#i'm not saying eddie queer awakening but also i'm definitely saying it

[buddierecs]

sexuality realisation buddie fics

aka sexuality crisis fics. this list has different rated fics, so please look at the rating make sure to kudos/comment on these amazing works :)

the definition of love and all things ineffable by: elvensorceress "In which buck processes his breakup, learns his place in his family, has a huge crisis of sexuality, and finds the truth about love beating in his own heart." word count: 29k rating: teen and up important tags: friends to lovers, mutual pining, getting together, idiots in love, buckley-diaz family, mild sexual content eddie diaz vs the feelings by: elvensorceress "eddie dives into the mysteries of attraction, romantic love, and asexuality because there's a good chance he's fallen in love with his best friend." word count: 63k rating: explicit important tags: friends to lovers, demisexuality, asexuality, angst, fluff, emotional hurt/comfort, slow burn, mutual pining, anal sex, hand jobs courtship behaviours of southern coastal husbros by: mad_lori "buck and eddie decide to become platonic domestic partners and co-parents. they are 100% super normal about it and absolutely nothing is awakened in them, except a mutual annoyance at being referred to as "husbros." word count: 49k rating: explicit important tags: domestic partners, friends to lovers, slow burn, friends with benefits, demisexuality, fluid sexuality, fluff, eventual smut, oral sex help me to help myself by: woodchoc_magnum "in which eddie slowly figures out who he really is in the aftermath of his breakdown." word count: 26k rating: mature important tags: angst, depression, mental breakdown, pining, getting together, team as family, soft!buddie darker days, brighter endings by: farfromstars "a fic on eddie’s recovery after 4x14." word count: 44k rating: teen and up important tags: injury recovery, ptsd, panic attacks, therapy, minor eddie/ana, minor buck/taylor, pining, friends to lovers, getting together let's hear it for the boy by: hattalove "in which eddie attends a self-empowerment group for gbtq men to supplement his therapy, and is empowered to: forgive himself, say "i'm gay" to his own reflection in the mirror, accidentally adopt an adult, make fried rice, and tell his straight best friend that he's in love with him. not necessarily in that order." word count: 56k rating: teen and up important tags: queer themes, self-discovery, friends to lovers, coming out, getting together, queer awakening, pining, gay disaster!eddie diaz tell me about despair by: hattalove "the entity often affectionately referred to as the unrepression fic" word count: 148k rating: mature important tags: character study, angst, ptsd, therapy, communication, queer awakening, friends to lovers remember me, love (when i'm reborn) by: kwills "eddie has a sexuality crisis, and it's nothing like buck described it. it's not freedom. it's hell. but maybe not forever" word count: 12k rating: teen and up important tags: internalised homophobia, catholic guilt, angst, coming out, minor buck/tommy, getting together, feelings realization you still make sense to me by: farfromthstars "eddie is ready for a new relationship – but why does it never feel right? buck has a lot to work through, and doing that comes with a few realizations." word count: 31k rating: mature important tags: asexuality spectrum, therapy, coming out, mutual pining, idiots in love, mild sexual content i bet my hand fits right in your hands by: blob_blob "after they leave texas, buck has a sexuality crisis in TKs dms, and also when eddie asks who he's texting he panics and makes up an entire girlfriend to avoid admitting to eddie that he's having a sexuality crisis" word count: 7.5k rating: teen and up important tags: fluff, light angst, coming out, texting oh, how could i have been so wrong by: prettyboybuckley "buck figures out his sexuality at the age of 30" word count: 7k rating: mature important tags: self-discovery, love confessions, jealous!eddie diaz, first kiss, hand jobs

[rogueddie]

Different Time AU, Steddie Fics

Important: READ THE TAGS! Also, leave a comment and kudos! These fics are amazing and I love them and I hope y'all do too 🕓

I'm a Fool to Want You

senoritablack

Steve Harrington is a regular at Valentine’s, a word-of-mouth, traveling party for queers. As a hard-knocked detective in a town meant to kill you slowly, he’s not meaning to be anything but drunk at tonight’s shindig. Somehow, with the help of a gorgeous pianist, he finds himself in love.

