Day three of Summer Things brings us a summer fling, kayaking, new friendship, and a podfic!
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take me by the hand, make it last forever (Steve/Eddie, 2,661 words, E)
After six years of crawling through his undergrad degree, Eddie’s pretty sure he’s lost nearly all of his mojo. But something in him makes him lean one hand on Steve’s burning hot car, keeps him from wincing in pain as he cocks a hip, tosses his hair back, and tries to resemble someone that a guy as hot as Steve might want to have some fun with.
“I didn’t know this was that kind of beach,” he says. He pointedly takes a step forward. Steve, bless him, holds his ground.
“Are you that kind of boy?”
Spirits Follow Me Where I Go (Steve/Eddie, 2,156 words, T)
Cold water hit Steve, knocking any remaining air from his lungs.
He gasped, water rushing into his mouth, and suddenly he was back in that lake.
The sunlight was gone, the water stung his eyes and filled his throat, and he was being pulled down, struggling against an invisible force, trying to kick to the surface but making no progress. And Eddie – god, Eddie – he was still on that rowboat, and Steve should’ve told him he loved him, instead he’d just tossed that yellow sweater at him and hoped maybe he’d get the memo, because now that thing had him and he’d never resurface, he was going to end up on the wrong side of the gate and –
A hand closed around his arm.
Steve takes Eddie kayaking, and experiences a panic attack while on the water.
Waves By the Shore (Gen - Eleven & Max, 732 words, G)
Jane is nervous to spend the summer with her father in California, but after meeting a friendly girl named Max her summer becomes a little less lonely. (No Upside-Down/Powers AU)
[Podfic] Permanent 99 (Steve/Eddie, 24 minutes, E)
“It’s hot as shit,” Eddie finally announces, moving his arm just enough to catch a glimpse of Steve next to him.
Steve smiles, seemingly unconcerned by the unrelenting heat.
He's tanned, and glistening in the sun, looking every bit of a Greek god. That bastard.
Eddie's actually seen Steve in Athens, at the fucking Olympiad itself, and he damn well didn't look anything like he does right now. Steve was only nineteen then, still just a kid chasing a dream. And, now he's a man. A gorgeous man.
Eddie is pretty sure he looks like an overheated, wet cat in comparison.
Or: There's a heat wave, baby
(Podfic of Permanent 99 by thisapplepielife)
