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Subtext Glorious Subtext! A Dreamling on Netflix analysis in The Sandman - Part 7

1989

You've given me shattered dreams, but I know you'll come back to me...

Here's where we step into unchartered territory - what is a show to do when its source material ends 33 years too soon? Apparantly lean fully into the angst, pining, and misunderstandings tropes that all good fandom ships thrive on!

After the disastrous break up of 1889, Hob is clearly nervous about whether or not Dream will show up to the next meeting. In both comic and show, he calls out that he will still be there in a hundred years, and if Dream is too then its because they are friends. Dream doesn't answer leaving Hob to wonder whether he pushed Dream too far.

In the comic though, Dream escapes from his imprisonment in time, and is able to reunite with Hob, having spent 70 odd years contemplating his past behaviours and actions in his solitude, and evidentally makes the decision to meet Hob and accept his offer of friendship:

In the comic, they reunite with Dream reassuring Hob that they are in fact friends, and it ends there. The next time they meet in Season of Mists Hob states how surprised he is to see Dream before their next meeting. There is no hint in the comics that they had changed their once-a-century date to be more frequent.

But the show changes all of this. Dream doesn't escape until 2022 so he misses his date with Hob. Instead we get to see Hob grow more and more concerned as he waits all day for Dream.

Whilst Hob waits, they show the passage of time by playing a mix of popular 80s songs, and although I know the fandom talked about this a lot when the show first aired, I can't not bring it up here because it such a hugely important part of the 1989 scene. Song choices in media are always carefully picked out. Nothing is unintentional. Producers have to apply for the rights to use songs in their shows and get those songs signed off and it isn't always an easy process, so song choices are always significant. ALWAYS. They are one of the principle ways we can analyse media and theorise about what the creators are trying to tell us. Every song choice has meaning.

For example, in Stranger Things both Kate Bush's Running Up That Hill and Journey's Worlds Apart are important song choices which reflect the emotional conflicts and journeys of the characters in season 4.

Our Flag Means Death also uses modern songs in an exceptional way to support the story and the emotional journeys of the characters. Using Fleetwood Mac's The Chain at the emotional climax for the characters in episode 8 was a work of genius.

Whilst songs specifically about love, romance, and break ups aren't always used for romantic character arcs, using three break up songs in a row for what should be interpreted as a falling out/misunderstanding between platonic friends is... unusual. Outside of comedy where the song choice could specifically be used in a humorous way (for example an overly emotional lovers break up song used for friendships in comedy could be a commentary on how ridiculous and overdramatic the two friends are being, with them acting like dramatic lovers being part of the joke.) But the scene in 1989 isn't a comedic one. Hob is genuinely hurting and Dream at this point is imprisoned. The song choices are therefore sincere. The message in the song choices should be taken at face value.

So please dear reader. Tell me what you think the following is supposed to be telling us?

Song 1: She Drives Me Crazy by Fine Young Cannibals

I can't stop the way I feel Things you do don't seem real Tell me what you've got in mind 'Cause we're running out of time Won't you ever set me free? This waiting 'round's killing me

She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself

I can't get any rest People say I'm obsessed Everything you say is lies But to me there's no surprise What I had for you was true Things go wrong, they always do

She drives me crazy Like no one else She drives me crazy And I can't help myself

I won't make it on my own No one likes to be alone

Song 2:Shattered Dreams by Johnny Hates Jazz

So much for your promises They died the day you let me go Caught up in a web of lies But it was just too late to know

I thought it was you Who would stand by my side

And now you've given me, given me Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams Feel like I could run away, run away From this empty heart You said you'd die for me

Woke up to reality And found the future not so bright I dreamt the impossible That maybe things could work out right

I thought it was you Who would do me no wrong

But now you've given me, given me Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams Feel like I could run away, run away From this empty heart

You've given me, given me Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams Feel like I could run away, run away From this empty heart

From this empty heart

I thought it was you Who said they'd die for love

And now you've given me, given me Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams Feel like I could run away, run away From this empty heart

You've given me, given me Nothing but shattered dreams, shattered dreams Feel like I could run away, run away From this empty heart

Oh, no, no, no You said you'd die for me Oh, for Die for me So much for your promises So much for your promises

Song 3: Keep on Movin' by Soul II Soul

Keep on moving Don't stop, like the hands of time Click-clock, find your own way to stay The time will come one day

Why do people choose to live their lives (lives)

This way?

No-oh-oh (Keep on moving) (Keep on moving) Keep on moving yeah, yeah (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) (Keep on moving)

It's our time, time today The right time is here to stay Stay in my life, my life always Yellow is the color of sun rays

I hide myself, from no-one I know the time will surely come when You'll be in my life, my life always Yellow is the color of sun rays

Keep on moving (Keep on moving) Don't stop! (Keep on moving don't stop, no) Like the hands of time (Keep on moving) Click-clock, find your own way (Keep on moving) To stay (The time will come one day)

No-o-oh (Keep on moving) Hey-ey-ey (Keep on moving) (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) (Keep on moving) Oh!

I know the time, time today Walking alone in my own way Extremely cold and rainy day Friends and I have fun along the way Yes we do!

I hide myself from no one I know the time will really come when You'll be in my life, my life always Yellow is the color of sun rays

Keep on moving (Keep on moving) Don't stop (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) Like the hands of time (Keep on moving) Click-clock (Keep on moving) Find your own way to stay, yeah (The time will come one day) Yes!

Oh! (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) (Keep on moving) Ah-hey! (Keep on moving) Keep moving along, moving along (The time will come one day) Hey-yeah!

Keep movin', don't stop, no (Don't stop, like the hands of time) Hey-yeah! (Click-clock, find your own way to stay) Find your own way to stay (The time will come one day) (Why do people choose to live their lives this way?) Oh-woh-oh Oh, why do they choose to live this way?

Yeah! Ah-hey! (Keep on moving) Keep on moving (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) No-woh-oh (Keep on moving) No! (Keep on moving) Keep on moving in my own way I know the time will come today (The time will come one day) Ah-hey! Yeah! (Keep on moving) Yeah-hey Keep on moving, don't stop, no) Don't stop Keep on moving) Ah-hey-ey (Keep on moving) Hey-yeah! (The time will come one day) The time will surely come one day!

Hey-yeah! (Keep on moving, don't stop, no) No-oh-oh! (Keep on moving) Oh-woh-oh (Keep on moving) Hey-yeah!

I mean... *gestures at all of this*

The way I interpret these songs is a very linear emotional journey. It's a narrative in itself of Hob's state of mind as day turns to night and he waits and realises that his date isn't going to show.

First he contemplates how he can't help the way he feels. The waiting around is killing him, he's being driven crazy by his feelings, he's obsessed. But his feelings are true, and he won't make it on his own without [Dream].

Next comes the heartbreak. He dreamt that things might work out, but his dreams have been shattered. He feels like he wants to run away from his empty heart.

Finally, he realises that life goes on, he's gotta keep on moving, because he has hope that the time will come when [Dream] will be in his life again and this time [Dream] will stay.

I don't think I even need to attempt to make this any clearer! All these songs are about love, either obsessive love, heartbreak, or hope for future love. This is the kind of shit Johnlock and Destiel fans would have eaten up back in the day. At this point in Dream and Hob's relationship, at this point in this half hour sequence of television, I am not sure how else to interpret this, which is why the conversation Hob has with the bartender comes across so bizarre.

Bartender: You waiting for someone?

Hob: I think I've been stood up. We had a fight, last time we were here, but it was my fault. wish I could say I was drunk at the time, but I was just an idiot.

Bartender: I've seen plenty of friends get into fights in pubs, even more of them laugh about later.

Hob: *chuckling* maybe in another hundred years.

We all agree how bloody bizarre this is right? I have to praise this bartender for not jumping to conclusions but it would have been far more natural for him to assume Hob was stood up by a date, a woman (this is 1989 after all) and instead given his apologies and said something like "Don't worry mate, just send her some flowers and be honest with her. She'll come around."

Why does he assume they are just friends? Being "stood up" is commonly used to indicate a failed romantic date. It just isn't a natural assumption for someone to make based on the information Hob gave him. Hob cleverly keeps his explanation gender neutral, so the bartender does too, but even with gender neutral language the immediate conclusion should be that Hob was abandoned by a romantic date.

But the natural conclusion would have prompted a clarification. A definitive from Hob on the nature of his and Dream's relationship, and for whatever reason, the writers decided they didn't want there to be a definitive clarification here. Just like how they removed all the references to canon queer characters in 1589 to avoid distinguishing them from Hob and Dream, here they made sure that Hob was unable to refute or deny any implication that he and Dream may be more than platonic friends. Instead they chose to go with clunky language that doesn't really make sense, all to avoid having to make clarifications. Sorry y'all, but thats some SPN writer levels of ambiguity layering and I ain't buying it *side eyes Neil Gaiman suspiciously*. What are those writers up too eh?

I did read an interesting meta on this that the bartender could have assumed that Hob was talking about a man, clocked him as queer, and spoken in safe language to avoid an accidental outing (1989 was a difficult time for the LGBTQ+ community) but I couldn't find it or remember who wrote it to link it here. I found that interpretation to be really interesting and certainly worth considering, even if it's not my initial reading of the scene.

The other explanation is that maybe it was an attempt to "no homo" what otherwise comes across as a failed romantic date. But if that was what they were going for, it was very sloppily done and in fact only called further attention to the very romantic implications of the whole scene at least from Hob's side of things. If they really wanted to "no homo" the scene, why not just have Hob tell the bartender that he was supposed to be meeting his friend?

Then in a totally new decision made for the show, Hob finds out that the White Horse Tavern is closing its doors for good. This adds a further layer of angst and drama to Dream and Hob's relationship that the comics do not have. The worry that should Dream ever decide to return, how would he find Hob if the tavern is closed? It's once again pretty tropey in that its yet another external force keeping our boys apart. Anymore of this and we start falling dangerously close to star crossed territory.

The 1989 scene ends with a distressed and sad looking Hob, with a hint of determination, leaving the audience expecting him to do something about this.

Then we get that final glorious transition, from the whiskey glass to the glass sphere holding Dream, reminding us all that no, Dream did not stand Hob up, he was in fact stuck in his prison. Dream looks stoic as always, but the glance upwards indicates that he too remembers the date, and is regretting his inability to be there to make things right.

That look then transitions seemlessly into the modern day, as Dream stares sadly at the ruins of the White Horse tavern. Which is where we leave this chapter.

Check out Part 8 for my analysis of the glorious reunion!

#Dreamling #dreamling meta #the sandman #sandman meta #dreamling week #dreamling week 2023 #dream of the endless #hob gadling #sandman comic spoilers

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my official reasonings/ramblings for why each song on my steddie playlist was added because the brainrot is real (this list is constantly being updated!)

i tried to keep this as close to the actual time frame as possible, but any song can be a steddie song since eddie is actually alive and well ofc 🥰

any song with just the reasoning being “Steve” or “Eddie” means it’s a song on that’d i think would be on their playlist/they’d listen to and may or may not think about the other while they do

Eddie My Love - The Chordettes duh. but also this is the song Steve puts on the jukebox in response to the scenario below with ‘Hey Lover’ (here’s a drabble I wrote for this and ‘Hey Lover’)

I Was Made For Lovin' You - KISS Eddie’s Steve song; part of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Mary On A Cross - Ghost Literally all the first steddie edits I saw on tiktok were to this song

Hey Lover - The Daughters of Eve I have an scenario in my head of Eddie putting this song on a jukebox in a small diner, saying “hey that sounds like you Stevie” at the line “You don’t have to be a king” and blushing like crazy when Steve smirks and asks “You trying to tell me something, Munson?” (here’s a drabble I wrote for this and ‘Eddie My Love’’)

Sex on Fire - Kings of Leon this tiktok by luna.weasley11 that says it sounds like Eddie singing

Never Ever Getting Rid of Me - Waitress Soundtrack POV, Eddie singing this to Steve because Eddie didn’t die and Steve and Robin work at a diner now, fight me.

Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus Eddie singing about Steve; Steve comes to Eddie at prom (Steve is chaperoning or is Robin’s date idk) and invites him to an Iron Maiden concert. basically this post by erlij on twitter (the twt post was what i saw first, but they also posted it here on tumblr (@erlie))

Pour Some Sugar On Me - Def Leppard Eddie

You Shook Me All Night Long - AC/DC Eddie

Head Over Heels - Tears for Fears Steve’s Eddie song; part of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Angeleyes - ABBA AU where King Steve and Eddie meet earlier and maybe fool around and this is Eddie after King Steve drops him (don’t worry they still get together later after Steve isn’t a complete ASS.).

Cry Little Sister - Gerard McMann Kas!Eddie vibes also Lost Boys?? Hello?? - also this vid from @verk0my of steve meeting vamp eddie the first time

Lay All Your Love On Me - ABBA Steve

Everybody Wants To Rule The World - Tears For Fears Steve’s “Heat of the Moment”/groundhog day song from “The Lathe” by @palmviolet on AO3

1985 - Bo Burnham duh

Master of Puppets - Metallica DUH

Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) - Kate Bush duh, but also this Kas!Eddie x Steve fanvid by @softoreos on youtube

Psycho Killer - Talking Heads was in the show, but I added it to this playlist because of this tiktok by roguealien (@rogue-alien here on tumblr)

Take on Me - a-ha Steve

Somebody To Love - Queen duh, but also: don’t watch this Ella Enchanted AU vid by roguealien on tiktok and then DON’T think about this song/scene in the movie but steddie

Take My Breath Away - Berlin duh

Bad Habit - Steve Lacy Steve to Eddie when he finds out Eddie had a crush on him and was too late to do anything about it either due to canon or because Eddie’s in a coma from his injuries

Voulez-Vous - ABBA added because I read this fic by @bmodiwrites where Eddie walks in on Dustin and Steve singing and dancing to this while cooking and it sends Eddie into a mixtape-making spiral

Eddie Baby - Felix Hagen & the Family AU where the fruity four go see Corroded Coffin play at some gay bar in Indianapolis’ open mic night and after Corroded Coffin plays, Steve, Robin, and Nancy surprise Eddie by being the next act to go up on stage; Steve singing as a confession to Eddie, Robin and Nancy as his backup/band! I finally wrote this!! tumblr | AO3

You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) - Dead Or Alive Steve’s “Oh shit I have a crush on Eddie Munson” song

Kiss the Go-Goat - Ghost seen this used in steddie edits

Tainted Love - Soft Cell Eddie with his big ol’ pining crush on Steve

I Ran (So Far Away) - Flock of Seagulls Eddie coded: “Outside of D&D, I am no hero. I see danger and I just turn heel and run. Or at least that's what I've learned about myself this week.”. also, “..with auburn hair and tawny eyes” is obv. about Steve

Play With Me - Extreme Eddie

Hungry Eyes - Eric Carmen Steve

This Charming Man - The Smiths Steve coded

Heart Of Glass (Live) - Miley Cyrus the song fits the era, but this is the version I like better tbh

Spillways - Ghost idk, i like it and I think Eddie’d like Ghost in the future

Don’t You Want Me - The Human League classic 80s song

Super Freak - Rick James classic 80s song (also I love the Hillywood ST parody vid)

Crazy Little Thing Called Love - Queen DUH

As the World Falls Down - David Bowie, Labyrinth HELLO?? JARETH!EDDIE AND SARAH!STEVE?? “I will be there for you as the world falls down”??? editing this one to add THIS BEAUTIFUL ART BY @vesperalhemlock

The Power Of Love - Huey Lewis & The News perfect for S3 steddie!

Can’t Fight This Feeling - REO Speedwagon classic 80s song, plus a fic of the same name by @steddieasitgoes where Steve finds a mix tape Eddie Made about him and this song is on the tape twice because Eddie is that down bad for him

I’m Still Standing - Elton John fits both of them, Steve after having gone through all the upside-down bullshit, Eddie still standing tall after everything he’s been through

Le Hace Falta Un Beso - EL Chapo De Sinaloa this tiktok/meme by littlecorvo also i’m in LOVE with hispanic!Eddie

Watching Over Me - Radio Company i used this song for the title to my destiel!steddie fic bc it's a super destiel coded song by jackles himself!!

The King Has Lost His Crown - ABBA STEVE’S SONG FR ARE YOU KIDDING ME?? ABBA?? The title?? “The world is upside-down”?? In the words of my friend Eli (@transizzyhands): “I can’t believe abba invented Steve harrington”; now part of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Rainbow in the Dark - Dio Eddie

Last Christmas - Wham! idk, i’ve seen edits of them to this song and also i love this song lmao

Hopelessly Devoted To You - Olivia Newton-John Sandy!Steve x Danny!Eddie

SOS - ABBA Steve pining after Eddie even though he’s gone

Acolyte - Slaughter Beach, Dog “Eddie, I want you to marry me, we’ll wait a few years, I don’t mean to frighten you, I just wanna be clear.” (this specific vid by tubesock_ (@tubesock86 here on tumblr) made me add this to the playlist!)

Your Love - The Outfield Steve

More Than a Feeling - Boston classic

Is This Love - Whitesnake there was a specific video by chloeeerenee on tiktok that made me add this song to the playlist but it has since been deleted 😔; also part of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Love Bites - Judas Priest Kas/Vampire!Eddie x Steve vibes, this art by @eddiemunsonrulesmylife, ALSO THE ART FROM THIS ALBUM IS A POSTER IN EDDIE’S TRAILER FROM THE ST SET

Every Breath You Take - The Police this is giving either ghost!eddie still watching over steve OR steve pining after eddie from afar as far back as S2

Kickstart My Heart - Motley Crue i originally thought Eddie would’ve liked this song, but now i’m thinking that steve is the one that ends up liking it and is like ‘oh, you like this right? this is metal?’ and Eddie has to be all 😬😬😬 ‘yeah stevie, i love this song’

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen THEM!! classic 80s song, also this vid by roguealien

Honey, Honey - ABBA Steve

Camel by Camel - Mix Vocal - Sandy Marton this video by @/marcluvr on tiktok

Rock You LIke A Hurricane - Scorpions Eddie

Beautiful Boy (Darling Boy) - John Lennon them ❤️ also this edit vid with the album by lordnessly

You Really Got Me - Van Halen Eddie

Starman - David Bowie from a Instagram story by @szczurherbacany; when they posted the first pic on this insta post, had this song on it!! basically, steve's moles/freckles are constellations

Take A Chance On Me - ABBA Eddie wanting Steve to take a chance on him

Turbo Lover - Judas Priest this art by @eddiemunsonrulesmylife

Owner of a Lonely Heart - Yes Steve

Freaks - Surf Curse Eddie coded

Going to Georgia - The Mountain Goats the song for the songfic title “the most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway is that it’s you” and its sequel “frozen with joy right where i stand” by @greatunironic ; AKA steddie fic royalty

The Promise - When In Rome this tiktok from nextjen

(I Just) Died In Your Arms - Cutting Crew Kinda literal lmao sorry

Sweet Leaf - Black Sabbath In my fave steddie fic “The Shire is NOT on Fire” by @kissesforcas, Steve tells Eddie that this song reminds him of his love (Eddie); it makes sense when you read it!.

For Whom The Bell Tolls - Metallica Eddie’d love this song but also this vid specifically from @toktopus-art

Ballroom Blitz - Sweet idk why but this is giving me fruity four vibes OR will be the song that will be playing during S5’s big fight™ and we find out eddie’s still alive and the big fight™ is the party vs. kas!eddie and vecna

Shout - Tears For Fears Steve

Somebody’s Watching Me - Rockwell this vid by roguealien

Dancing In the Dark - Bruce Springsteen Steve coded in general also this art by @mankanar

You’re The One That I Want - John Travolta, Olivia Newton-John Sandy!Steve x Danny!Eddie in general, specifically this vid and this vid from toktopus-art

Lovesong - The Cure duh

This Year - The Mountain Goats this vid by roguealien

I Will Follow Him - Peggy March this vid by roguealien

Be My Baby - The Ronettes part 4 to my mixtape fic!

Take Me Home Tonight - Eddie Money duh! but also i added this to my #steddieweek2023 fic!

Enjoy the Silence - Depeche Mode this vid by vimenage is what made me add this song to the playlist!

I’m Still Here (Jim’s Theme) - Treasure Planet soundtrack Eddie coded; seriously makes me emotional thinking about Eddie singing this like wtf

Rewrite The Stars - The Greatest Showman soundtrack in my head this is a AU where Steve is the rich boy that falls for acrobat Eddie; Steve joins the show just as staff to get away from his Dad/family, travel with the show and to learn more about the absolutely enchanting trapeze artist (like Ewan McGregor does in Big Fish but his love is in the show he’s working for). Steve wants to go all in in their relationship and Eddie is wary because he doesn’t trust rich boy Steve (at first) and also he is more cautious of how their relationship would be perceived to anyone outside the showgrounds/performers/their friends and pushes him away because of it.

I Won’t Say I’m in Love - Hercules Soundtrack DUH!!! A classic song for any ship; Eddie is Meg and Steve is Hercules obv. w/ corroded coffin and/or robin and dustin are the muses being like, “we all know you’re down bad for the big hunky jock you can’t fool us eddie.”; bonus! i wrote this!

Misunderstanding - Ninja Sex Party classic angst song (this version cause I personally prefer it over the original)

Radio Ga Ga - Queen I feel like they’d both love this song

Agora Te Puedes Marchar - Luis Miguel this edit from moonysmunson

Time After Time - Cyndi Lauper Steve after Eddie died 🙃

I Want to Know What Love Is - Foreigner Steve when he’s going through is sexuality crisis/figuring out his crush on Eddie

Careless Whisper - Wham! 😏

Crazy For You - Madonna Steve

Heaven - Bryan Adams future steddie!!!! 😭😭😭

St. Elmo’s Fire (Man in Motion) - John Parr Steve coded, thinking he’s the only one who can save everyone and once it’s all over, just being on top of the world being with Eddie and getting the fuck away from his fuckass dad

Broken Wings - Mr. Mister

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops Eddie has a soft spot for sappy oldies

All I Ask Of You - Phantom of the Opera soundtrack added this for the steddie fic i wrote where Eddie was a theater kid in school and steve fell for him when he saw Eddie play the Phantom

Necesito Decirte - Conjunto Primavera my hubby found this song after looking for it for a while and the lyrics fit a lost depressed steve after eddie is gone

Tragos Amargos - Ramon Ayala sad sappy songs for eddie music hc, but this time it’s hispanic!eddie(, my love)

Quién Como Tú - Ana Gabriel this vid by corvus_chronicles on tiktok (@corvuschronicles here on tumblr) with hispanic eddie jamming to this while cleaning 🥰

If I Could Turn Back Time - Cher timeloop fics 🫠🙃

Alone - Heart this vid by @becomingfoxes that made me realize i hadn’t put this on my playlist yet????

