[stevenharrington]

#𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗘𝗡𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗢𝗡.      //      an  independent  &  mutuals  only  portrayal  of  𝗦𝗧𝗘𝗩𝗘  𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗧𝗢𝗡  from  netflix’s  𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗘𝗥  𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦.  primarily  canon  -  compliant  along  with  headcanons  to  fill  in  the  blanks.  must  be  18+  to  interact.  low  activity.  babysat  by  𝗙𝗥𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗜𝗘  (  he  /  him.  28.  cst.  )

𝗮  𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆  𝗶𝗻  :  atonement,  not  getting  the  girl,  altruism,  repression  of  self,  losing  gracefully,  hidden  depths,  haircare,  self  -  exploration,  growing  up,  letting  go,  standing  on  your  own  two  feet,  and  learning  how  to  do  the  right  thing.    

[stevenharrington]

♧ Any part of their canon portrayal you dislike?

first of all, thank you so much for sending this in, i owe you my life. secondly, lmfao yes. i am so very tired of his intelligence being used as a punchline. it's very weird to me that, despite countless times where steve has proven himself to be a generally capable / useful person to have around, his lack of book - smarts is consistently treated as carte blanche to point and laugh at the dumb jock.

meanwhile, most instances of him coming across as " less intelligent " than the rest of the cast primarily boil down to his memory not being as airtight as theirs. ( e.g. conflating all germans with nazis, " i'm pretty sure it's gumbo, " misquoting dustin's little sherlock holmes spiel, etc. ) it's all based in phonetic memory. considering s4 is the first season that hasn't involved steve being on the receiving end of head trauma, i feel like the gang ( and the writers, perhaps especially them ) should probably ease up on giving him a hard time over the occasional cognitive malfunction.

[stevenharrington]

@nanettewheeler said : ❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

          “ i’m your boyfriend, pretty sure that means it’s my job to distract you, ” steve says with a grin, his face tucked into the crook of nancy’s neck. the two of them are posted up in bed, her with a textbook sitting in her lap. even now, well into their relationship, he sometimes forgets that grades take precedence over canoodling in nancy wheeler’s world. maybe because, in his own world, nothing feels more important than being close to her. if it came down to it, he’d drop the world on its head if it meant his hands were free to hold hers. all the same, he remembers nancy isn’t nearly as one - track minded as he is before long. with his renewed clarity, steve pulls away and lays back, propping himself up onto his elbows.

          “ but uh — guess i can always save the distractions for later, ” he says, the last few words tinged with quiet hope. “ in the meantime, wanna at least fill me in on — ” he nods towards nancy’s lap, but fails to decipher the subject material based on the text - heavy pages the book is opened to “ — whatever it is you’re working on? ” he asks, looking over at her with expectantly raised brows. “ who knows, maybe i can help. ” highly unlikely, he's never been much help in the past, but he hopes the offer still counts for something.

[edenmemes]

