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anyasathenaeum · 8 months

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hi,, i don't see many fics like this, b-but what do you think ab pregnant sex w vash? 👉👈 *drops mic and runs away

A/N: GODDAMN YES, YES, YES. THIS IS A BRILLIANT IDEA. PERFECT. THANK YOU ANON, MY BRAIN IS NOW ALL ABOUT THIS

Warnings: MINORS DNI, AFAB!reader, reader is able to be pregnant, mentions of pregnancy, nsfw writing, smut to the max, female terms are used, penetrative sex, unprotected sex (even though reader is already pregnant, PRACTICE SAFE SEX PEOPLE), super soft Vash, Vash has a huge thing for pregnant!reader

To say you weren't expecting this to happen was an understatement.

Neither you nor Vash had been aware that human-plant hybrids could exist, and so, when you discovered you were pregnant, it had been a shock to you both.

Your body had begun to adjust, and given that your baby was a hybrid, your pregnancy had been progressing differently than a typical human pregnancy - your baby was growing faster, forcing your body to adjust faster and more intensely than it would've with a regular pregnancy.

Vash had become extremely protective of you as your pregnancy continued and your baby grew, his near-constant hovering a sign of his love and worry for you as you carried his child. He always ensured to be near you, showering you in love and affection, doing his best to take care of you in every possible way.

"(Y/N), you're not supposed to lift anything heavy! Here, let me do that!"

"Mayfly, don't stand on a stool like that! What if you fall?! You could really hurt yourself and the baby!"

"What can I do, my love? How can I make things easier for you?"

However, what you also hadn't anticipated, was how attractive Vash seemed to find you now that you were pregnant, your belly swollen with his child. His hands were always on you in some way - resting protectively over your belly, pressed to the small of your back, wrapped around your waist, gently massaging the back of your neck, Vash always had to be touching you somehow.

And in bed? Vash was insatiable.

"V-Vash! H-Hah, slow down, I- sensitive!"

Vash's tongue continue to swirl around your sensitive bud after already drawing several orgasms from you, his fingers continuing to stretch you open and thrust into you simultaneously, stoking the fire of desire deep within you yet again.

Your hands had long since buried themselves into Vash's hair, tugging on the roots hard enough to get Vash to moan into your pussy, pulling a moan from you in turn.

"S-Sorry, Mayfly, you just- you taste so good. Can't get enough of you."

Vash's eyes were wide and filled with desire and want as he looked up at you, as well as something softer - love, and tenderness, and a kind of deep-rooted happiness, despite the fact that his mouth and chin were coated in your slick. He couldn't help but smile at you warmly, as if he wasn't in the middle of eating you out like you were the first meal of a starved man.

You could feel the heat rising to your face as Vash gazed at you, especially when you saw Vash's gaze drift to your swollen belly, a fire evident in his eyes. Something about you like this, in his bed, your belly round with his child, drove Vash to the edge, a single word echoing over and over in his mind as his desire for you grew and grew and grew: "Mine."

"Vash... please..."

Your voice was whiny and desperate for him, begging him to continue touching you, to feel him against you, in you.

"Patience, my love, patience," Vash replied, snapping out of his trance with a gentle smile on his face.

Vash took great care as he adjusted you, tucking a pillow beneath your hips to shift your belly to your side, "I want you as comfortable as possible, Mayfly."

Of course, despite Vash's desire and increasing need for you, he was still kind and caring and loving, putting you above all else.

"I love you, Vash," You whispered to him gently, reaching up to caress his face with a gentleness Vash had never felt before, a tenderness so genuine that it brought tears to his eyes.

"I love you, too, Mayfly. My love... my (Y/N)."

Vash took your hand in his much larger one as he spoke softly, pressing the gentlest of kisses to the palm of your hand before pressing your hand up against his cheek. He let his eyes flutter shut as he reveled in your touch, at how much love Vash felt for you and just how badly he wanted to give you every possible thing in life.

"Yours," You panted softly, reaching down with your other hand to stroke Vash's cock oh so gently, "I'm yours, Vash."

Vash twitched as soon as he felt your hand on his cock, and he bit down on his lip to stifle the moan escaping his lips at the feeling of your touch. Every time you touched him, Vash felt like it was the first time all over again - his body reacted to you like it was, becoming highly sensitive to your touch, to your scent, to your warmth, to you.

"H-Hah! Mayfly, I-I-"

"Shh," You cooed gently, stroking his cock a bit more firmly, feeling precum leaking from his tip as you did so, "Let me feel you, Vash."

Vash couldn't help but whimper at your words, his desire feeling amplified as he watched you touch him, as he watched you make him feel so good, your gaze warm and loving and yet, still filled with desire for him.

You could feel Vash's cock twitch in your hands, and that, paired with the whimpers and moans and gasps escaping Vash's lips, let you know that he was getting close to release. And so, you quickly let go of him.

"(Y/N)!"

The whine that Vash let out was desperate and soft, causing you to squeeze your thighs together in anticipation and desire. You gave Vash a few moments to come back down and away from the edge, before taking him in your hand again and lining him up with your entrance, letting his cock brush through your folds and feel how soaked you were.

You could see Vash's eyes widen as he felt how wet you were for him, and you couldn't help but smirk a little as you watched how his eyes got even bigger as he slipped into you at last.

"Ha-ah!"

A broken gasp escaped Vash at the feeling of your pussy clenching around him, your warm walls squeezing him and enveloping him in the most intimate and perfect way. You let out a moan as Vash sheathed himself all the way inside you, the feeling of his cock stretching you out overwhelming you.

"V-Vash!"

You couldn't help but call to him as he began to thrust gently, taking care not to move too hard or too fast so as to not jostle you or your belly too badly.

"(Y/N)! G-God, (Y/N), you feel incredible," Vash babbled against your lips as he continued to thrust into you, absolutely drunk off the feeling of you tightening around him, "You're so beautiful, (Y/N). So beautiful. You look so beautiful carrying my child, (Y/N), God, s-so beautiful."

Vash felt your pussy clench down hard on him as he spoke, and he couldn't help but moan and move a little bit faster, a little deeper, all his thoughts and emotions and words spilling forth without him being able to stop himself.

"S-So beautiful, (Y/N), you're beautiful like this, belly swollen with my child, with our child, so beautiful, y-you're amazing, I-I love you, (Y/N), God, I love you! I love you so much!"

"I love you, V-Vash!" You moaned out in reply, feeling your body tensing as your orgasm approached once again, your fingers intertwining with Vash's by your head. You couldn't help but turn your head and kiss his fingers gently as he continued to thrust into you, cries of pleasure escaping you both.

"O-Oh, God, (Y/N), I-I'm gonna cum, I-"

"Vash!" You cried out, feeling your orgasm hit you full force as wave after wave of pleasure washed over you, causing your pussy to clench down on Vash so tightly that it immediately sent him over the edge, too.

"I love you, (Y/N), I love you," Vash mumbled as he kissed you passionately, feeling himself spill into you as his orgasm washed over him, his seed coating your walls.

