ugh, don't get a big head about it. i think if the me from two years ago knew i was hanging around with THE steve harrington he'd have an identity crisis.
i think that's normal. if you're not embarrassed about who you used to be, you're probably being embarrassing in the present. or something. i dunno.
[ Eddie's lucky enough to just be embarrassed, period. Past, present, and future. ]
hey, join the club, dude. at least you graduated. and on time, too! that gives you options.
if the me from two years ago knew i was hanging around with eddie "the freak" munson? yeah, i think identity crisis would be putting it lightly.
i guess that's just a part of growth, right? it must mean i'm doing something right.
( at least, that's what Steve hopes. it's been a long road since Jonathan Byers knocked some sense into him, but it does finally feel like everything that has happened since then has been leading to this, whatever this is. )
hah, not sure what options there are besides family video considering i definitely would not have gotten this job without robin's help.
i always kinda thought the whole "eddie the freak" thing really oversold it. like you'd think i'd be out here sacrificing goats and stuff.
for what it's worth i think you're doing great.
[ And here he is continuing to be embarrassing! Sentimental bastard. ]
i mean depending on your outlook on things it's either much better or much worse than being a trailer trash drug dealer so... it could probably be worse?
i don't think anyone's ever gone to jail for working at a video store
i always wondered where that nickname came from. you were a year ahead of me so by the time i was a freshman people were already calling you that.
( please imagine, if you will, a younger, impressionable steve harrington who absolutely would have tried to become friends with eddie munson if it wouldn't have been social suicide. he thinks about how he sometimes wishes he told tommy h to fuck off when he suggested they try to make nice with the jocks. )
you know, it means a lot to hear that from you. henderson means well, but i think he overestimates my coolness sometimes.
hey, you're not trailer trash, man, don't think of yourself like that.
i guess not. but hey, if you're ever looking to get go clean, i'm pretty sure i could get you a job here.
it's not like it's that deep. the popular kids have always had it out for me, and freak just happened to be the insult that stuck. short and sweet, i guess.
[ Weird interests, weird family - Eddie was never going to fit in in Hawkins. Maybe that's for the best. ]
oh, please. henderson overestimates my coolness just as much. i've just learned to roll with it. he's a sweet kid. they all are.
mmmm i'm a little bit trailer trash, which is funny, 'cause i didn't even live in a trailer for most of my life. you haven't seen what i've fixed my van up with over the years. or my eating habits. still a little bit of a hick.
i think you underestimate how sullied the munson name is around here, but thanks. i feel like we'd probably waste a lot of time together if i worked there. robin might hate me a little.
they are, even when they're being shitheads and trying to put me into an early grave.
( but he digresses. )
i don't think that's such a bad thing. you and your uncle are really cool, i like what you guys have done with the place. and, i mean, the place actually looks lived in, my parents are never around and even when they are it has to look spotless, stupid maid service and shit.
maybe it is, but still. the harrington name didn't seem to mean much in the opposite direction, so. there's gotta be someone out there who doesn't give a shit who'd hire you. i doubt rob would hate you. if anything she'd take it out on me.
oh yeah. always have been. i shaved my head in sixth grade and got called a cancer patient for a few weeks which was really cool and great! and they haven't gotten any better at insults since.
hey, well, if you need me to put the fear into em, lemme know. i have my ways.
[ Is he blushing at Steve calling him and Wayne really cool? A little bit. ]
hey, hard to avoid looking lived in when you only have a few rooms to live in. also i know i shouldn't be surprised by the maid thing because how else would you keep a house that big that clean, but holy shit, man.
mm, that or i'd make her into a total stoner dirtbag like me and we'd all just waste infinite amounts of company time and resources together. which honestly? kinda sounds fun. but... i dunno, man. if people don't think i'm the spawn of satan, they think i'm the spawn of al munson, which may as well be just as bad around here.
i appreciate it, though. really. you're a real gem, steve. kinda wish i'd figured that out sooner.
jesus christ, those assholes. as if people can't just shave their head for no reason. i bet you looked badass and they were just jealous. but between you and me? i really like the long hair.
i'm gonna keep that in my back pocket, you know. can't play all my cards too soon or there's nowhere to go from here.
i guess that's true, too, but i don't know, even if you had more rooms i think you'd still manage to make it look homey. yeah, i know, it's super lame. but hey, it means i don't have to spend every weekend cleaning up rooms i don't even use, so that's a plus.
look at you, corrupting us. i don't think she'd go for the stoner thing, though, sorry to burst your bubble. she can't stand smoking, period. that's such bullshit, man. i'm proof enough that you don't always turn out like your parents, i don't get why people just assume that type of shit.