Bigger Than The Whole Sky -Taylor Swift this edit by mira (@/hellfiresteddie on twitter) FUCKING HELL ARE YOU KIDDING ME WITH THIS BULLSHIT??? ALSO @strawberryspence and @undreaming-fanfiction's fic of the same name

Welcome to the Black Parade - My Chemical Romance this video 🙃🙃

Teenager in Love - Dion & The Belmonts they really do just be two teenagers in love?? also see prev. explanations about Eddie having a soft spot for sappy oldies because of Wayne

Love is a Battlefield - Pat Benatar Steve

Boys Don’t Cry - The Cure Steve

Wouldn’t It Be Nice - The Beach Boys It really would be nice if they could just be in love and happy, wouldn’t it?? sorrynotsorry about making this happy sounding song sad

The End of the World - Skeeter Davis Steve being in his feels after Eddie’s gone (Believe it or not, I don’t really like angst, I promise! idk what’s up with me lmao)

Can’t Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley they really can’t lol

Holding Out for a Hero - Bonnie Tyler Steve deserves a bashing in some UD monsters heads montage to this song; now also included in part 5 of my mixtape fic!

Lady Stardust - David Bowie this tweet about how this song is Flight Risk steddie coded

Something About You - Level 42 Steve

Into the Groove - Madonna Steve

How Will I Know - Whitney Houston Steve

Always Something There to Remind Me - Naked Eyes after eddie dies, steve seeing things everywhere that remind him of eddie

Like a Prayer - Madonna “I’m down on my knees, i wanna take you there”?? 👀

The Man Who Sold the World - David Bowie it’s giving witness protection eddie, maybe WP eddie that even the party thought died but then find him again??

Heartbeat - Wham! this vid by rachelismommytbh on tiktok that inspired my #steddieweek2023 fic!

My Boyfriend’s Back - The Angels this vid 🤗 by @ranebowstitches on tiktok

Out of Touch - Daryl Hall and John Oates Steve worried he might not have the time to get to know the guy that may or may not have made him realize things about himself after the world didn't end. now also part of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos this video from @sam-loves-seb that made me bawl uncontrollably!

Your Kind of Lover - Freddie Mercury this tiktok from @miserablekingsteve ; and now in my #steddieweek2023 fic

Underground - Cody Fry this video by @maatdraws

Object of My Desire - Starpoint this vid that pointed out this is canon Steve music; it plays in the car in s4 e1!

Self Control - Laura Branigan

True - Spandau Ballet

Stephen - Ke$ha you can't tell me that eddie wouldn't sing steve's name to him in this exact tone whenever he sees him after hearing this (either modern au or ELND and they are together through the 2010s etc.)

People Are People - Depeche Mode steve internally being like 'damn why does eddie hate me sm?' i.e. before getting together, after vecna, eddie is still wary of "King Steve"

Forever - KISS this HC post from @undreaming-fanfiction about steve and eddie's first dance to this song at their wedding; now also my #steddieweek2023 fic

The Trooper - Iron Maiden eddie would BODY this guitar!! also this is from the same album that eddie grabs from robin and says "THIS. IS. MUSIC."

Runnin' with the Devil - Van Halen I can see Eddie blasting this through town just to see how offended people get, leaning into the rumors and all that; now also because of my #steddieweek2023 fic

Kiss On My List - Daryl Hall & John Oates Steve; also in my #steddieweek2023 fic

Faithfully - Journey in my head, this one goes like this: at the end of one of his shows, rockstar!eddie says "okay guys, we're about done here, and there's just one more song i want to play for you. it's a little outside of our normal type of thing, but there's a very special someone out there in the crowd who just loves these guys... so, to stevie, thank you for sticking by me through the absolute hell that touring can be, thank you for always being there for me in general really.." he chuckles into the mic, "anyway, this one's for you sunshine." he goes to leave the mic but comes back to mumble out a "also, please don't sue us, journey." and plays this for his steve ❤

Girls Just Wanna Have Fun - Cyndi Lauper tbh i’m getting girls day/sleepover at steve’s (robin, nancy, erica, el, max) and he gets pulled into a dance party/sing-off to this song, and afterwards, while they are giving him a makeover, tells the rest of them about his crush on eddie (robin already knows obv)

I Want It All - Queen

Everybody Needs - Danny Elfman this video from @/havisham.hfc on tiktok

Easy Lover - Philip Bailey, Phil Collins

Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go - Wham! Steve (duh), but also tbh i saw this edit of my original blorbos and i immediately thought but what if also steddie??

Hold The Line - TOTO “love isn’t always on time”?? it’s giving canon ending to s4 and steve realizing his feelings too late 🙃 also, now in my #steddieweek2023 fic

American Pie - Don McLean this vid by @strawberryspence

Stand by Me - Ben E. King i saw a top 10 songs of the 60s and for some reason this one made my brain go brrrrrrrsteddiebrrrrr

La vie en rose - Louis Armstrong from @ohliooh’s playlist for their fic One Need Not Be A House 🙃

Livin’ on a Prayer - Bon Jovi this post by @sparrowtapes, duh of course steve has a crush on eddie cause he also has a crush on bon jovi

Uptown Girl - Billy Joel steve is the uptown girl he (eddie) is singin' about obv

There Is a Light That Never Goes Out - The Smiths steve just wanting to get out of his house and away from his lonely thoughts, even before steddie, just being out doing nothing with eddie starts to mean everything to him

Dreams - Van Halen steddie talking about getting their dreams of getting out of hawkins, even before steddie happens

At Last - Etta James my #steddieweek2023 fic

Remains of the Day - Danny Elfman this original corpse groom au by @undreaming-fanfiction that inspired this continuation i did covering the remains of the day scene!!

For the Dancing and the Dreaming - How To Train Your Dragon 2 soundtrack this video by @/stevie.boy_19 on tiktok that WRECKED me 🥰 also included it in my fic here

You Give Love A Bad Name - Bon Jovi this video by @/mione.ae on tiktok 🥵🥵

A Guy That I’d Kinda Be Into - Be More Chill soundtrack this video by @toktopus-art

I’ve Got You Under My Skin - Michael Bublé the song from ‘The Proposal’ and the title for @strawberryspence ‘s fic of the same name. the most bestest, most important most au fic ever

Hysteria - Def Leppard this tiktok from @/doodle_soup72

Burnin' for You - Blue Oyster Cult

Lovers In A Dangerous Time - Bruce Cockburn suggested by this lovely anon, these lyrics are super steddie coded

In My Head - Joe Sarafini & Andrew Barth Feldman this video by @/usu_mimi on tiktok (i’ve been assuming this is @usumimi here on tumblr!)

Poison - Alice Cooper Eddie being mad at being down bad for Steve, everything about him being dangerous for Eddie to have feelings for. like, s1 era

Everywhere - Fleetwood Mac Steve AND Eddie (surprisingly/not surprisingly; it's Wayne's fault he likes Stevie Nicks, okay?)

Shadows of the Night - Pat Benetar Steve

Foolish Heart - Steve Perry Steve

Renegade - Styx i've had this one associated with spn/the winchesters in my brain for so long but this post by @roykentt made me see that it's also eddie's song fr fr fr

Never Ending Song - Conan Gray this video from naysa on tiktok that made it so now all i can think of is eddie when i hear this lmao

Would That I - Hozier this video from @tubesock86

Indiana Wants Me - Eddie Taylor this video and art from @rogue-alien

Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow - Freddie Mercury their last night together bc they decided they just don’t work anymore, or eddie is being hauled off into witness protection and won’t be allowed to see steve anymore, hell, even a “you’re getting married tomorrow morning and this is our last night together” vibe. and then i cried.

Dance the Night Away - Freddie Mercury

Work Song - Hozier i got a brainworm about this song and wrote this thing

When I See You Smile - Bad English

If You Love Me (Really Love Me) - Brenda Lee

Back to the Old House - The Smiths this video by @/eliminatolives on tiktok

Little Lies - Fleetwood Mac from this tiktok that i could 100% see being a years later meet cute between the boys (eddie is dancing in the middle of the aisle lmao)

Cheri Cheri Lady - Modern Talking

Talking In Your Sleep - The Romantics steve

Freak of the Week - Freak Kitchen idk i just love this song and i could totally see this beinga song/video Corroded Coffin would do. can you imagine the animated versions of the boys in this video?? iconic

Here I Go Again - Whitesnake

The Boys Of Summer - Don Henley classic song, theme song for summer fling fics in my head (also the title song for this fic by steveharringtoned)

Give Him A Great Big Kiss - The Shangri-Las this little thing by @thefatedthoughtofyou

I Think We're Alone Now - Tommy James & The Shondells

Dial Drunk - Noah Kahan king steve song fr, i hc the person he's calling is his mom and she doesn't answer or tells Hop to just leave him there to teach him a lesson or smth (completely ignoring the fact that he's a high schooler getting drunk on the regular). i have more thoughts about an au where steve writes this song and eddie is a more established star who adds his vocals to it as a re-release but that's for another time.

Run Away to Mars - TALK for this thing i wrote of eddie being the one to sing this about steve

Sherry - Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons tbh i just like this song, but also i can see either finding out the other does too and starting to sing along to it but replacing 'sherry' with 'eddie' or 'stevie' lmao

Holy Diver - Dio duh

Seek & Destroy - Metallica kas!eddie comeback theme song. he and his army of demobats are hunting down the hawkins gang, montage of them all fighting, ending when eddie finds steve backed into a corner with only his bat >:)

As Long As It's Not About Love - Dio from this post by @novakiart

To Be Young Again - Holy Wire this sounds like steddie finding each other again after being something back in the day and now they are wistful about what could have been and also what was

#steddie #mine #steddie playlist #spotify #spoofy #steve harrington #eddie munson #st #stranger things #st hc #stranger things hc #stranger things playlist #ref #Spotify

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elmax hcs? or just el and/or max lol i love them & they deserve more content <3

HEY SORRY FOR THE LATE REPLY I GOT DISTRACTED- but now i'm here and i'm so so so ready to tell you my elmax hcs <3 i love them they're like my?? 2nd favorite ship??? they're my favorite girls!!

they have their own secret little code to talk about the guys!! like all of them have nicknames so that way they can gossip about them without them knowing. they're always so confused but never really ask because they think it's just "girl stuff"

they go on double dates with byler. i know. they told me. they go on picnics and watch movies and just love to spend time together <3 max and mike actually start getting along because of that

it's funny because at first they don't tell hopper they're dating because they want to be able to have sleepovers together <33 ofc hopper then finds out somehow and makes them leave the door open 3 inches

they use each other's clothes CONSTANTLY. so much that they actually end up buying stuff together so they can share it!!! the perks of having a gf that uses the same size as you

max calls el every morning just to be the first one doing it because she knows hopper doesn't want to wake up el when he goes early to work!

joyce takes the girls shopping and hangs out with them a lot!! they have their own girl nights and love watching movies together!! they try to explain joyce who's wonder woman and she ends up loving her!

max's mom doesn't know they're dating but loves el!! she thinks she's really sweet and great for max <33 that's enough for max for the moment tbh

max teaches el how to use a skate! after a few tries she finally gets to be able to not fall, but ends up doing it on purpose anyway because she likes when max catches her

el's favorite superhero is probably supergirl and max's is wonder woman!! but they also like marvel, and i think max would love black widow and el's fav would be scarlett witch!