Once you both calmed down, Vash slowly withdrew, allowing himself to collapse next to you as he panted softly, his arms pulling you into him and enveloping you in his gentle embrace.

"I love you so much, Vash," You mumbled against his skin, resting your head against him as you tried to catch your breath, just enjoying the feeling of Vash's skin against yours.

You felt Vash brushing your hair away from your face as he gazed down at you, his eyes filled with such love and tenderness that it warmed you down to your soul.

"I love you, too. You mean everything to me, (Y/N). You're my world," Vash whispered to you gently, pressing a soft kiss to your forehead before moving his hand down to your belly, caressing it gently, "You both are. And I'll do whatever it takes to keep you both safe. I promise."

#anya's athenaeum #answered #trigun stampede #trigun stampede x reader #trigun x reader #trigun #vash the stampede #vash the stampede x reader #vash x reader #vash the stampede smut #vash smut #trigun smut #trigun stampede smut

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arcadiabaytornado · 3 months

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Any thoughts on why Max pretty much jumps at Chloe should you have her accept the kiss dare? Me, I'd say it's hastiness born of nerves and/or thoughts along the lines of "girl, I've been wanting to kiss you for the last couple of days".

I think there's a few reasons!

I agree with you that Max was likely nervous, so she decided to go for it before she overthought it. I also think the fact that she watched Chloe die 200 times that week contributed to her "fuck it!" attitude. There's no time to dawdle when your girlfriend has the same lifespan as a mayfly.

I also like to think that Max lunged because Chloe was teasing and saying she never took risks. So when Chloe dared her to kiss her Max was like "I'll show YOU who doesn't take risks!" There's not a lot in the game to back this idea up. I just thought of it one day and thought it was funny.

#lis #life is strange #jaydude1992 #Pricefield #max caulfield #Chloe Price

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givemewallywestorgivemedeath · 1 year

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Who do you think are the most OP members of the FlashFam? I think it's difficult, the majority of them has almost the same powers.

Oh easy.

Wally, Bart and Barry.

I think we forget sometimes that the vast majority of the crazy feats of godlike powers we see from speedsters are coming from these three. Wally, Bart and Barry have insane connections to the speedforce and their skill level is unmatched. What these three can do is by no means normal or average. They are op as fuck.

You have to remember that even... let's say Max Mercury is nowhere even remotely near their skill level. And we're talking about Max Mercury. The guy who knows more about the speedforce than anyone else and trained for years to master it. But Max (although he was faster than Bart when Bart was a child) isn't on the same playing field as Wally, Bart and Barry. Max couldn't enter the speedforce without Bart's assistance, Max couldn't leave the speedforce without Barry and Wally's assistance, Max can't time travel to a destination of his own choice, Max can't speed steal or fully pause time, ect ect. Max is one of the most skilled, most knowledgeable, most trained and most respected speedsters of all time. Max is the cream of the crop. You won't find another speedster better than Max. He's a shining example of what's humanely possible for speedsters to achieve.

But Wally, Bart and Barry aren't humanely possible. Those three are insane.

I'm actually going to make a tier list to explain this

ABSOLUTELY FUCKING INSANE:

(AKA actually gods. Can do literally every speedster ability. Faster than literally everything. Beyond op.)

Wally West (now), Bart Allen, Barry Allen

TOP LEVEL OF SPEEDSTER ABILITY:

(AKA the top of the top. Insane skills. Insane knowledge. Insane speed. Likely has a vast amount of speedster abilities other than running. Likely faster than most other speedsters. Op af)

Max Mercury, Jay Garrick, Savitar, Eobard Thawne, Thad Thawne, Irey West (future)

ABOVE AVERAGE:

(AKA one of the following: above average speed, above average connection or above average abilities. Likely has one or two speedster abilities other than running. Slightly op but still beatable)

Irey West (now), August Heart, Edward Clariss, Jess Quick, Alinta (future), Hunter Zoloman (when connected), Lia Nelson, Jai West (future)

AVERAGE:

(AKA average connection, average speed, average abilities. Potentially an additional speedforce ability but no crazy speedforce abilities. Not op.)

Wally West (past), Ace West, Avery Ho, Jesse Chambers, Daniel West, Christina Alexandrova, Jenni Ognats, Jai West (now), John Fox, Red Death, Don Allen, Dawn Allen, Meena Dhawan, Anatole, David Edwards (after), Judy Garrick, Bar Torr, Fastbak, Swoosh, Terri Magnus, Sela Allen, Jonathan Allen, Carrie Allen, Barry West, S'Kidd Flash, Thondor Allen, Jace Allen, Blaire Allen, Nora Allen, Agent Flashling, Danica Williams, Cherub

TRIES REALLY HARD:

(AKA normal connection but below average speed and abilities. Extremely beatable.)

Baroness Blitzkrieg, Johnny Chambers, Bebeck, Cassiopeia, Harold Christos, Inertia 2, Killspeed, Mayfly, Millie Heyday, Runaround Sue, Wind, Pellmell, Poprocket, Velocity, Gabriella Rossetti

OH NO:

(AKA needs outside assistance to access speedforce (suit, drugs, formula), faulty connection, connection is killing them, can only access powers for short periods of time, ect)

Jai West (past), Alinta (now), Owen Mercer, Eliza Harmon, Jerry McGee, Meloni Thawne (*see notes), Gregor Gregorovich, Boleslaw Uminski, Joanie Swift, Mas, Menos, David Edwards (previously), Keigo, Ezra Gill, Henry Cosgei, Jaculi, Jaculi 2, Jimmy Olsen, Xane Swift

So yeah, as you can see by this, although all speedsters with a functioning speedforce connection are technically capable of being op, speedsters rarely actually are op.

We're just really used to op speedsters because we're used to whatever the fuck Wally, Bart and Barry have going on. But they are very much not representative of speedsters as a whole.

Do you guys remember how fast Wally used to be? When he was younger and struggling with his speed and stuff? THAT'S THE GODDAMN AVERAGE. Wally AT HIS SLOWEST was still faster than every single goddamn speedster he came across, including Jay, Johnny, Jesse, the Blue Trinity, the Red Trinity, ect. HE JUST WASN'T FASTER THAN BARRY OR EOBARD SO HE THOUGHT HE WAS THE WORST. Because Wally is fucking insane. He's an insane human being. Anyway, Wally at his slowest is the typical representation of an average speedster. That's how they typically are.

