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good morning it's hectordelavega on my work computer!!! in addition to sitting across the hall from the kitchen, I also wore a scrunchy (not red) on my wrist which I don't normally do and now I'm thinking about cherry and suffering!!!!!!!!!!!!!
oh man youre so sweet asldjfhsdf!!
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hi, I hope you're well! can I rec some fics? "snapshots" by newsbypostcard is amazing and I'm surprised nobody has recced it before! "tell me we'll never get used to this" by ftmsteverogers HOO BOY look. hear me out. this fucking incredible fic is in second person. I don't even know why I decided to start reading it. but OMG. if you like soulmate stuff, this is for you. bucky and steve always seem to find each other across lifetimes. everyone should give it a shot, it's beautiful
Thank you for writing in!
Snapshots by layersofart (layersofsilence), newsbypostcard (oneshot | 18,579 | M)
Steve picks up the picture to be sure of what he saw, but there's been no mistake. "It doesn't even have a Navy stamp," he says, turning the photo toward her. "What is this?"
"Are you asking me?"
"It looks like a pin-up."
"Yes," Natasha agrees. "It does."
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Post TWS: Steve is trying to find Bucky. Instead, he finds the sexy Navy "propaganda" Bucky somehow never mentioned he modeled for before the war.
tell me we'll never get used to it* by ftmsteverogers (oneshot | 23,097 | E) *major character death, reincarnation
You would die with him a hundred times and a hundred times again if it meant that you would find him in every life you will live from now to the end of eternity.
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aside from opening up/sharing his feelings, what do you think billy struggles with the most when he transitions from being an island (always alone, untrusting, etc) to being part of a loving relationship w steve?? I can't imagine it's easy and I am interested in hearing if you have any hcs about little behaviors or things he has to adjust
ooF THIS IS A GOOD ONE, and ig this sort of goes along with what you’re saying but
i think one of the things that billy doesn’t understand, that takes the longest to adjust to, is that he has somewhere to go now. when things go wrong at home
he doesn’t want to bother steve and he doesn’t want to look like a sob story and even though he does go to steve’s more often than not, sometimes he doesn’t. doesn’t want steve to see the bruising on his cheeks, the blood on his mouth, the red rings around his eyes
doesn’t want to be a burden
so nine times out of ten, he’ll go to steve’s, but that rare One (1) Time, he’ll sleep in his car. will sneak into school early to catch a shower in the locker room and walk around all day in the hoodie he keeps in the trunk of his car because it’s clean (he specifically keeps it clean for days like this)
only, one morning, before he can get out of the car and run to the locker room before anyone can see him, he hears the wrap of a fist against the window
wakes with a gasp and opens his eyes, sees steve’s staring back at him, through the glass. brow knitted tight, with concern, confusion
billy runs a hand through his hair, blinks the sleep out of his eyes, gets out of the car and goes for casual even though he knows his lip is split, that there’s gotta be a stain of purple somewhere along his jaw
he stands and shoves his hands into his pockets, leans with his shoulder against the camaro. smiles even though it’s going to reopen the cut and knows he’s right when he runs his tongue over it and tastes copper
steve’s not smiling, though. not like he is. doesn’t look happy to see him. like he normally does
billy tries to play it off, drags his eyes down steve’s body, the sweater he’s got stretched across his shoulders, his chest, the dark jeans that always make his legs look long and the white nikes that are so well-worn, the bottoms are starting to look a little brown
says, “morning, pretty boy,” all lazy. easy. like he does on mornings when they wake up in bed, in steve’s bed. together
but the words don’t make steve smile, don’t make steve’s cheeks go red like billy wants
“were you out here all night?” his voice is pinched, pained, and billy hates it. doesn’t understand why exactly it’s pulled so tight like that
tries, again, to play it off with a half a shrug, brings a shoulder up towards his ear and lets it go. “just a couple hours,” he says, keeps the smile on his lips so that steve’ll know that he’s okay, that he’s fine, it’s fine. “don’t worry about it”
he isn’t expecting the way steve’s face falls.
