#4th of july on the mall

[goldenmorningglory]

will would've had such a huge crush on percy

[this-doesnt-endd]

It actually ruined my mall day which already wasnt given a fair chance cause it was a sunday so the mall is only open noon to 6 and at like 5:15 they were already trying to usher people out or not selling things and i didnt get to accomplish everything and this was supposed to be a MALL day which means the big mall and then the smaller one by the house

[lovebugism]

can i request something with a reader who’s just really into steve’s scoops ahoy uniform?

hi, my love! thanks so much for your request!! what better way to celebrate july 4th (aka stranger things 3 day) than by commemorating steve harrington in his scoops ahoy uniform? tw for smut mdni!! (2.1k)

bug's summer fic fest ♡

When Steve told you he got a job slinging ice cream at the mall downtown, you didn’t think much of it. 

In fact, you spent the better part of that conversation comforting him. It was an existential crisis of sorts, wherein he’d spun himself into a panic about not going to college, not being successful, and not providing for you in the way that partners are supposed to. 

You figured it was a bruise to the ego more than anything — especially with his asshole father constantly looming over his shoulder. A steady reminder of what he could’ve been in ways more daunting than just one.

But then he showed you the Scoops Ahoy mandated uniform, held it in his hands with all the boyish reluctance of a child. According to him, the bright blue sailor’s outfit was the most dehumanizing thing of it all. It even came with its own stupid hat. 

You were so turned on by the idea of him wearing it, you forgot you were supposed to be consoling him. You quickly forgot why the job was ever a bad idea in the first place. Steve, albeit a bit confused by your sudden giddiness, was more excited to go into work the following Monday when he knew you were visiting him the first chance you got.

You’re practically skipping when you walk into Scoops, skirt swishing around your thighs. It was later in the morning, which meant business was relatively slow. There’s an older couple sharing a sundae at one of the booths, but other than that, you’re the only customer in the store.

Steve stands at the register with a smile on his face he doesn’t know is there. He’s been a real grouch all morning, but he’s forgotten why at the sight of you.

You beam at him, propping your elbows on the counter and putting your chin in your hands. “Do the line,” you gush.

His chest inflates with a deep breath in, then deflates with a sharp exhale. You don’t even notice that it’s a sigh of annoyance at first, too focused on the scarlet tie around his shoulders and the tufts of chest hair peeking out from the top of it.

“Ahoy, sweetheart,” he greets, still grinning despite his lack of enthusiasm. He tilts his head to his shoulder and recites his line: “‘Welcome to Scoops Ahoy. Would you like to set sail on this ocean of flavor with me today? I’ll be your captain’— How was that?” 

“Even better in uniform,” you marvel in a lilt. Then you squint at him. “I better be the only customer you’re using that sweetheart line on, though, Harrington.”

Steve scoffs like the thought of saying it to anyone else is appalling. “I’m pretty sure you’re the only person in the world I’ve ever called sweetheart, sweetheart.”

“Good. I plan on it staying that way.”

The boy smiles to himself. 

He likes when you get all possessive. Maybe because he spent the majority of his past relationships having to be the jealous one — always worried about never being good enough, being left. He likes how confident he is in the fact that you only have eyes for him. Even if he is wearing a stupid sailor’s uniform. 

“What do you what, huh?” the boy asks as he pulls out his metal scoop from the apron tied around his hips. “Choco-mint with chocolate sprinkles?”

He’s already spooning the green ice cream onto a cone for you before you say a word. You like that you never have to tell him what you want, that he knows you like the back of his hand already. 

“Ooh. He looks good in a sailor’s outfit, and he’s attentive?” you singsong lowly. “I think you might be a keeper, Steve Harrington.”

The boy rolls his eyes as he turns away from you. He walks to the opposite wall, where several containers of variously colored sprinkles sit in a large tub. When he bends over to smother your cone in the chocolate kind, the white hem of his shorts climbs up his thighs. You almost forget to breathe.  

Steve turns around to catch you staring. You don’t even blink.

“Stop ogling at me,” he laughs with pink cheeks. “It’s getting weird, babe.”

Your brows pinch. “Why is it weird to look at my boyfriend?”

“Because your boyfriend looks like an idiot. Like, this should not be turning you on, sweetheart.”

“The heart wants what it wants, Stevie,” you shrug with a whimsical sigh.

He meets your smirk with a half-hearted scowl and passes you the ice cream cone. When your tongue darts out to taste it, his brain malfunctions for a moment. “Seriously, babe,” he scoffs when his senses return to him. “What about any of this is attractive to you?”

Your head tilts as you scan his muscular form, looking far more boyish than usual in his flamboyant uniform. “Well, for starters, those ankle socks are strangely sexy—”

Steve snorts at the offbeat start to your list.

“—And your thighs look delectable in those shorts. Your arms do, too. You’ve been working out so much, they barely fit in those sleeves,” you compliment. The corner of your mouth quirks into a half-smile as your eyes flit up to his hair. “Also, something about the hat and ascot combo is really doing it for me.”

Robin comes out of the break room then. The door swishes back and forth. “You could’ve just said everything and be done with it,” she grouses as she clumsily sits her white cap on her head.

She looks about as grumpy as Steve, like something about the linoleum tile and fluorescent lighting is sucking the lives out of the two of them.

“Don’t worry. You look hot too, Buckley,” you promise with a smirk.

Her head tilts sweetly to the side as she musters a grin of her own. “Thank you.”

You turn back to Steve with an expectant gaze. “When do you go on break again?”

He twists his wrist to check his watch as you take another lick of your ice cream cone. 

Robin answers for him. “Now, preferably.”

“What?” the boy asks with furrowed brows. “I still have, like, fifteen minutes left.”

“Just go fuck and get it over with,” she groans, ocean-blue eyes wide and pleading. “I can practically smell the sexual tension radiating off both of you.”

Steve wants to argue, but you only smile. You nod your head towards the exit. “C’mon, sailor.”

He has no choice but to follow behind you. He’s been doing it for years now, and you haven’t disappointed him once. You lead him by his hand through the bustling mall, chucking your half-eaten cone into the bin when you reach the entrance.

Steve isn’t surprised when you wind up at his car in the employee parking section. He swirls with a boyish excitement, anyway. 

Everything feels so new with you. 

Even the things he’s done a thousand times.

Including, but not limited to, fucking you in the backseat of his car.

You’re on him the second you shut the door behind you. Your skirt bunches at your hips as you straddle his thighs, kissing him with the intent to swallow him whole.

Steve’s hands are limp at his sides in shock. It leaves you doing most of the work yourself, pulling down his blue shorts and gray underwear in one fell swoop. You tuck the hem of them beneath his heavy balls and half-hard cock.

His head falls back against the seat when you start fisting him completely stiff.

You twist your wrist in the way you know he likes — squeezing him towards the top before falling to the stem of his cock again. Your thumb swipes over his bulbous head to collect the pearly pre-come beading there. 

If you had enough room in the backseat of his Beamer, you might’ve forgone the sex entirely and just taken him into your mouth right then.

Steve’s rosy mouth falls agape to billow pretty little moans for you. You tug on the red tie around his neck to get his attention again. His glazed-over, honey eyes flutter open to find your smirking face. 

“Can I take a ride on your ocean of flavor, Stevie?” you tease with a mischievous glint in your eye.

“It’s ‘set sail,’ but yeah— shit,” he swears when your thumb grazes his leaking tip again. “Of course, you can, sweetheart…”

With his consent, you grip the bottom of his cock, pushing your panties to the side to line him with your pulsating entrance. He might’ve asked if you wanted a little preparation first, but when his silky head grazes your satin walls, he knows you’re more than wet.

Your pussy’s already drooling all over him, and he isn’t even inside you yet. 

The both of you exhale low moans when you finally slip him within you. Your walls are warm and wet — the softest velvet imaginable, and perfectly snug around his achingly hard cock. You keep your fingers wrapped around the tie on his chest, using it for leverage as you grind your hips back and forth over his thighs. 

Steve goes pussy drunk almost instantly, babbling like crazy at the feeling of your cunt sucking him further and further inside of you.

“Oh, my fucking god, baby,” he moans, the words sounding stiff as they spill from his tightening throat. “You feel so good. So tight, too— Shit. Pussy’s drooling all over me, sweetheart.”

He can’t see you from this angle — can’t see the way your dripping cunt takes him so well or the way your ass glides perfectly over his heavy balls. But he can picture it, can feel your slick drenching his pubic hair and happy trail.

He so desperately wishes it were possible to fuck you with his cock and have you ride his face at the same time. His mouth waters at the thought of tasting you.

But this is good for now. 

This is perfect.

With the energy he’s got left from his drifting senses, he grips the plush of your ass. He spreads your flesh apart, and the feeling of his fingers digging into your skin makes you clench around him. He almost loses it, then — when the smacking of your thighs and the wet squelch of your drenched pussy fills the small car, going slowly cloudy with your entwining heavy breaths.

“You’re so hot, Stevie,” you manage through labored pants. Your heavy-lidded gaze threatens to close, but you don’t want to stop looking at the boy below you. You want to commit all his features to memory — his pink kiss-bitten mouth, reddened cheeks, and honeyed eyes. You want the image of his fucked-out features to stain your mind forever.

“God, babe,” he sighs breathlessly, a moan mixed with a soft laugh. “I still don’t— I really don’t get it, sweetheart.”

“Are you seriously complaining?” you smirk as you glide your hips over his thighs again. 

Your swollen clit catches the polyester of the bottom of his shirt. You swear your eyes cross as your mouth opens in a low keen.

When your pussy clenches at the ethereal feeling, his cock jerk within your tightening velvet. Both of you are nearing your orgasms full throttle now. You can almost taste the sweet vanilla of your climax.

“No. Fuck no, I’m not complaining,” he assures with a shake of his head. “You’re just really fucking confusing and really fucking hot... Fuck—”

His head falls back again, exposing the golden tendons of his neck. You’d bite at them if you could stop looking at him. You smile even though he’s not looking at you — even though your thighs are burning and your knee is digging into the seat belt latch. “I can’t wait to fuck you when you get off.”

“Yeah?” he hums, eyes still halfway closed.

“Yeah,” you repeat with a nod, still rocking against his lap while his cock rubs relentlessly at the deepest parts of you. Your clit catches his shirt with every pass of your hips, sending a white-hot feeling of nearly unbearable pleasure shooting up your spine. “So I can get a real good look at you while you fuck me in this uniform.”

Steve squeezes his eyes shut as his jaw clenches. He tries not to come at the sound of your voice and how the words spill like honey from your mouth. 

Despite the less-than-ideal location — at the edges of a mostly empty lot — he doesn’t want this to be over quite yet. He wants to feel you gush on his cock over and over and over again. He’s afraid he won’t be able to focus on work until you do.

If he knew that slinging ice cream for three dollars an hour in a stupid sailor’s outfit would drive you this crazy, he would’ve dropped out of school and put in an application forever ago. 

[jadeylovesmarvelxo]

The Only One

Steve Harrington x Reader.

Summary; I was watching Stranger Things earlier and the part where Nancy is in the trance that Vecna has her under and all I can think about is writing a similar story with the reader (like it's you it happens to instead of Nancy) and Steve freaking out.

You've been sleeping together for a while, it's just casual to him at least but you're falling for him but don't want to tell him, especially with all the shit going on in The Upside Down and Hawkins and with Steve and Nancy kinda connecting again.

Steve realises when he thinks he's going to lose you that he loves you and not Nancy and he confesses he loves you just as Vecna's hold on you breaks.

Warnings; Angst with a happy ending. 18+ minors dni

I don't give anyone permission to copy, reuse or repost my work.

❤️

The relationship between you and Steve had started a few months ago, both of you growing closer since July 4th last year.

The first night you slept together was a combination of Steve bemoaning a string of bad dates he had went on with a girl called Demi and you wanting to forget all the nightmares surrounding July 4th for a little while.