max helps el with homework because she still struggles with some stuff!!

jonathan taught el how to use a polaroid, so now she and max have a lot of pictures together!! el's room is full of them and max has a little corner in her room too

they bought together a notebook where they write letters to each other everyday!! they also use it as an album where they put all of their pics together <3

el now goes to high school with them and she shares most of the classes with max (they always seat together) but when they don't, they always wait for each other to walk to their next class together

they often have lunch with the guys but sometimes they sneak out to eat together alone

max loves calling el "angel" (because, well... ang-el) and el calls her "love". it makes max blush every time.

the party knows, of course, and they're okay with it. but it's really funny seeing their reactions every time el and max are clingy and cheesy because they're soooo done. except lucas and will!!! they're so so happy for them!!!

when robin finds out she practically adopts the girls like- she loves them so much

max always jokes saying she stole mike's girlfriend because she knows it annoys him. although he's literally dating will.

steve is so. damn. supportive. he loves them both like crazy and he can't stop smiling whenever he sees them. like, ofc he's tired of them being in love because he wants that too!!! he's jealous!!! damn kids!!! but he genuinely is so happy for max and el <3

they listen to kate bush together

el makes mixtapes for max because will and jonathan told her it was a big gesture of love (byers gifting mixtapes my fav thing ever) and max literally only listens to them

hope you liked them!!! sorry again for the late reply i often forget about stuff like this :( but this was so much fun and i was so excited to do it!!! <3

#my beautiful girls #they deserve the world #they're in love #they're so important to me #elmax #eleven hopper #max mayfield #byler #stranger things

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buggyzwrld · 2 years

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method of modern love (highschool AU! henry creel/gn! reader) - chap 1

chapter 1 - cloudbusting.

(chap namesake: cloudbusting by kate bush. i love her.)

fic summary: you have it all, popularity, good grades, and at the top of the social hierarchy of hawkins high. never once have you ever needed help, you got it all on your own, and you certainly never messed with those considered beneath you.

however, that all changes when one night, your mom suddenly never comes back home from work, and her disappearance flips your life as you know it, upside down. you reluctantly seek the help of the weird girl, jane hopper, her d&d playing friends, and the supposed wizard boy with powers, henry.

angst, fluff, enemies to lovers, reader is an ass, gud stuff.

a/n: hey guys! my name is bug and I’m not very new to tumblr, however, I’ve lurked so much and I wanted to write my own story! So this is one of my first ever st fanfictions, constructive criticism is welcomed, i have two chapters so far of this fic! I’ve had this AU in my head for awhile! :)

Some notes about this au for less confusing purposes:

Takes place in Season 4 time frame, 1986, in Hawkins.

Some canonical events, such as Hopper’s “death,” Will & El moving to California, Henry’s age, Vecna, Chrissy’s death, etc. did not happen for the sake of this universe.

The lab massacre happened, and this is how Henry & El escape blah blah, he struggles with this, blah, blah lol.

Season 3’s finale did happen (minus Hopper death), and El lost her powers. Billy's death happened also.

Henry is 18 for the sake of a highschool AU, and a senior, he & El live with Hopper, and assume the names Jane Hopper & Henry Hopper, taking on a big brother/little sister relationship.

This is basically what I imagined would happen if Henry wasn’t batshit crazy (well, actually he still kind of is but... lawful evil maybe??) , and assumed a normal life. I’m explaining too much lol, but I hope y'all enjoy! :)

Reader is gender neutral, assumes "they" pronouns so the story is accessible to everyone to read! You can replace the pronouns with whatever you like, and reader can be as fem, masc, or in between as you like.)

this was written before vol. 2! so, if there are reveals that aren't stated here, remember this is just an au. thank you so much for reading :) !

The warm, humid spring air shrouded itself through the open windows, as the curtains danced lightly with the calm breeze in a tango. You stuck your head out the window, and took a big, heavy inhale of the air, and you could feel it.

This was your year.

You’d been saying it since January 1st, 1986, as soon as the clock struck midnight, this was your year. Looking over in your bedroom vanity, you smiled confidently, feeling content with what you saw staring back. Yes, you had good grades, you were considered popular, attractive, you quite honestly had all a teenager could want in their high school life, right? However, these things didn’t come easily to you, you worked hard for them, you fought tooth, nail, and sacrificed much of yourself for your position you acquired right now. You were finally considered one of “them,” enough to be of their social caliber, enough of their stature, and you knew now you never had to worry again about reckless teasing.

You had it all, and you looked with slight remorse upon the ones who were once in your place. Sure, you could feel a small empathy for them, you were no stranger to the way they were treated, but you kept it to yourself.

Shaking your thoughts, you finished the rest of your morning routine, brushing your teeth, fixing your hair the way you liked, putting in as much hair spray to maintain the style. Yes, to assume the popularity role, you had to conform just a bit, as much as you hated to admit, but anything to keep up appearances and not fall back in the deep end of being at the bottom of the social totem pole.

Walking into the kitchen, you saw your sweet, tired mother looking over the bills of the house, she smiled small at you, her lips pursed, and you could see the eyebags forming under her eyes, from closing up the shop late last night.

“Good morning, love,” She greeted, “you look awfully cute this morning.”

You looked your outfit up and down, blue jean shorts, with a brown button up shirt that had a funky pattern on it, tucked into the waistline, “I always look cute mom, what’s new?

She chuckled, “Well, that’s certainly not a lie.” She went back to sorting through the bills, organizing, writing things down in her tiny green notebook she kept for important matters. You popped two pieces of bread in the toaster, and dug around in the refrigerator for some strawberry jelly, when you heard her emit a deep sigh.

“What’s the bills looking like this month?” You turned around, face concerned, and eyebrows furrowing, as you knew the stress was formed on her face.

“Not good, pumpkin, you might have to help me out more in the parlor this month, and maybe,” She looked off to the side, “get a part time job elsewhere, too.”

You stared deeply at her, and gulped, you didn’t mind helping in the pizza parlor, after all it was a family business, and every one of your friends thought it was cool that your mom owned the hottest pizza joint in Hawkins. To keep them happy, you even cooked and offered them free food, at your mom’s expense. But the feeling was different, you had it all right? That's what you always told yourself. Your friends, who had two parents with nice jobs, a nice house, a nice neighborhood… you contemplated your thoughts, but pushed them out of your head. You were as good as anyone else, whether or not you had to put on a façade, you did it just as well.

“Okay, but my ACT tests are coming up soon,” You played with the beltline of your shorts as you spoke, “and you know this is important for my future in college..”

“Yes, honey, I understand of course.” She smiled weakly, and you couldn’t help but feel a feeling of guilt form in your heart, your toast popping out of the oven. You didn’t even want it anymore, but you smothered it with jelly and grabbed your keys, and bid your mom goodbye as you left for school.

Starting up your fairly modest car, which was fancy by no means, you drove to school, popping in a “Tears for Fears” tape, “Head Over Heels,” to play first. You bopped your head slightly to the beat, shoving the first piece of toast in your mouth, quickly eating it, tapping your finger to the beat against the steering wheel as you maintained a steady pace on the road.

Finally, you reached the Hawkins High parking lot, the brown school now in view, with students walking in to begin classes. However, as you were only paying attention to the students walking in, with the music blaring, you failed to notice almost hitting a girl, and a few other kids with your car.

“Hey!” You heard a loud yell, and you braced for the inevitable, as you knew it was possibly too late to put on the brake without some type of collision. However, your car abruptly stopped without you hitting the brake, and you looked over to see that weird girl Angela always bullied, Jane, and her ragtag group of weird friend boys. She stared you down intently, however behind her you noticed another figure you had only seen around slightly, Henry. He pierced you with a look of resentment you’d never seen before, and you could’ve sworn you saw some blood dribble from his nose, however he quickly took his sleeve across his face.

“Hey! You could’ve killed her!” You heard one of the boys yell, Dustin Henderson, you just rolled your eyes, not interested in offering an apology or arguing with a freshman.

“What an ass…” The other boy, Mike Wheeler, muttered as he watched you drive off, the others agreeing, making sure Jane was okay, and continued their walk on into the school building.

You pulled into a parking space, pulled your keys out, leaned back into the seat and emitted a deep, heavy sigh. You already had a run in with those weirdos, now what was next? Hopefully, nothing else surprising that you couldn’t act out your rehearsed emotions.

You heard a knock on your passenger side door, and you looked over to see none other than Chrissy Cunningham. She smiled brightly at you as she opened your passenger door and sat in the seat. “Ready for another day, (___)?” Her cheeks brightened as she smiled, eyes twinkling.

“If you say so,” you retorted sarcastically, smirking slightly, “I just had a sticky run in with the Hellfire weirdos and their supposed wizard, but to be fair, I almost hit her with my car.”

“(___!)” She exclaimed suddenly, “you’ve got to pay more attention than that when driving..” She stated the obvious, but I just gave her an “I know, I know” look, and she giggled a little. Chrissy was extremely sweet, one of the only few of the popular group that you truly felt was genuine, and that you felt had actual emotions. You weren’t sure how she fell in with such the likes as Angela, and her crowd; cold, ruthless, mean, and calculating, sometimes it made you shudder with the type of antics they would pull.

“Well, let’s get going,” You huffed, “we don’t want to miss the wonderful Mr. Brown’s Biology II class!” She shot you a “really?” look, as you knew it was her least favorite class. Although you were the age of a junior, you were graduating early this year due to how fast you excelled in your studies in your previous years, taking all senior classes. You were the salutatorian of the class as you knew so far, and this frustrated you. You had no idea who was valedictorian, but you knew you wanted to surpass them, it was only fair.

As you walked into class, you scanned the area. The regular people here of course, Bobbie, Ariel, Jamie… you made it to your seat, the middle of the classroom, second seat from the window, third row, you remembered. However, as you sat down, you took notice of the blonde locks, slightly lean figure, and blue eyes that sat in the seat directly next to you.

Henry.

Henry Hopper to be exact.

He made eye contact with you, as he must’ve felt you staring, shooting an uninteresting look as if you were a mere fly on the wall, and you sneered at him back.

How did you not notice? You’ve been in this class since January, it was now March, and you never noticed Henry sitting beside you? The incident this morning must’ve made you take notice, Henry was extremely quiet and never spoke a peep to anyone, besides his sister, and that whole crew. You still stared at the side of his profile in disgusting curiosity as he was now doodling something in his notebook, you taking note, peered over, it looked to be a spider. You shuddered. You hated those ugly creatures. He glared at you again. You glared back.

Freak, you thought, turning your attention elsewhere.

“Alright! Alright! Everyone!” Mr. Brown loudly exclaimed as he walked in the classroom, slamming the door shut, “today I’ve got something interesting for you all!”

You noticed Henry quickly flipping his page to a clean sheet, dammit, why were you noticing everything he was doing today? It pissed you off.

Everyone sat up begrudgingly at this news, whatever Mr. Brown, who gave 60-questioned tests, deemed “exciting,” couldn’t have been an amusement park field trip.

“Don't look so miserable!” He smiled, pushing his big brown glasses on his face as he whirled around, and wrote on the chalkboard, “Science PROJECT!”