#dc #dc comics #speedsters #speedforce #flash fam #ranking #k to explain some things. first none of the names are ranked by order. so I'm not ranking them 1 Wally 2 Bart ect #they're only ranked by category. not ranked within the categories #Irey isn't in the insane category because she's actually not supposed to be faster than Wally. she's just more skilled than him #so shes good (like really good) but she doesn't surpass her fathers speed. so im putting her in top until proven otherwise #lia is in above average despite not having super speed because the stuff she has going on is INSANE #the same thing applies to Jai #Meloni is in oh no because she is technically a speedster?? she's just never used her powers in a comic? but she's listed in universe as #being a speedster and Owen inherited his speed from her. so. idk. my only conclusion is that she doesn't know how to use her speed #or she doesn't use it to spite her father.#mas y menos are in oh no because they need to hold hands to access their powers #oh and Hunter's ranking is soley off of his speedforce connection. not his time powers. Hunter's time powers are insane #i tried to stay main universe but i couldn't resist putting in some alt universe speedsters #oh and Eobard and Thad aren't in the god level because Eobard has been reset meaning that he isn't really timeless like Wally and Bart are #and hes not literally the speedforce like Barry is (no matter how hard he tries)#and Thad isn't there because... well he was a good match for Bart when Bart was really little. but i don't really think Thad is any more #like... even remotely. Bart has surpassed Thad by a lot.#Bart was literally the speedforce at one point. hes insane #also Hunter WAS a god? but for unrelated reasons (his time powers) but getting connected to the speedforce nerfed him

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mylittlevsoldier · 22 hours

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hello dreamers!

Hello, I'm sage and welcome to my blog!

My blog is home to all things witchy, 80s related, music related, all my hyper fixations, pretty much anything!

Like I said, I'm Sage! I'm a minor, infj-t and a Pisces <3

my likes!

musical theatre

funky rings

funky makeup

singing

finn wolfhard

the tortured poets dept.

writing

painting

anything from the 70's or 80's

trixie mattel

the song florida!!!

stand up comedy

koi fish

making moodborads

byler

vinyls

Dislikes

mean people

homophobes, racstis, sexits, etc

Billy Hargrove stans/defenders

taylor swift haters (you don't have to like her, thats fine! but please do not make the fact that you dont like her my problem <3)

on that note, people who make their feeling my problem

people who don't like mike wheeler, robin buckley, max mayflied or lucas sinclair

Movies!

Footloose (1984)

It (2017)

Ghostbuster Frozen Empire (2024)

When you finish saving the world (2023)

The breakfast club (1985)

call my by you name (2019)

TV shows!

dance moms (2011-2017)

rupaul's drag race

stranger things (2016-)

Music!!

taylor swift (betty, cowboy like me, mad woman, flordia!!!)

kate bush (#1 ARMY DREAMERS STAN, hounds of love, running up that hill)

Fleetwood mac (landslide, dreams, the chain)

Hozier (Work song, From eden, angel of small death and the codeine scene)

Frank ocean (pyramids, pink + white, chanel, )

Sabrina Carpenter (espresso, nonsense, feather)

chappell roan (after midnight, red wine supernova, hot to go, casual)

tv girl (blue hair, lovers rock, the blonde, not allowed, taking whats not yours)

oasis (champagne supernova)

the backseat lovers (olivia, snowbank blues, watch your mouth, intuition)

queen (killer queen, somebody to love)

cyndi lauper (time after time)

the smiths (there is a light that never goes out, panic, this charming man, back to old house)

sza (broken clocks, the weekend, prom)

harry styles (cherry, fine line, little freak)

favorite people ever !

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theyaregayyourhonor · 2 years

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What do you mean madwheeler didn't have a whole montage of Max helping Mike getting ready for California? What do you mean?

Mike 'no, what? No, don't look at his...FUCK' Wheeler to Max: Do I look straight enough?

*insert photo of his outfit from ep1 of s4*

Max:

Max: Wheeler

Max: The moment you have to ask 'Do I look straight enough'. You should start asking a different question.

Max: Please put away something that is not that

*looks at Hawaii shirt*

Max: Why do you-

Max: No! How do you have this many?

Mike: I'm going to get El some flowers-

Max: Yes, good!

Mike: and I'm going to ignore Will for all day!

Max: No! Bad! BAD MICHAEL!

Max: Yep, that's just how people dress in Cali. You going to blend in nicely

*getting of the plane in Lenora*

*looks around*

Mike: fuck you Mayfield

Max: Put. The. Shorts. DOWN.

Mike: But it'll be hot

Max: And you end up dead in a ditch. Now put away the bright colored clothing.

Mike: How do I look?

Max: There's no straight explanation for this

Mike:

Max:

Mike: I'll go and change

*after spending all day together, several meltdowns and screaming contest*

Max: You know... If you ever need to talk you can call me

Mike: About what?

Max: Anything. You're not half as bad as I thought, Wheeler

Mike:

Max:

Mike: Neither are you, Mayflied

Max: Tell it to anyone and I kill you

Mike: Right back at you

#byler #will byers #gay mike wheeler #mike wheeler i know what you are #stranger things #platonic madwheeler #madwheeler #max knows what you are mike #jane hopper

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pers-books · 5 months

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Bloody hell! There's a cast and a half in this!!

BBC to air Miss Austen, starring Keeley Hawes and Rose Leslie

The four-part drama takes a literary mystery and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love

The BBC has acquired Miss Austen, a star-studded production of Gill Hornby’s best-selling and much loved novel, produced by Bonnie Productions for MASTERPIECE in the US and distributed by Federation Studios.

The adaptation, from BAFTA-winning writer Andrea Gibb (Elizabeth is Missing, Mayflies), will star Keeley Hawes (It’s A Sin, Bodyguard, Line of Duty), Rose Leslie (Game of Thrones, Vigil), Patsy Ferran (Living, Hot Milk), Jessica Hynes (Life After Life, Years and Years), Mirren Mack (The Witcher: Blood Origin, The Nest), Phyllis Logan (Downton Abbey, Shetland), Kevin McNally (The Crown, Ten Percent), Max Irons (Condor, The Wife), Alfred Enoch (How to Get Away with Murder, Foundation), Calam Lynch (Bridgerton, Archie) and Liv Hill (The Serpent Queen, Elizabeth Is Missing).

The four-part drama, directed by BAFTA-winning filmmaker Aisling Walsh (Maudie, Elizabeth is Missing) started filming last month in the UK and is produced by Stella Merz (Gentleman Jack, Renegade Nell).

Miss Austen takes a literary mystery – Cassandra Austen notoriously burning her famous sister Jane’s letters – and reimagines it as a fascinating, witty and heart-breaking story of sisterly love, while creating in Cassandra a character as captivating as any Austen heroine.

The drama begins in 1830, a while after Jane has died. Cassandra (Keeley Hawes) races to see her young friend Isabella (Rose Leslie) who is about to lose her home following her father’s death. Cassandra is ostensibly there to help her friend, but her real motive is to find a stash of private letters which, in the wrong hands, could destroy Jane’s reputation. On discovering them, Cassandra is overwhelmed as she is transported back to her youth. In flashback, we meet Young Cassy and Jane (Patsy Ferran) as they navigate the infatuations, family feuds and dashed hopes which shaped their lives and laid the foundations for Jane’s unforgettable stories. Cassandra’s re-evaluation of her past eventually leads her to realise how blind she has been to the real cause of Isabella’s heartache and distress. Finding a way to guide Isabella towards true happiness, Cassandra is finally able to understand and celebrate the sacrifices she chose to make for her brilliant sister, Jane.

Sue Deeks, Head of BBC Programme Acquisition, says: “Miss Austen is the perfect blend of intriguing mystery, vivid and engaging characters and beguiling period charm – BBC viewers certainly have a treat in store.”

