#the wips

[dancingtotuyo]

ILLICIT AFFAIRS VIBES PLEASE!!

Love youuuuuu ❤️

This one is deep in folder but I love it too much.

A world where Javier marries Lorraine, but after starting their family, He meets his soulmate

I love you too 💕

[aroacesetitoff]

i have so many good ideas if you would just give me a fucking second

[ladyknightskye]

Me: *has multiple bangs to work on*

Me: *has more WIPs than years alive*

Me: *has the urge to write angsty Perez/Wrong John, Cortana/Wrong John, Makee/Wrong John, and insane Kai/Anderson*

Me:

[urtrickster]

idk what this is going to become or where i'm even going with this but hopefully the motivation to write stays long enough for me to finish it

[inairbinad]

DANI I NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT YOUR S2 STEDDIE FIC I'M BEGGING YOU!!! (I have such a weakness for S2 Steve he can be so personal and I need to know all your steddie thoughts on it pleaseeee) 🫶

SANDY HIIII 💜💜💜 you've got it love! These are the asks where I've posted snippets so far: (x) (x)

You're so right! S2 Steve is everything to me I swear. Which is why I decided he needed to meet Robin a year earlier (so they could do high school shenanigans and be gay together), and of course add Eddie, because I always need more Eddie. I love the hype for this one because I got all weirded out thinking no one would care because a. it's pre-relationship pining and b. I already posted the S3 rewrite 😭 BUT now I'm excited to finish it and start sharing it!!

(Also it needs a title and it's now occurring to me that I should go find some FOB lyrics shouldn't I?)

ANYWAY have another snippet, because you deserve some of the boys flirting at Tina's Halloween Party:

Steve didn’t have to ruminate on the exchange for long before Eddie’s eyes landed on him across the kitchen. Steve wasn’t really sure how, but his socked feet started carrying him towards Eddie without his having to think about it. He figured that was a good thing, because he was too busy feeling every inch of his skin heat up from the way Eddie kept staring to remember how his limbs worked.

“As I live and breathe,” Eddie actually whistled as he looked Steve over from head to toe, and Robin did a very poor job of holding back a snort. So she was moving with him, then. Good to know. “Risky Business?”

“Mhmm,” Steve confirmed, wondering if the way he felt hot all over was showing on his bare legs.

Steve needed a minute to take in Eddie’s “costume,” considering it was basically exactly what Eddie wore every other day—ripped jeans, combat boots instead of Reeboks tonight, some band t-shirt, a flannel, and a leather jacket on top. The only addition was a pair of sparkling red devil’s horns that sat atop his head, and some smudged eyeliner that left Steve needing to swallow before he could spit out any coherent words.

“Satan?” Steve guessed. Eddie smiled and twisted around to show off the spiked tail he’d also put on for the occasion. Steve nearly choked at the sight, just barely escaping Eddie’s notice since he was turned around. Then he pulled out a little pitchfork he had hiding in his back pocket, waving it back and forth for Steve’s approval. Steve could feel exactly how dry his mouth was as he said, “Works for you.”

“I thought so,” Eddie gave Steve a wicked grin to match. He snuck another glance at Steve’s thighs, then added, “You pull that off better than Tom Cruise.”

Robin, whom Steve had honestly forgotten about already, scoffed and rolled her eyes a little too dramatically before informing him she was going to find Barb.

That left just Steve and Eddie, hanging out by the drinks table and looking each other up and down. There was something electric about standing this close to him, outside of the drab backdrop of Hawkins High. Even in school, Steve could feel that tingle at the back of his neck whenever Eddie was paying attention to him above anyone else. But here it felt more like a jolt through every nerve ending in Steve’s body, trying to entice his hands to reach out and touch Eddie in the search for more.

[inairbinad]

summer challenge fic in the wip titles? am I allowed to ask about that one? 👀

it only exists because of you babe, you can ask whatever you want!! 💜💜

Admittedly my dialogue prompt ("That look in your eye terrifies me") didn't inspire a plot as quickly as I wanted beyond what Eddie would say in response ("There’s a fine line between terrified and turned on, Stevie”). But I've finally got one going!

I wanted to really lean into the summer vibe so we've got a roadtrip, stargazing, and an amusement park all smushed into one fic. And since it's the Spicy Six Summer Challenge, I couldn't help myself and I had to throw in some Ronance and Jargyle on the way to setting up the Steddie.

Longer snippet under the cut!

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“Hold the phone…” Eddie said, placing a gentle hand on Steve’s forearm and pulling him back. Reluctantly, Steve lifted his chin and faced Eddie. “Are you jealous?”

“Well—” Steve tried, but Eddie was too busy getting worked up to even let him answer.

“Oh my god,” he practically hooted. “I knew you had a thing for Byers!”

“What? No, I—”

“Unless you don’t, and you’re actually into—oh my god,” Eddie was apparently not only interrupting Steve, but himself now too. “Are you crushing on Argyle?”

“No,” Steve said more forcefully, but Eddie was already talking. Again.

“Because I’d totally get it, man. He’s very pretty. Got those flowing locks you could just—” Eddie mimed grabbing onto something with both hands, “get your fingers in.”

“Jesus Christ, do you ever shut up?” Steve sighed, completely exasperated. If he didn't shut this down, he was pretty sure Eddie would accuse him of being in love with everyone but the person Steve actually had feelings for. The idiot sitting next to him.

“My name’s Eddie, actually, but I don’t mind the comparison. He also had good hair, that Jesus guy—”

“I’m not into Jonathan or Argyle!” Steve did the interrupting this time, raising his voice probably a little too loudly for the thin walls to contain. He didn’t care much if the occupants of the other rooms heard him over their other activities, it wasn’t like he was trying to keep who he didn't like a secret.

It had the added bonus of shutting Eddie up, anyway.

“I'm happy for them, really, but I guess I am a little jealous,” Steve admitted, quietly now. “But not because I want them. I just want…someone.”

Eddie’s posture softened again, and Steve braved looking him in the eye. They seemed warmer now, somehow, like the summer heat had melted their striking brown shade like chocolate. Eddie squeezed where he still had a grip on Steve’s arm and smiled a little sadly.

“Yeah, I get that, Stevie.”

eta: I also posted this snippet last week that probably got eaten in the Great Tumblr Imprisonment of 2023.

[inairbinad]

I'd like to hear some about "Hop and Steve bonding"

Ahh hi friend! Thanks for asking!! 💜

Here's the last snippet I posted a while back, where Hop and Steve start off their relationship a little contentiously shortly after Hop moves back to Hawkins. (The hose idea came from a reddit post that, of course, I can't find right now.)

The plan is for them to eventually start talking and bond, and it's a roundabout way to Hop being a dad-figure to Steve before any monsters start showing up. It is also one of my favorite headcanons for Hopper to, years later, always let Steve and no one else off the hook if he throws a rowdy party or something. Then Tommy and Carol try to come up with crazy explanations for how Steve apparently has the Chief of Police in his pocket. (Tommy thinks blackmail, Carol thinks maybe Steve is Hopper's secret love-child.)

Eventually I want to loop Wayne in, too, because Hopper and Wayne are friends in my head.

Ask me about my WIPs!

(and in case anyone is interested, the ones I've answered so far)