#hellfyire rambles

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i love steve who struggles to differentiate between romantic and platonic feelings

when he feels so intensely, but cant tell if he wants to date someone or be their bestfriend

steve who was like, obviously these strong feelings i have for robin are bc i wanna date her

only to find out that wont be possible, but hes just as happy, even more tbh, being her bestfriend. steve being soo excited he gets to hang out and be close with robin and he doesnt even have to kiss her or anything!!!

and steve thinking he wants to be bestfriends with guys. wants to be bestfriends with eddie. wants to be able to be close to him. and doesnt really think about how he never feels close enough to eddie.

steve getting to kiss eddie and being like "oh. OH. OOH!" bc he realises he wants to be eddies boyfriend.

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anyway the funniest robin and eddie dynamic is when theyre still figuring out how theyre gonna be around steve after eddie starts dating him.

like eddie going to climb in steves car shotgun, but robin beats him there like 'i already called lifetime shotgun as his bestfriend' and eddies like 'okay but boyfriend privledges!! what if i wanna hold his hand'--- ('do not make steve drive one handed! No!') --- 'or his thigh while he drives' -- ('even worse!!!!') and ending up sulking in the middle seat of the back of the car.

and like robin getting upset bc eddie stole her favourite steve sweater!! its her comfort sweater eddie she neeeeeds it!

and them squabbling over who gets to sit on steves lap. or who gets to cuddle next to him on the loveseat. bc they both love him and wanna be with him.

..

and then the progression to robin beating steve for shotgun in eddies car and just sticking her tongue out at him

steve looking at robin like 'wait is that one of eddies flannels??' and shes like yes.. and?

movie night where robin and eddie are already cuddling when steve gets back from making popcorn and hes like :l and goes to sit on an armchair by himself (with the entire thing of popcorn)

((till finally its all of them wearing each others clothes bc stuff gets passed and left around. all three of them in a cuddle pile while watching scary movies. them working out how to fit steves boyfriend eddie, and steves bestfriend robin, (and eddie and robin gay bffs), into their lives seamlessly.))

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Eddie sprinting ahead of Robin: I call dibs on this seat!

Steve, with a sudden lapful of Eddie: Uuhhh?

Robin: Aw c'mon you know I have bestfriend rights!

Eddie: You snooze, you lose.

Steve: Is this all I am to you guys. A piece of furniture? An object???

Eddie: Obviously you're also eyecandy babe.

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Robin, out of the blue: Ohmygod. You're in love with him!

Steve: I'm not in love with Eddie!

Robin: I didn't even say a name Steve.

Steve: ah.

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thinking about eddie with hanahaki. not the 'no reciprocated feelings kind' -- but the trying to stuff your feelings for someone deep inside, because you dont want the feelings, dont even want to admit that you feel for that person, so much that it grows roots and festers inside you.

eddie who realises hes attracted to steve harrington of all people. and nope he's not even going to acknowledge that because its king fucking steve. pretty and popular and mean and a jock to top it all off- and who absolutely should Not be eddies type.

(he hates that hes attracted to steve, but thats all it is. hes nice to look at. but god is he awful. and maybe eddie sometimes fantasizes about taking him down a peg. wants to know what itd be like to have King Steve under him. but its only physical attraction.)

and then The Party get to highschool. and trouble apparently follows them. and thats when he gets to know steve the babysitter, steve the human shield, steve the hero. and somehow thats worse. it's worse knowing that steves changed. that he's kind, protective, sweet, snarky, and worst of all, perhaps even hotter. because eddie is still eddie. and steve is a whole lot of things, but he's definitely not the kind of guy whose into guys like eddie. so he pushes back the feelings he feels growing inside him, because just being around steve is enough. it'll have to be. refuses to acknowledge the way he feels about steve has changed, from just liking to look at him to----- nevermind. and thats when he begins to feel the tickle in his throat and a tightness in his chest.

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Eddie timeloop shennanigans: does losing your virginity count if it was in a timeloop, which reset and that day never happened, and the guy you slept with doesnt remember?

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Steve and Eddie walking beside each other...

Steve: *accidentally brushes his hand against Eddie's*

Eddie: *grabbing his hand* Fucking commit to it.

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Steddie pushing daisies au

Where Eddie dies by the bats and Steve makes a split second decision to bring him back. And from that moment he cant touch Eddies skin.

Eddie always gravitating into his space, but Steve has to remind him not to touch.

Steve watching Eddie touch everyone else. But he's too scared to even brush Eddie's clothes, just in case.

Eddie joking he'd risk it all for a kiss. But Steve could never let Eddie give up his life again. Not when there are other people who love him....