( Now it's Steve's turn to blush. A real gem. He's committing that to memory right now. )
hey, you figured it out eventually, isn't that what matters? we can just make up for lost time or whatever.
deal. as long as you don't think your friends'll hate me.
i do want! or i wouldn't offer. lemme know where you're at and i'll swing by. hangin with you is way better than chillin at home.
i will literally never say no to a pegging. that's how you'll be able to tell if the aliens bodyswap me with a clone. doesn't have to be today obviously. we can literally just lay around shooting the shit for all i care. unless you'd rather just sleep it off! i can ditch.
i like you, so they'll probably like you. And if not, i'll fight them.
okay, i'm on... maple street? and there's a 3rd ave at the corner. you can pick me up on the corner baby. ;) ;)
this hangover is saying i'm probably not gonna be good for much except laying around tho, so raincheck on showing you a good time. but i'd rather lay around with you than by myself.
aw shucks! no fighting required. i usually get along with people who don't think i'm some kind of hellspawn, which - i assume your friends won't.
you kidding? laying around with you sounds like a great time. do we want food? because i didn't get out of bed til just now and i could probably do with something fast and greasy. or we could like, get actual food. depending on what and/or how you're feeling.
just making myself a little more presentable than not at all and heading out!
okay. that's fair. sometimes i forget most people aren't like the people in my hometown.
coooooool, well, pick your fast food breakfast of choice and we'll get it on the way to your place?
hey now. sex cake mode is after i've made myself presentable and then made myself less presentable. via the sex. there's a difference!
okay okay okay i'm heading out.
[ He has deodorant on and brushed his teeth and has clean comfy clothes on. That's presentable enough. It only takes Eddie about fifteen minutes to roll up to the corner in his van, shooting Becca a wink and a finger gun through the window when he spots her. ]
[ She grins brightly when he pulls up. The messy hair, smudged makeup, and rumpled dress are a very disheveled look for her, but she's too hungover to care. It's no worse than her own sex cake mode. Climbing into the van, she puts her seat belt on and leans back in the seat. ] Well, good morning, my hero. Thanks for coming to get me.
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[ Eddie can't help beaming at Becca as she climbs into his passenger seat, giving her a quick look over. Not that he's judging - he's had his own brutal hangovers, probably a few too many of them, and he never looked nearly as cute. ]
Hey, anytime. I get out of the house and I get to hang out with you. Pretty hard to be mad about that.
[ He turns his music down a bit before pulling away from the curb, mentally plotting out the route he'll take to Becca's before glancing over again with a grin. ]
By the way - who isn't a slut for McDonald's? Especially when you're stoned or hungover. Which - I brought stuff if you'd like to be both.
[ Always prepared, like a boy scout. Of weed. Hm. But it's fun with Becca, and he likes to treat her as much as he can with his limited budget. ]
You spoil me. I might take you up on that, maybe it'll help. [ Not that it takes that much to get her stoned - honestly, she's a cheap date in general. ]
I'm sure there are some who don't share a love of McDonald's, but that just means more for us. Those little breakfast burritos, I can fuck those up.
[ She's fully prepared to eat an embarrassing amount of food. Part of the hangover is definitely from her forgetting to eat again. Becca relaxes easily in the passenger seat, though, the morning sunshine and good company making her feel better. ]
Glad your seats are comfortable. I don't know who slapped my ass last night, but it actually hurts.
Usually helps me. If nothing else, could help you get a good nap in.
[ The idea of just - hanging out and napping together is more appealing than Eddie thinks it should be. ]
I'm a real slut for chicken McGriddles. Do I regret them after? Usually. Will that stop me? Absolutely not.
[ He has to laugh. It's just a little bit too ridiculous of a situation not to. ]
The perks of driving an ancient piece of shit - they're pretty worn in. Also - how the hell did someone slap you that hard? Like - even going real wild, it's not easy to leave a bruise with just your hand. Believe me, I've been on both sides of the equation. [ He grins. ] I could kiss it better for ya.
[ She too finds the idea of laying around and napping with Eddie extremely appealing, and is trying not to think about it too deeply. Clearly she's just tired and hungover, that's all. ]
I don't even know, man. Knowing me? I probably was talking shit. [ Challenging someone to spank her, taunting them for not hitting her hard enough, several spanks later... bruise. Becca raises an eyebrow at the suggestion. ] Well, I mean. I'm gonna need to clean up before I let you kiss any part of me, but I do like that idea.