Then it snowballed to meeting up regularly, sneaking around during your shifts together at Family Video.

Honestly, the sex was mind blowing and the more you lost yourself in Steve, talking to each other until the early morning, getting to know him the more you fell for him.

Yet you kept quiet even as the new threat plaguing Hawkins was in full force.

It was no time to confess feelings, not now.

The new threat, Vecna. It drew Nancy and Steve together again, the unresolved tension hung in the air and you could only watch your stomach sinking as Steve gazed at Nancy.

He still loved her. He would never love you and it broke your heart.

Nancy dove right after Steve as fast as you did when he was pulled under water by the vines and into The Upside Down.

You saw the looks as she tended to his wounds after the demo bat attack, the way he reached for her when earthquakes rocked the Upside Down.

Every interaction tore your heart in two and yet you couldn't say a thing because no one knew about you and Steve.

Let's face it even if they did it's not like you could compare to Nancy. She was the first girl Steve loved, she was special.

You were just an outlet to him. Even if sometimes you thought that his feelings for you were deepening it was most likely wishful thinking on your part.

It didn't matter though, not now. Not when you had a possible brewing apocalypse to help stop.

So you pushed your broken heart aside.

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You didn't know what happened. One minute you were climbing the rope made of bedsheets that Dustin had fashioned to help aid your way out of The Upside Down.

The next minute everything changed and you were falling through the air into nothingness, hearing the faint echoes of Steve calling your name fading away.

When you finally landed after what feels like hours, you're at the mall standing up shakily as fireworks burst around you.

Anna your friend who died last year near the mall, flayed just like all the other poor souls who had lost their life is currently walking towards you with a soft smile on her features.

Memories from last summer flood through you, how she died.

She was heading to the mall to pick you up from your shift at the small boutique clothing store but unbeknownst to her you were with the Scoop Troop at the time when you were meant to be finishing your shift and meeting her.

On the way there she had met Billy and it was too late for her, she had joined the flayed.

Guilt filled you up inside because you hadn't told her what had been going on with Billy, no matter if she thought it crazy or unbelievable if she knew what was really going on in Hawkins then she wouldn't have been out in the first place.

You were with Dustin, Erica, Robin and Steve at the time, pulled into the Scoop Troops mission to decode a translation that Dustin had heard on the radio.

You were friends with Robin and she reached out for your help in decoding the saying as both of you learnt many languages.

Everything after that was a blur, investigating that delivery company, being trapped in the lift that plunged down to the depths of Starcourt mall, being captured by Russians, Steve taking a beating for you and Robin...

Helping Dustin's friend El from Billy and that horrifying monster from trying to kill her, it was terrifying, your heart hammering in your chest as you were introduced to the horrors of living in Hawkins.

Another dimension of sorts right under your feet.

Anna walks over to you and your frozen on the spot. When Anna was confirmed to be part of the many people that died as the part of the Flayed, you were inconsolable.

The guilt plagued you, survivors guilt the counsellor had told you when you spoke about Anna to her briefly.

"Why didn't you mention what was happening? You knew what was going on in Hawkins with Billy, that monster and yet and not once did you mention anything to me?"

The words eat away at you and tears roll down your cheeks because you could have said something, found Anna and warned her once you escaped from the Russians but you didn't.

Between being drugged by the Russians, to escaping them and then all the shit that followed everything was focused on the absolute nightmare you and the rest of the Scoop Troop found yourself in.

But what if you had managed to find Anna somehow? It was irrational as there was no time but your mind constantly clung to the what ifs?

"There was no time, I'm so sorry, I wish I could have found some way to save you. Every day I think of what I could have done...I"

The smile from her face slips and anger flashes across her features.

"Lies! You could have but you didn't! You'd rather run around with Steve Harrington!

I bet you're so happy right now that his attention is all on you, sleeping with him to dull the fact that you're a bad friend, the guilt eating away at you"

Sobs escape your lips and you shake your head desperate for her to understand but she grips your arms tight, shaking you.

The smile is back but it's eerie, it makes your stomach bottom out.

"No matter, you'll die soon too, you all will" the voice that speaks isn't Anna this time. No, this voice sends chills down your spine and Anna morphs into a thing of nightmares.

The evil that killed Chrissy, Jordan and Freddie. Who had cursed Max.

Vecna.

✨

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You're someplace new now, surrounded by the bodies of people, children, teens and adults blooded and dead on the floor.

Fear pulses through you as you run through the halls. There's a sinking feeling inside you that this is where El was kept and experimented on, the others like her.

Sadness aches deep in your bones. What happened here?

Growls fill the air and fear roots you to the spot as Vecna approaches and calls your name.

No matter where you run it's no use because he will find you, even as you try desperately to move the boards blocking off the door you know it's no use.

Still, every instinct in you compels you to fight, to escape.

Vines snake their way up your jeans and tighten around your skin before you can stop it.

They wrap around your legs and your arms to keep you in place.

Vecna walks slowly towards you, and your heart pounds in your chest.

"It's time for me to show you who I am. What is coming. You can't escape it. Victory will be mine" his fingers latch onto your face and visions flash through your mind.

Vecna was Henry , Victor Creels, son, he was the cause of the physiological torture of his family, of his mother and sisters deaths.

Brenner found Henry at the hospital when the power overwhelmed him, fabricating that Henry died in a coma when in reality he became Brenners first test subject.

001

Then there's flashes of things, all of it leading up to a fight of powers between El and 001 after he murdered all the others like El, the doctors and scientists.

El refusing to join him to rid the world of mankind.

Then she sees how he became Vecna, how he first ended up in The Upside Down, his hatred for humans, thirst for revenge palpable.

Then the vision changes.

Death, screaming, blood everywhere. The bodies of your parents, of Robin and Steve lay dead as monsters ravage Hawkins.

This is Vecna's endgame. To open the gates between Hawkins and The Upside Down for good. To unleash hell.

Steves voice is calling to you. You hear it barely at first but it grows stronger.

I love you.

It must be a trick, a torture method of Vecna's because you know that isn't true. Steve doesn't love you.

At that moment the thrall you are under breaks and you are back in The Upside Down with Steve gasping for breath and shaking from what you have seen.

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At the very second you were under Vecna's curse in The Upside Down, Steve had gestured for you to go next to climb the rope and get out of the hell scape you were in but when you don't respond he turns to you in confusion.

Your eyes are rolling to the back of your head, your body twitching and it feels like there is ice in his veins as realises that Vecna has invaded your mind.

The curse. Pure fear shoots through him and he swears his heart almost stops and he rushes to you, shaking you and shouting your name.

Confused voices echo from above as he sees Dustin, Nancy and Eddie peer down at you and him in worry.

"Get tapes, anything you can! Now!" he yells at them as he begs you to snap out of the trance.

"Please, please sweetheart"

Were you going to die? The thought of your body broken, limbs bent in unnatural angles, just gone... almost breaks him.

The thought of not seeing you smile, hearing you giggle at his lame jokes or curling up beside him, head rested on his chest terrifies him.

"Baby, please. Can you hear me?" he begs but it's like talking to a brick wall. You don't respond just stay under the trance and Steve just for a few seconds feels numb with agony.

Quickly he snaps out of it. No, he will reach you and you'll be fine he tells himself even when it feels like he can't breathe and dread and panic clouds his mind.

He can hear the faint sounds from up in Eddie's trailer and he shouts for the others to hurry.

There has to be something in the Munson trailer to use, some tape that Munson has that possibly includes your favourite song.

As he thinks of this he knows it's a long shot because your musical tastes and Eddie's were worlds apart.

You sang along to Blondie or Madonna, danced around your room to Duran Duran and The Beatles, tapes of Journey, AC/DC, would Munson have something of them?

He knows your favourite song though, it comes to him as he remembers you singing it in his car when he picked you and Robin up one day.

Crazy for you- Madonna. Frantically he shouts to the others to find the tape with Crazy for You on it, even though he knows deep down Munson won't have anything like it.

Time is running out and he's desperate, begs you to wake.

"I can't lose you, sweetheart. Come back to me please come back to me"

It's then he realized something that he's known deep down for a while and yet never fully accepted until now.

Nancy and him could never work, not again. They were too different, yeah they needed to clear the air between them, many things were left unresolved but there was no going back.

He didn't want Nancy back because he had moved on. Over the last few months, he had slowly fallen in love with you.

It was you who he wanted to be with. It was you who he loved.

"I love you, sweetheart, come back to me. I love you" he calls to you.

He startles as you come out of your trance and he catches you before you drop to the ground.

Relief floods through him and he cradles you to his chest. Did you hear his confession? What had happened when you were under Vecna's spell?

"Steve" you choke out as tears run down your cheek and he wipes them away tenderly.

"I'm here honey, I'm here"

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Somehow Steve had managed to get you and him out of the Upside Down and when you woke up to Nancy and Max kneeling next to you the vision Vecna showed you comes to the forefront.

"What happened?" Nancy asks kindly and you recall everything that occurred, leaving nothing out.

Everything Vecna showed you. Including the vision that would haunt your dreams.

"All I could see was death everywhere, cracks along Hawkins splitting the town in half, monsters and darkness and my parents were dead... Robin and... Steve" he is at you at once and his hand entwines with yours.

"It was what would happen if Vecna won, if Max died and the gates opened. Hell would follow, death. We can't let that happen" you say and your voice goes stronger, fiercer.

It was time to save Hawkins, save Max and avenge Chrissy, Jordan and Freddies death.

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A few days had passed since Vecna's defeat, The Upside Down being gone for good.

Eddie was recovering in hospital, Hopper miraculously back from the dead had taken on the role of sheriff and cleared Eddie of any involvement in Chrissy, Jordan and Freddie's deaths.

Max was recovering in hospital as well, she almost didn't make it when she was under Vecna's curse but somehow, by some miracle El's powers had come back and even in California she helped Max.

All of you banded together to weaken Vecna but El delivered the killing blow that destroyed the mind flyer and The Upside for good.

Now she was back along with Hopper, Joyce, Murray, Jonathan and Will.

Also, their friend Argyle who you liked immediately, the guy knew how to chill out.

There's a light tapping on your window and you peer up and giggle at what you see.

Steve was perched outside your window, flowers in hand and you smile as you open the window and let him inside.

"You could just use the front door you know" he shrugs, looking nervous.

"Where's the fun in that? He jokes and sits down, I spoke to Nancy, was long overdue. Cleared up some things"

Was he here to tell you he was back together with Nancy? You want so desperately to tell him you love him but what would be the point?

It would just add to his confusion, make him feel guilty he didn't return your feelings and you didn't want that.

His expression is tender and he stares down at you.

"Are you and Nancy together again?" you blurt out and he softens and shakes his head.

"No honey we aren't" This wasn't what you expected to hear.

"I don't understand. You still love her?" he settles beside you on the bed.

"We talked a lot. Both of us realised we would never work. I don't love Nancy, she's the past sweetheart. We both agreed that"

He hands you the flowers and something akin to hope blooms in your chest.

"I didn't see any of this coming you know? Getting to know you better, us being together. I didn't expect to fall in love with you but I did"

He loved you. What you heard wasn't a trick. He truly loved you.

"When I thought I was going to lose you I told you, I don't know if you even heard me" he murmurs and you take his hands on yours feeling giddy.

"I heard. Shit, I thought it was some torture trick from Vecna and all along it really was you?" his lips press to your forehead.

"I'm sorry it took so long for me to realise sweetheart, sorry you thought I still loved Nancy when it's you I want, only you sweetheart"

Gently you touch his cheek, wincing as you gaze at the scar around his throat, the scar made by the Demobats tail.

"Does it still hurt?" you ask worriedly and he nods as you press a tender kiss near it.

"Sometimes, not now though" his arms wrap around you and he pulls you onto his knee.

