#the 100 fix it fic

[sheerakk]

[destinationtoast]

Toastystats: TV fandom fix-its on AO3 - Supernatural

Following the previous cross-fandom look at TV fix-its, we're starting fandom deep dives. We're starting with the strongest fandom response to a finale I've ever seen -- Supernatural.

For lots more data, explanations of all of the above, plus any clarifications & corrections, click through to AO3.

[lazylittledragon]

right now i'm very torn between "taking critique is important as an artist and it's not an attack on me personally" and "people commenting about my same face syndrome under my posts upsets me an unreasonable amount and i wish they would stop doing it"

[teencopandthesourwolf]

AGAINST ALL ODDS

for @sterekdrabbles 22.01.24 challenge. the prompt words were: WHITE, LISTEN and UPSET. the end of the month theme was: GENTLENESS. #teen wolf movie fix-it, #magical stiles stilinski, #derek lives, #stiles stilinski is eli hale's other parent.

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Looking at Eli, his heart burned hotter than the flames.

I love you, son. 

His boy cried Dad! and Derek doubted his divine move…

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“No.”

Derek's eyes flew open. 

Stiles?!

Bright light, then—

Blackness. 

.

His head hurt.

I'm alive?

“Listen, I don't care how upset you'll be: I gave my jeep to the kid. Because fuck you, Derek.”

Derek tried swallowing. 

“He's mine too? Right?”

Shit. 

“Stiles—”

“I would’ve come back.”

Derek burned again.

“Exactly,” he whispered. 

Stiles sighed.

“No more self-sacrifice.” 

After a lifetime, Derek nodded.

Stiles rolled his eyes, shoved him and said, “Move over.”

So, Derek did. 

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[winters-rose-daughterofcain]

I've been trying to phrase things eloquently and I really can't so here you go. Part two really felt like it was trying have its cake and eat it as well in a lot of ways, and it really didn't work.

You give Cressida a whole redemption arc and friendship and put her in an impossible situation and humanise and make you sympathise with her, then want me to hate her again?

You show how Pen uses LW as a coping mechanism and how it's not good for her or those around her and not have her drop it?

You want LW revealed to the ton but no real consequences?

You double down on how Pens family treat her only to have them all come together and be forgiven at the end?

You sideline Colin in his own damn season and butcher Penelope so badly I almost wanted less of her as well?

You can't have everything. Not in such a short time span at least, and it really suffer from it. If you wanted to give Cressida more depth and expend on her role why was she tossed away like nothing at the end? Why did Eloise abandon her? Why was she treated as awful in part two after being put in an actual horror show of a situation? I know they needed the blackmail plot but you can't just give her depth, make her the antagonist and then drop her storyline in the drain that's not how that works. That's not complexity that's laziness, and laziness they created mind you.

They didn't have to write Cressida the way they did this season, if they wanted to make it easy they could have had her marry off screen between seasons to a rich man, they could have had Eloise befriending her be a mistake and had a different arc there, they could have had her LW claim be for any number of reasons, and her blackmail because she still has it out for Penelope. They added this to the story, and as much as I was sceptical at first (I have seen far too many botched bully redemptions) I was glad they did it aded a lot of depth and character interaction, it created some interesting parallels between Cressida and Penelope and seeing Eloise in a different, less intimate friendship with someone who, ironically, is a lot more open with her was interesting. Incomplete, but interesting. It was good, or it could have been. But you can't just turn like that and have it still work. You can't just have Eloise abandon her and have it treated as the right thing to do. You can't leave her with that ending and consider it a happy one. You can't have your cake and eat it too. You didn't create a complex antagonist, you created a scared lost girl who was cruel because she was taught to be and you left her to burn.

You could have had Penelope and Cressida talk to each other, could have explored the ways the mirror and the ways they differ. You could have had Penelope struggle, but untimely empathise with Cressida and help her out, she could have forgiven her for her years of torment because she of all people understands why she did it. You could have had her forgiveness mirror Colin and Eloise forgiving her for LW. You could have looked at how Cressida's openness helped her friendship with Eloise and how Penelope might start to incorporate it. About how by nature of Cressida's openness Eloise is learning to see other perspectives and listen more even if she still has work. You could have done so much with female friendship and camaraderie and empathy and you just... didn't.

