#postmodernau

[emryses]

🧛🧛🧛!!!

eeee kam tysm!!!! beloved btvs snip for u

He flattens his hand on Eddie’s chest and pushes. Eddie stumbles back, his eyes opening wide and he looks at Steve. He just looks at him, mouth dropped open, red and kiss bitten. Steve clears his throat. “I’ll see ya,” he says, and disappears around the corner.

wip emoji game 🌞🧛‍♂️

[threetrenchcoatsinatrenchcoat]

2012 for the movie ask year 👀

send a year and i'll tell you my favorite movie from it

had to go through a buncha lists, honorary mentions to Paranorman, Cloud Atlas, and Cabin in the Woods, but the winner is

HOLY MOTORS

it's a musical, it's a noir, it's a documentary, it's a silent movie, it's animated, it's a family drama, it's a comedy, it's a tragedy, it's never boring, it's about how we choose to interact with reality through the metaphor of movies

[just-my-latest-hyperfixation]

🧠🪱Wiggly Wednesday🪱🧠

(This one ran away with me, whoops)

Batboy_Kas: Um ... dude, what? 🤨

This is the dm that greets Steve when he pulls his phone from his back pocket to check his Instagram. One confused frown, some scrolling, and one near-heart-attack later, he concludes that he forgot to lock his screen when he put the phone away earlier.

Which caused him to somehow end up on this random stranger's profile.

And go to his DMs.

And send him a GIF.

Not just any GIF. One of a grotesquely round and jiggly, animated ass. There's a text beneath the GIF. It reads: 2iggnag lg9gajdgka hfhdgjy.

"Aw, fuck!" Steve swears, neck prickling with heat as he types his reply.

Steve_Hairington: Shit, sorry. My ass typed that 😅

Batboy_Kas: Fitting choice of gif 🍑

Steve_Hairington: Yeah I guess

Batboy_Kas: You could say it's a ... smart ass

Steve snorts a laugh. What a dork! He's still debating if he should reply or leave it at that when Batboy_Kas sends his next message.

Batboy_Kas: So ... not even the tiniest chance you were flirting with me?

Steve_Hairington: Sorry dude. I prefer my men-

(He pauses to squint at the guy's profile pic. A cute little cartoon bat.)

-a little more human-shaped.

Batboy_Kas: Hey! That's just bc you've never had a creature of the night b4 🦇😉

Steve_Hairington: 🤣🤣🤣 Nice try, bat boy!

They end up texting (and flirting) regularly. Kas - named after some vampire dude from that dungeons and dipshits game Dustin enjoys - is a huge fantasy and music nerd, can keep up a string of banter for hours, and his dms quickly become the highlight of Steve’s days.

He knows better than to meet random faceless and nameless strangers from the internet, he really does. But when Kas says he's in town for work some two months later, Steve is a bit embarrassed at how fast he agrees to a date.

Kas doesn't really beat the vampire allegations when he shows up at their meeting point, skittish and nervous, clad in an oversized Metallica hoodie, drawn all the way over his head inspite of the sunny weather, dark shades obscuring his eyes.

He's cute, though. Sweet and almost shy without the distance and a screen between them, but still with that quick wit and edgy sense of humor Steve has come to like so much. A deep, rich voice that makes something inside Steve’s belly tingle, a hint of dark curls spilling out from his hood, and strong, calloused hands covered in rings, the edges of black tattoos disappearing into his sleeves. It makes Steve wanna take the stupid hoodie off him so that he can see all of him.

Which is exactly what he does when they take it to Kas's hotel room later that night. And God, the man is gorgeous. Dark, messy curls framing a pair of insanely dark brown eyes and the poutiest lips Steve has ever had the pleasure of kissing. An intricate web of tattoos that are just begging to be traced with his tongue.

Later, when they're lying together in an exhausted tangle of naked limbs and sweaty sheets, Steve snaps a photo and saves it as his phone background. He doesn't think much of it.

Until a week later, when Dustin opens his phone to read out a message while Steve is driving and starts shrieking so loudly they almost crash into a tree, bc why the fuck does Steve have a selfie of himself and Eddie Munson - frontman of the world famous metal band Corroded Coffin - on his phone and are you both naked, Steve???

