alice! i'd love to hear more about "i wanna make you swoon" π GIMMEEE
okay so this summer the deleted song 'get it right' from frozen 2 went semi-viral on the clock app and it got stuck in my head for WEEKS. naturally, i went and made it about steddie and more specifically a 3 + 1 failed proposal fic. i haven't written much yet, but here are the 3 + 1 ideas:
one. Steve has the perfect proposal plan. It's the middle of summer and there are supposed to be dozens of shooting stars tonight, so he's filling the Beemer with all the necessary equipment for a midnight picnic at Lover's Lake (which he thought was pretty fitting for the occasion). He's got the blankets, he's got the wine and snacks and most importantly, he's got the ring that's been tucked away in a part of their shared wardrobe where Eddie'd never find it (behind his polo shirts), everything is set. The night itself goes smoothly, Eddie doesn't seem to think that tonight is any different from their usual date nights, even with the way Steve's hands are trembling and he's sweet talking Eddie more than usual. But just when they're walking alongside the shore of the lake and Steve's about to go down on one knee, they hear a very familiar voice behind them. From the bushes appears none other than Dustin Henderson, who also came here to stargaze but for nerd reasons that Steve doesn't really care about. He tries to shoo Dustin away but Eddie, being the good guy that he is, invites Dustin over and just like that, the moment's gone.
two. Eddie has the perfect proposal plan. Corroded Coffin is playing sold-out shows for three nights in a row and at their final show, he's planning to propose to Steve halfway through the song he wrote specifically for him. His bandmates and the crew are well aware of his plan and Steve, while confused, agreed to watch from backstage. Eddie's giddy all night, buzzing out of skin a little more than usual, and the whole night is perfect. As planned, they stop playing halfway through the song and Eddie holds this little speech about how he wrote this song about the love of his life, secretly patting his pockets to find the ring he bought for Steve months ago, only to come up empty. Shit. Well, Eddie can still give him the ring later, it's the gesture that counts. He's just about to call Steve on stage when he sees something in the crowd - some bulky guy harassing a girl who clearly isn't interested. Well, this clearly can't do, so Eddie yells at the guy, throwing all kinds of insults at him and the crowd goes wild. Security steps in before things get too heated but just like that, the moment's gone.
three. Tonight has to be the night. Steve doesn't care that he feels like complete and utter shit, that his bones feel twice as heavy and that he feels cold all over even though it's still warm for this time of year, he has to do it tonight. Because tonight, some kind of planet is visible for just a couple of hours and it will take decades before that happens again. Eddie had been talking about it for weeks and Steve's tried everything to make sure that this time it's perfect. He called Dustin to stay home (and to tell the rest of the Party not to bother them for the rest of the night), he got the ring, and all is fine. Well, except for the fact that feels a headache coming up and he's trembling in his sneakers and Eddie is literally begging him to go home and get some rest. But he's not going to do that, he has a plan, you see, and he's so lucky to have Eddie in his life and if he doesn't get it right now, Eddie's just gonna leave him and- and - He's suddenly rambling with tears in his eyes, his body aching all over, and Eddie has to manhandle him back into the car, driving them back home without even seeing that dumb planet and Steve's pouting the entire way back, before he dozes off in their bed, mumbling something about a ring.
plus one. Eddie has lived through many a disaster in his life, but he feels like this is going to be the one that finally breaks him. After his failed proposal back at his show, he's determined to get this one right. They're at home, no crowd to distract him and he checked in with Steve's health earlier that day (because he was pretty sure that Steve was about to one-up him the other night and while he doesn't like seeing Steve sick, he's kinda glad that he can propose instead). Everything's supposed to be fine, except that Eddie got distracted by setting the table that the pasta water boiled over. And the pasta sauce got burned in the meantime. And he spilled a glass of red wine over the crispy white button down he wore even though he feels ridiculous in it. And Mike won't stop calling. And the neighbors are drilling a hole in the wall at 8 fucking PM. And Eddie just breaks. He's tried so hard to make things perfect for Steve, because that's what he deserves, and he still ruined anyway.
Steve finds him panicked and frazzled in the living room, with the smell of burnt food wafting through their apartment, and he listens to Eddie explain that he really tried this time, that he wanted to make tonight special for Steve, but that they should just postpone this whole thing to some other night. Eddie slumps back to their bedroom, defeated and determined to sleep it off, until Steve stops him by yelling out the one sentence he had been waiting months to ask. Eddie slowly turns around, his expression a mix between confusion, happiness and still a little anxiety, until he tackles Steve to the floor with kisses and a loud yes. (Later, he'll be pretty pissed at Steve for hijacking his proposal, but the shiny ring on his finger helps soothe that pain)
