Is Caught Somewhere in Time continuing? It's been a while, and I adore this series
I don’t really post about my personal life too often on this blog as I want to stay as anonymous as possible here but basically 2023 has been a really shitty year for me. A lot has been going on that has kinda taken me away from all my hobbies including reading and writing. I really want to continue on with CSIT but there’s bits I’m not happy with and need to edit first plus I’m still a bit undecided on the ending. I’m also really demotivated as I don’t receive many comments on my writing and while I know it’s not about the feedback it can be super demotivating to put all this effort into something and feel like no one cares. So basically, yes I plan on continuing it at some point but I’m not sure when.
I know you've had writers block, but please, please, please continue caught somewhere in time! I've missed it so much!
Yeah, I’m going to work on editing the published parts (and also remember what plot points I did and didn’t include). Hopefully that’ll be done soon as I’ve got nothing to do today aside from cuddle with my family dog as I’m at my parents
An update for all the fans of Caught Somewhere in Time: I’m planning on reworking all the published chapters and then continuing on with the fic so hopefully the next part will be posted in the next few weeks
Summary: You and Steve have a summer fling before you leave for college. It was meant to just be fun but you ended up falling for each other.
Words: 2.3k
Warnings: hurt/comfort, mild angst, sexual references
‘I mean punching Billy Hargrove is pretty badass.’ You laugh as Steve tells you another story. You were laying with your head on his chest, both of you completely naked and basking in the amazing sex the two of you had just had. The two of you had been hooking up all summer, well more than hooking up, you’d also been going on dates, there was only one problem; the fact you were moving away for college at the end of summer. So the both of you agreed to keep things casual, to just have fun.
‘Yeah, I felt really badass, having the shit beaten out of me.’ You felt Steve laugh slightly underneath you.
‘Well, it was good of you to stand up for the kids. It was really sweet, you’re really sweet.’ You say flipping onto your stomach so you were facing Steve.
‘You think I’m sweet, huh?’ Steve teases smiling down at you.
‘Umm…’ You say pretending to think. ‘I think you’re an incredibly sweet and caring guy who would do anything for the people he loves.’ Steve smiles in response pressing a kiss to the top of your head. You both sit in a comfortable silence, just enjoying each other’s company.
After a few moments, you reach up and run your finger down the bridge of his nose.
‘I like your nose.’ You mumble.
‘My nose? I’ve had a lot of compliments but I don’t think anyone has ever complimented my nose.’ Steve laughed.
‘Well, I like your nose.’ You giggle leaning up and kissing him on the nose. Steve felt butterflies erupt in his stomach.
‘Oh fuck,’ he thought, ‘I think I’m in love.’
‘Look man, you either want the video or you don’t, just make up your mind and get the hell out.’ Steve snapped at the customer in front of him. The guy mumbled something about Steve being an asshole and then turned around and walked out. Steve sighed and ran his hand through his hair.
‘Okay, what’s up with you? You’ve been in a bad mood all day.’ Robin asked from behind him.
‘It’s nothing.’ He said, looking down at his feet.
‘It’s definitely not nothing.’ She says crossing her arms.
‘Fine, it’s Y/N.’ He admits. ‘I think I’m in love with her.’
‘That’s a good thing, right? So why are you so pissed off?’
‘Because this wasn’t meant to happen. This was just meant to be a summer thing and in a month she’ll be gone and I’ll still be here in this shithole town.’ He kicked the counter beneath him in frustration.
‘Isn’t she moving to the same city as me? And you plan on coming on visiting me, right? So why don’t you just do long distance and visit more often?’ Robin suggests as if it’s the easiest thing in the world.
‘It’s not just the long distant thing, it’s the fact she deserves better than some deadbeat loser who peaked in high school.’ Steve said, dejected.
‘Steve, you’re not some loser who peaked in high school.’ Robin said her expression softening. She opened her mouth to say something else but quickly stopped. ‘She coming in.’ Steve turned around to see you walking into the store with a smile on your face.
‘Hey.’ You greet Steve before heading over to look at the videos. Steve watched you as you browsed through the videos.
‘You ever seen My Bloody Valentine?’ You ask.
‘Huh?’ Steve asks, not registering what you said.
‘My Bloody Valentine?’ You say holding up the VHS box.
‘Oh, umm no, don’t think I have.’
