#trope:bedsharing

[stevebillyrecs]

DECEMBER by Introvertia ( @introvertia )

E | 28k words

Steve hasn’t seen Billy since the 4th of July, but that changes on a cold night in December when he goes to Lake Jordan looking for a monster and finds more than he bargained for. The two start building a friendship, but Steve knows he wants more.

[stevebillyrecs]

a prayer for which no words exist by celoica ( @celoica )

E | 46k words (WIP)

"There's blood on your face," Steve said numbly. He touched his own mouth. His fingers came back dark and slick with blood.

Billy threw back his head and laughed. Red stained his teeth. "You gonna still kiss me, darling?"

Or: The one where Steve and Billy find something in each other they couldn't find in anyone else.

[stevebillyrecs]

I LOVE YOU BUT I'M LOST. by fisheyed ( @hargroveb )

E | 26k words

He takes a deep drag and blows the cloud in Steve's face, making him cough as he just laughs, shaking ashes to the asphalt and chuckling to himself and stepping forward —

And Steve wakes up to the sun creeping over the horizon.

Billy's in a coma after Starcourt, Steve's trying to pick up the pieces of his life, and somehow they both end up in a Camaro headed for California.

[stevebillyrecs]

go west, young man by gothyringwald ( @gothyringwald )

E | 35k words

Steve and Billy move to California after graduation. They decide to take their time getting there, driving across the country in Billy's Camaro. Along the way, they learn a thing or two about growing up, friendship, love, and each other.