The Lady Whistledown this season was just... I think I have a thesis which is most of my thoughts on Polin.

Whistledown was meant to be the subplot to the Polin storyline, not the other way around.

Putting aside my own wishes to have her end Whistledown for her character and for her and Colins relationship, and her love of Colin, her continuing it isn't unexpected I was afraid of this and thought it might happen even if it's lazy. If that was it and if it was handled better I think I could begrudgingly live with it. But it's not. Not only was it handled so so poorly it was the whole second part and for what? Part one was Polin. Part two was Lady Whistledown drama with some cute Polin moments sprinkled in-between with some mandatory angst. Tell me the resolution to Colins arc now. Quickly. You can't he didn't have one, we barley even saw him through Episode seven and eight. There is so much romance in your purpose being the person you love, IF and only IF, it's reciprocal. Penelope literally says in season two, when she has been Whistledown for over a bloody year that she hasn't found her purpose yet. They were meant to find each other. To both have their writing as their passion and creativity and fulfilment, not Whistledown, but her manuscripts, his stories from around the word their joint and secret words. But their centre, their purpose, their guiding light was always meant to be each other. It's what kept Penelope sitting at that window, it's what draw Colin to her at every ball. They had all the potential and set up to be the most beautiful, genuine, heartfelt relationship. But no.

Colin deserved to be angry. The woman he loves has lied, has hurt him, has his from him after all the times he was venerable with her and so, so much more. They deserved to argue. Penelope deserved to be more upset over this than crying in the moment and walking past him later. That's the man she loves, who she thinks hates her, who she know if he did hate her she would deserve it and she wouldn't blame him for a second. They deserved time and space and Colin deserved explanations and apologies. They deserved a later, happier wedding, they both deserved to have their feelings heard and said and listened too. Is that not the core of their relationship? Listening to and seeing each other? Would that not lay the groundwork for some really good well earned conflict and a really rewording resolution? The groundwork was all there that's what's killing me. The set up was all there for something so good which is why I was excited. I know screen time is limited, I know there is only so many emotional conversations you can have on screen, but Bridgerton primarily just people talking on conversations, when it's there bloody season surely they can space out the conversations that need to happen in a way that works with pacing. And to be honest, the screen time defence only works when the screen time that they did have was allocated well. And I'm not taking subplots. Even if I think a few could have been trimmed, the screen time Polin did get was just used so so badly. Colin got dust and that didn't even feel like Penelope had the time, just a mouth piece for the writers.

Rapid fire stuff because I need to expand on the above in more detail later lol.

The acting was flawless give everyone on that set their flowers.

I really like the Mondrich's and seem to be the only one who likes seeing them lol, their sweet and always a good time they just need a better storyline, or you know, one that actually has a resolution.

Not what I would have done for Benedict and I still want to see him look at art again but let's hope season 4 is better lol.

Don't like the way Penelope's family stuff was done, specifically Portia but it is what I thought would happen. Disappointed but not surprised. I'm biased tho so I won't speak on it too much. I lose too much objectivity.

Hate hate hate the baby thing tho, it was fine as a subplot with her sisters but her having the boy was predictable and also dear god the girls nineteen for fucks sake. No. Hated that.

Francesca the absolute love of my life. I adore her and John, I liked the conflicted with Violet, loved everything about her storyline this season she was perfect, my favourite part honestly lol. Also Michaela Stirling get behind me NOW. Sapphic Bridgerton fans truly are the bravest soldiers cause istg. Also I don't trust this fandom with any actor or actresses period but especially not a Black actress who's "ruining" your favourite storyline. So I will be greatly enjoying everything I see of all three of them Francesca John and Michaela, while watching with a sharp eye for any bullshit.

Kate, also the love of my life it was so lovely to have her back even if just for a bit. Wish they did more with Anthony especially him and Colin tho, but again, wasn't expecting much more. I do wish they would write them out with a bit more subtly tho it's getting almost funny how obvious it is.

The Violet, Marcus, Lady Danbury plot I didn't actually mind. Could have been trimmed a bit but it was good seeing the adults in more depth, I haven't watched queen Charlotte tho so I kinda feel like I missed some things.

