#finally beautiful stranger

[supermusicallee]

DANCING IN MY LIVING ROOM--- AND UP COME MY FISTS

[save-the-data]

Utsukushii Kare | S01E06

Japanese Drama - 2021, 6 episodes

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[ice-sculptures]

I DON'T WANT YOU TO FORGET THAT I'M HERE. AND I'LL ALWAYS BE HERE.

note: i see a lot of people talk about jonathan dying very often on byler tumblr, so i'm asking that you please do not reblog this if you're going to make a comment about that on my post. i promise, mean this in the kindest way possible, but i'm not at all interested in hearing it and i don't want it here. thank you.

[karalija]

My Empire of Dirt —Astos from FF

Astos from the game Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin by Team Ninja, Koei and Square enix.

I love playing FF’s Dissidia Opera Omnia game and Astos just debuted. He’s hype because of his ridiculous amount of damage output. I was intrigued by his chapter story— loved his creepy theme music— and so decided to read about his character and game.

Talk about tragic 😭 the flashback after his battle was emotional and sad... even to someone who hadn’t played the game. So naturally I really like him lol 😂

His theme is perfect for viewing this piece:

“Astos’ Theme”: https://open.spotify.com/track/3e2JlJEviF5XKq9pDmokB5?si=SZ2j1lAxSuKHH0LrsxAa0g

And title comes from

“Hurt” by Nine Inch Nails: https://open.spotify.com/track/2fXmyEIE6AtoGdo5Dm69y2?si=XqMZ_i2lRZ2AuFv2ZNN1BQ

And for the hell of it, because it’s gorgeous song:

“The Gates of Disorder” by Gunship: https://open.spotify.com/track/6zgxiWMDeja1zNp7ulI9uf?si=NRzQJZsmRRuY4YD1eXFWcA

Drawn in Procreate, please enjoy!

[wikitpowers]

i just know that dru is a hardcore halsey stan

[toshsato]

HALSEY: FINALLY // BEAUTIFUL STRANGER (LIVE) - SNL

[whynotimtired]

Mike being gay wouldn't cheapen his relationship with El. He wasn't actively using her, he was confused. It's HARD. Figuring out your sexuality is HARD. Especially when everyone you know is pushing you into being in a relationship with a girl and telling you what you should be feeling. And the end of it all you can look at all of their "big moments" and see that they aren't inherently romantic. He loves her, he does. Just not like that.

You'll list the reasons that mike being gay would make him an asshole and then turn around and say that other gay men who dated women before coming out are completely valid when you clearly don't believe that. The 80's were really hard for queer people. A good amount didn't even realize until their 40's after they were married and had kids. Cause they were finally in a safe environment where they could think and self reflect. That doesn't mean they didnt love their spouse. That doesn't mean they were using them.

The same goes for mike. He loves her. Just not like that.

[dreamsandhonor]

Final Boss: Warrior of Light - Stranger of Paradise FFO: Trials of the Dragon King DLC

(Square Enix, 2022)

[penny00dreadful]

the Final Girls Steddie and untitled document (2)!

OMG YES OKAY, THE FINAL GIRLS

The 2015 movie is AMAZING, I love it so much, if you haven't seen it go watch it.

The characters get stuck in an 80's horror movie.

I mean... COME ON

IT'S PERFECT

They use the tropes to their advantage.

So that was the original idea, and then I thought that hey Steve and Eddie have already been through an 80's horror tv show. They're old hat at this.

But what if their kid gets stuck? Like their 17/18y/o daughter who either is surviving like a badass and then her two dorky dads show up to help her out like, what???

OR

The horror movie starts happening around them. Daughter knows what's up and is trying to not freak her two dorky, innocent, goofy dads out, all the while trying to hide that this is happening and protect them.

But y'know. They're literal monster killers so ther'll have to be a record scratch moment somewhere 🤣

And Untitled Document (2) was answered here but to elaborate on that.

I'm thinking it's not Eddie that finds Steve as the Beast first. It's the kids. A couple of years before Eddie does and then we'll bring in Dustin's attempt to raise Dart because Dustin will be like "No, he's not a beast he's my friend!"

Shennanigans ensue!

Ask me about my WIPs!

[lautakwah]

havent posted my face in a while if anyone is mean to me i WILL cry btw

[justrambles]

(Beauty and the beast steddie)

No.10 — Beast

So the thing is that Eddie still hasn't seen Steve. It bothered him less before; he thought maybe Steve didn't like meeting people. But he knows now. Steve likes people. His kids and his friends. He spends time with them even now— just, out of Eddie's eyes.

So yeah, it's bothering him more than it should now. What would he look like? Maybe like Max— a big feline? Why wouldn't he want to see Eddie?

But there's nothing he can do, is there? Unless he just barged into Steve's room, which he would never do because he doesn't want Steve to hate him, there's no way to meet Steve for real.

***

Eddie finds the way in the form of a sleepless night. It's just like other nights, but Eddie can't sleep. He picks up his journal and tries writing, plays air guitar, and picks up the journal again and doodles. But he can't sleep, so he just stays up. Everything is quiet, until he hears something in the hallway.

It's a soft noise, muffled footsteps against the floor. Maybe it's Max again — she sometimes stays up late — and if it's Max, he'll just bother her until they both can go to sleep.

So he opens the door to the hallway.

In the darkness of the night, he can see there's something large in the halls, a crouched figure.

Certainly not Max, the creature is much bigger than she is. But then, who?

Eddie takes a step forward as his eyes adjust in the darkness and he can see the figure more clearly. It's standing on its four limbs, but not in a puma way and more in a... werewolf way? Eddie can see its front paws tense, gripping into the floor, and then it's turning around.

