[ text ID: A kiss on the forehead ā erases misery. / I kiss your forehead. / A kiss on the eyes ā lifts sleeplessness. / I kiss your eyes. / A kiss on the lips ā is a drink of water. / I kiss your lips. / A kiss on the forehead ā erases memory. 1917 ]
Billy, heavily influenced by his boyfriends soft lips, skilled hands, and sweet talking voice, starts sharing chauffeur duties with Steve.
The kids, all of whom except for Max are unaware that Billy and Steve are dating, are weary, but they need rides and trust Steve, so they take what they can get.
Despite multiple warnings from both Steve and Billy himself, it takes no time at all for the kids to start breaking the rules of Billyās car, and soon, heās furiously scrubbing footprints off the back of the front seats, picking up trail mix off the floor, and to his horror, scraping what looks suspiciously like dried snot off the window.
The next time he picks up the kids, he reiterates the rules, giving them one more chance to listen if they donāt want to start walking everywhere.
āOk,ā he says, looking them all in the eye in turn. āThis is the last time Iām telling you guys. Feet stay on the floor, food stays in a sealed bag inside your backpack, and I canāt believe I have to say this, but your bodily fluids are to stay in your bodies at all times!ā
Immediately, thereās a chorus of āBut Steve lets usā¦ā ringing out.
āBut Steve lets us eat in the car!ā
āSteve doesnāt care if we kick the seats!ā
āSteve keeps tissues in his car!ā
Billy doesnāt have the time or patience for this. āListen up!ā He shouts, turning around in his seat. āDo I look like a fluffy haired, Bambi eyed dreamboat that walks around looking like sex on legs?! Is my name Steve Harrington? No! I didnāt think so!ā
It takes a not so gentle nudge and some meaningful eye contact from Max for him to realize what heās said. No plea of temporary insanity or offer to let them eat in the car will buy their silence.
Steveās very amused when Dustin races into Family Video, out of breath and red in the face, determined to be the first to tell him that Steveās own boyfriend has a crush on him.
I constantly think about Billy's necklace and its significance so I wrote a lil harringrove fic about it.
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Why are you giving this to me?ā Steve whispered softly, āThereās plenty of shit in Hawkins you need protection from.ā
Billy cocked his head to the side, that dopey grin once again dimpling his cheeks. āWhy would I need some stupid saint to protect me when I have you?ā, Billy asked, reaching forward to curl his fingers around the nape of Steveās neck, tangling his fingers in Steveās hair. Steveās breath hitched at the touch and at their closeness.
āKing Steveā, Billy said with a smirk āSlayer of monsters and breaker of heartsā.
theyāre not friends. billy and steve. theyāre not. neither of them would claim to be. but- things have changed.
theyāre not friends. but they spend time together.
a truce, harrington calls it one day. billy thinks that makes sense. itās an uneasy one, sure. but a truce all the same.
so they spend time together now.
itās unavoidable, what with max being part of that weird little āpartyā. the one steve hangs around with.
billy still thinks thatās fucking odd. tells harrington as much. he just sighs. tells billy he wouldnāt understand.
whatever.
neil wants billy to keep tabs on max. billy just wants to stay out of trouble. so here he is. smoking with steve harrington while max hangs out with the freaky five.
theyāre at the quarry. harringtonās favourite place to clear his head. to relax. itās quickly becoming billyās too. he likes the view.
he looks at steve. looks at the way the sun highlights his profile as they sit on the camaro.
it really is a nice view.
harrington holds out his hand. snaps his fingers. laughs when billy calls him an impatient bitch. billy passes him a cigarette. watches as steve lights it. as he blows smoke in billyās face and gives him a lazy grin.
billy shoves him back. feels his face heat up. feels harringtonās eyes on him. he ignores it and lights his own cigarette. letās the smoke pour out his nose as he stares into the distance.
āso.ā
āso.ā
āwhatās your favourite colour?ā
billy huffs. raises an eyebrow and turns to look at harrington again, lips twisting into a smirk. steve rolls his eyes.