Overall, I liked certain parts of this season I really did, especially if I fully ignore the context, and I'm happy for everyone who enjoyed it truly, but it was have an entirely different ending in my head. I'll definitely write about at some point but who knows if anyone wants to see that lol.

[estrellami-1]

If I Should Stay

A few quick housekeeping things! First: a friendly reminder that my taglists are CLOSED! If you’re new (or if you’ve been her the whole time and just got here too late for the taglists), you can subscribe to the “#if I should stay” tag and follow along that way! I do my very best to post every 4 days. Secondly, if you’d like to see every part of this in one place, the ellipses below now links to the second part of the fic taglist! I’ve gone back and edited all previous parts so now everything should have a link imbedded in the ellipses. Unfortunately, if you reblogged an older version of a part, you won’t have the link in the ellipses. If you read all this, kudos! Now onto the story.

Part 1 | . . . | Part 28 | Part 29 | Part 30

They get to school and rush in just before the bell. Steve catches Eddie’s eye and blushes before he ducks his head, sliding into a seat and pulling a notebook out from his backpack.

He finds it more difficult than normal to focus, but he does his best, breathing a sigh of relief when the bell finally rings.

“Hey, Eds,” he murmurs as they walk out of class.

“Eds,” he parrots, something in his gaze that Steve can’t quite parse out.

Steve blinks, frowning slightly. “Do you not want me to call you that? ‘Cause I can-”

“No,” Eddie says. “No, it’s fine, just… new.” A light flush paints his cheeks. “I like it.”

“I’m glad,” Steve says, smiling softly.

“Steve,” someone calls from down the hallway, and Steve hides his wince when he turns to see Tommy heading his direction.

He sees the moment Tommy notices who’s with him; sees the moment his face changes. “The freak bothering you, man?” He asks, getting between Steve and Eddie.

“No,” Steve says, maybe too sharply for the way Tommy looks back at him, confused. He takes a breath, tries again. “We’re fine.” He looks at Eddie, wants to say so much, but sees him subtly shake his head.

He takes another breath. “I’ll see you later, yeah?” He asks Eddie instead. “For, uh, the project?”

“Project?” Tommy looks between the two of them, brows furrowed.

“Yeah, for Mrs. Click’s class,” Eddie says smoothly. “She hasn’t assigned it for you yet?”

Tommy looks to Steve, trying to confirm, and Steve nods. “She just assigned it, a two-page paper about the person she pairs you up with. She’ll probably stagger it, though, so you probably won’t get it for another week still.”

Only half a lie; that had been an assignment, and she had assigned it roughly a week later, but he and Eddie hadn’t gotten it yet.

Behind Tommy’s back, Eddie winks at Steve and walks away.

Steve moves to walk to his locker, Tommy following close behind. “Man, it sucks that you got stuck working with that freak,” he says sympathetically, shaking his head.

“Nah, man, Eddie’s cool,” Steve says, forcing the cheer to stay in his voice.

Tommy snorts. “What, that fag?”

“Stop it, man,” Steve says, a note of warning in his voice.

“Don’t tell me you’re sticking up for him,” Tommy sneers.

“Y’know what?” Steve says, stopping short in the hallway. “Maybe I am. Maybe I’m tired of being an asshole like you, like my dad. Maybe I want to meet people and have them like me for me, not for what I can do for them, or for the money or the big house.” He shakes his head. “Stay the same if you want, change if you want, but I’m done.”

Tommy grabs his arm, and Steve yanks it away, glaring at Tommy. “Don’t do that,” he says. “And leave Eddie alone.”

“Or what?” Tommy says, grabbing at Steve’s arm again.

Steve intercepts, grabbing his wrist, giving a warning squeeze. “You really don’t want to find out,” he mutters, dropping Tommy’s wrist and walking away before Tommy can get a word in edgewise.

Robin brushes past him on his way to his locker. “Proud of you, dingus,” she murmurs, and he does his best to hide the smile that brings to his face.

Carol’s waiting by his locker, popping her gum obnoxiously. “So,” she said. “Heard you were a bitch to Tommy.”

“Takes one to know one,” Steve replies. “If you’re here to convince me to stay an asshole, feel free to leave whenever you want.”

