#Every. Time.

[steddiealltheway]

My steddie brain rot is going crazy today.

But the trope of Steve going on so many failed dates at the same place. But Eddie is the waiter every time.

He makes snarky remarks, always is quick to supply a lie for Steve to get away from the ones with too many red flags (Eddie slips him a napkin explaining them every time on his way out, and Steve always trusts him), picks Steve’s spirits up when he strikes out yet again, and always slips him free dessert.

After a particularly horrible date - in which the girl shows up an hour late and thirty minutes before they close and proceeds to only talk about her ex the whole time, running out when he sees him pass by - Eddie allows Steve to stay after closing and gives him extra fries and a slice of chocolate cake.

When Steve’s head thuds against the counter, Eddie comments, “Maybe you’re cursed.”

Steve shoots back, “Maybe this place is cursed.”

Eddie is silent for a few moments and leans over the counter he’s cleaning to whisper, “Maybe I’m cursing you.”

Steve laughs and throws a fry at Eddie who yelps and demands he pays for his cake this time. When the laughter dies down, Steve finds himself actually considering a new location for his dates.

“Hey, Eddie, where do you take all your dates?”

Eddie freezes and looks at Steve. He shakes his head and continues wiping off the counter. “All my dates,” he mutters in what sounds like disbelief. Steve can hardly believe it.

“You… you don’t go on dates?” Steve questions.

Eddie shoots him a look and says, “Steve, I don’t know where you got that impression, but I certainly do notttt.” He circles around the counter and begins putting chairs on top of the tables.

“Why not? You’re funny, kind, really creative with your lies, have a steady supply of free cake…” Steve trails off as Eddie laughs. He blurts out, “And you’re not so bad on the eyes either.”

Eddie’s laughter abruptly stops. He slowly approaches Steve and asks, “Steve Harrington, are you saying you find me attractive?”

Steve easily flirts back, “Maybe I am.” And what the hell was that? This isn’t one of his dates.

Eddie’s cheeks turns red and he looks down shaking his head. He replies, “Well, if you’re looking for a new place for a date, I would suggest the diner across the street. So you can come crawling back to me when it fails.”

Steve throws yet another fry at him and exclaims, “Another failed one!”

“You’re right! I won’t be close enough to curse you!”

Steve remains in the diner until Eddie closes up. His stomach hurts from laughing so hard, and he entirely forgets about the failed date. But he comes up with a plan for the next one.

-:-:-:-:-:-

Steve shows up at the diner across the street with low hopes for this date.

Surprisingly enough, she shows up on time and is really funny and beautiful and…

Steve looks out the window trying to catch a flash of big curly hair in the diner across the street.

“Steve?” The girl, Jessie, asks. “You okay? You seem… distracted.”

“Yeah, of course,” he replies shaking the feeling that something is off.

The date goes… really well. And Steve isn’t happy about it. And he doesn’t know why he’s not happy until he finishes his meal and gets the check… with no free dessert.

Eddie is what’s off. The thought hits him suddenly, and Steve doesn’t know what to do. The perfect girl is literally right in front of him, but more than anything he wants to run across the street and see Eddie.

Eddie had cursed him.

“Steve, are you okay?” Jessie asks so kindly, and really she’s perfect. But she’s not Eddie.

“I’m so sorry…” Steve begins.

Jessie cuts him off, “Someone else, right? It’s okay really. I’ve been there, too. Just… go after her.” She smiles sweetly at Steve and squeezes his hand.

Who the fuck is she, and please be attracted to girls so Steve can set her up with Robin.

“Thank you,” Steve says leaving money on the table, he kisses her on the forehead and thanks her again. Then he’s racing out the doors, darting across the street, apologizing to a car that has to slam on the breaks and swerve to not hit him.

He races into the diner, and the bell obnoxiously rings as the door slams open. Luckily, there’s only one couple in the place, and they’re in the process of leaving. Or they were. Eddie dropped their change all over the ground when Steve startled everyone.

Steve helps to scoop up the money, apologizing and awkwardly waving as the couple leaves. When the door closes, Eddie slightly smiles asking, “Another failed date, huh?”

“No actually,” Steve replies.

Eddie’s face drops and his knuckles turn white around the money he’s gripping. “Oh. Well, congratulations,” Eddie says monotonously, shoving the money into the register and slamming it shut. “Unfortunately, we’re closing soon, so I’ll have to usher you out.”

“Eddie-”

“Leave,” Eddie says, not looking up.

“It didn’t work out!” Steve yells. “It didn’t work out. And it should’ve. Because she was everything. She was perfect. She was everything I wanted.”

“Glad to hear that-”

Steve interrupts, “But it didn’t matter because she wasn’t you!”

Eddie finally looks up at him. “What?”

“The whole time, I was expecting to look up and see you. And when I didn’t I was looking out the window trying to see you across the street and the damn glare wouldn’t let me. And then I was expecting free dessert subconsciously, and it never came!” Steve rambles out running his hands through his hair.

Eddie’s eyebrows furrow as he tilts his head. “You wanted me to be there for… my free dessert?”

Steve groans, “No, Eddie. I wanted you to be there on the other side of the table. I wanted Jessie to be you.”

Eddie stares at him for a few moments and then slowly breaks out into a grin. “So I really did curse you?”

“You did, you asshole,” Steve bites back laughing.

Eddie leans across the counter and says, “So, what if I told you that if I were to go on a date, I would go to Enzo’s? And that I’m free tomorrow night.”

“I would say it’s a date,” Steve says leaning in.

Eddie hesitates and says, “Woah now. A gentleman doesn’t kiss before the first date.”

Steve replies, “Apparently I’m not a gentleman then.”

