Fics like Come Out Of The Closet (and climb into the vault)

Steve’s never been the best actor but…fuck if he doesn’t call on every shred of performance know-how he’s maybe learned by exposure alone across the past months to, to… Address this. Because asking: How many phones do you have? could have been innocuous, if it’d been said in a different tone, with a different energy. If Steve knew Dustin less like the back of his hand. And he tries to play it cool, casual, all: “Two, why?” over Robin’s earnest “Technically three, if you count Keith’s in the back,” and he doesn’t even have to act out the indignation in him when Dustin declares this sufficient, then elbows behind Steve’s goddamn counter and commandeers Steve’s goddamn computer. He can even jump on board with Robin’s dismay—her pile dude, come on—but then Dustin blabs what he’s after: “Looking up Eddie’s friends' phone numbers.” And Steve’s heart starts beating heavier, weightier, and he has to really work hard to put the lessons he’s picked up into place. Every scrap of a straight fucking face he can muster. Because he’s gotta nail this. — Or: Season 4—but what if Steve and Eddie were already (secretly) dating?

Fics like Come Out Of The Closet (and climb into the vault)

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