‘It’s pretty good, well actually it’s terrible, but it’s good in that cheesy slasher way, you know what I’m talking about? Anyway, do you want to come over tomorrow and watch it?’ You ramble placing the video on the counter.
‘Actually, I’m busy tomorrow.’ Steve said.
‘Oh right, well what about another day this week? I’m working during the day but I’m pretty much free every evening.’ You asked.
‘Yeah, I’m pretty much busy all week.’ Steve replied bluntly, not looking up at you.
‘Are you okay?’ You frown as you watch Steve. You could tell there was something clearly up with him but you couldn’t tell what.
‘Nothing. Why does there have to be something wrong if I don’t want to hang out with you?’ Steve raises his voice at you.
‘Nope, you just seem off and I wanted to check if you’re okay.’ You respond.
‘Well, maybe my problem is that you’re too clingy and I don’t want to spend time with you.’ Steve snaps. Your face immediately hardens and you nod, turning around and walking out of the store.
‘Wait Y/N!’ Steve yells after you but you’d already walked out.
‘God, he calls me clingy but he can’t stop calling me.’ You groan as the phone goes off again. You walked over and pick up the receiver before slamming it back down.
‘Well maybe if you answered the phone he stopped calling.’ Eddie suggested as he sat on your bed strumming his guitar. You gave him a look. ‘Fine or not but you can’t avoid him forever.’
‘Whatever, let’s talk about something important. Have you found a place to live yet?’ You ask, sitting down next to him.
‘No, but I will.’ He replied smiling over at you.
‘Eddie need I remind you that it’s less than a month until we leave and you need somewhere to live unless you want to live in your van.’
‘That doesn’t sound too bad.’ Eddie shrugs.
‘Eddie you can’t live in your van.’ You scold him. Eddie looks like he’s about to speak but the phone rings again as you let out a groan.
‘If he’s still calling you after a week maybe you should just hear him out.’ Eddie shrugged.
‘Why are you telling me to talk to Steve? I thought you thought he was a dick and me hooking up with him was a terrible idea.’
‘Well yeah, but I also know that you liked him and you’ve been in a bad mood for the last week so maybe you should get some closure at least.’
‘Fine, I’ll go by the video store tomorrow.’ You give in.
‘Robin, I’ve really fucked up. She won’t talk to me.’ Steve sighed, running his hand through his hair.
‘I mean you did call her clingy all because you didn’t want to admit you were in love with her.’ Robin shrugged.
‘Yeah, Robin, I know what happened. God, what do I do? Should I go to her house or should I just leave her alone?’
‘Well you’ve called her about a thousand times and she hasn’t picked up so maybe give her some time.’
‘Yeah, I should. I guess I’m just worried that the longer I leave it, the worst it’s going to get.’
You had been sitting in your car for what felt like hours just trying to convince yourself to go into Family Video. You were nervous and you didn’t even know what you were going to say. You were worried if you went in you would just start screaming or crying. You flipped down your visor and looked in the mirror, making sure you didn’t completely look like a mess before taking a deep breath and stepping out of your car, knowing it was now or never.
You walked into Family Video and saw Steve behind the counter, he looked up at the sound of the bell ringing and immediately stood up straighter.
‘Hi.’ He breathed out, looking at you as though you were a scared animal that would run away at any second, which was exactly how you felt.
‘Hey, do you have time to talk?’ You asked, shoving your hands into your pockets, feeling kind of uncomfortable.
‘Yeah, we can go through to the back. Robin, I’m going on break.’ He yelled over to her as she was restocking shelves. She looked like she was about to protest but then saw you and just nodded, stepping behind the counter. Steve steps out from behind the counter and you follow him into the back room where you lean against a shelf. The two of you stand in silence just looking at each other both trying to think about what to say. The tension between the two of you was almost unbearable and you were just willing Steve to break the silence despite you being the one to initiate the conversation.
‘I am so sorry for what I said. I didn’t mean it at all.’ Steve eventually said, looking at you with big eyes like he was genuinely sorry.
‘Why did you say it then?’ You asked. Steve opened his mouth but didn’t say anything. He didn’t know if he should tell the truth. How would you react if you found out he was in love with you when this was meant to be a fling?
‘I was scared.’ Steve eventually settled on. You frowned at his words, having no idea what he meant.
