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I have this cute idea about Steddie where Eddie is actually a comically big softie in comparison to what he shows others.

I’m talking oversized sweaters with sweater paws, fuzzy slippers, messy bun, loving romcoms and trying to save each and every animal he sees on his way.

And Steve finds this out randomly when he stops by, dunno why, maybe drop something off or to visit and Eddie opens the door right after his nap in an oversized sweater, with bunny slippers and all soft faced. He’s sleepy and not fully aware of what is happening.

And that is the moment where Steve falls in love.

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I really didn’t have a lot of time for the past few weeks to post anything, so I’m really happy to show off this commission for @lilfluffybunbun on demon and angel steddie - thank you for commissioning me and for you patience!!!

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ok another doodle bc i cant stop myself

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The first time Eddie sees Steve he's 14 years old. He's sporting a buzzcut and hasn't gotten his growth spurt yet. He's covered in acne and his voice is always creaking like it's not sure if it's supposed to go up or down.

Steve has headgear and an awkward haircut. He's skinny, clothes hanging off his frame like he'd gotten them from an older relative. He's wearing a clanky, big, golden watch that keeps sliding over his hand.

And Eddie sees him in the cafeteria. Steve looks so awkward and out of place, and he smiles at something his friend says and Eddie doesn't care at all that Steve's teeth are kind of crooked or his hair flops over his eyes.

Eddie promptly falls for him. First physically, dropping his lunch tray and slamming his face into a nearby table (the first time he's broken his nose, but definitely not the last).

And when Steve rushes over and shoves a handful of napkins under his nose, a desperate attempt at keeping the bleeding under control, Eddie looks up at him and falls for him.

For the prince that came before the king. Awkward with the way he holds himself. A kid standing in his father's shoes and trying desperately to fill them.

And Eddie thinks he's starting to believe in the thing that bullcrap romance movies call love at first sight.

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The Acrobat’s Trick

ao3 Written for @steddiemicrofic June 2025 prompt, “hot,” 315 words. Rated G, Scene Rewrite, season 4, before the battle

Eddie fights a smile as Steve summersaults into The Upside Down. He sticks the landing, because of course he does—looks up with a boyish grin, So?

“Think you’re hot shit, huh, Harrington?”

Steve shrugs. His quiet laugh comes out distorted as it passes through the rift, like a bad phone line, but Eddie catches the reply, “No, I know it.”

“So modest!” Nancy says playfully, and Robin snorts, “What d’you want, applause?” to which Steve nods very gravely, making her break into full-on laughter.

“I could do that,” Dustin says with the confidence of Icarus.

“What is this, gym?”

“You can just admit you can’t do it, Eddie, it’s okay.”

“Hey!”

Dustin lets out that dorky little giggle of his. Eddie rolls his eyes, and when he glances up again, he expects Steve to be looking right back, that they’ll jokingly share some more commiseration about Dustin’s tone.

But Steve isn’t looking at him. He’s just standing there, watching fondly as Robin and Nancy tease Dustin about the summersault he is so not attempting. His smile grows as Dustin launches into a theatrical protest, as the girls keep laughing—and maybe, just for a second, they’ve forgotten where they really are, what they’re about to do.

Steve’s eyes are shining. He looks… relieved, maybe. Like he’s just stuck the landing.

And Eddie almost has to look away, hit with a wave of emotion when Steve’s smile slips, just a little. A flicker of sadness in his eyes, and he doesn’t need to say anything, Eddie can already hear it.

Give us more time.

“You gonna get the mattress, Steve, or d’you want me to break something?”

Steve blinks, and Eddie hopes to God that he’s pitched it right.

“Nah, I was kinda hoping you’d fall on your ass.”

Another grin, and when Steve catches his eye and winks, Eddie knows he’s been understood.

They’ll find time.

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happy wip wknd! or scrappy doodle wknd more like…

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Bartender!Steve where Eddie is out with the rest of Corroded Coffin and they’re wasted at the bar, yelling and laughing, just generally being as obnoxious as possible. Eddie gets them another round and is practically drooling over this god among men working the bar. He makes some crude comments about wanting to take his next shot off of him, and the guys are shoving him because “shut up he’s gonna spit in our drinks.” Eddie looks right at him and, with an eyebrow raised, goes, “Did you spit in my drink?” And Steve doesn’t miss a beat, “Nah I charge extra for that.” Eddie’s in love.

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Steve: Okay, well describe the type of guy you wanna date, Munson. I’ll find you a date

Eddie: *describes Steve’s personality and appearance in excruciating detail*

Steve: …

Steve: I’m gonna be real, that guy sounds like he sucks.

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morn

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Might as well write this post while I wait on the bus

“What the hell do you need photos of the inside of a van for” -my roommate, one month ago

Also colors for this one were picked from the palette of this song’s album cover

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Gareth, introducing the band: -and this is Eddie. His special interest is a guy we went to high school with.

Jeff: A guy who came out as bisexual and dates people that looks just like him

Gareth: But Eddie won’t man up and ask him out because he’s too chickenshit

Eddie:

Eddie: And this is Jeff and Gareth, former members of Corroded Coffin

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so gay

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I do just love the thought of Eddie being a once-in-millennium famous rockstar and just, never got over the guy he had a crush on in high school.

He’s living the dream.

He’s living his dream!

He got out of Hawkins. He has more money than he knows what to do with. Everybody loves him, or wants him, or wants to be him, but Edide still wants Steve Harrington. A guy he’s never even talked to.

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steve getting sent to the prestigious boarding school his father went to, only to get roomed with eddie who is only there because his parents caught him selling drugs and wanted him out of the house

(they end up making out the first night)

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steddie where steve joins the hellfire club as a dare but ends up getting really invested in the game and also whoever the hell the cute dungeon master eddie munson is

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Dustin freaks out when Steve and Eddie tell him they're dating.

Not because he's homophobic, but because he's afraid of losing his place in both their lives. Because if Steve and Eddie are dating, then they're each other's favorite person and where does this leave Dustin? What do they need him for? What's his place in their lives now?

"You're our annoying little brother, you dickhead. No one's taking that from you, and no one's replacing anybody. Just chill," Steve tells him, seriously, when he realizes Dustin is spiraling.

Dustin shuts up mid ramble, caught by surprise. "Oh, alright," he says, slowly, as if testing the words and what they mean.

Eddie and Steve share a confused glance, but then Dustin is smiling brightly at the two of them and all of their concerns evaporate right there and then.

"I'm so happy for you, guys!" And he genuinely is.

Steve might have teared up a little bit. Just a little.

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Eddie being the clingiest of drunks. Three beers in and he's already all over Steve like a koala.

Robin makes sure to take as many pictures as she can whenever this happens and Nancy teases both Steve and Eddie about it when they're sober.

Neither of them care, though. They enjoy the closeness too much for that.