âfriends who kiss occasionallyâ PART 1!
first time doing a SMAU! joe keery x actress!reader :)
summary: reader and joe have been co-stars since season 1 on stranger things! reader plays âlottie ralphieâ who is âsteve harringtonsâ love interest. youâve developed a small crush for joe, and by small you mean youâre head over heels for that man. joe feels the same way but everytime something happens you both are idiots and blame it on alcohol. this time? its different. you even make it KNOWN this time. but but of course, its ruined.
info/warnings: face claim is nina dobrev!, this is NOT. a ship. i repeat this is NOT A SHIP!, y/n used, mentions of drinking/getting drunk, i cba to get everyones instagram users so i just made them up lmaoo, mentions of kissing/more, not really smut, fwb mentioned kinda, friends to lovers to friends to distance to co-stars to lovers trope LMAOO!, lowk slow burn bc theyâre all idiots
wc: not sure but i doubt its more than 4k!
taglist: @sexyvixen7
part 1 || part 2 || part 3 || part 4 || part 5
part 1: âwrap partyâ
@ynuser
caption: oh lottie, how youâll be missedđЎ. being the role of lottie for over 10 years has taught me so much about myself and my life.
iâm so grateful for the duffers and the amazing team that has kept this series going onđ. as sad as i am to see stranger things come to an end, iâm so glad i had this opportunity to meet my amazing co-stars, who i can now confidently call my best friends. i started this series when i was 21, iâm now 31 and god, it feels like yesterday when we first did the chemistry read and it was me, joe, charlie and natalia. from that day forward i knew iâd end up being family with these guys. iâm so honoured to have a family with all my co-stars. thanks to stranger things i can confidently say i went into this tv show being an only child, and iâm coming out with so many little siblings. the ones who feel like they are blood. iâve watched you all grow and iâm ready for the world to see our series come to an endđ
i love you lottie and youâll always be in my heart. i love you allđЎ
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1863 comments:
| keerryyjoe: stottie forever â¤ď¸
| â> ynuser: always đ
| sadieesinkkk: my big sister đĽš
| â> ynuser: my lil sisđŤ
| mayamayamaya: robin and lottie = no1 besties <3
| â> ynuser: ugh fr. theyâre awesome.
| dufferbros: we love lottie! #stottie!!
| â> ugh real! @keerryyjoe see? theyâre on our side
| keerryyjoe: good.
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shit. youâve JUST found out that you apparently âneed to bring a dateâ to the duffers party. you think about inviting joe. i mean you guys are.. well whatever you are. its confusing. one minute, youâre watching a movie and thereâs a little distance between you two. the next minutes youâre allowing his tongue to slide into yours whilst you rock your hips on his lower half.
so maybe more than friends.. but not enough for a label? ugh. heâs confusing. youâre confusing. maybe thatâs why youâd so perfect together, right? whatever.
after thinking long and hard for.. 3 minutes? you decide you should invite joe. it would be casualll.. and maybe a âfun nightâ with joe if you end up drunk, like usual.
the music is already loud when you and joe walk into the party, bass vibrating faintly through the floorboards before the door even closes behind you. colored lights spill across the living room, people packed shoulder to shoulder, someone shouting your names from the kitchen.
joe leans closer so you can hear him. âthis is⌠a lot of peopleâ you laugh softly, taking the plastic cup someone presses into your hand. âyouâve been to cast parties beforeâ
âyeahâ he says, glancing around, âbut somehow they always get worseâ you stay close together as you move through the room. for the first hour itâs easy, youâre talking to people, laughing at stories from set, occasionally bumping shoulders when someone squeezes past. every now and then joe drifts into another conversation, but he always ends up back next to you again like itâs automatic.
itâs comfortable. dangerously comfortable. because somewhere in the back of your mind is the quiet reminder that this has always been the problem with you and joe. the first time it happened was during the early days of filming stranger things season one. everyone had gone out after a long day of shooting, half the cast crammed into a tiny bar. you and joe had ended up laughing about something stupid, leaning too close across the table.
you barely remembered the kiss the next morning. only the way everyone teased you about it. after that it happened a few more times over the years, but always the same way.
late nights. parties. too much alcohol. and every single time the unspoken rule was the same:
we were drunk. it didnât mean anything.
by the third hour of the party tonight, the room feels warmer and louder. the alcohol buzz settles comfortably in your system, the music switching to something with a heavier beat. you take another sip from your drink before suddenly grabbing joeâs arm. âcome dance with me!!â he raises an eyebrow. âis that a request or-?â
youâre already pulling him toward the dance floor. people are packed together in the center of the room, the bass thumping through your chest. joe laughs as you drag him into the crowd. âi should warn you..â he says, lifting his hands defensively, âiâm a terrible dancerâ
âgoodâ you grin. âso am iâ
the two of you start moving anyway, swaying with the music. joe attempts something ridiculous with his shoulders that immediately makes you laugh. âwhat was that?â
âmy signature move!â he says seriously. you shove his shoulder. ânever do that again.!â but youâre still laughing, and heâs laughing too, and somehow the space between you disappears. at one point he spins you once just for fun, and when you stumble slightly afterward his hands land on your waist to steady you.
