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[spoilednight]

                    (   @stillsaint​.   )   --   sc.                               (   hollywood’s  bleeding.   )

          frankie  first  met  riley  sinclair  in  the  summer  of  1983.  it’s  a  running  joke  among  the  group  that  frankie  was  too  strung  out  back  then  to  remember  much  of  anything  ,  but  he  remembers  the  day  he  met  RILEY.  he  remembers  the  way  morgan  would  look  at  him  ,  back  when  they  were  just  roommates.  he  remembers  how  he  could  feel  jealousy  radiating  from  jules  ,  knowing  that  jules  thought  he  was  losing  his  best  friend  to  some  guy.

          he  remembers  the  day  morgan  turned  riley  ,  and  how  everyone  just  assumed  it  was  for  the  better.  riley  was  dying  ,  anyway.  it  was  this  or  nothing.  and  if  there’s  one  thing  frankie  knows  about  morgan  ,  it’s  that  he  can’t  stand  by  and  just  do  NOTHING.  so  ,  frankie  left  morgan  be.  that  was  to  be  the  end  of  a  chapter.  the  start  of  a  new  life.

          ask  anyone  ,  and  they’ll  tell  you  frankie’s  grown  attached  to  the  young  vampire.  proven  in  the  way  riley  can  sprawl  across  frankie’s  lap  ,  and  frankie  won’t  push  him  off  in  disgust.  tattooed  fingers  through  the  other’s  hair  ,  to  de  -  tangle  any  knots  that  may  snag.  they’ve  been  sitting  long  enough  ,  in  one  position  ,  for  the  sun  to  begin  setting.  he’s  closed  the  curtains  ,  too  afraid  of  the  rays  catching  even  the  smallest  hint  of  riley’s  skin.

          ❝  we’re  runnin’  out  of  reasons  ,  ❞  he  murmurs  ,  unprompted  ;  and  surely  enough  ,  unexpected  ,  from  what  he  can  assume.  ❝  but  we  can’t  let  go.  ❞

[butvic-a]

&  RILEY  /  @stillsaint .

          “ whatcha .... uh ... whatcha got there , buddy ? ”  the ginger looks INTERESTED if not minorly alarmed , head cocked to the side and fingers pulling at a loose string within the pocket of leather jacket . ---he's been meaning to get a new one : stealing peaches' unworn clothes is often cumbersome nowadays .

[spoilednight]

                    (   @stillsaint​.   )   --   sc.

          dopeman  has  never  been  one  to  slow  down  --  slowing  down  puts  your  brain  into  overdrive  ,  makes  you  feel  and  realize  all  the  shit  that’s  gone  wrong.  slowing  down  makes  frankie  realize  how  much  shit  he  could’ve  done  better  ,  or  worse  ,  or  whatever.  IT  JUST  MAKES  HIM  THINK  TOO  FUCKIN’  MUCH.

          riley  ,  though  ...  riley’s  always  been  good  at  getting  him  to  slow  down.  getting  him  to  breathe  without  him  having  to  THINK  too  hard  about  the  most  mundane  shit.  THAT’S  WHY  HE’S  HERE.  his  head  on  riley’s  stomach  ,  eyes  half  -  closed  as  they  stare  at  the  television  screen.  it’s  so  late  in  the  night  ,  the  networks  are  looping  the  same  infomercial  over  ,  and  over  ,  and  over  ...

                         ❝  we  should  go  ‘n  do  somethin’  ,  ❞           except  that’s  the  exact  opposite  of  what  you’re  supposed  to  be  doin’.

[spoilednight]

          (   @stillsaint​   said   )   ‘ call me when you get home. ’                   (   this  meme  is  cute.   )

                    ❝  HUH  ?  ❞

          the  confusion  is  all  -  too  -  obvious  in  his  tone  ,  nose  scrunched  and  brows  furrowed  when  he  turns.  he  was  too  busy  doing  the  usual  pocket  pat  down.  y’know  the  one  --  key  check  ,  wallet  check  ,  phone  check.  EVERYONE  DOES  IT  ,  LEAVE  HIM  ALONE.  he’s  got  one  hand  on  the  door  now  ,  though  ,  casting  riley  a  quick  glance.  soft  ,  short  ,  and  sweet  --  with  the  smile  to  boot.

          ❝  OH  !  yeah.  yeah  ,  babes  ,  i’ll  do  that.  don’t  stress  it.  i’ll  be  callin’  ya  ‘fore  y’know  it.  ❞

[wngotngo-a]

A hand grips the other’s wrist eyes narrowing as he looks Riley over. “Hey asshole, are you fuckin’ listening to me?”

@stillsaint​ liked for a starter

[kingfawcett]

@stillsaint​ said: “ tell me something happy. “ misc sentence starters

Steve let out a laugh, hands shoved into the pockets of his jacket. “Something happy -- ?” He presses his lips together after speaking, taking a moment to think. Things had never been ‘happy’ for Steve. Sure -- he hadn’t had the worst life but in the here and now, things just weren’t looking particularly ‘happy’ anymore. Not with monsters ravaging Hawkins and threatening his friends. Hands slip out of his pockets and he wrings them together, racking his brain. “I got out of that shitty job at Scoops -- “ That warrants a laugh, looking down at the ground. “Not exactly happy, but I guess that’s about the only happy thing I can think of -- “  

[wngotngo-a]

@stillsaint​ said: “ … why does this card say ‘ happy 3rd birthday ‘? “

“Jesus, Riley, I told you not to fucking touch anything.” It’s the only thing he’s really kept that has any last remaining ties to his mother besides that necklace that he never takes off. Billy inhales a breath, eyes narrowed at the other as he takes a drag off his cigarette. He’s not going to reach over and snatch it from the other, it didn’t really matter much anyways seeming as it’s ripped in places and warped from where he perhaps didn’t take too good of care of it. “That means that you should put it down.”

[girlpowell]

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“thanks for the offer, but I don't need help.” oh, she does, just not the help that either of them are thinking of. “all that roller coaster shit is, like, an urban legend or some shit. wendy didn’t see the future. that's, like, not possible and all these freak accidents happening to the survivors? that's exactly what they are. accidents. it's all total bullshit.” she kind of believed it all, but she wasn’t going to admit that. after all, she was lying about even being on the roller coaster in the first place, she had no reason to actually be scared of it.