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Need a fic where Eddie is so frustrated with the fact that the little shits party has figured out the plot twist of the campaign he wrote earlier than he expected them to have the slightest clue, so he wants to surprise them and change the ending but can't seem to figure it out no matter how much he tries to, because it has to be something cohesive with no plot holes or absurdities or anything so disappointing - or else the kids will never let him DM again.
He postpones the next session, making excuses that are believable, but won't be if he takes more than two weeks to come up with a solution. And he's getting so close to the deadline and still can't come up with something good. So he tells Steve about it when they're hanging out, who asks him to recap the story. And then Steve promptly offers an exit that is actually really practical and perfect and oh my god how did I not think of that this whole time, it was right on the nose - Steve Harrington YOU'RE A GENIUS! Eddie is so excited he kisses Steve on the cheek and runs off to find the closest piece of paper and pen to write it down.
Leaving Steve to his bisexual crisis. Which gets way worse when he later realizes that Eddie probably wouldn't do that normally (he's so wrong about that) so it didn't even mean half of what it meant to him (wrong again, this is the only thing that Eddie will think about every single day for the rest of his life).
Eddie is not a gamer per se, but his roommate and best friend Jeff is. Jeff's got all the cool shit, he's got light strips and RGB tech going on around his computer, and he's even set it up so Eddie can flip a switch and turn the rolling rainbow colours to Pulsing Red.
Jeff is working, so Eddie gets high and loads up whatever FPS Jeff's been digging into recently.
Eddie is not great at FPSes, he's not terrible, but he is high and he's mostly here to ruin Jeff's KDR on purpose and annoy whoever happens to be online.
He ends up invited to run BR duos by someone off of Jeff's friendlist, a guy called KingScoops who has an obscene level on his nautical ice-cream themed banner. Scoops calls him Jeff for the bulk of the first game they play, but Eddie's nowhere near Jeff's level, and can only stay quiet for so long.
He ends up snickering at something Scoops says that isn't even that funny, dude definitely doesn't seem to be talking to him half the time, but he is talking, and Eddie is a simple creature who giggles at dick jokes.
"Ohhh, you must be the roommate, that explains the skill drop." Scoops sounds a little bitchy, but it's playful enough,
"My shooting skills definitely do not pay the shooting bills," Eddie confirms, "I'd apologise, but I don't want to."
"That's fine, I'll just continue to carry your ass," Scoops proceeds to carry him to victory or top 5 for a few hours, calls him Roommate the whole time, Eddie never bothers correcting him.
It's about 5 hours later that Eddie is sobering up a little too much and turning kind of sleepy and quiet (for him), he genuinely doesn't think he's gamed this long before, but Scoops just goes "Going again, Roommate?" and he just... agrees.
The guy's got a voice like honey, Eddie could listen to him talk about dirt. "Well I don't know much about dirt, but I can talk about my sponsor if you want?"
"Egh, I didn't mean to say that out loud... fuck my ass..." that gets a pretty laugh from Scoops that almost has a pathetic noise slipping out of Eddie, his filter is shot.
Scoops does actually go into some preamble about something random like hair product whilst Eddie listens way too intently but takes in nothing outside of "Use Code SCOOPSAHOY to get your discount, guys."
"Ready up, Roommate." Scoops prompts after,
"I might be done, dude..." Eddie admits, and he realises he sounds like the saddest wet dog on the planet at the prospect of not being able to listen to Scoops talk to whoever the fuck else he's talking to about all kinds of shit (their days, movies, games, some babysitter meme, the guy sounds like he knows a thousand people Personally, it's endearing).
"Aw... you sure?" Scoops sounds pouty,
"I hate that I can hear the puppy dog eyes." Eddie feels weak.
"I have great puppy dog eyes, you'd love them." Scoops laughs,
"I would." Misery, except Scoops convinces Eddie to go for one final round but asks for him to hold on two minutes and mutes.
Eddie notices an immediate tone shift when Scoops comes back, he isn't as loud and cocksure, he's not responding to random shit anymore, he's asking Eddie questions, flirting, to be fair he has been flirting lightly all night, but there's a nice little rumble to him that gets Eddie weak as fuck.
There's definitely a point where Eddie watches Scoops tactically obliterate like 3 teams in rapid succession, with Eddie only just contributing, and Eddie sighs "that's so fucking hot dude..." which earns him a startled, embarrassed laugh.
"No seriously, I'm rock hard, I swear," Eddie assures him, which is so dumb, he doesn't even know this guy, "Christ shit, dude I'm sorry, what is wrong with me?"
