#and then we're all happy

[hairmetal666]

Steve knows he falls in love too easily. Nancy told him, Robin too.

But falling in love with Eddie Munson is hard.

They're supposed to be friends after Vecna. They're supposed to be friends, but Steve can't get past what Eddie did in the Upside Down; how he put himself in a position to nearly die, how Dustin got hurt. It's not fair. He knows it's not, but it doesn't make the anger go away.

Eddie's part of the group now, though, and Steve won't leave him out, no matter how angry. They're all at movie nights, at pool parties, at Hellfire, at Corroded Coffin gigs. It's just that Steve and Eddie don't speak. And Steve is okay with it. If it's what it takes to make sure that they're all hanging out together, not talking to Eddie is a small thing. He's pretty sure Eddie doesn't mind. At least, he seems as uninterested in hanging out with Steve as Steve is with him.

It doesn't need to be anything more than that, and it isn't, not until Steve goes upstairs to get more sunscreen during one of the pool parties, and walks back downstairs to find Munson waiting for him in his kitchen.

"You need something?" He asks, unable to fully hide the way he jolts with surprise.

Eddie twists the rings on his fingers, something Steve's noticed he does whenever he's nervous. "You have a problem with me, Harrington?

"No, of course not," he answers too fast.

"C'mon, man. You can barely stand to be in the same room with me."

"That's not true! We're in one together right now."

Eddie rolls his eyes so hard that it has to hurt. "Don't do that. Don't pretend like you don't know what I mean. You can't stand to be alone with me for more than thirty seconds."

Steve splutters, searching for a plausible reason.

"Is it cause--" Eddie swallows, hand going back to cup his neck. "Is it cause you heard me tell Robin that I'm gay? Back at the hospital. Is it because--" he cuts himself off.

Something in Steve's chest clenches hard, warmth swooping dangerously in his stomach. "No," Steve says, means it. "I didn't hear. I didn't-- it has nothing to do with that. It's--that's cool. Thanks for--yeah, that's cool."

Eddie's smile is a brittle little thing. "Then, what else?" Eddie pulls a chunk of hair over his mouth. "I can't think of any other reason you'd hate me so much."

"I don't." And Steve hopes it's coming off as genuine. "I promise."

He can't help remember the camaraderie, the understanding, that started to grow between them in the Upside Down. The "don't cha, big boy?" of it all. They could be friends. They should be.

They shouldn't get into it. Not right here, not right now when the kids' splashes and excited screams filter through the sliding door.

"You're a shit liar, Harrington."

"Ed--I'm not--"

"You know what? Don't bother. I'll just--" He jolts in the direction of the front door.

"Don't be stupid, Munson."

"God, I can't believe I didn't see it before. You just fucking loathe me."

"I do not. Grow up."

"Oh, yeah? Then what's your problem?"

"There isn't--"

"Stop lying!"

"You didn't fucking think!" He shouts. Loud enough that the noise outside cuts off. "You pulled that shit in the Upside Down and you almost died! Dustin got hurt!"

Eddie blinks his big brown eyes in stunned surprise.

"I told you, I said, 'dont try to be cute or be a hero or something.' And you know what you said? Do you?"

Eddie won't look at him now. "I had to make a choice, Steve."

"It was the wrong one!"

"I would do it all again. No matter what you say. I would do it to draw the bats away. To protect Dustin."

"But you didn't."

"There was no other way to stop them, Steve! They would've gotten through, into Hawkins."

"It doesn't matter."

"You weren't there! You can't tell me--"

"Yes, I can! I know."

"You don't! You think--"

"I almost lost you!" He screams. "You nearly died in my arms, Eddie. And for what?"

Falling in love with Eddie wasn't easy. It was blood and near death; it was weeks in a cold hospital room while Eddie existed in a drug-induced twilight state; it was agonizing convalescence and physical therapy and changing bandages; it was Eddie leading dnd sessions with bright eyes and contagious enthusiasm, herding the kids to the arcade and video store, theatrically serving snacks at movie night; it was festering, senseless anger at the near loss of something.

Eddie's lips tremble. "Steve, I--"

"It doesn't matter." He turns away to slide a hand down his face in an effort to wipe away the emotion. "You're fine and we're--it doesn't matter."

"I'm sorry," he whispers. "Steve, I'm sorry. I wanted--I thought it would help. I thought--"

And Steve has to admit, he does, the whole terrible contradiction of it all. "I know," he whispers back. "I would've--I know."

"I thought I was protecting Dustin. I thought I was buying you guys time with Vecna." Eddie's voice breaks. "I didn't--I--" He squeezes his eyes shut.

