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Scoops Ahoy break time ❤️🤍💙
#scoops ahoy#platonic with a capital p#steve harrington fanart#steve harrington stranger things#steve harrington art#steve harrington#robin buckley#robin buckley fanart#robin buckley stranger things#stranger things vol 3#stranger things season 3#star court mall#art#fanart#illustration#joe kerry#maya hawke#stranger things#stranger things fanart#stranger things steve
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this is the other love of my life if y’all weren’t aware
#joe keery#scoops steve#scoops ahoy#ahoy ladies#didn’t see you there#would you like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me#stranger things vol 1#stranger things volume 2#stranger things#stranger things 3#steve harrington#steve harrington x reader#steve harrington x you#steve harrington fic
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You and Eddie get high and have serious, deep conversations about life while hanging upside down on that geometric dome climber near the front of the trailer park. Wayne gets home from work and finds you two still out there talking each other’s ears off. So, he sneaks over to see what you and his nephew are talking about, assuming that it’s serious, given your pensive expressions. However, by then, your conversations have evolved into utter nonsense. Granted, you still find the current, nonsensical topics to be of the utmost importance due to your current highs and, thus, treat them with the same care as your earlier discussion topics. So, when Wayne finally gets close enough to hear what you’re talking about, he discovers that you and Eddie are having an in-depth discussion about whether or not there’s sexual tension between Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd.
#you and best friend!eddie are idiots <3#blissfully high idiots <3#and wayne’s just along for the ride#best friend!eddie munson#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson thoughts#eddie munson headcanon#eddie munson st4#eddie munson#eddie and wayne munson#wayne munson#wayne munson headcanon#wayne munson hcs#eddie munson hc#eddie munson hcs#wayne munson hc#stranger things#eddie stranger things#stranger things vol 4#wayne stranger things#stranger things 4#stranger things au#best friend!eddie#eddie munson au
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When the interviewer asked when we should expect s5 to be coming out, that’s when Shawn mentioned that a little bit of an answer to that might be out there soon.
He actually mentions that this answer could be out by the time the video for this interview comes out, and since this interview was filmed mid-May and it’s now mid-June, I’m assuming we could be getting something soon or within the next couple months, potentially about a release date aka possibly a small teaser with 2025 stamped at the end…
#byler#stranger things#st5 predictions#idk I’m just praying for a vague quick 15 second teaser with 2025 at the end#idc if it’s late 2025 which is most likely#and so they’re just pulling this out of there ass to put something out there#but they have decent amount of footage already they should be able to pull from#even if that’s not what they want to do rn#they could release something vague that doesn’t even involve actors being in it and just maybe a build up of s5 vibes with 2025 at the end#I do feel like it has to be release date related even if it’s small af tho#bc we’ve gotten bts nonstop so just a mere screencap of s5 won’t be enough#it’s also worth considering that they might release s5 in very far away volumes like they did with cobra kai#not saying I want that but it’s possible#that could mean an earlier release date for those first episodes#i don’t think late 2024 is possibly honestly#but I know Maya mentioned in an interview they were like 1/3 of the way through filming s5#and this was about a month ago#so it’s possible a split could result in a serious waiting period between seasons#idk if Netflix is even willing to do that for st though#but I’m not ruling it out!#especially in the finale or even the second to last end up being longer l#we could be looking at a series finale on its own potentially taking up that vol 3 spot#but i still think late 2025 is likely for the ending regardless of how much earlier the initial part could come#also thinking about how they prefer to release the show during the season the show is set#if they can do that I feel like they will
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"i love you" is less powerful than:
"it was a seven"
"crazy together"
"it was the best thing i've ever done"
"not possible"
"it's not the same without you"
but all of these are less powerful than:
"you can't leave, it's raining"
#byler#mike wheeler is gay#mike wheeler#will byers#mike wheeler x will byers#stranger things#stranger things season 1#stranger things season 2#stranger things season 3#stranger things season 4 vol 1#stranger things season 4 vol 2#byler endgame#byler canon#crazy together#it was a seven
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Does anyone wanna talk about oc’s? Specifically stranger things oc’s :( I have a couple characters I wanna talk about but idk who to talk about it with.
