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Steve Harrington ([personal profile] bigboyvibes) wrote2022-11-24 10:24 pm
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[personal profile] neverdisappointed 2025-01-27 09:36 pm (UTC)(link)
[It isn't as though MJ would let Steve go and do something stupid that could get him killed, if she knew that things were dangerous enough for that to be a possibility. If and when she discovers the truth about Hawkins - because she always finds out the truth one way or another - she fully intends to stick by Steve and do what she can to keep him from becoming a martyr. He talks enough about those shitty kids that she wouldn't put it past him to try to sacrifice himself for one of them, and she's not going to let that happen.

But she doesn't know that any of that could potentially be on the table. For now, all she knows about Steve is that he's the complete opposite of the sort of guy most people would have thought someone like MJ would be interested in based on reputation alone, and she's also the complete opposite of what most might think he'd be into. Unless, of course, being female is enough to make him want to see if he can add another easy notch on his bedpost, but she doesn't think that's his endgame here.

And even if it is... it's not as though she'd particularly mind, so long as she knows not to expect too much.

But with the way he's looking at her, and the way he's still holding onto her hands, and the way he talks to her... it's a little hard not to expect more than she knows she really should. She likes Steve, even if she's fairly certain he's still hung up on Nancy Wheeler and that that's the main reason he spends so much time with her younger brother and his friends. MJ knows she's just going to end up setting herself up for disappointment... but that doesn't exactly make it any easier to stop blushing.]


It's possible. But I'm kind of hoping you don't figure that out for yourself too soon. Especially since I don't really feel like I'm particularly "stuck."
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[personal profile] neverdisappointed 2025-03-10 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
[How quickly MJ figures out the truth about Hawkins is directly proportional to his involved Steve is in the upcoming challenges. She's figuring it out regardless, but given how close she's become to Steve and even to Robin, she's much more likely to be in tune to when they're lying or hiding something (especially Robin), or if they get hurt or go missing. And while she might find herself wishing that Steve would have told her willingly of his own accord, she'd understand why he'd want to keep something like that under wraps.

Even if she'd desperately want to be there for him in whatever way she can.

In the back of her mind, she's always going to assume that Nancy can have Steve back whenever she wants him. It might leave him feeling conflicted, but MJ knows his feelings for Nancy aren't ever going away if they haven't yet, and if Nancy ever realizes that her weird thing with the Buyers guy is doomed for failure, there's a good chance she'll rebound and Steve is literally right there.

So if anything, she's approaching this cautiously, as though giving both Steve and Nancy time to figure out what they really want so MJ isn't left getting invested in something that will never work out. But then, since most relationships end in a breakup, she stands a good chance of that anyway.

Nancy isn't on the forefront of her mind right now, though, nor is the potential for breaking up or being heartbroken or any of those things. Steve hasn't stopped looking at her like that. She can't remember ever really seeing anyone look at her like that. And yet somehow, she knows what it means. She just needs to figure out what to do about it.]


Hilarious.

[The word comes out just a little too softly to sound as dry as she probably intends it to, but for once, MJ's not thinking about using sarcasm to keep people at arm's length. If anything, she actually tugs lightly on Steve's hands, hoping that being on the ice will make it that much easier to pull him towards her. With the remaining distance closed, and with them being practically the same height, it wouldn't take much to brush her lips against his, or for him to brush his against hers, if he's traditional enough to want to believe that he's making the first move.

Or if she's reading the metaphorical room entirely wrong, he can also turn his head to avoid the "accidental" kiss, and hopefully save her the embarrassment of rejection.]
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[personal profile] neverdisappointed 2025-04-06 02:55 am (UTC)(link)
{MJ would argue that she doesn't need to be protected. She would argue that she and Steve are equals and so they can watch one another's backs. She would argue that she can help him keep an eye on those kids he cares so much about.

But then, she would also argue that there generally isn't a point to most relationships. She would argue that most relationships end in break-ups and most of the ones that don't are generally pretty miserable. She would argue that both of their parents' dysfunctional relationships prove as much.

But for once, she doesn't want to argue. Whatever happens between her and Steve is going to be based on straightforward honestly. If he only wants sex, she fully expects him to tell her so they both know what they're getting into. If either of them want more than sex... that's a bridge they can cross when they get to it.

For now, they're starting off simple. A date. Holding hands. Staring into one another's eyes. And a kiss. A simple, easy kiss.

A simple, easy kiss that feels far more intense than it has any right feeling, considering how soft and light it is. She actually forgets to breathe for a moment, which is ridiculous; it's just a kiss. A kiss with Steve Harrington.

She tilts her head a little, deepening it just slightly but mostly just wanting to make it clear that she has no intention of pulling back just yet. If that much isn't obvious, she uses her grasp on Steve's hands to pull them to her waist, encouraging him to wrap his arms around her. That done, she tentatively slips her hands along his arms and towards his shoulders, still half-expecting something to blow up in their faces.]