Eddie pulls Steve in by the belt loops for a kiss and Steve pulls Eddie by his pocket chain
Rings and necklaces are Eddie’s “love tokens.” He gives them as gifts to Steve because everything Eddie wears is an extension of himself, so seeing Steve in something that he gave him means a lot, it makes Eddie feel closer to him, like he’s apart of Steve
Sometimes they’ll both be going to pat Dustin’s back at the same time and their hands brush and they kinda just leave them there together, until Dustin’s like, “Are you idiots seriously holding hands behind my back?”
Steve plays with Eddie’s hair to relax him
Petnames just fly out of Eddie’s mouth so naturally, most of the time they’re just a joke or teasing (what are you gonna do about it sweetheart or make me darling) but he does use them affectionately too, and Steve has always used petnames but he’s never really been called them before, not until Eddie, and they both know that Steve really likes it
Eddie doesn’t use anything special for his hair, just generic shampoo and if he runs out, he’ll just use bar soap until he gets more. Steve, the proud owner of every Farrah Fawcett hair care product is astonished, appalled even, but he doesn’t try to force Eddie into using better stuff. However, with Eddie staying over at Steve’s a lot, he naturally starts dipping into Steve’s endless hair care supply, and let’s just say, Steve doesn’t complain when he buries his nose in Eddie’s hair and it’s all soft and smells nice.
As two traumatized dudes just doing their best, they both get nightmares sometimes, or have days where everything’s darker and quieter. When Steve’s down, Eddie plays songs he likes on guitar, Steve needs distractions to not feel alone or empty, so Eddie brings all the kids around to fill up the house with noise. When Eddie’s down, his eyes get distant and sometimes he crawls into a ball of worry and bad memories, he needs something to ground him or he’ll lose himself, so Steve makes sure to give him constant reassuring touches, a hand on his back when he moves by him, coming behind Eddie on the couch and rubbing his shoulders, pecks the top of Eddie’s head or his cheek before he leaves the room. And of course, stay sleeping all day curled up together if that’s what Eddie needs.
Eddie bites. I’ve seen this headcanon a lot and it’s absolutely right. Eddie gets cuteness aggression, he love-tackles, he love-squeezes, and he takes a little love-chomp sometimes. At first, Steve didn’t understand it, told Eddie he wasn’t a damn chew toy, but now he gets it. Affectionate nibbles. Fond bites.
anyways, japanese imperialism is not a thing of the past and still exists today. japanese propaganda is in the little things, and to end it you have to recognize them. stop glorifying the rising sun flag. pay attention to how japanese media treats its korean characters as opposed to the white ones. be on your guard when anyone or anything implies that japan is in any way superior to other asian countries. above all, listen to and support any poc who has been affected by japanese imperialism.
Keith Haring in 1989: “Unfinished Painting”. Haring died few months after and this is his last painting. This is supposed to be a self-portrait. Haring knew he wouldn’t have enough time to finish it. This is one of the saddest but certainly the most powerful thing I’ve ever seen.
to clarify: this is a finished self portrait. haring did know that he would be unable to continue to work; this “unfinished” painting refers to that self-consciously as a visualization of how the aids crisis and government neglect robbed him of his life and future career.
i feel like this distinction is important? there are many artists who died due to hiv/aids and left unfinished work, but haring made this specifically to comment on his impending death. i feel like stating that it’s actually unfinished takes away some of his agency as an artist/activist/pwa and the political power of the work.
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