#paul the rabbit

[steddie-there]

Eddie has never been one for household chores, preferring to put them off until the last minute or just skip doing them entirely if he can get away with it. But helping Steve clean their rabbit's cage? That has quickly, surprisingly, become one of his favorite activities.

And of course it's because of Steve. Because every single Monday evening, Steve turns the light on in their bedroom and announces gravely, "The time has come, my friend," to the tiny black fluffball who has hopped up to the edge of the cage, curious. And, without fail, he stands with his hands on his hips for just a few moments, staring between that innocent little gaze and this week's carnage of hay and toys spread across the cage floor.

"Why do you have hay spread to kingdom come in here?" he asks Paul in such a disappointed tone that Eddie can't help but giggle.

"Because he's a bastard, you know that," Eddie tells him as he readies a trash bag and pulls on some gloves. He hands another pair to Steve.

Steve laughs. Takes the gloves. Coaxes Paul into the kennel attached to the hutch with a treat and closes the door. Drops another treat inside. "That's all you get today, you know," Steve warns the rabbit and Eddie thinks he deserves some credit for not laughing when they all know full well there will be at least one more before bed.

Steve sings as he sweeps the cage clean. Snippets of songs from the radio, snatches of Corroded Coffin's latest. Eddie sometimes sings along and sometimes just listens, listens and feels like he could make a home in Steve's voice.

And then he takes the trash out while Steve readies a new litter box. Comes back just in time to see Steve sitting by the cage, Paul flopped in his lap. Leans in the open doorway and watches.

Laughs when Steve sternly tells Paul, "Now, this time, let's not dump our hay box over again, okay?"

"You're such a dad," he teases and Steve rolls his eyes at him, but he's laughing, too. And Eddie's heart feels so full at that moment that he can't help but sit down next to Steve and lean his head on his shoulder as he reaches over to pet the tiny white mark on Paul's soft forehead.

"You're gonna be such a good parent someday. You know that, right, Stevie?" he whispers.

And Steve is quiet, not responding, and Eddie knows his eyes have filled with tears and he knows exactly why, knows Steve is thinking about his dreams of a family and his parents and how desperately he doesn't want to be like them, and so he just turns and softly kisses the tears away until they're gone. Presses a gentle kiss to Steve's forehead.

"C'mon, let's go be boring parents and watch dumb TV until we fall asleep," he tells Steve, gets a little laugh in return. They put Paul back in his cage, go cuddle on the couch. Enjoy being in their home, just them and the quiet noise from the TV and the sound of Paul hopping around his newly clean space.

Twenty minutes later, they hear the unmistakable sound of the hay box being turned over and Steve calls out, "Paul, what did I tell you?" so indignantly that Eddie just has to laugh and pull him closer and kiss that disgruntled look off his face until he settles in again, warm and heavy against Eddie's side.

Yeah, this is definitely his favorite chore.

Part 1, Part 2, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

ao3: And Rabbit Makes Three

[hamlet-not-hamnet]

haunting him to this day i fear

[ahhrenata]

i like these two :)

[mothersagainstradiohead]

EMMAAAA!! she’s a stoat because I love stoats and I love emma perkins.

[disneytva]

Happy Halloween everyone, have this new Oswald The Lucky Rabbit promotional images from Walt Disney World Passholder Magner IG.

Drawing by Asia Ellington ("Primos") & Paul Rudish ("The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse" franchise).

[kyurochurro]

WOAH!! 4 of them 🤔✨🌷🎸🎶🇬🇧

been watching A Hard Day’s Night a lot during these finals weeks!! have some Beatles :D

extra B&W version!!

[cheetahspy]

I have a new fixation that I’m not at all proud of

[dozydawn]

[jazzy-cup]

☆ just the four of us ☆

Also happy birthday to these 2 silly billies!!!! :3

I love them

[cafenervosa]

This post is about Simon and Garfunkel! Do not derail!!

Specifically, it's about how Simon and Garfunkel met in grade school in a production of Alice in Wonderland where Simon was the White Rabbit and Garfunkel was the Cheshire Cat. The dialogue is from a crazy interaction they had at the Grammys when Simon was presenting an award that Garfunkel accepted. One time during a photoshoot, Garfunkel turned to Paul and said, "No matter what happens, I'll always be taller than you." They're so insane I can't get enough!

[ID in alt text]

[gmaybe666]

my lil guy!!!!!!!!

[steddie-there]

"Can I talk to him?" Steve asks plaintively.

There's a beat of silence.

"He's a rabbit, Steve, it's not like he can answer you back," Dustin tells him and even though they can't see him over the phone, he's definitely rolling his eyes.

Eddie tries not to laugh, he really does, but Steve has gotten all huffy and he has a hand on his hip and his patented "would you just listen to me for once, Dustin?" scowl on his face. "Just put the phone by his ear, Henderson, so he can hear me."

