to trip up the freaky time god that may or may not be possessing kris?

susie appears to be growing more and more into the role of Hero, and i like to think that this means she'll be kris's hero, too. they are best friends. do not break my heart here toby i'll end up on national news don't test me

some stuff:

baby butch lesbian. that's it that's all i got

i can't decide between the lancer-extended family adopting her or toriel adopting her so Both. i have daily fits about the fact that there's a good chance she's homeless and doesn't have a family. so now she gets two with her two best friends (three, once i figure out how to put myself in deltarune to adopt her too)

i think she is very affectionate. she's still getting used to having friends but give her a few days. not in like a, touchy feely snugglywuggly kinda way. she just. constantly leans on all her friends. puts her head on their shoulders or rests her chin on top of their heads. lays her legs on their laps. she'll just casually lift up kris and hoist them over her shoulder for no reason. (this is part of why i hc kris as so short. easier for susie to carry them.) etc!

on that note she does really like holding hands :) she kinda just grabs people's hands bc they arent walking fast enough or something and then she forgets to let go

she gets really into baking.. cauldron baking from ralsei and normal person baking from toriel. she makes like really good desserts and then she also likes to see what will happen if she attempts to bake a mixture of chalk and playdough

another hobby i think she gets into is gardening. i have nothing to explain why i just made this up

this song reminds me of her

susie's upper body strength vs noelle's endurance. go.

(noelle wins. they go on a hike for a lovely picnic and susie is like im gonna fucking Die *wheeze* while noelle's happily trotting up the sheer face of a cliff without breaking a sweat)

actually i think she and berdly would be really funny friends so i hope that keeps up