last of us part II sentence starters

❝ i brought you some dinner. ❞ ❝ about what we spoke about earlier…i’ll take it to the grave if i have to. ❞ ❝ promise me that you won’t laugh. ❞ ❝ i just ran in there, grabbed his gun and…shot the guy in the face. ❞ ❝ how old were you when you first killed someone? ❞ ❝ i can’t let you leave. ❞ ❝ i’m just supposed to stay here and wait, for god knows how fucking long, just thinking you’re fucking dead the entire time? ❞ ❝ can’t believe you’re on your feet already. ❞ ❝ what are you still doing up? ❞ ❝ they’re wrong, you know. you’re a good person. ❞ ❝ they may fall for your act, but i don’t. ❞ ❝ may your survival be long and your death swift. ❞ ❝ did you hear what they called me? do you want to ask me about it? ❞ ❝ you don’t have to have lots of guns and people. ❞ ❝ they’re all looking for you. what did you do? ❞ ❝ i haven’t always done the right thing. ❞ ❝ we’re allowed to be happy. ❞ ❝ when you’re lost in the darkness…look for the light. ❞ ❝ i’m not going to fight you. ❞ ❝ hey, can you stop stealing my stuff? ❞ ❝ can we take a minute and be impressed by me? ❞ ❝ you’re a piece of shit. you always have been. ❞ ❝ this place is giving me the creeps. ❞ ❝ i told you to stay put! ❞ ❝ i don’t want to lose you. ❞ ❝ look at their fucking smiles. ❞ ❝ you do this, i’m not saving your ass again. ❞ ❝ this could be an ambush. ❞ ❝ you’re a fucking idiot, you know that, right? ❞ ❝ you’re handsome/beautiful and whatever…but i’m not into your type. ❞ ❝ you let me know if you want to talk about it. ❞ ❝ i would’ve come, you know. if you told me you were leaving. ❞ ❝ i’m fucking dead anyway. why would i tell you anything? ❞ ❝ i can’t look at the person i’ve become. ❞ ❝ i really hope you make it. ❞ ❝ you want to tell me what’s going on with you? ❞ ❝ i didn’t think you’d be okay with all of this. ❞ ❝ i can tell when you’re off. ❞ ❝ i can make it quick. or i can make it much worse. ❞ ❝ we should go. someone would’ve heard the gunshots. ❞ ❝ i don’t think i can ever forgive you for that. ❞ ❝ it smells like wet leaves and firewood out here… ❞ ❝ hey, how hurt are you? ❞ ❝ i just need to rest for a second. ❞ ❝ i didn’t want to be a burden. ❞ ❝ gimme shit about it later. ❞ ❝ well, you’re a burden now, aren’t you? ❞ ❝ i’m gonna make sure the place is secure. ❞ ❝ thanks for the save, by the way. ❞ ❝ got some stuff on my mind. ❞ ❝ shit. my heart’s racing. ❞ ❝ you think i’d let you do this on your own? ❞ ❝ you don’t have to choose between staying alive and getting close to people. ❞ ❝ look. fresh blood. ❞ ❝ on a scale of 1 to 10, how would you rate our kiss from last night? ❞ ❝ if i ever were to lose you, i’d surely lose myself. ❞ ❝ my life could’ve fucking mattered. ❞ ❝ you shouldn’t have come here. ❞ ❝ how hot do i look right now? ❞ ❝ didn’t think i’d ever see you again. ❞ ❝ i’m trying to say i’m sorry. ❞ ❝ you take a bigger risk being alone. ❞ ❝ remember me? ❞ ❝ if you lie to me one more time, i’m gone. you will never see me again. ❞ ❝ you make me want to go back outside into the blizzard. ❞ ❝ oh, they should be terrified of you. ❞ ❝ there’s a reason we haven’t touched this area yet. ❞ ❝ don’t you fucking touch me! ❞ ❝ maybe it wasn’t luck. ❞ ❝ why don’t you say whatever speech you’ve rehearsed and get this over with. ❞ ❝ we are nothing but lucky. ❞ ❝ i wish i’d just ran away. ❞ ❝ you look like you’ve heard of me or something. ❞ ❝ all right. you ride with me. come on. ❞ ❝ you get all serious…it’s very cute. ❞ ❝ look…last night i was drinking too much. ❞ ❝ i need all the medical supplies you have. ❞ ❝ don’t treat me like i’m fucking insane. ❞ ❝ i get the impression you don’t follow most rules. ❞ ❝ sorry i grew up. you should try it. ❞ ❝ why do you make me repeat whenever i’m wrong? ❞ ❝ you have your moments of wisdom. ❞ ❝ come to bed. we’ll talk about this in the morning. ❞ ❝ don’t make a fucking sound. hands up. ❞ ❝ i don’t sleep. i don’t eat. ❞ ❝ if i’m gonna die, i’m gonna die for me. ❞ ❝ i know you wish things were different. i wish things were different. ❞ ❝ i’m gonna find and i’m gonna kill every last one of them. ❞ ❝ heads up, you’re the talk of the town this morning. ❞ ❝ if you lie to me one more time, i’m gone. you will never see me again. ❞ ❝ if somehow the lord gave me a second chance at that moment, i would do it all over again. ❞ ❝ you know i can’t handle all this emotion. ❞ ❝ you’re a good friend. ❞ ❝ your parents don’t love you. ❞ ❝ i wish i had someone who loved me enough. ❞ ❝ you’re gonna sit here and look at this view with me. ❞ ❝ that was almost a compliment. ❞ ❝ can i talk you out of this? ❞ ❝ just a few more stitches and i’ll be as good as new. ❞ ❝ i’m just a girl. not a threat. ❞ ❝ why are you in such a good mood? ❞ ❝ how come we never talked about this stuff? ❞ ❝ you go, i go. end of story. ❞ ❝ you should have kissed me then. ❞ ❝ our faith doesn’t make us immortal. loss is around every corner. ❞ ❝ someone had to save your ass for once. ❞ ❝ nice to have a place we call home, right? ❞ ❝ fuck yeah! i mean frick! don’t tell your mum. ❞ ❝ i don’t wanna have to shoot you in the face. ❞ ❝ you’re doing the right thing. ❞ ❝ can we please say we’re done for the day? ❞ ❝ why does your yeah sound like a no? ❞ ❝ come on. let’s get you cleaned up. ❞ ❝ c’mon, stop being paranoid. ❞ ❝ you want what i want, right? ❞ ❝ i think you get a kick from making me uncomfortable. ❞ ❝ i’d rather not sit around if i don’t have to. ❞ ❝ you were defending yourself. you did nothing wrong. ❞ ❝ i guess i asked for that, huh? ❞ ❝ i fucking knew i couldn’t count on you. ❞ ❝ if you run into anything you can’t handle, come back. be smart about it. ❞ ❝ what were you dreaming about? ❞ ❝ stop being weird. you’re freaking me out. ❞ ❝ we can’t all be as graceful as you. ❞ ❝ ha! did i ruin your punchline? ❞ ❝ christ. is that your blood? ❞ ❝ how did you know i was here? ❞ ❝ i see things. like the way you guys try really, really hard not to look at each other when you’re around me. ❞ 