Eddie meets him in the middle and gently kisses him, breaking it only when he can’t help but smile widely. “You’re going to get me fired.”

“Definitely now that I have an unlimited supply of free cake.”

Eddie rolls his eyes and says, “Which comes directly out of my paycheck.”

“Eddie! You didn’t tell me you were paying for it!”

Eddie smiles. “Sounds like you’re paying for a lot of our dates then.”

Steve comes around the counter and hooks his arms around Eddie’s neck. “Someone’s presumptuous.”

“And that someone needs to close the diner,” Eddie shoots back quickly giving Steve a peck on the cheek.

Steve helps him close up, wondering how it took him so long to see what was right in front of him.

#steddie #steddie fanfic #steddie ficlet #eddie munson #steve harrington #every time I think I’m going to write two sentences #two sentences turn into a ficlet #every. time.

[ablatheringblatherskite]

YOU AT THE BARRICADES LISTEN TO THIS

THE PEOPLE OF PARIS SLEEP IN THEIR BEEEEDS

YOU HAVE NO CHAAAAANCE

NO CHANCE AT ALL

WHY THROOOOWWW YOUR LIVES AWAY

#I keep of thinking of this line #and i wanna cry every time man #EVERY. TIME. #les mis #les miserables #the loud hailer #asterrisks

[amethystsoda]

Me: surely this episode of Frieren won't make me cry this time

*narrator voice* she was wrong

#every. time. #frieren #putting the flower crown on himmel's statue ;w;

[garfrigerator]

istg i hate tiktok as much as the next person but in what world is banning it more important than kids regularly getting murdered at school

#had to go on lockdown once #later found out there wasn't danger #but that terror is something that never leaves you #i get scared everytime the announcements go off without warning #every. time. #plus i have a friend who was in one

[robinwithay]

i feel like people are somehow just now noticing that Aziraphale is a brat

#good omens #ineffable husbands #brat (positive) #i'm not insulting him he literally just is a brat #and crowley indulges him #he bats his fuckin eyelashes and gets what he wants #every. time.

[myfavouritelunatic]

Even autocorrect wants Haladriel to happen!

#this is hilarious #yes #a win for haladriel nation #😂😂😂 #every time I type galadriel #every. TIME. #haladriel #halbrand #galadriel #the rings of power #trop

[nastymajesty]

i come across a post about like "content creators aren't your parents" and something about like talking to people when you see something that upsets you and im like yeah ok uh huh then the last line is like "And don't harass the person who made the thing that made you upset!" And I think to myself wow! Suspicious! I look at their ao3 proudly linked in their bio they write dubcon noncon RPF

#EVERY. TIME. #rape mention #Its like mind boggling

[jimahalangel]

#every. time. #alopecia #mahalangel og #need more formal (?) hats(?) i guess????

[minisugakoobies]

me: i'm gonna write a frat fuckboi [REDACTED] fic

also me: why is [REDACTED] turning into a soft simp for reader

#every. time. #i cannot write true fuckbois #i simply can't #fanfic #my ramblings

[lesbiancarat]

every time I watch the god of music MV i have to do a double take bc there's like one frame of the bridge scene at the end that I think I see someone carrying a pride flag but it's literally not 😭

#i think its just a red/orange flad and theres also some lights in the frame #and my brian just merges the two together to be like PRIDE FLAG?? ...no :( #every. time. #someone should photoshop one of the flags to be a pride flag just for funsies though #melia.txt

[lychniis]

the pain of forgetting your writing style so you have to refer to your old fics help.

#&&. rambles !! #lkjhgfvgbhjkl #every. time. #EVERY TIME

[biocrafthero]

Someone: Yeah I have a story that focuses on obsessive behavior—

Me, without fail: Hey I have an unsolicited song recommendation have you heard of This Is Love by Air Traffic Controller? You should really listen to it. I think you should listen to This Is Love. You should add This Is Love to your playlist for this. Hey have you seen the lyrics for Thi

#rambles #EVERY. TIME.

[lordoflightning]

finished golden kamuy.... :(

#also absolutely love how every single time u think it can't get crazier a fucking bear shows up #every. time. #anyways #HOW THE FUCK AM I SUPPOSED TO GO TO WORK TOMORROW AND ACT NORMAL #goddddddd i loved it the entire way through #genuinely haven't had that much fun reading a series in such a long time #gonna miss all my babygirls.... #text #golden kamuy

[therelentless]

* @kurjaks on the dashboard* nandor;;

#''fucking guy'' #every. time.

[socialc1imb]

Hi! I’m working on a large scale art project for the hurricane family and have a few questions for you if you don’t mind :)

If you were to be portrayed in an art project, how would you like it done? Hairstyle, outfit, color scheme? Eventually I want to have the whole hurricane family in this thing but it’s going to take a while. One swift I reveal myself, I’ll post wips and progress pictures, but nothing’s permanent yet, so staying anon.

-🐝

This is a good question that i don’t necessarily know the answer to??? Uh. I'm pretty nervous and shy in real life, although with the right people i'll never shut up, so do with that what you will. I tend to wear darker or more neutral colors in real life, but tbh I love every color. As long as I can wear pants and not a dress/skirt, I'm good with anything!

As for what I'd wear and whatnot, why don't I just show you what I look like?

#asks #sky social climb face reveal #/j #my favorite thing to do is make a face reveal joke every time i show what i look like on here #EVERY. TIME. #it never gets old

[hecckyeah]

absolutely bonkers that fitz died. they really did That. they went there. they actually killed him. and if it hadn’t gotten renewed for s6, that’s….. that would have been it. that’s so insane

#also his death scene DESTROYS ME #every. time. #agents of shield