Words : 7,755 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

( Set in the 1940s )

Don't threaten me with a good time

QueenOfSwords1312

No sooner is Eddie through the door, bottle in hand, than he’s being swept up in someone’s arms and pressed back against a wall. He blinks a few times to steady his vision after the near-whiplash move and comes face-to-face with Coriolanus himself, Steve Harrington. He’s got one hand on Eddie’s waist and the other has smoothly made its way into Eddie’s hair at the back of his head. And Eddie’s still clutching the damn wine bottle neck so he only has one free hand to grasp at Steve’s sweater.

The last time Eddie had seen the beautiful man, he’d been on stage, covered in fake blood and waxing poetic about all the bad decisions he made in his life to land him where he was. Which was hot , if a bit sad, but definitely fucking hot.

“You’re—” Eddie starts, but Steve cuts him off.

“Gonna kiss you now, if that’s alright,” Steve says, already staring at Eddie’s mouth.

Words : 7,496 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

( Modern au )

What Do You Want?

Sharpbutsoft (BuckysButt)

He hears the clink of glass pearls first, then feels a bare arm pressed alongside his own, warm through his thin cotton shirt.

“You here alone, handsome?” asks a low, husky voice, right into his ear. Steve turns to see the most beautiful person on whom he’s ever laid eyes.

Tall, with long, dark hair and darker eyes. A gash of red lipstick on her full lips, a stylish fringed dress and a strings of pearls hanging off her boyish frame.

Words : 1,543 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Teen And Up Audiences

AO3 : x

( The whole series is great, and it is also written / co-written by dodger_chan. Set in the 1920s. )

May I Have This Dance?

sky_neverending

Steve attends a masquerade with Robin, and ends up meeting a handsome stranger who awakens a new feeling.

Words : 3,162 Chapters : 2/2 Rating : Teen And Up Audiences

AO3 : x

( Set in the 1800s )

Moments can be Monuments to You, if Your Life is Interesting and True

DiscoSuperFly

Working 911 dispatch in a small town is equal parts stressful and rewarding. Steve likes to think he's making a difference.

Eddie quietly returns to Hawkins and is surprised by everyone who chose to stay.

Why would a golden boy like Steve Harrington stick around in this dead end town?

Words : 58,749 Chapters : 7/7 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

( Set in the 90s )

Betting On Your Name

FIick

“But I don’t want her Eddie!” The prince throws his hands up. “Why can’t my father see there are other candidates who are closer to me, right here at home!”

“Who do you want then?” Eddie asks his breath catching in his throat, his hands itching to reach out and reassure. This is a dangerous game. Far more so than a silly childhood bet. It’s a very easy thing to say he’ll give Prince Steve the air from his lungs, and another entirely to do so.

Words : 4,533 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : General Audiences

AO3 : x

( Medieval au )

the devil’s camaro (please don’t remember me, it’s only 1993)

roosterroo

It’s 1993. Eddie works at his local garage after serving time for a drug charge in high school. There he meets Steve, a typical well to do suburban dad type, who turns everything Eddie believes on his head. And he’s married- but also flirting with him?

Words : 32,798 Chapters : 6/6 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

Here is the Repeated Image of the Lover Destroyed

stevefuckingharrington

He could feel the warm, wet red of his blood slipping down over his fingers and dripping onto the forest floor. He had been stabbed before of course - it came as part of the job - but never quite like this. He could feel himself dying, his life slipping through his own weak grasp.

It was no longer a case of ‘if’, but ‘when’.

Words : 1,744 Chapters : 1/1 Rating : Mature

AO3 : x

( Medieval au )

Blood 🩸 & Caffeine ☕

Witch_Weakly

Eddie's got a little vampire...problem. You see, he normally feeds once a month from the blood bank at the hospital where he works. And that's normally fine. The blood provides him with life for a few days - breathing, hunger for real food, a healthy sex drive. And then that fades away, replaced by a mild bloodlust that gets stronger until he finally needs to feed again. This cycle is fine as long as he doesn't go too long. As long as he feeds before he gets so numb and so hungry that he loses himself. Except one day, that's exactly what happens. And it's only been a few weeks since his last feeding. Way too soon. In a panic, he feeds early and now needs silly human things like sleep during his scheduled night shift. Guess it's time for a trip down to the coffee shop. But on top of meeting a hot barista, Eddie finds that his little problem is only getting worse.