#stranger things#stranger things 5#strangerthings oc#stranger things 4#stranger things 3#stranger things 2#stranger things vol 1
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can we get a summary of Zatanna’s interactions with Swamp Thing? And/or Madame Xanadu?
(Sorry it took a while to answer to this. Not being able to answer this has been bugging me for a while)
Outside of JLD, the most notable interactions I can think are:
-For Swamp Thing:
Although her Dad died as a guest star in a Swamp Thing, Zatanna and Swamp Thing never really interacted in that specific arc.
There was a Swamp Thing mini series in 2011 by Len Wein (Swamp Thing's other Dad) and artist Kelly Jones (perfect fit for the title) which revolved around Swamp Thing/Alec Holland looking for a cure for his condition with his friend, Matt Cable which leads the two of them to Zatanna's place.
Continuity wise, it a bit of a mess. What with Matthew Cable being...well....alive...human and...not one one of Morpheus's crows. Plus references to Alan Moore's Swamp Thing run but ST is a human turned to swamp creature instead of a swamp creature who thought it was human. That said, Alec Holland was brought back to life thanks to the events of Brightest Day so that's not as egregious as Matthew Cable.
Zatanna is the magician who gets the biggest focus. Her characterization is the same as her preNu52, same goes for Phantom Stranger and Etrigan. But this mini fits neither the Pre Nu52 continuity nor the Post Nu52 continuity. I think it can be enjoyed and read on it's own. It's just stuck in a weird middle ground continuity wise because it was published in a time when nobody at DC was sure if the Nu52 was a full, clean slate reboot or partial reboot and no one could decided what should remain in continuity and what shouldn't.
-For Madame Xanadu:
The first major story to have Zatanna and Xanadu interact with each other was Spectre Vol 2 #7-8 titled 'Pieces of Zatanna'. It's a rare body horror story involving Zatanna where she finds her limbs and other parts of her body disappearing and returning but she knows they are not her original limbs.
So Zatanna quickly runs to Madame Xanadu for help. Although this is the first time readers see Zatanna and Xanadu interact, the two are already aware of each other.
The story is meant to resolve loose ends from Zatanna's final appearance in Justice League of America Vol 1 #257 as well as give Zatanna some closure for her fathers death in Swamp Thing #50.
Zatanna later appeared in Spectre Vol 2 #11, this time, of all things, the limo driver who chaueffer's Xanadu, Bronze Tiger and June Moon to a meeting arranged by the Spectre involving all the magical beings so they can discuss their roles in the human world. Not sure why Zee couldn't have just teleported them there, but then again, maybe they just wanted to enjoy a nice drive and limo is implied to be Zatanna's.
Years later, in Madame Xanadu's own series Madame Xanadu #9 we learn that Xanadu and John Zatara had dated in the past which goes a long way towards explaining how Zatanna knows her.
In Spectre Vol 3, around #16, there was a story arc where an Eclipso possessed Spectre went on a rampage. Zatanna appeared in the story arc but didn't get to interact with Xanadu as she was recruited to by Phantom Stranger to be on his team alongside Etrigan and the Inza Nelson Doctor Fate. Xanadu made her own team with Father Creamer and Ramban. Notably it's Xanadu's team that ends up succeeding at stopping the Spectre's rampage but cutting to the heart of the issue and confronting Corrigan's spiritual crisis directly.
Aside from that, Xanadu and Zatanna often appear together in ensembles during events like Obsidian Age and Day of Vengeance but they are not always notable.
I always thought that Xanadu could be a cool step mom figure for Zee since the latter operates in a male dominated world.