the way his eyes widen, the way his mouth drops open
the way the words leave his mouth with something like a gasp. “don’t worry about it?” billy’s got another shrug ready, a nope waiting on the tip of his tongue, but steve doesn’t give him the chance to say it. keeps going. “i get a call from max at two o’clock in the morning that you left and never came home and i’m not supposed to worry about it?”
billy hesitates at that. breathes. swallows. understands that steve’s upset, but doesn’t want him to be. doesn’t want to be another thing steve has to worry about all the time
“i didn’t ask her to do that,” he says, and the way steve narrows his eyes tells him it was the wrong thing to say
but it’s the truth, and billy’s not a liar. he could’ve said a million different things, could’ve told a million different lies to play it off, but he doesn’t do that
not with steve. he’s always been a little too honest with steve
steve, who says, “that’s not the point and you know it,” without a shred of doubt and sends billy’s heart to sit heavier in his chest, an anchor that holds him in place, that keeps his eyes locked in steve’s, is looking right at him when he asks, “why didn’t you come over?”
wants to look away, but can’t. blinks, to try and fight it. shakes his head, brings his shoulder back up, less to shrug and more to protect himself. to hide himself away
“didn’t want to bug you,” he says, and only just keeps his breath from catching when steve takes another step closer
closer than he normally does, in public, but it’s still so early that they’re the only ones in the parking lot, will be the only ones there for a while
billy can see the pink, the morning flush hidden high in his cheeks. the dark warmth hidden in his irises. the disbelief hidden in his mouth, his voice, his tone
“why would you be bugging me?”
“i don’t know,” and billy finally does lose steve’s eyes at that. lets them drift low, focuses them, locks them on the three little moles that dot steve’s cheek, that billy likes to trace his thumb over, likes to trace his lips over. “it was kinda late”
“max said you left around ten.”
he did, and he doesn’t try to deny it. tries instead to hide some more
“didn’t know if you were asleep,” he says, which is technically the first lie he’s told all morning
knows he’s caught when all steve says is, “billy,” because billy knows for damn sure that steve doesn’t sleep right, that the earliest he goes to sleep is one or two and that the only time he actually sleeps through the night is when billy is there in the bed next to him
is powerless to the finger steve hooks under his chin, the one steve uses to tilt his head up, to make him look him in the eyes
to send the truth to come spilling out
“you’re gonna get sick of it,” billy says, and maybe it’s not the whole truth, but it’s closer, and if the way steve tilts his head is anything to go by, he knows that, too
even if his voice is pitched up. even if it’s soft. the thumb he runs along billy’s chin, even softer
“gonna get sick of what?”
“you know,” he says, and reaches out, hooks two fingers through one of steve’s belt loops. needs to touch him somehow. to ground himself. steady himself. "dealing with me. with all this shit”
“i’m not dealing with anything,” steve says, serious. even. honest. “whether you like it or not, i actually like. give a fuck about you.”
billy feels his fingers tighten in steve’s belt loop, feels the way the air leaves his lungs, his nose when he sighs. “steve-”
“and what i’m gonna get sick of,” steve starts, and taps on billy’s chin to make sure he’s paying attention, that he’s listening, as if billy’s ever paying attention to anything else, to anyone else, “is you pretending like you gotta go this alone.”
and he pauses there. holds billy’s eyes and lets the air, the silence settle heavy around them. lets it rattle in billy’s skull, fill the empty gaps in his chest.
“i don’t care what time it is or even if you gotta sleep over every night of the week,” he says, and slides his hand over so that he’s holding the side of billy’s neck, palm warm and wide and sure. “you know i got room for you.”
and the way he says it, slow and confident, lets billy know that there’s more hidden in the words than steve wants to give away
that he’s not just offering billy a place to stay, but a place in his life, in his heart
“i know,” billy says, because he does, hopes steve can hear the me too and the i got room for you, too he’s got hiding in them, just below the surface. “i know.”