Words : 17,756 Chapters : 9/9 Rating : Explicit

AO3 : x

( Modern AU )

[dwobbitfromtheshire]

Steve Harrington x Past Tommy headcanon, Steddie being the future (this isn't me trying to make an excuse for Tommy, but I'm just trying to fill in the blanks the Duffle bags left us with):

Don't get me wrong, I love it where Eddie is Steve’s queer awakening and all, but it's definitely used a lot. Not a complaint, just stating a fact. Come on, there definitely wasn't anything straight about his relationship with Tommy, and Carol was definitely Tommy's beard. At least, I think that Carol is Tommy's beard and a lesbian. Am I like the only one who thought they weren't that bad? I mean, yeah, they were assholes but to be fair, every teenager is one. I was a good kid who didn't make my dad worry so much, but even I could be such an asshole sometimes. The theater thing was over the line, but I can imagine they did that because they probably witnessed Steve crying. They're probably one of the only ones who saw Steve cry, and I think we probably would have gone to war if we saw Steve cry. And I think Tommy probably did it out of guilt.

I think Steve was with Tommy once, and maybe he thinks Tommy was a special case. Maybe he had hoped that Tommy would stop being an asshole and that's why it didn't work. Maybe that's why Tommy basically called him a coward. Maybe he walked away from Tommy more than once. I mean, he did get onto Tommy when he said something shitty. Why do people think that he didn't try to ever stop Tommy? He never joined in on when they talked shit. He got onto Tommy for saying shit about Jonathan. I think the theater was the only time he didn't ever try, and the only time he talked shit about Jonathan was because he was angry and hurt. Shit, maybe he wasn't just thinking about his parents when he saw Nancy with Jonathan? Maybe he was thinking about that time he walked in on Tommy having sex with Carol because they were trying to see if they were interested in the opposite sex. They weren't, but Steve didn't know that because he walked away. He also stayed because Tommy was his oldest friend. He walked away for the last time, and Tommy, heartbroken, befriended Billy, hoping to make Steve jealous.

Steve didn't tell Robin, not only because it hurt too much, because it wasn't just his secret to tell. He didn't think he could ever fall for another guy again. He knows he's attracted to them, but he didn't think he could love another one until Eddie came along. And when Eddie was lying prone in the hospital, Steve brought Robin to the bathroom and told her everything. She was another person who saw him cry.

I don't know. People don't give Steve enough credit for walking from Tommy and Carol. I mean, just because they were assholes, their friendship doesn't mean anything. . .it doesn't mean anything that Steve walked away from a shitty situation? Most adults can't do what Steve did. Just the facts.

[theha1rarch]

🔥 - i'm evil ... so ... steve

( send the fire emoji for an unpopular opinion )

oooh boy oh-ho-ho, okay buckle in everyone - this is gonna be a long ride -

1 - gonna go ahead & get this one out of the way ... steve would in no universe, under any circumstance, in any way - shape - or form ... date fucking b.illy h.argrove. i really feel like i don't need to explain this one but yeah thanks, he would never. he wouldn't even CRUSH on him (eddie is his one & only (canon) bi awakening thank you!!!)

2 - steve is not an asshole. he can be bitchy, he was a douche in school & definitely not the greatest person - but he is not an actual mean person. like - maybe if he was in a bad mood or in a fight with someone, he could say something really mean - but it's not something he'd do normally. like he's not just some giant asshole who treats people like shit

3 - steve wouldn't accept anyone being an ass to nancy. he wouldn't accept robin shunning her bc of their past. he forgave nancy a long time ago & expects other people to as well. just because she hurt him, if he forgave her - they need to as well. after all it's HIM she hurt & it's not like it was done intentionally

4 - steve isn't stupid. he struggles with learning & school, yes. he's not the most booksmart, yes. but he's not fucking stupid. he's not some braindead idiot who can't tell right from left. he might not always spell things right, he might not know big words but acting like he's a five year old child who's never been on the planet earth before is a bit much. not to mention he canonically showed off his smarts SEVERAL times. everyone forgets if it wasn't for him, they never would've figured out the russians were working at/under the mall

