#in the palms of a stranger

[xgumiho]

(You got me) in the palm of your hand

"Fortunes told, futures unfold." The sign at the local ren faire looks tempting. After all, Steve is one year out of high school and has no idea where his life is going. Sometimes he wishes someone could just gaze into the future and figure it out for him. In the fortune teller’s tent, Steve has a run-in with his past. And if he doesn’t turn on his heel and leave, it has absolutely nothing to do with how pretty Eddie Munson looks in his costume, all gleaming jewelry and dark tendrils of hair spilling out from under a patterned headscarf. He lets Eddie read his palm, because why the hell not? It’s all bogus anyway! Except, as the summer goes on, Steve finds that Eddie’s cryptic predictions somehow, inexplicably keep coming true. As they keep running into each other, almost as if orchestrated by an invisible force, Steve can’t help but be intrigued with the other boy. He also can’t seem to forget how pretty Eddie’s eyes look in black liner, or the way his fingers feel on his skin, but that is an entirely different problem. Read the fic here.

Author: @just-my-latest-hyperfixation (tumblr) | just_my_latest_hyperfixation (AO3)

Artist: Yours truly @xgumiho (tumblr) | xgumiho (instagram) | jul2ja (twitter)

The other artist creating for this fic: @peachypurr (tumblr) | peachypurr (linktree)

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Personal note!

I have already talked about this but I'm gonna say it again because I can!

When Steddie Bigbang fic excerpts dropped, I got HOOKED on Hype's fic immediately. I knew I just HAD to draw for this fic because I saw what I wanted to do in my mind's eye the moment I laid my eyes on the excerpt 🖤 I loved every part of this fic and I hope y'all will love it just as much!! Chapter 1 is now available and also make sure to stay tuned for the updates - you're gonna adore each and every chapter. Please don't forget to show lots of love for the author and leave comments under the fic 🖤

[aomaoe]

"Does it hurt?" / "Once upon a time it did."

i finished my wip. pbtdl still has me in a vice grip. have some close ups too bc im happy w/ the details!! and pls pls pls read the fic!!

paradise by the dashboard light by @metaldeads

[steddiesucker]

After some Purple Palm Tree Delight’s

Argyle: What if people had food names and food had people names?

Robin, giggling: Hey, spaghetti, we're having Steve for dinner.

Eddie, smirks: Damn, Steve’s my favorite food. I looove to have Steve for dinner.

Jonathan: Well, that escalated quickly…

Steve: Jealous much, pb&j?

Nancy, shaking her head: What is wrong with you people?

Eddie, snorting: Shut up, chocolate.

[certainly-every-child]

https://dawn-925.mxtkh.fun/il/Cp6dTH9

[natty-f]

day 5 - steve&jon + another char / argyle

[velocitytimes2]

You know what? I’ve been thinking a lot about s4 and them turning Jonathan into a stoner and, in a way, vilifying him for it.

Like Joyce is made to look like she has no clue it’s happening and Will jabs at him for it at the end? The weed is shown to be his character losing the path he had with Nancy, pulling away, blahblahblah

LET MY BOY SMOKE.

Jonathan grew up with an asshole abusive father.

Jonathan’s brother went missing, turned up dead (so he had to have a FUNERAL for his KID BROTHER), and then his mom went off, what at the time, seemed like the deep end!

Jonathan was an outcast! He didn’t have friends until Nancy, not that we’re shown.

Jonathan almost lost his brother AGAIN.

Jonathan lost two possible father figures in his and his family’s lives IN A YEAR.

Jonathan was never listened to, experienced extreme life long trauma, and he DESERVES a coping mechanism.

Like of fucking course he would need to escape the anxiety of your kid brother and new kid sister seemingly always being in harms way?? And people you know or care about dying? And you having to always put the pieces back the fuck together?

My boy was stoned and for good fucking reason. I hate that they looked at him and made it out to be any different.

Not to MENTION the issue of making weed a Bad Drug when it has benefits to so many but im not willing to open that can of worms on the Duffers rn

[http-byler]

Ok so for the jargyle doodle requests could you draw them at a carnival? With Jonathan holding a prize that Argyle won for him? Thanks!

☆ carnival nights! ☆

[musicalchaos07]

Apparently some people misunderstood Jonathan's s4 rant as him wanting to stick Nancy in the suburbs in the house on the Cul de Sac???? Like no my man was having an anxiety spiral with a little bit of trust issues as a treat.

Like he was picking out coffins at 16 for his little brother and shit has been downhill since. Of course he thinks he still has to protect his family. He's been parentified and He's traumatized. And honestly he probably still sees Will as 12 in his mind (not ok but understandable given the circumstances) But he clearly also wants to be with Nancy (and everything else that comes with that i.e. college) because you don't drive 2000 miles with the government tracking you to break up with someone???

His rant about his future kids hating him isn't about some suburban fantasy. His next line is literally the cycle never ends. Jonathan thinks that he is doomed to repeat the cycle of a broken home. My boy doesn't want a housewife he's just insecure. That's why he asked Nancy if they were ok because despite everything he didn't trust that they are because of that insecurity and fear

[munsonfamilyband]

I’ve seen stuff about Steve trying the “compare our hand sizes” trick on Eddie and usually Eddie’s hands are smaller, and while I totally agree that his palms are probably smaller than Steve’s (Steve was a basketball player AND swimmer, he’s got big ass palms) but Eddie is a musician, and I headcanon him as an artist too, which means that he’s going to have artist fingers. As someone with artist fingers I can promise you that they are weirdly long. So, imagine with me if you will:

Steve is trying to flirt with Eddie and he asks to see how big his hands are. Eddie acts like he doesn’t know what Steve is doing but he does, and he’s super into Steve so he goes with it. Unsurprisingly, Steve’s palm is wider than Eddie’s. To both of their surprise though, Eddie’s fingers are just a little bit longer than Steve’s.

Robin, who is also in the room with them, they just forgot her, is watching them both like she’s at the zoo. She gets to see first hand how both of them freeze while staring at their hands, immediately flush red and pull their hands back. Steve accidentally makes eye contact with her as he’s trying to avoid looking at Eddie and she grins at him so he knows they will be discussing this later over drinks.

(This feeds into my need for Robin and Steve to share many personal things with each other, including any NSFW ideas they have because they share a brain and they like to live vicariously through each other sometimes. So they have weekly sleepovers at Steve’s house where they order take out and get hilariously drunk and talk about their crushes. I have more thoughts about these sleepovers so, be ready for that in a bit I guess?)

[scoopsgf]

there is no heterosexual explanation for this. only homo.

[hawkinsincorrect]

Nancy: What if we get sick of each other?

Steve: We're already sick of each other– it's the best.

[chirpsythismorning]

Mentally I’m here

[donghuamuqing]

Your love will always be rooted deeper than any grave