"I was really hoping to see you again before I left," he said, starting to rifle through his backpack. "but even if you don't want to see me, I've brought you a gift."
fanart of shen yuan's plastic guanyin keychain from @nyoomerr's fic, you don't need poltergeists for sidekicks :D
++ sulky bingge for the soul :3c
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When Steve’s driving at night, sometimes he likes to put on Phil Collins, wishing he had a convertible so he could really pretend he’s Sonny Crockett. It’s silly, not something he’d admit to, except one time he’s driving with Eddie, and In The Air Tonight comes on and he lets it slip. Of all people, why did it have to be Eddie he told?
Steve knows Eddie doesn’t like Miami Vice that much—and he definitely doesn’t like Phil Collins, though he does give credit where credit’s due, the dude can drum—and he expects Eddie to make fun of him. But he doesn’t. Just nods, gives a small smile, even drums along to the song.
He does, though, say if Steve really wanted the full Sonny Crockett experience, he’d get a pet alligator, which might be close enough to making fun of him, only Steve thinks Eddie might be serious.
“I’m sure my mom would love that.”
“You’ve got a pool.”
“You can’t keep an alligator in a pool!”
“Why not?”
“It’s the wrong kind of water, for starters, and…” Steve trails off, glancing at Eddie, and he sighs. He can’t believe he’s arguing about this. He reaches over and shoves Eddie’s shoulder. “Whatever. I’m not getting an alligator.”
“Pity.”
“Guess I’ll never be as cool as Crockett.”
“Dude, you are way cooler.”
The sincerity kind of surprises Steve and he blinks over at Eddie. “Yeah?”
“Of course .”
“Huh.” Steve sits up a little straighter, one hand on the wheel, the other running through his hair. And the wind blowing through the window is no longer a balmy Miami breeze, but the cool Hawkins’ night air, the road beneath the wheels is a Hawkins’ back road and it’s just Eddie beside him in the passenger seat. Steve turns the volume down, eases off the gas, and says, “Cool.”
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