Fall Baking
pairing: eddie munson / gf! reader
synopsis: it was finally fall. more rain, more sweaters. this also meant the return of the infamous, ‘Hawkins Fair.’ eddie could care less about it really, but you were ecstatic.
warnings: none, fluff only!
A/N: im baking like crazy right now so this automatically came to my head. I’m ready to drown in pumpkin bread and warm coffee.
Eddie knew you loved the fall.
When the leafs started to turn, the weather getting colder and sbittier than normal, yeah, that was when that thing happened to your eyes.
They’d get all shiny and well, cute.
He was the opposite. He could do without the hindrance of rain bearing against him anytime he wanted to take out the trash or walk to the corner store.
But seeing you so happy about little sprinkles of condensation made the man weak.
So he detested the cold weather a little less for you.
And you know what the cold weather brought?
Fall excursions.
Aka: The Fair.
“Guys, you’re not gonna believe this!” Slamming your lunch down on the table, your body molded against his in one solid motion.
Eddie grunted out in surprise, but it didn’t stop you from talking about the surprise you had in store.
“The fair is coming back!”
Only stares were given, Gaven looked over at Jeff who was returning the same empty, confused look.
Eddie jumped in with a clearing of his throat, being the best boyfriend ever he had to save the day, right?
“No way, baby!”
“Way!” You giggled, relaxing into Eddies hold as you dug out the celery sticks in your little box.
“And, the school is accepting student stalls, that’s gonna be so much fun!”
“Why is that fun— ow!” With a harsh kick to Gavin’s knee, Eddie changed the subject.
“That’s cool babe, you could do a baking themed one. Your treats are to dieeeee for.”
“Oh yeah! Been a while since I got the iconic Mrs. Munson brownies,” Gavin sighed out. Already imagining the pillowy, chocolaty goodness that was always oozing with warmth.
“That’s not what I named them.” You laughed, “Buuuut if you boys help me out with the stall I promise to bake one thing if your choosing!”
This garnered the attention of the hellfire club fast. Eddie was almost jealous at how entranced you got everyone.
“Anything?”
“Can you do cakes?”
“Ooooh the brownieees!” Almost everyone talked over one another, already fantasizing about the treats they’ll ask for.
“Uhhhh babe?” Eddies rings were cold against your thighs, your dark green skirt rid up against the tops of his legs, showcasing your pretty and soft skin.
“Mhm?” You replied, already turning towards your wild haired boyfriend.
“And what do I get? I mean I love your baking, obviously! but I can get that anytime.”
That was… true.
Damn it you thought you had everyone sinched into the plan. But of course Eddie would try to sneak something else into play.
“Well ummm,” he stumped you this time.
Furrowinf yoyr brows you bit lightly on the inside of your cheek, racking your brain for anything Eddie might approve of.
Clothes? No, Eddie only wore his favorite staples anyway. Maybe you could offer to clean his room? No, you just did that last weekend when he was snoring on the couch.
Think, think!—
“I know what I want.”
You knew that tone. That deep drawl that makes his voice come out in a low, teasing hush.
Eddie indicated you closer with just a wag of his index finger.
You felt the weight of his breath hit the side of your face, warm and light.
“I want,” he breathed in this time, dragging his lips closer and closer until they brushed against the side of your jaw.
“You, to spend the night, every nite this week.”
“Eddie!” Rolling your orbs you pushed his face away. “That’s kinda impossible. You know how my parents are—“
“Pretty please, sweetheart? It’s been forever!”
“I just spent the night on saturday!”
“That was literally forever ago.”
“Eddie.” Your fingers brushed with his temple, lightly pushing against them.
“That was two days ago.”
He only shook his head in rebuttal, moving his legs until your frame was once again close to his.
“My point still stands. Forever ago! And you need my help, who will keep these idiots in check?”
“Hey!” A few club mates responded back, but quickly went into their own baking conversations.
“Not all week. Two days,”
“Three!” Eddie challenged. With a mocking squint to your eyes you huffed out a breath.
“Fine! You win. Three days.”
“Yes!” Eddie cheered, smothering a sloppy kiss on your cheek and raised a hand to high five Gavin.
What a dork.
“You won’t regret this baby. I just got new snacks, cleaned my room—“
“You cleaned your room?”
Eddie cleared his throat and his long fingers came up to play with the loose hair around your neck.
“Well.. no, but it’s still clean from when you did it— ouch!”
Grabbing the man’s soft cheek, you began to pull.
“Hey hey, easy easy, I was just joking!—“
“You’re such a dork, Eddie.” Laughing, you watched as his fingers came up to the pinched spot, rubbing it with a soft tenderness like you had plucked the skin right off his face.
Grabbing at your celery you joined into the groups conversation. Trying to remember each and every goodie the gang wanted you to bake.