In the quiet of the kitchen, they gravitate to one another, foreheads resting together.

"I should have been there, Ed. I shouldn't have left you two alone. You almost died, and I--"

"Sweetheart, I'm right here. We're right here."

They don't kiss, but they're close enough that their mouths brush with each breath they take.

"Don't do that, again." Steve clenches his fists into Eddie's cutoff t-shirt. "Promise you won't ever--"

"I promise, Stevie. I promise. I'll be by your side until the very end, whatever it is."

#steddie #steve x eddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #ficlet #angst #angst with a happy ending #getting together #falling in love #protective steve harrington #oblivious eddie munson #mutual pining #steve harrington is bad at feelings #not quite rivals not quite enemies but a secret third thing to lovers #it's angst but then it's sweet #we're all traumatized here

[atlas-affogato]

I feel like a lot of people, especially cis people or trans people who's eggs haven't cracked yet think that trans people just know these things. Just know that they are trans, that the reason they are uncomfortable in their body is because they have dysphoria, and while that may be the case for some people its not for all people. I didnt know I was trans for a long time even though I had lots of trans friends because I didn't realize my experience and theirs lined up. I didnt realize the uncomfortable feelings meant something, I didn't realize my hatred of my body meant something, I didn't realize transitioning would make me so happy. It took a long long time to figure that stuff out, and I managed to do it because I had a lot of support. But coming out and coming to terms with your gender and your body takes time. Whether you are trans or cis or both or something else, you deserve to be happy. Experiment with clothes and expression, find the thing that makes you happy. That's all we're ever looking for isn't it? To be happy?

#trans stuff #just rambling because of some posts i saw #i didnt realize i was trans for a long time because it seemed like other trans people had it all figured out #none of us have it figured out #we're just chasing the things that make us happy #thats all living is really about #transgender #transman #transmasc #trans

[anna-scribbles]

they should've been at the club(infertility treatment centers)

#like guys. be real with me. how many options did you even try before turning to dark magic #nothing about the situation called for all that😭 #in my mind they're like 22 and 25 here which makes it all even funnier #guys please just adopt a dog or something😭 #nothing about either of you screams ready for parenthood #im so happy adrien agreste exists but the circumstances of his birth are so ridiculous #there is so much gabe and emilie couldve done besides this. they could have done anything #honestly knowing them(<-girl who believes she knows them) im not even convinced the infertility treatment wasnt working #I think they just both were so allured by the concept of a magic baby #they were like six months in and hadn't gotten pregnant yet and were like. well. I guess we're out of options! dark magic it is! #and made it everyone else's problem forever #these two wanted to be doomed by the narrative SO bad #honestly though being a 22 year old girl I kind of yet it. sometimes I see a cute baby and want one so bad maybe I too would use dark magic #maybe emilie agreste was just a girl. #anyway. sorry adrien that your parents were Like This but it is so so funny #anna rambles #ml #gabriel agreste #emilie agreste

[shatouto]

i did a dumb friendly fire and blew off nearly half of astarion's hp (i'm so sorry astarion)

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 tav #astarion #shadowheart #gale of waterdeep #so what really happened was that: i was supposed to click on astarion in the turn list #except i accidentally clicked on his profile pic. while my spell was still engaged #so.... i hit him. critically #wow guys it's been a few days since i posted this and LMAOO i'm happy to hear i'm not alone #we're all dumdums together eh #thank u for your tags i have great fun reading them #oc: lorame

[mobius-m-mobius]

"It's the most simple relationship — and also the most complicated. On the simple side, they're two beings who love each other. On the complicated side, they're about as opposite as possible."

#aziraphale #crowley #michael sheen #david tennant #good omens #good omens 2 #talked myself out of giffing the ep3 cold open a hundred times but always wanted to and i'm so happy w/ this 🤧💖 #after all if you're not gonna indulge here where can you lol #cheers to getting as many incredible moments in s2!! we're so close!!!!! #dtennantedit #msheenedit #goodomensedit #dianagifs

[mokadevs]

day 4: doomed by the narrative

#fgo #fate grand order #fate/grand order #lostbelt 6 spoilers #castoria #ritsuka fujimaru #gudako #gudacas #caster artoria #oberon #oberon fgo #minifemslashfeb2024 #sorry todays piece did not pass the bechdel test #shakes my fist at oberon etc #not 100% happy with this as ive had a headache all day but we're surviving ^_^ #ill do non fate related pieces for femslashfeb i Prommy #but its just. you know #kiki draws

[flintbian]