‘Scared of what?’
‘Scared of how I felt.’ You felt your heart rate increase at his words. Did he mean what you think he means?
‘And how do you feel?’ You say looking at Steve with hope in your eyes.
‘I’m in love with you, and I know this wasn’t meant to be anything serious but I fell for you but you’re leaving soon so it’s not going to work out.’ Steve rambled, not looking at you cause if he did he would see the massive smile on your face.
‘Steve, Steve, stop rambling.’ You say grabbing his hands in your own. ‘Steve, I feel the same way. I love you too.’
‘But I don’t want to hold you back.’ You can see in Steve’s eyes every single one of his insecurities. His feelings of inadequacy, the worry he was some loser.
‘Steve, you’re not going to hold me back. I want to be with you and we can make this work.’
‘You’re sure? Because you’re about to college and I don’t want you to feel like you're stuck.’
‘I’m not going to feel that way.’ You rubbed the back of his hands, reassuring him.
‘Okay, if you’re certain.’
‘I’m 100% certain.’ You say leaning in and pressing a gentle kiss on his lips.
‘Okay, I think that’s everything.’ You say closing your dorm wardrobe. You had just arrived at your dorms and had spent all day unpacking boxes and sorting out your stuff.
‘I guess we should probably go get some food.’ Steve said wrapping his arms around you from behind.
‘Yeah, I am starving.’ You say leaning back into him, closing your eyes as you do so.
‘Do you want to just go down to the canteen or do you want to go out somewhere?’ He asked, rubbing his hands up and down your sides and pressing a kiss to the side of your head.
‘Let’s just go to the canteen, I’m too tired to go anywhere else, plus I don’t want to change.’
The two of you head to the dorm's food hall, grabbing something to eat and looking around at all the other new students and their families. You were excited to start college but you were also upset about everything you were leaving behind. You put aside your worries and enjoyed your meal with Steve before heading back up to your dorm.
‘I should probably get on the road soon.’ Steve said as you entered your room.
‘You know, my roommate probably won’t be here until tomorrow. Why don’t you just stay?’ You say wrapping your arms around him and looking at him with a pout.
‘Do you really want to get in trouble on your first night?’ Steve laughed looking down at you.
‘Come on, it’s late, I’m sure they’ll understand that it wasn’t safe for you to drive when you're tried.’ You try to convince him.
‘I’m not that tired.’ He frowned down at you.
‘You will be soon.’ You smirked, making him laugh.
‘You’re such a tease.’ He said, placing a kiss on your nose.
‘Is it working?’ You smile at him, nuzzling in close.
‘Yes. Fine, I’ll stay tonight but I need to leave first thing in the morning.’ He rolls his eyes but smiles happy he gets to spend extra time with you before heading back to Hawkins.
‘Great then we better not waste a moment.’ You say pressing a kiss to his lips but he pulls away making you frown.
‘Wait before I forget I got you a gift.’ Steve says, going over to his bag and pulling out a wrapped present. You excitedly take it from him and open it to reveal a framed picture of the two of you at the lake from this summer. Your arms are wrapped around each other and you both have big smiles on your faces. You look at the picture and it makes you smile, remembering the memory.
‘I love it Steve, thank you so much.’ You say placing the photo on your bedside table and sitting down on the bed.
‘Well, I wanted something for you to remember me by.’ He said sitting next to you.
‘Please as if I could ever forget you, besides we’re seeing each other in a month.’ You say resting your head on his shoulder.
‘If I can wait that long, I might just get on the road and then turn back immediately.’ Steve says, grabbing your chin and lifting up your head to give you a kiss.
‘I love you.’ He tells you, pulling away slightly, your foreheads still connected.
‘I love you too, Steve Harrington.’ You say leaning back in for another kiss.
Rock You Like a Hurricane- Rockstar!Eddie x Fem!Reader
Summary: You go to see your favourite band, Corroded Coffin, play live and the lead singer, Eddie, takes you backstage.
Words: 1.9k
Warning: SMUT (18+, minor’s DNI), basically PWP, oral (m! Recieving), p in v sex, fuckboi!Eddie, Eddie is kind of a dick.
Author’s Note: I’m back and hopefully I’ll be able to keep writing as I do really enjoy it! This is a reupload as I was shadowbanned when I initially posted this.
