the thing with feathers (series)
Steve Harrington changes after the death of his mother. So too do the benefits of his relationship with Eddie.
i. someone else's favorite song (120k, E) [cover art] [playlist]
[+ podfic by @amanita-fierce @mymariahcarey @n0connections]
“Not sick, not sick,” he slurs, and Eddie wants to see his face, wants to hold it in his hands, wants to look him in the eye when he says, “just sad. Sad. Fuck… fuck, sad.”
“Why are you sad, big guy?” Eddie asks.
Steve laughs again, but it’s sharper this time, it doesn’t last as long, because as soon as the words slip out of his mouth—
“My mom’s dead—”
—it walks that treacherous line between the two sounds and morphs straight to a broken sort of sobbing that reaches directly into Eddie’s chest and drags out his heart.
ii. no one else will do (11k, E, prequel) [cover art]
“I mean,” a twist of a smile and a thump of his heart, “you could be that person for me. If you want.”
“You’re…” Eddie’s eyebrows lift impossibly high, but he meets Steve gaze-for-gaze, lips parting just enough for Steve to get a peek of pink tongue.
“Asking to suck your cock,” Steve confirms bluntly.