“okay,” steve says. tilts his head forward and leans his forehead against billy’s for a second, doesn’t kiss him because they’re still too far in the open. they might be alone, but alone doesn’t exactly mean safe in a place like hawkins, but billy knows he wants to, knows he would, if he could, and for right now, for right here, that’s enough. “you’ll come over next time?”
and billy nods, knows it’s enough when he says, “yeah,” but tacks on a, “promise,” anyway, so that steve knows he’s serious
that next time, he’ll be there
next time, he’ll remember he doesn’t have to go it alone
that there’s room for him in steve’s life just like there’s room for steve in his, and can only hope there always will be
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god I've known you for too long because the earliest writing I can remember reading from you was that nanowrimo ... do you know which one I'm talking about, I can't remember what it was called but I feel like it was a thinly veiled mugglecast fic, in the best way of course
I know exactly which one you’re talking about 💀
what a life we’ve lived
low key i still associate you with a distant memory of an arthur/eames fic? idk if it was one you wrote or one you just really loved. and then also thomas barrow.
what do you remember me for as a writer?
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✨💗 Harringrove Feedback Fest 💗✨
This fandom is so full of amazing creators and if you're seeing this post and you've ever created anything for this wonderful fandom, I APPRECIATE YOU!!
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@awrble Awrble's art is the reason I discovered harringrove! One of their pieces popped up on my dashboard and I was like "Oh! I've never thought of Billy and Steve together!?" and then everything spiralled out of control. Their art is excellent and I go through their art tag frequently! This piece they did for the zine makes my heart so mushy and this piece is just so playful and cute!
@juu-riin Julie's art constantly makes my day better, whether it's a stream of doodles like these, a fluffy piece like this, or something SPICY like this !!
@lazybakerart Ever since I found their blog when I first joined this fandom, I thought their art was the most creative and visually compelling art I had ever seen! I frequently scroll through their art because I aspire to have the same grasp on color that they do! Like this piece is so perfect!! And I completely adore this one!!
@ihni Ihni's drawings always make me smile! I think that they are so creative and funny and it shows through their art! Like I laughed out loud at this one! And this piece is so perfect for Billy and Steve
@swimbirdyswim Their art is so dynamic and cool! I totally adore this piece and this one is AWESOME! And they have some really cute and soft drawings that just melt my heart!! Like this one!
@b-leach-ing Their art is so sweet! I especially really love this one!! And omg these holiday drawings are just too adorable!!
@dearvenison How could I ever get over this STUNNING piece?! This tender moment is captured so well and if this isn't canon in s4 I'm gonna riot!! Their art is just so amazing!
@ezisdrawing Ez's art is so full of life! I love how they draw Joe and their nb Steve pieces are my absolute favorite! Like these ones! They're just so cute! And this most recent drawing omg! It's so lovely!
@darkmystdrake Annie's art is so spicy and hot! Every time I see it, I notice how dynamic the poses are! And I always appreciate the piercings added onto the boys! This is one of my favs of Steve! And damn! THIS ONE IS AMAZING!
@avalonlights Their art is so so so wonderful! They set a scene beautifully and every piece of theirs just pulls me in! Like I still think about this one a year later! And this piece! Billy and Steve look so in love and the relationship is expressed perfectly! I just love love love their art so much!
@deardmvz Marilyn's art is so fun!! They have so many fresh and interesting ideas and I love seeing what they come up with! Like this vamp Billy is so cool! And this piece is so sweet and beautiful!
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@memes-saved-me Their photo edits are so distinct and identifiable! And their video edits are always so cool to watch!
@hoegrove I LOVE the gifsets that they make, they're so creative and fun!
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@smashmouth-hargrove - idk how to explain it, but I have actually spent *hours* reading through their writing. You can just tell that they have fun with what they're writing and that makes it fun to read!
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@yikesharringrove Yikes has written so many of my favorite fics and I love seeing how they expand on the prompts they receive! I remember the first time I found their blog and I spent like 2 weeks devouring all of their writing,, it was awesome
@ghostofjellyfishforgotten I have read so many ficlets from them and they are always so well written and interesting! And there are so many posts that have paragraphs of tags under them that are amazing! (And they wrote some jestor/king smut months ago that I can't find anymore AND IT'S LIKE ONE OF MY FAV FICS I'VE EVER READ AND I THINK ABOUT IT ALL THE TIME)
✨Fics✨
in the locust wind by @hectordelavega - pls understand that this fic completely ruined me. it's perfect. it's been like a month since i read this and i still think about it all the time.
