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established steddie + werewolf eddie and he assumes steve has just Figured It Out at some point (maybe he saw the claw marks in eddie's room, or the chains in his closet, or noticed the way eddie is never free on full moons) because steve scents him all. the. time. there's no way a normal human would ever spend this much time shoving his face into eddie's neck if he didn't know about werewolves

(spoiler: steve has no idea. he just likes the way eddie smells. he assumed those scratches and chains were from some crazy kinky sex and he's still waiting for eddie to get comfortable enough to ask him for that)

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established steddie going to get matching tattoos + eddie being sooo excited to take steve's "tattoo virginity" and steve is too nice to admit that he's had a crooked smiley face on the bottom of his foot since he was 14 and tommy pulled out the stick&poke supplies he'd stolen from his cool older cousin (eddie finds out eventually but steve is NEVER telling him that tommy has a matching smiley face)

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fem steve wearing lingerie when eddie comes over but then having to change before they go to bed bc she cannot sleep unless there's an XXXXL tshirt involved

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alpha4alpha steddie..... they have tension and flirt for months but eddie never wants to pursue it because he assumes King Steve would demand eddie to submit to him. meanwhile steve is literally dying to get bent in half and railed and dominated by eddie and just hoping and praying eddie will make a move soon

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steddie being Platonic Besties. steve gets it in his head that he needs to learn how to braid hair for his next gf and eddie is clearly the perfect model for him to practice on (steve refuses to admit that he just wants an excuse to touch those pretty pretty curls that he can't stop noticing lately). eddie, who's been secretly in love with his straight boy best friend for ages now, is suddenly in a whirlwind of heaven-hell where everytime they hang out, eddie ends up sitting on the floor in between steve's legs while steve plays with his hair. it only takes a couple attempts before "learning to braid hair" turns into massaging eddie's head and playing with his curls and steve gently scratching his short nails along eddie's scalp. eddie manages it for a few weeks until one night he's had one too many beers and a couple too many tokes and finds himself melting into steve and moaning softly as the man pets his hair. he doesn't even realize he's pitching a tent until steve laughs, soft and equally as cross-faded, and mumbles "want me to take care of that too after i'm done with your hair?"

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steddie fuckbuddies where eddie is pining away miserably but assumes King Steve The Heterosexual will never see him as more than a summer phase with a warm hand/mouth. steve thinks they're dating & assumes eddie is a just kind of a bad boyfriend who's not good at showing affection outside of the bedroom (steve finds it mostly endearing). but then one day they're tipsy and post-sex and steve sleepily kisses eddie's forehead and cups his cheek to gaze into his eyes before mumbling "you're so damn pretty, munson" and eddie is just. he just. he can't.

his first instinct is to say "fuck you harrington" and steve looks so lost like a sweet baby doe and eddie is a little nauseous and his heart hurts and he's always been a runner, so why bother changing now? messily shoving his legs back into his rumpled jeans and stumbling out of the front door without saying another word is easier than trying to explain to Steve Harrington that the freak of hawkins is in love with him

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dustin nearly calls an emergency meeting because he thinks there's a new monster after seeing steve's arms covered in bite marks. cue very awkward conversation where steve has to explain that those are from eddie's teeth and he actually really likes them thanks

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fem steve accidentally buys this shirt because she thinks it's just a fun arts-and-crafts shirt and fem eddie nearly bursts a blood vessel seeing it

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dustin uses the bathroom at steve's place and is convinced that steve has a secret gf because there's twice as many hairspray cans under the sneak (he's not snooping, the drawer just slipped open!) and there's a long curly hairs in the shower and is that eyeliner in the medicine cabinet???

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when eddie is a boyfailure loser freak with absolutely no game but steve falls for him anyways !!!!

eddie, trying to lean on a wall and falling over, accidentally giving himself a bloody nose and flailing at steve's feet, his voice all stuffy from the nose bleed: guess i just fell for you

steve, blushing and giggling like a schoolgirl: how did i get so lucky

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eddie's the type to get jealous of a cat. steve adopts a ratty little stray and and eddie immediately hates it because it's stealing all of steve's cuddles. eddie will hear steve babytalking and look up thinking it's for him, only to see his bf sweet-talking another man (cat). when steve is gone, eddie and the cat both get lonely so they end up in the same room. they start out on opposite ends of the room, then slowly inch closer and closer until eventually steve comes home to find his bf passed out on the couch with a cat on his chest. (also, steve only adopted the cat bc he saw its messy fur and scarred little ears from living on the streets and it reminded him of eddie)

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eddie who's never been in a relationship before, who has the pressure of being steve's first Gay Boyfriend, who is competing with all the prettiest girls in hawkins that steve has dated before. eddie who's constantly overthinking. eddie who's aware of steve's insecurities, who can see how badly steve wants to be loved, who can see that steve will happily accept scraps even though he deserves the world. eddie who's doing everything he can to show how much he loves steve, but it still doesn't seem like enough.

and steve who's blissfully unaware of all of it. steve who's doodling "mr steve munson" with hearts and wedding rings. steve who finally feels completely safe and secure and happy in a relationship.

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i am soo fond of a steve harrington that used to regularly make out with his male friends and jerk off together. he just thinks it's Normal Guy Stuff and so it takes him ages to realize he's bi. even when he stares at eddie's mouth and wonders about what his dick looks like, steve thinks it's all just a typical part of being friends. he thinks eddie is the closest male friend he's ever had so of course the feelings are stronger than they were before!

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eddie sneezes a big loud shake-the-house sneeze and steve makes a bunch of tiny kitten noises. steve thinks eddie's sneeze is adorable and, while everyone else is grabbing their seats and looking over to look for the explosion that just went off, steve is looking over with hearts in his eyes and cooing over that sweet baby cutie pie angel sneeze

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fairy steve x werewolf eddie except steve has vicious little fangs that can rip your neck out and razor sharp wings that slice through skin and bone with ease, and eddie coughs up hairballs sometimes and he blissfully kicks his foot when u rub his tummy

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steve and eddie go christmas carolling together and steve is earnestly charming the suburban moms while eddie stands right next to him screaming out a metal version of jingle bells

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i just think that eddie gives the weirdest compliments & steve has a huge embarrassing crush on him

eddie: i want to remove your brain and keep it in a jar.... make a soup from all your thoughts...

steve, blushing: oh uh. you do?

eddie: yes but first i'd poke your brain with sticks. see what happens.