Tagging some friends to share a brainworm of their own:

@cuips-not-cute @steddiecameraroll @postmodernau @oh-stars @steddie-island

@wynnyfryd @pennyplainknits @medusapelagia @hotluncheddie @sidekick-hero

[wynnyfryd]

Steddie comfort read rec list part 2

i asked y'all to tell me your most re-read fics and there were too many to include in one list, so (throws confetti) more fic for you! [part 1 here][part 3 in progress]

a map of everyone who loves you by phonemicengineer T | 7k | recced by @flintandfuss

a mess of holy things by ghosttotheparty E | 138k | recced by @kissthegypsy

Anywhere, Anytime by AidaRonan (@aidaronan) M | 6k | recced by @flintandfuss

Are You Dumb Enough Yet, Princess? by BatsBratsandBarbedwire (@batsbratsandbarbedwire) E | 5k | recced by @gothwifehotchner

Crazier Shit Has Happened, Little Bird by BatsBratsandBarbedwire (@batsbratsandbarbedwire) E | 97k | recced by @prettymoongirly and @gothwifehotchner

Do You Mind? (will you mind?) by GreenQueenofClubs E | 44k | recced by @teddywesworl

dogfish by greatunironic (@greatunironic) T | 26k | recced by @cashewnutofdoom

He Knows Only Two Stories by teddywesworl (@teddywesworl) E | 19k | recced by @carbonbased000

Hello, I'm Sorry, I Lost Myself (I Think I Thought You Were Someone Else) by DiscoSuperFly E | 67k | recced by @kultiras-fic-recs

I Am Not The Sun by beetlesandstars (@beetlesandstarss) M | 6k | recced by @kas-eddie-munson

lightning strikes; you're in love by rosterroo T | 90k | recced by @kultiras-fic-recs

Maybe 10% Better by BilbosMom M | 38k | recced by @flintandfuss

Of Space and Time by Appledagger (@appledaggerst) M | 56k | recced by @steddiecameraroll

Play On by little_murmaider G | 1.6k | recced by @flintandfuss

reach out, touch faith by occasional_loverboy (@occasionaloverboy) E | 9k | recced by @postmodernau

Shot Right Through by entanglednow (@entanglednow) E | 5k | recced by @queenie-ofthe-void

Sleight of Hand by smithereen (@flieslikeamoron) E | 143k | recced by @onirislanding and @teddywesworl

Star of the Masquerade by glorious_spoon (@glorious-spoon) M | 65k | recced by @rosyhoneydew

Steddie Amnesia Verse by purpleweekend E | 167k | recced by @kissthegypsy

The Great Scavenger Hunt of 1986 and podfic by wynnyfryd T | 8k | recced by @messessentialist

the most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway is that it’s you by greatunironic (@greatunironic) E | 35k | recced by @batsbratsandbarbedwire

The Rush of Thunder (That Brings You Under) by callmejude (@callmejude) E | 125k | recced by @onirislanding

the shame is on the other side by scoops_ahoy M | 18k | recced by @kas-eddie-munson

took you for a working boy by pukner (@pukner) M | 44k | recced by @paperbackribs

We are Stardust, We are Golden by idiopathic smile and podfic by Itty_Bitty_Blondie M | 26k | recced by @messessentialist and @onirislanding

We Should Just Kiss (Like Real People Do) by Oonionchiver E | 88k | recced by @kissthegypsy

you must have known for a long time (the shape of things to come) by bramble_berries (@bramble-berries) E | 32k | recced by @queenie-ofthe-void

[runninriot]

is it Wiggly 🧠🪱 Wednesday again?

because i'm having thoughts.

and today's brain worms are naughty little buggers

i'm thinking of confident Steve who doesn't hide how much he loves sex, doesn't hide his intentions either when he's out on a date with this guy he met online. He's not ashamed of it, doesn't mind that he makes the guy nervous by maybe being a bit too straightforward.

the only problem is, that Eddie, the beautiful young man sitting opposite him, has something of his own to share - a confession that makes Steve lose his mind just a tiny bit.

and maybe this is already at 600 words 😅 so - have a lil snippet if you like

The mere thought of being Eddie’s first sets a fire ablaze, greedy flames licking at Steve’s insides with a burning desire to claim what no one before him has touched. A clean canvas to besmirch, to use for his art – he wants to create something beautiful and sign it with his name. Make this pure body his to spoil. Lure this innocent soul down the glorious path of lust and indulgence. Oh, he wants it all. Wants it so bad it makes him feel lightheaded. He’s possessed by it, by the idea of taking this man to a height he’ll never find his way down from again. He needs to have. And he’s determined to get. If Eddie lets him. “Would you like to?”