I haven't read Bendis Justice League in full yet but around the time the JLD back up feature was getting cancelled we did get to see Zatanna and Xanadu team up to fight a possessed Black Adam in Justice League Vol 4 #73:
#zatanna#zatanna zatara#asks#madame xanadu#nimue inwudu#swamp thing#alec holland#spectre#jim corrigan#justice league#justice league of america#spectre vol 2#justice league vol 4#black adam#xanadoth#bronze tiger#june moon#ben turner#ramaban#phantom stranger#inza nelson#doctor fate#eclipso#father creamer#spectre vol 3
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📍hawkins, indiana
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steve harrington
fics blurbs n drabbles
blurb #1 - reader and steve have a moment in the Upside Down
mornings - steve and reader love mornings together
panicked boys - steve and dustin freak out when the reader is 5 minutes late
alternate dimension date nights - reader almost gets vecna’d instead of nancy
patience is a virtue - reader doms and overstimulates steve
it’s freakin’ bats - demobat venom making you sex crazed was not on your bingo card for spring break 🤍
series
welcome to camp killbuck creek
chapter one
camp counselor au, ST rewrite
follows the reader and the rest of the crew at a summer camp called Camp Killbuck Creek, where bad things always seem to happen
eventual steve x reader pairing
currently on hiatus
eddie munson
fics blurbs n drabbles
nightmares - eddie and the reader have nightmares following the events of spring break of ‘86
i don’t wanna live like this - watching your boyfriend almost die over spring break was not how you envisioned your year going. now, you struggle to connect
hold me close - exam season is upon you and eddie tries to get you to relax the only way he knows how
mermaid’s kiss - eddie dresses as a pirate for halloween and you dress up as a mermaid
i put a spell on you - eddie’s positive you’ve put a spell on him
robin buckley
fics blurbs n drabbles
skinny dipping and stargazing - sneaking away from the bonfire leads to some interesting moments by the lake 🤍
your beauty never ever scared me - jealousy is a tricky thing
crown of gold - being a glorified bodyguard isn’t so bad when it’s Robin you’re looking after
#stranger things#stranger things season 4#stranger things volume 2#stranger things season 3#stranger things season 2#steve harrington x reader#stranger things vol 1#steve harrington#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson#robin buckley#robin buckley x reader
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ok so here’s what I was thinkin’ lol!
we all know how Mike met Eleven. Now instead of Mike in that situation, let’s put Eddie. He goes to that picnic table in the woods and ends up finding a girl around his age (she refuses to talk cause of how scared she is and has a hard time using her powers on command). She’s super scared of Eddie and he eventually convinces her to come back to his trailer where she’d be safe. I can only imagine how sweet and gentle Eddie would be with her, wraps a blanket around her while she lays on his bed😭,he’d probably treat her like a baby bird, and thinks she’s the most delicate thing ever 🥺😂lol
Delicacy
warnings: none, tooth rotting fluff , Eddie x shy!telekinetic!fem!reader. Gentle!Eddie. Reader can speak, but she doesn't talk much due to shyness. use of y/n ONCE and it was reader introducing herself. swearing, it's Eddie. cmon now. drug talk. again. it's Eddie. 1st person pov?
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the leaves crunch under my feet. I have just escaped the lab and I have no idea where I'm going, because I never left of course. I turn a certain corner in the woods, and I'm revlived to see a bench. But as I step closer my anxiety spikes again. There's someone there, a man. I try to step back in order to make a quick and sly exit but I step on a twig that makes a loud SNAP. the man's head flew up from his metal container, shutting it almost instantly.
" Uhh..Hello? anyone there?"
He shouts out. You're debating on whether backing up or stepping out. just as you decide to back, the man turns his head a certain way that he's able to see your legs, and your oversized tee.
"Oh! oh, um, hey!" He says, and you peak out enough that he sees your eye.
"Yeah, you. You okay? do you need me to call somebody or..can you come out here?" He says, giving you a one up. You step out and edge closer to the bench, being very cautious because he could be someone from the lab.
"Are you okay? He whispers so he doesn't startle you. You nod slightly and stand just infront of the seat. He notices you're tensing your hands and focusing on his metal container before him. You're struggling to use your power. It's been weak since you left the lab. He just assumes you're cold, though.