[mayfie1d]

❛   no way . . .   ❜ dustin had told her , lucas backed him up. but seeing it with her own eyes , that was something else. steve harrington dressed up like some sailor boy slinging ice cream at the mall. being upset at the early closure of the arcade that day instantly vanished at the reveal. moving closer to the counter as the pair of senior year girl's walked away laughing under their breath , feet that could not walk faster to the front came to a halt before the other. ❛   i thought that they were all lying. this is the best $5 bet i've ever lost.   ❜

@stevenharrington liked for a starter

[stevenharrington]

          steve   purses  his  lips  at  the  sight  of  max  mayfield.  just  his  luck,  it  isn’t  enough  to  strike  out  for  the  umpteenth  time  in  his  pursuit  of  a  date.  now,  a  pint - sized  heckler has been added to the bargain. 

          throwing  a  glance  over  his  shoulder  to  make  sure  robin  is  still  safely  distracted  in  the  backroom,  he  relaxes  slightly  when  he  sees  she’s  wearing  headphones. god  knows  why,  but  she  has  a  thing  for  listening  to  language  tapes  when  she  isn’t  working  the  front  counter.  the  appeal  is  completely  lost  on steve,  but  at  least  it  keeps  her  ears  occupied  in  times  like  these.  he  isn’t  sure  he’d  survive  a  buckley - mayfield  tag  team.

          with  his  attention  back  on  max,  steve  sports  a  look  of  sardonic  amusement.  “ go  ahead,  laugh  it  up, ”  he  tells  her.  “ see  if  you  get  any  free  ice  cream  with  that  attitude. ”  to  further  assert  his  point,  steve  brandishes  his  scooper  and  twirls  it  like  the star  of  an  old  western  before  returning  it  to  its  makeshift  holster. 

          leaning  forward,  he  rests  his  elbows  on  the  counter.  suddenly,  it  occurs  to  him  that  the  scoops  ahoy  lobby  is  devoid  of  any  other  familiar  faces.  “ you  here  by  yourself? ” he  asks  with  less  bite  behind  his  words.  