5 - steve being in love with nancy still, or again, in s4 was lazy & stupid writing & never should've happened & makes no sense. he was canonically over here & trying to move on a season before. literally admitted while on TRUTH SERUM that he wasn't in love with her anymore. it literally shows no growth for him to just reduce him back to a shipping box & have him revolve around nancy again. especially when nancy herself has moved on & is in a happy relationship

6 - everyone claims steve is the d.uffer bros favorite, but he is NOT. he might be a fan favorite but the duffers don't give af about him. they wouldn't have done above if they did. they wouldn't continuously put him through hell & back if they did. he's literally a marketing ploy to them/st in general/netflix. they know everyone eats him up & uses those stupid 'steve harrington has to live' or whatever type marketing things to bring in the money

7 - calling steve a 'fan favorite' is even a bit of a stretch because genuinely most people only like him because he's hot. or bc joe is. & they crush on him & think he's attractive & the whole babysitter thing does it for them. or they also just think of him as 'haha goofy stupid funny hot guy who gets beat up all the time'. that's how most people outside of the actual steve stans see him, people don't give him depth - including the writers themselves

8 - FOR ST/CANON/80S VERSE SPECIFIC - i genuinely don't think steve would know what being bi was or that 'liking both' is an option or whatever without meeting robin. or another 'already have figured out they're queer' person. like i just simply don't think he'd just have that already known without some help. like - maybe he could know he liked guys for certain ships getting together pre-robin & all but i don't think he'd know the details of stuff already without a queer person in his life

9 - slight usfw but probably one of my most controversial, in the steve/steddie/st fandom at least, STEVE IS A SUB, & HE'S ALSO A BOTTOM. THAT'S ALL. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

10 - this is going to be the most controversial thing i've ever said on this blog bc it's going to surprise & shock the fuck out of so many of you & no one's going to believe i'm actually saying it but .....................

steve should've died in s4 instead of eddie. NOW HEAR ME OUT - obviously there's no universe where i want steve to die & this is ONLY IF someone 'had' to die. but i think it should've been steve. steve is a character that's been around since s1, who was - in fact - supposed to die in s1. we know him, we love him, but we've got to watch a life for him play out on screen before us. maybe not the best life. but still. he was canonically in a good place by the end of s4, for the most part. like generally seemed happy & all. he gave that whole speech to nancy that literally screamed a 'i'm about to die' speech. it would've been sad as fuck, but i think it would've been a better narrative. to watch a character we've gotten to know & have at least four or more so years with die. & it still would've given dustin the whole 'losing older brother type figure' situation. we'd get to watch the characters grieve someone we actually knew, not someone we only knew for nine (eight? idk i'm tired i forget how many s4 eps rn) episodes & most of the characters barely knew -. it would've been a lot more impactful & shown that the duffers weren't afraid to take risks & actually kill off their mains & show us no one was safe. & then eddie could've stepped into steve's role & wouldn't have lived such a short time & would've shown that the duffers could break out of their 'we're gonna kill off this character you just me this season' trope ...

[qprstobin]

Re:Steve being written as oblivious post: Steve would probs clock Eddies flirting, decide he wants to roll with it and be like 'yeah were taking it slow ig things have been so crazy for him lately it makes sense he's taking his time to make a move' while Eddie would go through 5 stages of grief every day with 'unrequited' pinning and Robbin would be freaking out she's being replaced as a bff bc Steve suddenly wants to spend time alone with Eddie & keeps talking how cool he is. Will would clock Eddie pinning but not Steve bc he never saw sb happy and confident with being queer. Dustin & the hellfire would see the tension but not know where it's coming from & Max & Erica would be the closest to cracking it but they're too cool to get involved & too busy helping El fit in back into Hawkins. Steve would only be oblivious to everyone being so anxious bc let's be real it's Hawkins they're always anxious so everyone is spiralling while Steve is having the happiest gayest time of his life

(opened my laptop to realize I never posted this I AM SO SORRY)

I'm gonna be frank and say I don't agree with all of this but also this made me giggle SO MUCH and I love it. I think that Steve would tell Robin that he is crushing on Eddie and thinks he has a chance, because they talk about everything and esp potential dates and Robin is torn between being happy and pretty sure that Eddie reciprocates but mainly just doesn't want Steve to get hurt because Eddie is pretty fucking weird and who knows how serious he is with all of his weird comments.

