#dusterson

I haven’t drawn a roleplay screenshot in awhile! Bless poor Dustin’s ( @dusterson ) heart, but he’s reacted much more politely to Bruce than most humans have in Bruce’s entire life!

Ala hated Valentines day, but at least it meant most of the trailer park residents were preocupied with valentines plans so she was skating around the trailer park. She knew Eddie had a guest, she had seen someone going in earlier, whoever it was they looked familiar, maybe they were one of the regulars at the bakery? Either way it wasn't important.

It had been a long three years with barely any human interaction, not with his friends at least, in his three years of hiding, Eddie had sometimes ventured into the city to avoid anyone that knew him. He was still haunted by what had happened four years earlier, but the loss of Wayne and the knowledge that the events had contributed to the heart attack, was too much for him to handle, he blamed himself. He was never a fan of Christmas to begin with, but in the past three year it had gotten so much harder each year to cope. Eddie missed his friends, but he felt that he had isolated himself from them for too long, that they would no longer want to be around him if he came out let alone in the state he was now. 

He had shaved his head at one point and it was still growing back, short curls sat on his head, neglecting a daily shave so he had some scruff on his face aside from where the scar on his cheek prevented the growth. It amused him a little on the rare occasion he did venture into town to buy food he tended to go unrecognised with his short hair and without his denim vest, it helped that over the past three years he had started working out and had physically bulked up as there was nothing to do other than workout in the trailer. He typically went to the store around closing time so there was less people around to bother him. He had bought some mini Christmas puddings on his last trip and now on the big day he had gone to the grave as he did every year to share his dinner with Wayne. He did his best to take care of the grave and before he left he had placed one of the mini puddings on the dirt, after taking a cheeky bite out of it for himself of course, before leaving.

Eddie knew that Dustin would be by at some point with a gift based on the past three years, so he had left a note on the door so that he wouldn’t panic finding the trailer dark and quiet. The note read ‘not at home’ and was stuck just above the handle. After the graveyard he had found his way to the lake and settled down with his acoustic guitar on the hood of his van and played. “What is it about this time of year, tie a bow around the trauma and pretend it isn’t there. Violent night, lonely night, nothing's calm here, nothing’s bright. This Christmas song you never heard, deck the halls with sadness every year it’s getting worse, hear those sleigh bells on the hearth, merry Christmas everybody 'part for me, December hurts.” 

It is a common feeling that Chrissy gets, the one where you’re fully aware that someone is looking at you. Sometimes she’s completely wrong, but others, like now? Her head turns slowly and for once she’s not having to crane her neck upwards to see the face of the person looking at her. He’s more or less the same height as her and for some reason he’s wearing a bit of a goofy grin.

“Um... hi?” She’s understandably a little wary to begin with, but the more she looks at him the more recognition starts to wash away the mildly confused expression. The t-shirt also helps with this, it’s pretty distinct.

IMMEDIATE SQUINT.  Then, Dustin will feel his hat be tugged down his face by an invisible force.

Cassie had told Steve six pm sharp to come pick her up from dance, but no he didn’t show and one of the other girls ended up giving her a ride back to her house, thankful that they both lived in the same neighborhood.  But that didn’t mean she wasn’t gonna rip her brother a new one when she walked in the door when she saw his car, but neither of her parents cars, sitting in the drive way. “STEVE. YOU ASSHOLE DID YOU FORGET SOMETHING?” Cassie was tiny so hearing here swear and yell something that wasn’t a cheer it was a warning to run and hide. 

She kicked off her sneakers at the front door and put her bookbag right on top of them before walking into the kitchen, hoping to find her brother in there but she stopped right in her track. “Dustin..?” She question  knowing that curly hair from anywhere  “My assumption is you’re the reason why Steve forgot about me..” The brunette went to the fridge grabbing out a can of coke, cracking it open before taking a sip. “No DnD tonight?”

Nancy nodded with a little grin. It was nice to see how excited that the younger boy got about her putting Hellfire into the Yearbook. She wanted to try and get information on all of the clubs. She knew that the basketball team and the cheerleaders would get a lot of love. But, she thought that some other clubs deserved some love too. Maybe it was because Mike and his friends were in the club and felt a little protective about it.