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Not sure if prefer established relationship or a get together scenario but picture

Post-Vecna and rebuild - Robin is attending community college (I can’t send her away from Steve) and cuts back her hours at family video, Keith has been scouted to manage a new store, so by process of elimination - Steve now finds himself as Store Manager - with a surprisingly extra amount of spending money

Eddie meanwhile - healing up but cannot find a job because reputations don’t disappear overnight, so he’s still dealing but only household income is Wayne at the plant, and Eddie’s no longer in school so that cuts out one of his guaranteed square meals, so yeah things are tight

Cue Eddie losing a fair bit of weight, cue Steve absoluTELY mother henn-ing it up.

Starts making sure he always has snacks handy - anything calorie dense coz look at his poor boy! He’s wasting away!

Seriously - any excuse for to get a snack in Eddie’s hands- Eddie yawns and Steve’s like “ITS PROBABLY LOW BLOOD SUGAR”

Making sure Eddie meets him 12.30 sharp at family video for his lunch break and Steve taking him any diner or restaurant he’s either knows or has heard is good

(“of course we’re going out to lunch Eddie, it’s good for our recovering local economy!”)

using this as a friendly rouse to pay everything, - insists Eddie orders as much as he wants - and Steve insists he pays it all.

Inviting him over for hearty home cooked meals- always with seconds and desserts

Eddie’s miffed at first and not sure exactly how to bring up that Steve maybe sees him as a total charity case — but he’s got eyes and it becomes apparent that Eddie finishing his plate…is definitely doing things for Steve

So it becomes a game of pushing the envelope- Eddie truly tests the depths of Steve’s seemingly limitless on hand snacks, ordering OBSCENE amounts at lunch, asking for seconds and thirds of both dinner and dessert at Steve’s house

Does Steve eventually realise or does Eddie tell him out right (kink negotiation is key and Eddie’s got more experience in that realm than Steve) does Eddie keep going and try to get him to admit …who knows

Or is the first one to crack robin, having a coke-to-Jesus moment with her bestie at work, watching Steve fuss over his ballooning boyfriend, pushing food on him constantly, even/especially if Steve’s acting all belligerent about it, always asking when Eddie last ate, “nagging” and mothering a smiling fat Eddie like “you sit right there, don’t move I’ve got more snacks in the back” to him etc

Eventually Eddie has to leave, vue a kiss goodbye and a doe eyed lovestruck Steve, watching his boyfriend waddle out the door and pass the shop front window and out of sight…10 seconds of silence til Robin is like “question - wtf??”

Also didn’t know how to work this part into the story - but part of the caretaking overdrive is also caused by (obvi) trauma - and Steve’s need to protect his own, so just idk - boys been working out a lot - beefier and more muscly and hairy than ever before. Eddie’s definitely not the one oblivious to his own size like Steve seems to be but he’s also curious if Steve’d be able to maybe throw him around a bit even with all the new weight

There's so much here and i like it. What I love especially are scenarios where a third party character cops on to two oblivious idiots long before they do.

Like of course it starts off innocently with Eddie convalescing and Steve being natural mom friend, going to lunch with Eddie and Robin. Eddie finishes his lunch because he's, well, hungry, and Steve packs up his leftovers (he didn't really eat his lunch) and Robin's (without asking her) to give to Eddie to take home.

Eddie moves to a new trailer because his uncle's old place has too many hard memories, so what better justification for Steve to fill Eddie's pantries, fridge, freezer, with everything he could want and need and then some. Sure, some of it is pantry-stable junk like cereals, Kraft Mac, chips, pretzels, Stouffer's dinners in the freezer, everything Eddie likes. And once again Robin is conscripted to help shop, bring everything in, and put it away.

It's when they're all hanging out as the older kids and a considerably plumper and happier Eddie has his limbs tangled up with and half sitting on Harrington, and STEVE finally looks calm and happy and contented, and his hand is absentmindedly scratching at and rubbing (oblivious) Eddie's belly, finding any reason to be taking up the same space as his well fed boy, that Robin rolls her eyes and cops on.

She sticks around for a minute or two after Jonathan and Nancy and Eddie go (he kissed Steve deeply, grabbing the back of his head with a ring-heavy hand, and gives him a good grind telling him he'll be thinking about him before bed).

