#steff x reader

18+ MINORS AND THOSE WITHOUT AGE IN BIO DNI

tags: @illiana-mystery, @iobsessoverfictionalmen

warnings: swearing, menstruation

I pressed the heel of my hand further against my pelvis and tried to surpress the moan that accompanied the sharp wave of pain that rolled through me. I doubled over myself on the toilet and tried to breath through my nose as I squeezed my eyes tight.

“hey everything alright in there?” Steff called. “You’ve been in there a while.”

18+ MINORS AND THOSE WITHOUT AGE IN BIO DNI

requested by @icehooligan

request:

Hello there!

It's been a while since my last request, which I still reread from time to time to be honest, with a warm heart! But I'd like to make a new one right now. It's also a bit of a specific thing. I think Steff would be a suitable character, just like last time. I was thinking of something where the Reader just finally got out of an emotionally draining, unstable relationship, and Steff, as a best friend who assisted through it all, steps up into a potential new partner while providing comfort. This would mean a lot to me. Thank you forward!

tags: @illiana-mystery

warnings: mention of bad relationship, swearing

tapping my foot, I waited for steff to open the door. I looked at my watch and pressed the buzzer again.

“steff I know you’re in there. It’s me. Please let me in.” I said through the intercom. Eventually the door buzzed and I pushed into the house. I looked up the staircase and saw steff standing at the top of the stairs “hey. We need to talk.” Steff nodded and waved me up to him.

Requested by: @icehooligan

Request:

Hi there! I think this might be a little weird request, but I hope it will turn out to be something useful or worth to write! I don't have a specific character in mind, but definitely James Spader, if you feel like it could suit one of his characters you also write for, totally feel free to go with it. I was thinking about a rather comforting story where y/n is going through a hard burnout and feels kind of hopeless and unmotivated. Thank you forward for your answer!

18+ MINORS AND THOSE WITHOUT AGE IN BIO DNI

YOU WILL BE BLOCKED

AN: hope you are feeling a bit better and this story helps! My inbox is always open for Spader. Hope this is good as I’m dealing with my own burnout with writing at the moment.

warnings: burnout, lack of motivation, Steff smoking weed and trying to get reader to as well

I let out a groan as I fell onto the couch in the living room. I could hear soft footsteps padding into the room from the office. There was a soft ‘hmm’ from above me.

“Rough day?” I groaned and Steff chuckled. “Alright. Worse than that. What’s wrong?” I felt my legs get picked up and then put into his lap as Steff sat down.

“I feel burned out. Like no matter what I do, what decision I make, no ideas come to me.” I groaned out into the couch cushions. “There’s a deadline for a new project. It’s next week. Everyone has to bring something to the table. But I have nothing to contribute.” I rolled over finally and looked at Steff. He was slowly drawing circles on my thigh.

AN: I chose to write the prom from the last Steff story. I just got this idea and gotta write it. Once again images from Google and Gify. Enjoy!

The next day at school, I had given Steff a proper answer. Now, here I was smoothing down my outfit for the millionth time as I waited for Duckie to come pick me and Andie up. There had been an agreement to meet at prom rather than have Steff come pick me up and now I was regretting it. I looked over at Andie and took a deep breath. 

“Where is Duckie?” I asked, my hands starting to shake. “He should have been here by now.” Andie came over and hugged me tightly.

“You’re regretting saying you’d meet Steff at the dance aren’t you?” she said as she carefully smoothed my hair. I nodded against her shoulder as I tightened my grip on her. I squeezed my eyes tight and silently prayed I wouldn’t start crying. “It’s ok (Y/N). Duckie will be here soon and it isn’t that long a drive to the hall. You can make it.” I nodded again and took a deep breath before pulling away. I gently wiped under my eyes and nodded again. 

“You’re right. This is silly.” I acknowledged and Andie smiled at me like she was hiding something. “Wait a second.” She turned away from me and went to put on her shoes. I followed her. “Something’s up. You’re hiding something.” I pointed at her and tried to fight the nerves that were building. What if Steff had changed his mind and wasn’t going to prom anymore? What if he just didn’t show? 