There's a disabled angel in good omens 🥺

#listen im only in episode two and i know there's some drama going down but im focusing on this lol #i love that not only do they show the angel using a wheelchair and being ambulatory #but they also visibly show them miracling innaccessibility issues so that they Can still use the chair #instead of just getting rid of the disability #part of my is conflicted bc im like... there's disabilities in heaven? and that makes Me sad bc my disability is hell and painful as fuck #But getting rid of disability in fantasy is eugenist crap and showing that god made a disabled angel is a net good thing #while it personally makes me sad to think if there was a heaven i could still be in pain all the time #not all disabilites are bad and need to be cured we're a wide spectrum and we've been fighting for disabled rep esp in fantasy for ages #it's objectively good my personal feelings about my own disability aside #part of me thinks it's cliche to say 'you were made perfect' bc they're an angel But it's not we literally havent had this type of rep lol #anyways it made me happy to see #and im so glad it's a power chair user that's ambulatory it's important for abled ppl to see that #anyways y'all keep your drama and spoilers off my post im not far in and im only talking about this shoo #oh also!! love the fantasy hover chair they use in heaven specifically too i wish we had that it kicks ass #p

[latepivi]

this started with me trying to figure out how to draw some of these characters but then i wanted to draw lamb and narinder in old faith outfits and yeahhh

thought i'd share

#cult of the lamb #my art #digital #sketch #cotl yellow cat #cotl lamb #cotl leshy #cotl heket #cotl narinder #cotl kallamar #cotl shamura #not so sure about the height differences here #but also i made leshy one of the taller siblings 'cause we're both the youngest and i'm projecting #shamura is so hard to draw i'm still not really happy with how they look here #ALSO huge thanks for all the kind comments on my last art post hdsjsh ;u; #there’s so many talented people in this fandom it’s inspiring

[post-it-notes7]

he knows about your midnight habits, Meta

#galacta knight #meta knight #post's art gallery #kirby #happy birthday GK! #he has multiple if we're looking at all the kssu release dates but I'm going with this one #ironically a clean six month divide between him and MK. yes having opposite birthday dates makes their rivals dynamic even funnier to me

[kimdokjas]

one must imagine kim dokja happy

#that sisyphus quote but make it orv #bc we're all fragments and we're the ones who get to give him his soft epilogue #and by giving him his happiness we're allowing ourselves to have it too #orv #orv spoilers #omniscient reader's viewpoint #gabby speaks #kim dokja #kdj

[royalarchivist]

To be clear, I'm not going anywhere. I love this community, and although I'm disappointed seeing how certain things have been handled, I still believe in the objective of QSMP: uniting communities and people from all around the world and breaking down language barriers.

Regardless of what happens next, or whether people choose to step away from the series or not, QSMP gave many content creators and their communities a platform to meet other people and make those first cross-cultural connections and friendships. The positive ripple-effects from that aren't going away anytime soon.

#mod talk #I dunno. I guess the final message here is I'm sorry we're all feeling sad and I'll try to help people as best I can #I think I will still share old clips but I might take a bit of a break today #I'm happy to hear your guys' feedback and thoughts though! #I want to hear how certain CCs respond before I decide on sharing new clips

[spllwys]

SATANIC VOGUE SPECIAL EDITION ⛧ source — click for better quality!

#brought to you by someone who rewatched that video and was once again overcome #papa emeritus iii #ghost #the band ghost #alltag #i was going to make gifs and an article / spread but it wasn't really working out #whats that instagram post.... levels of drip previously unknown to mankind #and whats the reason for this. nothing. not 24 hours into the blog and we're already making weird things #if anyone is wondering where this background photo is from i'm afraid it doesn't exist #i extracted all the frames from the hello papa iii video and stitched them together + a lot of adjustment #happy to share the result if anyone wants it though #can give it to u uncoloured in the original size

[pkmnrangerfiles]

i need everyone to look at the size of this omanyte that hatched at work just today (painkillers for scale)

#pokemon irl #rotomblr #pokeblogging #pokemon #omanyte #we're keeping a close eye on his mass don't you worry #client came in with a suspected fossil egg and they were right #i hope you'll all be pleased to know that he was lifted off the floor after this (and very happy about it) #prforiginal

[mokadevs]

day 15: haunting

#new danganronpa v3 #ndrv3 #yumeno himiko #himiko yumeno #tenko chabashira #chabashira tenko #tenmiko #tenhimi #minifemslashfeb2024 #kiki draws #and with that we are halfway through the month!! officially!!! #and now the hard part starts because im gone all day tomorrow and then im gone monday thru wednesday/thursday all next week #and then the 28th is my birthday #so. erhm. gulp!!! #overall happy w how this one came out though some parts are definitively more rushed than id like them to be but #we got the vibe down ^_^ #and WOW A NON ARKNIGHTS PIECE WOW FINALLY #we're 2 weeks in and ive only done 3 fandoms dudes #i gotta diversify. #i was gonna do a pomuselen piece i had one planned but uh #looks at nijisanji and looks away #a lot of stuff happened between february first and now huh.

