#altruims

@altruims ♱ said :　 “ i  was  bracing  myself  for  disappointment. ”

v-day memes :　accepting!

“steve harrington,　bracing himself for disappointment on this,　of all days ?　king steve ?”　no longer is the title of king steve spewed with such vitriol as a younger eddie had used to.　they’re something adjacent to FRIENDS,　now,　and so old insults are reformed into something gentler ;　more akin to nickname than cruel epithet.　eddie is not softened on every hard edge,　though,　because the notion of valentine’s day remains a sickly-saccharine joke in cynical mind such as his.　he boasts no rose-tinted glasses with which to adore the soft pinks and vivid reds :　can only see couples who fit society’s mold rubbing noses in public to show off. guys like eddie will never be afforded the capitalistic joys of such a commercialized romance.　steve,　though ?　eddie had expected steve would eat this whole thing up,　pretty girl hanging off his shoulder with the appropriate heart eyes　&　rose bouquet.　“and here i would have thought this was the favored holiday of our beloved womanizer.”

a small grin peaks up on her face at his reaction.   it was kind of a fumble,  but somehow also super endearing to see him try to backtrack and try to make sense of the situation in the kindest way possible.   as she takes a hit from her vape as she glances over to steve.     “  you've got a good head on your shoulders,  ”     god,  she felt like her dad saying that.   brushing the thought aside,      “  like,  your really kind even if you do say the stupidest shit sometimes.  ”     with a laugh as she takes another hit before pocketing it.     “  but thank you,  so glad someone agrees that i look good.  ”     her whole fanbase was full of young adults who didn't know what they were talking about half the time when thirsting over teddy,  so it wasn't out of the ordinary to hear she looked great.   but it was nice when someone she knew meant it.     “  why're you out here all alone?   it's like nine,  you should be at the clur-b.  ”

❛  would you like a cup of tea?  ❜