“Stop your little what if game.” Andie’s calm voice broke through my thoughts. “Even if I was hiding something, what makes you think it’s something bad? Maybe it is something good.” I opened my mouth to dispute her but was cut off by a car horn. Damn Duckie’s new car and that infernal horn. “Let’s go.” Andie took my hand and gently pulled me down the stairs. She opened the door right as Duckie was going to knock. 

“Wow.” He said when he saw her. His attention got caught on me. “Double wow.” Andie laughed as Duckie came in and hugged the two of us. “You both look absolutely fantastic.” I smiled as Andie kissed his cheek. “Oh (Y/N). There’s a surprise for you in the car. Why don’t you head out to get it?” I rolled my eyes. 

“Wouldn’t it be easier for you to go get it Duckie?” I scoffed. He laughed as I went anyway. I shook my head and walked out the door. Looking over my shoulder, I continued to tease Duckie for making me go out to get the surprise. “Honestly Duckie. This is a…” Turning around, I froze. Standing in front of a stretch limo was Steff. His tie was undone and he didn’t have his jacket on but he was smiling bigger than I had ever seen him. He bit his lip as he pushed off the limo and started to make his way to me. “Piss poor surprise.” I finished. I didn’t notice Duckie and Andie had moved to the porch or that Andie was taking pictures. 

“Hi.” Steff whispered as he reached me. His voice broke me out of my trance and I practically threw myself at him to hug him. Steff laughed loudly as he caught me, picked me up and held me as tightly as he could. 

“Hi yourself.” I laughed as he put me back down. Seff’s hands were on my waist and I laid my hands on his chest. The smile wouldn’t leave his face and I doubt mine did either. “What are you doing here? I thought we were meeting at prom.” Steff chuckled as he gently swayed us back and forth. 

“Well about halfway through getting ready I realized that I didn’t want to see you all dressed up for the first time in a room full of our classmates. And that’s when the call from Andie came. She said you were a mess. Nerves or something.” Steff shrugged. “So I got Duckie’s number from her, told him I would meet him at his with the limo I had rented anyway, and we would pick you two up together.” He cast a look over my shoulder and smiled again. “So here I am, barely finished getting ready because by the time I got to Duckie’s house we were running late.” His hand sweeped down the length of his torso before settling on my waist again. I giggled as I gently patted his chest. 

“That’s ok.” I said as I reached up to tie his bowtie. “All that means is I get to help you out a little.” Steff watched my hands as I tied the intricate bow. I bit my lip as I straightened it out and patted his chest when I finished. “Now go get your jacket and put it on and you’ll be ready.” Steff leaned down and pressed a quick kiss to my cheek before running back to the limo. He leaned in and grabbed the jacket, putting it on as he made his way back to me. 

“All set.” he smiled as he reached me again. Taking my hand, he walked me back to the porch to join Andie and Duckie. “You look wonderful Andie.” Steff said as we reached them. In the short time that Steff had actually joined our little group, he actually got along with Andie and Duckie. They were still a little wary of him but accepted that he was going to be there as long as I was so they put up with him. And I knew that. 

“Thank you Steff.” Andie said. I could tell she was holding back a comment about his suit being the same one he wore to junior prom but figured if she didn’t say it I would let it slip. After all, so was Duckie. She shared a look with me and shook her head. I raised an eyebrow and tilted my head. “Did you get the limo Steff?” Steff looked behind him and nodded. 

“Yeah. I figured I might as well make an entrance.” he turned back around and looked down at me. “Being my last year and all. And seeing as we’re all going now, I thought that maybe it would be more comfortable than trying to cram into a car.” Andie snickered as she turned into Duckie’s shoulder. I shifted next to Steff uncomfortably while he pretended not to notice, even though I saw a look of disappointment pass across his face. I felt the slight shake of his hand and put on a fake smile. 

“Well if we are going to be on time we should head out.” I said as I gently pulled Steff towards the limo. “Don’t worry. We can ditch them once we get to the dance.” I had pulled him close and held onto his arm tightly. I kept my voice low and made sure that only he could hear. He nodded and held me closer than before. I rested my head on his shoulder. 