[dramashii]

Getting them to marry is just the process. In the end I have to be happy. I have to do what I love. I have to meet friends I like. Can I hold your hand?

MARRY MY HUSBAND (2024) | Ep 9

#marry my husband #dailyasiandramas #asiandramasource #kdramadaily #kdramasource #kdramaedit #kdrama #park min young #na in woo #k:marry my husband #the line “let's get you happy” is kinda cute #other couples are already kissing by this point #but we're still in the holding hand phase #i am not complaining at all

[sergle]

what I was talking abt earlier. we have fully looped back around and away from feminism, societally, whereas before it was very Feminism 101 to acknowledge that many parts of existing as a woman in a misogynistic society are painful and upsetting. not that being a woman is Inherently Negative in a bubble. but that living on this earth, in the conditions we're living in, is hostile to women. and that gender is a performance. that many of the Staples Of Femininity as accepted by society are things that you have to create and perform and mold artificially and aren't inherent, that COMPLAINING about day to day difficulties of existing as a woman is something that you're allowed to do. acknowledging these basic, again, feminism 101 things, that something tied to womanhood is more time consuming or more expensive or more dangerous Because Of The Problems. does not CREATE the problems. that when women complain about having to perform femininity, they are not, in fact, oppressing themselves. the call does not come from inside the fucking house. saying that you HAVE suffered does not fucking equate that you believe you SHOULD have suffered.

like I could talk about this for hours. how braindead and one-dimensional the Takes are getting. "being a woman is looking in the mirror and going fuck yeah i'm a woman" damn. I guess any negative experiences you have by living in a misogynistic world... are your fault if you are anything but positive? "you don't actually want liberation" we've fully gone back to telling feminists "you WANT to be oppressed" when anything negative about our society is pointed out. it's not real until I say it out loud, I guess, and then I'm actually the one who caused it. if anybody expresses any unhappiness with how they're treated or the status quo or the language and culture surrounding womanhood and femininity. they've created it, right that second. they invented it just now. it wasn't a problem before somebody complained, right? also trans women aren't braindead zombies who just follow the flow of whatever cis women around them say. I am pretty fucking sure they are very much aware of pain, and are MORE than aware of the swirling torrent of misogyny and standards of femininity than anybody else. actually. and I am pretty sure someone complaining on tumblr that being a woman means always putting on a performance is going to make someone change their mind about transitioning. also "performing femininity" as a necessity to being treated well as a woman is not fucking NEWS to your Local Trans Woman. I AM PRETTY SURE SHE GETS THE CONCEPT. using trans women as a scapegoat for this braindead perspective on gender politics is spineless, meritless, and pathetic.

#how I feel about my gender is not the same as how I feel about the living conditions of my gender #when I saw that post I screenshotted here I literally sat w my mouth open for a minute #sent it to my friends and was like am I fucking crazy. is this what we're doing now #Forced Positivity and that there is no war in ba sing se and actually #you're ruining children's lives if you complain about misogyny on twitter #I don't HAVE to tell little girls about the downsides because they are already being mistreated #before they have even heard the word 'misogyny' let alone know what it means #you do not have to be fucking happy all the time about the cards you're dealt. #you don't live in a bubble where it's just you and your mirror and your pretty dress and nothing bad has ever happened to you #unfortunately bitch. we will have negative experiences that are in fact. part of the package of being a woman #and IGNORING them doesn't make them not exist. actually they will continue to remain status quo unless acknowledged #sergle.txt #I see so much rhetoric that is JUST old-fashioned gender ideals being presented with liberal language on tiktok #that is just telling women that womanhood is just being a girllll and loving pretty things and being kind and gentleeeee and nurturing #and not working and just like being wholesome and being happy and being a light in ppl's lives and just LOVING LOVING LOVING being a woman #so if for even one second. you don't love it. you are actually failing at being a woman #if you complain about the standards for shaving or putting on makeup. which used to be Baby's First Feminism online #that's actually just you creating problems. you're not supposed to acknowledge it. you're supposed to shut up and smile into the mirror.