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6. Who would beg the other not to leave? Who has to leave to protect the other?

This one's tough because my personal preference is neither of them leaving the other for their own good or whatever! I've written fanfic about pairings specifically because I don't love that scenario.

BUT I could see Eddie telling Chrissy he doesn't want to hold her back if she's college-bound or has future plans that don't mesh with him being stuck in Hawkins. I could also see  Chrissy wanting to protect Eddie from her parents' disapproval. But neither could stand to be apart once they know how they both feel,and I don't think any of these reasons they might separate would need to be permanent or even very long.

21. Who would get into a fight to defend the other’s honor? Who tends to the other’s wounds?

I love reading fics where Eddie's a scrappy, dirty fighter against Jason or some other scumbag who disrespects/makes moves on Chrissy. (Or if he lets her mom have it, verbally.) I think Chrissy would also defend him, too, and it would make Eddie weak in the knees. (Honestly, he'd be the swoonier of the two, but that's a bonus question.)

They absolutely take care of each other if anyone needs a little H/C.

36. Who’s more likely to fire up the stove at 2am because the other woke up in the middle of the night hungry?

If Chrissy woke up hungry in the night she'd probably want something simple, like a little bowl of cereal or some peanut butter or cheese and crackers or a yogurt cup, but Eddie would decide he's hungry, too, and cook them some eggs or pancakes or a frozen pizza or something else that's basically more meal than midnight snack.

39. Who would rescue an injured animal and nurse it back to health? What would the other think?

Both of them are so empathetic and can't stand to see anyone or anything suffer that they seem equally likely to bring home a critter, and the other would fully support it. "You did the right thing, babe."

42. What’s their favorite type of weather to enjoy together? (getting snowed in together, watching thunderstorms, etc.)

I'm pretty partial to the thunderstorm scene in Marigold by @hangon-silvergirl, so I'd probably have to say that. Metal as hell, right? A close second would be playing in the snow together, going sledding, just being absolute children on a snowy day and then going back inside to curl up with cocoa and movies.

(Chrissy loves a good day at the pool or the beach but Eddie is less into to weather that doesn't allow for his whole aesthetic. He's also very resistant to wearing sunscreen, and Chrissy has to browbeat him into it. He's game to put it on her, though! Or to see her in a swimsuit or shorts or sundress. So he’ll also enjoy some fun in the sun.)

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10. Who likes sweet/Who likes sour?

Oooo okay I feel like this is a trick one. I headcanon that Halloween is Eddie's favorite holiday, and secretly one of those reasons being: candy. I think he loves candy and mountain dew and that would be the only thing he'd consume if he could, so sweet is him!

Chrissy on the other hand, I see her as a huge lemonade drinker. I think she likes sweet + tangy, so cherries, strawberries, caramel apples, etc!

22. Who goes all out for Valentine's Day?

EDDIE 100% EDDIE. But in his own special way 🥲 he cleans his van, his room, his SHEETS. Flowers and candy would be in her locker, and he would definitely write her a song and play it during an assembly or over the PA system at school. He's all about grand gestures. 😭💗💗💗

35. Who goes overboard on the holidays?

Ooo I think Chrissy would absolutely spoil Eddie for Christmas, and not just with gifts! He hasn't had that many good Christmases, while she grew up doing all the classic traditions with her family. So she comes over, makes a nice dinner for him and Wayne, they watch Rankin-Bass specials, and she gives them a lot of gifts that she thought was "just *too* perfect"! 🥺

36. Who is the social media addict?

Ooo a modern turn! This is something I think they'd both be guilty of. Chrissy has a perfectly organized and pretty Instagram; she sticks to themes and colors and spends a lot of time coming up with poetic captions. She's sad when a post flops but denies it.

@majicmarker get ur ass over here

i am first a virgin eddie truther, then a soft!dom eddie truther and THEN a soft dom!chrissy truther. they are all very beautiful to me <3

Okay, you know what, "HellCheer" fandom?

Grow up.

This site is FOR looking at all types of media, fan work and professional, mainstream and indie, and then SAYING HOW YOU FEEL ABOUT IT. Doesn't mean you have to like what people say. Doesn't mean you have to agree. Doesn't mean you have to be offended.

What, didn't anybody ever cook a meal, and you decided to inform them that you didn't like broccoli? Didn't anyone offer you coffee, but you don't drink coffee, and in fact you think it's an unhealthy beverage? Because that's all Doverstar did. She looked at your coffee and said "personally, I'm not a coffee drinker, and I think coffee is silly." And you wanna get bent out of shape?

how insecure do you have to be to find one person in a sea of like-minded individuals who happens to not agree with you, and then spend time typing up long, nasty responses? You don't have anything better to do?

You wanna be the kind of fandom that says "everybody is entitled to their opinion...unless I have to see it and I disagree with it, and heaven help you if you DARE dislike something I MADE."

That the kind of fandom you wanna be, "HellCheer?" You don't claim Doverstar? Thank God. Because who would want to be claimed by that kind of fandom? What rank company you're so thrilled to exclude her from.

Guess what? In the professional industry, where adults work and pour their actual souls and livelihood into their art, they get rejected. They get told what they've done isn't what the studio is looking for; the producer doesn't like it, the execs want to go in a different direction. Then, if they're successful with their execs and it gets produced, the critics don't like it. The critics and the fans hate it, too. If this is the kind of hissy fit you're going to throw when one person makes a list of traits they don't like in one particular niche of fandom, no wonder a fandom is the only place you're creating. Your skin isn't thick enough to turn this into a craft.

So here's MY opinion, and I'm throwing it into the water for the sharks to shatter their teeth on: Doverstar is the best fanfiction writer to ever put anything under the "HellCheer" tag. When she uses the tropes she hates, it's tasteful and it's built up and it's salt on a strong, delicious foundational meal of good storytelling. It's not just a plate of salt, all taste, no substance. UNLIKE what Doverstar claims, I have actually read the majority of non-M and unrated fanfic for HellCheer that has accurate grammar and some grasp on paragraph breaks. I have only made it through a handful of them. Because Doverstar's is head-and-shoulders above the rest.

So keep tossing crap in her inbox and spending all your time defending yourself against an imaginatedly-personal attack that wasn't directed at you, and came from someone who actually has something great going for her. Someone who remembered that PEOPLE are on the other side of that post you don't like, and that nobody with class or a basic understanding of mature human decency spends so much time typing up mean-spirited crap and high-school drama text posts to directly attack an opinion she simply disagrees with.

Doverstar has class. She's kind. So she took her post down because it offended some of you.

I do not have that measure of class or kindness. I am a full-fledged hypocrite in this matter. You want to argue, come argue with me. I don't get tired. I don't get hurt over this crap. I have time.

Absolutely! We'd love to have you <33 You can message @daisylincs for the invite! And a big welcome to the fandom 🥰

8. if you were going to write a non-fiction book on any topic, what would it be?

All the stuff I didn't realize was super weird/not the average experience until long after I left Evangelical/borderline fundamentalist Christianity.

12. if you could make a candle that smelt like anything, what would you pick?

The pansies I bought yesterday! I've never noticed pansies having much of a smell, but these are lovely not a typical floral or candle smell.

22. if you were going to dye your hair any colour of the rainbow, what would you choose?

I actually dyed it purple during the pandemic and I loved it! If I hadn't grown my hair out I would've kept doing it purple, but it would be a big mess now. I saw two purple-haired people today and kinda wanted to do it again, though.

I have been searching in my wip folder, and literally NONE of my fics has that word or any variation on it. How is this possible?

Send me a different one, since it seems my folder doesn’t want to be cosmic.