#implied jonancy

[kittythelitter]

Steddie SocialWorker/Drug Dealer AU. If that's a thing.

Forgive any spelling or grammar issues pls. I am on spring break and high.

CWs: Eddie's a drug dealer, Steve is a social worker who is willing to ignore the fact that he's letting a drug dealer take care of a kid. So if that's an issue for you, that's totally understandable, I don't know your life, but that's what this is about so if it is an issue for you, you should not read this.

CW: Also for Eddie to be a foster parent Claudia is very sick, and might be dying.

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Steve stood in the corner of the party, shifting awkwardly and enjoying the admittedly fantastic hors d'oeuvres that Argyle had prepared. Looking around at all the people mingling with one another, he wondered if it was weird for him to attend his drug dealer's going away party, if other people actually knew the couple and were mingling, or if everyone only knew Argyle from his business and were just less awkward than Steve.

Granted he didn't think anyone else here had gotten in a fist fight with Argyle's boyfriend. Or dated Argyle's boyfriend's sometimes? girlfriend.

Johnathan and Nancy were still together. Maybe. But she was dating around and he was moving to California with his boyfriend. Hence the party. Everyone here probably had a less complicated past with Johnathan and Nancy. Or like. Knew Argyle beyond buying from him and occasionally smoking with him.

Steve wished Robin was here.

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Steve is a social worker.

Eddie teaches guitar lessons, and he's also a drug dealer because teaching guitar doesn't pay quite enough to cover the bills- especially now that he's also taking care of Claudia, the woman who practically raised him, and her son/emotionally but not legally his brother Dustin. Claudia is very sick and so she and so Eddie moved in with her and Dustin to take care of her and Eddie's become an emergency foster parent so Dustin can stay with Eddie while Claudia is in the hospital. And if she doesn't make it.

Argyle is moving and Steve is (kinda jokingly) like aww man where am I gonna get my weed now? and Argyle is like. Well I got this buddy I've worked with who is actually taking over my garden and he has his own clients but I'm sure he'd be glad for more cause he's taking care of his mom and kid brother and that's expensive.

Turns out Eddie, the drug dealer with a family to take care of that Steve met at the party, is the potential foster for Steve's newest kid.

And Eddie's like. You're not gonna take Dustin away right? I know I shouldn't but I needed the extra income to take care of him and Claudia and I keep it all far away from him and his friends and my guitar students and Steve is like. My guy I'm not a hypocrite. I'm here as a professional. Steve-from-the-party, and the people he meets while he's on his personal time are none of the government's business, unless i think a child is in danger. Which I don't.

Anyway they fall in love.