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After getting out of the hospital, Eddie and Steve somehow fell into a whirlwind romance and now they have an apartment together! Eddie is still riding the high of it all one day when he has someone from his new job over and they say “Are you sure Steve lives here?”

“Huh?”

“It’s just, this apartment is extremely you but I’m not seeing anything that says ‘Steve.’ Granted I don’t know the guy too well, but…”

Eddie looks around. Sees a lot of metal and fantasy shit, a lot of dark colors. He knows if he went into the bedroom he would find Steve’s colorful wardrobe and the kitchen is stocked with dishes and utensils that Steve picked out himself but that’s it. Theres not a single sports thing to be found and not a single poster or tape related to anything other than metal.

He’s not sure what to make of it. Brings it up to Steve later, asks why there’s nothing that Steve likes around the apartment. And Steve says something devastating.

So first of all this one girl told us about a newer metaphor in Russian, "I have paws", which is something you say when you don't really want to do something, so you say you're incapable of doing it since you have paws instead of hands. Like, "hey, finish that report" "aw but I have paws :(" and I think that's adorable. It's like "I'm just a girl" but for animals.

We also had the task to invent a novel metaphor and have the others guess what it means, and the teacher really liked my "she's such a capybara" = "everyone loves her". Capybara energy is like golden retriever energy except you're chill about it. You're just vibing and everyone digs that.

Hopper with Eddie (6yo): If you put another live animal in my vehicle, I am going to drive you six miles into the woods and leave you there.

Eddie: I'd come back

Hopper: I know

Steve: Mr Hopper, I know something I don't like

Hopper: What is it?

Steve: I don't want you to leave my weird friend in the woods 'cause he'll die.

Hopper: I meant stuff you don't like at your house, Steve

Steve: Oh

Steve: Broccoli

Now when Eddie is anxious about something, he'll send himself outside.

He doesn't even think about it anymore, not until he rounds the house and sees Steve staring at him with a raised eyebrow.

Eddie slows to a stop, "Hey."

"Since when do you exercise?"

"I...don't," Eddie says. "This isn't exercise. It's...I don't know. Stress relief?"

"Okay...I call it exercising, but whatever. What are you stressed about?"

"About asking you out on a date...oh."

"Seems like you did it easily enough," Steve replies, fighting a grin. "I don't think you need to sweat about it, Munson."

Steve opens the door and goes inside. Eddie is still kinda of stunned that he just - said it. He almost forgets that -

"Wait," He calls after Steve. "You didn't answer!"

“Ghosts aren’t real” it’s very fair and rational that you believe that

“Ghosts aren’t real anymore” I’m about to hear a poem or very sad story