“Don’t worry about it.” He whispered and smiled down at me. We had reached the limo and he opened the door for me. I slid in with a smile up at him and he followed. Andie and Duckie soon followed and we were off to the dance. The two of them occupied themselves as Steff and I quietly talked about an assignment we still had to complete. 

It wasn’t long before we arrived at the hotel. Leave it to the school to hold prom at the exact same hotel as last year. As we got out of the limo, Steff leaned over so he could whisper in my ear. “You know I even rented a room in case you don’t want to hang around this shit show anymore.” He leaned away after kissing my cheek. My eyebrows furrowed as I looked at him. “Oh come on (Y/N).” He took my arm and started to lead me into the hotel. “You remember how boring it was last year. And I know something we could do that is definitely not boring up in the hotel room.” He winked at me and I looked at him in disbelief. I yanked my arm out of his hold and turned to fully face him. 

“Oh my God Steff!” I hissed. He looked at me like he didn’t understand. “We just started dating! I can’t believe you!” Steff shrugged as if it was nothing. But his face had taken on a more serious tone.

“What did you expect from me?” He asked. “I thought you knew what you were getting when you agreed to go out with me.” I shook my head and laughed quietly.

“I should have known.” I looked him in the eye without a sense of wonder for the first time that night. “You’re a bigger whore than Benny ever was.” I regretted the words as soon as I said them but there was no taking them back right now. I was mad Steff had even suggested the hotel room and I was going to show him that. The wounded puppy look appeared on his face for a second before his face hardened. 

“Is that what you think?” His voice slowly got louder and I knew Andie and Duckie could hear our conversation now. “If that’s what you think why did you ever get involved with me in the first place?” Fire burned in his eyes and his hands clenched at his sides. “You know what, don't answer that. I don’t think I want to know the answer.” He chuckled darkly. “To think that I did all this for you.” 

“Yeah?” I asked. My voice was growing louder too. “Then why did you ask me to prom in the first place? To take advantage of my crush on you? Just to take me to some hotel room and find something better to do than prom? Why me Steff? When there’s so many girls in there just itching for the chance to sleep with you. Why me? Of all those girls who are prettier and have everything you could dream of. Why did you choose plain old me?” I felt close to hysterics and suddenly wondered why Steff wanted to be with me at all. Because it felt like it was becoming abundantly clear. “Don’t answer that.” I choked out. “I really don’t want to know the answer to that. I really don’t.” I quickly brushed away the few tears that escaped and pushed past Steff into the hotel ballroom. Andie followed me and quickly led me to the bathroom to help me control myself. I didn’t even hear him calling out for me and I definitely didn’t see his face. 

“I’m sorry (Y/N).” She kept saying as she rubbed my back. I was leaning over the sink and trying to will the crying to stop. I still had to sit with him since there was no moving seats but knowing Steff and the fight we just had he’d be walking around talking to all his friends. “You can sit next to Duckie. I’ll take your spot at the table.” I looked up at her through the mirror and shook my head.

“No.” I took a deep breath and pushed my hair away from my face. “I want to show him he didn’t break me.” Andie smiled at me and nodded. She knew what I was going to do. She had done it last year to Blane after all. “Let’s go.” We walked out of the bathroom and sat down at our seats. Steff and Duckie were already sitting down and they both got up as Andie and I came up to the table. Duckie whispered something to Andie as he pulled out her chair. She shook her head and smiled at him. Duckie nodded and quickly moved to get my chair but Steff was faster. “Thank you Steff.” I said coldly. I could see Steff swallow. He nodded and took his seat again. For the entire dinner, I ignored him as best I could. I kept shooting glances over at him only to find him watching me with pain in his eyes. “Remind me again why you let Andie go after Blane last year Duckie.” I teased as Duckie tried to sneak his arm around Andie before she caught him. I didn’t even notice Steff shift in his seat or that his hand was now closer to mine on the table. Duckie blushed a bright red before clearing his throat and standing up. He held his hand out to Andie.

“Wanna dance?” He asked her quickly before I could tease him anymore. I laughed as Andie took his hand. She shot me a sympathetic look before following him to the dancefloor. I sighed as I went back to playing with the food that was set in front of me. 