While I enjoy an Eddie who gets in over his head because he wasn't prepared for an object of flirtation to turn it back on him, I do also enjoy him just not thinking he has any chance and so is like, oh man these intricate straight jock rituals are intense, I hope this doesn't awaken anything in me I'm already ass over tea kettle about this man.

I totally agree with you about Will and Dustin and Hellfire sooo much. Will would definitely be like oh man I recognize that look of gay yearning but would think any vibes he was picking of from Steve were either wishful thinking or just Steve being Steve because Steve is honestly kind of weird too. Bc you're exactly right he probably would struggle with realizing that the weird vibes are Steve being if not completely comfortable, at least comfortable enough to go after a cute guy he's pretty sure is into him.

Dustin and Hellfire would have NO idea what it is they are picking up on dfgsiodj, especially Dustin. Hellfire it all depends on which members if any that Eddie is out to, and even then they would not likely be all that confident in Steve's intentions. Dustin most assuredly thinks that for some reason that Steve and Eddie don't like each other, or that something happened when they were all stuck in the Upside Down that they aren't talking about. I think if one or both of them came out to him, he would be able to put together the dots, but he definitely would not come to that conclusion on his own he is under the impression both of them are straight and have no reason to think otherwise.

I think you are most right about Steve not being oblivious to Eddie's affections, but he doesn't actually realize the chaos he is sewing by being impulsive with Eddie idrgjsirgjsr. There is too much going on for him to quite realize how weirdly his actions are being taken. Like I think he knows that he needs to be somewhat subtle because like he lives in rural Indiana in the 80s but that doesn't mean he isn't flagging as being up to something and really fucking weird. At least one person just thinks he has a new girlfriend that he won't introduce to them, but which isn't right but also is maybe closer than they realize? It's all just, so many shenanigans. Steve has never actually learned to be normal in his life

[buddiebeginz]

I definitely think Eddie is going to have his feelings realization for Buck in 8a. I think that's going to be the main catalyst for his queer awakening.

I'm not sure exactly how the stuff with Buck is going to play out but I don't see T*mmy sticking around at all beyond mid season. I think Tim only even brought him back because he has a story he wants to tell with the the three characters and isn't going to let all the drama from Lou and his fans stop him from letting that play out. There's also some loose threads that never got dealt with in s7 that really need T*mmy back at least briefly to close up.

Like I'm hoping that we get that whole "my attention" thing and everything that was going on with Buck in 704 brought up. Buck's feelings for Eddie were very loud in that ep and it really needs to be addressed or it's just bad storytelling. Plus T*mmy constantly calling Buck Evan and being dismissive of him really needs to be addressed too. Like I know 911 has a bad habit of letting characters off the hook too often but it feels like T*mmy was written the way he was in s7 for a reason.

I also feel like we've watched Buck for years just kind of "accept the love he thinks he deserves" and stay with people who didn't really love him or even see him for who he truly is. At this point in the show and in Buck's journey we really need a scene where he is able to look at his relationship with T*mmy and say this isn't working and for him to be okay with walking away.

Back to Buddie though I think you're right we'll see something big for them by the mid season finale, though I'm not sure if it will be a kiss but I do think it will be big enough for everyone to be talking about during the hiatus. And I do think if everything goes the way it seems like things are going we could and should have Buddie together by the end of season 8. It makes the most sense and also no one knows how long the show is going to be on the air so if they're going to tell Buddie's love story now is the time to start telling it.

Idk if I posted my speculative timeline for Buddie, so, here it is for posterity. Under the cut.

