#by friend i mean crush

[isbuckybarnesokay]

Steve never turns the heater on in his car when he's alone. This is something Eddie picks up on fairly quickly, as summer turns to autumn, as the air cools down. The mornings are icy, now. There's a bite to each and every breath that you can suck in almost like smoke, and it's pleasant for all of two seconds before it chills you to the bone.

The first time he notices it, there's so much noise in the car that Eddie doesn't get a chance to say anything - Dustin is chattering on to Mike about god-knows-what. Instead, he just watches from the passenger seat as Steve clocks Will's chattering teeth in the rearview mirror and immediately reaches forward to crank up the dial.

The second time, it's just Steve and Eddie, and they're driving back from dropping Eddie's van off at the mechanics. Steve meets him outside the shop at a crisp 7am, and it's fucking freezing, honestly. Eddie slides into the passenger seat and winces at the way his breaths come out in a cloud. "Shit, dude," he groans, "aren't you cold?" Steve shrugs, focused on driving. "A bit, I guess. Help yourself." He waves at the AC settings carelessly. How the fuck are you not freezing your balls off? Eddie wonders, but he doesn't voice the thought aloud, though he very much wants to. There's something here, he thinks. There's something I'm not getting.

The third time it happens, Eddie doesn't even need to get in the car to know Steve didn't switch the heating on. He knows this because when Steve saunters into the new trailer, a 6-pack in hand, his lips are almost blue. He's wearing a too-thin jacket, undone over a plain shirt. Eddie frowns. "Jesus Christ, Steve," he murmurs, immediately rushing through to his room to grab a sweater. He throws it at Steve when he gets back out to the main room, chewing at the inside of his cheek. "What's this for?" "Because you're fucking freezing, man. Are you kidding me? You're turning to ice right in front of me, look at you." And it's so wrong that Steve looks so confused. It's so wrong. Because he's so clearly cold as hell. It looks painful, damn it, the way his hands are shaking, the way he can't quite move his fingers properly when he goes to pop the cap off of his beer. I am going to take care of you until you figure out how to take care of yourself, Eddie thinks, fierce and determined. And he does.

When Steve leaves that night, after the movie, Eddie makes him keep the black knit sweater on, makes him take it with him. "You look cute," he grins, aiming for playful, aiming for the misdirect. He likes the way it makes Steve blush, anyway. It's a win-win. Eddie follows close behind Steve down the steps of the trailer, catching the driver's door with a quick hand before it can slam closed. He waits for Steve to start the car before getting to work. "What're you-" Steve begins, falling silent as Eddie leans over him and switches the heating on. "You," he mutters, pulling back, tapping a finger on Steve's forehead. "You keep that on until you get home, you hear me, big boy?" Steve looks bewildered, but nods anyway.

Eddie starts bringing an extra jacket or sweater with him everywhere, after that, and it comes in handy more times than he'd like. He wishes it wasn't the only way to get Steve into his clothes. He buys Steve a hot water bottle with a cover that's the same yellow as that sweater that he loves so much. Eddie gets into the habit of calling Steve each night, and before he hangs up, he tells Steve to fill it up. Tells Steve to use it. He checks Steve's bed one day, pulls back the duvet a bit, and can't help but beam when he sees the hot water bottle tucked there. When he presses a hand to it, it's still warm.

One day, nearing Christmas, now, Eddie slides into the passenger seat of Steve's car, and the heater is already on, car toasty and warm. His cheeks dimple when he sees that Steve is already wearing Eddie's own black knit sweater; His smile only widens further as Steve comments, "Fucking freezing today, man. When did it get so cold?" Eddie just chokes out a laugh and throws the spare jacket he'd brought with him onto the back seat. He has to turn his head to look out the window so Steve can't see the proud tears in his eyes.

#thinking about how childhood neglect can result in not knowing how to do things for comfort #how you can adjust solely to just surviving #thinking about eddie noticing this in steve and feeling protective about it but also not wanting to overstep boundaries with his new friend #by friend i mean crush #steddie #headcanon #steve harrington #eddie munson #isbuckybarnesokay

[floweroflaurelin]

Huevember day 22: Prof. Rajan Savarimuthu

We’re in Jan-hue-ary now, but I’m going to see the rainbow through!! Here’s a dreamy professor and his latest Scar (eyelids are overrated anyway)