“(Y/N).” Steff whispered as he leaned closer to me. I looked up at him and noticed that his bowtie was undone again. My hands itched to reach forward and redo it for him but I fought the instinct. 

“Don’t Steff.” I warned as I got up and made my way across the room to where Andie was beckoning me over. It didn’t take long for Steff to get up and make his way around the ballroom talking to the various people he knew. The next hour was spent sharing glances across the room and looking away ashamed when we got caught. Letting out a sigh, I moved Duckie’s arm off of me and started to walk back to the table. I didn’t realize Steff had his eyes on me or that he was making his way back to the table as well. I sat down and watched everyone enjoying themselves. As much as it pained me to admit, Steff had been right. 

“Care to go up to that hotel room now?” I swallowed as Steff offered me his hand. I nodded sullenly and took his hand, clearly surprising him. We were silent while Steff led me through the hall to the elevators. Andie and Duckie caught my eye as we passed and I gave them a reassuring smile. When we reached the elevators, Steff pushed the button before shrugging out of his jacket. He held it up in offering before gently putting it over my shoulders. I pulled it closed and gave him a small smile. 

“Thanks.” I whispered. He nodded and gently guided me into the elevator when the doors opened. We stood in silence as it made its climb. “I’m sorry for what I said Steff. I was mad. I….” I trailed off. He looked down at me confused. “I didn’t mean any of it. I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to go out with you and I wouldn’t have said yes if I didn’t like that. If I didn’t like you the way you are.” I looked up at Steff. He took a deep breath and opened his mouth but was cut off by the doors opening. He bit his lip and gently ushered me down the hall. We stopped halfway down and he opened a door. Stepping aside, Steff let me enter the room first. A small gasp left me as I took in the fact that Steff had gotten a normal hotel room. 

“I knew if I showed off, you would tell me I didn’t have to spend that much money on you. I knew I had to do something simple. Something that fit you.” He stood behind me, close enough that I could feel his body heat. He hesitantly wrapped his arms around my waist and rested his chin on my shoulder. “I think this suits you perfectly. All we need is right here. A TV. A bed.” He turned his head and kissed my cheek. “And each other.” I let out a gentle sigh as I turned around to face him. I backed him up against the door, closing it as his back hit it. Leaning up, I kissed him for the first time since we arrived at the hotel. 

“I’m so sorry.” I whispered against his lips. Steff pulled away and bit his lip. 

“I didn’t get the room for...what you think.” He sighed as he gently pushed me away. “I’m sorry for insinuating that it was. I’m sorry for making you feel like you weren’t good enough. I’m sorry I said any of the things I said. But most of all, I’m sorry that I hurt you tonight.” Steff pushed past me and sat down on the bed. “You asked why I didn’t ask anybody else. I asked you because I think you are the most beautiful, gorgeous person I have ever met. They don’t have everything I ever dreamed of because you do. Hell you have things I never even thought I would want. You asked why I didn’t sleep with them. I don’t want to sleep with them. I want to sleep with you.” He held up a hand to stop the argument that he knew was going to come from me. “Not now. Probably not for a while. Eventually yes. But not right now. I just want to spend time with you tonight. Watching TV. Talking. Being ourselves.” He looked me over as I started to walk over to the bed. “That’s what I meant when I said we could do something more fun than prom. Not what you thought I meant.” Steff stood up and stood in front of me.

“I really am sorry Steff. All of this…” I looked around the room and bit my lip as my gaze settled on Steff again. “It’s proven that I’m wrong. And I have no shame in admitting that to you. I’m sorry I underestimated you. I’m sorry I called you all those things. I’m sorry I said all those things.” I gently ran my hands over his chest and tried to fight the tears that were making an appearance again. “I’m so sorry Steff.” I let my head fall against his chest and felt Steff wrap his arms around me tightly. 

AN: I know requests are closed but I just had to get this one out. Also let me know if this should be continued. I liked it but I don’t know. I feel like 80s movies don’t get enough fanfic and I really love Steff and Spader so I wanna fill that void a little. I can do a part 2 or make this into a story. Let me know what you all think.