"Oh! you must be freezing wearing only that in minus 4 weather. Cmere!" He says, taking off his jacket and walking round the table towards you. He leans to put the jacket on you, but you flinch and step back.
"Hey, nono it's okay, here, sorry." He noticed how you flinched and decided to just hand you the jacket. You take it out of his hands and put your arms in the sleeves.
"Hey why don't I take you to my house? well- it's not a house it's more of a mini house. Anyway, you look freezing and it's supposed to snow tonight and I can't just leave you out here. If you'd feel more comfortable you can sit in the back of my car so you don't have to be that close to me." He rambles, clearly trying to make it known you're safe and he isn't even gonna breathe without making sure you're okay with that.
"No..no. okay. I sit in with you." You speak, trying to make yourself sound tougher to no avail. "Oh! oh you can speak. okay! Great, just this way, uh..your name?" He's shocked you can speak, he actually kinda thought you were an homeless exchange student.
"..I'm y/n. You're?" I whisper.
"right! my apologies. Eddie, Eddie munson." He says, wrapping an arm around you to keep you steady.
"..Munson?" You mumble, struggling to say the word a little.
"Yeah..its like..a second name. If there was three Eddie's in a line, and they all looked like me but have different last names, you'd know which one was me because they don't have munson as their last name. You..uh do you understand that?" He struggles to find a way to explain a last name, who knew it'd be hard to explain such a simple thing. You think about it for a second before saying
"Makes..sense." He gives you a soft smile before realising he left his metal box
"Oh! shit, sorry, I left my box . I'll be right back." He says, removing his arm from around you but you catch his wrist.
"No, wait. Let me..." You whisper, he's clearly confused but stops. You close your eyes and take a deep breath before focusing all your attention on the box. It starts rattling, shaking almost. It begins to slowly and shakily make its way towards you.
"WOAH! woah what the fuck?!" He says, practically flying backwards towards his car. His reaction startles you and you flinch and the box drops on the floor about halfway. You step back towards a tree and lean against it.
"Wait, sorry, Im just..I've.. never quite seen something like that before." He whispers the last bit as he bends down to pick up his box.
"Come on back, It's okay. I'm sorry I shouted , just surprised. Cmere, you're safe." He says, reaching a hand out to you. which you look at before you slowly take it.
"Safe?" You mumble.
"Yeah..yeah safe. You know what it means?" He replies, looking at you.
You nod "I know..never felt."
He left out a soft 'ah'.
You're now in his car about 4 to 5 minutes away from his trailer. Without him realising , you take the metal box and open it up . You see a little bag with..balled up grass? in it. You smell it and immediately let out a huff due to the extreme smell. Weird smelling grass. Eddie glances over, double taking when he realises what you have.
"Woahhwoah. careful with that, it's not even mine- here give it, I'll put it back later." He says, switching to one hand to drive the car and the other is reaching for the bagged up green ball.
You hand it to him, and he shoves it in his back pocket as he pulls into his trailer. He steps out whilst you're still trying to get out, forgetting you have a seat belt on. He opens you door and realises you haven't taken your belt off. he chuckles softly before leaning over you, making you wonder what he was doing so you lean down too, you hear a soft -click- He leans back up not knowing you leant down too so your noses practically brush together. He makes a sly glance at your lips to your eyes before removing your belt and softly taking your hand in his to step you out the vehicle. He walks you into his trailer, sitting you down softly on the couch.
"Do you have any injuries? like um..cuts? or scratches?" He asks, standing back upright. You nod and lift up your shirt a little to reveal a cut, not heavily bleeding but still needs to be taken care of.