#huevember #huevember 2023 #candela obscura #circle of tide and bone #critical role #rajan savarimuthu #noshir dalal #critical role art #candela obscura fanart #candela obscura rajan #critical role fanart #the circle of tide and bone #floweroflaurelin art #tw insects #tw bugs #tw body horror #tw eye horror #my friends know because I won’t shut up about it but the CRUSH I have on this character. it’s not fair he’s so hot #I was already obsessed with candela obscura but it’s like they casted this season just for me #noshir dalal AND Ashly Burch I mean are you kidding #I’m so sad it’s going to be over soon. I love this circle so much #I am very bisexual

[skull-turtle]

for the LAST TIME, what does "having a crush" even mean

#im so confused #i think i might have a crush #but maybe i just want to be their friend?? #but they make me feel giddy in a way none of my friends do #BUT i wouldn't really mind if they never saw me in a romantic light as long as I get to be close with them #BUT I DO LIKE THE IDEA OF DOING “DATE' STUFF WITH THEM #but i couldn't care less if that doesn't happen #i don't even really want to do anything to make that happen #but if they asked me out I'd say yes immediately #this is something i wouldn't do for my other friend so does this mean this is a crush??? #help #aroace #aromantic #arospec #qpr #mmm crunchy #lgbtqia

[ruporas]

pre-trimax

#vashwood #trigun maximum #trimax #vash the stampede #nicholas d wolfwood #anyone else think about an universe where wolfwood was not assigned to be vash's guide and was just a normal regular guilt-ridden mf that #meets vash along the way #and they happened to be friends. maybe a little more than friends bc TO ME #vash had a little crush on ww when they first met. he stroked his chin he gave 2 coins to 2 children when he only had 3 he told him his #smile was sad as fuck like #totally crush-able 11/10 and imo ww is pretty charming when it comes to strangers and first meetings #he's naturally kind and casual in tone. he likes the mundane he likes townspeople #it's much more apparent when he gets the chance to just hang out like pre-trimax and in that chapter in vol 7 #when they go to a bar and he's just chatting up with the barkeeper. and in the first few chapters of trimax actually #to me he's a lot more sociable than vash is Tbh. ww is also good with children but i think vash is more impulsive enough to play with them #and be silly. its fun how they balance out like this even socially #anyway didnt even mean to ramble about that. its not on topic at all DFMGKSDGM #ruporas art

[dovewingkinnie]

kitty meow meow

#me when im too in love with myself to notice that my closest friend has a crush on me #i mean he would actually date himself if he coudl #self love #oc #oc art #candy contagia #i love making these small gifs

[lymooniee]

She's so cool bro what the flip, I can't usually draw robots but made an exception for her...

#rusty rose #rusty rose art #sth #sonic prime #sonic the hedgehog #sonic #sonic fandom #fanart #art #sonic art #sonic prime art #sonic prime fanart #amy rose #small artist #ok but my friend said this would taste like cream soda crush slurpee #so if you read these tags #you gotta tag what you think this would taste like i gotta know #personally it reminds me of sour patch kids candies hehe #when rusty rose has stolen my heart shes so fricken cool bro #shed totally listen to heavy metal lover i mean like she has it on repeat #also if you cant think of a taste just saying anything it reminds you of works too #☆ #Spotify

[haunted-xander]

Baby's first kiss(ing attempt)

#girl whos never had a crush before vs girl who doesnt know she can be upfront about her feelings #rynes like 'wow gaias so cool shes so great i kinda wanna kiss her but thats normal right haha' #and gaias like 'rynes great but shes weird so i cant just say i want to kiss her she probably doesnt even like me that way' #i dont think ryne would ever realoze she has a crush on her own i mean she hasnt had friends her age before #u think she knows the difference between loving ur friends platonically and romantically #at most she realizes that oh my feelings for gaia are different than for the twins/wol/lyna but shed probably just be like #well ofc its different we met in a different way and i cant hang out with the twins/wol/lyna this much so its normal #and gaias just a massive tsundere whos actually a coward with her feelings #like of COURSE she cant just tell ryne she likes her thats WEIRD and shes Normal ok shes so Normal #(she isnt but next to ryne she might feel like she is) #anyway i think wol should give them relationship advice bc SOMEONE needs to teach these girls how crushes work #ryne waters #gaia #rynegaia #gaiaryne #urithan #thanuri #only mentioned but still #final fantasy #final fantasy 14 #final fantasy xiv #ff14 #ffxiv #art #my art #xanders art #digital art #fan art

[cometblaster2070]

i've spoken before on raven and darling and how they're such good foils to each other, but i really, really just want to emphasize this scene right here because it makes me LOSE it.