I could feel his eyes on me as I walked into school. For once those blue eyes weren’t hidden by oversized shades. Thankful that my (E/C) eyes were hidden by mine, I glanced in his direction. There he was, Steff, leaning against his car. I bit the inside of my lip to stop the smile that was threatening to break out. Even though he was an ass, he was a cute ass. It didn’t help that once upon a time, I had known him to be kind and gentle. Not the snot nosed, uptight ass that he had become. Maybe that was why it was so hard to completely hate him now. Knowing I had his full attention, I smirked as I passed dangerously close to him. Pausing for a second, I lowered my shades and winked at him. 

“Like what you see Steff?” From the way that he froze slightly, I could tell he hadn’t been expecting to get caught. “Then take a picture. It’ll last longer.” I pushed my shades back up and continued my walk into school. I didn’t bother looking behind me to see what his reaction was. I wasn’t sure if I really wanted to know. I let out the breath I was holding when I got to my locker. Opening the locker and throwing the bag lunch my mom had sent in, I leaned my head against the cool metal. 

“Boy trouble?” I let out another sigh and weakly nodded. My friend Andie let out a laugh and gently put her hand on my back. I picked up my head and looked her in the eye. “If he wasn’t such an ass, I’d tell you to go for it.” I laughed and shook my head. 

“No matter what you would tell me to go for it.” I grabbed the stuff I needed for the first period and closed the locker, not even jumping when I saw my other friend Duckie standing behind it. “Hi Duck.” 

“Hello ladies. May I admire you both this morning?” I chuckled and Andie rolled her eyes. 

“You may.” She sighed. Duckie put his arms around our shoulders and walked with us down the hall. 

“Andie, it’s never going to happen. So just drop it.” I leaned into Duckie a little for comfort from the harsh reality that nothing would ever happen between me and Steff. 

“That’s what you say.” Andie teased. 

“What’s never going to happen?” Duckie asked innocently. I shook my head.

“Forget about it Duck. Just some guy I’m crushing on.” I felt Duckie tense and raised my head from his shoulder to give him a questioning look. When Duckie had relaxed, I took a sly look over his shoulder under the guise of looking over at Andie. My eyes widened momentarily to see Steff watching us with a scowl on his face and his fists clenched. My head snapped forward and we kept walking to the first period. The day passed without incident. Before lunch, I stopped by my locker to put away my books. I sighed when I heard the distinct sound of someone leaning on metal.

“Duckie, shouldn’t you be in class right now?” I didn’t look up from the bag that I was going through. Sometimes it really sucked to have a mom who always sent you lunch. Looked like I was giving Duckie my lunch today. “Do you want this?” I looked up and froze when I saw that it wasn’t Duckie leaning next to my locker. 

“You give that twerp your lunch?” Steff scoffed. I rolled my eyes. “I mean I don’t blame you. The food here is shit. But still. This has to be better.” He reached out to grab the bag but I tossed it back in the locker before he could take it. His eyebrow raised but he didn’t say anything. 

“For your information, if I didn’t give him my lunch he wouldn’t have any. So yeah I put up with the shit so my friend can eat.” I shot back at him. “What do you care anyway Steff? Not like you eat that shit anyway.” I closed the locker door and started to walk down the hall. I hadn’t gone two steps before he was walking next to me. 

“I don’t.” I rolled my eyes at his tone. “Look. I just want to talk to you (Y/N).” I gave him a harsh look. “There’s no reason that we can’t just talk.” Stopping, I leaned against the radiator at the top of the stairs and sighed. “Like we used to.” I looked down at the floor and bit my lip.

“About what Steff?” I sighed looking back up at him. “About how you dropped me the second you could? Or about how you treat me and my friends like dirt?” Steff huffed and looked away. 

“You know I liked you four years and you treat me like shit.” He stepped closer to me. “Seemed only fair to return the favor.” I stood at my full height. I was still shorter than Steff but it didn’t make me seem as weak as I was before. 

“Liking someone and wanting to screw someone are two different things Steff.” I stood as close to his face as I could. “And the sooner you learn that, the better for you. Maybe then you’ll find a nice girl to settle down with and you won’t have to spend so much time with Benny the whore.” I started to walk away, making sure I hit his shoulder on purpose. I wanted to see that pristine suit jacket wrinkled. He grabbed my arm, making me stop. 