"I love you, Steve, so much. I've been wanting to tell you for so long" he smiles as his head rests on top of yours.

"How about a date tomorrow? A chance to spoil my girl, dinner and a movie?" you agree to this and the joy in the air is palpable, you would discuss paying half for the date tomorrow even if Steve would argue against it.

For now, you just let the glow of happiness fill you.

"It's a date"

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[republicansaredomesticterrorists]

Trump and his sycophants have destroyed the Republican Party. They are no longer conservatives either fiscally or on foreign policy. They are a party of chaos beholden to the right-wing culture warrior oligarchs. They are the derogatory agents of those oligarchs and the corporations owned by them. They make decisions based on the whim of a deranged madman.

They have gone from being closet racists/bigots to being full blown Nazis that call for the extermination of their culture war scapegoats they call “vermin” (marginalized people/political rivals). They take this term directly from Hitler who they openly embrace in speech and writing. They no longer care about tax cuts for all but just for the 1% and corporations. They want endless wars to profit from and to distract and rally their deplorable base. They no longer want small, limited government but opt for a massive government that intrudes into its citizens private lives and tramples their freedoms.

The party of law and order is now a party of criminals, sex offenders, grifters, traitors, and murderous street thugs. They are proud of this and fund raise and merchandise from their lawlessness. They have bought control of what is now an illegitimate SCOTUS which never allows them to be held accountable.

They use the KKK, Neo-Nazi groups, armed right-wing militias, Neo-Confederates, and white supremacists to persecute their opponents and victims in the streets and inside the Capitol itself. They tell us to “get over it” when mindless gun violence decimates our families in every public venue from churches, to schools, to 4th of July celebrations, movie theaters, shopping malls, and even a Super Bowl parade.

The police, courts, and legislatures are infested with their white nationalist/supremacists and Christo-fascists. They openly take money from Russia and others to influence our foreign policy and economic policy. Money from Russia is funneled into the NRA and Congress to allow a massive proliferation of gun violence on our streets that destabilizes our society.

They claim to be the party of the military but they degrade and insult our troops and cast our veterans into the streets. They abandon our allies and our treaty obligations at the behest of foreign dictators that bribe them.

They bust our unions and pass laws to weaken or prevent organized labor. They are forcing society to become wage slaves with no security, insurance, or pensions. They force our workers into the “gig economy” where everyone works incredible hours 7 days a week at multiple jobs and still are left unable to afford rent or mortgages. Nearly the entire population is one or two paychecks away from being homeless.

Decades of trickle down economics has seen our tax dollars poured into the accounts of billionaires, millionaires, and corporations with not a penny trickling down to the working class. The middle class has been practically wiped out by cruel Republican legislation written by political think tanks established and funded by oligarchs. The only thing these pseudo-conservatives conserve is their own wealth.

This is late stage capitalism run amok. The economy has been drained and now the oligarchs and corporations are plundering the government. They have taken advantage of decades of right-wing propaganda proliferated by Fox News, conservatives talk radio, and internet podcasts that have brain washed the rural areas into blaming the Democrats that are trying help them while convincing them to vote for the Republicans who have impoverished them. The French Revolution in reverse.

They see the Orange Dictator as their last best chance to completely take over the government and create a kleptocracy that pulls the strings behind an autocracy that pretends to be a republic.

The chaos of the Republican puppets is to distract everyone from the takeover by the oligarchs, corporations, and deep pocketed foreign adversaries.

[alissasrandomstuff]

Echoes of Starcourt: A different fate

Okay, so this is my first post here on tumblr. I've recently been rewatching Stranger Things and I'm not ready to deal with Billy's death at the end of season 3 once again... So I decided to write this little thing to make this more bearable for me... and maybe you as well :) English is not my first language, so please be kind and ignore any spelling or grammar mistakes! Word Count: 2.5k Content Warning: angst, blood, description of blood and injuries, violence, language

Plot: You know about everything regarding the Upside Down and its creatures. But when you see how Billy wants to sacrifice himself to save Eleven, you simply can't let him do that and decide to step in.

The last thing you remembered was Billy hitting you hard enough that your head hit the wall and knocked you out - just that it wasn’t Billy, he was possessed. Possessed by the Mind Flayer and forced to work for the Spider Monster, the thing that attacked you and your friends only a few minutes ago inside of Starcourt mall. You were with Mike, Eleven and Max, trying to escape Billy that had found you.

It took you some time to regain consciousness, you sat up only slowly, leaning against the wall behind you. Your head hurts, the spot where Billy’s hand had hit you still feeling a little numb. Someone kneeled next to you and when you look up, you recognize Max, with a small bruise on her cheek as well. She looks at you worried.

“Are you guys okay?”, you instantly ask. You take a deep breath to regain your composure and focus on the situation.

“We’re okay, what about you?”, Max asks and makes you look at her. You quickly nod and brush a strand of hair from your face, when you notice that neither Eleven nor Billy are still around.

“Where is Eleven? And Billy?”

“He must’ve taken her with him, to bring her to the Spider Monster. The Mind Flayer wants to eliminate her”, Mike tells you and your eyes widen.

“Shit, we need to save her!”

With that, you get back on your feet and tell the two kids with you to follow you. The three of you run back the hallways, looking for a sign about where El and Billy went. When you reach the main hall of Starcourt, you are greeted by a scene of horror and only just manage to avoid attracting attention and hide behind one of the store's platforms. Shocked, you watch as Billy stands behind the floored Eleven and simply looks up at the Spider Monster, who has come back to get El. Just as the monster is about to attack Eleven, fireworks are suddenly set off to distract the monster. The rest of the troupe, split into groups, throw fireworks from the 4th of July downwards at the Spider Monster: Lucas and Will on one side, Steve and Robin on the other and Jonathan and Nancy from yet another side to cause as much chaos and confusion as possible. Eleven tries to seize the moment and crawl away, but Billy gets hold of her and drags her back. He holds her forcibly on the ground and stares into her eyes, from a distance you can only just make out that the girl is talking to him.

You are in shock, for the moment you can only observe what is happening, but at some point... at some point the fireworks stop again. Billy slowly straightens up as the Spider Monster turns back to Eleven. Your eyes widen as you realize he's trying to stop the monster, see that the old Billy is back. Eleven has somehow managed to stop the Mind Flayer's possession of Billy.

The monster opens its mouth and finally tries to grab Eleven, but Billy grabs the tentacle and struggles against it with all his strength. Both you and Max pause in shock, paralyzed for a moment as this happens.

"No... No, no, no..." you mutter to yourself, and as you see the monster slowly spinning off more tentacles from its fleshy arms, it dawns on you what Billy will face if no one does anything. Your body switches to autopilot, you simply react instinctively.

"You grab Eleven as soon as you can," you say in a surprisingly firm voice to the two kids next to you.

"What are you going to do?" Max asks immediately, but you don't wait any longer, every second counts from here on in. The spider monster wants to sink its claws into Billy, while you now climb out of your cover and simply sprint off. Behind you, out of the corner of your eye, you can see Mike and Max doing the same, but unlike you, they run straight to Eleven and help her get to safety. You, on the other hand, sprint straight towards the danger, your eyes focused solely on Billy. The spider monster seems to notice you, but just as it is about to stab Billy, you finally reach him. Using all your physical strength, you throw yourself against Billy, pulling him with you and out of the tentacles' field of fire. Not a second too soon, the spider monster misses Billy by a hair's breadth.

It doesn't hit Billy, but it does hit you in the shoulder. A searing pain jolts through you as you fall to the ground with Billy, and you immediately feel the blood from the wound start to run down your arm. Nevertheless, it is more important for you to get to safety with Billy, at least for the moment. You crouch down behind a large pot of flowers, both completely out of breath, and press your bodies against the cool material of the pot.

“What the hell did you do, Y/L/N?”, Billy asks and you look at him. For the first time for hours, you can see his normal skin again, not covered in black veins anymore.

“I saved your ass, Hargrove”, you reply and take a first, brief look at the wound on your shoulder. It doesn’t seem to be that deep, but still, it bleeds more than expected.

“Fuck”, Billy curses under his breath when he sees your wound as well, but you’re quick to shake your head.

“We can deal with it later, for now we have to survive this”, you say and look around for a way to escape. Suddenly, you feel something on your leg, and when you look down at it, you see one of the Spider Monster’s tentacles wrapped around it. Your eyes widen, when the monster already pulls you out of your hideout and right into the air. Billy tried to grab you, but he wasn’t quick enough, so now the Spider Monster got you instead of him. It guides you towards its mouth, and you panic once you realize what its about to do. You look around, franticly looking for something to either hold on to or defend yourself with.

Your eyes lock on a flagpole, the flag of the United States ripped apart almost completely. When you reach out, your hands only get ahold of the flag, and it’s quick to rip apart completely, making you yell in distress. Luckily, Steve was quick enough to figure out your plan, he yells your name.

In the next second, he throws a broken flagpole your way, luckily far enough for it to be in your range. Your breath is rapid, and you try everything to wait for the right moment once you caught the pole. You can hear your friends screaming for you to do it, but it’s not the time yet. Right when the Spider Monster opens its mouth to let out its biggest tentacle, you take all of your strength left, ignore the tremendous pain in your shoulder, and sling the pole right into the mouth of that monster, throwing it like a spear. When the broken tip of the pole hits the mouth, the monster roars out a horrifying scream, lets go of your leg and stumbles back, obviously in pain. You fall down onto the ground, screaming in pain yourself when you land right on the wound of your shoulder. Still, you’re quick to turn back around and you see how the monster stumbles right back at you, threatening to tramp you down. In the last second possible, you throw your body to the side, trying to use your injured arm now as little as possible while still escaping this situation. You hide behind one of the pillars supporting the second floor of the hallway, looking through the main hall, breathing heavily. Your eyes lock with Billy’s for a moment and you realize that he made it to where Max, Mike and El are hiding, before you look back at where the Spider Monster is still faltering around. It’s still screaming, but it turned into a scream of frustration rather than one of pain.

You watch as the creature trips and falls, flinching every now and then, before finally becoming quiet, its limbs completely slack. Silence takes over Starcourt, nobody dares to say or do anything, nobody is sure whether it’s over or not.

A few minutes later, the military barges in, securing the area and the body of the Spider Monster. Afterwards, they escort everyone out of the mall, closing it for good. Outside, various ambulances and firetrucks are already waiting, paramedics immediately taking care of everyone visibly injured. You sit down in one of the ambulances and they take a look at your shoulder, making sure nothing is either infected nor are any bones broken from your fall. They put your shoulder in a bandage and your arm in a sling so you don’t move it anymore. It’s obvious that they wanted you to go to the hospital, but you’re quick to decline, wanting to know whether all your friends are safe. So, they reluctantly let you go, insisting that you go to a doctor if your pain gets worse. You only nod and leave the ambulance again, looking around for your friends. You’re quick to find Max, the bruise on her cheek was the only than that had to be checked on, and when she sees you, she quickly runs over to throw herself into your arms.

“It’s alright Max, we’re all okay”, you whisper to the young girl and return her embrace with one arm, feeling how she relaxes again.

“Thank you. For saving Billy, I mean, and for still being alive”, she quietly says and looks up at you, to what you only smile and nod. You always got along well with the small Mayfield, she always told you how she sees a big sister in you, so you can only imagine how relieved she feels that her ‘big sister’ is still alive. And saved her big brother.

You look around for Billy, but can’t find him in the crowd, instead, your eyes land on Eleven. And she looks sad.

“You should go and look after El, something’s wrong”, you say to Max and gesture towards her friend. Max looks at Eleven and then back to you, before nodding and running off to Eleven. You look after her, taking a deep breath.