"So. You and Munson..."

"Uh, yeah, for a while now. You knew that." Steve's eyebrows are knit and he chuckles confusedly.

"No, come on. You know what I mean... you and Munson," she draws out his name using her hands to mime an exaggeratedly rounded curvy body.

"I have no idea what you're talking about!" He says going red and rubbing the back of his neck.

"Yeah, you keep telling yourself that. I say live and let live, but I think you should let him know how much you've been drooling over his fat ass. If you ask him nicely, I'm sure he'll give you a taste."

"Jesus, Robin! ... You think so?"

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Eddie& Steve running into Joyce& Hopper at an all-you-can-eat

I’m not even thinking a sexy story (tho Hop is HANDSDOWN my type, I know u said that wasn’t your thing) but yeah

Nothing sexy I just think it would be hILARIOUS

This place is new in town and Steve has been salivating at the prospect of plonking Eddie in that booth and going to town feeding him

But then..locks eyes with a Ruddy Hopper and they notice they’re sitting a couple of booths away from each other

The small town mom in Joyce can’t not say hi despite Hoppers protests

Joyce and Eddie are able to somehow remain friendly, polite and conversational, all brain cells retained and skirting around what they both know they’re all REALLY here for, like I KNOW YOU KNOW but they don’t even bring up the food in passing

Steve and Hopper however are both an embarrassed mess

Hop is obviously already on his way to full and standing there, grunting in place of small talk, clear he wants to escape this conversation and going redder in the face than Steve’s ever seen him

And Steve….it’s like his mom and dad walked in on him. His voice is breaking, he’s sweating, he gets up to excuse himself to go to the bathroom and collect his bearings and runs into a server carrying a tray of shrimp.

A total mess

At this point Joyce is holding back giggles and just winks at Eddie like “you boys have fun” and they politely excuse each other and Steve and hopper know they have a silent pact to NEVER SPEAK OF THIS AGAIN

Adore this!

I almost think it would be cuter if Eddie is completely calm, natural, happy to interact with Hop and Joyce, but when they see how much bigger Eddie is now, and how close he's pulling Steve to his side, heavy thick leg hooked over Steve's knee and arm around his shoulder, Steve's caught-red-handed expression is absolutely what gives him away to the parental figures.

Eddie keeps up casual conversation with Joyce and Hopper just fixes Steve with a sheriff stare that he can't meet.

Eddie excuses himself to the bathroom and Joyce has her no-judgement talk with Steve lots of "you two look happy" "Eddie's looking...healthy" "You two have fun, just be safe..." Hopper just gives him a curt nod which somehow just makes Steve squirm more and he's like "Eddie's been in there for a while I'm going to make sure he's ok."

Then he just keeps thinking the whole thing over in his head and he almost runs into the server who's carrying the refill tray, so he spins on his heel only to barrel into Eddie to brings him back to earth and he's like.

"Woah there, space cadet. You ok?"

"Yeah, yeah. I'm fine. Sorry about that."

"Ok good" big genuine smile, "Hey, sugar, mind being a doll and filling me another plate? Tried to get everything I wanted and ran out of room on this one. Thanks." Gives him a kiss on the cheek.

Now Steve is standing there in the middle of the dining room, dazed and hard.

Steve, Eddie, Robin and Nancy are walking around town one day and someone with a pretty dog walks by. Eddie really wants to pet the dog and the person lets him and Eddie goes “aww, who’s a good boy.” Which makes Steve look over to Eddie and go “Hmm?”

Both Robin and Nancy look right at Steve with wide eyes.

Steve wants to die.

Oh my god someone finally posted a wayne munson/murray bauman fic on ao3 👏👏👏

I know you’ve written Eddie as super confident in his size - getting turned on by his partner being turned on and all

But is there any scenarios where Eddie gets flustered/bashful about his size or how much weight he’s gained? What do u think?

Oooh flustered and bashful absolutely, especially if it's Steve and he's learning how to take charge and be more dominant from Eddie's coaching and like the first time he does it without having to be asked, Eddie goes all blushy and embarrassed and soft and whiny when Steve points out just how big he's getting, how much of a bottomless pit he is, how soft and heavy. Ugh yeah Eddie would be smitten.