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If not for you I wouldn't sing anymore

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Eddie and Billy enjoying each other's company ;) The full version can be found on my pa/tre0n. (l/ink in reblog!)

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process of this post

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Stranger Things | 3.01 ⤷ Billy Hargrove, secret cutie pie

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Billy never stays after sex. It's just sex, it's over, time to get his clothes on and go.

He normally says something like "You were great, babe, but I gotta jet," leaving his latest empty conquest with a cigarette burning between his lips, and a hollow ache burning in his ribs, like an itch he can't scratch that's in his very bones. Another notch on his belt that he didn't want to maintain an appearance demanded of his masculinity.

Yet the one time he's stoned, and his guard is down, he just happens to be with Eddie Munson. They're close- even if Eddie is a purist, a snob about metal, and teases him about his vanity and his hair. Eddie understands not feeling at home under the same roof as his old man, though Eddie was lucky enough to have someone like Wayne in his life.

He trusts Eddie, and he lets his guard down, and that itch comes crawling to the surface, all he can think about is how soft Eddie's lips look, how much he likes it when their fingers brush as they pass the joint back and forth, and how does he do that with his eyes, looking like a deer in the headlights while also being so tempting?

Billy has never wanted anything, anyone so badly in his life, and knows he shouldn't ever have, but their fingers touch one too many times, their eyes lock a little too long, and before either of them know what happened, they're a tangle of fingers in hair, locked lips and entwining legs as they tear at each other's clothes.

And here Billy is, sitting on the edge of Eddie's bed, shocked to his core, because the itch is gone. The burning ache in his ribs has been soothed, and for the first time, it doesn't feel like a hollow conquest, because this time, Eddie grabs his waist.

"Stay."

He never stays, never has reason to. It's another notch, another tally that adds up to nothing that matters. Staying invites familiarity with someone he has no real desire for. Staying opens up unattainable hopes for something that will never last past a few awkward dates.

"Stay," Eddie protests again, staring up at him from the bed with messy hair, heavy-lidded eyes, and kiss-swollen lips that are smiling with a drowsy contentment, and for the first time, Billy doesn't leave.

He stays.

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The pining continues.

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He looks so hot

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Some Billy sketches I did back in September that I haven't shared on here yet... I still kinda like how they turned out.

Hope I can get fully back into my creativity and draw some Harringrove again soon..! I miss drawing them...

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Sketch prompt, if you so feel inspired: A character of your choice sitting cross-legged, perhaps reading a book or working with something?

You wrote cross legged but I remembered it as legs crossed, so... Oops. Have a Billy!

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me remembering that Neil Hargrove is canonically still alive in Stranger Things:

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It’s season 3 but Billy was adopted by Joyce already, and when he was caught by Vecna, the first person he called for help was his mom

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S4 Billy's arc was so interesting and nuanced!

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You didn't think I'd forget Byergrove this Halloween, did you? My denim boys? Never.

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‘Early’

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Season 4 but it’s just Billy coaching Lucas with basketball and hanging out with him at school to help the kid be popular (and they actually end up bonding with each other)

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And then a few days later...

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Real