Written for @augustjustice and the @strangerthingswritersguild daily prompt: Telepathic Bond
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Crossed Wires & Shared Frequencies
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Steve's bat bites burned under the haphazard bandage Nancy had cinched around his waist. He looked down at the thin strip of fabric, the only thing staunching the blood flow, and wondered if he'd ever catch a break.
And then a bundle of denim, soaked with sweat and lake water, hit him square in the face.
"For your modestly, dude."
He caught it out of instinct, glancing up to see Eddie giving him a slow once-over. His eyes snagging on Steve's chest, darkening briefly, before darting over to to Nancy and back again. Then he turned away entirely, as if he was suddenly very interested in Robin's ongoing rabies commentary.
What the hell was that all about?
Robin's reply came drifting through his mind a second later. Maybe the guy's just squeamish around blood?
Steve gave a mental hum of agreement but couldn't stop thinking about the way Eddie had looked at him—lingering, wanting—the way he'd glanced at Nancy like he thought he'd interrupted something. Like maybe he'd wanted to interrupt something.
That wasn't the gaze of someone who had a problem with blood. That was the look of jealousy.
Robin's head swivelled from across the clearing, mouth twitching. Not everyone wants to bone you, Dingus.
Steve shrugged.
Later, as they trudged through the creepy woods, Steve's eyes kept sliding back to Eddie. Objectively speaking, he was a good looking guy. A total nerd with almost no ass to speak of—flat as a pond on a windless day, as Steve's gramps would've said—and yet, he had this swagger to him. The way his ripped jeans clung to his legs, the casual roll of his hips as he stepped over vines and roots. His hair was a wild halo of curls, bouncing with every step, a few shorter strands brushing the sharp line of his jaw.
Steve's mind wandered dangerously, wondering what it would feel like to grip those lean hips, tug that leather jacket off his shoulders, see if Eddie could still smirk with his mouth otherwise occupied.
He swallowed hard. God, he’s a good-looking guy. If I were gay, I’d already be halfway gone. Shame I’m straight. Seems like he'd be more fun on a date than any of the girls i've been out with lately.
Robin barked a laugh beside him, loud enough that Nancy whipped around to shush her
“What?” Steve hissed quietly, shooting Robin a look.
Dude, her voice sang in his head, amused and merciless as always. You have thoughts like that and you still think you're straight?
“Sure,” Steve muttered under his breath, not bothering to hide the conversation. He was still getting used to this whole being able to read each other's minds thing. Fucking Russians and their experimental truth serum. “Everybody finds some members of the opposite sex attractive. Doesn’t mean anything.”
Steve. Robin thought flatly, staring daggers into the side of his head. I can promise you, I have never once been attracted to a man.
"What?" Steve scoffed. “That can’t be true. Sure you have. Just… not as much as girls—right?”
She shook head solemnly.
“Wait. So does that mean I am—" The word stayed silent, but heavy in Steve's head.
Gay?
His brain shorted out, and he stumbled on a branch. "B=but—what about all the girls I’ve dated?”
Robin stopped dead, crossing her arms as she raised an eyebrow. You mean your failed string of tragic dates?
Steve narrowed his eyes sharp as he could manage.
She only grinned. You know bisexual is a thing, right, Casanova?
“Obviously,” he huffed back. “But wouldn’t I—like—know? If I was…"
Bisexual?
Robin threw her hands in the air, projecting her thoughts so loudly it made him wince. Steve Harrington, you literally just admired Eddie Munson’s non-existent 'swagger' and called him hot—literally wished you could date him, all while wearing his vest. If that’s not bisexual, I don’t know what is.
Steve opened his mouth. Closed it. Looked up to where Eddie was walking just a few paces behind Nancy. His hair was still wet from the lake and plastered to his cheeks, the shirt riding under his jacket clinging to him like a second skin. He looked like a drowned rat who'd still manage to charm scraps of cheese out of your hand. Cute. Infuriatingly, dangerously, cute.
"Oh," he breathed.
Oh.