[ Eddie laughs again, making a turn - he actually drives semi-responsibly with Becca in the van. Kind of a miracle. It's a miracle he still has a license, really. ]
Yeah, that tracks. You do like talking shit. 'specially the drunker you get. It's cute. But clearly quite hazardous.
[ He's all smiles, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel, keeping his eyes peeled for the golden arches. ]
Sounds like a lotta effort, but fiiine, if you insist. I'll restrain myself.
[ She's a terrible driver, so she's not even judging. ]
If someone's gonna spank me, I want to feel it. And I feel pretty gross, probably smell gross. You got presentable for me, so I can throw myself at you fresh out of the shower. Seems like a fair deal?
I think you highly overestimate how gross you actually are and how presentable I actually got, but alright. I'm never gonna be upset about you throwing yourself at me.
[ Eddie flashes her another grin before pulling into the McDonald's drive thru, rolling his window down, tilting his head to look over at her. ]
Aw, Eddie. I was gonna get it 'cause you came to pick me up. [ She has a feeling she might not win this one, though, so... Becca orders her breakfast burrito meal with a Coke. Because she needs caffeine and she's too much of a coffee snob to drink McDonald's coffee. ] Next time, I got you.
And, actually, you're underestimating how presentable you are. You're fucking cute.
Nah, I insist. Next time. We both know this'll happen again.
[ Eddie gets a McGriddle meal with a Coke too, and within a few minutes they're back on the road, Eddie with one hand on the wheel as he tears into a hashbrown.
And if it's a little silly to blush at someone he's slept with multiple times calling him cute, well. He's fucking silly, flushed and smiling ear to ear. ]
Nuh uh. You're fucking cute. And hot. While hungover, too! And don't try and tell me otherwise, 'cuz you won't win.
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@spikedbats
Date: 2024-10-06 07:26 pm (UTC)ugh, don't get a big head about it. i think if the me from two years ago knew i was hanging around with THE steve harrington he'd have an identity crisis.
i think that's normal. if you're not embarrassed about who you used to be, you're probably being embarrassing in the present. or something. i dunno.
[ Eddie's lucky enough to just be embarrassed, period. Past, present, and future. ]
hey, join the club, dude. at least you graduated. and on time, too! that gives you options.
ten days later here i am
Date: 2024-10-17 12:36 am (UTC)i guess that's just a part of growth, right? it must mean i'm doing something right.
( at least, that's what Steve hopes. it's been a long road since Jonathan Byers knocked some sense into him, but it does finally feel like everything that has happened since then has been leading to this, whatever this is. )
hah, not sure what options there are besides family video considering i definitely would not have gotten this job without robin's help.
no rush! i am totally a boomeranger but i absolutely don't expect anyone else to be!! β₯β₯
Date: 2024-10-17 01:37 am (UTC)for what it's worth i think you're doing great.
[ And here he is continuing to be embarrassing! Sentimental bastard. ]
i mean depending on your outlook on things it's either much better or much worse than being a trailer trash drug dealer so... it could probably be worse?
i don't think anyone's ever gone to jail for working at a video store
you are too kind <3<3
Date: 2024-10-27 03:52 pm (UTC)( please imagine, if you will, a younger, impressionable steve harrington who absolutely would have tried to become friends with eddie munson if it wouldn't have been social suicide. he thinks about how he sometimes wishes he told tommy h to fuck off when he suggested they try to make nice with the jocks. )
you know, it means a lot to hear that from you. henderson means well, but i think he overestimates my coolness sometimes.
hey, you're not trailer trash, man, don't think of yourself like that.
i guess not. but hey, if you're ever looking to get go clean, i'm pretty sure i could get you a job here.
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Date: 2024-10-27 10:48 pm (UTC)[ Weird interests, weird family - Eddie was never going to fit in in Hawkins. Maybe that's for the best. ]
oh, please. henderson overestimates my coolness just as much. i've just learned to roll with it. he's a sweet kid. they all are.
mmmm i'm a little bit trailer trash, which is funny, 'cause i didn't even live in a trailer for most of my life. you haven't seen what i've fixed my van up with over the years. or my eating habits. still a little bit of a hick.
i think you underestimate how sullied the munson name is around here, but thanks. i feel like we'd probably waste a lot of time together if i worked there. robin might hate me a little.
