#i had a good birthday yesterday :))

[oatmilk-vampire]

Birthday Blues: Part II

Read part 1 here.

Steve still hates his birthday. He also realized it's possible to actually have good birthdays.

He still doesn't make a habit of informing people his birthday's coming up soon, or making a wishlist or plans to do anything. But his friends don't exactly make a habit of forgetting either.

With calendars marked and sticky notes written, with paperchains made and small, accessible gifts bought early and cards made in advance, and a few smacks and shoves to the arm from one kid to another for the monetary lapse in memory when the briefly bring up doing something else on Friday--they remember. Oh, and let's not forget the death glare Eddie would offer them when they get a little too overzealous and let their intentions almost slip.

Steve still has traumatic memories of his past and now he worries over his future, how his life is roughly 25% over. And that's just if he's lucky enough to make it that long in a town like Hawkins, in a country like America.

But each subsequent birthday of Steve's, Eddie does his very best to gently remind him of all the good things that have happened in the past year for him, of all the good things yet to come. To not dwell on his yearly quarter-life crisis.

The kids and Robin bring him their little offerings throughout the week so as not to overwhelm him on one day of hell. So it's not like actual presents. Just little random tokens of affection.

They also make a habit of asking Steve to go do things with them under the guise of needing a ride, but Steve knows damn well it's really all for him.

"Steve, we want ice cream." Or "Steve, we wanna go see this movie." And even "Steve, we want to go to this restaurant, want to join us? We'll pay."

This year he was talked into checking out this basketball game with Lucas, and then talked into playing their own little one-on-one amongst the two of them after. And then, hey, let's make it a not-party and have everyone join in. Just like a real game. Steve naturally annihilates them all but everyone has their own strengths.

After, they all order pizza and indulge until Steve's threatening them if they puke on his and Eddie's couch.

No one dares to utter those two words. But they all know what isn't being said. Actions speak louder than words, after all.

And at night, once everyone's gone and it's just Steve and Eddie in their modest home, they curl up together on the couch. Steve rests his head on Eddie's shoulder, Eddie holds him close.

"I had a really good time today. A good week."

"Yeah? I'm glad to hear that, baby." He presses a kiss into Steve's soft hair.

"Thank you for helping them to give me the best birthday ever."

"Anything for you, Stevie." He squeezes him twice.

Happy Birthday... I love you.

[hajihiko]

are u okay rumps

Ups and downs but right now yes rather!

[leviadraws]

Hey can you draw Teruya(The SDRA2 one lol) as a Mcdonalds cashier going "This is a Mcdonalds, also don't touch my lucky charms"?

He tired, the ice cream machine is broken again, and a small child (Iroha) just complained that they already have that happy meal toy and wants a different one.

[mack-anthology-mp3]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY PJ HARVEY

[darkspiket]

it’s late but happy year of the rabbit/cat :3

[percentstardust]

i think i'm ready to come back finally. :)

[arionawrites]

1. it’s my 24th birthday today, so my goal of being published by the time i’m 25 is now a one year looming monster, but i never specified what kind of published and am currently looking in various literary magazines that are recommended for writers who have yet to be published, so i’m surprisingly confident that i can make it work? and tbh even if whatever i write isn’t officially published before my 25th birthday, if i have someone in the process of being published then i’ll be happy!! no matter what though, i’m gonna try to be proud of myself for at least giving it my best shot!!

2. i honestly love that my birthday is on the ides of march because the ides of march meme shitposting is only a thing on tumblr but it also being my birthday makes it easier to like. be excited about the ides of march outside of tumblr. like even in person i can be like “it’s my birthday! i’m an ides of march babe (:” and if someone is like oh what’s that? or if they say something along the lines of oh like julius caesar? i can be like yep!! and even if it’s a small thing outside of tumblr it brings me immense enjoyment and amusement being able to bring it up off of tumblr

3. transportation situation has been very rough since june 2023 when i totalled my car, my gap insurance are being assholes and i ended up putting my foot down on the phone with them yesterday which i’m pretty proud of because i am NOT a confrontational person (something i’ve been working on this past year, so seeing some improvement with my ability to hold my ground and not be a pushover yesterday was very cool!!) i was told i’d get a response from them by friday next week no matter what, and if i don’t then friday of next week i will continue to wreak havoc upon them. but my moms car which i’ve been using since my accident broke down yesterday, hopefully it’s fixable but my parents were saying it might be done for, so trying to think of how i’m gonna get to work next week is kind of stressing me out lmao, but for now i’m just gonna focus on enjoying my birthday the best i can because i don’t want to start off being 24 with an overwhelming anxiety for something that won’t be a potential issue until monday. plus i already messaged my boss today to let her know that i’m going to do everything i can to make it work out but just so she’s in the loop and knows of the potential of me not being able to make my morning shifts (one of my coworkers said she’s more than happy to give me a ride for our afternoon shifts which does help relieve some of the stress!) and i told her i’d let her know for sure sunday so that if necessary she can have time to figure out someone to fill in for me in the mornings!

overall: life is weird and i ended being 23 yesterday with a shitty situation but a positive outlook and i am going to enjoy my first day of being 24 no matter what because honestly i fucking earned it. happy friday everyone, i hope it’s a good day for you and me both!

[kirby-the-gorb]

[skinreflectsthesun]

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[faillen]

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[rennorthernlights]

hey, are you doing okay? You haven't posted in some time. Did I notice because I love your stuff and want more? of course but you come first. Your health and wellbeing is very important. So I was just wondering how its going😅 *if* you wanna share of course...

Hello darling, thank you for asking. Unfortunately it’s been one shit show right after the motherfucking other on my side of things. Let’s seeeee

My brother ran away to go live with my ma that was really abusive towards me growing up. My dad’s blood pressure skyrocketed so much that he was sent to the hospital only to find out that he has 40% blockage to heart and almost had to get surgery to put a stint in. My sister became so stressed out over my brother and my dad that she had a mini stroke that could’ve turned into an actual stroke. My truck broke down and I lost my job.

BUT I know it looks very shitty right now but it’s turning up. I found a job… eventually…. And my sister and dad are doing great health wise now. My brother has gone no contact with me and I miss him to pieces but from what I heard, he’s a lot happier over there. As long as he’s happy and safe then that’s all I care about. I’m trying to get back in the grove of writing but late January till now has been really hard on my brain. Seriously though, thank you for asking about me. It’s people like you that make me still smile at my little works. You’re amazing, darling!

[minbinchan]

I'm so full 😭 I shouldn't have eaten that last slice of pizza

[x-critter2022]

Happy (late) birthday! I’m sorry I didn’t get this out yesterday, @spottyissleepwalking so I added a bit more detail!

I’m also sorry it’s being weird about the animation, Tumblr is making it pause and speed up where it shouldn’t.

[canongf]

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!

THANK YOU, E!!!!!!!!!!

[ask-the-music-man]

Hey, Bon-Bon! I thi-think that's the birthday boy Ben over there-ere! We should go give him them a SURPRISE!

[b4kuch1n]