"Don't apologise, I like it," Scoops chuckles, which is insane, because Eddie is actually turned on by this guy's voice and his fucking videogame skill. "I don't get people being super genuine with me like this, it's fun."
"No? You must be real fuckin' pretty," Eddie says it without thinking, "or rich."
"Something like that." Scoops laughs, they manage to claim one final victory (though Eddie valiantly self-sacrifices with a cooked grenade at the end), but end up hanging out in the between games lobby, just the two of them talking and flirting without readying up for the next game.
Eventually Scoops says he has to call it, "But I've really enjoyed hanging out, do you have your own tag?"
"Nope, I just steal Jeff's, ruin his KDR a little so he has something to strive for." Eddie sounds so proud of this it's unreal,
"Well, gotta say I'm not impressed, you didn't do much damage to it tonight."
"No, this dude kept saving me and getting me assists, really rude stuff."
They banter a little more but Eddie insists on letting Scoops go, throws out a sweet big boy in his goodbye before Scoops finally, reluctantly disconnects.
Eddie barely manages to quit the game before slouching off to bed, it's only in the morning when he finds out he's got about 30 messages from his young friend Dustin.
"ARE YOU GAMING WITH KINGSCOOPS?!"
"HOW DO YOU KNOW KINGSCOOPS?!"
"WHAT THE FUCK EDDIE???? THAT'S DEFINITELY YOU TALKING TO KINGSCOOPS I KNOW YOUR VOICE I KNOW THAT LAUGH!"
"STOP HITTING ON HIM OH MY GOD"
and many more, he also has two other messages, one from Jeff, one from an unknown number.
"Gave Steve your number, also told him your name, you're welcome, dumbass."
"Hi Eddie, Steve here, KingScoops. Got your number from Jeff. I had fun tonight, I'd love to hang out on purpose some time xx"
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KingScoops, AKA Steve, is in fact quite famous online, but he met Jeff at a car show (Jeff went for fun, Steve went for a gig, something abt a realistic racing game, no brainer gig because he loves cars).
They hit it off talking about cars and gaming, Steve asks if Jeff is any good with games, Jeff proudly shows off that he is with some ranked something or other, so Steve is like "Nice! What's your tag? I'll add you. I need someone to game with who isn't up my ass."
They've been gaming together for a while now, Jeff is Steve's go-to duos guy, Jeff doesn't mind that he's on streams when they game, he's very laid back and he likes Steve, so he's just there to have fun and get some dubs.
Jeff had a slew of messages from Steve when he was finishing up at work that night:
"Hey Jeffster, I played duos with your roommate tonight, he's something else. xx"
"Is he a flirt with everyone or do I have a chance? xx"
"Kind of want to shoot my shot, is that okay? Y/Y? xx"
"jk Y/N? If Y can you pass my digits on to him? tyvm xx"
"Also here's a crazy question, lmao, what's his name? xx"
"I just spent 6 hours calling him Roommate. FML I'm such an asshole. xx"
Steve sends kisses to everyone because he had an ex (nobody named) who would get pissy and think he was being Weird with them if he forgot (which he oft did), so on the advice of his best friend (Robin, of course), he started sending them to everyone to make a habit. He has sent kisses to his dad, his legal team, and someone who rearended his car once. Guess which was the most awkward.
Additionally there's more under the "#Steddie KingScoops" tag because I have no chill.
I like the idea of steddie trying on each other's clothes as a fun surprise or a sexy thing and them being like, "ugh, ew. No."
Steve shows up to band practice in black skinny jeans, eye liner, a black leather jacket, and one of Eddie's band shirts. Eddie's eyes go huge but not in a good way. He can't help the way his nose scrunches up in distaste. "Please go put on a polo and a puffer jacket this is not my boyfriend."
Eddie tries to dress nicely for some event, maybe a work thing for Steve, but instead of doing it his own way, he just raids Steve's closet. He's wearing a white button up under a beige sweater, light wash jeans, and his hair in a slick bun. Steve immediately pulls a face like he wants to be sick and makes Eddie at least take off the sweater and undo some buttons so at least he can roll up the sleeves and show off his tattoos.
They love each other exactly as they are and don't want the other to change for them at all.
They both get horny if the other borrows Robin's clothes, though, which is why they are both banned from her closet.
Iām so excited to be working with @pezilla and @kirihana this year! This will be a very angsty Soulmate AU! I canāt wait to share it with everyone.
The darkest moment of Eddie Munson's life is not the one where he dies.
It's the five days that come next that try to break him.
In the hours that follow his last breath, Eddie lives a little life that he'd never even dared to imagine, let alone dream in the ever after.