She shrugs. “Tommy can also be a bitch sometimes,” she agrees. “But the Hagan name holds almost as much power as the Harrington family.”

Steve offers her a crooked smile. “There’s more important things in the world than names.”

“Maybe,” she shrugs, unconcerned. “You know he’s majorly pissed at you.”

“Yeah,” Steve says. “I don’t really care.”

“I didn’t expect you to. Just thought you should know. He’s gonna try to get back at you.”

Steve snorts. “He’s welcome to try.”

“Alright.” Carol shrugs again, gently nudges his shoulder with her fist. “See you around?”

“Maybe,” he agrees, looking at her. “What do you see in him?”

She sighs, looks down the hallway. “I think once upon a time I saw who he could be.”

“And now?”

“I’m afraid of who I’ll be if I leave him.”

Steve offers her a commiserating smile. “You’ll be yourself,” he says. “But it can definitely be scary.”

She grins, sharp, pulling her mask back on. “Damn, Steve, when did you get smart?”

He smirks at her as he shoulders his backpack. “It’s not that. It’s that I finally care enough to say something.”

With that, he walks off to his next class, mentally thinking about his schedule and holding in a groan. Chemistry. He hated chemistry, the first time, and something tells him he’s going to hate it just as much this time around.

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[atanx]

Forever thinking of that one post or sth where someone went like "Sasuke is such a bad character he wanted to destroy Konoha even tho that's the opposite of what Itachi wanted" like??? Whyyyy would Sasuke do what Itachi wants?

Like yeah Sasuke loves him, but you can love someone and utterly disagree with their motives. You can love and hate someone at the same time. You can love someone and still want to destroy everything they fought for.

Sasuke might love Itachi, and Itachi might have loved him in his own twisted way, but in the end Itachi still killed hundreds of people. He still took away Sasuke's entire world. He massacred his family for wanting something more out of life other than being constantly discriminated against. Itachi still chose to psychologically torture Sasuke, forcing him to watch Itachi slaughter the Uchiha for three days straight. Itachi still manipulated Sasuke into killing him.

And Itachi did it all in the name of a village. He was a thirteen year old boy. Think about it. Itachi was a seventh or eighth grader. He was indoctrinated, made into nothing but a tool by the village. And the village took his sacrifice and gave him nothing in return. The village moved on from the Uchiha massacre like nothing ever happened.

None of the hidden villages are good. They're literally all mercenaries, killers for hire who don't care who they kill. But Konoha is extra disgusting in how duplicitous it is. How it pretends that it's the nice village. How it pretends to be good, with all that 'Will of Fire' bullshit.

The scene where the Sandaime propaganda'd to a bunch of academy students before the third round of the chunin exams comes to mind. He claimed that every single person in the village was his precious person.

I couldn't help but feel outraged at that, disbelieving that he would actually say such an obvious lie. I guess the entirety of the Uchiha were just an exception! I guess the people he lets Danzo kidnap and indoctrinate, the shinobi he sends on suicide missions, the shinobi that are traumatised by their service, the entirety of thr Hyuuga side branch, they're all just exceptions! Those don't count!

If I can feel that much disdain and disgust, I can't imagine how much Sasuke feels.

Like, I want to destroy Konoha and I'm just reading a fictional work.

Konoha is the village that twisted Sasuke's brother. That took his childhood, his innocence and his happiness. That made him kill Sasuke's entire clan. That still kept its claws in him even years after the fact. Why wouldn't Sasuke want to destroy it?

[thehappiestgolucky]

Someone in the tags of my last Xero post (you know who you are) talked about the similarities between a doodle and Hollow so naturally I couldn’t stop thinking about Xero and Hollow.

I love the idea that Xero was a loved and respected knight. The idea he saw Hollow as a child and knew, knew, this was a child. And Hollow so, so young, feeling guilt about even letting this knight show kindness and love to them - when they were meant to be hollow (oh but they couldn’t be)

Do you think they felt guilty? When they overheard Xero raise his voice at the King, quickly hushed, because he dared suggest Hollow was a child? When they started seeing this knight less and less, scared that their father was furious at him? When suddenly this knight was executed, for betraying the king? Was it their fault? Should they have never allowed him to be himself, ran to avoid indulging in the tiny moments of someone looking at them as a person? Did they even know Xero was falling to the infection? Would that make it feel worse?

