[ she almost types out another "oh, you don't have to do that", but luckily she stops herself, thinks better of it. she knows he's not offering whatever he thinks might help her because he thinks he has to, but because he wants to. and maybe once upon a time it was less about actually wanting to help, and more about wanting to spend time with her and knowing she'd say yes, but she honestly hasn't seen a trace of that in him in a long time. ..granted, he also hasn't- actively been trying to get in her pants in a long time either, but that's not the point. the point is that despite the fact that she needed a moment to process the idea of being just friends with steve harrington, she does really, really like the sound of it. especially now that the weight of, well, everything she drunkenly stumbled through last night is out of her system. the way it played out obviously wasn't ideal, but honestly, would she have ever tried to tell him any of those things when her walls weren't down like that? no, probably not. so it was messy, but at least it's out.
but anyway, there's too much going on in their lives that they can't control lately, and the most they can do is wait for the next thing to hit and hope they react fast enough to stop it, so it doesn't exactly surprise her that steve is so willing to go the extra mile for her right now. ( yes, the opportunity to be helpful in a scenario that isn't completely insane is the only reason why he would want to do that, there aren't any other reasons, shut up ) this whole hangover situation might be hilariously low stakes compared to the rest of their lives lately, but it's still something.
practically nothing, and something all at once. yeah. ]
I know you're probably joking, but definitely knock. My mom will think I told you to sneak in if she hears you on the roof. "Driveway, front door." Remember? And you don't have to rush here or anything, seriously, take your time [ because good lord she needs to finally buck up and brush her teeth. and at least attempt to run a brush through her hair. deodorant wouldn't hurt either. ]but I'll let her know you're stopping by. She will no doubt cycle through her usual "hey, stranger!" routine as soon as you get here, but it's nothing you can't handle. Plus, she knows I'm not feeling great, and she thinks it's because she made that one drink too strong for me, so maybe if she sees you're equipped with hangover supplies, she won't hold you hostage for too long.
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but anyway, there's too much going on in their lives that they can't control lately, and the most they can do is wait for the next thing to hit and hope they react fast enough to stop it, so it doesn't exactly surprise her that steve is so willing to go the extra mile for her right now. ( yes, the opportunity to be helpful in a scenario that isn't completely insane is the only reason why he would want to do that, there aren't any other reasons, shut up ) this whole hangover situation might be hilariously low stakes compared to the rest of their lives lately, but it's still something.
practically nothing, and something all at once. yeah. ]
I know you're probably joking, but definitely knock. My mom will think I told you to sneak in if she hears you on the roof.
"Driveway, front door." Remember?
And you don't have to rush here or anything, seriously, take your time [ because good lord she needs to finally buck up and brush her teeth. and at least attempt to run a brush through her hair. deodorant wouldn't hurt either. ]but I'll let her know you're stopping by.
She will no doubt cycle through her usual "hey, stranger!" routine as soon as you get here, but it's nothing you can't handle.
Plus, she knows I'm not feeling great, and she thinks it's because she made that one drink too strong for me, so maybe if she sees you're equipped with hangover supplies, she won't hold you hostage for too long.