'no pressure, all love' tags: @matchingbatbites @scoops-aboy86 @just-my-latest-hyperfixation @mugloversonly @griefabyss69

@steddie-island @hotluncheddie @thisapplepielife @wynnyfryd @postmodernau

[steddieunderdogfics]

D is for Dragon by HawkinsLocal

@postmodernau

Rating: Explicit

14,756 words, 1/1 chapters

Archive Warning: No Warnings

Tags: Alternate Universe - Bookstore, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Trans Eddie Munson, POV Eddie Munson, Artist Steve Harrington, Getting Together, Explicit Sexual Content, Strap-Ons, Vaginal Sex, Vaginal Fingering, Anal Sex, Blow Jobs, it's not an Empire Records rom com AU but it's not NOT an Empire Records rom com AU

Summary:

Indianapolis, 1988: Eddie’s got a gig at a weird little sci-fi bookstore, a decent group of friends, and a copy of Dune that he may or may not ever finish: things are going pretty good. But after meeting the artist behind a mysterious new comic series, Eddie has to decide if he’s willing to risk “pretty good” to find out what happens if he ventures off the map. And figure out how to save the shop from rent-gouging landlords, of course.

Thanks for the rec!

This rec is a part of Theme Weekend. The theme this weekend is Rom-Com AUs.

Know a fic that deserves extra love? Submit through our asks or the submission box!

[stevehairingtit]

Instagram Grid Tag Game

Thank you to @postmodernau for the tag~

Canva template: https://www.canva.com/templates/EAF9MJBsv8c-instagram-grid-maker/

I did Alive and Kicking because I can't help myself.

Tagging @teddywesworl @mustlovesteve @jeffgoldblumsmulletinthe90s

[cuips-not-cute]

wip weekend!!

because i missed wip wednesday AND wip wednesday thursday whoops

thank you @carbonbased000 and @postmodernau and everyone else who has tagged me in wip games ily all

here is a chunk from brl ch11 which is slowlyyyy being written:

Eddie’s head spins. He goes where Steve’s hand guides him, fits his mouth around his balls. They’re even harder to suck through the fabric than Steve’s cock is. Eddie’s tongue traces uselessly around them, between them, underneath.

The spread of Steve’s knees goes wider, makes room. Eddie’s efforts redouble. He tries sucking just one ball. Tries the other. The fabric’s so tight it doesn’t do much, just soaks Steve’s underwear to the point of translucence. He sniffs, frustrated, arms straining in their binds, ducking lower like maybe he could just scoop them upward into his mouth, suck them that way.

Eddie wiggles his tongue against the fabric. His licks go deep, searching for purchase among slick skin and slippery fabric. He’s panting, and his eyes are closed. Steve tastes like spit here. Sweat and something earthier.

The hand in Eddie’s hair goes still. Steve gasps above him, sharp and tight.

Eddie’s eyes fly open. He’s met with the sight of spit-damp underwear clinging to Steve’s asscheeks, one thick line in the fabric where Eddie’s dumb fucking tongue had shoved it in the crack.

It’s too close, too close, too fucking close to his—

Eddie tries to backpedal. Off Steve’s bed and out the goddamn window. Jerks against his binds and the hands that hold him.

He can’t move. Steve’s grip on his hair is ironclad. He’s dragged higher, away from that soft, dark place, mouth settled over somewhere less offensive.

“You’re good,” Steve whispers. “It’s okay, man. You’re good.”

tagging anyone who sees this and wants to do a little writing❤️

[steddiemicrofic]

Steddie Microfic March 1st-7th Masterlist

Abnormal Behaviours by @steddieonbigboy | Rated T | no cw

pierced by @steddieas-shegoes | Rated T | cw: not the safest piercing strategy | tags: pre-relationship, getting together

stick a pin in it by @emryses | Rated T | no cw

Pierce My Heart by @stevesbipanic | Rated G | no cw

PIN ME, MOUNT ME by @wormdebut | Rated E | cw: dom/sub dynamics

pinned in the pool by @steddieas-shegoes | Rated T | cw: implied sexual content | tags: they're idiots what can i say, getting together

this time around by @starryeyedjanai | Rated E | no cw

Five, Nine, Nine, Two by @thisapplepielife | Rated G | no cw | tags: established relationships, banter, long-term relationship, older steddie, still together, but still pushing each other's buttons

Pinned ya. by @lady-lostmind | Rated E | no cw

Tune by @oh-stars | Rated G | no cw

The Winner Takes It All by @marvel-ous-m | Rated M | cw: grinding, sexual themes | tags: getting together, wrestling, fade to black

All you have to do is ask by @just-my-latest-hyperfixation | Rated T | no cw | tags: post-vecna, eddie munson has a crush on steve harrington, recreational drug use, horny disaster eddie munson, some light feminization kink