They were both victims of an infection, bound by gods with their own desires. No one wins in a gods game.

[zecoritheweirdone]

ok i feel like. i feel like we're all ignoring the potential comedy of arthur's arm. like. yeah f in the chat and yeah he's incredibly terrified of mystery because of it. but like. once he gets over that. you're telling me arthur hasn't thought to try and hold it over the dog's head, like. at least once? like. "mystery i know you don't wanna help me do this thing, but like.... pleaseeeee? you owe me for the arm, you know."

anyway, semi-related to this– me and a friend had a silly little discussion(more like pseudo-roleplay,, sksjsksm),,, and it prompted me into making a little comic 'bout it,,, sksjsksjsk.

[glitterghost]

Belle (2023) 🌹

[proudfreakmetarusonikku]

the idea of mods are inherently so funny in isaac bc their mere existence either implies in universe the things that appear in the mod are things he knows about bc the game is his dying dream. or that they just like somehow Spawned in his subconscious for some reason and I don’t know which one is funnier. is my tinted rock YouTube thumbnail mod bc isaac is a gen alpha baby or are there just vine boom sound effects and arrows pointing to random rocks for no reason. if i install a new character does that count as another alter or is it like a demonic possession sort of thing. it’s why i think adding as many silly mods as possible is the ideal Isaac experience bc like whenever you get sad thinking about the lore the implications of funny mods help you feel better.

[destinationtoast]

Toastystats: TV fandom fix-its on AO3

I took a look at TV fandoms* that have a lot of fix-it fanworks on AO3. Tagging varies a bunch by fandom and the type of event fans are responding to, so I looked at a bunch of different types of tags. I'll be doing deeper dives into some specific fandoms in future chapters.

Click through to AO3 for more explanations, more graphs, and any corrections/clarifications. Also note that some of these analyses and the explanations of them contain spoilers for various TV fandoms.

*The character death analysis also includes non-TV fandoms, but these analyses are mostly TV-focused.

[steddie-fanfic-recs]

Dude, Your Girlfriend Is A Lesbian!

by weirdpurplepanda

Rating: Mature Archive Warning: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Character: Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, The Party (Stranger Things), Robin Buckley, Dustin Henderson, Gareth (Stranger Things), Corroded Coffin (Stranger Things) Additional Tags: Not Canon Compliant - Stranger Things 4 Vol. 2, Fix-It of Sorts, Canon-Typical Violence, For the first two chapters - Freeform, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Gay Disaster Eddie Munson, Eddie Munson Lives, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Jealous Eddie Munson, Eddie thinks Steve and Robin are dating, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Outing, Eddie outs Robin, To Steve so no harm done but still not super cool of Eddie, Dungeons & Dragons References, Meddling Dustin Henderson, Steve Harrington Has Bad Parents, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Fluff and Angst, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Idiots in Love, Lesbian Disaster Robin Buckley, Minor Robin Buckley / Original Female Character, Hairdresser Steve Harrington, Period-Typical Homophobia, Homophobic Language, Nothing is as easy as it should be thanks to shitty parents, Eddie Munson Takes Care of Steve Harrington, No beta we die like Barb, Eddie Munson Has Chronic Pain, Misunderstandings, Eddie Munson Needs a Hug, Robin Buckley Needs a Hug, Robin Buckley Has a Girlfriend, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Therapy, Recreational Drug Use, Eddie Munson is Bad at Feelings, Eddie Munson is Bad at Flirting, When it counts, Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart, Steve Harrington & Dustin Henderson Friendship, Dustin Henderson & Eddie Munson Friendship, Awkward Flirting, Awkward Eddie Munson Words: 117,122 Chapters: 25/25

Summary

“Dude!” Eddie snapped, cutting off Steve talking about how Robin’s hair had a 'cute' little cowlick at the back. “I hate to tell you this but… Shit. Dude, your girlfriend is a lesbian!” To Eddie’s surprise, Steve began to laugh. Or: Eddie thinks Steve and Robin are dating and hates every second of it.