8x01-8x03: Buck has his realization that it's Eddie, probably aided by Tommy (they breakup). Eddie gets enough reassurance from Christopher by 8x03 that he can turn his gaze inward and really start digging into his issues

8x04 -8x06: Eddie realizes that he's in love with Buck. And based on that, re-evaluates his sexuality. I don't think he'll put a label on it. But he will accept that he's attracted to Buck, and that this means he's attracted to men. I HOPE KAREN IS PART OF THIS, JUST PUTTING THAT OUT THERE.

8x04/5-8x07/8: Buck has an arc about his abandonment issues, kicked off by Bobby almost dying/secretly retiring, Tommy breakup, and Buck's fear that Eddie can't/won't return his love (that last one is fine because the audience will know that Eddie is into Buck soon enough for it not to be an unrequited gay crush on a straight man). I kinda feel like Phillip Buckley is going to die or get very sick or something, given Tommy stating "your father is alive" so confidently in 7x10. But, eh, who knows.

8x04/5/6-Midseason finale: Buck and Eddie mutual pining, my beloved ❤

Midseason finale (8x10): Buddie declaration of feelings/kiss

8x10- 8x11: I seriously think Eddie will try to take the kiss back and Buck will have to convince him it's a good idea to let their relationship change. I would love it if right when Buck decides to give up and stop convincing Eddie, Eddie gives in and so right when Buck starts to tell him that it's ok and he accepts friendship is what they have, Eddie lays one on him and says "Nah, let's give it a shot".

8x12 - season end: BUDDIE CANON!!!!!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉

[daniclaytcn]

I hadn’t seen your tags on the “reconcile” post when I reblogged with my own but since we both said something to the effect of “I mean the only thing he’s ever really said about Ramon is that he taught him to bottle things up” and you made the excellent point of him not ever really seeming upset about that — therefore reconcile is a strange choice — now I’m wondering if its either something we haven’t heard about before or if someone (probably Frank) like points out exactly how unhelpful that’s been and how inadvertently harmful and then even though Eddie had never consciously put it into the category of things that damaged him, he now can’t not put it there. And therefore has to confront it in order to properly heal.

Idk this whole ask is probably just reinventing the wheel but using 3 instead of π to measure it, I guess my whole point is maybe it’s not going to be any of the sharp things that count as a reason to reconcile but just the realisation that something was way more fucked up than he thought at the time.

yeah yeah—i think it all depends on how they actually set up the whole eddie going to texas thing! him having therapy sessions where he can actually unpack his father's advice about putting away his feeling in the next couple of episodes seems unlikely, given the time constraints, and the same goes for 5x17 itself. so, i feel like if they're going to jump right into it, it might be something we haven't heard about yet, and it will slowly be revealed through whatever conversations he has with his parents, and—possibly—flashbacks. i do feel like the 'brushing it off and moving on' thing is part of a much bigger picture, and it definitely isn't some throwaway advice his dad might have given him once or twice so...yeah! i'm really excited to see how this plays out!

[prettybillycore]

Stranger Things LBGTQ+ Headcanons

Eddie Munson

Sexuality: Omniromantic, Grayasexual. He would like the term omniro because omni people typically have a large, defined preference. I think his preference would be man/masculine aligned people. He would shorthand and say gay/mlm if he wasn't in a place where he felt like having a long conversation about sexuality. I could also see him as polyamorous, though he would like a smaller polycule.

Gender Identity: Masculine Aligned, Non-Binary

Pronouns: He/Him, He/They, They/Them

Billy Hargrove

Sexuality: Queer. He would explain himself as Gay/Bi/Pan and I don't feel like he would be attached to any particular label. He really likes being in mlm relationships and polycules. Definitely polyamorous.

Gender Identity: Genderfluid, Non-Binary

Pronouns: He/They, He/They/She

***Note: I have been seeing posts about Trans Girl!Billy and I also absolutely love that headcanon. Any creators who work within that headcanon, I thank you for your content.

Steve Harrington

Sexuality: Bisexual. You cannot convince me that he does not experience attraction to men. I think he tends to lean toward women, but he definitely likes men. It took him a while to figure it out and come to terms with it, but Billy was definitely his gay awakening. He's very thankful for that. He would totally be cool with a poly relationship, it would just take him time to adjust to the idea if he had never considered it before.