He whirled back around and continued, “Today I decided, instead of another BORING lecture, to go ahead and begin our frog dissections!” Everyone looked at each other excitedly, hoping he would let them choose their partners. Chrissy and I made eye contact and she smiled, while I mouthed, “Pick me,” with a little wink.

“However, most unfortunate for you all,” He smirked devilishly, “I will pick your partners, wouldn’t be high school without the uncomfortable social aspects, now would it?”

Loud groans emitted from the class, specifically from the back, from Eddie Munson, the 2 year super senior.

“So! I put all your name on these little popsicle sticks, and arranged to pull two out from this hat!” He chortled a laugh, “Now, let’s see who’s our first two victims on the list!”

He shook the black top hat, everyone antsy in anticipation, hoping, praying they would be with a friend, or their hot crush, or a decent partner at least. “First,” he pulled out two sticks, “Christina and Laurie!” A small “yes!” could be heard from the girls.

“Second..” He pulled out two more, “Chrissy and. . .”

Your throat tightened with anticipation, hoping it would be you.

“Eddie!” Your heart sunk, you looked up at her, and she looked like a doe in headlights, looking to the back of the class, seeing Eddie roll his eyes a bit, mutter something, but nothing too judgmental, surprisingly. She then gave you a small smile, to which you could not return.

This went on for a few more names, your name not being called, and suddenly your stomach dropped with anticipation, why was it taking so long? Dammit, just call my name already, you thought.

Maybe, you begin to think, I’ll work on this solo, I wouldn’t mind that. You smiled at the thought, but the small hope came crashing down at Mr. Brown’s next names uttered.

“(Name) and….” He flipped the popsicle around as if he couldn’t read his own handwriting, squinting as he slowly spoke, “...Henry.”

Your eyes shot up from their daze of being out of space, and you looked over to the boy sitting beside you in utter disgust, he looked at you indifferently first, but after seeing your expression, he returned the look back.

How lovely.

(edit: chapter 2 here)

#henry creel x you #henry creel #henry creel x reader #001 stranger things #001 x you #peter ballard #peter ballard x you #stranger things #stranger things 4 #im so nervous lol this is my first fic #i feel like its bad lol #moml series #bugs fics

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toongrrl-blog · 3 months

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Benvi has Another Playlist!

John Cougar Mellancamp don't flatter yourself, I am more inspired by Weird Al Yankovic's "Homer and Marge".

Little playlist about Devi and Ben. Two American kids living in the San Fernando Valley. The two kids are going to Ivies, I try to keep up my youthful looks.

Oh yeah! Mary Chapin Carpenter rules!

"Something Good" Julie Andrews and Bill Lee

Nothing comes from nothing Nothing ever could So somewhere in my youth or childhood I must have done something good

2. "Jump" Van Halen

Oh, can't you see me standing here? I got my back against the record machine I ain't the worst that you've seen Oh, can't you see what I mean?

3. "Crazy Love" Van Morrison

She's got a fine sense of humour when I'm feeling low down And when I come to her when the sun goes down Take away my trouble, take away my grief Take away my heartache in the night like a thief

4. "This Woman's Work" Kate Bush

Of all the things we should've said That we never said All the things we should've done Though we never did All the things that you needed from me All the things that you wanted for me All the things that I should've given But I didn't

5. "Looks Like We've Made It" Barry Manilow

Looks like we made it Left each other on the way to another love Looks like we made it Or I thought so 'til today Until you were there, everywhere And all I could taste was love the way we made it

6. "When Will I See You Again" The Three Degrees

When will I see you again? When will our hearts beat together? Are we in love or just friends? Is this my beginning or is this the end?

7. "I Wonder What She's Doing Tonight?" Barry and The Tamerlanes

Can't help it if I wonder what she's doin' tonight I thought that I could do without her Thought that I could get along just fine But I was wrong For ever since we said goodbye I just can't seem to get her off my mind

8. "He'll Have To Go" Jim Reeves

Whisper to me, tell me do you love me true Or is he holding you the way I do? Though love is blind, make up your mind, I've got to know Should I hang up, or will you tell him he'll have to go?

9. "Let It Be Me" The Everly Brothers

So never leave me lonely Tell me you love me only And that you'll always let it be me

10. "Woman, Woman" Gary Puckett and The Union Gap

I've seen the way men look at you When they think I don't see And it hurts to have them think that you're that kind

But it's knowing that you're looking back That's really killing me

11. "Mama's Broken Heart" Miranda Lambert

I wish I could be just a little less dramatic Like a Kennedy when Camelot went down in flames Leave it to me to be holding the matches When the fire trucks show up and there's nobody else to blame

12. "Poetry in Motion" Johnny Tillotson

There’s nothing I would change She doesn't need improvement She's much too nice to rearrange

13. "Imitation of Life" R.E.M.

This sugarcane, this lemonade This hurricane, I'm not afraid Come on, come on, no one can see me cry This lightning storm, this tidal wave This avalanche, I'm not afraid Come on, come on, no one can see me cry

14. "The More I See You" Chris Montez

Can you imagine? How much I love you? The more I see you As years go by I know the only one for me Can only be you

15. "Light of a Clear Blue Morning" Dolly Parton

It's been a long dark night And I've been a-waiting for the morning It's been a long hard fight But I see a brand new day dawning I've been looking for the sunshine You know I ain't seen it in so long But everything's gonna work out just fine And everything's gonna be all right That's been all wrong

16. "Running Away From Love" The Honeys

'Cause if it's me you really want

Then let your heart fall in line

Don't be afraid

Of the price that you'll pay

Are you so afraid?

For the things that you'll say

Are you so afraid?

And the things that you do!

Are you so afraid?

And of losing me too?

Are you so afraid?

Just stop running!

Running away from love

17. "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" Frankie Valli/The Walker Brothers/Cher

Lonely without you, baby Girl, I need you I can't go on

18. "Something" The Beatles

Something in the way she knows And all I have to do is think of her Something in the things she shows me

I don't want to leave her now You know I believe and how

#benvi #devi x ben #devi vishwakumar #ben gross #playlists #love songs #60s music #70s music #80s music #90s music #2010s music

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dracaesusurro · 2 years

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Sacrifice

Steve Harrington x reader

Summary: when no choices were left y/n had to step in and put herself up on the task to stop max from endangering herself. What she didn’t know is that the “distraction” has a huge impact on the party and y/n.

With Nancy stressfully pacing around the room, the rest of the party were deep in thought. Silence swallowed the room, eyes were glued to the floor, minds plagued with endless possibilities and emotions spreading like wild fire. Though they were all drowning in this issue there was an understanding that they were all slowly drowning together, a sense of reassurance that if they were to go down together they wouldn’t face it alone.

After a long period of an anxious silence, Nancy spoke up, heaps of determine in her words, it was hard to read her emotions as she spoke, “we have to kill him on our own, we have to get supplies and go back into the upside down and end it one and for all, we can’t let him destroy Hawkins, our homes, we can’t let him destroy our families. We belong here, we live here and we’ll fight to keep what’s ours safe.” There was a mixture of shocked and confused faces around the room, in conclusion neither of the expressions quite agreed with her statement.

“Are you insane, hell NO, hell to the no, alright princess, we just fought our holy backsides off to get out of that shithole, Steve almost kicked the bucket, max and y/n are already half under his voodoo crap, he very clearly wants all of us dead and his like magically and physically ten times stronger than all us puny freaks combined. So no, no thank you I respectfully would like to decline.” Eddie very specifically listed many reasons as to how stupid her idea is, with a rather funky look on his face shifting his expressions with every word.

Steve agreed, “jeez nance as much as I admire the bravery, we’re useless without elevens powers, vecna’s like crazy powerful and we’re like crazy not!” At this point I was getting both tired of their arguing and Kate bush repeatedly singing the same lyrics in your ears on repeat. “Oh my god enough! Frankly you two sound like a bunch of cowards and Nancy is right, we can’t stay under his threats forever, and hell if I die without fighting back-“

I had a lot more to say but Steve cut me off “don’t say that..” what is he on about? “Don’t say what Steve? How we shouldn’t let innocent people die, clueless people who have no idea what’s coming after them, and as shitty as it might be the responsibility falls on us to protect them, we know what’s going to happen we know he has a plan, it’s too late to turn back now”

I was almost left breathless from the rant. “You keep saying you’re going to die, stop saying it” Steve whispered so quietly I almost missed it, there was a ting of sad innocence in his voice, a genuine fear. And damn did I love this boy, but right now lives are at risk.

“Well it’s no understatement, we’re gonna die just like Chrissy and his other victims no point denying reality” max shrugged from the corner, I looked over at her, an understanding that what she felt I felt too, it’s selfish to say it really is but I’m glad in a way that I’m not alone in vecna’s curse, it’s seriously a shitty feeling. An awkward wave of silence flew past, Dustin and Lucas looked down in defeat, Steve and Eddie shared a look, Nancy and robin began pacing again and I just wanted this whole mess to be over.

Once it was agreed amongst us all that vecna needed to be stopped we set up a plan, Dustin and Eddie distract the bats and robin, nance and Steve are on get rid of vecna duty but there was no way they could defeat him while he was awake.

“Someone needs to distract him, if I make him curse me again I can do it and you’ll have the chance to kill him”

max volunteered to be the distraction. No way I was letting that happen.

“Hell no, this is no joke max he could kill you”

“I agree with y/n”

I had a suggestion and I knew Steve wouldn’t like it, not a single bit.

“I’ll do it, get him trapped in my head and hope no bones snap”

I could feel his glare burning holes in my head, the tension fell flat onto the room.

“You have got to be kidding me, it’s almost like you want to die, like hell you will, as long as I’m alive you’re not taking those da,n headphones off” his voice was laced with venom, see totally not ok with idea, but that didn’t matter.

“It’s not you choice Steve and you can’t change my mind, I didn’t ask whether you approved and this a war we’re gonna have to win, and I never said I’d die, max and Lucas will be there to stop anything drastic happening!”

Next robin spoke up. “Please think this through its dangerous” “ I have robin, it’s the only way” I gave her a soft smile, truth is I haven’t thought it through and I’m terrified but I didn’t want them to know that.

Max gave me a shocked face before realising there’s no point in arguing with me, Dustin looked sad, so innocent and Steve well that’s a different story.

“No. Not happening. End of story. Argue with the wall. I will tie you down and lock you up if I have to understand?”

He was intimidating but I wasn’t letting in.

“Steve it isn’t your place to say!” I got closer lowering my voice and grabbing his hands, “I know you’re worried but I have to do this wether it’s safe or not, his gotta be killed Steve or he’ll keep killing a hell of a lot more than he already has” his faced softened, revealing that same sad puppy eyes he showed the day Nancy wheeler crushed his heart.

“What about us huh? What do you think we’d do when your plan might not turn out oh so great”

his voice broke just the tiniest bit but he tried to cover it up. “It’s seems so easy for you to choose to leave us all…..leave me”.

It broke my heart, it did but I couldn’t break in right now, mostly because if i did the real fear I felt would also break through. “Steve thats not important right now not whilst people are dying!” From the look on his face and the eyes that traveled away from our scene proved that didn’t come out the right way. “Not important huh? I’m not important.” Steve looked hurt, really damn hurt and I cursed myself for not thinking about what I said.

He stormed out of the house without a single glance but could I blame him.

The plan was in action and I hadn’t spoken to speak since the argument. I’m starting to worry, if something does go wrong I don’t want to leave on bad terms.