[saviare]

send me “ soundtrack ” and i’ll tell you the song that plays when ours muses are on screen together

add + for a the first five songs on a soundtrack for one of our plotted verses

[roleplayers-ink]

the mun's interpretation

♚ Do you agree with fandom interpretation of your character?

♤ Has your muse developed to be different from their canon selves through roleplay?

✘ Any unpopular opinions about your muse?

♧ Any part of their canon portrayal you dislike?

☯ Is your muse liked or disliked by fandom? Does this affect your portrayal?

♢ What's your opinion on different interpretations of your muse?

✦ Has your own interpretation changed from when you first began playing the character?

✍ Has new canon material ever forced you to adjust your headcanons?

✎ What do you wish the author would reveal/had revealed about your muse?

✿ Why did you decide that they [insert headcanon here]?

❀ Share a headcanon you have not shared.

[publicabsent]

@stevenharrington: what if i mess this all up? / accepting.

"you w-won't," she says, still looking at the study materials he's brought. (she assumes that's what he's talking about.) her glasses have slipped to the tip of her nose, causing her to tilt her chin up to read it. "i ... i'm g-gonn-na help, right? so. s-so, yeah ..." she adjusts her glasses, setting the paper down & offering a small smile. what she wasn't expecting was his gaze trained on her, prompting heat to gather on her ears before the flush spreads to her face. she's stuck in eye contact, eyes wide like a deer in headlights. "i-is, um ... some -- someth-thing ... ?"

[stevenharrington]

          steve grins, shaking his head softly. “ no, it’s just ” — he shrugs — “ you’re cute when you’re in the zone. ” glancing back down at his course work, steve begins fidgeting with his pencil. as he twirls the slender utensil between his fingers, the miserable sense of inadequacy that had been briefly put on hold by his admiration for nettie creeps back into focus. the idea of calling it quits, dropping out of community college before he gets in too deep, and walking away with some semblance of dignity still intact occurs to him. it’d be the coward’s way out, but — in this moment of weakness — steve finds the concept dreadfully appealing all the same.

          all of a sudden, the library’s atmosphere turns stifling. steve looks up and his eyes instantly return to nettie, quietly pleading with her before he even opens his mouth. “ hey, uh, why don’t we take a break? ” he asks, closing his text book without waiting for nettie’s confirmation.  “ i know you love it here and all, but i swear my brain’s gonna fry if i don’t get some fresh air soon. ” leaning over, steve pulls his backpack into his lap and undoes the zipper. “ c’mon, it’ll be fun, ” he continues, “ there’s this place i’ve been meaning to show you anyway. ”

[stevenharrington]

the stranger things novelizations are extremely hit or miss, but the hawkins horror anthology is surprisingly valid, tbh.

[unkindrewind]

R A N D O M   E D I T S

> polaroid keepsakes > feat. steve @stevenharrington

[nightprompts]

&. 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐬.

( this is basically just a very self indulgent list of various fluff, angst, and suggestive themed dialogue sentence starters. )