Suddenly, someone gently puts a blanket over your shoulders, careful about not hurting your injured one. You look to your left, kind of expecting Nancy, but when you see Billy, you raise your eyebrows. He looks a lot better already: his eyes got back this sparkle he always had, his skin looks a lot more rosy and human again, no sign of those black veins left. He doesn’t sweat much as well, he looks healthy again.

“You risked your life back in there for me”, he states after looking at you for a moment, as well. He points at your bandaged shoulder.

“Got hurt because you didn’t want me to die.”

You shrug one shoulder and smile gently.

“Of course I didn’t want you to die. Nobody deserves to die, especially not in a brutal way like this”, you reply and look back front for a moment.

“I was an asshole, to everyone, to you as well. I never treated anyone good, I even hit you there in the mall!”, he tries to argue, but you shake your head.

“That wasn’t you, Billy. It was that thing, it made you do things you didn’t want to. So don’t worry”, you reassure him and look into his eyes calmly. You can see his confusion, his guilt and most of all… fright.

“I can explain you everything you want, but we can do that later. You’re scared, I understand and it’s completely normal. For now, we can be happy to all still be alive, it’s alright”, you say in a soft voice. When you found out about the Upside Down and everything around it, it was a lot for you as well, but Billy was thrown into the picture in a completely different way, a way darker one.

“I can help you, a little at least. If you want to, of course”, you offer and wait for his answer. Billy being Billy, he’d be too proud to accept any kind of help, but maybe… maybe this time it’s different.

Billy is silent for quite a while, averting his gaze from you, clearly thinking hard. Finally, he turns back to you and looks you in the eyes, real and honest.

“I did a lot of bad things, both before and during this… possession, but… if you’re really willing to help me- I’ll gladly take your help”, he answers and you raise your eyebrows, a little surprised at how easily he gave in. But then, you smile gently at him.

“Of course, Billy. I’ll help you.”

He looks at you, his eyes never leaving your face. You look right back at him, seeing something else in his eyes, something you’ve never seen before: Gratitude.

“Thank you. Nobody ever saved my life before. Let alone risked their own life for it.”, Billy whispers and leans in a little closer, making you gulp with both his words and his actions. He’s close, you can already feel his breath on your skin, and instantly, you feel hot. It’s not that you’re inexperienced or too innocent for a kiss, it’s rather… Billy’s history with women and how he treated them. Billy seems to notice about your hesitation, a gentle smile appears on his lips and he brushes a strand of hair away from your face.

“I know what you think, but it’s nothing like that. I’m grateful for what you did for me, and I want to give you at least something back.”

He examines your whole face, a softness in his gaze you never saw before. Billy never acted like this.

“So, can I kiss you?”

You gulp again, taking a deep breath.

“Play with my feelings and I might just kill you myself”, you say, the threat in your words at least partly serious. Billy laughs softly, nodding.

“Understood, hot stuff. I won’t play with your feelings”, he assures you and gently wraps an arm around your waist to pull you in closer. You take a deep breath and nod, finally giving him the signal he wanted. He doesn’t waste another second, leaning in and softly kissing you. His lips feel soft and gentle on yours, not like you always thought they would. Billy’s whole body language speaks nothing truth and affection, he really is thankful for what you did for him. And it makes you just all the more attractive for him. Way more than you already were before.

And he really means it this time.

[thissortofsorcery]

I’m an utter sap for secret relationships being revealed in the most dramatic way possible. Give me Steve and Billy secretly dating through 1985 until July 4th, Steve is underground, Billy’s flayed, everything’s coming to a head at the mall… Until Billy sees Steve’s face all beaten and bruised and that stops him- it reminds him of something. Did Billy do that? Did Billy hurt Steve? No, he swore he would never. Not again. Who hurt Steve? Steve’s in trouble. He needs to wake up. Someone hurt Steve. His Steve. He needs to wake up.

[steddieas-shegoes]

Headcanon/Drabble Asks

Insecure Eddie

Steve Panic Attacks

Steve Seizures

"Because Robin's my soulmate, you're just my boyfriend."

Steve's Breakfast With Wayne

Steve's Dad's Baby

Steve and Corroded Coffin BFFs

Wayne and Steve Bonding

Car's Outside

Singer Steve

Eddie's Tummy Hurts

Steve's (non-sexual) Oral Fixation

Eddie's Hospital Trip

Steve Defending Eddie

Steve's Two Dads

"I don't want to be your boyfriend...I want to be your husband."

Steve's a Great Dad

"I think you get weirder every time I see you."

Mechanical Engineer Steve

Lactose Intolerant Eddie

Wayne Supports Eddie

"When do I stop being a last resort?"

Steve vs. Dustin's Dad

Eddie Quoting LOTR

Rockstar Eddie/Stay At Home Dad Steve

Steve's Moles

"It's okay, you'll feel better soon."

Steve Isn't Weak

Steve Thought He Came Out

Eddie Picks Steve Up

Steve Stands Up For Himself

Steve Stands Up For Himself (Taylor's Version)

Pick-Up Lines

Polyglot Steve

Sinclairs Adopt Steve

Steve's Real Parents

Will and Steve Bonding

Childhood Friends

Insecure Steve

Steve Arachnophobia

Protective Steve

Tattoo Artist Steve

Musical Steve

"He can't hear you when he gets like that."

Steddie Cafe

"You are my favorite 'what if'"

"Did you just fart?" "No, it was Dustin."

4th of July

Richard's a Dick

"Oh, shit. I didn't know I was into that."

"Just shave it all off."

"I always thought it would happen someday. I guess I was wrong."

Steve Makes a Move

"If I have to hear one more person tell me something I already know, I'm going to scream."

Dustin Accidentally Outs Steve

"For the last time..."

Shirtless Guitar Eddie

Love Confessions

"That sounds a whole lot like I love you."

Overstimulated Steve

Steve's Protective Older Sister

No Privacy

More Lactose Intolerant Eddie

Wayne Walks In

Giving In

"Don't say it."

Purple Elephants

"Remember, if we get caught: I'm deaf and you don't speak English."

Stobin

Kintsugi

"I got you, son."

"You're so gross. I love it."

"Oh honey. It's not that embarrassing."

3 in 1

"You're not packed yet?"

"I'm not sick."

2 in 1 (A/B/O first, secret notes second)

"Steve?" "I don't want to talk about it."

Eddie Taking Care of Steve's Injuries

"Oh, fuck me."

"Okay, this is bad."

Mall Jail     

"I didn't want you to find out this way."           

"I tried to find some just a gorgeous as you but I think I failed." (Buckingham)

"Wait! It's just me!"

"If I don't get kissed in the next few minutes I think I'll just crumble to dust"

"Stop speaking." "She's not allowed to speak."

"Can you read the letter for me?" / Part 2 by artaxlives (happy ending)

"Why can everyone else be forgiven for their past but me? Why do I have to be constantly reminded?"

"I always wished you'd talk to me"

"I just thought it would be.. Smaller."

"Don't lie, tell me where it hurts."

"Okay, where did that baby come from?"

"No offense, but what the fuck?"

Steddie Babysitting

"What is he doing here?"

"Please don't laugh."

[cacoetheswriting]

pearl: october 1985

pairing: eddie munson x fem!reader word count: 2.3k summary: rebuilding your friendship with eddie was easy. trying to remain just friends is hard, but how do you tell him that?

content warnings: best friends to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, suggestive & mature themes, adult language, use of pet names, idiots in love, emotional hurt / comfort, self-doubt / insecurities, reader has nightmares - if i missed anything, pls let me know!

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“Anything you need, you just call me, okay?” You say to the young girl, “No matter the time of day, no matter where you are or if you think you’ll be interrupting me, just call.”

“Thanks.” Eleven mutters and does her best to offer you a smile.

“You and I, we gotta stick together, El.” You pull her in for a short lived hug. “Only we know what this feels like and we gotta support each other.”

“I’ll call you. I promise,” she assures before walking over to say goodbye to her friends.

By the time the Byers’ house is empty, boxes and bags packed into the car, everyone is crying. There’s some more hugs and you watch them drive off, holding onto Nancy. Once the car is out of sight, Steve asks you both to come over, hang out with him and Robin for a bit. It’s a request you politely decline. Going through a rollercoaster of emotions this afternoon, there was only one place you truly wanted to be.

Things between Eddie and you were pretty much back to normal. Ever since the incident at Starcourt Mall, you two were inseparable. Everywhere you went, there the metalhead followed — as if he was afraid something would happen if you were apart.

Eddie only ever left you alone to sleep, but even then it was only a couple of nights a week. Convincing him to stay with you wasn’t hard, convincing him to share a bed with you was even easier, and having Eddie by your side most nights helped you not only fall asleep but also stay asleep.

The horrible dreams you had earlier this year of the Demodogs, as described to you by the kids, were nothing compared to the nightmares you had been having ever since the events from the start of July. Witnessing the horrors of the Upside Down first hand… no one could have prepared you for that. And now, almost every single night, you woke up panting or actually screaming.

The first time you had a nightmare around Eddie, you borderline gave him a heart attack. The poor boy jumped out of bed, ready to tackle whatever intruder he perceived had broken into your bedroom. What he found instead was you, sitting hunched over in your bed with tears streaming down your face.

To this day, you hadn't told the metalhead what actually happened the night of the 4th of July. You decided along with the rest of the group that it was better he didn’t know the truth. Not only was this your way of protecting him, you figured even if you did try to explain, Eddie probably wouldn’t believe you. 

So you lied and said you’d been having nightmares ever since your dad died and he was kind enough not to press on the matter further.

Life with Eddie was easy, it always had been. Aside from your persistent nightmares, you quickly slipped back into your best friend dynamic and the remainder of the summer was uneventful. Only your feelings for him grew stronger. Past the platonic mark you were hovering over when you left for college; when you first kissed him.

You didn’t know how to tell him or if you should say anything in the first place. After all, you just got your friendship back to what it used to be and you sure as hell weren’t going to be the one to jeopardise that. He had the letters. He read them. There was nothing more to it.

But Eddie Munson never made anything easy for you. With his lingering touches, heartwarming stares. If you didn’t know any better, you’d think he still loved you too.

And you say “still” because, even though the metalhead never admitted it out loud, you’re ninety-nine percent sure he once did — if the kiss you shared was any indication, however contrived it may have been, under the circumstances. 

“Say your goodbyes?” Eddie asks when you appear in his room. He’s sitting on his bed, legs spread out in front of him and a copy of Lord of the Rings in his hands. He sets the book to the side when you plop next to him, head instantly attaching itself to his shoulder like a magnet.

“Yeah,” you exhale, “I hate goodbyes.”

“Me too,” he mutters as he intertwines his fingers with yours. “But this time it’s for the best, you know? The girl needs to get away for a while. Honestly, I didn’t even know Hopper had a kid and then for him to just die in that fire, leaving her all alone—”

Eddie bites his tongue and glances down at you. “Let’s talk about something else,” he offers and you meet his gaze.

“Like what?”

He licks his lips, pondering the question for a moment. You can’t help but to avert your gaze to where his tongue pressed against his pretty mouth. A certain warm feeling settles in your core as you wonder what it would be like to kiss him.

“How about I read to you?”

You raise an eyebrow, but the metalhead doesn’t wait for your protest — not like he would’ve gotten one anyway. He reaches for the novel he previously set aside and opens to the desired page. He clears his throat while you settle your head back on his shoulder, patiently waiting for him to start.

“Beautiful she is, sir! Lovely! Sometimes like a great tree in flower, sometimes like a white daffadowndilly, small and slender like.” Eddie enunciates, the tone of his voice completely intoxicating.

“Hard as di’monds, soft as moonlight. Warm as sunlight, cold as frost in the stars. Proud and far-off as a snow-mountain, and as merry as any lass I ever saw with daisies in her hair in springtime…”

Every word that spills from his lips is like honey and you’re completely hooked.

“It strikes me that folk takes their peril with them into Lorien, and finds it there because they’ve brought it. But perhaps you could call her perilous, because she’s so strong in herself.”