You were stood at the front row, rocking out to your favourite band, Corroded Coffin. You had a massive crush on the frontman, Eddie and tonight you were determined to get him to notice you. You were wearing a short leather mini skirt with fishnets and a pair of heeled boots, you just had a lacy bralette on your top half, having taken off your leather jacket due to the heat of the crowd. You felt hot in what you were wearing and hoped Eddie noticed you and felt you were as hot as you felt. He looked perfect up on the stage, his long hair bouncing as his head banged along to the song, his clothes clinging to him perfectly. The aura he gave off was one of complete confidence and it made you want him even more. You screamed along to the lyrics of the song, head banging along. You could hardly take your eyes off Eddie as he performed. He looked out at the crowd and then stared down at you, winking as he did. You feel yourself flush, he can’t have been looking at you there could he?
Near the end of the concert and you were on a high. The show had been amazing, the energy of the band and the crowd was still radiating around you. You loved listening to Corroded Coffin’s records but seeing them live was a completely different experience. It was as if the music had become a part of you.
‘Excuse me. Can you come with me?’ A security guard came over and asked you during the encore, snapping you out of the daze you were in currently.
‘Why have I done something wrong?’ You panicked, wondering what you could’ve done to get yourself kicked out of the venue.
‘No, the band have asked if you are able to come through the back.’ Your eyes widened. The band? Had Eddie asked you to? You felt butterflies in your stomach as you thought that you might have the chance to sleep with the guy of your dreams.
‘Umm, yeah.’ You nodded. You pushed your way out of the crowd and the security guard met you at the edge of the crowd, leading you through to the backstage area and into a small dressing with a couch and a mirror lining one of the walls. There were cosmetics scattered all over the counter below the mirror, next to a bowl of condoms and a few bottles of alcohol sat on a small table, some full, some empty.
You sat down on the couch, pulling a cigarette out of your pocket and lighting it. You sat smoking while shaking your leg nervously. Of course, you wanted to fuck Eddie but actually living out your fantasy made you feel terrified. You looked at the bottles on the table and considered taking a drink but decided against it, not wanting to steal someone else’s alcohol. You heard the muffled music that was playing through the walls stop and you knew that soon Eddie would be entering the room, if it even was Eddie. What if one of the others had invited you? It wasn’t that you didn’t find them attractive but you had had your eyes set on Eddie since you first saw him. You heard the door open and you looked over, seeing a sweat-covered Eddie walk in, practically bouncing. He turned around and locked the door, before turning around and smirking at you.
‘Just making sure we have some privacy.’ He walked over and sat down on the couch next to you, lighting his own cigarette. You both smoked in silence for a moment, before he reached over and poured you both a drink. He slid one of the glasses over to you and you thanked him, taking a big gulp. You felt the whiskey burnt your throat on the way down as you looked over at Eddie. Seeing him up close was completely different from the pictures or even watching him on stage. He was even more attractive, the layer of sweat glistening on his skin, his wild hair ruffled and messy.
‘So, you enjoy the show?’ He asked, taking a drag of the cigarette, looking you up and down like a predator stalking his prey. You had to admit the way he looked at you turned you on, the feeling going straight to your core.
‘Yeah, it was great. I’ve wanted to see you guys live for a while.’ You said, meeting his gaze, not wanting him to know how nervous you really were.
‘Yeah, I noticed you dancing to the music, you looked so fucking hot, especially in that outfit.’ He reached his hand over playing with the hem of your skirt as his eyes focused on your tits. You didn’t respond instead you reached over and stubbed out the butt of your cigarette in the ashtray on the table in front of you. He also reached over, extinguishing his own cigarette. He took a final swig of his drink and then grabbed your hips, pulling you onto his lap and roughly smashing his lips to yours. You moaned slightly, not expecting him to grab you like that but the roughness of it turned you on. You kissed him back, your hands landing on his shoulders, supporting yourself. His hands were rough as they moved from your hips, grabbing your breasts through your shirt. He kneaded them, making you moan into his mouth as you started to grind down on him, feeling his dick against your core. He pulled away from you before pushing you onto the floor so you were kneeling in front of him. He reached down to undo his leather trousers and pulled his semi-hard cock out. You gulped slightly at his size. You heard the rumours about his dick but seeing it in person was a completely different story. He was bigger and thicker than anyone else you’d seen and just thinking about him inside you made the wetness between your thighs grow.