“I’ve been out with a lot of girls at this school. I don’t see what makes you so different.” He growled. I laughed. 

“I have some taste. Get lost, Steff.” I yanked my arm out of his grasp and started to walk to the cafeteria. Once I was sure I was out of his sight, I leaned against the wall and took a deep breath. “Oh Steff.” Hanging my head, I bit my lip to stop the tears I knew would eventually spill over. “Why is it so hard to get over you?” Running my fingers through my hair, I stood up and continued my walk to the cafeteria. I saw Andie and sat down across from her. “Thanks.” I muttered when she pushed a tray over to me. I pulled the money out of my pocket and paid her back. 

“What’s with you?” She asked once she noticed I wasn’t eating. “I mean I know it’s not the best but….” I shook my head and cut her off.

“Steff talked to me in the hall.” I whispered. I slowly looked up at her. “He said he liked me for four years and I treat him like shit.” Andie’s eyes went wide and she looked behind me. I didn’t even bother turning around to know Steff had entered the cafeteria. Sighing, I looked back down at my food. Out of the corner of my eye I saw him look at me before joining his friends at their table. “I told him I had taste. But…” I trailed off, waving my hand. I looked at Andie and she smiled at me sadly. “You know.” 

“Yeah. I know.” She reached over and patted my hand. “Life sucks.” I nodded in agreement and started to eat lunch. The day went on without any more interactions with Steff. Until the end of the day. Class had just let out and Steff was already leaning next to my locker. 

“What do you want now Steff?” I sighed as I stood in front of him. “Here to make fun of me some more.” I bit my lip, already sensing the tears building up. I noticed Andie and Duckie over his shoulder and they seemed frozen to see the two of us interacting. He opened his mouth to say something. “Because if you are, you can just forget it. Hasn’t it been enough for one day?” Steff looked at me sadly and closed his mouth. He looked down before nodding. I looked away from him for a second before catching him biting his lip. 

“I wanted to apologize.” He whispered. His eyes met mine and he took a step closer to me. Most of the people in the hall had stopped to watch our interaction but it didn’t seem to bother him. “Yes you heard me right. I acted like an asshole. We used to be friends. And I treated you like shit then just like how I treat you like shit now.” His hand hovered over my arm. He started to worry his lip before letting his fingertips brush against my arm. “You have no idea how much I like you. I told you earlier four years. That’s a long time (Y/N). Long enough to know the difference between love and lust.” His eyes watched his fingers on my arm. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing.

“Sure it is Steff.” I nodded. “But that doesn’t change the fact that you treated me like shit and even though you say you’ve liked me for four years, you still went out with Benny. Hell you’re still going out with her.” I moved closer to him, causing him to grip my elbow. “That doesn’t change much.” 

“It does. Because I never actually went out with Benny.” He moved his head from side to side before nodding and correcting himself. “Sure I had sex with her. But the entire time I wished it was you. Every kiss I pretended it was you. Because she isn’t you.” Steff stepped closer to me and held onto my arm tighter. “She never was. And she never will be.” His eyes finally met mine. “Does that change anything?” I could feel his grip wavering and saw the concern in his eyes. He was almost pleading with me to tell him yes. That was the problem with his blue eyes. I always knew what he was thinking and I always got lost in them trying to figure it out. I started to worry my lip before looking down at his hand on my arm. I gulped as I felt his other hand on my chin. Tilting my head up, he met my eyes again. “Does it?” I heard the fear in his voice. Sighing, I let my head fall as far as he would let me. Which just so happened to be his shoulder. His hand moved to my waist and he just held me there as he waited for an answer. Not only did it seem like he was waiting, the whole school was waiting. This was a lot of pressure on me. Taking a deep breath, I raised my head and met his perfect blue eyes.

“Yeah.” I whispered. “Yeah. It changes everything.” Steff let out a breath and let his head fall against mine. I dropped my books to the ground and wrapped my arms around Steff’s shoulders. He pulled me even closer before pulling back suddenly. 