Eddie pauses. You can sense him shift in his position ever so slightly to look at you, so you look up to meet his doe eyes, a smile creeping up on your features.

“Why did you stop? Keep going.”

He licks his lips although doesn’t say what’s on his mind. Instead, he continues with the book like you ask. “You, you could dash yourself to pieces on her, like a ship on a rock; or drownd yourself, like a hobbit in a river.”

And as he reads, you start to zone out. You can feel yourself drift away. The soothing sound of his voice is putting you to sleep, but just as your eyes are about to close, you hear something.

“But neither rock nor river would be to blame—”

You press your index finger to Eddie’s mouth, getting him to stop. He’s clearly puzzled, quickly taking it in his hand, moving it to the side, only so slightly since the sensation of your skin against his lips makes his heart skip a beat. But he doesn’t dwell on the feeling, afraid to ruin things when they’ve just gotten good, instead shooting you a quizzical look.

“Thought you wanted me to keep going, princess.”

You ignore him. “Can you hear that?”

Eddie’s silent for a split second. Then he says, “Oh, that’s just Wayne. He must have the radio on.”

“Yeah, obviously. I’m talking about the song that’s playing.”

The two of you shift your attention to the door separating Eddie’s bedroom from the remainder of the trailer, though still holding onto one another in some way. The physical touch making up for time lost, you tell yourself, but the reason is clearly much different.

Now that you’re both completely quiet, the unmistakable voice of Janis Joplin seeps in through the small crack. ‘From the Kentucky coal mine to the California sun. There Bobby shared the secrets of my soul.’

You look back at each other almost in an instant and Eddie chuckles, your own giggle follows shortly after. Lighthearted and pure. The situation isn’t necessarily funny, but in this moment, you are both so happy to simply be around each other, the laughter engulfs you whole. And as you’re laughing, you’re inclining even closer to one another.

Then the laughter dies down.

Eddie’s cupping your cheek while your fingers wrap around his wrist, holding him in place. His nose slides down the side of yours and his lips are inches away as they part. Yet it’s not until his hot breath sends a shiver down your spine that you realise what’s about to happen, and more importantly, how much you want it. You’re practically aching with anticipation.

Eddie’s got this look in his eyes, dark and needy. His pupils dilate the longer he stares and it makes you think he wants you too, desperately. You inhale softly, mind racing ‘cause this is a line that you only crossed once back in November and ever since then, you’ve been dancing around the topic, unspoken, untouched. Crossing it again had many possible outcomes — all equally terrifying and exhilarating.

His gaze drops to your lips and your heart flutters in your chest.

“Can I kiss you?”

It’s a whisper, but you hear it as loud as screaming. The question rattles through every fibre of your being and you nod, once, twice. Slow and steady, as you open your mouth to give him a verbal answer.

But before you get a chance, there’s a knock on Eddie’s bedroom door and he drops his hand from your face instantly before pulling away. He clears his throat and suddenly you’re hyper-aware of your surroundings ‘cause he slides off the bed completely avoiding eye contact, completely avoiding the question he’s just asked.

“Yeah?” Eddie calls out, getting up on his feet.

Wayne bops his head in, not fully opening the door. He glances between the two of you, a knowing smirk circling his moustache-covered lips, before his eyes settle on his nephew.

“Headin’ out for a little while. Need anythin’?”

Eddie says no, answering for the two of you. Wayne nods his head and following a swift goodbye, telling you both to be good, he disappears just as fast as he made his appearance. Door closing with a gentle thud.

An awkward silence settles in the air once you are alone with the metalhead again. 

Eddie scratches the back of his neck, gaze settling on the hem of your skirt, where the material ends and your bare leg starts. He swallows his breath, Adam’s apple bobbing. You watch your best friend attentively, afraid of being the first one that speaks. Afraid of asking what’s on his mind, if he wants to continue what you both started before you were unexpectedly interrupted.

That’s not to say the metalhead also wasn’t spinning out, ‘cause he most definitely was. His quiet demeanour was specifically to cover up the fact that he didn’t know what to say now that the moment was gone. 'Cause it was gone... right?

Can I kiss you?, his earlier question rattles inside his brain. Eddie thinks you would’ve said yes, after all, you were nodding. But if he asked again now, would you still want to do it? Would you let him kiss you?

Jesus, why was he so bad at this.

“Uhm,” he sighs, leaning against the edge of his desk. “I-I… Fuck, princess, I-I don’t want to do anything to ruin what we just got back.”

He finally looks up to meet your gaze. “I really, really don’t.”

“I don’t either, Eds.” You say to him and hope he can detect the honesty in your voice, knees now pressed to your chest, arms wrapped tightly around them. “We lost a lot of time.”

“That we did,” he agrees.

“I feel guilty about it.”

“Me too.”

He stares at you, brown-eyes full of sorrow. Your heart aches at the sad, puppy-dog face he’s sporting. All you want is to reach for him, but you’re frozen in place. Glued to the bed, holding your own limbs. And it’s moments like these that make you want to take back everything that’s happened this last year. The kiss, the fight, the months of not speaking. Take back the things that have now become topics you haven’t really talked about. Topics that you both brushed over, then brushed under the carpet.

You know it’s bad to hold shit in, but avoidance has been a third-party in your friendship with Eddie pretty much from day one.

“So, what do you wanna do, princess?” Eddie asks, hopeful.

“We can just take it day by day, I guess. I mean, I know how I feel about you,” you answer honestly, “I also know that it’s a scary world out there and I’d rather have you as just a friend than nothing at all.”

A smile breaks through the brunette’s features. He stumbles forward, settling back on the bed next to you with a small bounce. He reaches for your hand, forcing his fingers between your knuckles and squeezing gently. You tilt your head and he matches your movements, pretty eyes meeting yours.

“I know how I feel about you too, princess.”

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& tagging some cool people that expressed interest in this lil series: @cactusangie , @spenciesprincess , @capitanostella , @ashlynnkennedy , @ms1oftheboys

[june-doe-event]

Hello !! Welcome to the June Doe Ride The Cyclone event !!

This is a 30 Day Art (of any sorts !!) event that runs throughout June, however I will rb any posts with the prompts until mid July.

(Rules, Prompt List, & such are under the cut.)

Rules:

1. Absolutely no NSFW of ANY kind, the rtc kids are, in fact, kids.

2. Please tag this account in any posts (on here) that you make w the prompts !! I wanna see them !! :D

3. I'll rb posts made with the prompts from after June up until July, but after that I'm done w this acc for the year shsh

(Not a rule but just something that should be known, I have quite a few tags blocked so I might not see some posts, but I will try my best to rb all of them. If I don't see your content, send it to me in an ask !!)

This event accepts any forms of art, from drawings, to writing, to gifs, to edits, etc etc !! Be creative !!

Prompt List:

June 1st — Pride Month / Identities

Centered around any queer hcs with the choir !! Can range from coming out scenes 2 them going to pride, list is endless :)

June 2nd — Pre-Canon / Post-Canon

The choirs childhoods, right before the accident, what you think happens after the show, again, the list is endless !!

June 3rd — Favorite Platonic Relationship(s)

Maybe they're familial, or maybe they're just best friends !! Just, no romance :)

June 4th — Favorite Romantic Relationship(s)

Your favorite ship(s) !!

June 5th — Ricky's Birthday

Happy Birthday Ricky Potts !! Celebrate their birthday in whatever way you please !!

June 6th — Swapped Roles

Maybe Ocean is the most romantic girl in town, maybe Noel is the angriest girl in town !! Aka, the choir swaps titles & sorta personalities

June 7th — Legoland

The first play in the Uranium Teen Scream Trilogy !! Legoland content is ofc welcomed (& encouraged !!) for all of the prompts, but this is Legoland specific (if you don't have the script pdf & you'd like to read it, you can dm me either on this acc or on my main !!)

June 8th — Alternate Jane Doe

(Or John !!) Maybe Oceans parents never identified her, or maybe Noel was mangled beyond recognition !! Either way, someone else is left doll-like and confused.

June 9th — Someone Else Goes Back

Maybe Ocean votes Constance, or maybe the vote was unanimous like originally promised! Jane stays, someone else leaves.

June 10th — Mega Mall

The one(1) thing to do in Uranium. And Noel's personal hell.

June 11th — U-Pop

Ocean & Constance's (scripted) improv duo !! Sound off !!

June 12th — The Fair

What'd the choir get up to before the crash ? What were they doing ? What rides did they go on ? What'd they eat ?

June 13th — Uranium City

The Pride And Joy of Sweet Saskatchewan !! (<- literally a nightmare) !!

Or, something about the town itself !! It's history !!

June 14th — The Accident.

How'd they die ? What happened ? How did people react to it ? Who witnessed it ?

(If your content for this is gorey, please tag it appropriately.)

June 15th — Everybody Lives / Nobody Dies

Maybe they never rode the Cyclone in the first place, maybe they did but they survived, either way, everyone is fine !! (Or are they?)

June 16th — Religion

Ocean has three of them !! Something surrounding faith of some kind — or lack thereof !!

Alternative June 16th Prompt because I know some people may find the topic uncomfortable — Animals !!

Ricky's fourteen cats !! Penny & her love of animals !! Anything !!

June 17th — The Blackwood Cafe

The best (and probably only) cafe in Uranium !! Constance's family cafe, their pride and joy :)

June 18th — Cut Characters

Cut Character Submissions are welcome here no matter what, but this is specifically dedicated to them !! What was their reaction to the accident ? How did they die ? What was their backstory ?

June 19th — Zolar

The Fantasia Of Ricky Potts !! Anything to do with the world inside their head :)

June 20th — Songfic / Lyrics

Something surrounding a song you associate with the choir (or a certain member) !!

(Disclaimer this works for any type of art I just called it a songfic in the prompts list because it's. Easier ykyk)

June 21st — Summer

Happy Summer Solstice !! Anything 2 do with the current season :)

June 22nd — Graduation

What if they didn't die before they could graduate? How does that go?

June 23rd — Choir Event

Maybe it's last years Kiwanis, maybe it's a separate event !! Either way, they're performing again !!

June 24th — Production Specific

Instead of just general RTC, this prompt centers around a certain production !! (Be creative with it !! Use smaller ones !!)

June 25th — One Off Lines

Like how Ricky said in the 2016 previews that his mom read him the Little Prince TWENTY THREE TIMES (it was weird, he likes it), or how Ocean says that Constance 'has been a loose cannon since kindergarten' in the 2015 ver !! Anything surrounding stuff that they don't expand on.

June 26th — Jane's Dolly

How'd she find it? What if she had a different type of dolly? Just surrounding our favorite doll girl & her dolly :)

June 27th — Talia

Miss Talia Muruska Bolinska !! Is she real? How does she find out about the accident? How'd she meet Mischa? What was her life like?

June 28th — Families

The choirs' parents, them as a found family, the list goes on !! Just anything surrounding family :)

June 29th — Funerals

Because, these kids are dead, they have to have a memorial service of some sort !!

June 30th — Free Day

And, for our final day ( :( ) , we have a free day !! Do whatever you'd like !! :D

That's everything !! Feel free to send me asks with any questions you have !! :D

— Your moderator, @undescribed1mage :D

[wintersxani]

𝙄 𝙣𝙚𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙩𝙤 𝙠𝙣𝙤𝙬 𝙞𝙩 | Steve Harrington x fem!reader

Warning(s): post battle of starcourt, trauma, mentions of death, use of y/n

Word Count: 1050

Characters: Steve Harrington, Robin Buckley, Eleven, mentions of Billy Hargrove, Dustin Henderson, Jim Hopper, Joyce Byers, Max Mayfield

Summary: You and Steve comfort each other after the Battle of Starcourt.