This is gonna be a long week.
But at least it’s fall, right?
….
Right..?
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Leverage: the trampoline job
(Sometimes the titles of these jobs is literal, and sometimes it’s a metaphor… this is the latter. AU of the Big Bang Job!)
“There’s just one problem,” Moreau said, the tip of his polished shoe pressed against Hardison’s chair. “I don’t believe you.”
He kicked, sending the chair backwards into the pool with a splash. Eliot kept his face blank, a grift to make even Sophie proud.
“Eliot, you really think I’m that stupid? That I didn’t look for you after you ran?” Moreau chided. “In Serbia two years ago, at that orphanage…Moscow last fall. So I may not know exactly the game you’re playing, but I know you’re no middleman.”
Eliot’s throat tightened. This was why he’d brought Hardison, not Sophie. His plans burned, one after another till he got to L.
“That’s Alec Hardison,” he said. “And if you’ve ever believed anything I’ve told you, believe that you want him alive.”
He jumped into the water, hoping the intrigue would be enough to stay Chapman’s trigger finger and still expecting a bullet in his back.
Hardison was sputtering when he got him above water, choking on the chlorine. Eliot dragged him to the side of the pool, using the ladder for leverage to boost Hardison and the chair both out before clambering up himself, keeping in front of his friend.
"I'm listening," Moreau said. "walk me through why, exactly, I shouldn't let my man here kill you both."
"Eliot," Hardison warned. Eliot ignored him.
"If you know what I've been up to, you know who he is." He kept his voice even. An act, but one he'd perfected.
"A hacker," Moreau dismissed. "But one you'd die for."
"Not just a hacker," Eliot said, ignoring the back half of the statement and hating how easily Moreau read it. "The best."
He could feel Hardison behind him, pride and confusion at war. He pressed on.
"Vector's out, and he was never much of a player. Keller's gone. They can't hide your money, can't move it either. Hardison can move it like a kid moves checkers on a board. Not a chance anyone catches on, if he's working for you. You won't have to pay out in bribes, either. You want him."
"And He came here looking for a job?" Moreau asked. "I find that hard to believe, too."
"He'll do it." Eliot said. The bitter sharpness in his voice isn't all for show. "He's a geek. Half of what he cares about is proving he can do it. The other half is staying alive. He's not stupid. He knows what you can do."
"Yeah, I'm learning all kinds of new things today, traitor," Hardison spit.
Eliot took the barb like the blow it was.
"Well. Color me intrigued, then." Moreau's smile curdled Eliot's blood, but there wasn't anything for it. This was why he brought Hardison.
There was always a chance things broke down, and Hardison was the one he could keep alive.
Chapman grabbed the back of the chair, dragging it and Hardison through the door the models went through.
“Let’s chat logistics,” Moreau said.
Eliot eased his heart rate, trying not to picture the look on Hardison’s face. Fury and… god. Heartbreak. There wasn’t another word for it.
“Let’s,” he agreed, like it was the easiest thing in the world to say, and not poison in his mouth.
The team always recovered, bounced back, like Parker on a trampoline. They figured out a new plan, a new trick, something last-ditch and crazy. They'll manage it. Hardison's the one they can get back.
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Ugh, mini rant about work so it’s going below the cut
You ever feel like coworkers put you down because idk, maybe they’re jealous? Intimidated? I just feel like at work, no one really knows me. And it’s fine, because tbh, I don’t want them to. But like, everyone around here is so odd.
My bosses think I can take on a thousand things at once, but also think I’m never doing anything.
My coworkers think they’re the only ones with crazy schedules.
And people who have more education than me (aka pharmacist coworker) think that I’m spacey?
Like, sorry my concentration was in inorganic chemistry, not radioactivity. You’ve literally been in this field for half my life!! How dare you think I’m not smart because this is all new to me and I’m learning.
And then I essentially get accused of not learning because I don’t pay attention by another coworker. She’s asking me to take over a responsibility she’s shown me twice in the multiple months I’ve been here. And it’s everyone in the lab’s responsibility, so why isn’t she asking anyone else in the lab to help!?!?
This all really just made me peeved yesterday to the point I cried the more I thought about it. Like, I know a lot, but this is literally so far off what I’ve learned. Haven’t I proven my wide breadth of knowledge from cooking to entertainment, to general trivia!? Well, no, I guess, because no one bothers to ask me or talk to me. No one knows about my life, the things I did growing up. It just sucks sometimes.
Ps. I was there for ELEVEN HOURS yesterday. No one really knows. No one really cares or sees what I do. Like, I’m not asking for overwhelming praise, just some sort of acknowledgment that I’m having to make something when it wasn’t all handed to me like some other coworkers. I really wish I had friends around here. Truly in Misery.
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