◟♯ . / EYES WITHOUT A FACE . !
summary: everyone knows you and steve harrington are in love—except you and steve.
notes: this is taken from multiple seasons i don’t remember if any of these r in order cus i wrote this at 3am so yeah. also there’s gonna be separate tag lists cause ukyt and st are very different 😭
in your low rise levi’s paired with steve’s jacket.
you walked through the busy area around starcourt mall, on the way to scoops ahoy for him. steve convinced begged robin to take over his shift so he could go to the cinema to see this new movie with you. in good of robins nature and for her to get the title of cupid, she accepted.
as you strolled around, you could see mike, lucas, will and max rushing ahead to scoops too.
when you walked in, you could hear robin call out “hey dingus, your children are here”
the sliding doors open, he hasn’t seen you yet since he was too busy focused on the kids. “again? seriously?” he rolled his eyes. mike rings the bell again.
with a groan, steve brings them to the back to let them go out the staff back rooms. while that was happening, you stepped ahead in line, robin grinning already
“fancy seeing you here huh” she spoke smugly. “here to collect steve for your date?” she teased.
you rolled your eyes. “don’t make it weird, it’s not a date, it’s simply just … two friends watching a movie” you shrugged, breaking eye contact when the words ‘friends’ came out your mouth. robin noticed, she didn’t say anything about it.
when steve came out, not even paying attention to your presence — “hey rob, if you see y/n coming, tell me first ‘cause i need to—” he looks up and his eyes land on yours. “oh”
“hey.” he spoke slowly, like he was frozen. robin watched this interaction and scrunched her face from the second hand embarrassment. “you were saying, dingus?” robin slowly turned to steve.
“never mind. y’ready?” he shook his head at robin before looking back at you. “i am” you replied with a nod, walking past the counter and robin watching you both like a hawk. “have fun on your date lovebirds!” she teased.
you let out a chuckle but neither of you corrected her.
“you smile like an idiot”
dustin caught on not slowly after.
it’s the way steve’s entire face changes when you walk into family video. not dramatic—just subtle. like someone turned the lights on inside him.
“dude,” dustin says, leaning against the counter. “you smile like an idiot every time y/n comes in.”
that catches steve’s attention but he doesn’t look up from the tapes. “i do not.” he scoffs as if dustin said something so bizarre. yeah totally bizarre..
“you literally just did,” dustin insists. “your shoulders relaxed. your voice got softer. you stopped being grumpy.”
“i’m not grumpy, i’m just doin’ my job” he corrects dustin with a tone. “oh please, we all know you don’t give two shits about keith giving orders” dustin snickers.
steve risks a glance at you—laughing with robin by the horror section, eyes bright, hair tucked behind your ear, the gold earrings he bought for you but never told anyone. . steve held back a smile growing when he seen you but he didn’t want dustin to see.
his chest does that stupid thing again.
“she’s my friend,” steve says, quickly. too quickly. dustin squints. “yeah. sure. and i’m a bad singer”
“shut up henderson” steve throws a popcorn box at him, but his smile breaks through. “what? i’m just saying” dustin grinned from ear to ear.
“he’s totally in love with you”
robin knows because robin always knows.
she’s sitting with you on the hood of steve’s car while he’s inside grabbing drinks, the evening warm and slow and safe.
“you know he’s in love with you, right?” robin says casually, like she’s commenting on the weather.
you laugh. actually laugh. “steve? what? no! we’re just friends.” you laugh awkwardly but you can’t help the blush creep onto your face.
robin turns to you slowly. “okay. let’s review.” she ticks points off on her fingers.
“he waits for you before movie nights. he lets you steal his jackets, the leather jacket he’s ohso protective about. he listens to you ramble and never interrupts. he always mentions things to me that remind him of you. you guys go for late night drives when you can’t sleep and he brings extra snacks because you ‘forget to eat.’”
you open your mouth but no words come out, you close it.
“also,” robin adds, softer now, “his eyes light up when you walk into a room. like. stupidly.”
you shake your head, heart doing something weird and traitorous. “he’s just… nice. that’s how steve is.”
robin smiles, gentle and knowing. “yeah. to you.”
when steve comes back, handing you a soda without asking what kind you want cause he just knows you love diet coke. robin just watches the two of you and thinks: “they’re doomed”
you’re the ones counting heads before leaving. steve’s checking injuries, you’re passing out band-aids. he hands you the flashlight, you remind him to drink water, small things like that.
“everyone stay together,” you say.
steve nods. “guys listen to her, don’t wander off. seriously.” max whispers to lucas, “are they married?”
steve and you answer at the same time: “what? no.” in a panicky way
“yeah well you guys act like you’ve been married for 20 years” max giggled, lucas grinning at both you and steve like he knows something.
“see! that’s what i’ve been saying!” dustin chimed in enthusiastically.
“okay all of you be quiet before i get steve’s bat and hit you all in the ankles with it” you joked with a roll of your eyes and a stupid smile. you both exchange a look. laugh awkwardly.
later, when the group finally settles down, you and steve sit side by side on the floor, shoulders touching. “you’re really good with kids,” you say quietly.
there’s a pause. the kind that feels heavy with unsaid things.
you pull away first, because you always do.
because friends don’t linger like that.
the group was at the squawk kitchen, nancy and jonathan flipping through vinyls scattered while steve and robin were across them, the group looking for the instruction manual since something was fucking up the radio.
you walk in, hair down and wavy and a tired expression on your face. “hey guys” you muttered, walking over to the coffee maker immediately.
“hey y/n” nancy and jonathan greet while steve just stares. not in a creepy way but it’s something that you’ve noticed whenever you walk in.
“robin” steve stops her before she could start. “what? i was just gonna say she looked like she got no sleep, her face is all sad and droopy and—” “rob.” steve stopped her again. robin nodded her head, mouthing the words ‘sorry’ awkwardly before steve rolls his eyes and stands up, walking over to you.
“hey. y’okay?” steve asked in a gentle tone. “mhm, just got really bad sleep last night — i know i look-“
“you look beautiful” he cuts you off. “you don’t need to lie” you chuckled, letting your hair fall from behind your shoulders. he shook his head, hesitating but then bringing his hand up to brush the strands of hair behind your ear. “trust me, im not” he spoke softly.
you let out a small sigh but with a little smile growing on your face. “thank you”
your moment was cut short when nancy coughed, causing you both to turn around. “found it” she waved the book in her hand before placing it down in the table.
the look between all three was painfully familiar, it’s the look everyone gives you whenever your with steve.
and yet, you don’t complain.
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