Everything was quiet. Sirens were wailing as government men ran by from all directions, but you couldn't hear any of it as you sat on the opened back of an ambulance. Your whole body was shaking, and your busted lip was numb, thanks to the Russians you had been interrogated by just a few hours prior. A medic had tended to it, but the pain had remained. Slowly, you turned your head to look for Steve and Robin, who had shared the fear you felt in that bunker.

Steve's face was still bruised and swollen from the beating he received whilst Robin's eyes were glued to the gravel below her feet, unable to process all the information she had just had to take in, nor the sights she had to witness. Though you knew of everything associated with Eleven and the Upside Down since you started dating Steve and got roped in last year due to being in the right place, but wrong time with him and Dustin Henderson, nothing could've prepared you for the fear you'd have felt tonight.

Starcourt had been a new opportunity and experience for both you and your boyfriend, and Scoops had been a place that you'd find comfort at. Now, just it's association to the mall would remind you of what was beneath, and how Billy Hargrove and Jim Hopper both lost their lives within. The unearthly sounds of the now deceased mind flayer would ring through your ears as you shut your eyes tightly, fighting off the urge to crawl into a ball.

As a hand rested on your shoulder, you jolted, facing the boy you loved dearly. Seeing his face up close made you wince, as had his fearful expression. He, just like you, was at a loss for words. While your head had been silent, his was roaring. From your wails and pleas as you watched those Russians throw punch after punch to the fireworks and screams of the late Hargrove boy, silence was a stranger to him. "They... they said we can go home now." He muttered, his voice hoarse. A couple hours ago, the thought of being back home and in bed was all you had wished for, but you doubted you'd be able to sleep now.

You whispered a small 'ok' in reply, allowing him to help you come to a stance. Your eyes remained ahead, unable to look to your surroundings or block out the sound of Eleven crying for who had become her father figure. You couldn't imagine what she or Max was feeling right now; loneliness was something you prayed you'd never have to face. "Steve-" You managed to say as the two of you approached his car. Someone had luckily retrieved his car keys as they found Joyce and Murray, returning them to their rightful owner. He turned to face you quickly, eyes searching your face out of instinct. "I don't want to go home." Your lip trembled as you stated this, tears beginning to sting your eyes. He nodded to you, understanding what you really were saying instantly.

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The two of you sat on his bed within his empty house. The silence was overbearing, but it didn't feel right to try and fill it. As you looked to your hands, you remembered looking over the hand rails of the second floor, watching as Billy had his flesh ripped, blood spewing from his lips and open wounds littering the tiled floor. How the mindflayer made of people you grew up with and knew distantly screeched and roared as the booming fireworks you and others threw sizzled its flesh. Then there was the cries and silence once Joyce had closed the gate. July 4th was something you had been excited about almost every year, making it an annual tradition to go to the fair with friends and family. You didn't think you could bear hearing fireworks on the next.

Steve's hand rested on your shaking ones as he brought them into his grasp, scooching closer to your shaking figure. Naturally, you rested your head on his shoulder, allowing him to hold you. There had been a second in that bunker where you thought it would be the last night of your life. That second made you realize how much you held back, and the regret you had felt was palpable. "I love you." You declared as a tear slid down your cheek, and over your nose. You hadn't said it before, but he had. "I... I wish I had said it sooner."

His grasp tightened around your hands at this as his own eyes started to water, burning his beaten eye. "I might've never gotten the chance, and I- I need you to know it, now."

"I know. I've known." He whispered, kissing the top of your head. You pulled back to face him as your lip trembled; "How do we go on after this?"

"I want to say like- like we always do... but I don't know." He admits, eyes falling to your intertwined hands. "I've never been scared like this before." You revealed as his eyes moved back to meet yours. "I know that this is... over with, and the gate is closed again... but I can't get the images out of my head. Can't forget the fear I felt in that bunker. Watching helplessly as you... as they hurt you... just like watching Hargrove- it doesn't feel like we're safe-"

"I know, I know y/n. It doesn't feel like a win... but we did. We won."

"I just hate that I can't shake the feeling that it's not over. That something is going to happen in the middle of the night. I hate being afraid Steve, feeling helpless."

His arms wrap around your body, holding you close to him as he rests his chin over your head. "I know love. I'm sorry." He coos, unable to shake the same feeling he shared with you. Knowing he can't protect you from everything, like the dread you also felt, killed him. Though he didn't say it, you knew it. "I'm right here with you. I'm always going to be right here." One of his hands rubbed your back as the other cradled the back of your head. In return, you held him tightly, nodding. "We'll get through this, together."

-

➺ Masterlist | 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

[athena-writes-i-guess]

Hii! Can i request #32 with Eddie?💓

A/N: Hello friend! Thank you so much for your request! This one was so cute to write! And we usually have Eddie in S4(obviously since we meet him then) but I thought it would be fun to set this at Starcourt Mall before it gets destroyed. So this is set during S3. I hope you like it!

Pairing: Eddie Munson x Reader

Prompt: “Do you have to proclaim your love every time we go out?”

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“Okay, remember Eddie. We go in, get the check, and get out. Got it?” You said as the two of you stood in front of the Starcourt Mall. You worked in a music shop there but it was your day off and you wanted to get your check before you and Eddie headed to the 4th of July Fair that you were dragging him to.

“I know baby, but we can’t even stop by and see Steve “The Hair” Harrington in that stupid hat again?” He asked as he grabbed your hand and walked you through the front doors of the large building.

You laughed as you walked with him, leading him through the throngs of excited mall-goers. “Okay, but only real quick!” He sent you a smile as you stood on the escalators leading up to the second level as you talked animatedly about all the games you wanted to play with him at the fair that night. You walked towards Scoops Ahoy, hoping to get a good look at Steve in that ridiculous sailor outfit, but to your surprise it was closed. “Why would they be closed in the middle of the day? Especially on Independence Day?” You questioned, mostly to yourself as you turned back and walked towards the record shop.

“That’s weird, I was hoping to get samples again, they give you as many as you want!” Eddie exclaimed as he draped his arm over your shoulders as you walked.

You made it into your shop and greeted your coworker running the register. “Hey, Y/N. Here’s your check, and also this came in for you.” Mark said as he handed you your check in an envelope and a small bag.

You beamed as you grabbed them, “Thank you! Eddie, I ordered this for you and it finally came in!” You exclaimed as you opened the bag, pulling out the new Megadeth cassette that came out just a few weeks ago. You watched the huge, excited, smile appear on your boyfriend's face, dimples on full display as he grabbed the cassette you handed him.

“Holy shit babe! I’ve been wanting this! Thank you so much, baby.” He said excitedly before grabbing the sides of your face to plant a searing kiss on your lips. “Fuck I love you, sweet thing.” He said adoringly as he looked at your stunning eyes as they shone with happiness.

Eddie pulled back ever so slightly with a sly glint in his eye, taking a deep breath before shouting, “You hear that Starcourt Mall? I love this person right here!” as he pointed at you. You felt yourself flush as you smiled brightly, aware of all the eyes suddenly on the two of you. You heard Mark bark out a laugh as you grabbed Eddie’s hand and pulled him out of the shop as he laughed.

“Do you have to proclaim your love every time we go out?” You joked as you walked with him towards the escalators.

He sent you a huge mischievous smile, “Of course I do babe, the world needs to know about us. In fact, I think the rest of the mall needs to hear too.” He said. He started taking another deep breath when you cut him off by grabbing him by the collar of his vest and crashing your lips on his as you rode down the escalator. You felt him smile against you as he kissed you back enthusiastically, enthralled by the softness of your lips, “You’re going to have to keep kissing me if you want me to stop, babe.” He said with a grin as you both pulled back when you reached the bottom.

“I can do that Eds.” You smiled, shooting him a wink as you pulled him towards the doors.

Taglist: @srapalestina

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@cityofidek

[whenyouwakeup]

happy 4th of july! a part of steve robin dustin and erica will always be trapped under that mall!

[lovebillyhargrove]

An au where Billy's camaro has a mind of its own and is taking revenge on certain residents of Hawkins after Billy's death ("Christine" vibes)

Part 1 Neil / Part 2 Brenner / Part 3 / Part 4

Dr. Brenner has seen it all now. Has been to the upside down and back. Has survived it. If he was powerful before, guess how mighty he is now. With all that valuable knowledge, all that unique experience that he possesses.

One day he will rule the world.

That evening Brenner left the laboratory at 9.30 and got into his car.

"Home." - he briskly instructed the driver and made himself comfortable in the backseat. Things have not been going the way he had planned them. With multiple deaths, including some prominent people of Hawkins, the lab had been closed. This fool Owens was too soft and had no idea what potential was at their disposal.

But now when Brenner is back, everything needs to get back on track again. He's pulled some strings, used his connections, described the possibilities to those in higher power, and voilà, got the lab reopened again. This time, though, they won't concentrate on kids with psychic powers. This time .. ooh, it will be tremendous.

He will rule the world.

The upside down spat Dr. Brenner out on the 4th of July. Something huge was happening that day, he remembered how the whole upside down world was shaking violently, vines restless and slithering, thunderclaps exploding in the sinister sky. Portals, big and small, opened and closed, one after another, and the whole dimension was unsettled. A portal opened up right in front of him, in the ground and Brenner jumped at the opportunity. Jumped through. He found himself in the forest not far from that mall that was built while he was trapped in the other dimension. Something was going on there, helicopters scissoring the night air and ambulances flashing red and blue all around.

The things Brenner had seen in the upside down, the creatures he had come across.. Unlimited opportunities. They could create an army of demodogs. Multiple armies. Demobats could be their air force. Demogorgons were not so numerous, but they could breed them, and with such formidable forces they would be unstoppable.

They literally could rule the whole goddamn world. Russians would cower before them. Anyone and everyone would fall on their knees before them.

"Sir, there is something ahead of us."

The biggest issue seemed to be control. They needed someone in both worlds, someone who had access to the hive mind but also belonged here, someone who

"SIR??"

"Yes?" - Brenner answered with reluctance. He hated to be distracted from his contemplations.

"There's something ahead of us. It's.. a car but it looks like it's.. on fire?"

"What do you mean?" - Brenner leaned forward. There was indeed an object that looked like a car, engulfed in flames, and it was moving towards them. Fast.

Brenner understood immediately that it did not promise anything good

"Turn the car around, quick!! Drive back! BACK!" He hollered

The driver switched gears but the ball of fire gained unbelievable speed and

One

Two

BANG

The sound was deafening. Head-on collision, aimed to kill.

After the dreadful sound of metal grinding on metal, it suddenly became very quiet.

Brenner was still alive.

His vision blurred. He saw the driver's lifeless body in the front seat, blood all over the windshield. Everything was so quiet all around, except the crackling sounds .. and the smell .. the awful disgusting smell of burning paint. He had to get out.

Brenner tried to open the door with a shaking hand, gasping for air, and luckily, it budged. He forced himself to crawl out of the burning vehicle on the asphalt.

The mysterious car that had caused the crash was slowly retreating and rumbling gutturally.

Menacingly.

Brenner had just got a spark of hope that maybe this was the end of it and whoever was driving that hell on wheels had got what they wanted, when the car's engine suddenly roared and it went from 5 to 50.

The remnants of Brenner's body were scraped off the road later.

So much for world domination.

[once-upon-an-imagine]

Super Trouper - Steve Harrington

A/N: more Stevie xD I love this dork so much! and I honetsly loved this request and this idea! so I hope you loves like it as much as I did

Request -  Anonymous asked: hi there luv!! i saw your post!! so here’s a request how about the scene from season 3 at the star court mall in which staves rams his car into billys car to save nancy except it’s the reader in nancy’s position ? i adoreeee that moment sm!! 

