Oh, no, absolutely not. You'll definitely be keeping your grape jelly and Cool Ranch, and I'll stick with my strawberry and Nacho Cheese. Ew, that sounds awful. But you know what I mean!
[ if there's one thing that the last year or so has taught nancy, it's that plans... well, plans were kind of bullshit sometimes, weren't they? they can go awry so quickly, if not completely fail - because you can plan for the future all you want, but you never know what's going to happen an hour from now, a week from now, a month from now, six months from now, a year. you can't predict it, and you definitely can't really control it. she's set to leave for emerson at the end of august, but will it actually happen? who knows! all it would take is one chime from an old grandfather clock and everything would get thrown to the wind, yet again. and if she's being honest with herself, at this point there's a part of her that keeps repeating that she really shouldn't let herself get her hopes upt. sometimes the disappointment was just too much.
but what she does know for certain is that the thought of the unknown future is much less bleak when she knows, no matter what, that steve harrington is going to be a part of it. right by her side. even when she's a 14 hour drive ( or a 2 and a half hour flight ) away in boston, he'll still be in her careful view of what her future might look like. a permanent fixture, as far as she's concerned. because maybe plans are bullshit, but she's so tired of stopping herself from even feeling too happy, in the moment, in the right now, just because she's so scared of getting used to it when it can be taken away again so quickly. but steve makes her happy in a way she hasn't felt in a long, long time, and she wants to hold onto that for as long as she can.
so it doesn't really scare her, thinking about the future in that context. because it makes perfect sense that they'll end up living together, somewhere along the way. and the thought of it causes something to flutter around in her chest, make her smile in a way that's just shy of goofy. smitten. lovestruck. happy.
and then he goes and throws all that shade her way. the absolute NERVE of this man. ]
Excuse you! This nerd is going to make sure your jelly needs are being met, Harrington. The very least you could do is try to refrain from teasing me about how good I'm going to be at it. Because don't forget, I'm also the one that's going to be making sure that all of your other needs are being met, too.
I coulda handled some more withouting but there's gonna be withouting in our future whether we like it or not, so. I'm in favor of withing while we've got the option.
Oh yeah? That dork thing really got to you, huh. Well, that's only fair. Any ideas how I could make it up to you or is getting creative about it part of the bargain.
I'm completely in favor of that, too. I mean, if anything I think we should probably be withing much, much more frequently than we already are.
[ before withing becomes missing, yeah. but her chest feels a little achy, thinking about it, so she's not going to. they've got so much time. they've got the whole summer! well, most of it. but- still! time. is a thing they have. ]
Of course it did! Calling me a dork for prioritizing our jelly budget, of all things. The nerve. [ yes, she's very aware that that might be the dorkiest thing she's said in years, actually. ] Hmmm. Nothing specific comes to mind, so yes, it's going to take some in-the-moment creativity.
All right, I'll think of something. In the interest of withing and not withouting.
( somewhat mixed messages, that Nancy would imply they need to have sex more often in the same breath as she implies he needs to win her over the next time they fool around.
he's not unwilling, though. Steve is confident in his snapsnapsnap-bah charm. he's not sure what the plan is yet, but he is sure he can make a plan to get into Nancy's pants. to be fair her open interest in withing and not withouting does make the task seem a little less daunting. )
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You'll definitely be keeping your grape jelly and Cool Ranch, and I'll stick with my strawberry and Nacho Cheese.
Ew, that sounds
awful.
But you know what I mean!
[ if there's one thing that the last year or so has taught nancy, it's that plans... well, plans were kind of bullshit sometimes, weren't they? they can go awry so quickly, if not completely fail - because you can plan for the future all you want, but you never know what's going to happen an hour from now, a week from now, a month from now, six months from now, a year. you can't predict it, and you definitely can't really control it. she's set to leave for emerson at the end of august, but will it actually happen? who knows! all it would take is one chime from an old grandfather clock and everything would get thrown to the wind, yet again. and if she's being honest with herself, at this point there's a part of her that keeps repeating that she really shouldn't let herself get her hopes upt. sometimes the disappointment was just too much.
but what she does know for certain is that the thought of the unknown future is much less bleak when she knows, no matter what, that steve harrington is going to be a part of it. right by her side. even when she's a 14 hour drive ( or a 2 and a half hour flight ) away in boston, he'll still be in her careful view of what her future might look like. a permanent fixture, as far as she's concerned. because maybe plans are bullshit, but she's so tired of stopping herself from even feeling too happy, in the moment, in the right now, just because she's so scared of getting used to it when it can be taken away again so quickly. but steve makes her happy in a way she hasn't felt in a long, long time, and she wants to hold onto that for as long as she can.
so it doesn't really scare her, thinking about the future in that context. because it makes perfect sense that they'll end up living together, somewhere along the way. and the thought of it causes something to flutter around in her chest, make her smile in a way that's just shy of goofy. smitten. lovestruck. happy.
and then he goes and throws all that shade her way. the absolute NERVE of this man. ]
Excuse you!
This nerd is going to make sure your jelly needs are being met, Harrington. The very least you could do is try to refrain from teasing me about how good I'm going to be at it.
Because don't forget, I'm also the one that's going to be making sure that all of your other needs are being met, too.
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( he has some previous experience that he's not quite as successful making do without Nancy Wheeler. )
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Not under normal circumstances, at least.
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We went without that need long enough. Right? Please tell me that it was enough withouting for you.
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Too long without sex, too long without you. Never again, no thank you!
But I might just have to make you work for it a little next time, that's all. For calling me a huge dork. You understand.
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Oh yeah? That dork thing really got to you, huh. Well, that's only fair. Any ideas how I could make it up to you or is getting creative about it part of the bargain.
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[ before withing becomes missing, yeah. but her chest feels a little achy, thinking about it, so she's not going to. they've got so much time. they've got the whole summer! well, most of it. but- still! time. is a thing they have. ]
Of course it did! Calling me a dork for prioritizing our jelly budget, of all things. The nerve. [ yes, she's very aware that that might be the dorkiest thing she's said in years, actually. ]
Hmmm.
Nothing specific comes to mind, so yes, it's going to take some in-the-moment creativity.
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( somewhat mixed messages, that Nancy would imply they need to have sex more often in the same breath as she implies he needs to win her over the next time they fool around.
he's not unwilling, though. Steve is confident in his snapsnapsnap-bah charm. he's not sure what the plan is yet, but he is sure he can make a plan to get into Nancy's pants. to be fair her open interest in withing and not withouting does make the task seem a little less daunting. )