Walking Home (v)., the Tourniquet by @passivenovember - Jaz's writing is so lovely, I have reread so many of their fics and they even wrote me one that is incredibly adorable T^T BUT back on topic, this fic is everything! Jaz has a way of writing Billy and Steve that is just so perfect, and I love their dynamic in this fic!
orange juice by @aspartaeme - this fic is so fun! I love how thirsty Steve and Billy are for each other and I really enjoyed the whole premise of this fic!
Took it all and took the dirt road home by @nagdabbit - this short lil fic is so soft and emotional,, it just feels so hopeful
with every several pleasure in the world by @rvspberryjvm - I completely adore this fic with my whole heart! Jones is a fantastic writer and their talent truly shines in this fic (and all of their fics)!
Billy Hargrove’s Exploration of Beauty (series) by @mourntheantagonist - this series is amazing! I love how Mandi has Billy and Steve address gender stereotypes and lets Billy explore his gender expression!
Sweet Wonderful You by @cherrydreamer - the way this fic stole my heart! it's just so soft and adorable and Steve and Billy are just the best bfs to each other :') Cherry's writing is so fantastic!
Lonely Hearts Club by @shewritesdirty - this fic (like all of Cait's fics) is so wonderfully written and once I started reading it, I just couldn't stop! It's got the perfect mix of humor, tenderness, and smut!
Plant Your Feet by PeckishDragon - this fic is so sweet,, I will always have a soft spot for dads!harringrove and Billy is just the best dad in this :')
you act so pure (i know you're laced) by @softjish - this fic. THIS FIC. IT IS SO TENDER AND IT BREAKS MY HEART AND PUTS IT BACK TOGETHER IN 5K WORDS.
seventh inning stretch by @holdenduckfield - Idk anything about baseball, but I *do* know that I adore Jill's writing! I love how competitive the boys are in this and how their rivalry evolves!
Bad dog, no biscuits by @catharrington - this is f i l t h y and perfect in every way! Steve is so dominant and he takes care of Billy so well! I am 100% convinced this is how Tina's Halloween party ended.
i'm falling now, but it's so wrong by @hartigays - Ouch this fic has a lovely balance of hurt comfort and it is a great read! I remember I read it all in one go because I just got so hooked!
I Ain’t Fraid Of No Ghosts by @heck-in-a-handbasket - this fic has a special place in my heart bc I love ghost Billy! Reading how Steve dealt with Billy's ghostly shenanigans was hilarious and when they finally become *acquainted*, they work so well together!
@gothyringwald thank you for putting this little love fest together!
#harringrove feedback fest#harringrove#i love all of y'all!!#<333#if i could I would add like 30 more people and fics#but this already took me hours to make and it's finals oof#fic rec#art rec
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tagged by @camaelczarka and @are-are-kay in true comeback fashion
Playlist tag game the rules: we’re snooping on your playlist. Put your entire music library on shuffle and list the first 10 songs then choose 10 victims
i have a confession to make. i don’t keep a library of music or make playlists EXCEPT i got a premium spotify trial for my beachside party vacay when i turned 30. so this is it. please don’t judge, these are all bops
1. juice - lizzo
2. spiderwebs - no doubt
3. i can’t get enough of myself - santigold
4. thong song - sisqo
5. sorry - justin bieber
6. if u seek amy - britney spears
7. dancing on my own - robyn
8. jump (for my love) - the pointer sisters
9. walking on broken glass - annie lennox
10. back to back - drake
to be fair to this playlist tho you have realize just how often we played the same 2 bsb and nysnc songs over and over and over at 4am in the morning
i tag old and new friends @introvertia @tiesandtea @surteslevres @absolutely-fatal @leelajoy716 @hectordelavega
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tagged by the lovely @lavenderbrowne
what’s your favorite song(s) to sing/hum? i really enjoy la devotee by panic! at the disco
what’s your favorite flower/tree/plant? i’m a cacti kinda gal (who also loves sunflowers)
favorite colors? black and green
what do you always doodle? stars
how do you take your coffee/tea? i drink my coffee with vanilla soy milk
favorite candle scent? anything citrusy or floral
what perfume do you wear? mon paris by yves saint laurent
what’s your go-to dance move when you’re alone? twirling
favorite quote? “hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”
