[ He's staring at the ceiling, letting himself be occupied by the weird residual aura he gets from the patched-up spot smack in the middle of it. He noticed it before, even from outside, but it's something he's repeatedly put off because stories are best when they're not entirely pried from unwilling lips.
Ignore the soft thinking sounds he's making as he takes another puff, finishing off the cigarette before he rises to hunt up an ashtray.
Truthfully, he's never been one to force the subject of sexuality to anyone. Everyone has their own timeline. Most folks, unfortunately, don't even get to the point where they can look in the mirror and accept themselves for who they are.
He knows a little of what Harrington's home life might be likeโat least, minus absentee parents who are too busy being preoccupied with themselves than actually parenting their child. Because while he hasn't spoken to them in a long, long while, his parents figured him out before he actually did.
Harrington was a good son. Worse, an only son. And the problem with sons who were good or who aspired to be good is that they had the nasty habit of taking responsibility for fucking everything or nothing at all. Steve Harrington, by his estimates, after snooping around and picking up informationโhad been the former before he flung himself into being the latter. ]
Does Harrington sound like the type to actually not worry about the shitty state of wellโanything?
[ He's never told this to Eddie, didn't want to worry his brother from another mother, clearly younger friend, but. Harrington had an awful habit of throwing himself in harm's way. Almost as if he was constantly trying to make up for some kind of unforgivable mistake. ]
be careful, josh is an enabler also have some feelings
Ignore the soft thinking sounds he's making as he takes another puff, finishing off the cigarette before he rises to hunt up an ashtray.
Truthfully, he's never been one to force the subject of sexuality to anyone. Everyone has their own timeline. Most folks, unfortunately, don't even get to the point where they can look in the mirror and accept themselves for who they are.
He knows a little of what Harrington's home life might be likeโat least, minus absentee parents who are too busy being preoccupied with themselves than actually parenting their child. Because while he hasn't spoken to them in a long, long while, his parents figured him out before he actually did.
Harrington was a good son. Worse, an only son. And the problem with sons who were good or who aspired to be good is that they had the nasty habit of taking responsibility for fucking everything or nothing at all. Steve Harrington, by his estimates, after snooping around and picking up informationโhad been the former before he flung himself into being the latter. ]
Does Harrington sound like the type to actually not worry about the shitty state of wellโanything?
[ He's never told this to Eddie, didn't want to worry his
brother from another mother, clearlyyounger friend, but. Harrington had an awful habit of throwing himself in harm's way. Almost as if he was constantly trying to make up for some kind of unforgivable mistake. ]