"Okay, im gonna go grab some clothes and a first aid kit, stay here, look around, just don't leave , kay?" He says, giving a look towards the door. You softly nod and he walks towards his bedroom. You stand up and begin to look at a bunch of tapes.
there's some words on them you've never seen or heard them. meta-llica? Iron mayden? goodness knows. he walks back out looking towards the couch seeing your not there and snaps his head towards the door thinking you left but seeing you kneeling in the corner with a bunch of tapes. He let's out a soft laugh
"I see you found my music." His voice makes you flinch a little. "Here, the bathroom is just there. You can wear these until we get you some girl clothes. Unless you like those. sure we could find you some." You nod and walk towards the bathroom, turning around and shutting it. You slip on what he's given you, some black pants and a shirt that says.. Black..sab-beth? How have you never heard these words before? Weird. You walk out and eddie smiles at seeing you in his clothes because they're huge on you. "Here..May I?" He says, gesturing to your bottom half. You turn your head and lift up your arms thinking he was gonna take your shirt off.
He softly reaches towards the joggers and rolls them so they're not as big. His fingers grazes softly on your hips, they're cold so it makes you twitch a little. He let's out a soft sorry.
"Sit, gotta clean up that cut or it'll get infected." He sounds, patting the couch. you do as he said and opened your legs a little so he could reach the cut on your stomach.
"Okay, good job. Could you hold your shirt up to about..there? please. thank you." He says, lifitng your shirt softly so he can gain access to the cut better.
"this might hurt." He whispers before patting a alcohol cloth on the cut. You gasp and grab his arm, pushing him away slightly.
"Sorry! Sorry. just a little more. you're doing really good." You make your hold less tight and let him do what he's gonna do.
As he's doing that he begins to speak. "Hey..um. if you don't mind me asking, how did you do that? back there. The whole...floaty..thing. Whatever it was." You shrug.
"I was a in a lab, put in a water tube, with a funny hat on with strings attached and I saw things. Trained me to move things without touching. There is others...Was." You mumble, correcting yourself. His eyebrows raise slightly.
"They did tests on you?" He asks, leaning back because he finished. You just stare at him, making him realise you don't know how bad that is.
"Right..anyway, you're all bandaged up. I'll change it tomorrow. Until then, is there something you wanna do?" You glance around, tapes catching your eye again. you stand up and walk towards them, trying to find one that matches the words on your shirt.
You eventually find one called "Black sabbeth: Paranoid." You hand it to Eddie, pointing to your shirt.
"The same." you spoke.
He nods with big grin. "Yeah! they're the same. You wanna listen?"
He asks, taking it out of your hands. You nod and he walks over to put the tape in, turning the volume down to 11 so it's not too loud for you. You sit down on the couch, waiting for the song to begin, he joins you and it begins. After a few seconds, maybe 10 or 20, you bop your head along. getting the rhythm. He laughs whilst looking at you.
"Bitchin', right?" He smiles.
You stare for a few seconds before returning the soft smile.
"Bitchin'."
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thank you for your request, lauren! always a pleasure to write for you. Hope I did it justice! also no that is not how i spell or say those metal bands. I was doing it in a way that makes it sound like the reader is trying to sound it out in her head!
#pls dont bully me#vol 2 stranger things#lucas stranger things#stranger things#stranger things 4#stranger things 3#eddie x reader#eddie munson smut#eddie x oc#eddie x you#eddie and dustin#steve stranger things#steve harrington#steve harrington smut#max mayfeild x reader#lucas x max#mad max
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fruity four as texts w me and my friends
#stranger things#text posts#stranger things textposts#st text post#st4#steddie#stranger things vol 2#stranger things 4#stranger things 3#platonic stobin#steve and robin#the fruity four#fruity four#steve harrington#eddie munson#robin buckley#nancy wheeler#platonic stancy
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not my usual stuff but I have a hc for Stranger Things. The reason why Erica is so confident, and so proud of who she is is bc of Lucas. When Erica was was like 6-7 she was getting bullied and Lucas told her there can’t be America without Erica, he went on a whole rant on how cool she is. He was hoping that it’d make her feel better, it worked. No, I’m not saying that every single ounce of confidence came from Lucas(or that confidence in general come from other people!!) I’m just saying that Lucas helped push that confidence to the surface!
