oh also,,, whenever you wanna write. chap 6 steve & robin pov blurb because i am so sure steve would be going on and on about bug once she left so my soul needs that thank you <3
im kicking myself idk why i didnt include this scene in the chapter like its PERFECT for what i have planned later but ,,, for now all i can do is make it a blurb n tell people to read it lmao
enjoy <3
"it didnt matter that you were an ass. i was still... obsessed with you." robins confession hangs in the air. her back is pressed against steves as they lay on the floor, bound together. his eye stings and his nose is numb and crusted with dried blood. he isnt sure why shes telling him this.
"even though all of us losers pretend to be above it all, we still just wanna be popular. accepted. normal."
the rope around steves wrists tense. he clenches his fists and bites the inside of his swollen cheek. acceptance. he thought he had that, once. when he was sixteen with a crowd of people who wouldve done anything for his attention.
now hes eighteen and the crowds bruises still tinge his body.
"if it makes you feel any better, having those things isnt all that great. seriously." it took him a long time to learn that. to recognize that his acceptance was merely a precedence. it wasnt real friendship. he wouldnt learn this until he met you, until you taught it to him. "it just baffles me. everything that people tell you is important, everything that people say you should care about, its all just... bullshit."
bullshit. nancy taught him that, too.
"its all just bullshit, it was so obviously bullshit. i was an idiot for not realizing it sooner," steve bites the inside of is cheek again. somehow, his lips remained untouched when he was being beaten by the russians. your lips still linger on his. "you know, the only person who saw through my bullshit was y/n. one day, before we knew about monsters and russian lairs, she said that she knew i wasnt a bad person. it... it stuck with me. here she was, y/n henderson, telling me i wasnt so bad."
"and then...?" robin is almost too afraid to press him further. shes never seen him like this, vulnerable and open. she didnt know that his history with you went beyond just a summer fling.
steve nudges his head back and sighs. "i messed up. i... i hurt people. people she cared about."
robin frowns. you wouldnt forgive someone so easily for that. theres more to what steve is saying, she just cant figure out what. "she must really love you, then. if she forgave you."
"i dont know if she loves me, but i know that she believes in me. sees someone worth putting up with." he huffs, he cant believe he will never see you again. he hates that he will never be able to thank you for seeing a version of him that no one else could. "it wasnt until i messed up that i realized she saw something in me. its ironic, isnt it? but i guess you gotta mess up to figure things out, right?"
he had to mess up to realize that he loved you, too.
"i hope so. i feel like my whole life has been one big error." robin admits. its the least she could do, offer steve a piece of herself in return for what hes offered her.
an unattractive snort escapes steve. he laughs, and his shoulders shake against robins. he understands exactly what she means. "yup."
"god, i wonder how y/n does it."
"does what?"
robin pauses, worries that she might reveal too much. but its steve. if theyre going to die together, he deserves to know. he has to know. "shes always able to see the error in people and love them anyways."
steve is quiet. he lets what she said settle over him. its what he loves the most about you. how youve always managed to see the good in people, even in someone as cruel as billy. he hadnt known that robin noticed this kindness in you, too.
she seems to understand you in a way only he and jonathan do.
"you know, i wish id known you in clicks class." its a peace offering. an extension of himself to robin for caring about you the way he does. no one really seems to be able, despite how easy steve finds it to be.
"yeah?"
"really, i do. maybe you couldve helped me pass the class." he breathes out, the thought of all he couldve done differently will always haunt him. king steve is dead, but the persona is a ghost he will never be able to get rid of. "maybe instead of being here, id be with y/n on some romantic getaway. maybe you wouldve given me the courage to do what i shouldve done sooner."
robin doesnt say anything. she turns her face away, presses her cheek against the concrete surface.
"robin?"
she swallows. "yeah. yeah, maybe. you wouldnt have been stuck slinging ice cream with me like some smuck."
steve shakes his head. hes worried hes said the wrong thing. "hey, dont get me wrong. i enjoyed being your smuck. it was fun while it lasted."
bittersweetness creeps upon robins face. she smiles, though its a sad one. shes going to die with the understanding of why youve fallen so hard for steve harrington. "yeah. it was."
then the doors burst open and the russian find them.
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"I feel like they know (at least Nic) they won't work as a couple, but also have ruined themselves for other people in a way they cant have a truly meaningful relationship with anyone else (eg : A)."
In regards to this, I think it’s valid to say they could potentially have a connection that makes it hard to fully commit to another relationship. We’ve all seen them thriving in their bubble the last few months. However, saying he could never be a good partner to Nic seems reductive and disallows for growth. We also don’t know what kind of support he provides for her behind the scenes. She is really private about her personal life, she might prefer a partner who is more reserved in public.
I’m not saying he’d necessarily be a good partner now cause it seems obvious dude is spiraling, but they say timing is everything for a reason. If he comes out of this more mature and understanding, I think he could make her a great and supportive partner. They obviously have a lot of fun together and vibe really well and very much seem best when it’s just the two of them together. N constantly says how supported she felt/feels by him and how amazing he is, so I think we have to believe he is there for her way more behind the scenes than we see publicly. That video shared earlier where they’re watching their scene back and he gently checks to see if she’s ok and then goes to hold her hand…come the fuck on. How stupid cute was that?
As an extra thought in regards to her charitable and activist work, he supported her by modeling her t-shirt, he may have donated anonymously to her Palestine fundraiser so as not to draw attention to himself cause he clearly is uncomfortable talking politics (or really anything having to do with himself and not his character) in person, but ultimately we’ll never know. He could potentially share a lot of her ideas and passions, but again is more reserved and happy to support from the sidelines. In interviews he always seemed engaged and a little proud when she would talk about her pin and her social activism.
I wouldn’t discount him so quickly as a partner. I’d say his ego would be the thing to get in the way.
perfectly said, love it
couldn't agree more
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i think its very obvious that some of u are not familar with how fandom spaces work because yall are calling ships “toxic“ n then its just two characters who kinda dont like eachother 😭😭😭this is just what fandoms DO .making two characters in love even if it doesnt follow canon rules is just .normal fandom stuff dude. its not that serious..... i get not liking a ship but u dont have to act like its the scum of the earth just because people dont see these characters the same way u do
partybeetle? AWESOME SAUCE !!! i love them a lot and i see why its popular !! i mean yeahj pest isnt like .super fond of poob but hey guess what .puts my hand on your shoulder. I can imagine anything i want. if u seriously think theyre toxic n noone should ship them for the sole reason of “they dont always get along“ u would not survive like .any fanbase ever. I get its not everyones thing but cant we just hold hands and frolick in the field instead of yelling at eachother ❤️lalala
Also to people who say pest would be genuinely toxic and manipulative in any ship: hey do u know that just because someones rude doesnt mean theyd be abusive in a relationship? its very important u understand that pest is allowed to like people without being seen as “toxic“
thats all sorry for the yapfest....
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