Gender Identity: Cis Man

Pronouns: He/Him

Robin Buckley

Sexuality: Lesbian (is also lesbian in canon; confirmed). I could also see her using the terms Neptunic and Demisexual.

Gender Identity: Demi-girl, Non-Binary

Pronouns: She/They or They/Them

Nancy Wheeler

Sexuality: Bisexual

Gender Identity: Cis Woman

Pronouns: She/Her

Jonathan Byers

Sexuality: Hetero, LGBTQ Ally

Gender Identity: Cis Man

Pronouns: He/Him

Author's Note:

Hello, Y'all!

the supernatural x stranger things fic is coming along nicely! I'm not going to be finished with the first part tonight because I'm not feeling well enough to write that much, so I thought I would give you some wholesome lgbtq stranger things headcanons!

disclaimer: these are my thoughts as an lgbt person about the characters' sexualities/gender identities. I would love to hear your thoughts in the comments, but do not be rude please! we are allowed to have differences of opinion. Tho, if anyone tries to tell me that robin is into men I will delete your comments. thank youuuu <3

[eusuntgratie]

what are you weakest for in fic for the following pairings:

stucky

sterek

firefighters whose names i'm not 100% i know

newtmas

oh this is such a good ask <3

stucky - i'm very weak for fics where bucky's trauma is treated seriously, where steve works hard to help him, and where there's an undeniable connection between the two that is less 'omg its you you're back everything's perfect' and more 'there is no universe, no situation, no life where i don't love you'.

sterek - um. bottom!derek is literally the first thing that came to mind. hah. i'm weak for a lot of things in sterek fic but i do really love fics where derek gets to be soft, and lets stiles take care of him. and rail him a lot.

also fics where derek is very wolfy... i love all the werewolfy kink shit and stiles being very much a monsterfucker.

my firefighters are buck and eddie 😂😘 their ship name is buddie which is hilarious. i am very weak for domestic fics where the two of them are soft and sweet and coparenting eddie's son chris. their little family of three is what originally intrigued me about the show. but i also LOVE fics where eddie is in his queer awakening era and discovers how much he loves dick. let eddie be a slut, a little bit. baby deserves it.

OH GOD i also love love love a d/s dynamic with these two (bc honestly... it just works so well for them i'm sweating just thinking about it) and am extremely and eternally weak for possessive!eddie.

my fave newtmas fic of all time is an AU, but i'd say for canon fics it's definitely glade sluttiness. like maybe i'm scared and overwhelmed and i don't know wtf is going on but who cares because i found this beautiful boy and for a minute i can lose myself in that.

common thread in all of these is that i'm very drawn to traumatized characters and i will always love reading about them healing, being seen, getting what they need, and getting to be happy. and having fabulous sex, obviously.

ask me weird and/or spicy shit to keep me motivated 😘

[god-i-hope-so]

New watcher here! Binged-watched everything up to S7E5 like 2 weeks ago. I have no definite preference whatever happens, though I'm currently 200% for Bucktommy... because that's where Buck's journey is at, because Tommy seems safe and good for Buck, because he seems like the right person at this moment in Buck's life. If the story had made Buddie canon, then I'd have been 200% for it all the same.

But I honestly also don't see Buddie as a thing, not with their current dynamic. No hate against people who ship them, I'm from the old school of fandom etiquette: like what you like. I don't care. I see Buck and Eddie as very close friends, the closest you can be. Though binge-watching really made 2 things very clear to me (and it's my interpretation, of course):

Buck has always been queer. He just never had the opportunity to "know" it himself before. I think he just loves to be loved, whoever it is, but social norms being what they are, he never really let himself explore other possibilities and just went for very feminine women because he likes women and he never struggle to find a partner. Every time I felt like the vibe changed between him and Eddie was because Buck was being sort of playful in a way that could be read as ambiguous.