‘Suck.’ He told you grabbing the back of your head. You were shocked and considered getting up and smacking him but his assertiveness turned you on so you let him move your head towards his red, leaking tip. You opened your mouth and took him in, swirling your tongue around him. He let out a groan and pushed your head further down, taking in more of his cock. You gagged slightly but relaxed your throat, bobbing your head up and down.
‘Fuck, just like that.’ Eddie encouraged you. His words encouraged you and you continued to suck, running your tongue along the base of his dick as your throat pulsed around his dick. He moaned loudly and you could tell he was close to cuming in your mouth. You sucked with more enthusiasm, wanting to feel his cum coat the inside of your throat but before he could cum he pulled you off him. You looked up at him with tears in his eyes as he murmured out a small ‘fuck’ before leaning down and kissing you hard.
‘Lie down on the couch.’ He demanded, pulling away, his voice huskier than before. You obliged as he got up and grabbed a condom from the bowl. He pulled his trousers even further down as he ripped open the packet with his teeth, rolling the condom down his hard cock. He came over, lying on top of you and pressing kisses to your neck, before sucking at the skin, leaving a mark. As you groaned, he moved one hand between your legs, ripping your fishnets at the crotch and pushing your panties to the side. He rubbed you slightly, making you moan and thrust your hips up from the couch, wanting to feel his thick fingers inside you. He rubbed your clit slowly, spreading your wetness around before he pulled his hand away. He positioned himself so his cock was between your legs, rubbing himself along your slit before pushing into you. You moaned loudly as you felt him filling you up.
‘Fuck, you take me so well, baby.’ He moaned out as he pushed all the way into you. He stayed like that for a moment, the feeling of his cock inside you completely filling you up, leaving you in pure bliss. He slowly started to move his hips, thrusting into you, as you let out small moans. As he increased the speed of his thrusts he reached up, pulling down your top and bra so your tits were exposed to him, tweaking your nipples slightly before leaning down and sucking them. He started to thrust into you hard, gripping your hips and picking them up off the couch. You could tell he would leave bruises on your hips from how hard he was gripping them but you didn’t care, you were in complete bliss.
‘Your pussy feels so good around my cock.’ He moans out, moving his mouth up to the top of your breast and sucking the skin there. You throw your head back, feeling your pussy squeeze around his cock. One of his hands moved down to your clit, rubbing it in circles as he continued to thrust into you hard.
‘Goddamn, Eddie.’ You whine out, feeling your orgasm building. Your words encourage him as he rubs your clit harder.
‘Come on, baby, come around my cock.’ He encouraged you. You let out a final moan, your head snapping to the side as your orgasm came over you, the pleasure almost unbearable. Eddie continued snapping his hips into you hard as your pussy spasmed around him. Soon he let out a loud moan, his cum filling up the condom. He collapsed on top of you, both of you lying there for a moment before pulling out of you, he pulled off the condom and tucked himself back into his trousers as you lay on the sofa for a moment.
Once you felt like you’d recovered, you sat up and adjusted yourself so your clothes we back on you properly. You considered for a moment what to do. You weren’t stupid, you knew this was a one-time thing, that tomorrow Eddie would be in a different city, fucking a different girl and you didn’t want to seem like one of those groupies who acted like they expected a relationship. You made a decision and did the only thing you could think of, getting up and heading towards the door, confidently walking out of the small room. You didn’t bother looking behind you, wanting to seem nonchalant even though your heart was racing. You heard footsteps running behind you, and a hand grabbed your arm, turning you round to face a confused Eddie.
‘Where are you going?’ He asked, the tone of his voice showing his complete confusion.
‘Home. We both got what we wanted so no point in hanging around.’ You shrugged as if it was no big deal.
‘You’re just going to leave like that?’ He was shocked, no girl had ever walked out on him.
‘I’ve got to be up early in the morning.’ You shrugged.
‘Can I at least get your name and number?’ He asked. You tried to hide your shock. He wanted your number?
‘My name is Y/N L/N, but if you want my number you’ll have to look in the phone book.’ You say leaning up and giving him a kiss on the cheek before pulling your arm out of his grasp and walking away, leaving Eddie stood there dumbfounded.