(also please don't mind maddie and her expressions)

i personally love the way darling looks at raven in the first panel, because you can see her confusion there. everyone knows that apple and raven are best friends forever despite all their differences, and everyone knows just how much apple and raven care for each other, and how they would do anything for each other.

but i really love how this is framed because you can see darling looking at the way raven looks at apple; with so much longing, with so much sorrow, so much hurt, and so much love, and you can just see it click for her in the next panel.

the way she's questioning it at first, the way she's thinking for a second that that is not the way you would look at someone who's 'just a friend'.

and then the resignation and the sadness in the next moment, where i think darling realizes 'oh, we're both in the same boat; we're both in love with apple white'.

and i love that look of mixed pity and camaraderie; that look that shows that darling knows what raven's going through and what she's feeling (even if raven herself may not understand it right now) because she's also in love with apple.

of course there's just plain sadness because she feels bad for raven, whose best friend is currently in her magical coma, and it makes sense why she would sympathize with raven for that.

but i personally like to see it in the light that darling's heart is torn realizing that they're both stuck here, next to the girl they love, a love that will probably remain unrequited because (at this point yk) daring's supposed to be apple's prince, and apple herself will never know about how they feel, and apple will never return either of their feelings.

to cut it short, it's darling looking at raven looking at apple and thinking "oh my god i thought i was the only gay bitch in love with apple white".

#ever after high #eah #apple white #raven queen #darling charming #rapple #i guess? #sort of i mean #dappling #darling x apple #apple x raven #i ship dappling but there's just SOMETHING about rapple #like yeah sure it's best friends to lovers or whatever #but there's just something about that #i don't agree with your choices and i sometimes resent you a lot for them #but i love you in a way that no one will ever be able to compare to #yk what i mean??? #anyways yeah it's funny in hindsight #also darling thinking her crush will never be reciprocated and it's like girl you just wait #but i like the temporary angst #it's so great

[oceanwithouthermoon]

imagine saiki full on fantasizing about a crush for the first time ☠️ with satou, he kept it fairly realistic and wanted to go immediately from being practically strangers to being friends, but if he started crushing on someone he was already FRIENDS with ?? the only next step to take is like.. actual romance.. so he has to actually start thinking about that..

kusuo knowing he has a crush on someone but somehow, at like 8pm on a random tuesday evening, he pops out of a daydream like.. WAIT I WANT TO KISS THEM ?? I WANT TO KISS THEM SO BAD ???

whole 17/18 year old boy laying face down in his bed, bright red and kicking his feet cuz oh my god he wants to kiss someone.

#tsundere loser gets cutesy fantasies for the first time in his life #i do wonder if he ever fantasized about satou just without acting on it #i alwaysy just figured he was too focused on actually doing the first step and befriending to think about like.. kissing him.. #it would be silly if he did though cuz that would mean he prob did think ahead to the next steps and then never made it there #cuz satou thought he was weird lmfao thats so sad #saiki k #tdlosk #the disastrous life of saiki k. #saiki kusuo #meows post #terusai #saiura #<-with anyone who already has a crush on him in canon i think he would be so pissed at himself tbh #like hes spent so long being stubborn about not liking them back and then suddenly hes fantasizing about kissing/hugging them ?? #bro will be stubborn for the rest of his life lmao he will never admit it or confess #kubosai #saikechi #nensai #saikai #<-this with any of his guy friends is just gay panic tbh #especially if they dont already like him or he just cant figure out or tell if they do #its just the whole 'gay guy in love with his oblivious and MAYBE straight best friend' trope #its different if he knows they like him back but yk damn well he would still never confess #so hes still stuck gay panicking alone in his room over it #lame little queer boy

[kunikss]

HIS HAIR IS SO FUGLY IM TEARING UP

#alex turner #arctic monkeys #BRO💀💀💀 #HELP MEEEE #thank u pinterest for showing me this picture #my friend bullied him bc of it (and me for having a big fat crush on him) #this post is slash lighthearted im not tryna be mean im in love w alex #am era #(i tjink)

[lesbiradshaw]

just watch as i crucify myself.