[unboundbnha]

I’m writing a Jason Todd fic that has everything I want. The foundation of the fic is love: it’s Bruce’s love for his long-lost son. But it’s love that’s gone wrong. It’s love, but it’s love for someone who’s gone (or never existed in the first place). It’s Bruce’s fear — of losing the people he loves, of losing what makes him feel like he’s making the right choices, of feeling completely lost, because admitting that he’s making a mistake, making MANY mistakes, well. That means he’s failed. He can’t fail. Not in this. Not again.

This fic is about love: one person begging the other to see them, to love them as they are, to help them in the way they need. The other person is suffocating the first because they love them. They love them so much and just want them to be happy, but happiness to them has a certain look. Happiness can only be achieved in the right way. It’s horrible and painful and frightening and sad. It’s a story about love. It’s a horror. It’s a ghost story. Don’t you see? In the end, it’s all about love. And how sometimes the people who love us are the ones who kill us.

[val-from-lawrence]

Cause there's no better love (that beckons above me)

by citrusmuppet

Rating: Explicit

Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence

Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington & Kas the Betrayer (Dungeons & Dragons), Minor or Background Relationship(s), Robin Buckley/Chrissy Cunningham, Carol Perkins/Nancy Wheeler

Character: The Party (Stranger Things), Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Nancy Wheeler, Wayne Munson, Mielikki (Dungeons & Dragons), Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Chrissy Cunningham, Patrick McKinney, Fred Benson, Barbara "Barb" Holland, Will Byers, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Joyce Byers, Jonathan Byers, Argyle (Stranger Things), Death (OC), Henry Creel | One | Vecna, Susan Hargrove, Carol Perkins, Kas the Betrayer (Dungeons & Dragons)

Additional Tags:

References to Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Steddie but if they were cursed by the gods, Hurt/Comfort, Eddie Munson in the Upside Down, Eddie Munson awakens an old god with his music, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Gay Eddie Munson, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Vampire Eddie Munson, Dungeons & Dragons References, Eddie Munson Has a Crush on Steve Harrington, Soulmates, Apollo Being an Asshole (Ancient Greek Religion & Lore), Inaccurate Ancient Greek Religion & Lore, Vikings, Slow Burn, Eddie Munson as Kas the Betrayer (Dungeons & Dragons), Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Best Friends, druid Steve Harrington, Blood Drinking, Fix-It of Sorts, Virgin Eddie Munson, Chrissy Cunninham had an eating disorder, Canon-Typical Violence, Character Undeath, Minor Character Death, POV Alternating, Bisexual Carol Perkins, Bisexual Nancy Wheeler

Words: 108,689

Chapters: 19/30

Summary

Her gaze caught Steve’s, “Apollo visited you already.” Every muscle in Steve’s body grew taut, “How-” He began, only to be cut off by a shriek of laughter from Eddie. “Apollo? The Greek God of the Sun?” Why would Eddie know about Apollo? “It wasn’t a dream, Steven. It was a memory. Apollo always offers you the same deal.” She intoned, and Steve’s mind was in a whirlwind of chaos at her statement. Because if that wasn’t a dream, if it was a memory then that would make…he swung his head around to look at Eddie and this time…this time he really looked because that would make him- Steve’s soulmate. Eddie should be dead right now. By all accounts, this was the end of the road for them. The kaleidoscopic feelings and memories began to fill in Steve’s mind and he knew. Knew that under other circumstances that what they’d had up to this point was all they usually got. OR Eddie awakens a sleeping goddess with his guitar in the Upside Down and changes the course of their fight with Vecna and the Mindflayer.

[estrellami-1]

If I Should Stay

Y’all’s comments bring me so much joy ❤️

Part 1 | . . . | Part 55 | Part 56 | Part 57

Steve pours on the speed as much as he can, even though he’s already running as fast as he can.

As he gets closer, he sees Dustin on top of Eddie.

Wayne looks up, and Steve’s confused by the smile. Surely-

“They’re alright,” he calls, and Steve almost stumbles. He slows down a fraction as Wayne turns to his nephew. “Eddie, goddamn you, sit up ‘fore you give your boy a heart attack.”