Okay after bitching about this for ages I decided to do something about this. I’ve cleared out my main blog and changed the name to @geekfanficwriter-main and I’m going to share my favourite fics over there!
Ahoy, Sailors- Steve Harrington x Metalhead!Reader
Summary: You meet Steve while he’s working at Scoops Ahoy and even though you’re different from any girl he’s ever met before, he can’t help but be interested in you.
Words: 2.3k
Warnings: None, I think
Author’s Note: This is (hopefully) going to be the start of a collection of Steve x Metalhead!Reader stories so if you have any requests for Steve x Metalhead!Reader fics send them in!
‘You can have one scoop.’ You tell your little sister as you join the line at the ice cream shop in the mall.
‘Two.’ She argued back.
‘One, otherwise you won’t eat your dinner and mom’ll kill me.’
‘Fine,’ She pouts as you sigh, ‘can I get a chocolate-dipped cone?’
‘Yeah, I guess but don’t tell mom or I won’t take you to the mall ever again.’ You ruffle her hair as she nods and zips her lips, making you laugh. You turn back to the line in front of you, waiting for your turn to order. You looked behind the counter and were shocked to see Steve Harrington working there. You had both graduated this year and you’d known him as a rich douche so to see him working a normal job was surprising.
‘Ahoy, ladies. What can I get you?’ He greets you as you step up to the counter. Steve definitely recognised you from school. You weren’t someone he ever interacted with but you were someone who didn’t exactly blend in. With your piercings and tattoos, and ‘fuck you’ attitude you were definitely not a forgettable person.
‘I want a chocolate ice cream in a chocolate cone and chocolate sauce.’ Your sister says before you even have a chance to speak.
‘One scoop or two?’ Steve asks, smiling down at her.
‘Two!’ She yells.
‘No, one. I told you, you can’t have two.’ She huffs at your words crossing her arms, as Steve laughs. He heads over to the ice cream freezer and scoops a scoop for your sister, handing it over to her after putting the chocolate sauce on top.
‘Go sit down at a table and take these.’ You say pulling some napkins out of the holder and handing them to her. She happily skips over to an empty table as you turn back to Steve.
‘You got a bag back there for when she vomits in my car? Especially as I noticed that was two scoops.’ You joke.
‘No bag, unfortunately, but can I get you anything?’
‘Just one scoop of strawberry in a tub.’ You tell him and he nods, heading back over to the freezer.
‘So what are your plans now that you’ve graduated?’ Steve asks you, as he scoops the ice cream.
‘Oh just taking some time off to figure stuff out and earn some money.’ You shrug as he hands over the ice cream. ‘What about you?’
‘Yeah same, trying to branch out on my own, way from my parents.’ Steve told you, not mentioning that his dad had cut him off. He hands you over the tub and you thank him.
‘So did those hurt?’ Steve asked indicating at the piercings on your face.
‘Did the needle going through my skin hurt? Yeah, it was pretty painful.’ You frown at him, and he feels himself flush at how much of an idiot he feels like.
‘Right, yeah obviously. Umm, your total is $4 and 10 cents.’ He says looking down at the cash register in front of him. You nod and pull your wallet out of your pocket, grabbing out 5 dollars.
‘Nice uniform by the way, really suits you.’ You smile at him.
‘God, don’t even get me started on this uniform, it’s terrible and it covers up my best feature.’ He says pointing to his hair as he hands you back your change.
‘Aww so disappointing that we can’t see your beautiful hair but you look so good, I mean those shorts are great.’ You laugh.
‘You’re judging my outfit when you’re carrying a unicorn bag?’ He jokes back, pointing at the bag you were carrying which you had just bought for your sister.
‘Yeah, I love unicorns and rainbows, I think it really goes well with my outfit.’ You point at your outfit. A Metallica t-shirt with black jeans and big boots alongside a denim vest with a bunch of patches and pins on it.
‘Yeah, the bright colours go well with all the black.’
‘Thanks, I agree.’
‘Hey, can you two stop flirting? Some of us want ice cream.’ A voice says from behind you. Steve looks behind you to see Erica Sinclair standing there with her hands on her hips.
‘I’ll see you later.’ You smile at Steve, picking up your ice cream.
‘Yeah, see you.’ Steve waves as you walk over to the table where your sister is sitting. Steve turns around and opens the hatch to the back room where Robin is sorting stock.