Not Like Han and Leia by @matchingbatbites | Rated T | no cw

jolly rancher by @a-little-unsteddie | Rated G | no cw | tags: pre-relationship, pre s4

Happy DM Day or something by @fuctacles | Rated T | no cw | tags: getting together, transfem stevie

Bring It On Home To Me by @onirislanding | Rated T | no cw

PIN ME by @mrsjellymunson | Rated M | cw: allusions to and descriptions of arousal | tags: flirting

Waiting on You by @lihhelsing | Rated M | no cw

Dough by @tinytalkingtina | Rated T | cw: implied shower sex | tags: fluff, established relationship, baking, implied/referenced sex, steve is italian

polaris by @postmodernau | Rated G | no cw | tags: abundant astronomy metaphors

in your eyes, you've already spread my thighs by @doublecherrypiediscosuperfly | Rated T | cw: hint of dom/sub, language | tags: female steddie

make me by @wynnyfryd | Rated E | cw: explicit sexual content, cnc fantasy, oral sex

For Now by @scoops-aboy86 | Rated T | cw: chubby eddie munson, weight gain, belly kink

untitled by @scoops-aboy86 | Rated T | cw: chubby eddie munson, weight gain, belly kink

[novacorpsrecruit]

Instagram Grid Tag Game

Thanks @viceofdionysus for the tag!

Canva Template: https://www.canva.com/templates/EAF9MJBsv8c-instagram-grid-maker/

I picked Call My Number (and Call Me Yours) because it’s my only modern Steddie fic and lives in my brain 24/7.

No pressure tags!: @adverbally @thefreakandthehair @thisapplepielife @postmodernau and anyone else who would like to join!

[occasionaloverboy]

on repeat game

Rules: shuffle your on repeat playlist and ask people to vote which they like best.

Thanks for the tag @jkrockin 💖

Roses Are Falling - Orville Peck

Blame Brett - The Beaches

My Fun - Suki Waterhouse

Femininomenon - Chappell Roan

Real Love Baby - Father John Misty

Tagging @stevehairingtit @postmodernau @griefabyss69 @teddywesworl @geddyqueer

[emryses]

3 and 7 for the ao3 wrapped game!

3. What work are you most proud of (regardless of kudos/hits)?

i feel like it's illegal for me to say fields of gold because i ALWAYS say fields of gold. so instead i'll say i'm very proud of memoria (including the eddie companion fic, i always have such a fun time writing eddie i should do it more) AND just to squeeze one more in, my payneland halloween fic (tell me about it, stud)

7. If you use song lyrics, which artist’s songs did you pull from the most?

i feel like i'm about to give like The most annoying answer ever, but i try not to reuse artists too much? and every song lyric title i can think of that i've used is also heavily influenced by, like, the time period of the fic? or the vibes? somehow? like "Memoria" is a Nirvana song & the companion fic is named after Wicked Game by Chris Isaac which are both around the time period of the fic (vaguely 90s, wicked game was '89 but STILL). a lot a looooot of 90s music is used for my steddie fics, frankly.

ao3 wrapped

[sleeplittleearth]

five songs I've been listening to; thank you @postmodernau for giving me an opportunity to make my taste everyone's problem:

Pretty – the Cranberries

The Collector – Sonny Curtis

Pink Cigarette – Mr. Bungle

The Glory of the Ocean – Agriculture

The Sun – Kim Jung Mi

tagging @geddyqueer @aquilathefighter @sarumans @occasionaloverboy @thirrith @thatgothlibrarian @cranberrymoons @legggyblonde

[just-my-latest-hyperfixation]

🧠🪱Wiggly Wednesday🧠🪱

Happy hump day, let's unleash those brainworms!

Recent high school graduate Steve, freshly disowned, moving into his first very own apartment. The place is dark and smells funny, the wallpaper is peeling off in places, and the property management firm has a shitty reputation, but beggars can’t be choosers. Anything’s preferable to sticking his feet under his dad’s stupid mahogany table and listening to his bigoted bullshit for another day, right? 

After a long and tiresome moving day involving a broken elevator and lugging all of his boxes up three flights of stairs, Steve has just hit the shower to wash off the sweat when a pipe bursts, cutting off his hot water supply and flooding his ugly, puke-colored floor tiles. Cursing, naked and soapy-haired, Steve slips his way over to the telephone to call the landlord's office. A bored-sounding lady tells him that they’ll send someone over, then hangs up without waiting for a reply. 