As I sit in the middle of the room calling to vecna, Lucas and max quietly communicate through writing, I can’t see what they’re saying but I feel how concerned they both are. My mind is filled with dark memories of my past and my father, who I have nothing good to say about, the bastard can burn in hell for all care about, and I blame my mum I always tried to push aside the feeling of blaming her because she was a victim too but secretly I hated her for putting me through all my father did to me, and when he beat her, there were times, moments where I thought she deserved it for allowing the things I had to go through.

Those were my darkest secrets feelings I closed off because I hated the truth it held but I knew that’s what vecna could feed on, and it worked because the next thing I know his on my mind and the games began.

So so much happened, the fight, eleven, both of us almost dying, funny thing is, we’ll maybe not so funny from different views, here was vecna having his third go at killing me, and he was surely succeeding.

My bones cracked, eleven screamed, max and Lucas were yelling name, I lost my sight feeling this pain so excruciating it was unbearable, and I fell. I don’t what happened i don’t realise where I am until I hear max’s voice, her arms around me, Lucas yelling things I can’t make out, sounds of footsteps running up the stairs of the house, but I couldn’t see anything, I couldn’t feel anything, I felt something slipping from me, that was probably my life.

It��s so odd how in your last moments your short life flashes before your eyes, it was short yes but from what I recapped I lived a pretty chaotically great life.

“Stay with me, please please stay with me”

max begged but I didn’t have the energy to do it. I just wanted to rest. Wanted the pain to stop. And that’s when I heard his voice.

“No. No oh god. Fuck. Hey y/n hey hey can you hear me, I’m right here, stay awake, stay awake! God I’m so sorry, I’m so so sorry.”

“Steve? I..I can’t feel or see anything, I don’t want to go Steve. I don’t want to die”

I heard sobs. “You won’t, I won’t let you die ok? I promise ok? Sinclair I’ll kill your dammit! Where the hell were you? You son of a bitch where were the headphones you had one job!”

Steve tightened his arms around me. This is a pretty shitty thing for someone who loves you to see. I wish he wasn’t here for this. Even if it meant dying alone.

“I- I had it …. I swear but….but….but” Lucas stuttered. Voices were getting quieter, too quiet.

“Just shut up Sinclair just…someone call the damn ambulance why are you standing there why the hell are you all just….GO!” I couldn’t hold on, it was cold, I was tired, it was too late to fight it.

“No hey y/n listen, no no stay awake…st-” and it all went black.

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Platonic Stobin Month

(Prompt list by @lesbianancyy)

Part 1

1999 (My intro)

Robin and Steve were wearing fancy suits, sitting on the floor of an elevator. Steve groaned. "We're missing the wedding, because we're stuck in a stupid elevator!"

"Maybe you shouldn't have panicked and pushed every button like 100 times!"

"At least it's not the Russian Elevator, could be worse. It's crazy, if I never took that job at Scoops Ahoy, we wouldn't be here right now."

"You think you'd be sitting here with some other shmuck? Do you remember meeting me at all before Hawkins High?" Robin asked, Steve looked confused.

"I know it was never something we really talked about, but I still remember."

Alternate Meeting (Robin)

"I had just had soccer practise. The goalie Beth Wildfire said there's no way a klutz like me would ever stay on the team."

"The one who's bone came out of her knee?" Steve laughed seeing the irony.

"Yeah it was before then. The girls were all having this stupid sleepover, that I didn't even really want to go to, but I was the only one not invited. I had a crumpled dollar in my pocket, then went into Benny's Burgers for fries, but it wasn't enough."

"That sucks."

"Yeah well I was about to go home, but then you recognised me from middle school, you invited me over to sit with you and your friends." Robin smiled. "You yelled at Tommy for saying girls can't play soccer, then we went outside. I stole almost all your fries before going home."

Steve laughed. "I always wondered who fry girl was. She was a lot more interesting than my other friends. I started to question if she was even real or if I made her up."

"You never know I could be your imaginary friend, I might still be." Robin teased.

Snow (Steve)

"Speaking of imaginary, you remember the Snowmogorgon?" Steve asked.

"Yeah?" Robin laughed.

"That was crazy. The kids were playing D&D and we told them about the snow and this Demogorgon snowman. The Snowmogorgon, that was this big scary monster they had to defeat. Do you think they thought it was real?"

"I don't think so, which I don't get because the Demogorgon was real, but a snowman monster is too unrealistic. We definitely are the best monster fighters."

90s (Robin)

"Do you think Buffy The Vampire Slayer could have taken on Vecna or the Mind Flayer? A Demogorgon could be easy for her if she lit one of those stakes on fire."

"I don't know Rob." Steve replied. "Buffy's a Vampire Slayer, the closest we had to vampires was the Demobats."

"Yeah but she's fought so many other demons and monsters, not just vampires. We'll have to ask Max, it was her favourite show." Robin shrugged.

"I'm just glad, Max is over her Scream phase. I hated when she wore her Ghostface mask everywhere and called us to ask what our favourite scary movies were in that voice."

"Oh like." Robin imitated the voice "What's your favourite scary movie?"

"Never do that again." Steve laughed.

Friendship Jewellery (Steve)

Steve looked down at the rainbow bracelet he was wearing, then looked at Robin's matching bracelet.

"You think we'll have to take these off before the wedding?" Steve asked.

"No. We can't ever take these off, best friends for life. The nuggets will know."

"You're always going to call my daughters nuggets now? I did ask for it when I told you I dreamt about 6 little nuggets, 4 more to go." Steve smiled. "They were so happy making the bracelets for us."

"I never thought me and Steve Harrington would wear friendship bracelets, but I can't say no to them, they're too adorable."

Monster/Ghost Hunters (Robin)

"They do love when Auntie Robin comes over to play with them." Steve smiled. "It's not easy explaining you're here for me and not them."

"Shut up! Of course I'm there for the girls. It's fun playing Monster Hunters with them." Robin laughed. "Running around the house with pretend shot guns and molotov cocktails and blasting Running Up That Hill by Kate Bush to defeat the monster."

"I don't really like that game. Not because of what happened, but Max has played that song to death! Always." Steve starts singing in a muppet voice "Be Running up that road, be Running up that hill, be running up that building!"

"Why did Tammy Thompson sing it?" Robin laughed. "No I love the song, not just because it saved our friends life, but how much it annoys you when me and the munchkins play it."

Worms (Steve)

Steve pulls out a pack of gummy worms candy from his pocket, then starts eating them. "I just remembered I had these."

"Gummy Worms!" Robin excitedly took a handful of the gummy worms and started eating them. "Thanks Steve."

"They were Henderson's, but he's not in the elevator right now."

Scoops Ahoy (Robin)

"Do you remember my board at Scoops Ahoy, you rule, you suck? I wish I still had that. This might be a first for the you rule column." Robin laughed. "We may be stuck here, but you got us candy."

Confession (Steve)

"Robin. I have a confession to make about Scoops Ahoy." Steve said.

"What?"

"You know when I told Dustin not to lick my scooper, before you got us the map."

"Steve, I saw you lick the scooper. I just never said anything because it wasn't my scooper. I'm sure you had more free samples than Erica."

"Yeah probably." Steve laughed. "The USS Butterscotch was out of this world!"

Outfit swap (Robin)

"Do you remember when we were bored, we swapped uniforms and name tags at work?" Robin asked.

"Yeah a lot of customers didn't question why my name tag said Robin, but you got a lot of strange looks."

"You don't think I look like a Steve?"

"Definitely not. You need to be a lot cooler to pull off a name like mine."

"Hey!" Robin laughed, playfully pushing him.

Double Date (Steve)

"After the wedding. Do you want to go on a double date? Just us four." Steve asked.

"Yeah and we can eat something better than gummy worms." Robin rambled. "Not that gummy worms aren't good, but I don't think Nancy would like them or your wife either. Our ladies have fancy tastes."

"I could've gone for a Mcdonalds or KFC, but you're probably right. We'll save that for another time, but for now boothes and waiters. If you're interested?"

"Yeah it will be fun, if we ever get out of this elevator!"

#stobin month #robin buckley #steve harrington #platonic stobin #stranger things #scoops ahoy

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dykezekiel · 10 months

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so sorry your girlfriend (brutus) didn't properly vibecheck her new paramour before bringing them home 😔 here's a song that miiiight scratch the same itch? The Mysterious Vanishing of Electra - Anna Von Hausswolff

IRIS HOLY FUCKKKKKKKKKKKK... MY NEW GIRLFRIEND THE MYSTERIOUS VANISHING OF ELECTRA CAME THROUGH. LOVE the instrumentals they're reminiscent of kate bush as are her vocals while im also detecting some southern gothic vibes? the lyrics are excellent too. i feel crazy I feel seen. i need to listen to her entire discography

#i love how you worded the first part of the ask.. extremely real i was so disgruntled paramour #renbox

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lee-etc · 8 months

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Answer 21 Questions, Tag 21 People

Tagged by @meiyanaalexia , thank you again for the tag 💗

1. Nickname: Why, Lee of course! I'm a simple man. (I've had other nicknames but they are too close to my real name so I am not sharing sorry asdkjalkdj)

2. Zodiac: Sagittarius ♐

3. Height: 168 i think???

4. Jock, nerd, goth, prep: definitely a nerd, ough

5. Last thing I googled: "jack black super crush beer cherry" it's tasty and i couldn't remember the exact name

6. Favorite musicians: TATSURO YAMASHITA,,,,,,,,,,,,, Yves Tumor, Her's, boygenius, ONE OK ROCK, Tyler the Creator, Sufjan Stevens, Björk, Talking Heads, ABBA, Duran Duran, Kate Bush, Tears for Fears... (if i continue we will be here all day)

7. Song stuck in the head: not a song but tomato potato clementine!!!! c'est bizness!!!😤💯🔥

8. House or block flat: idk if it's whether i wanna live in one or if i do live in one and the answer is house yes apartment maybe kind of

9. Followers: 289, i love you all 😤😤💝 except the bots i might have forgotten to block ❌❌

10. Do you get asks: yes but i am terrible at answering them i am so sorry

11. Amount of sleep: 6-9 hours baybee (number is less when i have an assignment due the next day xoxo)

12. What are you wearing: my headphones, black sweats and my dark blue white boy jersey (i just call it that because of the vibes it gives off) (all comfy at home stuff because i am comfy and at home in bed)

13. Dream job: I DON'T DREAM OF LABOUR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

...anyways, something in storytelling (preferably animation)

14. Dream trip: Going to Japan so soon it is mind blowing and something I have always wanted to do. Would also like to travel to any other countries with good food and hopefully see some of my mutuals on here one day!

15. Instruments: none 😭😭😭 If I could learn any, I'd learn the piano, bass guitar, and/or the saxophone.

16. Languages: English, and I'm learning/have learnt but am not fluent in: Afrikaans, IsiXhosa, Japanese

17. 10 favorite songs as of now:

(this is according to spotify) (also copy pasted from my previous post if there are repeats)

So You Are Tired by Sufjan Stevens

Golden Fever by Keanan Eksteen

King of Silence by Cibo Matto

enknee1 by hemlocke springs

Pills & Good Advice by Left At London

Planet of the Bass (feat. DJ Crazy Times & Ms. Biljana Electronica)

Pulp by Lime Garden

Ashtray by Hippo Campus

Cover Me by Starbenders

See You Again (feat. Kali Uchis) by Tyler, The Creator and Kali Uchis

18. If you were an animal: idk but lynxes are so cool

19. Favorite food: Japchae <3 I also love tiramisu

20. Random fact: I have been tryingg to listen to the magnus archives. It is very good so far.

21. my aesthetic: perhaps something light academia adjacent? i'm not sure.