āthrow me a bone here, hargrove. youāre too quiet today, itās putting me on edge-ā
āblue.ā
āwhat?ā
āi like blue. yellow too. and brown.ā
ābrown?ā steve looks around, trying to make sense of billyās answer ālike the trees?ā
āyeah, sure.ā he meets steveās eyes. ālike the trees.ā
billy leans back. closes his eyes. feels his shoulder brush steveās.
āmines blue.ā
āof fucking course it is.ā
āwhatās that supposed to mean?ā billy can almost hear steveās frown.
ānothing. youād like california. the sea. you know,ā billy waves a hand āif you like blue.ā
āwe should go.ā
billy sits up. stares at steve. āyouāre outta your mind, harrington.ā
āhm. maybe.ā
steve opens his own eyes. sits up and moves closer. billy swallows.
āyou have freckles.ā
āyeah.ā billy brings his cigarette up. hopes harrington doesnāt notice how his hand shakes slightly.
āi like them.ā
billy grins at him. āoutta. your. mind.ā
steve grins back. their eyes stay locked for a beat too long. billy runs a tongue across his lower lip. feels his mouth dry as steveās eyes drop down to track the movement.
the wind blows suddenly. billyās curls whip around his face. steveās hair falls slightly. obscures his vision. billy laughs. sticks a hand out to ruffle what heās affectionately dubbed āthe doā, during their time together.
steve swears at him. wraps a hand around billyās wrist, thumb pressed over his pulse. they both pause.
billy moves first. leans forward slightly so he can push steveās hair back and out of his face. gives steve a smile. his thumb brushes over something. a little raised line. billyās eyes drift up.
itās a scar.
billy feels dizzy, all of a sudden. feels like someoneās pulled the rug out from beneath his feet and left him suspended midair. his throat feels tight.
āis that- is that from-ā billy swallows. whispers. ādid i-ā he pulls his hand away.
steve lifts a hand. rubs at the scar himself. frowns as if he forgot it was even there. āyeah, man. from the uh- from the plate, i guess?ā
he says it almost as a question. as if he hasnāt thought about it too much. as if it doesnāt bother him. billy feels cold. nauseous. thereās a sick feeling pooling in his stomach.
āhey? billy? whatās wrong?ā steve places a hand on his shoulder. rubs at it with his thumb. billy shrugs him off.
āiām gonna go.ā
billy slides off the car. stands. takes one last drag of his cigarette before crushing it under his heel. he can see steve out of the periphery of his vision. doesnāt turn to face him.
āsee you around, harrington.ā
ābilly-ā
ādonāt.ā
āitās not- fuck, itās fine. you apologised, remember?ā
āharrington.ā itās a warning.
āwhatever, man.ā steve sounds sad. hurt. billy tries not to think about it. āsee you around.ā
steve walks over to his own car. billy does the same. gets in the camaro and drives off before steve can look back.
he picks max up later. sees steve. of course. canāt avoid him forever. thatās why they started hanging out in the first place. billy tells max to hurry the fuck up. ignores her when she flips him off. drives her home in silence.
by dinner time, theyāre all seated around the table. neil, susan, max and billy. the hargroveās and the mayfieldās. billy thinks that he doesnāt belong on either side.
neil asks max about her day. makes sure billy was being a good big brother.
billy stares at his plate.
he looks up once. when neilās talking to susan. looks at neilās forehead.
looks at the scar there.
he thinks about the one on harringtonās forehead. almost identical.
I always found theĀ āflirtingā between billy and k*ren at the pool so strange (besides the obvious). It always reminds me of Holt (a gay man acting straight) from b99 talking about how much he loves breasts.
itr1edtoscream on twitter posted this video yesterday of dacre talking about how his favourite ST scenes to film were when billy dies and the sauna scene, he wants me to be sad at this point :| I also really enjoy how he always talks about billy in the first person "when I-when billy dies". That man eats lives and breathes billy.