“Thank God.” He breathed before putting his hands on my cheeks and pulling me in for the perfect kiss. The hall was dead silent as Steff crashed his lips against mine, trying to release four years of emotion into the kiss. As my hand made its way to his hair, I could hear the cheers of various students who had seen the evolution of Steff and me. I could hear Duckie cheering the loudest and Andie trying to calm him down. Steff pulled me incredibly close as he moved his impossibly soft lips against mine. What Andie had always mentioned as a perfect kiss ran through my mind. My knees felt weak and my stomach was all a mess. Without me even knowing, I was trying to get as close to Steff as I possibly could. But somehow my brain wasn’t registering, it was almost too much. A tight squeeze to his shoulder caused him to pull away. He looked down at me with sparkling blue eyes. 

“You really are impossible.” I giggled as Steff let go of me long enough to fix his hair by running his fingers through it. He raised his eyebrows.

“Taste huh?” Nodding, he smirked down at me as he wrapped his arms around me again. He bent down so he could hug me tightly and bury his head in my neck. “But you love it.” His voice was muffled as he pulled me closer. “Go out with me.” It wasn’t so much a question as it was a request. 

“You know I will.” I whispered. 

“Good.” He breathed. Nodding, I put one of my hands in his hair and purposefully messed it up. I tucked my head into his shoulder as I let out a breathy laugh. Steff let out a playful growl at the feeling of his hair being messed with. We stayed that way long enough for the rest of the student body to grow bored with our little display and continue on with the end of their day. Steff pulled away once our crowd started to move on. He smiled down at me and fixed his hair again. He let go of me only to bend down and pick up my books. Holding my books, he waited for me to open my locker before putting them away from them. I grabbed my jacket and shades before closing the locker. “Ready to go?” I looked at the hand that Steff was offering me. I took it but shook my head.

“Not quite yet.” I nodded in the direction of Andie and Duckie. Steff nodded and settled against the locker. I leaned up to kiss his cheek before either one had reached us. “Hi guys.” I smiled as Steff gently pulled me back against him. His arms settled around my waist. I looked back at him and shook my head at his antics. 

“That was some display.” Andie said. Her voice was a little harsh but her eyes sparkled in a way that said I told you so. Steff’s arms tightened around me slightly as he shrugged. “I’m not complaining. It was time something big like that happened around here. Especially with prom and graduation around the corner.” I smiled at her and nodded. 

“Yeah. Not unlike you and Blaine last year.” I giggled as she rolled her eyes. 

“Don’t remind me.” She huffed. I looked over at Duckie who was staring at me and Steff with wide eyes.

“Wait…” He trailed off.  “This is the guy you were crushing on? This is the guy you said was never going to happen?” His voice rose slightly as the puzzle pieces finally clicked into place for him. Turning slightly, I tried to hide my red cheeks in Steff’s chest before either boy saw them. “Holy shit (Y/N)!” Now I was bright red and completely embarrassed. 

“Andie.” I whined and looked at her out of the corner of my eye. “Help. Please.” She nodded before glancing at Steff. 

“Come on Duck.” She said, taking his arm. “Let’s leave these two to it.” Steff chuckled as Andie literally dragged Duckie away. I stayed with my head hidden in his chest while Steff gently rubbed my back. I felt him press a kiss to the top of my head as one of his hands started to play with my hair. 

“You ready to go now?” He whispered. Lifting my head, I looked around the now empty halls. Finally looking at Steff, I nodded. “Come on. I’ll give you a ride home.” He left an arm around my shoulders as we made our way out to his car. He opened the door for me and waited until I was settled before making his way to the driver's side. He slid in effortlessly and started the car. It was quiet for a while with just the radio playing rock songs. “What did he mean when he said the guy you were crushing on?” Steff broke the silence. Sitting at a red light, he looked over at me. 

“Exactly that. I only ever told Andie I liked you. Duckie never knew and he never put the pieces together until you decided to make a grand spectacle of asking me out. I guess the pieces finally clicked.” I shrugged and settled into the seat a little more. Steff smiled at me and reached over to hold my hand.

“And never thought it would happen?” He chuckled. I turned to look out the window as the light turned green. Thankful he wouldn’t see my blush, I shifted again. 