Not gonna tag 21 people i am gonna tag like 7 cause that is a third of 21. yeah (feel free to ignore as always) : @1989nihil @dogboyrevenge @burgundyquills @a-nerdy-little-me @mitarashiko @zuraea @justacasualgaycrisis

#tag games #my rambles #long post

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dynamite-lazerbeam · 2 years

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Would Eddie Munson like the songs on my playlist?

Except I have what many would consider questionable taste at best and believe that people, even metalheads, can like more than one music genre. No idea if this is a modern au or an everybody lives au or what because it’s a mess but I digress. 18 and Life - Skid Row Duh. Loves Sebastian Bach-- maybe a little bit too much. 1985 - Bowling for Soup Yeah, the nostalgia train hit modern Munson hard with this one. Not his style of music but loves the references. Alone - Heart Secretly. Belts it out in the car. And So It Goes - Billy Joel Probably not a Joel fan, but he, like, gets it. As It Was - Harry Styles Though I think it’s possible that he would like some Styles songs, he’d think that this one is commercial music. Babooshka - Kate Bush Yes. A resounding yes. An unashamed, unabashed yes. The Best Things Happen While You’re Dancing - Danny Kaye Not really his style. “Old people music.” Blackbird - The Beatles The first song he learned on guitar. For sure a soft spot. Black Dog - Led Zeppelin Though not metal, Zepp was his first foray into “heavier” music. Blessings - Chance the Rapper Though I’m in the minority that thinks Eddie would develop a healthy appreciation for rap, Chance would not be one of those rappers. Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen Yeah, Eddie loves Queen. Argue with your mom. Freddie is a hero of his and he loves Roger’s vocals as well. Brush Up Your Shakespeare - Kiss Me Kate No musicals. God no. The Chain - Fleetwood Mac I honestly don’t think he’s given Fleetwood Mac much thought one way or another. Like, it’s not really his style of music, but if someone were to say it was their favorite band he’d probably just be like, “Oh. Cool!” Chateau (Feel Alright) - Djo Maybe as a high jam. Maybe. Crazy Crazy Nights - KISS No. Hates KISS. Could get the same message from about 10 other, better songs. Dreams - Fleetwood Mac See number 13. Maybe the soundtrack to an acid trip he had once. Don’t Go Breaking My Heart - Elton John and Kiki Dee Hates it, but definitely got pulled into a drunken karaoke rendition once (he was Kiki. Steve was Elton). Drive My Car - The Beatles Meh. He gets that they’re The Beatles and he respects that, but he’s not going out of his way to listen. Falling - Harry Styles No. Respects the “I’m well aware I write too many songs about you” line, though. Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen Once wrote an entire DnD one-shot where all of the characters and places were inspired by songs. The Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy made his appearance as an NPC. Glory of Love - Peter Cetera Would strangle Peter Cetera with his bare hands if he could. Hit Me With Your Best Shot - Pat Benatar Definitely just me projecting, but I think Eddie loves powerful women voices. Whether you read him as being attracted to women or not I think he just *clenches fist* loves women. Home Sweet Home - Motley Crue Yeah, dude loves Crue. Wants to be Mick Mars, especially after injuries sustained in the Upside Down. Hopelessly Devoted to You - Olivia Newton John Go-to drunk karaoke song. Will never hear him admit to being a Grease fan outside of this context, but is definitely a comfort movie of his (he is, obviously, more of a Rizzo fan than a Sandy fan, but he’s a drama queen before all else and nothing says drama more than “Hopelessly.”). I Hate Myself for Loving You - Joan Jett and the Blackhearts Please picture with me, if you will, a Corroded Coffin gig. Eddie has just gotten into a fight with his significant other (a small one, probably a misunderstanding, but Eddie is dramatic and loves and opportunity to “suffer for his art”). He knows they’ll be there. They never miss a show. So here comes Eddie, all eyeliner, leather, and angst, and they open with this. Of course, immediately after the gig it’s “I’m sorry baby,” and “You were amazing up there,” and all is forgiven. I Know the End - Phoebe Bridgers I think every single Stranger Things character would find the parallels between their lives and this song to be too uncanny not to like this song. I’m in Love with My Car - Queen Uh, yeah. Especially mechanic Eddie. He’d tie his hair back and have this song blasting, singing along while he looks under the hood. Immigrant Song - Led Zeppelin This song is pure feral energy, just like Eds. I Punched Keanu Reeves - Hello Peril While hilarious (iykyk), no. He has an emotional attachment to Bill and Ted. Johnny B. Goode - Chuck Berry Yes. Is actively upset that Back to the Future tried to erase Chuck Berry’s genius by implying a white kid gave him the idea for this song. Killer Queen - Queen Favorite Queen song by far. Let’s Hear It for the Boy - Deniece Williams Does not like a single song from it, but actually really enjoyed Footloose. An oppressive small town, a guy who likes heavier music… so sue him, he identifies. Light My Love - Greta Van Fleet I love him, but Eddie would totally be a “Greta Van Fleet is a Led Zeppelin rip off” truther; man would listen to a single song and go off about authenticity and corporate bullshit before literally never giving them another chance again. Neighbors - J. Cole I genuinely think Eddie would be very stereotypically “I hate rap” for most of his teens and early twenties, but I think eventually he’d grow to appreciate any type of fight through music, especially protest songs, which this is. Norwegian Wood - The Beatles This is the perfect campfire song, and I think if you could convince Eddie to go acoustic for a weekend and go camping, this would be the first song he’d learn. Paranoid - Black Sabbath Eddie canonically likes Sabbath, so I would hope he likes one of their best singles. Is definitely on every “Intro to Metal” mixtape he’s ever made for his friends. Running Up That Hill (A Deal with God) - Kate Bush Pretty indifferent to it pre-Max. Now has a mixtape of everyone’s favorite songs. He carries it everywhere. Also learned it on guitar and plays it at the hospital when and if his name is cleared and he’s allowed in. Saturday Night’s Alright (For Fighting) - Elton John “Token good Elton song,” according to him. Scarborough Fair/Canticle - Simon and Garfunkel Definitely something he would base a campaign off of. Soldier, Poet, King - The Oh Hellos As with every other DnD nerd, regardless of music preference, he fixates on it. Is the source of at least half of his LoTR/Ren Faire/DnD fantasies (the softer, less badass ones he doesn’t talk about). Refuses to believe it’s Jesus music. Teenage Dirtbag - Wheatus Are you kidding? This song is basically an autobiographical account of his life if/when he had a crush on anyone in a different friend group.

#stranger things #headcanons #music #playlist #eddie munson #eddie munson headcanons #eddie munson headcanon #eddie #steddie #if you squint #eddie x reader #kinda #stranger things 4 #eddie munson playlist #eddie munson music #this is either going to get zero traction #or it's going to get me killed

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avrelia · 2 years

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Mai’s Emotional Extravaganza!!! bonus

Possible future expressions.

For those who accept comics. And for those who don’t mind some extra Mai.

@maiweek

Notes from the diary.

On having various feelings towards various things.

It is quite unbearable to be in touch with one’s feelings. There is a certain freedom in not expressing any feelings, a certain illusion of power over oneself, but I am wise enough, at least here, in my diary, to recognize it as it is – illusion. So, here I am, still have no idea what to do with myself and all my feelings. Having feelings is too painful, not having them is impossible, and faking not having it does not bring any joy, either.

I am fooling everyone including myself with that having no emotions thing. I know I look cool. But I am really not that cool inside. I want to fall down and start a good screaming tantrum like Tom Tom. It is quite educational to live with a toddler at home. I do not wish to behave like him at all times, but I imagine being able to express oneself at all times could be quite freeing. Throwing knives doesn’t always cut it (hee-hee). On the other hand, can Tom Tom truly be free? He barely talks and depends on us for everything. And while I feel like throwing a tantrum, I just can’t imagine myself doing it. It is unseemly.

The world has gotten more and more confusing. I was glad of re-thinking the Fire Nation, because something felt “off” for quite some time, and the obvious answer was to change. But it changed, and I am not quite sure, it is all right now. It is supposed to be in balance now, but it doesn’t feel that balanced. I wonder how did it really look before, when it was in the balance? Of was it ever? And what do we supposed to do with the world now? And what should I do with myself?

And what should I do about still being in love with Zuko?

Meh. Why is life so hard?

[ID: Panel from avatar the Last airbender comic Smoke and Shadows. Mai with Tom Tom and Zuko with Kiyi in their hands are looking at each other. Text I added in the text bubble: Good thing our hands are full. I don’t know what would happened otherwise.]

You are the One // Kate Bush

It's alright I know where I'm going I'm going to stay with my friend Mmm, yes, he is very good looking The only trouble is He's not you He can't do what you do He can't make me laugh and cry At the same time Let's change things Let's danger it up We're crazy enough I just can't take it You're the only one I want You're the only one I want You're the only one I want You're the only one I want

and another one, with similar feeling, but in Russian

На тебе сошелся клином

youtube

#mai week #mai week 2022 #atla mai #atla #mai's diary #mai playlist #mai's expressions #alta maiko #avatar the last airbender #my posts #ok that was it for now #Spotify #Youtube

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hopelesswrites · 2 years

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Hawkins 86′

Eddie Munson x OC Time Travel fic!

Part 2

Part 1

Summary: Mel finds herself being sucked back in time to the year of 1986 after researching the murders of many Hawkins High students.

Time travel fic! Gen z OC, I wrote too much of this with an OC for convenience i’m not changing it to reader perspective just picture yourself as OC.

Warnings: Language, terrible depictions of the 80s, even worse depictions of gang reacting to modern technology. No character deaths, bittersweet ending, multi chapter fic :)

Mel watched out the window observing all the roads she was so familiar with, yet they looked so different. Trees that were younger and buildings that were cleaner. It all made her feel so sick, her parents were just kids, somewhere living their life right now while she was with their classmates, their peers solving murders and being introduced to supernatural phenomena. What if she never goes home, how will that change the trajectory of history? Surely that means she will never truly exist. No records of her no proof she was ever a living person. What happens when she eventually lives through to the day she walked into that library basement, will she explode, cease to exist? How would life be if she was stuck to live it out from 1986.

So much dread and worry flowed through Mel’s brain as Dustin sat beside her discussing his time travel theories with seemingly no one. There was no one else participating in conversation yet he remained happily chatting.

“Yo shitface, why don’t you just ask Mel how she time travelled” Steve chimed in from the driver’s seat of the car. They were passing downtown now, and Mel could have almost shed a tear looking at what her hometown used to be. It felt so wrong to be here to witness this with eyes that had not existed until the year 2000

“Yeah Mel, how did it happen” The boy now known as Lucas asked.

“Kate Bush” Mel spoke quietly, “I was listening to Max’s tape when it happened”

“The same time she was listening!” Dustin proclaimed.

“Using her exact Walkman too, something about that must have ripped a hole in time, and I fell through”

“Once we deal with Vecna we will figure out how to get you home don’t worry” Steve said, focussing on the road he was turning into. It was a dirt road covered in trees and lead out to a clearing showing a small cabin like house overlooking a cove in lovers lake.