They've been gone for a week, visiting Nancy on her spring break at Emerson and normally when they travel, Robin is their go to rabbit-sitter but since she's traveling with them this time, they asked Dustin. And they've never been gone for more than a few days at a time, so between Dustin being not-Robin and how long they've been gone, Steve had gotten antsier and antsier until Eddie finally told him to just call and check in. Leading to now, when Steve just wants Dustin to quit being a little shit and let him talk to his rabbit.

Dustin heaves a melodramatic sigh but then there's a rustling noise and his voice sounds more distant when he says, "Okay, say something."

And Steve's face lights up and he practically coos into the phone and it would be hilarious if it wasn't the most goddamn adorable thing Eddie's ever seen. "We're gonna be home soon, Paul, okay? So just be good for Uncle Dustin for two more days and we'll see you soon."

There's a loud clicking noise that has Steve and Eddie sharing a "what the hell?" look before Dustin comes back on and laughingly tells them Paul bit the phone.

Eddie giggles and Steve pinches the bridge of his nose but he's laughing, too.

Once Dustin has satisfied Steve that, yes, Paul is okay and yes, he will continue to be okay until they get home, Steve finally hangs up the phone. He drops his head onto Eddie's shoulder.

Eddie drapes his arms around Steve. "Dustin's responsible. He's got this. Didn't you tell me he kept one of those demo-things alive once?"

"Yeah, with nougat. And then it ate his cat."

Eddie snorts a laugh at Steve's bitchy tone and Steve giggles a little, starting to relax. He sighs against Eddie's shoulder. "Sorry I've been so anxious," he whispers, "I know it's silly."

Eddie tightens his arms around him. "Stevie, you don't have to apologize. And it's not silly. It's part of how you love. And honestly? It's one of my favorite things about you."

Steve pulls back to look at him with a raised eyebrow. "Really?"

"Really," Eddie says, pressing a gentle kiss to his forehead.

Steve leans into Eddie's hold again. "I love you," he murmurs, heart full when Eddie whispers it back.

Two days later, they come home to a happy, healthy rabbit and an entire wall covered by a huge series of ramps and climbing platforms, enclosed with plexiglass to prevent one adventurous bunny from taking any falls.

There's a note from Dustin.

He likes to be tall. Thought this might help.

Steve looks at Paul where he's peering out from halfway up the wall. Eddie watches Steve standing there, his hands on his hips, considering Dustin's gift.

"Henderson is never watching him again," Steve declares and Eddie dissolves into gales of laughter. Steve pokes his arm, but soon he's laughing too and they collapse into a tangle of limbs on the couch, watching Paul explore and enjoying the feeling of coming home.

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other Steve and Eddie are rabbit dads stories

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

ao3: And Rabbit Makes Three

[heaventonightmp3]

my sister and i did acid and created an entire fictional war with a bunch of musicians but they’re all rabbits. and basically there’s the friendly rabbits vs the evil rabbits and the friendly rabbits are led by their patron saint, jimi hendrix and the evil rabbits are led by eric clapton. and the rankings go like

friendly rabbits:

- chosen one: serj tankian (daron malakian is his messenger)

- military leader: lemmy (w/ vic rattlehead as 2nd in command)

- bob dylan (minister of propaganda)

- nick mason (prime minister)

evil rabbits:

- chosen one: jimmy page (robert plant as his messenger)

- military leader: lars ulrich’s lazy ass (w/ the fuckin disturbed mascot as 2nd in command)

- steve o (minister of propaganda)

- jon bon jovi (prime minister)

and a really essential thing about the war is symmetry, so every friendly rabbit has an evil counterpart. for example:

joey ramone vs billie joe armstrong (punk rabbits)

paul vs john (mclennon rabbits)

john frusciante vs flea (rchp rabbits)

and the friendly rabbits live in the lab from the korn music video while the evil rabbits live in the black hole sun music video.

and there’s over 200 names in this war and they’ve all been assigned a role (ie. army, navy, air force, medical, weapons testing) and some of them have even won medals of honour for their work. and each role was chosen very specifically and has an in-depth explanation

also keith richards is the neutral force watching down on everyone but he’s not a rabbit he’s just keith.

this is also only like 1/8th of the lore. i have so many notes and spreadsheets dedicated to this like i genuinely don’t think i’ve ever put this much effort into anything. and this might be a sign that i finally lost it lmaooo

comment to find out if your pookie is evil or friendly rabbit

[mothersagainstradiohead]

what if. paul but bnuny

[disneytva]

Walt Disney Imagineering, Disney Yellow Two Shoes & Disney Television Animation wish you a happy new year and happy #DisneyTVA40.

This new New Year's card features all the WDW Passholder Magnets 2022-2023 redesings from Asia Ellington (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise, “Primos”) and Paul Rudish. (“The Wonderful World Of Mickey Mouse” franchise)

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