You can always talk to me. Always. And anything you tell me stays private unless you want me to intervene.
[ he gives a squeeze. ]
And so long as Buckley doesn't murder me in my sleep, I give my full consent to her knowing all the nitty gritty shit so you got plenty of people who love you and can not support you if you need it.
[ He relaxes, arms wrapping around his boyfriend as he twists his body to better hug him under the covers. Clinging, technically. Steve's love language is physical and he slides a hand along Eddie's cheek to brush a thumb back and forth there, wanting to be a safe refuge for him too. ]
[ Hasn't he? He sounds unsure, eyeing the ceiling as he thinks about it. He's fairly sure being emotionally cheated on and dumped was the only time he was technically unloved. ]
Oh, no, the league is very real. Your friends just stop openly mocking you for it.
[ god those hands in his hair are just heaven. ]
You, my love, are a real life action hero. People adore you because somehow, despite all odds, you are simultaneously a hardcore badass and one of the most loving people I've ever met.
[ Steve doesn't have an appropriate response, flattered and flustered as he slides down the bed a little to bury his face in Eddie's neck, fingers in his boyfriend's hair and running over Eddie's hip. He tangles their legs together, seeking and moving, always brushing against him as he nuzzles that neck. ]
[ He raises his head to flop back on the pillows, cupping Eddie's cheek as he stares up at him. Gazes is a better word. Steve's eyes are dark and dilated, huge with the sentiment banked behind his ribs that he can't vocalise. He does his best. ]
I love you. Like I'd do anything to keep you safe. Like you make me want to hit you and kiss you on a daily basis because you're driving me out of my mind, only when you're gone it's worse because then I really can't think about anything but how much I miss you. I'd burn the entire Upside-Down for you, if it would help even a little. Feels like you're not just in my bones but you made them.
[ he's speechless in the way he is whenever he's truly seen. those doe-brown eyes wide, a flush on his pale cheeks. ]
Steve... [ his brain stalls. can't think of a decent response. only able to lean in and kiss him, fingers curling ins his hair, trying to convey sentiment in a way he'll only be able to put to melody later.]
[ The sentiment lands. Steve kisses him back with a smile in place, warm all through, giddy with happiness that makes him shortly make muffled humming noises of approval into their kisses and tickle his way up Eddie's side. He yanks the blankets over their head and playfully attacks his neck with raspberries, nipping in between. ]
[ What follows is half-tussle, half-affection as Steve declares he's going to bite every inch of Eddie under the blanket, not letting him see where each nip is coming from. Dastardly! ]
[ Aha, got him. The slow drag of Steve's mouth is a hot, wet line as he scrapes his teeth under the curve of a pec, soothing the skin there with soft kisses a moment later. His tongue glides over the only remaining nipple Eddie has, circling it delicately as if warding off harm (alas, left nip he knew ye not), his breath pouring over him. ]
[ There are plenty of places in between Eddie's scars to leave kisses and lovebites, nuzzling them all out at his leisure. He has to toss the blankets back over his shoulders so he can breathe but that just gives Eddie a better view, the tickling brush of silky hair fanning out over Eddie's middle as Steve mouths hot kisses across an unblemished patch of skin at the curve of a waist. ]
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Date: 2022-09-04 07:52 am (UTC)Yeah, I really need that tonight.
[ As much as he's interested in exploring new avenues, he needs Eddie to be his port of call. Somewhere safe he can retreat to. ]
And if ... if me and Billy fight about dating stuff, which we probably will about something, can I still come to you? Or should I go to Robin?
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Date: 2022-09-04 07:58 am (UTC)[ he gives a squeeze. ]
And so long as Buckley doesn't murder me in my sleep, I give my full consent to her knowing all the nitty gritty shit so you got plenty of people who love you and can not support you if you need it.
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Date: 2022-09-04 08:02 am (UTC)[ He relaxes, arms wrapping around his boyfriend as he twists his body to better hug him under the covers. Clinging, technically. Steve's love language is physical and he slides a hand along Eddie's cheek to brush a thumb back and forth there, wanting to be a safe refuge for him too. ]
You're incredible, you know that?
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Date: 2022-09-04 10:50 pm (UTC)[ it's joking, of course. he doesn't think he's that great. but he's utterly relaxed, safe in steve's hold. ]
... You can thank my uncle. He showed me how to be patient when someone you love has never known what it is to be treated right.
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Date: 2022-09-04 10:52 pm (UTC)[ Hasn't he? He sounds unsure, eyeing the ceiling as he thinks about it. He's fairly sure being emotionally cheated on and dumped was the only time he was technically unloved. ]
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Date: 2022-09-04 10:55 pm (UTC)[ Eddie pulls back a little, looking up at him. his smile is soft, teasing, but there's sincerity to it. ]
Otherwise, you'd realize you're way out of my league.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:08 pm (UTC)The league is a lie, okay? There is no league to be in or out of, not once you leave high school.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:11 pm (UTC)[ god those hands in his hair are just heaven. ]
You, my love, are a real life action hero. People adore you because somehow, despite all odds, you are simultaneously a hardcore badass and one of the most loving people I've ever met.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:15 pm (UTC)[ Steve doesn't have an appropriate response, flattered and flustered as he slides down the bed a little to bury his face in Eddie's neck, fingers in his boyfriend's hair and running over Eddie's hip. He tangles their legs together, seeking and moving, always brushing against him as he nuzzles that neck. ]
Can't believe you're mine.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:17 pm (UTC)[ he pulls steve closer, playing with the ends of his hair. ]
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:21 pm (UTC)Don't call it that. I'm not, I ... Eds, [ his nose runs along a jaw, ] I love you. I'm lucky to be with you.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:25 pm (UTC)[ it's still hard to get his head around. he's the antithesis to everything steve is, but...
but he loves him. is grateful to have him. ]
I love you, Steve.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:32 pm (UTC)[ He raises his head to flop back on the pillows, cupping Eddie's cheek as he stares up at him. Gazes is a better word. Steve's eyes are dark and dilated, huge with the sentiment banked behind his ribs that he can't vocalise. He does his best. ]
I love you. Like I'd do anything to keep you safe. Like you make me want to hit you and kiss you on a daily basis because you're driving me out of my mind, only when you're gone it's worse because then I really can't think about anything but how much I miss you. I'd burn the entire Upside-Down for you, if it would help even a little. Feels like you're not just in my bones but you made them.
I'm in love with you.
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Date: 2022-09-04 11:50 pm (UTC)Steve... [ his brain stalls. can't think of a decent response. only able to lean in and kiss him, fingers curling ins his hair, trying to convey sentiment in a way he'll only be able to put to melody later.]
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