“This is it, home sweet home for Eddie.” Steve said getting out of the car and hauling out a number of bags that had been sitting in the trunk of the car.

Everyone started to make their way down the drive and around the cabin to the boathouse where Mel noticed a wild haired man sitting in the window waiting. She was so star struck watching him through the glass, he was meant to be dead but here he was in the flesh.

“Eddie we have a fun surprise” Dustin spoke loudly as everyone piled through the door.

“Food?” Eddie asked.

“Evidence of time travel! Isn’t that awesome?” replied Dustin.

“I really don’t have time for your crazy bullshit Henderson” Eddie said rummaging through the bags. He pulled out a box of cereal and haphazardly ripped the box open, shovelling the food into his mouth. Eddie turned around once satisfied with the food he had been given and observed the group of four that had somehow grown since he last saw them.

“Who’s this one” he said, cereal falling out of his mouth as he spoke and pointed towards Mel.

“This is our evidence of time travel” Dustin answered a wide smile on his face

Eddie stared at Mel suspiciously apparently very immune to all wild and seemingly impossible news these guys throw at him. “How so…” He asked lowly before popping a few more pieces of cereal in his mouth and chewing slowly.

“Max got caught by that scary thing that killed Chrissy right” Lucas started, earning a slight flinch from Eddie at the reminder. Mel remembered back to her notes, Chrissy Cunningham was killed in Eddies uncles’ trailer, everyone suspected it was Eddie that did it, but the look on Eddies face as the memories flowed through his mind didn’t look that of a killer.

“And we used her cassette of Kate Bush to draw her back in because obviously music stops Vecna” Dustin continued

“And then all of a sudden a big dark portal opened up out of the ground and out flies this girl the same time Max is released from her trance” finished Steve

“And!” starts Dustin, “She’s from the year 2022! She knows all our fates” he finishes off enthusiastically, not quite understanding the horror that it truly was.

There was a long pause as the group waited for Eddie to take in the new information. The silence was too much for Mel, she felt uncomfortable, pressured with the knowledge of the future of everyone in the room. She knew about Lucas going on to be team captain of the basketball team, after high school going to college on a basketball scholarship. She knew about Max moving back to California with her mum before she started senior year. She knew about Dustin and the podcast he started years and years later, she listened occasionally, all science theories and video game reviews. She read about Steve and the child he raised alone, he stayed in Hawkins but laid low, and she knew about the disappearance of Eddie Munson, the man standing right in front of her, alive and not at all disappeared yet.

Suddenly it dawned on her, she needed to be writing this all down, she needed to document the day, the next couple days even and try to figure out what happens to Eddie. Mel began to frantically feel her pockets in search for her phone, it was so important she got every detail, even a transcript of absolutely everything everyone here has said.

“My phone I need my phone” She mumbled repeatedly in a panic as she discovered it not on her at all. “It has to be here, I had it before I fell”

“Your phone?” Lucas asked

“Yes! I had my phone; I need my phone it must have fallen out of my pocket at the cemetery!” Mel cried.

“Hold on, your phone is small enough to fit in your pocket?” asked Max, completely bewildered.

“That is super cool” said Dustin, clearly impressed with the future of technology. “I bet its super sleek and space agey too huh”

“Yes, it’s really great you’re going to love it when you get to the twenty tens but right now, I need mine”

Mel started searching the floor tracing her steps, maybe it was only just outside.

“Does it make international calls?” Asked Dustin.

Mel huffed not happy about the current interrogation. “Yes, it can, it also plays music, accesses the internet and can send texts, happy?”

Dustin looked back confused, “Texts?”

“Yes, like an email?”

Again, confusion struck his face.

“A Fax machine?” Mel asked earning a nod of understanding from the boy.

“God you are so old” she mumbles to herself and continuing her search.

“Not yet!” Called Dustin as he began his own search.

“Hey guys, maybe we need to go back to the cemetery, its definitely not here” Steve said from inside the boathouse

“Yeah, Steve you and I will go back to the cemetery, I really need to see this phone from the future” said Dustin picking up his bag and readying himself to leave. “Max and Lucas, you go find Nancy and Robin and see if they have any information, I feel like we’ll need backup with this time travel stuff”

Dustin then looked at Mel, “To be safe you should probably stay here with Eddie and hide out, time travel stuff can get messy”

“Wait a minute why have we stopped trying to prove my innocence? Why are we dealing with this chicks’ problems now?” Eddie cried.

“we’ll get back to Vecna Eddie, I have a feeling this time travel business is connected” Dustin said as he walked out the door.

“Both of you lay low!” Steve yelled from up the lawn, and with that they were both alone, in the cold dusty boathouse with nothing but cereal and each other.

An uncomfortable silence filled the room once everyone had left. Mel took a seat against the door while Eddie went back to his spot perched up against the window.

Mel felt like she didn’t know how to act. A few hours ago, she was trying to solve the case of this man’s disappearance and now she is sitting in a run down boathouse with him, oh and it was 1986. She felt like anything was possible at this point, time travel, other dimensions, monsters, if this all existed imagine what else is out there.

She sat and watched the boy she was locked in the room with. He looked terrified to say the least, his eyebrows furrowed in concentration, she could practically see the cogs in his brain moving as he silently tried to make sense of everything that had happened that day. Mel couldn’t help but feel sorry for him, he didn’t deserve this, as far as she was aware he was innocent, just has unlucky involvement in all the mess and chaos. The other kids seemed to be well prepared for the craziness, leading Mel to wonder what else they’ve seen and experienced.

“Hey, can I ask you a question” Eddie suddenly spoke up, startling Mel out of her own thoughts.

“Yeah of course” she replies softly.

“if you’re really from the future, which is a concept I am struggling to wrap my head around by the way” Eddie starts, “You obviously know how this all ends, like in the paper and all? You know what happens to everyone”

There was a pause before Eddie finishes with a quieter voice, “you know what happens to me”

Mel looked at Eddie apologetically, she couldn’t say anything at all, that wasn’t fair for him. “You know I can’t tell you that”

Eddie returned Mel a defeated chuckle before returning his attention back to the window. Mel didn’t want to leave Eddie feeling like he was going to die, that wasn’t fair at all.

“Maybe we can change history! I’m working on solving those murders so we can set the story straight”

Eddies attention fell back on Mel, “What happened with those murders was a supernatural being levitated both Chrissy and the newspaper boy into the air, ripped their eyeballs out of their head and snapped all their bones” There was a sense of bitterness and pain in Eddies voice, the memory of it haunting him.

“You saw it happen?” Mel asked curiously.

Eddie nodded in reply, “She was just standing there, in a trance, I couldn’t wake her up no matter how hard I tried, and then she just lifted” Eddie paused and looked at Mel in horror, “Don’t tell me that is the last thing recorded about my whereabouts”

Mel felt sick, she didn’t want to break the news to him, but he looked so sad and helpless, like nothing in the world made sense anymore.

“I’m sorry” was all she could get out.

“I guess it’s not looking good for me then” Eddie said a sad smile resting upon his face.

“You know that even in my year there are so many people rallying to prove you innocent, you’re not a killer, or a monster or a devil worshipper and people know that, you have so much support, and your friends, Steve? He refused to give the public the impression that you were anything but a genuine person, a friend.”

Eddie chuckled, “Are you allowed to be telling me that Time Travel Girl?”

“Probably not, but you need to hear it, if we’re going to get out of whatever this is alive you need to not give up hope”

“I promise I won’t give up hope then” said Eddie before the two fell into a comfortable silence. Mel went back to collecting her thoughts and documenting everything that had happened, she really needed her phone, she was going to forget really important details if she’s relying on her memory alone.

Static rung from the walkie, Dustin’s voice following, “Hey Mel, does this phone of yours look like a really small screen with a picture of an attractive man on the back?”

Mel scrambled to grab the walkie and pressed down on the button to reply, “Yeah that will be the one, that’s my Harry Styles case”

“Who is this Harry Styles and why does he have better hair than me” Steve chimed in angrily.

“let’s just say he is the epitome of pop music in the year 2022”

Steve and Dustin then let the pair know they were on their way back and to “sit tight” while Lucas joined in saying he was bringing Nancy and Robin. Mel was super excited to meet Robin as she had become a bit of a local celebrity in town. Robin was well known for being the founder of an LGBTQ hotline and safe house for LGBTQ youth in Hawkins and the organiser of all Pride events in town. She became the first openly Lesbian woman in town, a real cornerstone of pride among Hawkins. Mel absolutely admired the woman for her courage to be so open and get people talking about and fighting for gay rights.

“Hey Mel, we may have a bit of an issue here” Eddie says panicked from the window. Mel looked up confused before hearing the sound of car doors slamming.

“Shit shit shit” Eddie curses dropping down from the window out of sight of whoever is outside.

“We have to hide” he says quietly, crawling over towards Mel and snatching the walkie.

“Code red, Jason is here” He whispers into the walkie before turning it off.

“Who is Jason?” Mel asked, starting to panic, was this meant to happen? Was this where Eddie dies? Was she going to die with him?

“Chrissy’s boyfriend, he thinks I killed her, he wants me dead” Eddie hissed before grabbing Mel’s forearm and dragging her towards the back door of the shed. They both waited until they could hear the sound of Jason and his friends break down the door to the main house before making a run for it down the back lawn and towards the waterfront.

“What are we supposed to do now!” Mel whispered looking around for a way out. She landed on a pile of blankets that once removed revealed a small wooden boat. The pair scrambled to flip the boat over and began pushing it towards the water. Suddenly they hear screaming behind them, Eddie looked back to see Jason and his friends chasing after them down the lawn. The two got the boat in the water quick enough and jumped in just before Jason could get to them on the shore.

Eddie began to frantically paddle, water splashing all over them as they tried to get away in a panic. A loud splash sounded behind them as Jason jumped in the water, his athletic build providing an advantage as he was quick on their tail.

“I’m not dying here Mel I am NOT dying!” Eddie screamed as another one of Jason’s friends joined them in the water.

Mel looked around scared, Jason was inches away from the boat, his friend following behind. The chaos was too much for Mel as she started to lose all her senses, Water splashing around, screaming from all parties. The swaying of the boat being the only thing Mel could concentrate on.

“Holy shit, holy shit, holy shit!” She came back to as Eddie screamed in her ear and as the girl looked up, she noticed Jason’s friend, floating in mid-air.

“It’s happening again oh my god!” Eddie cried, Jason’s own cries being drowned out but the sound of the water and Eddies consistent cursing.

Tears pricked at Mel’s eyes as she watched the boys body begin to contort into different shapes, bones snapping and blood dripping from his eyes. It was horrific, seeing it happen to another person, Mel was in complete shock, her stomach dropping at the sight. The boy dropped from the air and crashed into the water, the impact rocking the boat, Eddie jumped causing it to tip further and they both crashed into the lake together. Mel was still in shock, her body not working with her brain, she could barely concentrate, her body began to sink before a strong force pulled her up and into their embrace. She felt herself being dragged through the water, choking as waves washed up and covered her head.

The feeling of ground soon hit Mel as she struggled to get her footing, Eddie continuing to drag her along until they were both securely on the shore. Mel’s body still felt like it wasn’t working, her mind lost, still in shock from what she had just witnessed,

“Mel! Look at me!” Eddie said, grabbing her face in his hands and forcing her attention to him.

“We have to go, I know somewhere we will be safe for now, you need to move, come on”

Mel nodded in understanding and followed the tall man into the trees.

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