#stranger things#stranger things 1#stranger things 2#stranger things 3#stranger things 4#vol.1#vol. 2#lucas sinclair#erica sinclair#confidence
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Byler Week 2023 - Day 6: Pre-Volume 2
“Can’t sleep?” Will jolts up and the pen slips from his hands, and with a soft thud it lands next to him. Mike is sitting up on the bed and Will wonders how long he’s been sitting there because it looks like he’s been staring. “No,” Will simply replies and turns to find his pen again. “And you?” “Nope.” or When the Cali gang stops at a motel for the night, Will and Mike end up sharing more than just a bed.
title: dancing in the moonlight word count: 13,196 link: dancing in the moonlight on ao3
#byler#bylerweek2023#bylerweek#Day 6: Pre-Volume 2#will byers#mike wheeler#stranger things#I can't believe I actually wrote a 13k fic for this#this prompt was a nightmare for me#I wasn't really around for the pre-vol 2 period but this fic was so much fun to write#and I actually really like it :')#hopefully you guys will like it too <3#my fanfiction
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my favorite video store employee (don’t tell Robin I said that)
#steve harrington#joe keery#stranger things#stranger things vol 1#stranger things 4#netflix#stranger things volume 2#stranger things 2#stranger things 3#steve harrington x reader#steve harrington x you#steve harrington x fem#family video steve#steve harrington fic#my favorite himbo
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i need more pervy best friend!Eddie in my life…
18+ only!! | minors do not read this!! | mdni
maybe you have a habit of wearing the shortest shorts imaginable around your trailer, and Eddie subtly encourages you to start doing the same at his place (but only when Wayne’s not home), telling you to ‘get comfy,’ to ‘make yourself at home.’
maybe Eddie has a bad habit of stealing a pair of your recently worn underwear from your laundry hamper whenever he spends the night at your place.
maybe Eddie spies on you through your bedroom window because you have a bad habit of leaving the blinds open, partially due to the fact that your bedroom windows face the woods. maybe Eddie watches you change clothes, watches and listens to you masturbate when you’re home alone, watches you dance to your favorite songs in those sinful little dolphin shorts, etc.
maybe Eddie has even drawn you naked from memory. maybe he keeps the sketch of your naked body locked away in the memento box under his bed.
maybe Eddie has quietly jerked off while you were sleeping next to him in your bed.
but maybe you’re a bit of a perv too…
maybe you’ve touched yourself while he was sleeping next to you in your bed.
maybe you’ve taken pictures of him changing through his bedroom window (never content to just watch like he is).
maybe you touch yourself later while looking at those pictures.
maybe one day, you come over and, upon walking past his window towards the front steps, you hear him moaning through the small crack left open in the window. maybe you can’t help but look to see what he’s doing, already having a pretty good suspicion. maybe, when you spot him stroking his hard, leaking cock, you can’t help but stay to watch him finish. maybe you touch yourself while you watch. maybe you cum at the same time as him, muffling your moans with the palm of your hand.
maybe you’ve “borrowed” his rings so that you could wear them while you touched yourself, imagining that it was his fingers rubbing your clit.
#clearing out my drafts <3#perv!eddie#perv!eddie munson#best friend!eddie#best friend!eddie munson#perv!best friend!eddie#perv!best friend!eddie munson#best friend au#eddie munson au#eddie munson#stranger things#eddie munson x reader#eddie munson thoughts#stranger things 4#eddie stranger things#stranger things vol 4#eddie munson hc#eddie munson hcs#perv!reader#perv!eddie munson x reader#eddie munson headcanons#eddie munson headcanon#eddie munson thots#pol’s greatest hits
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They learn quickly that the monsters are sensitive to sound.
He gets used to talking quietly. To always watch his step and always be aware of his surroundings. Someone had the idea to raid the schools and communicate exclusively using blackboard and chalk. Hawkins has never been so silent, but that doesn't bother him too much. He grew up in the silence, after all.