favorite self care routine(s)? sleep
fuzzy socks or house slippers? fuzzy socks
what color are your eyes? green
what’s your favorite eye color on others? blue
favorite season? why? fall because i love halloween
cheek, neck, or nose kisses? neck
what does your happy place look like? someone take me to the wizarding world of harry potter pls
favorite breed of dog? husky
do you ever want to be married? if so, what colors would you pick for your wedding theme? yes and idk
cursive or print? cusive
favorite weather? sunny with a slight breeze
i’m tagging some of my favorite blogs @andrewminxardd @bellaatrixes @hectordelavega @turnandturnagain @the-perks-of-being-a-little-shit @hermionegranget
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hi it's amanda again (hectordelavega) jsyk I am rereading the chapter instead of doing literally any work at all. I have an assignment due tonight that I forgot abt and I am STILL REREADING INSTEAD
good luck on your assignment!! and adskjhdsfd!!! it makes me so happy you liked it T__T!!!
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for your consideration: when steve wants to propose, he goes to max first to ask her permission, because he was raised being told that's how you do things. max going "I literally do not care what you do" but actually having to hold back tears bc she knows that against all odds they're actually going to be able to make it work. steve planning the most romantic evening he can imagine, not realizing this should be a Discussion first. billy at dinner going "what do you think... about (1/2)
"...talking about getting married." steve is like "FUCK. did max tell you?" and the fucking violinist he hired takes that as The Signal and comes up to play at their table. billy is so confused and goes "tell me what?" and it's only after steve takes the velvet box out of his pocket that he realizes max didn't actually say anything. billy's eyes get all big and steve thinks he's going to laugh at the big, classic diamond ring he got bc it's Tradition. (2/2)
i looooOOOOOOVE THIS JKFDLS:JKFL:S god a big romantic gesture from Steve, yes. Yes. esp if it’s a modern au i can see it. billy going all wide-eyed and blushy bc he never thought he’d able to have this. ever. the Big Romantic Gesture in Public thing
in another way, like alternatively, i can see steve doing it really,,,quietly
he asked max and he’s got the ring hidden in his bedside table and he doesn’t know How or When he’s gonna do it but he know’s he’s going to. at some point
and one morning they’re lying in bed. it’s a sunday, almost 11 AM and they haven’t really moved because they don’t have anywhere to be
well. steve hasn’t moved. billy’s used to waking up early for work so he’s been up for a while, is always a little restless in the morning, spent some time in the living room so that he wouldn’t wake steve up while he was fidgeting
made himself coffee and brought a mug in for steve when he finally woke up around 10 and called billy’s name, let him know he was up
billy climbed back into bed with him and they’ve been there ever since, just slowly sipping on the coffee they have to reach over each other to get because holding the mugs makes cuddling hard but caffeine is god so they get all tangled up every time one of them wants to take a sip and reaches over to grab their mug
it’s silly, the sunlight peeking in at the edge of the curtains is warm and their bed is even warmer and they’ve almost spilled coffee all over each other a million times and it’s so dumb, but it’s perfect
billy wants this, wants sunday mornings like this, wants steve like this forever, so he says it.
“what do you think about getting married?”
and steve’s nose to nose with him, so he knows billy sees it, sees the way his eyes crinkle when he starts to smile because he’s had the ring for a month and he’s had no idea how he was going to do it, how he was going to ask, but now he doesn’t have to figure out how because billy brought it up first
he made it easy
(he makes everything easy)
so easy for steve to pull back, for just a second, just long enough, just far enough to reach into his bedside table and pull that ring out of the box
knows it’s a little big, a little flashy, that it’s something billy would hate on his hand
so he holds it up, keeps far enough away that billy can see it, can get a good look. watches billy’s eyes go soft, watches billy’s lips part, wordless, breathless, like he can’t believe steve is actually doing this
like he can’t believe his ears when steve says, “you wanna marry me?”