the touch lingers. your breath catches for a second. itâs stupid how familiar this feels. you lean closer so he can hear you. âokay maybe youâre not that bad at dancingâ
âwowâ joe says. âhigh praiseâ when you pull back your faces are closer than you expected. for a moment neither of you moves. and suddenly another memory slips in. uninvited.
season two. late evening at your house after a long day of filming. scripts spread across the table, the two of you running lines and laughing whenever one of you messed up. that night had been different. no party. no alcohol. just the quiet hum of your kitchen light and joe sitting across from you.
you remember the exact moment it happened. the way he had looked at you after you finished a line, smiling slightly like heâd forgotten what he was supposed to say next. âwhat?â you had asked. ânothingâ he said. and then he leaned forward and kissed you.
slow. careful. completely sober.
youâd both pulled away a second later like the moment had surprised you. neither of you ever talked about it again. the music drags you back to the present.
joe is still looking at you the same way he did that night. âwhat?â you ask quietly. he shakes his head a little. ânothingâ but a few minutes later youâre both laughing again after he almost bumps into someone behind him. he leans down suddenly and presses a quick kiss to your cheek.
your laughter stops. the warmth of his lips lingers against your skin. âsorryâ he says with a crooked smile. âyou just looked very kissableâ
âthatâs a terrible excuseâ
âworked thoughâ
the next song slows down. the crowd shifts, people swaying closer together. you step forward without thinking. this time when joeâs hands settle at your waist, you donât move away. your arms slide loosely around his shoulders, fingers brushing the back of his neck as the two of you sway with the music. your heart is beating a little too fast. because you know this pattern. you know where it usually ends.
another kiss. another blurry morning. another we were drunk, forget it happened. but when you tilt your head up to say something, joe is already looking down at you. his hand shifts slightly, pulling you closer. and then he kisses you.
his lips meet yours softly at first. its hesitant, like heâs giving you time to stop him if you want to. when you donât, when you lean in instead, the kiss deepens just slightly.
itâs warm and slow, his hand steady at your waist while the music pulses around you. your fingers tighten lightly against his shoulders, grounding yourself in the moment. for a second everything else fades. the lights. the crowd. the noise. just the familiar warmth of his mouth against yours.
when you pull back youâre both smiling a little, breath slightly uneven. joe laughs quietly. âokay⌠maybe we should stop doing that at partiesâ you shake your head, half amused, half nervous. âyeahâ
but neither of you actually moves away.
another couple of hours pass like that: dancing, talking, drifting through the party together like youâre orbiting each other.
eventually joe glances toward the door. âyou wanna get out of here?â he asks. you nod immediately. outside the night air is cool, the distant music muffled behind the closed door. the street is quiet compared to the chaos inside.
you walk side by side down the sidewalk for a moment. then joe nudges your shoulder. âsoâ he says. âare we blaming that on alcohol again?â you glance at him. the memory of that night in your kitchen flashes through your mind. season two.
the first sober kiss. the one you both pretended never happened.
âi donât know,â you say softly. joe stops walking. when you turn back toward him he gently catches the front of your jacket and pulls you closer. his hand slides up to your cheek, thumb brushing lightly along your skin.
this kiss is slower than the ones inside. more deliberate. when his lips meet yours again thereâs no hesitation this time. itâs warm and lingering, his hand steady at your jaw while you tilt your head slightly to deepen the kiss. your fingers curl into the front of his jacket, pulling him closer without even thinking about it. the moment stretches, soft and quiet under the streetlights.
when you finally pull apart, joe is smiling at you in that same thoughtful way. âyeahâ he says quietly. âweâre definitely not pretending that one didnât happenâ
@ynuser
caption: the fit for the final wrap party. miss you all already :) last photo taken by @mayamayamaya.
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3982 comments:
| keerryyjoe: youâre gorgeous btw.
|â> ynuser: says uđŤŁ
| keerryyjoe: whoâs that super cool, handsome, tall guy whoâs carrying you? he seems super amazing and cute btw.
|â> ynuser: heâs acc super weird
| keerryyjoe: right..
| mayamayamaya: DAMN girl chiiill iâm on this appđŤŁ
|â> ynuser: tell christian to watch out!
| christianlhudson: hey what now.
| mayamayamaya: ladies, ladies chiill!
| mayamayamaya: HEYYY i got photo creds! you both look supa cute :)
| ynuser: you should see him rn. adorable
| winnyryder: what a night!!
|â> ynuser: MOTHER!
| ynsibling: thats my sister!!đ
|â> ynuser: hell yeah it is
| dufferbros: last ever partyđĽš
|â> ynuser: stfu. ur gonna make me cry :(
| dj0fan: is that joe?? *liked by creator*
| user992363: okay soft launch!?!
| j03swifey: that better not be joe heâs mine.
|â> ynuser: @keerryyjoe shit. ur taken. no date on friday then?
| â> keerryyjoe: i didnât even know i was owned..?
| user972: so weâre just gonna ignore that joe and yn weâre having a date on friday!?
| julesottiubs: wait because literally?
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my note: ik this goes realllly fast for the first part but i proooomise its gonna be good!!!! like yes yes ik theyâve soft launched but TRUST IN ME PLEAAAASEE. remember the last 4 words of the summary!! ALSO IF U WANNA BE IN THE TAGLIST YOU CAN COMMENT!