‘Robin, come here.’ He beckons her over and she sighs standing up and walking over to the window.
‘Do you remember that girls name?’ Steve asked pointing over at you. He might remember who you were but he couldn’t remember your name. He was pretty sure it began with an S? Or maybe an L?
‘Why?’ Robin asked, looking confused.
‘Look can you just tell me.’ He says frustrated.
‘Pretty sure it’s Y/N and I’m also pretty sure she’s dating Eddie Munson.’ Robin asks, figuring out why he was asking.
‘Really?’
‘Yeah, they hang out all the time.’ She shrugs as Steve sighs, disappointed.
The next time you went into Scoops Ahoy was with Eddie, the two of you had been to see The Stuff and decided to get ice cream afterwards.
‘That movie was terrible.’ Eddie huffs.
‘It wasn’t that bad, I mean a little cheesy but not the worst.’ You shrug.
‘Well, I’m hoping that this ice cream turns us into zombies so I don’t have to think about it again.’ You roll your eyes at him.
‘Shut up.’ You say shoving him forward to the counter.
‘Hey, Steve.’ You smile as you approach the counter, pushing your hair behind your ear. You hear Eddie snort in amusement from beside you and you kick him in the shin.
‘Hey, what can I get for the two of you?’ Steve asks, smiling awkwardly back.
‘What do you want, Eddie?’ You say looking at him.
‘The U.S.S. Butterscotch is really popular for couples who want to share.’ Steve perks up and you give him a look of disgust.
‘You think I’m dating him? Ew.’ You say pointing at Eddie.
‘Hey!’ Eddie yells, offended. ‘After that comment, you’re paying for me to get one of those to eat all by myself.’
‘Whatever.’ You roll your eyes at him. ‘I’ll just have one scoop of strawberry.’
‘Cool, I’ll get both of those for you.’ Steve says. ‘You know, everyone says the two of you are dating.’
‘Yeah but Y/N likes preppy guys.’ Eddie smirks at you as you glare at him.
‘Oh really?’ Steve smirks over at you.
‘Well, I just like good-looking guys.’ You shrug at him.
‘Look likes were in the same boat, well except I like girls, good looking girls.’ You giggle as Steve stumbles over his words. Eddie mumbles something about going to sit down at a table and stalks off.
‘Don’t worry. I get what you mean.’ You smile at him.
‘Good, 'cause I do like girls. Especially ones who like strawberry ice cream.’ He says sliding over the two ice creams.
‘Well, I like guys with good hair, even if it is covered by a hat.’ You flirt back.
‘Yeah, it looks a lot better without the hat.’ Steve says leaning on the counter.
‘I bet it does.’ Steve opens his mouth to say something back but Robin clears her throat, causing him to look away from you.
‘That’ll be $3.80.’
‘How come it’s cheaper than last time?’ You frown at him.
‘Oh, I’ve only charged you for two scoops.’
‘Oh well, thanks.’ You smile at him, handing him over the cash before walking over to where Eddie was sitting.
‘Hi, Steve.’ Eddie mimics your voice, twirling a strand of his hair around his finger.
‘Shut up, you’re a dick.’ You say, pushing the ice cream over to him.
‘So the reason you wanted to get ice cream was so you could flirt with Harrington then?’
‘You suggested getting ice cream.’ You pointed out.
‘Well, still you were just looking for an excuse to flirt with him.’ Eddie jokes.
‘So what if I was?’ You shrug.
‘Wow, I can’t believe you have a crush on Steve Harrington.’ Eddie laughed.
‘God, please don’t.’ You beg him. You knew you were never going to hear the end of this from Eddie.
‘What? It’s sweet, trying to see all cool in front of him.’
‘I’m not trying to be cool in front of him.’
‘Yes, you were. ‘I would never date Eddie, he’s gross not like you Steve.’’ Eddie mimics you again.
‘Maybe if you changed your bedsheets more than once a year, I wouldn’t think you were gross.’
‘Not like there’s anyone else in them so why would I change them?’
‘There might be a reason for that Eddie.’ You point out taking a mouthful of ice cream.
You smile as you see Steve behind the counter. You were hoping he was working today when you came in. You approach the counter and Steve immediately smiles when he sees you.
‘Hey Y/N, you want strawberry?’ He asks leaning on the counter.
‘Umm, actually no. I was wondering if you guys do pints of ice cream?’