❛ i could keep you safe. they’re all afraid of me. ❜

❛ i’m trying to fix your hair, so hold still. ❜

❛ your heart is beating so fast right now. ❜

❛ promise me you’ll still be here when i wake up. ❜

❛ you’re not as bad as everyone says you are. ❜

❛ i thought you’d like some company. ❜ 

❛ clean yourself up. you're getting blood all over the place. ❜

❛ here, give this a try and tell me what you think. ❜

❛ you can kiss me, you know. ❜

❛ come back to bed. ❜

❛ you look good like this. ❜

❛ working together again, it’s just like old times. ❜

❛ how is it you always know what i need, huh? ❜

❛ you’re lucky you got away with only a scratch. ❜ 

❛ i can’t imagine losing someone like that. i’m sorry. ❜

❛ you know you can always talk to me. ❜

❛ the only one who gets to kill you, is me. ❜

❛ so, what do i owe this pleasure? ❜

❛ ah, so you aren’t heartless after all. ❜

❛ may i have this dance? ❜ 

❛ it’s okay, you can touch me. i won't break. ❜

❛ enemies make the best lovers, you know. ❜

❛ hold still. this might sting a little. ❜

❛ we can't keep doing this. ❜ 

❛ you look like you've got something to say. ❜

❛ just relax and let me take care of you. ❜

❛ thought you’d be lighter without all that blood. ❜

❛ i had it under control. you didn’t need to do that. ❜

❛ everything looks so beautiful from up here. ❜

❛ you treat all your ladies like this? ❜

❛ well? how do i look? ❜

❛ can’t sleep? ❜

❛ do you mind if i smoke? ❜

❛ i’m scared of ending up alone. ❜

❛ i don’t think i’ve ever seen you smile. ❜

❛ how long has it been since you've slept? ❜

❛ you are losing my interest, and that’s very dangerous. ❜

❛ i’d suffer hell if you’d tell me what you’d do to me tonight. ❜

❛ you look really pretty right now. ❜

❛ i’ve never cared for anyone the way i care for you. ❜

❛ i’m not wearing any underwear. thought you’d like to know. ❜

❛ just a few more stitches and you’ll be as good as new. ❜

❛ i’d say we make a pretty good team. ❜

❛ i want you to forget this ever happened. ❜

❛ i'm here for business — not pleasure. ❜

❛ if i didn't know any better, i'd say you were jealous. ❜

❛ you'd look better down on your knees. ❜

❛ fine, keep acting like you hate me. ❜

❛ kiss me again. ❜

❛ are you asking me out on a date? ❜

❛ just sit there and look pretty and let me handle this. ❜

❛ you okay? caught you staring off into space again. ❜

❛ well, i do feel better now that you're here. ❜

❛ i'm not drunk enough for this. ❜ 

❛ why is it whenever we see each other, you’re covered in blood? ❜

❛ i was wrong about you. ❜ 

❛ the first time i met you, i had no idea you'd mean this much. ❜

❛ you gonna be a good girl / boy for me? ❜

❛ i’m not afraid of you. ❜

❛ books mean more to me than people anyway. ❜

❛ i just wanted to say thank you for protecting me. ❜

❛ how about a kiss goodnight? ❜

❛ i don’t have time for distractions right now. ❜

❛ you shouldn’t be out here by yourself. ❜ 

❛ if i have to think about one more thing today, my head will explode. ❜

[stevenharrington]

gasps… runs into ur arms

catches you with ease (because i’m very cool and strong) and carries you into the sunset

[stevenharrington]

smooches your forehead

touched by an angel : an autobiography by frankie stevenharrington

[stevenharrington]

lays on u <3

i hope you’re v comfortable. i have bananas if you need a snack and/or potassium

[stevenharrington]

guess who’s coming back to tumblr just in time to hear the site’s final death rattle? that’s right, this guy.

[stevenharrington]

I MISSED YOU!!!

lyn!! time to openly weep, ig. i missed YOU and your beautiful gaggle of ocs.

[stevenharrington]

 to  anyone  worried  they  don't  have  enough  d&d  knowledge  to  write  characters  who  do,  it  might  be  comforting  to  know  that  not  even  the  duffers  handled  it  in  a  way  that  pleased  everyone,  and  they've  built  careers  off  of  that  game.  beyond  that,  back  in  the  '80s,  the  source  books  weren't  nearly  as  accessible  as  they  are  now.  a  lot  of  people  just  did  whatever  they  wanted,  and  only  referenced  the  official  reading  material  when  they  felt  like  it.  back  then  especially,  there  really  wasn't  a  wrong  way  to  play.