What bothers him is that his hands won't stop trembling. He never had the prettiest handwriting, but the chicken scratch he produces now is barely readable. Worse, he needs for-fucking-ever to write even a single word, only for it to not even look like english half the time.
He and Robin can communicate without words - he is truly convinced that they are living proof that soulmates are a thing - but with everyone else he has to struggle with the chalk, until he just gives up and starts talking less and less. If he died because he took too long writing smalltalk or pleasantries on the blackboard he would never live it down. He tries to convince himself that the grizzled-cool-silent-type suits him. With moderate success.
Although the whole town was literally transported into a different dimension, all adults seem to maintain a silent agreement to continue on as if nothing is wrong. They still go to work and they still need to pay for groceries and the holes and cracks in the streets are nothing more than inconveniences. He even overhears someone complaining about those, once. As if everything would be fine if the holes were only filled with cement. (oh gee, he wonders - silently as always, why did we never try that genius idea the last three times the upside down made an unwelcome visit). The only shop that has escaped the clutches of capitalism is the weapons shop.
He can somewhat understand it, the need to pretend that everything is fine. That it was all some collective nightmare that will fade with the dullness of day-to-day life. Doesn't mean he can't hate it. Though he doesn't take it as hard as the rest of the party.
It makes sense if you think about it. Robin, Nancy, the shitheads - they are smart, they could all actually go somewhere, do something with their lives. But him? Steve Harrington never had much of a future anyway, and his chances of making it out of this godforsaken town were always miniscule. No. What honestly bothers him more are his hands that won't stop shaking. You can't use a gun if you are unable to hold still and aim. You have a harder time being fast and quiet when everything takes twice as long if you don't want to drop anything. Even his beloved bat becomes less reliable, the swings weaker and his actual target always a few centimeters off. So yeah, his trembling hands are fucking inconvenient.
Gas and Water and Electricity stopped working. The first few months all of Hawkins stinks of rotting food until some teacher has the grandiose idea of distributing history books. This has the added bonus of giving everyone something to do that isn't "pretending not to be under constant panic". Water filters get classified under "weaponry" so that everyone has access without the mayor having to change the law again.
Once more, he doesn't mind too much. The only reason he used to turn on the TV was to feel less alone, and now the rest of the party basically lives in his house. He doesn't even mind having to walk the entire way to and from the lake while carrying buckets full of water: he will always be a jock at heart, and it is a great way to work out and be useful at the same time. His biggest complaint is once again his fucking hands. Water is precious, but his stupid arm won't stay still and it keeps spilling out of the bucket. Every lost drip feels like a stab in his heart, and the only reason he doesn't cry is because that would be an even bigger waste of water.
But the most stupid and embarrassing part is that this isn't even his first rodeo. He has been here before, he knows what it is like. Everyone else is living the same situations that he is. And still, his hands are the only ones that won't fucking stop trembling.
#most ppl in hawkins would be the type to continue their lives normally and refuse to wear masks during lockdown#so i applied the same logic to the apocalypse <3#this goes out to all the awesome ppl who have the same problem#lemme tell you writing the first draft kf this was an absolute nightmare#like there are a lot of reasons im not the biggest fan of vol 2#(besides eddie dying obvs)#but one thing i did find very cool is how the whole town got transported into the upside down#its fun to think about what that could mean for hawkins and the people there#in case it wasnt clear this is kind of an au where they just have to continue living in the upside down#you can choose if they ever make it back#or if eddie died or got turned into a vamp or whatever#stranger things#steve harrington#steve harrington drabble#stranger things drabble#pen.#stranger things spoilers#st s4#st season 4
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mike and max between season 3 and 4 really said, "well, let's go from passive aggression to depression."
#stranger things#stranger things season 3#stranger things season 4#stranger things season 4 volume 1#stranger things season 4 vol 1#mike and max parallels#max and mike parallels#mike wheeler#max mayfield#michael wheeler#maxine mayfield#madwheeler parallels
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