#i already had so many stargyle (platonic or fwb) ideas and now this

[feralsteddie]

@eddiemunsonloveposting

*sighs* *cracks knuckles* y’all really didn’t need to give me more ideas for this

Argyle comes and visits for the summer. He visits every break he can considering his best friend can’t usually come to him (they’ve talked about Jon moving back out to Cali one day, but everyone’s still skittish from Vecna, so it’ll take him time).

It’s his second day in town when he and Steve see each other again. They’d been a little preoccupied with their own groups to really interact the last time, but, hey, turned out they got along extremely well.

The three boys are still almost constantly with Steve, so it just made sense that Argyle join the group. The mish mashed hang outs that anyone who went to Hawkins High and even vaguely knew of the three of them were still bawking at.

Eddie and Argyle actually get along really well too, to no one’s surprise. Argyle’s been around Will enough to understand some of his references and Eddie is just delighted at about everything that comes out of Argyle’s mouth.

Tommy clearly doesn’t like the guy, but Tommy doesn’t like anyone Steve hangs out with that isn’t him, so there’s no surprise there.

Since it’s summer that means the return of Nancy as well, back in town after her first year of college and there’s the weird energy between her and Jon that Eddie and Tommy are hoping means he’s dropping the race, going back to his girlfriend and finally freeing up very important Steve Time.

The last time they’d all hung out Steve’s head was in his lap and Eddie and Tommy almost considered teaming up just to get rid of him. Almost.

It’s… sort of what happens. Jon and Nancy are spending time together, they can see some complex feelings happening and there was no way they weren’t going to take advantage.

But that time slot was small, and they forgot to include the newest addition in their calculations.

Fucking Argyle. Because Argyle’s best friend was occasionally MIA which left him with some free time too.

See. Eddie knew Steve struggled a lot with the group. Even if every single one of them would probably die if something were to happen to him, he gets undervalued a lot, many rolled eyes and digs at his intelligence. Hey, turned out Argyle got the same. Everyone over looking him because they assumed he was just stoned and wouldn’t have anything to offer.

And Argyle was a really touchy guy. Had Steve almost in his lap, petting his stupid shiny long hair quicker than Tommy or Eddie had ever managed. He just had a laid-back quality that allowed for casual affection in a way that Tommy and Eddie’s intensity didn’t. Every touch with Steve Mattered and they weren’t able to pretend otherwise.

They weren’t stupid this time around. Not like they’d been with Jonathan at first and assuming there was no way. Because it was clear Steve liked all the weird burnouts Hawkins had to offer.

They started in on their diversion efforts quick, making more plans with Steve, squishing Steve between them on the couch during groups hangs, diverting Steve’s wandering hands when Argyle and his stupid shiny long hair got close, etc etc

But Argyle had game, and was smart. It was fucking annoying.

Because Steve wanted to go to a CC concert? Yeah Argyle could vibe with some metal. A baseball game? No worries dude he loved watching that shit. Steve’s hands were stopped from using him as a fidget toy? Oh man let me fix your collar real quick. No space on the couch? Well come here, Harrington I’ve got a free lap.

It was frustrating. Infuriating. Eddie was going to start biting soon and Tommy was hyperventilating in the bathroom.

Argyle brought Steve along to fucking forage in the woods. He got Steve eating pineapple on his pizza. They cooked dinner for the party together. They hung out in the back of his shitty van like that wasn’t EddieandSteve’s thing. Went on hikes like that wasn’t a TommyandSteve thing.

The last straw was actually a moment neither of them had been paying attention to, Eddie and Tommy glaring each other down over a plate of Steve’s murder-worthy cookies. All they really caught was Steve laughing and the tail end of a sentence that sounded something like -good boy, dude! And both of their heads both turned so quick their necks should’ve snapped. Argyle got Steve’s three-blink mouth parted look that Eddie’d been hoarding since the spring break from hell and it was decided.

Argyle had to go.

(Not in a murder way, because Eddie wasn’t going to cash in those murder allegations and Tommy was on thin ice with Steve as it was, but they were going to figure it out. Argyle was fucking dangerous there was no way they were going to lose Steve to a guy dressed like a bowling alley carpet. They just wouldn’t.)

OKAY BUT

Thinking about all the hilarity that would be if Tommy tried to “befriend” Steve again after everything.

Tommy and Eddie glaring at each other every time Steve looks away.

Fighting over Steve’s attention.

Each going to throw their arms around Steve just to end up slamming them together while Steve’s still walking

The “I can fix him” vs “I can make him worse”

The bitchy comments back and forth over who knows Steve better

Tommy will show up with a six pack just to find Steve and Eddie already high together

Eddie swinging by for an impromptu movie night and Tommy and Steve have a basketball game on

Tommy trying to have a conversation with the kids because he know they’re the key to winning Steve back, but Max snaps her teeth like she’s going to bite him once and Tommy screams so high pitch Steve started panicking because he thought it was Erica

Eddie trying to learn Steve’s sports to show he won’t just dismiss his interests, but he’s a chronic smoker whose hobbies are fairly sedentary so five minutes in he’s wheezing and somehow manages to almost break his nose with a basketball

It’s only funnier when they both pull up to Steve’s place, at the exact same time, with flowers in their hands. And Steve opens the door to them trying to kill each other on his front lawn.