“I didn’t think you would ever like me back. Especially with the way you treated me.” I shrugged and pulled the hand I was holding into my lap. Dreading Steff’s response at my next comment, I focused on playing with his fingers. “When you said you liked me for four years, I thought you were making fun of me. When I left, I turned a corner so you couldn’t see me and started to cry.” I whispered. I heard Steff sigh. 

“I saw you.” He admitted. I stopped playing with his fingers and looked over at him in shock. We pulled up in front of my house but neither of us moved. Steff turned to face me. “I felt bad for saying you treated me like shit when you really hadn’t. It was all me trying to get your attention. And keep it.” He shrugged. “I thought I would be happy as long as you noticed me. Gave me your attention. So I did anything I could to get it and keep it. And I did it in the worst possible way. I meant to apologize then and there. Not wait until school was over. But then I saw you crying and I felt like shit so I left you alone. I thought I had really messed up anything we could ever have just by having that talk.” It was his turn to focus on playing with my fingers. “But it made me feel worse. Especially to see you look so beat up at lunch. That’s when I decided to talk to you after school.” I gently stopped his hands, making him look up at me. 

“You saw that?” I breathed out. He nodded sadly. “Why didn’t you say anything earlier?” I could feel the tears starting to prick my eyes. Steff sighed and his head fell again. 

“I didn’t want to make things worse.” He whispered. “I had already messed it up by making you cry and saying that shit. I thought that when I apologized the last thing you would do was agree to go out. I thought you would scream and yell and hit me. Honestly I wanted you to hit me. Ruin my suit. Give me a black eye. Anything was better than what I was already doing to myself.” He looked up at me again. “What I’m still doing to myself.” I could tell he was upset and I pulled him into a hug. 

“I’m sorry I didn’t live up to your expectations.” I attempted a joke but all I got was Steff hugging me tighter. 

“I keep thinking I’m dreaming. That I fell asleep in math and the teacher is going to wake me up any second.” Steff breathed. “This can’t be real. I fucked up this time. I shouldn’t have you in my arms right now. I should be attempting to explain a black eye to my mom or explaining to my dad why my hundred dollar suit is torn.” His face found my neck again and his shaky breath made my hand go to his hair. “Not sitting in my car hugging you like my life depended on it.” I gently pushed him away and cupped his face. I moved some of his hair out of his face and smiled at him.

“Forget all that shit that happened between us okay?” I whispered. “I’m here now. I’m with you now. I’ll be with you tomorrow and the day after and the day after for as long as we need to be with each other.” His hand came up to cover mine. “Yeah you made me cry. Hell I’m just about making you cry right now. I think we’re even.” Steff closed his eyes and let out a shaky laugh.

“I guess we are.” He opened his eyes and smiled at me. Returning the smile, I pulled him close and gave him a kiss. His grip tightened on my hand and I could feel the need he had to prove to me once again that what he had said about liking me for four years was true. Pulling away, Steff kissed the back of my hand and went to open his door. “Your parents are going to be wondering where you are soon.” He paused when he saw the curtain move in the front window. With a smirk, he rounded the car and opened my door. “Or wondering why you’re sitting in a car with some boy for so long.” He chuckled as he helped me out. He walked me to my door and smiled down at me. 

“Want to come in? Show them who that some boy is?” I asked as I ran my hands over the lapels of his suit. He shook his head with a grin. 

“Nah.” He chuckled, his hands finding my waist. “Better to keep them guessing for now.” I giggled and shook my head. 

“Again, you’re impossible.” Steff nodded as he leaned down to kiss me one last time. I held onto his lapels and leaned up to kiss him better. If this kept up I’d be addicted to him. But I didn’t really care. Steff pulled away and smiled down at me again.

“So…” he trailed off. 

“So…” I mimicked him. 

“Something Andie mentioned is stuck in my head.” He admitted. I nodded and smoothed out the material that I had wrinkled. “Would you go to prom with me?” I looked up at him with a smile. I gently shoved him off my porch and watched him walk backwards to his car. “Well?” he called out to me. 

“Get lost Steff!” I called back as I started to open my front door. 

“I’ll take that as a yes!” he called back before getting into his car. I rolled my eyes as I got the door open.