#liam was going through it all throughout 6b like omg #imagine bringing ur former crush back from the dead n vouching for him to all ur friends who all keep reminding u not to trust him #actually the crush in question ALSO reminds u not to trust him #except u dont listen because said crush keeps saving u & showing care for your well being or whatever #but then he also at random points says really mean shit to u so u say mean shit back & fight all the time #even when u keep getting teamed up cuz ur such a good duo #the mixed signals. i know he was going insane. #theo would compliment him once in the most cryptic way possible & then do some shit like call him little beta & punch him #thiam #theo raeken x liam dunbar #theo x liam #theo raeken/liam dunbar #theo/liam #theo raeken #liam dunbar #teen wolf #cody christian #dylan sprayberry #thiam edit

[chalkeater]

zombie armmmsss (For @krislet)

#deltarune #susie deltarune #deltarune susie #kris dreemurr #kris #p kris #myself #susart #i dont wanna lose this so im gonna put it here in case you lose it too lol #WOOHOO which means when you wake up youll see this notif where i tag you and you get to see it again BAHAHA WINNING!! #man … i miss fronting and just drawing for my friends #crushing you turning you into powder etc etc

[p4nishers]

they're in love. if you even care.

#yes i did say izzy has a crush on stede but he's man of multiple talents he can have a fat ass crush on frenchie as well. as a treat. to me. #how many times can i use 'if you even care' to make my posts more interesting before yall block and report me #idk but im gonna keep pushing it i dont have anything else up my sleeve #ofmd #our flag means death #ofmd season 2 #izzy hands #ofmd frenchie #ofmd s2 #is this the crackiest ship to ever crack? maybe but my friend and i have been feeding each others delusions abt them and i just dc anymore

[fishnchip3011]

the bfs..... i saw a cute outfit in a store a while ago and felt like drawing rowan in it. then the 2nd pic happened

+ some character info! i initially made rowan without intending to ship him with anyone specifically but i realized he & seb would be really good for each other (seb helps rowan become more assertive, rowan helps seb be more empathetic). them BAM gay people 💥

#ignore how i forgot his tattoos. i mean what they're literally right there what are you talking about #haley and emily use rowan as their dress-up doll & mannequin hehehe #rowan went to an artsy college so hes used to friends who r fashion majors (met thru clubs/classes/online communities/friends of friends)- #-that would use him as a mannequin LOL also cuz he has friends who dress in many different unique styles so he doesnt feel embarrassed- #-dressing femininely or stuff like that. showing skin in front of his Crush tho...which is a nonissue bc seb lieks it Alot heh #his jaw drops every time. HE NEEDS TO STOP BEING GAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #my art #farmer rowan #stardew valley #sdv #stardew valley farmer #stardew valley fanart #stardew valley oc #sdv oc #sdv fanart #sdv farmer #sdv sebastian #stardew valley sebastian #stardew sebastian #sebastian sdv #sebastian x farmer

[wind-rider]

The aroaspec experience of ‘Is this romantic attraction or just platonic. What even is attraction. Where is the line. Help.’ and then proceeding to question societal norms of attraction for a while without coming to any actual conclusion to your question.

#it’s just #it’s weird man #the line feels simultaneously very thin and blurry for close friends and like this massive leap #I wonder if it has something to do with the whole demiromantic thing #like #I haven’t romantically liked every person I’ve been close friends with #but every person I’ve romantically liked I’ve been close friends with #if that makes sense #I don’t really get crushes #it feels more like some line being jumped between close friend and More #but I cannot for the life of me figure out where that line is #and sometimes shuffle back and forth over it #there’s no real set of rules for what’s what when it comes to romantic-platonic I feel #because people go ‘cuddle your friends! kiss your friends! platonic love can still mean those things!’ #but when those things are also shown as indicators of romantic love #where the hell is that line #what’s the DIFFERENCE #idk man #I’m just rambling at this point #asexuality - at least my flavour of it - feels pretty clear cut #that’s easy #but the rest? especially when it’s not solid aro and it’s Demi or gray or whatever one might have? #the lines feel so very blurred #asexual #aromantic

[daisywords]

characters that kill someone and then mourn them...

#I had to stop you but I still love you! #It was an accident I swear I didn't mean to #I did it on purpose but at what cost #I regret it every day but I know deep down that I would do it again without hesitation #or Is it really you I mourn or is it the part of me that was lost when I became a killer? #or. the killing was planned but the grief was unexpected #I couldn't defeat my enemy without losing my friend #I hated you and I hate you even now but why do I miss you? #It was the only way I know it was but every day I wonder if I acted too quickly #I did it I stopped you but all I am left with now is this crushing loneliness #the person that you became was my greatest enemy but oh what I wouldn't do to save the person that you used to be #<<< all incredible