Christine Langan, executive producer, says: “To have this hugely entertaining female-driven story told by such a stellar cast, led by Keeley Hawes, as Bonnie Productions’ first drama is genuinely a dream come true. Gill Hornby has found an ingenious way into the Austen world, creating female characters modern audiences can empathise with and delight in. I’m so honoured to be bringing this wonderful novel to the screen in collaboration with the deeply talented trio of writer, Andrea Gibb, director, Aisling Walsh and producer, Stella Merz.”

Susanne Simpson, MASTERPIECE executive producer, says: “Miss Austen is a beautifully told story about the loves and losses of the Austen sisters. I’m thrilled that this heartfelt, romantic, and funny adaptation is in the hands of a remarkable ensemble cast led by the incredible Keeley Hawes.”

Miss Austen (4x50) is a co-production of Bonnie Productions and MASTERPIECE, in association with the BBC and Federation Stories.

The executive producers are Christine Langan for Bonnie Productions, Susanne Simpson for MASTERPIECE and Polly Williams for Federation Stories. Keeley Hawes, Andrea Gibb and Aisling Walsh are also executive producers.

#TV: Miss Austen #Keeley Hawes #Alfred Enoch #Phyllis Logan #Rose Leslie #Jessica Hynes

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starnightlover · 1 year

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Arcane! 😇

Ooo this is a good one! I relate to Max Mayflied deeply when it comes to the tragedies she has faced and how she dealt with them! I also see myself in her with her confidence

#Rian 💛#asks #non loa

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stellanslashgeode · 1 year

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I don't think I've written my pitch for a Star Wars series here yet so.

It would start in the High Republic era. So much opportunity there. We meet a Jedi Master who is one of those long-lived alien species. Maybe Cosian. She's already very old. She's a traveling judge. Her job is to go from place-to-place settling disputes. Often she arrives in a town and solves three cases at once, Detective Dee-style. But she has a problem. She is tired of always having to train legal secretaries. They only want to stay with her for like 30 years before settling down and that's like mayflies to her. She sees a friend of hers who is a droid engineer. She has a custom-made model assembled that's basically a little stack of hard drives with an armored casing, photoreceptor, vocoder, and SCOMPlink. He doesn't even have any arms or legs so she carries him around in a backpack. The armor is painted blue, that's our main character title card: STAR WARS: BLUE MAX.

We follow the Jedi and Max around for a season until she dies in the finale either of extreme old age or defeating a reoccurring foe. Next season a lot of time passes between each episode. Max is housed at his masters' temple near her grave. Jedi students come from all over to ask advice as Max knows everything his master knew. He becomes frustrated that the caliber of Jedi who come don't measure up to his youth. He arranges to have an old labor droid modified with a hollowed-out chest so he can travel around Krang-style. They spend a lot of time just sweeping the temple grounds. It's a very slow contemplative Miyazaki vibe season.

Season three the Clone Wars start. Max finds the temple behind Separatist lines. He is programmed to support the Jedi order as part of his core programming so he collects military intelligence however he can and tries to find ways to send it back to the Republic. He also deletes any information he can find about his own existence. At the end of this season the war ends with the Jedi purge and Max finds he is the largest depository of Jedi lore outside Imperial control. He continues to sabotage enemies of the Order in secret. He's a droid that was built to be very robust with a lot of backup systems, if the series is a success it could last until the Sequel Trilogy. I envision it animated maybe in the Resistance-style but whatever works. I'd write it as fanfiction but I'm no good with mystery stories so far. Give it a shot if you can, just let me know so I can read it :)

#star wars television #the high republic #star wars the clone wars

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ugh-leigh-nb · 4 days

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April 19th 2024 Library Haul

Listed Alphabetically:

Non-Fiction:

"A Box of Magick: a Guided Journey to Crafting a Magickal Life Through Witchcraft, Ritual Herbalism, and Spellcrafting" by Jamie Della

"Burning Bright: Rituals, Reiki & Self-Care to Heal Burnout, Anxiety & Stress" by Kelsey J. Patel

"The Complete Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Insects: A natural history and identification guide to beetles, flies, bees, wasps, mayflies, dragonflies, cockroaches, mantids, earwigs, ants, and many more; Featuring 650 arthropods, including common insect and spider species shown in over 750 specially commissioned illustrations and photographs" by Martin Walters

"The Complete Insect: Anatomy, Physiology, Evolution, and Ecology" by David A Grimaldi

"Cults: Inside the World's Most Notorious Groups and Understanding the People Who Joined Them" Max Culter w/Kevin Conley

"To Dye For: How Toxic Fashion is Making Us Sick - And How We Can Fight Back" by Alden Wicker

"Forgotten Warriors: The Long History of Women in Combat" by Sarah Percy

"Ghosts, Monster, and Demons of India" by Rakesh Khanna and J. Furcifer Bhairav

"Mushroom Wanderland: a Forager's Guide to Finding, Identifying, and Using Mora than 25 Wild Fungi" by Jess Starwood

"P.S. Burn This Letter Please: The fabulous and fraught birth of modern drag, in the queens' own words" by Craig Olsen

"Self-Love Potions: Herbal Rituals and Recipes to Make You Fall in Love with You" by Cosmic Valeria, art by Marie-Noel Dumont

"Witchcraft: a History in Thirteen Trials" by Marion Gibson

"Wicked Plants: the Weed that Killed Lincoln's Mother & Other Botanical Atrocities" by Amy Stewart, w/art by Briony Morrow-Cribbs & Jonathon Rosen

Fiction:

"Monster Musume: Everyday Life with Monster Girls" by Okayado

Will post reviews when I've read them.

#library haul #bookblr #books #nonfiction #manga #monster musume #witchcraft #ughleigh's posts

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schrijverr · 9 months

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I Found Myself a Cheerleader 3

Chapter 3 out of 28

Bumped to the lowest step on the social ladder after his fight with Billy, Steve gets roped in with the cheer team. What starts as a favor to help them out when one member breaks her leg in turn for protection from the brunt of the bullying, sets the universe on a different path.

In this chapter, Eddie has gained a new interest in Steve, which culminates in a meeting in the woods. During their meeting, they connect in a way neither would have thought possible a few months before, though Steve doesn’t quite know what to do with Eddie’s attention. Meanwhile, his friendship with Chrissy and Lisa grows more.

On AO3.

Ships: eventual steddie & buckingham.

Warnings: child abuse, eating disorder, period typical homophobia, f-slur, period typical sexism

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Chapter 3: The Meeting

It’s been three weeks since the competition and nothing much has changed since Steve officially became a cheerleader.

People are still dicks to him from time to time and all sorts of rumors fly around the halls, but it’s mostly old news. Anyone who doesn’t have a personal vendetta against him has said all they need to say about it to his face and have found new things to talk about.

His parents call that they are extending their business trip into a mini vacation to Paris. Steve honestly doesn’t care and is just relieved that they won’t hear about this yet. He’s been saving most of his allowance in cash in his car, which is in his name. Just in case.

When they call, he twists the truth a bit. His father asks if he is still being dramatic or if he has gotten over his little spat and rejoined basketball.