“Go on, then. Catch up with your future boyfriend before he gets himself eaten by a Demogorgon.” Robin gave him a gentle shove, then took off to join Nancy up ahead.
She really was the best wingman a guy could ask for.
Steve smiled despite himself, and the dire circumstances they found themselves in. He ran a useless hand through his hair, straightened the vest so it sat just right on his shoulder, and set off at a light jog towards Eddie, trying very hard not to look like a man who's just had an epiphany about his own sexuality.
Thanks to @beingmissbatty for giving this a read for me on absolutely NO notice. You're a gem 💜
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anytime there is a group wide telepathic bond i think of the among us scene in guardians of the galaxy vol 3 - where none of the colored buttons make sense to communicate to eachother
Hello!! So I don’t know if you already did a list for this, but I really wanna read more mind link/emotion link style Drarry fics (ones where they communicate thoughts and stuff) like Harmonized Consciousness or Mental. They’re really hard to find with tags, any good ones? Thanks!!!
There really aren't too too many that I know either but here's some!
Like a House on Fire by jolly_love
Third year Boggart lesson goes a little differently for Harry and he runs off. Which third year student is afraid of fear itself? Harry has other demons to fight than fear itself, honestly.
Wormwood & Realgar by opalesqueopioid
In which Harry has a dragon to find, a heart to return, and two mountains to climb.
Sod Off Potter. by Bellad0nna
When Harry wakes up to a strange voice invading his head he feels as if he should be far more surprised and concerned than he actually is. Although it's to be expected at this point, after all there is always 𝘴𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 wrong and it almost always involves Malfoy.
Or that one where Draco and Harry find themselves connected through some kind of ancient legilimency bond and decide to work together to figure it out. Love ensues.
Beautifully Unbound by breath_of_mine (tsundanire)
Auror Potter is sent on a mission to clear out deadly artifacts from a Death Eater Safehouse with Draco Malfoy. What could possibly go wrong?
This next one is a series where they have a mental link as part of a soulmate bond in the later instalments
All That is Gold Does Not Glitter by Kyuketsuki_of_Gallifrey
One friendship between two purebloods that commiserate the trials of living up to their parent's expectations during the Triwizard Tournament changes the course of the future.
This is a series of one-shots in a Soulmate AU where Draco and Fleur are friends and it brings Draco into Harry's life in unexpected ways. Each one-shot can stand on its own, you don't necessarily need to read all of them to understand what is happening in any given fic, but if read together they spin a gut-wrenching tale of love and hate and overcoming the darker parts of yourself.
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Summary: Lan Wangji had never had call to perform the spell of silent communication before he and Wei Wuxian joined together to fight Xuanwu. He figured it was temporary. Spoiler alert: it wasn't.
Or: the AU in which Lan Wangji and Wei Wuxian psychically bond in the cave, Wei Wuxian overhears Lan Wangji thinking about the fact that he actually likes him, and after several minutes of confusion, is fully on board with this.
My comments: Wwx's thoughts torrent is kind of hilarious, and it takes some meditating and adjustment for lwj to handle it. It's harder for misunderstandings to happen this way, since wwx knows how lwj feels about him. But canon progresses, and when Wen Zhuliu and Wen Choa throw him into the Burial Mounds, his core has been melted beforehand. Lwj finds him, but it's been a few days, and he had to fight with resentful energy until lwj got there, so he's tainted and has to learn to use it (control it) regardless. Things come to head when (well, they come to a head repeatedly because these poor boys never get a break) when Jin Zixun tries to kill wwx and very nearly succeeds.
fix-it, telepathy, telepathic bond, everybody lives no one dies, angst, hurt/comfort,psychic bond, communication, emotional/psychological abuse, family feels, hair washing, telepathic babbling, telepathic sex, idiots in love, love confessions, first kiss, grief/mourning, insecure wei wuxian, weak wei wuxian, badass wei wuxian, golden core reveal, resentful energy, sharing a core, protective lan wangji,brotherly feels, emotional hurt/comfort, happy ending, @gingersnapwolves
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