Warnings: spoilers for S3E8, reader almost getting hit by a car; stranger things scenarios and I think that’s it... again please let me know if I miss anything (also I made the reader a Henderson because I just.... well, felt like it xD)

Disclaimer: I don’t own Stranger Things :D gif isn’t mine :)

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Super Trouper

Super trouper beams are gonna blind me But I won't feel blue, like I always do 'Cause somewhere in the crowd there's you

Happy fucking 4th of July.

You were still not entirely sure how you keep ending up here. But again, here you were, running through an empty mall to find your brother and the guy you were in love with who now happened to be his best friend for some reason. After barely making it out of Eleven’s cabin alive, you, Nancy, Jonathan, Mike, Lucas, Will, Max, and Eleven were trying to find Dustin and Steve.

“Guys” you whispered. “I think I found them” you said, walking over to where you could see the food court. You saw Dustin was hiding at the counter with Steve, Erica, and Robin. And you also saw four scary men, all dressed in black, with guns, looking for them.

One of them seemed to have found them as he called for the other ones to surround the place and they started walking over. But before they reached it, Eleven made the alarm of the car on display start. She then easily pushed it towards the four men. You had no idea what you would do without this girl. The rest of you then came over and saw the other four. You felt relief when you saw Dustin was okay. And so was Steve… for the most part. He looked like he had been badly beaten up.

“You flew that thing like a Hot Wheel” Dustin said, running over to El, and Mike.

“Oh my God, Dustin” you said, grabbing your little brother and hugging him tightly and then Steve. “I’m so happy you’re okay” you told them.

“Lucas?” Erica asked, confused.

“What are you doing here?” Lucas asked, even more confused.

“Ask them. It’s their fault” Erica said.

“Oh, yeah. That’s totally true. Absolutely our fault” Steve said.

“What happened to your face?” you asked, concerned.

“Don’t worry about it, you should see the other guy” he smirked cockily.

“I don’t understand what happened to that car” Robin said, confused.

“El has superpowers” Dustin told her.

“I’m sorry?”

“Superpowers. She threw the car with her mind. Come on, catch up” Steve said as if it was the most normal thing in the world.

“That’s El?” Erica asked, excited.

“Who’s El?” Robin asked, even more confused.

“I’m sorry, who are you?” Nancy asked.

“I’m Robin. I work with Steve” she explained.

“She cracked the top secret code” Dustin explained.

“Yeah, which is how we found out about the Russians in the first place” Steve explained.

“Russians? Wait, what Russians?” Jonathan asked.

“The Russians!” Steve said, pointing at the men on the floor.

“Those were Russians?” you and Max asked at the same time.

“Some of them” Erica said.

“What are you talking about?” Lucas asked.

“Didn’t you hear our Code Red?” Dustin asked.

“Yeah, but I couldn’t understand half of what you were saying” Mike explained.

“Goddamn low battery” Dustin said.

“But you always carry batteries” you said confused.

“How many times do I have to tell you about the low battery?” Steve said, frustrated.

“Yeah, well everything worked out, didn’t it, Steve?”

“Worked out? We almost died!” Erica said.

“You what?” you asked, terrified.

“Yeah, but we didn’t, did we?” Dustin replied.

Everyone just kept arguing until El fell down.

“Whoa, whoa” Steve said, as you both ran towards her with Mike, Nancy, and Jonathan.

“What’s wrong?” Mike asked, worriedly.

“My leg” she said.

“Okay” you said, taking off the bandage. Nobody really tried to hid the shocked expression when you looked at her swollen leg. And then, something started moving inside it and she started whimpering in pain.

“El! El!” Mike panicked before she let out a pained scream.

“What is that?” Erica asked.

“There’s something in there” you said.

“Jesus Christ” Dustin said.

“Keep her talking, keep her awake, okay?” Jonathan said before he got up while we all tried to get her to stay awake and Robin rambled about a girl on her soccer team whose bone came out of her knee.

“Robin” Steve stopped her.

“Yeah?”

“You’re not helping” he said.

“I’m sorry” she said as Jonathan came back.

“Okay, I need you to stay still. This is gonna hurt” he told her. “You’re gonna want to bite on this” he said, giving her a wooden spoon.

“Holy shit, I can’t look” you muttered, looking away and Steve pulled you closer to him.

“Do it” Mike said. Before you heard El screaming in pain and you squeezed Steve’s hand.

“It’s okay, she’s okay” he whispered, stroking your arm.

“Jonathan!” Nancy yelled.

“Stop talking!”

“No!” El yelled. “Stop it! Stop it!” she cried. “I can do it” she said, sitting up. You turned around and saw her place her hand over her leg as she started to take it out.

The lights started going off and the glass behind you broke, Steve quickly grabbed you and pulled you away, shielding you from it as El removed whatever the thing it was inside her and threw it.

“You okay?” he asked, and you nodded, pulling him closer.

And then you all saw Hopper step on it. Joyce and Murray were with him. All of you tried to explain what was happening as best as you could to them and what you needed to do.

“Okay so, just to be clear this… this big fleshy spider thing that… hurt El, it’s some side of a gigantic weapon?”

“Yes” you replied.

“But instead of like screws and metal, the Mind Flayer made its weapon with melted people?”

“Yes, exactly” you repeated.

“Yeah, okay” he shrugged. “Yeah, I’m just… making sure” he said.

“Are we sure that this thing is still alive?” Joyce asked.

“I mean, El kicked the shit out of it but… yeah, it’s still alive” you said.

“But if we close the gate” Will started.

“We cut the brain off from the body” Max continued.

“And kill it” Lucas finished. “Theoretically.”

Then, Murray came over with the plans, explaining what they needed to do and how they were going to do it, but Erica and Dustin argued about how they were gonna die with that stupid plan.

Steve noticed your leg wouldn’t stop shaking and he pulled you aside over to one of the counters in the food court where you sat down and he stood in front of you.

“How are we here again?” you asked, trying to make your legs stop shaking.

“Hey” Steve said, grabbing your hands in his. “It’s gonna be okay” he said, stroking the back of your hand with his thumb.

“How can you possibly know that?” you smiled, nervously.

“Because it always is” he smiled at you, making you calm down, just a little.

“You didn’t see that big thing, Steve. It was terrifying. Jonathan tried cutting it with an axe and Nancy and I tried to shoot it, and it’s too big for El to do it by herself-”

Steve sighed, hugging you, not knowing what to say to you. He had never seen you this scared even if the two of you had gone through shit like this before. “I’m sorry I wasn’t there” he said, stroking your back.

“No… um… thank you” you told him. “For taking care of Dustin” you said. “I have no idea what you guys have been through but…” you sighed placing your hand on his face, careful not to hurt him. “Thank you for keeping him safe” you said with a few tears escaping your eyes.

“You don’t have to worry about him. That kid’s more badass than me” he said, making you laugh a little. “I promise, it’s gonna be fine, love” he smiled, stroking your hair away from your face. “Okay?”

“Okay” you nodded.

You then heard Dustin and Erica arguing with Hopper about how to navigate them and that they needed a head start and a car. So, you were splitting up again.

“Stop, I’m gonna be fine” Dustin rolled his eyes as you hugged him.

“I know… just… be careful, okay?” you said and he nodded, while you kissed his cheek.

“It’s okay” Steve assured you. “I’ll be with Dustin” he said. “You just… just stay safe okay?” he said, kissing your forehead.

“You too” you said, looking up at him.

“Promise” he smiled before they walked away from you.

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After Hopper, Joyce, and Murray went on their way, the rest of you made it out of Starcourt and to the Wheelers car. Except, when Nancy tried to start it, it didn’t.

“Are you serious? Come on!” she yelled frustrated.

“Didn’t your mom just buy this car?” Lucas asked.

“Yes. I’m sure it’s fine” she told him.

“Did you leave the lights on?” Will asked.

“No!”

“Do we have gas?”

“YES!” Nancy yelled, trying again. “Come on!”

“Whoa, stop” Jonathan told her.

“Pop the hood” you said, getting off the car and Jonathan followed you. You looked inside, once Nancy did. “What the fuck?”

“What?” Nancy asked, getting out too.

“The ignition cable’s gone” you said before you heard a car starting on the other side of the parking lot and flash its lights at you. Billy. You didn’t know if it was your imagination, but you felt like he was looking straight at you and it made you terrified to the core.

“BACK IN THE MALL!” Nancy said, knocking on the window before opening the car’s door and letting the kids out. “Back in the mall! Come on!”

Back at the food court, Mike was trying to get in touch with Dustin through their radios, letting him know that Billy had found you and that you were all trapped at the mall.

“You’re gonna kill him, aren’t you?” Max asked you and Nancy as you loaded your guns.

“This is just for precaution” Nancy told her.

“Not just from Billy. If he knows we’re here then so does the Mind Flyer” Will told her.

“No chance that thing will drive, right?” Nancy said, looking at the car Eleven had blown up.

“We don’t need it to drive” you said, looking at Jonathan.

“We just need the ignition cable” he finished for you.

You all tried together to turn the car back around, except for El, but on the last try, Nancy slipped and accidentally hurt her foot badly, so El decided to step in.

“Let me try” she said.

“No, we have it” Nancy tried, but Jonathan was basically helping her stand up.

“I can do it” El insisted. She tried, but she couldn’t do it either. So, you were now trying to do it with a kind of lever that Mike suggested to make it turn.

“Push!” Jonathan said as you, Max, Will, Mike, and Lucas tried to push with all your force while Nancy and El tried to get in touch with Dustin.

“Alright, great” you said when you managed to put it on the side. “Now all the way, ready?” you said as you all pushed one more time and managed to get the car back up.

“I told you” Mike said. “Physics.”

You opened the hood and Jonathan was able to find the ignition cable. “Got it!” he said ripping it.

“NANCY!” you heard Mike yell before the glass ceiling broke and the Mind Flayer dropped on the food court.

“Holy shit!” you yelled, grabbing Lucas and Will as Jonathan helped Nancy while Mike, El, and Max ran the other way.

“Griswold family, this is Scoops Troop, please confirm your safety” you could hear Dustin’s voice over the radio as you, Jonathan, Lucas, Will, and Nancy hid behind the car.

You felt tears running down your cheeks. You couldn’t believe this may be the last time you hear your brother’s voice and you couldn’t even talk back to him. Your hands started shaking again and then Lucas suddenly grabbed it. You looked at him and saw how scared he was, and then at Will, sitting on your other side, who looked like he was about to cry, so you decided to put your fear aside. You needed to get these kids out of here. You felt the entire floor shaking as the Mind Flayer made its way through the food court.

“Griswold family, do you copy!” Dustin yelled again, desperately.

“Shit!” Steve said, getting up and running away. Something was wrong and he didn't like it. He needed to get you out of there.

“Where are you going?” Erica asked.

“To get them the fuck out of there!” he yelled and Robin stood up too. “No, you should stay with them, please, I promised I’d take care of Dustin, I can't just leave him alone here” he told her.

“Alright, I'll stay with them, but wait” she said, grabbing a radio. “Stay in touch, okay?”

“Yeah!” Steve said, running as fast as he could.

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“Wait, what are you doing?” you whispered, when you saw Lucas grab his slingshot and start to get up.

“Just trust me” he said, standing up and aiming at some balloons, making them pop and the Mind Flayer get out of the Gap where Mike, El, and Max were, to follow the sound.

“Go!” Jonathan told you as he helped Nancy and you all ran out as fast as you could.

You somehow managed to make it all the way outside again and you were trying to help Jonathan fix the car while Lucas and Will helped Nancy into the back seat with her broken foot. But before the two of you could do anything else, you heard the engine of Billy’s car not far from you. You lifted your head to see him again, staring straight at you.

“Shit” you said, grabbing Nancy’s gun. “Get the car started” you told Jonathan as he closed the hood of the car. “GO!”

You stood in front of the car as Jonathan tried to start it.

“No, no, no, no” you heard Jonathan just as Billy started driving towards you at full speed.

“Shit! We gotta go!” you heard Lucas inside the car.