Steve thinks nearly getting beaten to death is more than a little spat, but he doesn’t tell his father that, instead he answers: “Last Thursday coach showed us what suicide laps were,” which is true and earns him a proud chuckle from his father.

The interaction makes him a little sick.

But training is fun. They’re working on new stunts with Steve’s strength, which he’s also been building in his own time. The smallest flyer is Chrissy, so they’ve been working together, which is a blast.

He has discovered she will accept fruits if offered, so he brings an extra apple to school to give to her. For his own peace of mind. He’s planning to talk about it at some point, but for now this is all he can do. She always looks so happy when they’re stunting, he doesn’t want to take that from her and they don’t hang out outside of school much. She has a strict mom.

It has also been getting warmer, so part of the cheer squad will sit outside. Steve mostly just checks where Chrissy and Lisa have decided to sit and joins them.

Steve is also fully part of all the conversations. They all have lost shame or pretenses around them when it became clear he wasn’t making a move on them. So, now Steve knows about all their crushes and period struggles as well as things about shaving and other maintenance. He doesn’t know how they keep it up.

After a bit, he is also asked about his crush. It’s asked by Heather, whose curiosity is immediately joined by others. Without his permission Eddie comes to mind.

Ever since Steve joined the cheerleaders, he has been noticing Eddie looking at him differently than before. It is no longer contempt or some way of looking down at him and what he stood for. Now Steve is studied like he is some sort of puzzle. Something Eddie wants to solve.

Steve quite likes being at the other end of that look.

However, Steve can’t tell any of the cheerleaders that. They’ve been pretty cool about him joining, which is already nice. But he can’t imagine them wanting him around if they knew. They know what others say about him, but always comfort him with the fact that they don’t believe those rumors, that they don’t think he’s gay.

So instead he shrugs: “I’m still a bit hung up on Nancy, but she dumped me, so that’s not going to happen.”

“You’re not going after her?” Chrissy asks, confused.

“I mean, no,” Steve replies, also confused. “She dumped me and left me for another. She was quite clear about her feelings on the matter. Why would I try and force myself back in her life?”

“It’s just-” Chrissy shrugs helplessly.

“Most guys don’t really let a no stop them,” Sofia says. “They keep asking you out anyway.”

Okay, another thing where Steve’s attempt to come across as a straight boy has failed. At this point it’s surprising that no one has caught on yet that he is indeed the faggot they make him out to be. He is terrible at faking.

“That sounds rude,” Steve says, because he can’t think of anything else to say.

“It is,” Lisa tells him. “But that doesn’t stop them.”

“You are such a gentleman,” Heather sighs dreamily. “I don’t know why my brain decided to like Charles of all people.”

“Because you have terrible taste,” Mary tells her, which earns a hard shove as some of the other girls shriek with laughter.

“Like you’re one to talk,” Heather exclaims. “You liked Brad!”

“And I saw the error of my ways,” Mary says as she tries to get away from the new attack that is inbound.

Steve laughs at them, before it dies down and he turns to Sofia. Sofia has been saving his ass in their shared study hall. Steve is sure that if it weren’t for her, he’d be failing his senior year right now. Maybe junior year if Nancy hadn’t carried him through that.

However, no matter how much Steve loves his friends and no matter how much it has all calmed down. Lunch period can still make him feel like a zoo exhibit. And he can’t deal with that every day.

So, he tells Chrissy, who is walking with him to lunch that he’s gonna find a quiet spot in the woods and to go ahead without him.

“Are you sure, Stevie?” she asks.

“Yeah, Chris,” he smiles. “Just not in the mood for people today.”

“I get that,” Chrissy nods. “Don’t do anything stupid,” she grins.

Faux-affronted, he says: “I never do anything stupid.”

“And don’t lie,” she yells as she skips away and Steve has to laugh at her antics. She’s a bit like the little sister he has always wanted.

With a shake of his head, he makes his way into the forest, away from most of the school population. He makes sure no one sees him slip away. The last thing he needs is getting cornered alone in the forest with guys, who have any ideas about him.

He finds an abandoned picnic table somewhere and sits down. It’s nice to be alone in nature for a bit, far better than being alone at home. This is more peaceful. He’s less scared something will come through the walls or from the pool to drag him away.

The forest reminds him of Dustin and their track through the woods looking for Dart. The little guy is a fucking idiot for ever taking it in, but Steve thinks it’s endearing anyway.

Steve is still thinking of Dustin and the rest of the little shits when he hears someone walking up to him from behind. He sighs, not wanting to deal with this and in a monotone voice he says: “No, I am not stealing your girlfriend and I’m not turning her gay either, that’s not even how that works,” without even bothering to turn around.

An unfamiliar chuckle makes him turn around and there Eddie is, amused eyes, as he asks: “Do people really think that?”

“Oh, uhm, yeah,” Steve tries to find his footing under the sparkling chocolate colored eyes. God, they’re so pretty. To distract from his crush, he says: “You’d be surprised, man.”

Man, that is a not gay thing to say right? Fuck, Steve hasn’t been trying for a while now. He has no clue how to act right now.

“I’m honestly not,” Eddie replies with a smile.

Holy fuck, he has dimples, this is so unfair. Eddie looks like he doesn’t even brush his hair, yet he is effortlessly handsome and Steve hasn’t felt like this around anyone in a while. All he manages to say is: “No?”

“Naahhh, man,” Eddie drawls as he plops down across from Steve. “I’ve heard stupider shit. Pretty sure some of the basketball team thinks I have secret powers or something. If I had powers, they’d all be frogs.”

Steve snorts at the image and asks: “Would you let frog Billy keep his mullet?”

Eddie looks shocked at the contribution, before he cracks up. His laugh is deep and hearty, Steve wants to listen to it forever. Eddie says: “Sure, Billy can keep his mullet. That’s hilarious.”

The compliment makes Steve glow with pride. He’s pretty sure he’s blushing and he just hopes that Eddie doesn’t notice as a comfortable silence falls over them. Steve uses it to study Eddie, who is fiddling with ringed hands, seemingly unable to sit still.

“So, what are you doing out there?” Eddie asks after a few moments. He seemingly isn’t the kind that deals with silence well.

A bit embarrassed, Steve shrugs and answers: “Kind of done with people today. Needed a second to myself, I guess.”

“Ah, sorry,” Eddie says with an apologetic wince. “With that first reaction to my, albeit quite lovely, presence, I should have guessed you wanted to be alone. I can go.”

He makes a move to leave and before he can think of it, Steve exclaims: “No!”

“No?” Eddie asks, looking up from behind those bangs in a way that should be illegal. Like how are those eyes real?

Steve blushes and looks away. “I mean, you can. I- I don’t really mind you being here. It’s not like you have a girl to accuse me of stealing.”

At that Eddie lets out another of those laughs Steve has come to adore in a short time. Eddie shakes his head as he grins: “That I do not.” Then he leans his chin on his hand and twirls a strand of hair as he asks: “And what about the other thing?”

“Huh?”

