the thing about steddie that gets me is that itās just these two characters that have so much love for other people, but so little for themselves.
we see eddie with the kids, giving his all to make them feel like they belong to hellfire, we see him with chrissy, putting on a little show so she doesnāt feel threatened by him, we see him with dustin, roughhousing and telling him to never change (and that he loves him), we hear wayne talk about eddie lovingly, we see him DIE for a town that hates him. and then we see the eddie who talks down on himself, talking about how he always runs, āhunt the freak, right?ā, and him blaming himself for chrissyās death. we see him being shunned and hunted by the whole town for who he is and for something that he was a victim of.
we see steve with the kids, always the babysitter and yet so serious about his role, we see him with robin, accepting her with open arms and driving her to school probably every morning, we see him with nancy, his ex, who he still tries to protect with all he has. and then we see steve who calls himself stupid, who talks about how weird he was as a child, who says how horrible he is as a boyfriend, who blames himself for not being better at school. we see him being ostracized by his old friends for becoming a better person, getting beat up multiple times and no one ever properly acknowledging it, and we know his parents are basically never there.
just the thought of them finally giving each other the love they deserve is so beautiful to me.
You just summarized why I fell in love with this ship and I didn't even know until I read your post.
