That's great. It's a heated pool, too, just so you know.
[ Probably for the better. Steve hasn't forgotten Barb, he doesn't think he would ever do, even if he doesn't bring her up like Nancy might have done in the past. Like the rest of his traumatic experiences, Steve keeps that one locked up in a not-so-little box in the back of his mind.
And he loves the teens and Robin, and would quite literally die for them if need be, but even Steve needs a break from them from time to time. And also, yeah, he would like to get to know Eddie better without people getting in the way of whatever that leads to. He doesn't consider that the feeling might be mutual; Eddie might have only started to tolerate him because of their mutual friendship with Dustin, so he's pleasantly surprised by the other man's answer. ]
It could be doable, we just need to make sure they're at the arcade or somewhere similar where they won't miss us for an afternoon.
[ In fact, maybe he can ask Robin or Nancy to watch them and make sure they don't get in trouble, which would mean the adults also won't interrupt Eddie and him. Two birds, one stone, and all that.
It's not the first time Eddie reassures him that he's a better person now or brave, even if Steve doubts it often, but he doesn't know what to do with himself when someone actually compliments him because it happens so rarely...So yeah, he might be looking a little flustered all of a sudden because that smile Eddie shot in his direction is doing funny things to his stomach. ]
You were pretty badass and brave yourself, playing to distract the demobats and then going out to fight them off alone. [ Steve smiles back and then his brows knit together and he gives Eddie's shoulder a nudge. ] But you almost gave us a heart attack! We thought the demobats killed you, so don't pull that shit again.
[ He's not mad-mad, but he had been worried sick when his group had come back from Vecna's house to find Dusting freaking out over a heavily injured Eddie. And now, sometimes, he wanted to reach out and touch Eddie in some way to make sure the guy was still there, safe and alive.
When the implications of their back and forth and Eddie's subjective tone dawn on Steve, that previous fluster on his face turns into a proper blush. And what the shit, he's usually more put together than this. Steve opens his mouth, but when nothing immediately comes out, he closes it again and gives himself a moment to reboot his brain. Then he goes with; ]
Don't make offers you cannot carry out, Mundson. [ Steve says, his tone is casual, half flirting and half daring, and there's a small smile on his lips. ]
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Date: 2024-10-03 03:19 pm (UTC)[ Probably for the better. Steve hasn't forgotten Barb, he doesn't think he would ever do, even if he doesn't bring her up like Nancy might have done in the past. Like the rest of his traumatic experiences, Steve keeps that one locked up in a not-so-little box in the back of his mind.
And he loves the teens and Robin, and would quite literally die for them if need be, but even Steve needs a break from them from time to time. And also, yeah, he would like to get to know Eddie better without people getting in the way of whatever that leads to. He doesn't consider that the feeling might be mutual; Eddie might have only started to tolerate him because of their mutual friendship with Dustin, so he's pleasantly surprised by the other man's answer. ]
It could be doable, we just need to make sure they're at the arcade or somewhere similar where they won't miss us for an afternoon.
[ In fact, maybe he can ask Robin or Nancy to watch them and make sure they don't get in trouble, which would mean the adults also won't interrupt Eddie and him. Two birds, one stone, and all that.
It's not the first time Eddie reassures him that he's a better person now or brave, even if Steve doubts it often, but he doesn't know what to do with himself when someone actually compliments him because it happens so rarely...So yeah, he might be looking a little flustered all of a sudden because that smile Eddie shot in his direction is doing funny things to his stomach. ]
You were pretty badass and brave yourself, playing to distract the demobats and then going out to fight them off alone. [ Steve smiles back and then his brows knit together and he gives Eddie's shoulder a nudge. ] But you almost gave us a heart attack! We thought the demobats killed you, so don't pull that shit again.
[ He's not mad-mad, but he had been worried sick when his group had come back from Vecna's house to find Dusting freaking out over a heavily injured Eddie. And now, sometimes, he wanted to reach out and touch Eddie in some way to make sure the guy was still there, safe and alive.
When the implications of their back and forth and Eddie's subjective tone dawn on Steve, that previous fluster on his face turns into a proper blush. And what the shit, he's usually more put together than this. Steve opens his mouth, but when nothing immediately comes out, he closes it again and gives himself a moment to reboot his brain. Then he goes with; ]
Don't make offers you cannot carry out, Mundson. [ Steve says, his tone is casual, half flirting and half daring, and there's a small smile on his lips. ]