“You’re also not afraid I’m here to beat you up for being gay? Or trying to turn me gay by being near you?” Eddie asks. “I mean, that’s what they’re saying.”

“Oh,” Steve says, before shrugging. “I guess you don’t seem to be the type to believe those things. Plus, no offense, dude, but I’m pretty sure I can beat you in a fight.”

The moment he says it, he wants to hit himself. Very smooth, Harrington, I’m sure he loved you reminding him how you can beat him up, you know, something that has happened to him with both Billy and Tommy, your former teammates.

However, Eddie keeps surprising him, he only quirks a brow, before grinning. “None taken, I suppose. It’s not like it’s a lie.”

“Sorry,” Steve says anyway.

“It’s alright, it’s not like I believe it,” Eddie tells him. “I’ve just been trying to figure you out, if I’m honest.”

“You have?” Steve asks, cursing himself for how breathless he sounds. But he can’t help it, it’s like he’s being pinned by those eyes, drawn in by those dimples and moving hands.

“Yeah,” Eddie says, meeting his eyes again. “I am just curious why you haven’t gotten angry about those rumors yet. You know, the ones about you being a queer?”

Steve can’t look away, even though he wants to. The word he slung at Jonathan once doesn’t hurt as much when Eddie says it. There is something comforting about him, that makes Steve open up. He knows it’s probably the pathetic crush he has on the guy, but he can’t help, but shrug: “I mean, it’s not like anyone is going to change their mind if I do. It doesn’t matter.”

“That is very much true,” Eddie agrees, opening his hands in an acquiescing manner. “But,” he goes on. “I would’ve thought your masculine jockiness wouldn't stand for such rumors going around. So, why aren’t you denying it? It’s not like those rumors are true.”

And Steve knows that Eddie is right. If such rumors about him went around a few years ago, he would have been on a war path, would have been denying them left and right, preferably as loudly as he could.

However, he hasn’t been able to bring himself. Just wants to hide away instead and hope they’ll blow over. He’s so tired of lying, of hiding, even if he knows he must. But a part of him hoped no one would notice it. That no one would question it.

Yet here Eddie is, questioning it and Steve is drawing a blank. He knows what he should say, but it’s not coming out and by now the moment has been dragging on for long enough that Eddie starts to put together why.

“Unless-” Eddie starts, eyes wide as if he can’t believe it. “Unless they are true.”

“Don’t tell anyone,” Steve whispers, preparing to run should Eddie make a move in his direction that he doesn’t like.

He can’t believe this is where his day has gone.

“Shit, man,” Eddie whistles. “Course not. I didn’t know you were family.”

It takes a moment, before the euphemism lands. Steve knows that Eddie has similar rumors following him, but the guy never confirmed them. A smart move. Yet here he is admitting it Steve, extending a hand of solidarity.

Steve allows a small smile to grace his face and he does some jazz hands. “Surprise.”

Eddie laughs at the action and agrees: “It’s certainly is. I never would have guessed. You’re good, man.”

“Not that good I’ve discovered,” Steve tells him.

“No?” Eddie asks.

“No, man, it’s crazy,” Steve says. “I’ve been told twice by the other girls that it’s nice that I look at their eyes instead of their tits and they’re surprised when I listened to Nancy’s no. I didn’t even know others did that.”

“Well, those others suck,” Eddie informs him with a snort. “Straight or not, they shouldn’t have been doing that either.”

“I know right, it’s so rude,” Steve exclaims, glad he can finally fully share this with someone.

“Yeah, Harrington, it is rude,” Eddie nods with amusement.

They fall into silence again, this one more comfortable. Steve feels giddy with feelings. Not only did he have a normal conversation with Eddie, his crush Eddie, who doesn’t hate him apparently. A huge win in Steve’s book. He also told someone he’s gay and the world didn’t end.

“You’re the first person I’ve ever told, you know,” Steve breaks the quiet after a minute or so of peaceful silence.

“Shitttt, dude,” Eddie says. “I kind of feel honored now.”

“Don’t get an ego, Munson,” Steve jokes.

“I won’t, I won’t,” Eddie grins.

Steve knows that Eddie isn’t that kind of person, but still he checks again: “You’re truly not going to tell anyone, right?”

“Of course not,” Eddie promises seriously. “I’m not an asshole, you know.”

“I do, sorry,” Steve says, anxiously. “Just had to make sure. I won’t either, by the way.”

“Good to know,” Eddie tells him, with a satisfied nod.

Eddie straightens his rings again, before fiddling with them. The movements are mesmerizing and Steve focuses on the way Eddie’s hands move. A few seconds later, Eddie drums on the table for a bit.

From their shared classes Steve knows that Eddie is a fidgety person, but he has never been so close to it. He thinks it’s endearing, but he won’t admit that ever.

“This is crazy,” Eddie breaks the silence again. “I mean, I came out here expecting you to get mad at me for all my questions before chasing me out the woods, but instead I find out that King Steve of all people is one of us.”

“Don’t call me that,” Steve snaps.

“What?”

“King Steve. I hate that guy, don’t call me that,” he explains.

“Sure,” Eddie agrees easily. “Now that I met you properly, he doesn’t seem much like you anyways, Harrington.”

“Steve is fine too, you know,” Steve offers casually, ignoring how his heart is beating in his throat as he awaits Eddie’s reaction.

“Alright, Steve it is,” Eddie smiles, showing off those dimples. He chuckles to himself: “I can’t believe I’m on first name basis with the heartthrob of the school. Are you sure it’s not illegal for me to call you Steve?”

“No, man, go nuts,” Steve laughs. “Besides, it’s not like people will care. I don’t know if you noticed, but my social standing has kind of tanked these past few months.”

“Welcome to life on the flip side, so difficult for you,” Eddie replies with a mock bow, which is only half successful, since he’s seated.

“I kind of deserved that,” Steve gives in.

“Yeah, kind of,” Eddie agrees. Before he moves on: “But that’s in the past, we all have our ways of hiding. What I’m wondering is why you decided to give up that safety for cheerleading. Doesn’t seem smart.”

“What is this? Some sort of interrogation?” Steve asks. He only half means it. Eddie is easy to talk to and he’s nice enough, but a small paranoid part of his brain can’t help but wonder why Eddie would want to know. He must want something, they all do, he just can’t figure out what.

“Sorry, just curious, I guess,” Eddie replies with a shrug, like he truly couldn't care less about the answer. “My theory was trying to get in their pants, but that has clearly been proven false.”

“I just like it,” Steve shrugs, before moodily adding: “Apparently that is a crime now.”

“Ahw, don’t pull a pouty face, Stevie,” Eddie teases. “Us mortals can’t handle those sad eyes, you can’t pull out those weapons.”

Steve doesn’t really think his expression is anything special, but the words from Eddie’s mouth make him blush anyway. What should be illegal is the way Eddie lets words roll of his tongue, so smooth and deep. His Stevie is different from when Chrissy says it.

Eddie looks at him with an expression he can’t place. Under his eyes, the blush just increases and Steve starts to feel awkward. So, he gets up and says: “Good talk. See you around, Eddie.” Then he hurries away.