and he nods, immediately. can’t find the words or his voice so he nods, makes the pillow rustle against his cheek, sends some of his curls to fall down over his eyes
curls steve pushes back from his forehead when he reaches up, and then around to the back of his neck, to get at the clasp of his necklace.
undoes it, unhooks the clasp and slides the ring on to the chain, pulls it around to the front, so that it’s sitting in the middle of his chest
just to the right of his heart
a promise of a million more moments, a million more sundays in bed. just like this
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I'm also gonna send you an ask hehe I can't remember the really good one I thought of yesterday, so let's go with, what are little things/habits billy and steve don't like about each other? (i.e., my roommate is an extremely loud eater, that kinda stuff)
ohhhhhhhhh man
steve always leaves the cabinets open after he takes something out of them
billy never replaces anything if it runs out while he’s using it (soap. toilet paper. tissues. he just leaves it for steve to find and deal with)
steve slurps his coffee
he also chews his ice cream
but billy chews on straws
he also licks cheeto/chip dust off his fingers instead of washing his hands
steve puts dirty dishes that still have food on them in the sink
billy slams the fridge door every time he closes it
steve constantly cracks his knuckles
billy‘s yawns border on violent
steve always uses up all the hot water in the shower
billy doesn’t put things on the grocery list and then gets mad when steve doesn’t buy the thing he never explicitly told steve to get
#i wanna think of more jfkdajfklsa;#((i also still have your other ask. promise i didn't forget. just thinkin about it ❤️))#harringrove#harringrove hc#my hc#ask#hectordelavega
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what do the boys do when they find their first gray hair? if theyre not a couple yet when they first move in together, whose room do they make Their Bedroom when they get together? what kind of art would they decorate their place with??? (ugh your writing tho, youre cold and i burn fucked me up. I will read ALL YOUR HCS)
(i miss you’re cold (and i burn) every single day so it makes me sO happy to know that you like it ❤️) and now from the bottom up, bc that’s how my brain decided to do this jfdkl;a
- i don’t know a whole lot about formal decorating, but i see their space being super cozy. kinda minimal, by means of like. actual art, but definitely lived in. messy book shelves. cabinets overflowing with mugs. plants near the windows and lots of pictures of them and all the Dweebs on the walls
if anything, i kinda see billy as the type to hang records on a wall somewhere? it’s a cool little touch and it would show off a lot of his personality. he’d hang one or two of steve’s records up, too. even though he’s got shitty music taste. just because he knows steve will bitch at him if he doesn’t
i see steve buying random shit he sees in the windows of antique stores or thrift shops or farmers markets and hanging it somewhere random in the house/apartment without telling billy. waits to see how long it takes until billy realizes there’s a rusty pocket watch hanging from a nail in the hallway, or that they don’t know anyone in the picture (of an 18th century farm family) hanging next to the bookshelf
- *takes a deep breath* BILLY’S ROOM.