There is a house, one he owns, with a little line of cedar trees instead of a fence out back. It has a fireplace, just because they're cozy. In this house, the heat never disappears on some late March day right after they're allowed to turn it off for non-payment. The kitchen is airy and bright, and the fridge, he can tell, is always full of food.
There's also a husband. A legal one. Wedding photos on the walls, their family and friends all smiles as they are captured forever in laughing gazes. The man with hazel eyes gazes only at Eddie, whose face beams with pride and contentment and security.
There's a dog who's name he knows, but will never remember on day six. He's a handsome thing, big and black and smart enough to run agility trials with his husband in the spring.
There is a little girl, with bright red pigtails that neither of them can claim responsibility for. They speak of her hair as though it is a wonder, and she is growing up proud of her firey locks.
The dreamed memories are terrible. Horrendous. Drawn of pain and sorrow. And even while dead, he can feel the edges crumbling, sharp, jagged things meant to cut him into ribbons. He hates these five days.
On the sixth day, though, the sun shines bright. The real sun. An actual sun. It is orange and full and tinted by the window of his hospital room. It's beam is interrupted by a sleeping head, one that stirs as Eddie groans.
One that looks up at him with large hazel eyes and an expression of relief tinged with longing.
Eddie's dark days end when Steve Harrington smiles at him. The shadows recede and he remembers what it is to feel safe.
"Bit dramatic, Eddie. Dying?" Steve said, tone light and airy, like the magnolias that had bloomed in their yard in his death dream. "You could have just asked me out."
I love every side of Eddie's personality that the authors wish to explore. I love overconfident Eddie. I love Eddie who's just a pathetic little nerd twink. I love Eddie who's secure in his sexuality. I love virgin Eddie. I love Eddie that thinks everything can be a joke (until it isn't, until it's too real). I love sentimental Eddie. I love oblivious Eddie. I love Eddie who can't hide that he wants Steve. I love Eddie who's too scared to have his feelings hurt. I love Eddie who's got a huge crush on Steve since he became King Steve. I love Eddie who couldn't give a shit about Steve until the Upside Down made them bond. I love Eddie who thought he hated Steve but realized he just wants him. Badly.
I technically donāt have time for this. BUT guess what, I did it anyway.
I also added a few tattoos to Eddie because I imagined this was at the start of the 90s ;) it was fun trying to think of something he would get in this context. So there is a devil holding The nail bat and on his calf the text from the ring in lotr. And also a small sword that was supposed to be Narsil (also lotr), but I got lazy.
so what if one time while Dustin was staying back a bit late at hellfire to help clean up because his momma raised him right, he's about to leave when Eddie stops him,
"Hey, idiot don't forget your dice." and he tosses the pouch at Dustin, who barely catches it because he's an unathletic loser. He scoffs and smiles anyway, "Thanks dad."
Before Eddie can process that, Dustin walks out, completely oblivious to the fact that he'd even said the D-word. Eddie stands there for way longer than he should, circling through pride, affection, and offense because he is NOT old enough to be a father!
A few weeks go by, Eddie pretty much forgets about it and chooses not to bring it up, because despite what everyone thinks, he isn't the biggest douchebag in the word. (He still is one of course but not the biggest!) Eddie forgets about it until another hellfire session is over, but Dustin took a little too long, and Steve Harrington comes marching into the school.
"Dude, I told you to be quick today! I promised Max and Lucas I'd take them to the movies!" The perfectly styled brunette started to scold, Eddie found himself a little hot under the collar as he glanced between Dustin and his much taller, much more attractive friend.
Dustin rolled his eyes, "Okay, okay, jesus, you're such a nag, mom." He added the "mom" mockingly, Harrington didn't even bristle. "I'm flattered to be compared to your mother, now move your ass." He demanded, dragging Dustin away by his bag.
Eddie was once again, stuck standing there for a little longer than he should've, before his feet were suddenly moving and he burst into the parking lot and luckily, somehow, Harrington and Dustin weren't in their cars yet.
"Henderson called me dad once!" He shouted over at them, a little out of breath. "If you're his mother I think I owe you a date! Or at least child support!" He called, giving Harrington a sharp grin even though a part of him was horrified at his own actions.
Dustin looked ten times more horrified than Eddie felt, but Steve just turned, glanced Eddie over, and paused. "That can be arranged." He smirked a little before getting in his car, Dustin followed, and even over the engine starting Eddie could hear the kid screeching about dignity or something.
They drove away but Eddie's heart was pounding louder than them turning out of the parking lot.