Eddie stills as he sees the creature face to face. Only, there's no face. There are only crevasses, and they shift as Eddie realizes he's been noticed.

The crevasses on the creature's face opens up, revealing a teeth-filled mouth. Holy fuck. It lets out a growl — the low, dangerous growl Eddie heard on his first night in the mansion.

"Jesus H. Christ—" he gasps out.

Eddie is too stunned to move, too stunned to say anything more. But then the beast is running away, across the hallway towards—

Towards Steve's room. And into it.

Eddie stands still as the realization dawns upon him. He just met Steve. He just met Steve and he just gawked at him. Oh. His mind spins fast as he runs down the hallway.

Shit, shit, shit, he messed up, didn't he? He reacted in the worst way possible — well maybe not, but it feels like it. He should have known that there was a reason Steve didn't like showing himself, he probably was scared Eddie would freak out. And Eddie did freak out. He starts banging on the door as soon as he reaches the doorway.

"Hey, Steve? Steve, can I talk to you for a moment?"

"Fuck off," it's a wavering whisper, but with the intensity of a shout, and Steve sounds hurt— and Eddie hates that.

"Come on, man. Let me just talk to you."

Eddie doesn't get a answer, but he expected that. He lets out a small "Steve?" and leans his forehead against the door. He tries to listen to any sound that Steve might make.

"You know, I've been wanting to meet you for real. 'Cause we're friends now, I'd like to think that we are friends, and I'd like to spend time with you just like the other kids do. But you never came out of the room, and I was worried— worried that you might not want to see me.

"I even asked Max about you — I don't know, man, she seemed like the only one who wouldn't tell on me — and uh, I asked her if you didn't like me, if I did something wrong.

"So yeah, anyways, I kind of panicked back there. And I'm sorry for that. Really. But it was because I've never seen you before. Anyone like you before. You caught me off guard, Stevie. I was here beginning to think that you were just a voice. Just like that Psyche myth, maybe? And, uh–,"

"She did."

Eddie was not expecting any responses, so he resorts to the basic reaction of, "What?"

"Max told me that you asked her if I liked you or not."

Steve's voice is tentative, but it seems calmer than before.

"I- what?" Eddie feigns a gasp, "That traitor."

There's a small intake of breath, like Steve's trying to hold a laughter in. Eddie bites down a smile, too, and continues.

"Yeah, where was I? So, I don't- I don't want you to think that I want to meet you anymore, because now I've seen what you look like. Honestly, I don't think it even matters anymore — what you turned into — because,

"You're you, Steve. You're a good guy, a good friend, and I like being here with you."

Eddie gulps down and asks the question.

"So... will you open the door, please?"

There's a small silence, and Eddie's beginning to think maybe opening the door is a bit early for Steve. But then the door creaks open, just a bit. Eddie can see Steve peeking out through the gap.

"Hey there, big boy," he breathes out.

Steve pauses for a bit and then scoffs, only slightly. "'Big boy'?"

"Yeah, kinda suiting, isn't it? 'Cause you are like, big right now. You're as big as the door, Stevie."

"You're exaggerating."

"Hmm, I know. But bet you could touch the ceiling if you stretched. ...You know what? Let's try it right now. Come on, big boy, show me what you've got."

"What? No, I'm not doing that, Eddie."

Eddie can see the door opening more, Steve relaxing more. So he just shrugs and says, "Worth a try."

Steve huffs at his reply, and soon a comfortable silence falls between them. Eddie takes Steve into his eyes as he shifts in posture. He's probably not used to new people seeing him.

"Hey, Steve?"

"Yeah?" Steve's head perks a bit at his voice. And... that's kind of endearing, Eddie thinks in the back of his mind.

"I'm glad I finally met you," he whispers. "Talking between the door is nice but it was getting a little old, you know."

"...Yeah, I guess so."

[h-f-k]

thinking about the stripped version of 100 letter...

[stevethehairington]

eddie does not have an easy relationship with the concept of love.

his mother told him she loved him, but then she left.

his father used his love as a weapon; sharp and barbed and entirely conditional.

the first boy eddie had ever loved, took advantage of it. strung eddie along with flirty glances and lingering touches and those three little words whispered into eddie's ear, hot and dirty, and just the necessary push to get eddie to fall into bed with him. when eddie woke the next morning he was alone. he never saw that boy again.

falling into a relationship with steve harrington is almost too good to be true. eddie pinches himself over it often, wondering whether this is all some sort of elaborate dream his overactive imagination has come up with, wondering when he'll wake up from it. but a month ticks by. then two, then three, then they're coming up on six. and seven. and eight.

and then steve tells eddie that he loves him.

and, oh, it frightens eddie. scares him so deeply because... because he loves steve too. so much that it overwhelms him. he's never felt so strongly for someone before, and he doesn't know what to do with all of the feelings.

he wants to lay himself bare for steve like that, but every single person that has held his beating heart between their hands has dug their fingers into it and made it bleed. has torn it to pieces and left it ruined, a mess of mangled muscle and viscera, bloody and raw and smeared across the cold, hard floor.

so, when steve tells eddie that he loves him, he does what he knows how to do best.

he runs.

[rpmsngs-a]

𝐈'𝐕𝐄 𝐍𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐑 𝐒𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐀 𝐌𝐎𝐔𝐓𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐈 𝐖𝐎𝐔𝐋𝐃 𝐊𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐓𝐎 𝐊𝐈𝐒𝐒

[drivemysoul]

is it bad if i listen to this any time i see her

[lighthouseas]

reminder that this fucking banger of a track exists and im So Normal about it 😁😁