Eddie: When You're On Public Transit And Start Thinking "let Me Just Rest My Eyes A Bit", That's The

Eddie: When you're on public transit and start thinking "let me just rest my eyes a bit", that's the devil talking

Eddie: But she is very persuasive

Eddie: Where am I

so glad that i didnt make stobins little interactions up. saw someone say how steve was like dick out pissing and robin was just for the love of god redirect ur stream pls 🙏. robin told him when and why she peed her pants. steve tells her about his sex life. robin tells him to just 'be himself' and he tells her the same thing. they sat as near as the possibly could to each other at the tigers game. the muppet joke. 'robin i kinda wanna punch u' 'good thing ur sense of humour is still intact 😻'. them mocking and making fun of each other. platonic with a capital p. robin calling out for steve first when the vines get her. steve looking at robin just before he gets pulled under in lovers lake. robin ready to punch a man when eddie has steve up against the wall. steve drives her to work and school even though he thought she could do it herself. their whole big talk when they were making weapons outside the rv. holding hands in the rain. applying for and working at family video together. literally have stated that they wish they could just combine. 'what does he want us to do applaud 🙄 <33'. following each other around family video just chatting. robin feeling comfortable enough to come out to him. steve accepting her for who she is and instantly making her feel comfortable. 'should u strangle him or should i? 'we could take turns?? <33'. watching back to the future absolutely zoinked out of their minds but together. robin checking up on steve and rubbing his back after eddie got him whilst everyone else just goes straight to eddie. 'how many children r u friends with 🤔?'. their interactions in rebel robin. robin rubbing steves back in the vol2 reunion. steve being so happy for robin when he sees her flirting with vickie. everybody thinks theyre dating but theyre just horribly codependent. 'platonic with a capital p'. like just wow. Them.

Robin: *yawning* Can't believe ghosts are truly real

Eddie: Yeah, every time you yawn in October, a ghost puts their dick in your mouth

No one knows except for Robin, but Steve writes. He doesn’t think he’s very good at it considering his grades in school, but it’s how he processes things. He keeps a journal where he talks about the kids, work, his non existent love life, how he’s feeling.

He writes poetry. He writes stories. He writes.

After the final events of the Upside Down, he finds himself fascinated by Eddie. He’s mesmerized by his stories. Time flies by whenever he can get Eddie talking. He tells Steve of things he’s done with the boys from Corroded Coffin and Hellfire. He reads to Steve, putting on his best storyteller voice even though he’s exhausted and trying to recover.

Steve writes down what he remembers of Eddie’s stories when he goes home for the night.

With some coaxing from Robin, he eventually brings his journal to the hospital to write while Eddie talks. As suspected, Eddie asks about it.

Steve hesitantly shows him and Eddie sits there in silence as he flips through the pages.

“Stevie. This is incredible.”

“You think so?”

“Yes! Shit, you could seriously be an author.”

Steve considers for a moment, silently taking the journal back from Eddie and flipping through the pages himself.

“What if I wanted to be?”

“I’d say go for it.”

“Eds… I want to share your story.”

Eddie goes wide eyed. He knows that most of what he’s written has to do with things he’s told him, but he didn’t expect him to actually want to turn anything out of it.

Steve takes a shaky breath. “That is, if you’ll let me. You’ve been through literal hell and back man. There’s something here.”

Eddie smiles. “Well then. Let’s get started big boy. What do you want to know?”

Steve sits up excitedly and scoots his chair closer. “Start from the beginning. Tell me about your childhood.”

Eddie tells it all. The good, bad, and ugly. Steve listens intently, writing down everything.

The process continues through Eddie’s recovery and even years later. Steve writes about everything. He tells their love story. He tells the story of Corroded Coffin getting signed and going on their first world tour.

He spends all of his down time typing out his notes, expanding on everything. Eddie occasionally reads over drafts and helps where he can, offering clarification and answers when Steve has questions.

It’s ten years later, July of 1996, when Steve finds a publisher. They’re confident in Steve’s work, and it helps that Eddie is in the public eye now.

The book is released in March of 1998 where Steve and Eddie hold a release party and signing.

It becomes a New York Times Best Seller and it’s how Eddie comes out to the public. Especially since the book shares details of his love story and sexuality journey.

Eddie cries the first time Steve lets him hold the physical copy of it and asks him to read the dedication page.

To the love of my life, thank you for letting me share your story.

ao3 comments will be like “i like this line of your fic” and my reply will be like “fantastic thank you here’s my entire thought process about how i ended up with that particular line and also an outline for another fic i have and fifteen resources i used to research 1980s politics” and nobody asked for that chill