‘No, we don’t, sorry.’
‘Damn, it’s for my sister.’
‘Wait, just a moment.’ Steve holds up a finger and runs through to the back. He comes out a few moments later with a freshly washed Tupperware dish in his hands.
‘This work?’ He asks, waving the dish.
‘Yeah, that’s great, thanks so much.’ You say as he starts to fill it up with chocolate ice cream. ‘She’s just had her tonsils out and I promised I’d go get ice cream from the ‘cute sailor boy’. Her words, not mine.’ You smile at him.
‘Hmm, well you should tell her she’s got a really cute sister.’ He hands you over the box. ‘It’s on the house, I mean it’s basically medicine and I can’t charge you for that.’
‘You’ve got to stop giving me free ice cream, otherwise, I’ll be in here every day.’ You tell him.
‘That wouldn’t be a bad thing. Although I’d rather see you-‘
‘Steve!’ A voice interrupts, throwing open the hatch. Steve turns around to see Dustin there. ‘You need to come back in here now.’ He tells Steve.
‘Can it wait a minute? I’m in the middle of a conversation.’ Steve points at you.
‘Oh, hi Y/N.’ Dustin waves.
‘Hey, we’ve got some new DnD books in.’ You wave back.
‘Wait you two know each other?’ Steve looks between the two of you.
‘Yeah, Y/N works at the comic book and games shop in town. Now come back here, it’s about the thing.’ Dustin says putting an emphasis on the word thing and Steve sighs.
‘I’ll talk to you later, yeah?’ Steve turns to face you.
‘Yeah, later.’ You wave as Steve heads into the back.
‘So you ask her out on a date yet, dingus?’ Robin asks as he sits down at the table.
‘I was about to but someone interrupted.’ Steve glares at Dustin.
‘Wait? You like Y/N?’ Dustin says, surprised.
‘Yeah, they flirt every time she comes in, it’s disgusting.’ Robin fake gags.
‘But she’s cool?’ Dustin asks confused.
‘And? Your point?’ Steve says frustrated.
‘Well, you don’t like cool girls.’
‘I do- you know what, just show me what you wanted to show me.’
You hear the bell ring over the door and you look up to see Dustin, Mike and Lucas running in. You wave slightly at the kids, pulling off your headphones, as they head over to the shelf. You see Steve trailing behind them and your face immediately lights up until you see all the bruises and cuts covering your face.
‘Shit are you okay?’ You say concerned as he approaches the counter.
‘Yeah, just… ran into a door.’ He shrugs.
‘Did you run into it 10 times?’
‘Well it was during the fire at the mall so probably did more than that.’ He says like it’s no big deal.
‘Fuck, you were in the fire? You sure you okay?’ You reach over to grab his hand without even thinking about it.
‘Yeah, I’ll be alright.’ He nods.
‘Well, I would help nurse you back to health but you’d probably end up worse off than before.’ You joke, running your thumb along his knuckles.
‘Damn, I would love to see you in a nurse's uniform.’ Steve smiles at you.
‘Sorry to disappoint but hey I’m also disappointed, I’ll never get to see you in that sailor’s uniform again.’
‘Can you two stop?’ Dustin says, placing down a couple of comic books.
‘You know I can just make you walk home?’ Steve glares at him as you ring Dustin up.
‘Please, the only reason you agreed to give us a ride in the first place was cause you were hoping Y/N would be here.’ You blush at Dustin’s words. Did Steve really want to see you?
‘So what if I did?’ Steve shoots back. You laugh and tell Dustin the amount.
‘Whatever. Just ask her on a date already.’ Dustin hands you the money and then walks back over to where the other kids are standing.
‘You wanted to see me then?’ You smile at him.
‘Maybe and maybe I want to see you this Friday?’ Steve asks hopefully.
‘Are you asking me on a date?’ You tease.
‘Yeah, I am.’ He nods, sounding more confident than you’d heard him.
‘I’ll go on a date with you. Here’s my number.’ You say, grabbing his hand and writing your number on the back of it.
‘Great, I’ll call you and we can work out the details.’
‘Oh but I have one condition.’ You say holding up a finger.
‘Yeah, anything.’ Steve feels his heart racing wondering what you were going to ask.
‘You have to wear the sailor’s uniform.’ You laugh.
