#or they're in a rough situation that they cannot get out of so the drugs are a reprieve from that

[bhaalsdeepbat]

the soul coins as a metaphor for performance enhancing drugs / stimulants is sooooo good i keep thinking about it and how i wish there as more done with it.

[allyricas]

imagine if eddie never got caught up in the upside down stuff in season 4. all the same people are still vecna'd, but chrissy never sought out eddie for drugs at school that day so he is oblivious to everything going on.

maybe he spends spring break playing music with the guys and getting drunk in the back of his van.

or, better yet, he's not even in town at all. he and the other members of corroded coffin are in indy for battle of the bands.

in fact, he literally has no clue what happened until he sees the news about the earthquake and he rushes back to make sure uncle wayne is alright. he's freaking out because when he calls his trailer numerous times, no one answers. he tries calling the plant to look for his uncle and they say he didn't show up to work.

chrissy was too intimidated to seek him out at school even in the privacy of the woods, so instead later that evening she goes to the trailer to look for him. she still gets vecna'd and the trailer becomes a gate.

eddie is never a suspect since he has a verifiable alibi. wayne still finds chrissy's body the next morning and still helps by telling nancy about henry creel. he can tell the teens are about to do something reckless and dangerous so he gets involved and ends up in the upside down instead of eddie.

he turns out to be very handy with various weapons and has a mind for battle strategy thus the party having a much better plan.

they win this time. steve gets really hurt, like nearly dies. wayne is the one who carries him out of the upside down and helps make sure he doesn't bleed out. they form a bond and wayne refuses to leave his side at the lab.

which is why eddie can't get ahold of him.

imagine eddie rushing back into hawkins only to eventually find out chrissy cunningham died on the porch of his trailer and that no one's heard from his uncle in days. he finds out from dustin that his uncle is at the hospital standing vigil over steve harrington's bedside, of all freaking people.

wayne looks pretty roughed up, but he's safe and he's okay. eddie is so relieved to see him with his own eyes that the reality of everything doesn't really sink in.

after everything is settled, the government compensates wayne with a new home. everything could have been a lot worse were he not involved and the earthquake split the trailer in two.

it's nothing fancy, just a three bedroom home on a nice plot of land. it's cosy and there's room for a fire pit in the backyard, maybe even a garden and a chicken coop. wayne manages to make anywhere feel like home, but this place has a certain charm.

once steve is well enough to go home, wayne all but insists that steve comes home with him and eddie. wayne tells steve he has a permanent home with him, that they're family. for once in his life, steve let's himself be loved and taken care of by an adult. wayne is everything his parents could never be.

wayne's heard all about steve's parents, noted that they never showed up to see their son and wayne doesn't want steve rotting alone in his big house. wayne always had a habit of picking up strays after all.

the problem with the situation is, of course, that eddie doesn't like steve. in fact, he absolutely cannot stand him and does not understand why his uncle is suddenly so close with him.

he steadfastly believes in his munson doctrine and has no plans to reevaluate. steve is a douchebag jock. in his mind, there's no way he has actually changed into this funny, dorky man who hangs out with his uncle for fun and drives around the younger teens just because he likes them.

he can't actually be best friends with band nerd robin buckley or close to his ex and her boyfriend. he can't be the man who put his body in front of someone else's. he can't be the man who smiles softly at eddie while he makes his snarky comments and refuses to budge and inch on his dislike.

steve harrington who helps his uncle plant a garden and build his chicken coop. who cooks and bakes far better than some rich kid should be able to. who asks about his band and hellfire and his books. who is far funnier than he has any right to be.

so, eddie is all snarky comments and rolled eyes every time he comes home to wayne and steve watching a game together. he is so jealous and can't say anything since wayne adores the guy...and since steve almost died.

he pretends that all the things he's learning about him must be a trick or a lie. steve can't be this person who fits so seamlessly into his life. even the other members of his band warm up to him

eddie will not budge. nope. never.

wayne knows his nephew. knows that eddie would like steve if he just gave him a chance. watches the way his nephew watches steve and waits for the day the eddie realizes what he thinks is loathing is a lot closer to something else. he loves the boy, but knows what a stubborn ass he can be.

steve likes eddie immediately and thinks he's adorable. he thinks eddie is cute when he's annoyed, enjoys the way he huffs and rolls his eyes. he is content to wait for eddie to catch up. he and wayne gossip over coffee and the subject has come up a time or two (or many) and wayne insists that eddie will figure it out eventually.

imagine a world where eddie never gets involved with the upside down but wayne does. even in this world he and steve are inevitable. wayne sees it the minute he watches them interact the first time in the hospital. he has a feeling they'd have found their way to each other somehow. he knows steve was meant to be apart of their family.

[allylikethecat]

Omg??? What an amazing treat to end my Tuesday night!! First of all I can’t believe it’s already October like where has the time gone??!!

I was immediately hooked on the first chapter (like always tbh) this is sounding like an insanely angsty angst fest and I am here for it. I love that fictional!Ross is a werewolf and not a vampire my Twilight loving self is buzzing lmao.

I’ve personally never had two patients who’ve known each other and try to visit each other but can I just say if fictional!George was my pt and he was just wandering off after literally suffering a heroin overdose I’d be freaking the fuck out he’d have me STRESSED like I NEED TO KNOW WHERE YOU ARE??? IM RESPONSIBLE FOR YOU COME BACK!!!

Also I’m very much getting bagsy from this because George is NOT letting Matty die they are either living or George is dying with him

Anyway, a million hats off to you I feel incredibly lucky to be able to read your fics and praise you every Tuesday you’ve made my millennial (technically gen z by a year) heart happy with this fic and all other fics as well 🥺🥺🥺

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HELLO MY DEAR SMOOTHIE ANON! It's always such a wonderful treat to see you in my inbox! I hope you are doing well and having a great start to the best time of the year - spooky season!

Hehehe I am a proud millennial twilight was my JAM in my youth omg I was obsessed with any kind of vampire situation if I'm being perfectly honest lol I'm SO EXCITED to put my own angsty spin on the situation - even though I hope that I'm able to include some moments of humor, Fictional!Matty is REALLY REALLY excited that he's a vampire now even though he's not very GOOD at being one 😂 Fictional!Werewolf Ross is a good boy 🥰

HAHA Fictional!Vampire!George is very much like I'M FINE even though he is very much not... he might have saved Fictional!Matty but all the drugs in Fictional!Matty's blood nearly killed him 😭 they are both struggling and in rather rough shape. Fictional!Matty is restrained to the bed but Fictional!George keeps getting up to watch him sleep through the window and the nursing staff is so over it. Like sir you almost died please sit down.

YESSS they are meant to be together! They're either living or dying together even though Fictional!Vampire!George feels guilty for not giving Fictional!Matty any input in that though 😬

Thank you SO MUCH for always being so wonderful and supportive and for reading! I hope you continue to enjoy the vampire fic and I cannot wait to hear your thoughts on the next chapter! I hope you are having a wonderful night and a great rest of your week!

❤️Ally