He doesn’t really want to go, quite the opposite in fact. He likes having Eddie’s attention on him, but he has already told Eddie too much. And Eddie was teasing him. He doesn’t know why Eddie would want to know him and until he knows why, it’s safer to stay away. So, he has to get out.

Lisa is waiting for him near the door, so they can walk to their next class together. She frowns when she sees him and asks: “You okay? Chrissy mentioned you wanting to be alone for a bit.”

“Yeah, I’m fine,” he answers, plastering on a reassuring smile. “Just thought I was going to be late, you know. Hard to hear the bell out there.

Steve is quite sure Lisa doesn’t believe him, but she doesn’t push either. He is very grateful for that as they make their way into the school.

At practice they’re working on having Chrissy stepping from a foot on each hand to leaning with one foot on two hands. They can already get her up there smoothly, but she still wobbles too much when she steps over as does Steve. They fail more often than they succeed.

Both of them are getting frustrated with the stunt. Chrissy is similar to Steve in that she is a perfectionist and will train until she has it. So when training ends, coach Miller has to personally tell them to stop.

They pull a similar face, but it’s Chrissy who vocalizes what both are thinking. “We’re so close to getting it. Give us half an hour. I’m sure we can do it.”

“No,” coach Miller says. “Look I appreciate the enthusiasm, but it has to be safe too. Everyone is tired, I won’t let you break your leg, because you’re stubborn. You two can try again Monday, you’ll get it then.”

Neither of them are happy to hear that, but they don’t protests further. Coach has last call, they know they should respect that.

Still, the moment coach Miller walks away, Steve complains: “This sucks. Those last three went so good too.”

“I know,” Chrissy huffs as she crosses her arms.

“What are you two on about now?” Lisa asks, sounding amused. They’ve become quite the trio and she recognizes the two stubborn faces of her friends.

“Coach Miller won’t let us practice the stunt more,” Chrissy pouts.

“It’s like all her speeches about winning are suddenly not important anymore,” Steve adds. “Just because she’s getting old doesn’t mean we’re already tired.”

Lisa sighs and says: “We’ve been training for two hours, I’m sure you guys are tired. Hell, I am tired. You can use the rest. Stop moping.”

Now that he has stopped, Steve does feel pretty tired, but he’s not admitting it to Lisa. Instead he throws his hands up as if it’s a hardship and says: “Whatever. I’ll stop. But by Monday we’ll have to start from scratch again and I will say that I told you so.”

“Exactly,” Chrissy agrees. She has come to the same conclusion as Steve and is equally unwilling to give in.

“God, you two can be so stubborn together,” Lisa laughs softly. “Why don’t we meet up tomorrow and you two can practice your stunt to your heart’s content. I’ll be back spotter, no problem.”

“That’s an amazing idea!” Chrissy exclaims, before for face falls. “But I don’t think my mom will let me meet up with a boy like that. She’s super protective over my virtue. And I’m terrible at lying to her. She always knows.”

The excitement that welled up in Steve immediately dies down again. If Chrissy isn’t allowed to come, they can kiss the plans goodbye.

“Then don’t lie,” Lisa shrugs.

“Didn’t you listen? She’ll say no,” Chrissy says.

“No, I mean, just tell her you’re going to practice with some people from the cheer squad,” Lisa elaborates. “That’s not a lie.”

“You’re a little snake, you know that, Lisa?” Steve laughs as a smirk creeps onto Chrissy’s face at the loophole.

“That can work!” Chrissy. “Where are we going to meet up?”

“I mean, I have a pretty big yard,” Steve offers. “Grass is good cushioning.”

“Sounds good to me,” Lisa says. “Pick you up at 10:00, Chrissy?”

“Yeah, I’ll call you if something comes up,” Chrissy smiles.

With that planned, they go off to their dressing room as Steve makes his way to his car. It has been a while since he had visitors. He should clean up a bit.

As he throws out the trash and does the dishes that have piled up, his mind drifts over to lunch period and the meeting he’s been trying to put out of his mind. It is strange that he and Eddie know something so intimate about each other now. That they share something.

He remembers those cute dimples and kind eyes, a blush appearing on his cheeks as he does. But he can’t forget the questions Eddie asked.

It was just a friendly conversation, but he kept revealing all sorts of things about himself. And he knows practically nothing about Eddie. He doesn’t know why the guy is suddenly interested in interrogating him, when before now he hasn’t show any interest in even being friendly with Steve (much to his dismay).

The whole thing is confusing.

Eddie must have some sort of agenda, but he looked pretty genuine when promising he wouldn't tell anyone. Fuck, Steve hopes he hasn’t misplaced his trust in Eddie. He doesn’t know what will happen to him if everyone knew the rumors are true. His life would be over.

Maybe Eddie was just curious, Steve thinks. He did mention wanting to figure Steve out. Maybe he’s just rumor hungry like all the others out there, wanting to know about why King Steve gave up his crown, started hanging around middle schoolers, quit the basketball team and became a cheerleader.

It was probably a dare from his friends to try and figure out what had made Steve sink all the way to the bottom. Eddie probably told them how pathetic Steve is and they all had a laugh at him. Steve knows he deserves it, but that doesn’t stop the hurt that is clogging up his chest.

He should have walked away when Eddie got there. He knows that there is nothing that will happen between them, he shouldn’t get close to the guy. It will only end in heartbreak. Better to snuff this crush out, before it can start to burn. He is not talking to Eddie again.

Despite his determination, a dull ache follows him all evening, hanging around him as he brushes his teeth and gets into bed.

That night is filled with nightmares. He gets up at 5:00 AM and decides to go for a jog. He has a standard route that goes by all the kids. Seeing everything peaceful and quiet helps him more than the running does.

He showers when he gets home and doesn’t attempt to crawl back into bed. Instead he drinks some coffee and promptly throws it up. He decides against breakfast and tries to distract himself with school work until 10:00 rolls around.

Fifteen minutes after ten, the bell rings. Steve has been waiting for this and is at the door in seconds, smiling at the two girls on his front step. “Hello, ladies,” he greets, a momentary flashback of Barb and Nancy goes through his mind and he blanches a bit, having to swallow against the bile that threatens to rise up.

“You okay?” Chrissy asks with a frown, picking up on the small shift in demeanor.

“Yeah, I’m fine,” Steve smiles, not wanting them to worry. Chrissy gives him a look, but then lets it go as she follows Lisa inside.

He offers them something to drink, which they gladly take. Now it’s Lisa’s time to frown and ask: “Are you not thirsty?”

Steve thinks of the coffee he threw up and shakes his head. “Feeling a little queasy, honestly. It’s fine, I’ll drink something later.”

“No, drink something now,” Lisa says. It isn’t often that she decides to speak up, so Steve knows she’s serious. “You need to stay hydrated, especially if you want to exercise.”

“Seriously, I’m fine, Lisa, I promise,” Steve protests. “Just not in the mood today.”

“Have you eaten breakfast yet?” Lisa asks sharply, ignoring what he has just said.

“I mean-” Steve fails to come up with an excuse.