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Date: 2024-10-29 02:54 pm (UTC)( one can almost hear the rolling of the eyes. )
they are, even when they're being shitheads and trying to put me into an early grave.
( but he digresses. )
i don't think that's such a bad thing. you and your uncle are really cool, i like what you guys have done with the place. and, i mean, the place actually looks lived in, my parents are never around and even when they are it has to look spotless, stupid maid service and shit.
maybe it is, but still. the harrington name didn't seem to mean much in the opposite direction, so. there's gotta be someone out there who doesn't give a shit who'd hire you. i doubt rob would hate you. if anything she'd take it out on me.
local dork has a big fat crush
Date: 2024-10-30 05:01 pm (UTC)hey, well, if you need me to put the fear into em, lemme know. i have my ways.
[ Is he blushing at Steve calling him and Wayne really cool? A little bit. ]
hey, hard to avoid looking lived in when you only have a few rooms to live in. also i know i shouldn't be surprised by the maid thing because how else would you keep a house that big that clean, but holy shit, man.
mm, that or i'd make her into a total stoner dirtbag like me and we'd all just waste infinite amounts of company time and resources together. which honestly? kinda sounds fun. but... i dunno, man. if people don't think i'm the spawn of satan, they think i'm the spawn of al munson, which may as well be just as bad around here.
i appreciate it, though. really. you're a real gem, steve. kinda wish i'd figured that out sooner.
[ Goddamn it. Now he is blushing. ]
wait 'til they find out they *gasp* like each other
Date: 2024-11-17 04:07 pm (UTC)i'm gonna keep that in my back pocket, you know. can't play all my cards too soon or there's nowhere to go from here.
i guess that's true, too, but i don't know, even if you had more rooms i think you'd still manage to make it look homey. yeah, i know, it's super lame. but hey, it means i don't have to spend every weekend cleaning up rooms i don't even use, so that's a plus.
look at you, corrupting us. i don't think she'd go for the stoner thing, though, sorry to burst your bubble. she can't stand smoking, period. that's such bullshit, man. i'm proof enough that you don't always turn out like your parents, i don't get why people just assume that type of shit.
( Now it's Steve's turn to blush. A real gem. He's committing that to memory right now. )
hey, you figured it out eventually, isn't that what matters? we can just make up for lost time or whatever.
@cafeultra
Date: 2024-11-03 02:20 am (UTC)deal. as long as you don't think your friends'll hate me.
i do want! or i wouldn't offer. lemme know where you're at and i'll swing by. hangin with you is way better than chillin at home.
i will literally never say no to a pegging. that's how you'll be able to tell if the aliens bodyswap me with a clone. doesn't have to be today obviously. we can literally just lay around shooting the shit for all i care. unless you'd rather just sleep it off! i can ditch.
thank youuuu!
Date: 2024-11-03 02:36 am (UTC)okay, i'm on... maple street? and there's a 3rd ave at the corner. you can pick me up on the corner baby. ;) ;)
this hangover is saying i'm probably not gonna be good for much except laying around tho, so raincheck on showing you a good time. but i'd rather lay around with you than by myself.
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Date: 2024-11-03 06:16 pm (UTC)you kidding? laying around with you sounds like a great time. do we want food? because i didn't get out of bed til just now and i could probably do with something fast and greasy. or we could like, get actual food. depending on what and/or how you're feeling.
just making myself a little more presentable than not at all and heading out!
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Date: 2024-11-03 06:37 pm (UTC)[ And they'd probably tease her about her obvious crush on him, but she's somewhere between oblivious and in denial about her feelings. ]
i should probably eat. fast and greasy works for me! i forget to eat half the time so i'm not picky about food.
i've seen you in sex cake mode, you're always presentable to me. :P
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Date: 2024-11-04 09:18 pm (UTC)coooooool, well, pick your fast food breakfast of choice and we'll get it on the way to your place?
hey now. sex cake mode is after i've made myself presentable and then made myself less presentable. via the sex. there's a difference!
okay okay okay i'm heading out.
[ He has deodorant on and brushed his teeth and has clean comfy clothes on. That's presentable enough. It only takes Eddie about fifteen minutes to roll up to the corner in his van, shooting Becca a wink and a finger gun through the window when he spots her. ]
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Date: 2024-11-04 09:34 pm (UTC)[ She grins brightly when he pulls up. The messy hair, smudged makeup, and rumpled dress are a very disheveled look for her, but she's too hungover to care. It's no worse than her own sex cake mode. Climbing into the van, she puts her seat belt on and leans back in the seat. ] Well, good morning, my hero. Thanks for coming to get me.