Eddie scrambles up, unceremoniously dumping Dustin onto the ground as he races towards Steve, grin wide and wild. Steve barely hears Dustin’s yelp. “We did it!” He yells, barreling into Steve, wrapping his arms around him and swinging them around in a circle.

“W-wait, wait,” Steve says, gasping for breath, clinging to Eddie like he’s the one dying this time around. “Y- you’re-”

“Completely fine, sweetheart,” Eddie whispers into his ear, moving to hold him up when his legs all but give out. They slowly sink to the ground. “I’m fine, I swear, not a scratch, just a huge adrenaline rush. I was swinging Dustin around in a circle and tripped and fell and we just didn’t get up, and Wayne and the other boys sat beside us. We’re all okay, the boys had the time of their lives with their flamethrowers. I think maybe we need to confiscate those, actually, it seems a little too dangerous, which you know is serious when it’s me saying it-”

Steve drops his head to Eddie’s shoulder, takes a deep breath, and bursts into tears.

He’s jostled as Eddie makes sharp movements for a few seconds. “Hey, it’s okay,” he says. “Wayne took the boys inside, and he’ll make sure they don’t watch from the windows. You’re okay, right? Not hurt?”

Steve shakes his head. “Not hurt,” he manages with a broken gasp. His fingers flex on Eddie’s hips. “Just- so glad you’re okay.”

Eddie hushes him. “I’m fine,” he murmurs. “Glad you’re okay, too, of course. But I’m not about to let you get away from me that easy, not when I finally have a chance of having you.”

“You had the chance last time,” he argues petulantly.

Eddie chuckles, pulling him closer. “Yeah, but I didn’t know that, did I?” He rubs a comforting hand down Steve’s back. “Everyone on your team is okay, right?”

Steve sniffs and pulls back to wipe his face before he nods. “Robin’s leading them back here. But I should probably go find her, just in case.”

Eddie gives him a soft smile. “This is one of the things we’ll have to talk about,” he murmurs. “But Wayne’s guarding the windows and he’s okay. One quick we-saved-the-world kiss before we go?”

Steve blinks. “We go?”

Eddie blushes. “Well, yeah. I’m not ready to let you out of my sight just yet, and chances are you’re not, either.”

Steve huffs a self-deprecating laugh. “You’re probably right,” he admits, then sighs. “Yeah. One quick kiss.”

“I’d dream of nothing more,” Eddie says, and presses their lips together in a chaste kiss.

When they pull back, Steve grins as he gets to his feet. “I hope you do dream of more, actually, I’d like to think I’m a better kisser than that.”

Eddie laughs, head tilted to the sky. “Of course you are, Stevie. Now c’mon, let’s go find the girls so we can celebrate.” His grin turns lascivious. “I believe I was promised something, and I believe it’s just about time for later.”

Steve laughs and pushes Eddie’s shoulder. “Horndog,” he jokes. “Keep it in your pants. We’ve still gotta get out of here.”

Eddie smiles, grabs Steve’s hand, and nods. “I’m following your lead.”

Together they walk back the way Steve had come. They see the girls a ways off, and Steve starts running. He crashes into Robin and spins her around with a laugh. “We really did it,” he says, eyes shining. “It’s over.”

Robin hugs him back. “Everyone’s okay?”

Steve hums. “Everyone down here, yeah. I’m sure El will be tired but I’m sure she’s okay too.” He lets go of Robin and attaches himself to Alli next. “How do you feel?”

She grins at him. “Free.”

“Free.” He grins back. “I like that. It is freeing.”

He pulls away from Allison just as Eddie jogs up. Robin hugs him, then punches him in the shoulder. “Don’t scare him like that!”

Eddie holds his hands up, wide-eyed. “I’m sorry?” He flicks his gaze to Steve, who shrugs. It’s not like Robin listens to him half the time anyways.

“Robbie, be nice,” he chastises.

“Steve-”

“Robin,” he repeats, smiling at her. “We’re okay.” He grabs her hand. “Promise.”

She squeezes it, smiles back. “Okay.” She turns a harder look on Eddie. “I’m keeping my eye on you.”

“Oh my god,” Steve murmurs, then turns to Eddie with a grin. “I apologize for my feral soulmate.”

Robin squawks. Eddie grins, shrugs. “‘S alright. I’ll win her over eventually.”

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