“Eat something. Now. Or I’m bringing Chrissy home again,” Lisa orders. “I am not joking here, Steve. It’s literally about the safety of you and Chrissy. Everyone needs to be in top shape, so no one breaks their neck on accident.”

Steve catches Chrissy’s guilty look. With what he knows of her, the chance is that she hasn’t eaten yet either. He knows it’s unhealthy. He can force himself to eat something, if that means Chrissy eats something too.

So, he gives in, though he says: “Fine, but I hate eating alone, if I fix you two a bowl of yogurt will you eat with me?”

“Of course,” Lisa immediately agrees, glad that he’s giving in. “Right, Chris?”

“Yeah, sure,” Chrissy agrees too, but with a tight smile.

Steve feels a little bad about it and vows to talk to her about it, but he doesn’t want to pull attention to it with Lisa there. Not when they’re so close with the stunt that they’re both so excited about. It is just hard to start the talk. He doesn’t know how.

The three of them eat their yogurt. It’s a quiet affair and Steve has to struggle to get down ever bite, much like Chrissy is struggling. Both of them manage, however, under Lisa’s watchful eyes. Only when Steve’s bowl is empty do they go outside.

Despite the hiccup at the start, the day is quite fun. They practice for a few hours and manage to do the new stunt consistently after a while.

It’s a good day, very fun.

At around one o’clock four bikes and a skate board pull up to his house. They’re taking a short break on the front lawn, so Steve sees them coming. He waves at them as most of the kids let their bikes fall, before walking onto the lawn.

“What the hell, dude?” Dustin is calling out, without being close.

“Oi, language, you’re like ten,” Steve calls back, not really minding it, but also not wanting their parents to think he’s a bad influence.

“I’m thirteen,” Dustin protests indignantly.

“You didn’t answer the phone or radio,” Lucas explains when it becomes clear Dustin isn’t going to.

“We were worried,” Will adds softly.

“Sorry, man,” Steve says, before gesturing to Lisa and Chrissy. “I have visitors. We were outside. I must have not heard. I’m fine.”

“Told you,” Mike rolls his eyes, getting shut up by a slap from Max.

“You’re bailing on us for two girls,” Dustin pouts, before realizing how that sounds and saying: “No offense, I’m sure you’re very nice.” Then he turns to Steve and asks: “Isn’t that against the boy code or something?”

“I’m sure it isn’t like that,” Will tries defending Steve, though he also looks a little confused.

“It isn’t like that, no,” Steve agrees. “We’re practicing this new stunt. Coach forced us to stop yesterday, but we were so close. Besides, you never call the day before. This says more about your planning skills than my bro code, Henderson. Maybe work on that first. I’m not at your beck and call, dude.”

“But you always drive us around on the weekend,” Dustin pouts.

“You obviously lived,” Steve rolls his eyes, nodding towards the bikes. “Now stop being rude and introduce yourselves. This is Chrissy, that’s Lisa.”

The two girls wave and the boys seem to realize their own rudeness as they introduce themselves, eyes falling out their skulls when the two are friendly to them, instead of dismissing them like many older teens tend to do.

Even Max can’t fully hide her piqued interest under her usual aloof mask. She is also the one, who asks: “What kind of stunts were you guys doing?”

“Well, Steve lifts me in the air and then I stand on one foot,” Chrissy explains. “We’re still working on basics, but when we have this down, we can start working on flips down according to coach Miller. It’s pretty cool.”

“You’re a cheerleader,” Max realizes, her eyes flick to Steve and he can see the hatred Billy spat around her clicking in place. “Steve, you’re a cheerleader?”

“Really?” Lucas asks.

“Yeah,” Steve shrugs, trying to look like he doesn’t care what they think. “It’s quite fun.”

“But that’s for girls,” Mike says.

“It really isn’t, mini Wheeler,” Steve tells him. “Don’t let Nancy hear you say that, or you’ll get a lecture.”

“Ugh, I hate it when she does that,” Mike complains.

“Then don’t be a little shit,” Steve shoots back, placing his hands on his hips.

“Is it hard?” Lucas asks, changing the topic, much to Steve’s relief.

“Harder than it looks, but it’s also fun,” Steve tells Lucas. “It requires a lot of muscle and balance to pull of. I mean, I’m quite literally throwing Chris here in the air.”

“It’s very fun,” Chrissy adds on. “Stevie makes me fly.”

Steve sees Max word “fly” to herself, eyes a bit in awe. With her skateboard, Steve thinks she must like the idea of the riskiness that cheerleading brings. However, he pretends to not see, she will be embarrassed if he does.

“That’s very cool,” Dustin tells them excitedly.

“Yeah, yeah, it’s very cool,” Mike rolls his eyes. “Can we go now? Hopper said we were allowed to sleep over at the cabin. That’s way more fun that this.”

Steve can see Will wilt a little under the words, the quiet kid having kept to the background. He is sadly not a majority, since the others start to say goodbye to Steve and the girls, before going back to their bikes.

He gives him an encouraging smile, glad when Will manages to return it, before turning to follow his friends.

As they disappear out of sight again, Chrissy comments: “Cute kids.”

“Lies and slander,” Steve laughs. “They’re all the most annoying people I have ever met. The best kids, sure, but annoying nonetheless.”

“They could use some manners,” Lisa agrees, “but they’re quite funny.”

“You shouldn’t be mean to kids,” Chrissy informs them.

Lisa and Steve share a knowing look, before turning back to Chrissy again. Steve is the one that says what they both think. “Chris, you are still a kid. What opinion do you have.”

“You two are so rude,” she tells them, though she’s smiling anyway. “You’re only two years older than me.”

“Those two years feel like eons,” Lisa tells her. “You’ll understand when you’re our age, youngling.”

“Who is annoying now?” Chrissy says, before getting up. “Come one, lets get to practicing. You two are more bearable when you’re focusing on not collapsing under your old age.”

“Who’s rude now?” Steve chirps, but follows her anyway. He appreciates that neither of them take his bitchy comments seriously and that they give back just as well. It’s fun to toss insults back and forth.

Sadly they can’t stay forever. All of them have homework and Chrissy’s mom wants her home for dinner. So, they have to say goodbye at some point.

With both of them gone, the house feels more empty again. Neither of them had commented on Steve’s parents being gone, but no one ever did. Big house and no parents had been his tagline throughout junior year. It was kind of a known unspoken thing. He’s grateful for it too, he doesn’t mind not having to explain.

Still, that doesn’t make it any more fun to cook dinner for one and to eat it at the empty dinner table.

All alone thoughts he has been ignoring so well creep back in. Not only do the shadows start to morph into creatures that should have never existed, he is also haunted by the conversation he had with Eddie.

No matter how much he tries not to think about it, he can’t help but go over it with great care to try and figure out what it meant. To see if he can figure out what Eddie wanted from him. And to cringe at all the stupid shit he said.

Fuck, he’s just so screwed.

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I love how this a Steddie fic, but Eddie’s first spoken line is like 14k words in

Spoiler, Eddie wants to know stuff about Steve, because he likes him, Steve is just a bit of an oblivious idiot <3

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