Steve has barely even slipped a pair of boxers over his wet ass when the doorbell rings. He opens, only find himself face to face with a long-haired, tattooed guy about his own age. He's clad in a tank top and overalls, carrying a toolbox in one hand and holding a burning cigarette in the other. 

“Hi,” says the guy, dark eyes raking up and down Steve's bare chest. ‘I'm here about the leaky pipe?” 

“Oh,” Steve says, surprised, because damn, that's a swift response time. “Sure, come on in.” 

The guy does, shuffling into the apartment and on to the bathroom without waiting for directions. Steve is left loitering uncertainly in his own hallway. He doesn't need to loiter long, fortunately, because not five minutes later, the guy shuffles back out, drying his hands on one of Steve’s towels, cigarette now dangling from the corner of his mouth. 

“There you go,” he grins, tossing the towel at Steve. “Enjoy your shower.” 

“Thanks,” says Steve, patting his back pocket for his wallet until he remembers that, one, he's not wearing pants, and two, he spent the last of his cash on a vending machine drink earlier because he was fucking parched from carrying all those boxes. “Erm, I'd tip you, but-” 

“Nah, leave it,” says the guy, and wiggles his eyebrows. “The view is more than enough for compensation.” 

Several hours later, Steve is just on his way to bed, the door rings again. It's a grumpy older dude who says he's come to fix the shower. 

“No, it's okay,” Steve says. “Your colleague was here earlier and took care of it.” 

The man laughs. “Colleague? Ha, I wish. There's just me, why d’you think it took me so long?” 

He trudges off, grumbling something under his breath about wasted time, leaving behind a dumbstruck Steve. 

If that was the repair guy … who fixed his shower?

(His name is Eddie. He's a mechanic and lives in the apartment under Steve’s. He's well familiar with the leaky pipes, and when he saw the water running down from his own bathroom ceiling, he immediately knew what the problem was. He also now knows what Steve looks like half naked. They're off to a great start.) 

Tagging some friends to share their own:

@postmodernau @steddie-island @sparkle-fiend @sidekick-hero @slippy-slip

@xgumiho @stevesbipanic @frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe @pearynice @thefreakandthehair

[wynnyfryd]

I'm afraid I'm gonna get flagged for sending too many actually soooo here's a bunch in one! get loved!

@just-my-latest-hyperfixation @steddielations @steddie-island @runninriot @starrystevie

@wormdebut @griefabyss69 @thisapplepielife @morningberriesao3 @cuips-not-cute

@rozzieroos @hotluncheddie @steddieos @postmodernau @messessentialist

@sidekick-hero @legitcookie @starryeyedjanai @corrodedbisexual @cuips-not-cute

there are so so so many incredible wonderful writers and artists and podficcers and gifmakers and rebloggers and commenters in this fandom that deserve bouquets of roses thrown at their feet. even if I didn't tag you (again, fear of being targeted lmao), if you're reading this, here's a bouquet just for being here. you rock and we're all so lucky to share this little sliver of tumblr. <3

💐

hey lex what’s it like being the cutest person who ever lived

[runninriot]

Wiggly 💭🪱 Wednesday

thanks so much for the tag @steddie-island & @queenie-ofthe-void 🖤

I'm thinking about how Eddie had never thought of himself as pretty.

He’s boney and lanky and pale, his body covered in wonky lines and pink scars. With his mop of unruly hair and his round nose and the chipped tooth and his tired eyes, he isn’t really what you’d call beautiful, by any means.

But then Steve comes along. And Steve shows him things about himself, Eddie had never noticed before.

Like how he always smiles with his whole face, honest and bright. Or How the deep colour of his eyes can change from chocolate brown to coffee black. How his muscles move so gracefully when he writhes in Steve’s arms. Or how his lips, pretty and plush, wrap around Steve so perfectly. How his body welcomes Steve in like it was made for it, for him; like a mould specifically created to be filled with Steve’s love.

Eddie feels beautiful when Steve worships his flawed body with doting hands, praises him with kisses and words that make him shine from the inside out.

When Steve looks at him with eyes full of admiration and wonder.

When he holds Eddie like something precious while he claims him, makes him his most valuable possession.

"You're beautiful," Steve whispers.

Eddie sees it. Sees the beautiful mess he is in the reflection in his boyfriend's eyes.

"You're so beautiful," Steve says like he means it.

And Eddie believes it.

(click here for more 😇)

want to get some thoughts out? (no pressure tags as always) @wormdebut @sidekick-hero @ataliagold @novemberthorne @postmodernau

@rozzieroos @eyesofshinigami @thisapplepielife @steddieas-shegoes @hotluncheddie