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    “I need someone like you—someone who can keep up with him, and have his back, and maybe eventually even rein him in, should that be a thing that is humanly possible to do,” said Bobby, smiling warmly over the remaining half of his sandwich.

    “Oh, I see,” said Eddie. And he did now. That’s what Bobby’s whole hard sell was about—it wasn’t personal, it was about Eddie being the top of this class. “I know the type. You see guys a lot like that in the military.”

    “Oh, no,” said Bobby, “I didn’t mean to—well, what I mean is, I don’t think you have seen a lot of guys like Buck, to be honest. I don’t think there are a lot of people like him.”

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    Hen & Chim discussing the new probie; Buck's forgotten shield ceremony; Eddie's first shift with the 118.

    Or: three early impressions of Buck, through the eyes of his future found family.

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    30 Sep 2025

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    That's when Tommy realized he was, like, the worst fucking friend ever. Because Steve was an omega and they had learned in health class that omegas craved physical contact. And Steve, a secret male omega with shitty absentee parents, wasn’t getting any love at home and he couldn't exactly reach out and ask his buddies for some cuddles. No one but Tommy knew about him and Tommy sure as shit hadn't been offering to hold his hand.

    So now here Steve was, getting a goddamn contact high because he was squished in between Davey Bower, who smelled like ball sweat and Cheetos, and Andrew Floyd, who looked like a fucking toe. But Steve was too blissed out on, like, happy omega hormones to care about that, and Tommy was the shittiest best friend in Hawkins.

    Goddammit. Tommy was going to have to start giving Steve hugs. He was going to have to give him so many goddamn fucking hugs.

     

    When Steve presents as a rare male omega he is forced to hide his status and question his worldview; he learns to be less shallow, more caring, and more open-minded. Tommy Hagan stays loyal to his best friend and is dragged kicking and screaming into being a better person too.

    Just a little bit, though. Like, maybe 10% better.

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    17 Oct 2023

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    everything I never knew I wanted in a fic

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    “May I?” Steve asks, and it’s all the warning Eddie gets before a broad palm splays flat across his lower back, pushing his ass toward the mat while the other hand snakes around his front and gently curls over his hip bone. “How’s that?”

    Nngh,” is all Eddie manages to say, strangled by exertion and arousal and pure fucking— he doesn’t even know what. It sounds like a garbage disposal grinding a fork inside his head.

    Steve just laughs, amused but not unkind, and he pushes a little harder and says, “Here, try dropping to your knees,” keeping Eddie in alignment as he guides his lower body to the floor. “Don’t want you to hurt your back.”

    The hand at the base of Eddie’s spine slides up, claps him on the shoulder, and then Steve’s upside down smile is swinging into view, his hair flopping over his handsome face. “Better?” he winks, and no, that’s so much worse.

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    Five times yoga instructor Steve teaches Eddie how to chill the fuck out, and the one time he learns his lesson.

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    29 Jan 2023

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    my new comfort fic (but make it sexy)

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    Billy Hargrove doesn't keep his promise to Max. He doesn't keep it in a pretty spectacular fashion, actually. Instead of staying away from her friends, he murders one of them.

    Unfortunately for Billy, Hellfire meets right after basketball practice. And fortunately for Steve, Eddie knows CPR.

    (Or: There is a clearly defined set of steps to keep someone's heart beating. There's no guide for the aftermath. Steve, Eddie, and everyone they love write one together.)

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    08 Dec 2022

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    all the hurt. all the comfort.

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    Soul flowers aren’t a ticket to true love, he knows that well enough, but they do mean importance, significance, permanence. And so far no one has ever loved Steve significantly or permanently enough to leave some. Maybe that means he’s broken. Maybe that’s why he can’t leave any for her.

    So Steve lets Jonathan take Nancy home that night, and tries not to feel too bitter about the matching bracelet of roses on Jonathan’s hand.

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    13 Nov 2022

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    The Party (and Eddie) loving Steve the way Steve deserves to be loved. brb crying