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Date: 2024-11-04 10:10 pm (UTC)Hey, anytime. I get out of the house and I get to hang out with you. Pretty hard to be mad about that.
[ He turns his music down a bit before pulling away from the curb, mentally plotting out the route he'll take to Becca's before glancing over again with a grin. ]
By the way - who isn't a slut for McDonald's? Especially when you're stoned or hungover. Which - I brought stuff if you'd like to be both.
[ Always prepared, like a boy scout. Of weed. Hm. But it's fun with Becca, and he likes to treat her as much as he can with his limited budget. ]
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Date: 2024-11-04 10:18 pm (UTC)I'm sure there are some who don't share a love of McDonald's, but that just means more for us. Those little breakfast burritos, I can fuck those up.
[ She's fully prepared to eat an embarrassing amount of food. Part of the hangover is definitely from her forgetting to eat again. Becca relaxes easily in the passenger seat, though, the morning sunshine and good company making her feel better. ]
Glad your seats are comfortable. I don't know who slapped my ass last night, but it actually hurts.
nbd just feeling FEROCIOUS cravings for mcdicks breakfast now
Date: 2024-11-04 10:27 pm (UTC)[ The idea of just - hanging out and napping together is more appealing than Eddie thinks it should be. ]
I'm a real slut for chicken McGriddles. Do I regret them after? Usually. Will that stop me? Absolutely not.
[ He has to laugh. It's just a little bit too ridiculous of a situation not to. ]
The perks of driving an ancient piece of shit - they're pretty worn in. Also - how the hell did someone slap you that hard? Like - even going real wild, it's not easy to leave a bruise with just your hand. Believe me, I've been on both sides of the equation. [ He grins. ] I could kiss it better for ya.
gosh same, i know what i'm getting this weekend lmao
Date: 2024-11-04 10:51 pm (UTC)[ She too finds the idea of laying around and napping with Eddie extremely appealing, and is trying not to think about it too deeply. Clearly she's just tired and hungover, that's all. ]
I don't even know, man. Knowing me? I probably was talking shit. [ Challenging someone to spank her, taunting them for not hitting her hard enough, several spanks later... bruise. Becca raises an eyebrow at the suggestion. ] Well, I mean. I'm gonna need to clean up before I let you kiss any part of me, but I do like that idea.
i only ever get it once in a blue moon bc my husband is celiac lmao... probably for the best :(
Date: 2024-11-04 11:04 pm (UTC)Yeah, that tracks. You do like talking shit. 'specially the drunker you get. It's cute. But clearly quite hazardous.
[ He's all smiles, drumming his fingers on the steering wheel, keeping his eyes peeled for the golden arches. ]
Sounds like a lotta effort, but fiiine, if you insist. I'll restrain myself.
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Date: 2024-11-04 11:22 pm (UTC)If someone's gonna spank me, I want to feel it. And I feel pretty gross, probably smell gross. You got presentable for me, so I can throw myself at you fresh out of the shower. Seems like a fair deal?
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Date: 2024-11-04 11:52 pm (UTC)[ Eddie flashes her another grin before pulling into the McDonald's drive thru, rolling his window down, tilting his head to look over at her. ]
Whatever you want. It's on me today.
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Date: 2024-11-05 12:02 am (UTC)And, actually, you're underestimating how presentable you are. You're fucking cute.
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Date: 2024-11-05 12:51 am (UTC)[ Eddie gets a McGriddle meal with a Coke too, and within a few minutes they're back on the road, Eddie with one hand on the wheel as he tears into a hashbrown.
And if it's a little silly to blush at someone he's slept with multiple times calling him cute, well. He's fucking silly, flushed and smiling ear to ear. ]
Nuh uh. You're fucking cute. And hot. While hungover, too! And don't try and tell me otherwise, 'cuz you won't win.
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Date: 2024-11-05 01:10 am (UTC)This time, at least, she'll let him buy her breakfast. She knows she'll make it up to him one way or another. But is he... blushing?
Just her imagination. She tears her gaze away from him to start on her hashbrown ] We both can be cute, you know. And hot. And sexy.
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From:@otherbitches
Date: 2025-06-09 03:25 pm (UTC)code? me? never.
just something i've noticed happen a couple times. it's always the real macho types, too.
why? sound familiar?