BILLY’S ROOM, BILLY’S ROOM, BILLY’S ROOM
steve loves billy’s bed. a lot. billy’s sheets are warm and soft in a way his have never been. they smell so much like him, too. like his soap, his shampoo, and it makes steve dizzy. makes his heart skip a beat. makes his stomach bottom out like he’s on a rollercoaster
even before they were together, if he was having a bad night, he’d crawl into billy’s bed. would bury his face in one of billy’s pillows and breathe in deep and feel all the tension melt away. would fall asleep and stay asleep all night
it’s one of the ways steve realized he loves billy. like really loves billy, in that way. the fact that he’s never slept so well as he does in billy’s bed, between his soft sheets, surrounded by the smell of him
it only gets better. when things finally do change, and he can bury his face in billy’s neck, his chest, his hair instead of a pillow
- first grey hair? steve pulls it out. without hesitation. without thinking. he’s in his early 40′s and he knows his dad went grey in his 40′s so he’s half been expecting it, but it doesn’t make him hate it any less. doesn’t make him any less nervous, less anxious
he tries to forget about it, doesn’t say anything, tries to go about his day like normal, but it’s obvious that he’s feeling weird about something because he does the dishes right after dinner. billy knows he only does the dishes right after dinner if he’s feeling Off
so billy comes up behind him while he’s standing at the sink. wraps his arms around steve’s middle while steve’s elbow deep in suds and asks what the problem is, but steve just brushes him off, shrugs. it takes a lot of prodding, a couple minutes of billy reaching beneath his shirt to trace over his stomach, a couple more minutes of billy kissing his neck until steve goes all pliant and easy, only admits it when billy says, please
because steve’s not afraid of aging, not in the slightest. he’s afraid that billy’s gonna see him differently. he’s irrationally scared of billy feelings changing just because he’s getting old, but billy spends the rest of the night convincing him that there’s nothing to be afraid of there. billy’s been over the fucking moon for him since they were seventeen and as much as he misses being young, he’s also pretty glad they aren’t anymore. that they get to do whatever the fuck they want because they’re adults now. that they’ve got a real life that they’ve built together. actually sort of loves the fact that they’re getting old and that they’re doing that together
steve spends the rest of the night kissing him stupid. billy doesn’t complain
- billy’s the kind of bastard that stays blond an infuriatingly long amount of time. doesn’t get his first grey until he’s like. 60. steve hates him for it, but he also kinda loves him for it, too. just a little bit
#thank you so much for asking!! i could SCREAM over the bedroom questionjfdklsajl;dsa#harringrove#harringrove hc#my hc#hectordelavega#ask
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hi!!! so i recently discovered your writing and am O B S E S S E D. I see other people are asking for headcanons, so I was wondering how you think dustin and billy would navigate a relationship?? like they both love steve and they'd have to figure out how to put up with each other at SOME level. do you think as adults, dustin and steve remain close? ALL OF YOUR DUSTIN + HARRINGROVE HCS PLEASE!
that’s??? literally so nice of you to say?? thank you so much ❤️
oh my GOD billy and dustin, they would be. so fucking petty fighting for steve’s attention. if they’re all in a room together, billy’ll put his arm around steve’s shoulders or his waist just to keep him close, will bury his nose in steve’s hair and call him baby just to make dustin gag. if dustin’s catching a ride from steve, he’ll run to the car so that he can get shotgun before billy does, makes him sit in the back. billy crashes nights at the arcade and spends the whole time making eyes at steve because it makes dustin pout. dustin crashes movie night and sits in between them on the couch because billy goes red
but i think they also. get it. that they’re each important to steve in their own way. i think dustin sees that steve’s happy with billy in a way he’s never been before. he’s looser. brighter. and he sees the way billy looks at steve when nobody else is looking, like he’s never seen the sun before. and i think billy understands that dustin’s the little brother steve’s never had, knows steve’s spent so much time lonely, just looking for a family, and to steve, dustin is family, and billy knows the feeling is mutual bc the kid looks at steve like he hung the fuckin’ moon
but that doesn’t mean dustin didn’t teepee the camaro, and it certainly doesn’t mean billy didn’t steal dustin’s favorite hat and turn it into a literal bird’s nest
and omg think steve and dustin DEFINITELY stay close as adults. they’ve really got a forever type friendship imo, way more brothers than friends, that shit doesn’t fade. like, they talk on the phone constantly and keep each other updated and always try to make it back home to hawkins for the holidays so that they can hang out
they’re all in their 30′s and 40′s, and billy’ll still hold steve too close and call him baby, and dustin’ll still squeeze his way between them on the couch
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do you think billy's music tastes or habits change when he gets less angry (as a result of steve probably, and knowing unconditional love for the first time, from a variety of sources)? in my fic (in the locust wind) he knows a lot about classical music, and I often see him portrayed as boppin along to steve's music but trying to be discreet, and I think there are sooo many roles music can play for him. billy music vibes plz??