You aimed your gun at Billy’s car and shot just as Nancy had thought you, hitting the windshield a few times but it didn’t slow him down at all. The car was getting closer to you and you thought this was it. This is how you were going to die. You would never see Dustin again. And you never told Steve that you loved him. You braced yourself for the impact, crouching down next to the car, and screamed. You then heard a big crash, but nothing hit you. You slowly stood up, still shaking, and saw Steve coming out of nowhere, driving a car and he had pushed Billy out of the way.

“H-holy shit” you muttered to yourself, trying to stop shaking. You ran over to him as quickly as you could as he got out of the car. “Oh my God! Steve” you threw yourself at him, not caring about anything or anyone else at the moment.

“Hey” he said, tightening his arms around your waist. “You okay?”

“I am now” you smiled weakly at him.

“Me too” he said, kissing your forehead and not wanting to let go of you. “Holy shit!” he said, looking at the Mind Flayer on the roof of the mall. “Is that it?” he asked, placing you behind him.

“Y-yes” you told him.

“Hey, get in!” you heard Jonathan and Nancy coming over with the car and you two quickly got into the trunk.

“D-Dustin, is he-?”

“He’s okay” Steve assured you, holding your hands in his as you saw the Mind Flayer following you.

“Dustybun, do you copy?” you heard on the radio.

“I copy Suziepooh” Dustin’s voice was heard.

“Oh my God, Suzie’s real” you smiled but dropped it when you saw Lucas, Will, and Steve looking at you. “Don’t ever tell Dustin that I thought she wasn’t” you warned while Dustin and Suzie kept arguing about something on the radio and then…

“Turn around… look at what you see” you heard Dustin singing.

“Is he-?”

“In her face… the mirror of your dreams…”

“Make believe I’m everywhere, giving in the light. Written on the pages is the answer to our neverending story” you heard both of them singing now.

“See, this is why I thought she wasn’t real” you chuckled.

“Reach the stars, fly a fantasy. Dream a dream and what you see will be…”

All of the sudden, you started laughing uncontrollably as tears ran down your cheeks.

“You’re laughing right now? Why are you laughing? Do you not see the thing that’s following us?” Steve asked you. “What’s wrong with you, Henderson?”

“I know, I just…” you said between laughs.

“Rhymes that keep their secrets will unfold behind the clouds” they kept on singing as everyone looked at each other confused and Steve was still frowning at you.

“I can’t believe that Dustin found someone so perfect for him” you said, still smiling and crying at the same time.

“And there upon a rainbow is the answer to a neverending story… ah… story… ah”

“Am I crazy, or was that just beautiful?” you asked.

“You’re crazy” both Lucas and Will said.

“What’s wrong?” Steve asked when your smile disappeared.

“N-nothing” you smiled. “I just uh- I always wonder if I would find someone like that” you said, sadly.

“You just saved the world” you heard Dustin say after Suzie gave Planck’s constant.

“Gosh I miss you Dustybun” you heard Suzie say.

“I miss you more, Suziepooh” you heard Dustin.

“Come here” Steve said, pulling you towards him and hugging you, and wiping away your tears.

“I know I sound crazy but… I just want him to be happy” you told Steve. “I mean he’s the person that deserves it most” you said, still crying a little.

“Stop talking like that” Steve told you.

“Like what?”

“Like you’re never gonna see him again” he said. He knew you too well.

“He really loves you, you know?” you told him. “I mean, whenever he was little, he always asked why he was stuck with a stupid sister instead of a cool brother” you said, making him chuckle. “I’m glad he found one” you told him.

“There’s no way I’m cooler than you, sweetheart” he smiled.

“Hey, Steve” you asked, feeling brave for just a second.

“Yes?”

But then, you noticed something. “Shit” you said, pulling away from him. “It’s turning around!”

“What?” Nancy asked.

“It’s turning around!” you repeated as the Mind Flayer started going the other way.

“Maybe we wore it out” Lucas suggested.

“I don’t think so” Jonathan said. “Hold on!” he yelled before turning the car around at full speed.

Steve tightened his arms around you and hugged you closer.

“Y-you okay?” you asked him.

“Yeah” he nodded. “What were you gonna ask me?”

“Um-” you said, suddenly very aware that there were four other people in the car. One of them who was Steve’s ex-girlfriend. And even if you knew Nancy and Steve were just friends now and Nancy was very happy with Jonathan, you didn’t exactly want to ask him out in front of his ex-girlfriend. “N-nevermind, it can wait” you said and he smiled sweetly at you.

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“Dustin!” you smiled when he ran over to you and you gave him a big hug. “Oh my God, I’m so glad you’re okay!”

“I told you I would be okay” he said as if it was obvious.

“I know, but still” you said happily that it was all over.

“I’m… glad you’re okay” he said, getting serious. “I… I got scared when… when you didn’t answer ant-”

“I know” you said, placing your hand on his cheek.

“Did Steve make it there on time?”

“Y-yeah, he uh- he kinda… saved my life” you admitted.

“Really?” he asked impressed.

“Yeah” you nodded.

“So… are you gonna finally ask him out? I mean is the least you can do if he saved your life-”

“What? W-what are you talking about?” you asked nervously.

“Come on, how many times do I have to keep telling you, both of you to make the first fucking move-!”

“Language!”

“Sorry” he told you. “But really, you should just… go for it already” he insisted. “You know, he was worried about you the entire time” he told you.

“Okay, fine, I’ll go talk to him, just… stop looking at me like that” you said, rolling your eyes. “Oh, and” you said turning back. “Suzie sounds lovely, I hope I get to meet her” you smiled, even more, when Dustin did. You then walked over to the back of the ambulance where Steve was being checked.

“Hey” he said, tired as the paramedic left. “Dustin back yet?”

“Yeah, I just… saw him” you said with a smile.

“See? I told you you’d see him again” he said.

“Well… I wouldn’t have if it wasn’t for you” you said, walking closer to him.

“No, come on, sweetheart, I didn’t do anything-” he said, modestly.

“Yes, you did” you said, placing your hand on his cheek. “Steve, you… you saved my life” you told him. "I don't know how I'm ever going to thank you enough-"

“You don’t have to thank me” he told you. “I’d do it all over again. You know that, right?” he said, pulling you closer by your other hand. “I’m just glad you’re okay” he smiled and you did too.

“Hey, um- remember there was something I wanted to ask you” you said, clearing your throat and looking away.

“Yeah” he said, standing up.

“Well, I was uh- I was wondering if um- if m-maybe… I mean if you wanted to uh-”

“Henderson?” he asked, placing his finger underneath your chin and lifting your face so you could look at him.

“Y-yes, Steve?”

“Do you want to go on a date with me?” he asked, smiling.

“I uh- m-me?” you chuckled nervously. “I m-mean I w-was gonna ask that so uh- y-yes, I’d love to” you smiled and Steve found it adorable so he leaned in and finally kissed you.

“I’ve been wanting to do that all summer” he said, giving you another kiss on the lips.

“Me too” you smiled shyly.

“Well, it was about damn time!” you heard as the two of you pulled apart. “Although I still think you’re too pretty for Steve-”

“Erica!” Lucas argued.

“Just the facts!” Erica complained, making you two laugh. Robin and Dustin were also standing there with them.

“Looks like we have a fan club” Steve told you as you buried your head on his neck and he kissed your forehead.

“Wait, does this mean that I’m your favorite Henderson?” you asked, smiling up at him.

“You can’t tell your brother-”

“I knew it!” you smiled triumphantly, kissing Steve again.

“I heard that!” Dustin said, annoyed.

The End

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A/N: ahhh xD I hope you guys liked it! please let me know what you think!

[heizenka]

⚘ Brother!Mike Wheeler x f!sister reader

𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭

— content warnings: Season 3 spoilers, mentions of blood, semi-gore, fluff

— word count: 1.0k

Ever since the battle at Starcourt, sleep has seemed like a distant memory.

I turned to my other side on the bed, an uncomfortable groan left my body. I closed my eyes once more to try and at least get a peaceful hour of sleep, but whenever I tried all I could see were the events that happened at the mall.

I threw the blankets off of my body and laid on my back. A heavy sigh left my mouth, as I closed my eyes once more.

Sleep finally started to take over my mind and body, but before I fell fully unconscious my left hand moved to hold my right arm, the scar from the night at the mall still remained.

The next thing I knew, I was asleep.

JULY 4TH 1985  ─ STARCOURT MALL

My chest heaved up and down from all of the running I've been doing, fear and adrenaline rushed through my body as I finally found a spot to hide in. I shut my eyes tightly, hoping that this was all a dream, that I was going to take up any minute now safe in my bed.

But it was real, it was so real.

A loud crash sounded right next to me, I quickly placed my hand over my mouth, making sure no sound would escape and alert the mind flayer of my whereabouts.

Tears escaped my eyes as a thousand thoughts flooded my head. Is Mike okay? where are the others? when is this going to be over? will we all make it out of this?

I kept my eyes shut until the desk I had been hiding behind had suddenly been flipped on top of me. A scream ripped through my throat as I felt the bone in my arm snap. The pain burned in my arm as I realized that not only had the bone been broken, but had also pierced through my skin.

Hot tears fell from my eyes, much like the blood that now seeped from my my arm. My breath was sporadic, is this how I die?

A loud thud sounded to my left, my eyes shot open and I looked to my side to see who or what it was.

The fear in my body doubled as I saw that it was Billy, he was moving the desk off of my body, he was trying to get to me.

I panicked, I tried as hard as I could to get away from him, the pain in my arm doubled with every movement. But I couldn't stop, if I did I wouldn't only have to worry about my arm, but also what Billy would do to me if he got the chance.

I used my left arm to shove my body out from under the ruble, but it was no luck I was stuck with no way out.

The weight on my body suddenly lifted as Billy shoved the largest piece of the desk off my body, I got up as quickly as I could to get away, but a hand grabbed my injured arm, and pain shot through it.

"SHIT." I screamed as I leaned my body into Billy hoping to release the pain he was causing to my arm. But it only made matters worse.

Now he had my entire body in his grasp, I once again tried to maneuver my way of out, but he had a tight grip on me, and he wasn't going to let go.

"Y/N!" I heard someone shout my name, I quickly looked to where the voice came from, Mike.

A loud screech sounded before I was able to respond. The mind flayer.

I had completely forgotten about it, too busy dealing with Billy. It had looked in my direction then Mike's, and it ran towards him.

No, no, no, no, no. "MIKE! RUN!" I shouted as loud as I could, but before I could say anything else Billy covered my mouth with his hand.

I kicked my legs In fear, and now anger. I watched as Mike ran to a new hiding spot.

Before I could make another move, I felt something hot run down my chest, looking down my heart stopped.

The mind flayer had pierced my chest with one of its tentacles, everything started to go dark. Billy finally released my body, I slowly slid down against his body.

Then it all went dark.

NOVEMBER 5TH 1985  ─  WHEELER RESIDENCE

"Shit!" My eyes shot open, and I quickly sat up. Tears started to form in the corners of my eyes.

I looked at my arm, the scar seemed to burn like it did that night. I covered it with my other hand as I brought my legs up to my chest as cried.

I looked up when I heard the gentle creak of my door, My heart sped up as I saw the shadow of someone.

It walked towards me, and as it did I saw that it was someone familiar, Mike.

I closed my eyes and tried to calm my breathing, I didn't want him to see me like this, I didn't want him to see me falling apart.

I was so busy trying to calm myself down that I didn't notice he had sat next to me on my bed until I felt his arms wrap around me.

"It's okay, you're okay." His voice was soft as he held me in his arms, calming me down.

"They won't go away." I cried into his shoulder, he seemed to know what I was talking about because he held me tighter

"I know, I get them too." I continued to cry in to his shoulder as he spoke once more.

"They're never going to go away, but we can work through them." He rested his head atop mine, "We can together, I promise."

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