Eddie is aspec but I'm not sure about him being queer. I'm not saying he's not and will never be, but maybe he doesn't even know it himself (yet?). I'm sure it's not a popular take on this character but look. He married his first love not because they planned it for years, but because it was just like that and they were kids. Then when she left, he just focused on Chris and life moved on. After Shannon, all his relationships were dull. The only moments we see him really happy are when he's single, living with his son and having fun with his friends and family. And by aspec, I mean really aspec, not ace/aro. He definitely enjoys having a lover, but he doesn't need it. He doesn't even look for it. When he's with someone, it's always because he "can't stay single". Why? Why not just let the guy live his life being a happy single dad and see what life will put on his way one day without pushing and forcing it? If the endgame is him being with Buck, then so be it if it's genuine. I'm all for it! But it has to make sense for me and right now it doesn't. It could have been a thing a lot earlier in the show, some lines were also ambiguous, but now that we're at season 7? No. if it happens later, they better write a very, very convincing turn of events.

So to me it's not Bucktommy vs Buddie. It never was. They are two completely different relationships on two different paths. All I ask for, now that Buck's character took a big new direction, is that whatever happens makes sense. That's all. Don't butcher Buck's queer awakening, don't butcher beautiful friendships, don't butcher a nice group of friends with unnecessary internal drama.

Why is it Buck/Tommy vs. Buck/Eddie?

And that's a genuine question, not an attack on anyone.

Are BT fans newer to the show? Have they not seen Buck and Eddie building a relationship? Or is that they don't see them as having that romantic connection? Or is it that they don't like the character of Eddie?

I like Tommy as a first relationship for Buck. I think he's safe, and as the actor himself said, Tommy is a good partner for Buck to start out with, whereas if he started with Eddie, their friendship might suffer if their relationship didn't work out. Tommy is gentle and, I think, takes his cues from Buck. Their chemistry is new and exciting.

Endgame, I would like to see Buck and Eddie together. For their friendship to build into something so strong and stable is kind of what we all look for, I would think. Buck and Eddie's relationship has had years to grow, and there was definitely something there from the get-go, a spark, if you will. From the flirting to the will to the reaction if the other is in danger.... those are solid beams in which to build a house.

I'm here for both. I think all three actors are embracing this character arc, and the possibilities really are endless. I know what I'd like my end pairing to be but it's still a fun ride.

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What if it's something stupid like he's afraid Chris will miss out on his family or something. Because Eddie has pretty much replaced them with Buck. And this reconcelation is a reconciliation in that he wants to try and make them a part of their new lives.

Eddie trying to finally be seen by his dad. Who has never really seen him before? But maybe it could turn around and really be Esdie healing when he realizes that Chris and himself wont be missing out on family. Because he's secretly afraid of that too. Because they made their own!

I just need something to bring back the feel of the fire fam. Maybe Eddie realizing, really realizing and accepting the family he's made in LA will settle him. And that's why Romo leading into May day has Eddie looking bamf and suiting up again. Because he's not afraid anymore he's got to join back up with his family.

I hadn’t seen your tags on the “reconcile” post when I reblogged with my own but since we both said something to the effect of “I mean the only thing he’s ever really said about Ramon is that he taught him to bottle things up” and you made the excellent point of him not ever really seeming upset about that — therefore reconcile is a strange choice — now I’m wondering if its either something we haven’t heard about before or if someone (probably Frank) like points out exactly how unhelpful that’s been and how inadvertently harmful and then even though Eddie had never consciously put it into the category of things that damaged him, he now can’t not put it there. And therefore has to confront it in order to properly heal.

Idk this whole ask is probably just reinventing the wheel but using 3 instead of π to measure it, I guess my whole point is maybe it’s not going to be any of the sharp things that count as a reason to reconcile but just the realisation that something was way more fucked up than he thought at the time.

yeah yeah—i think it all depends on how they actually set up the whole eddie going to texas thing! him having therapy sessions where he can actually unpack his father's advice about putting away his feeling in the next couple of episodes seems unlikely, given the time constraints, and the same goes for 5x17 itself. so, i feel like if they're going to jump right into it, it might be something we haven't heard about yet, and it will slowly be revealed through whatever conversations he has with his parents, and—possibly—flashbacks. i do feel like the 'brushing it off and moving on' thing is part of a much bigger picture, and it definitely isn't some throwaway advice his dad might have given him once or twice so...yeah! i'm really excited to see how this plays out!