OH i really like this and i think that makes total sense!! i think billy’s music taste would be a little more all over the place than he likes to let on, because the only thing that matters to him is whether or not he can Feel it, whether or not he can feel the music everywhere
metal’s just the obvious choice because he can feel that in his bones. can feel it prick his skin, can feel it lick in his veins. finds that it lights him up in a way that does and doesn’t have to do with anger, gives him the chance to feel like he’s on fire without feeling like it’s gonna break him, like it’s gonna rip him apart from the inside out
but as he gets a little older and sort of calms down (and meets steve bc obviously he meets steve and that changes him somehow, slows him down, shows him he doesn’t have to be loud and mean and abrasive), he finds he doesn’t really need the outlet metal gives him as badly as he once did. sure he still likes it, but he doesn’t Need the rush it gives him. gets that rush from other emotions now. emotions like happiness and safety and love and ease
and with that, he starts to feel all sorts of music everywhere because suddenly he can relate to what all that other music feels like, what it’s talking about. isn’t so used to feeling angry and hot and red anymore and finds that he can feel shit like pop if it hits him the right way because that’s all he really wants from what he listens to
he just wants something that feels like it understands him
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so AMERICA'S PASTTIME. are there ever any times where jack (steve's roommate in case you forgot hehe) almost catches steve and billy cuddling/having sex/being coupley?? does he suspect anything? i love steve's lil group of friends, you can tell how much they all really enjoy each other just from the lil bit at the end of three strikes, youre out, and idk if you'll write about it in pt3 but !!! the heart wants what the heart wants ok
oh GOD this is a good one, i think jack has an idea, not so much because he’s caught them or anything (because i think they have the tendency to be super careful), but moreso because of the way steve like. always brings billy up. casually. randomly
jack’ll be eating some sort of candy and steve will be like oh billy likes those, or he’ll tell a story about something and steve will be like that’s just like that one time me and billy went to-, or he’ll talk about a team they’re supposed to play and steve will say yeah, billy played them last weekend. he said they’re alright but-
just so much shit like that. and that could really be chalked up to best friends stuff, but jack’s got eyes and he’s not stupid. he knows how much time they spend talking on the phone, how steve’s got letters from billy hidden in his desk, how he’s got notre dame baseball tshirts in the back of his closet and that sometimes he sleeps in them
he wishes steve would just tell him (because in my head, they room together from freshmen year through graduation bc they get along like a house on fire and that shit is a RARE BEAST in college and they hold onto it as tight as they can) so they’re close and they’re actually really good friends, but he also doesn’t wanna push steve into saying anything he’s not willing to tell him on his own
even if he thinks it’s ridiculous that billy sleeps on the floor whenever he stays over and jack is there in the room with them, too. pretends not to see the way steve dangles his hand over the edge of the bed, or the way billy reaches up from the floor to hold it. he’s glad to help keep their secret if that’s the way they wanna keep it
#harringrove#i love jack jfkdls;ajkfd;a#ik he's only in three strikes for like. a hot minute or two but i love him sm okay#and i think he and billy are really really good friends too#baseball au#ask#hectordelavega
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i just saw an ad on facebook about a beer glass shaped like a baseball bat and I immediately thought of america's pastime. ive never watched a single Baseball and yet here we are, it lives rent free in my mind
jfdkFJDSAKF;A I’M SO DEAD OVER THAT??? BC THE SAME THING HAPPENS TO ME???? i went to my cousin’s game back in like. october and all i did was smell the grass and nearly blacked the fuck out. but ur so valid, truth be told, i’d rather stick pins in my eyes than endure the psychological torture of watching actual baseball game and yet somehow,,,Somehow,,,,,,,it’s got the best storytelling aesthetic out of any sport ever. like
baseball as a sport to watch? -1/10
baseball as a VIBE? 100000000/10
((I ALSO NEED TO SAY I LOVE THE CAPS SO YOUR ICON IS SIMULTANEOUSLY MAKING ME LAUGH LIKE CRAZY AND ALSO CRY JFKDLA;J;SA))
#what makes it so unbearable to watch is probably what also makes it so good for stories#the fact that it is SLOW as all SHIT#and what this means is that i'm 100% going to rewatch bull durham#so that i can forget about how much i miss hockey#THANK YOU THOUGH THIS WAS SO NICE OF YOU TO SAY AND SEND ME❤️#ask#hectordelavega
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