#it's a joke. until it isn't

[hairmetal666]

They start kissing on stage as a joke.

The night before the first time, they're at an afterparty, pounding shots, and Eddie is reading aloud a piece that just came out in Rolling Stone. "'One of the most noteworthy parts of Munson and Harrington's unlikely pairing is their chemistry on stage. It's like these two men--one on his way to being the latest metal god, the other an indie rock wunderkind--are two parts of one musical whole. Their singing, their playing, even their bodies twine and flow with assuredness; where one goes, the other follows without question. They share a single brain-cell and that cell is music'."

Steve giggles, pours some more Grey Goose into the glass. "If they say that now, could you imagine what would happen if we, like, kissed on stage or something."

"What the fuck, Harrington?" Eddie splutters, having just thrown a drink back.

"I don't know, other bands do it!"

Eddie snorts. "I'm cutting you off." He reaches for the bottle and the suggestion is forgotten for wrestling over the liquor.

Steve barely remembers it in the morning. Doesn't think about it at all as he gets ready to go out on stage.

They're playing one of the instrumental breakdowns when it happens. They're leaning into each other, Eddie smiling over his shoulder at him, their eyes locked, bodies moving together. "You wanna?" Eddie mouths at him.

Steve nods before the question actually registers and by then Eddie's warm, soft mouth is against his and he just-- completely forgets what he's doing. His hands still on the guitar strings, and he melts a little, going completely boneless when Eddie grips the back of his head, pulls him deeper into the kiss. t's over almost as quickly as it started, Eddie pulling away and swirling to the mic to start the next verse.

The kiss sinks into Steve's bones, and that's before it becomes a regular feature of their performances. After that night, they're never at the same time during the show, all initiated by Eddie, all over before he can catch his breath; each one chaste and surrounded by people but somehow more intimate than any make out.

He and Eddie, they're friends, bandmates, collaborators. They've known each other since they first started out, forging an immediate connection with they stumbled upon each other hiding out in the garden at some industry bigwig's party. And as much as he loved his friend, never once in that time had Steve considered wanting Eddie.

But now, now he falls asleep with the ghost of Eddie on his lips, goes into each show with a thrum of anticipation, catches himself thinking how beautiful his friend is when he's all rumpled and disheveled from a night in the tour bus bunks.

They've always been easy with physical affection, but once the kissing starts they're constantly in each other's space, idly playing with hair, laying across laps, heads on shoulders, twisting together on the tour bus couch. Steve is ruined with every touch, every moment; he can't get enough.

The first time Eddie uses tongue destroys every last piece of Steve's composure. They've added a new song to the setlist, a remixed version of Eddie's hit "Prince Charming". It's hard, heavy, sexy, one of Steve's favorites. And in the middle of it, right in the middle, Eddie shoves him against a low platform, kisses him like he's trying to own him, tongues twining eager and wet and full of sinful promise. It's like that every show after, Eddie kissing him deep and thorough, like he's trying to lick up every drop of Steve.

He is, unquestionably, fucked. Unquestionably falling. Can't properly fathom how he'd gotten himself here, desperate for Eddie's kiss, as performative as it may be.

They're packing up equipment after a show. Eddie's hair is piled in a messy bun and Steve is trying not to blatantly stare at the curve of his neck, the stray curls against his pale skin. Eddie's gesturing at something, says, "Can you grab those cords, swee--Steve?" He hands them over without thought, notices that Eddie's face is shining red. He's called away to deal with packing the guitars, forgets all about it, but at their next show, Eddie doesn't kiss him.

They don't talk about it.

Eddie doesn't try to kiss him again.

A week after Eddie stops the kiss, they have a night off between shows. He needs to get out of his head, goes out with Robin. He gets back fairly early, but all the lights are off in the bus. It makes him panic in a way it shouldn't; they've always done their own things. Still, he rushes on board, flips on the lights, his absurd heart beating too hard.

Eddie is curled up on the couch, face pressed to the pillows and covered with his hands. The panic kicks up a notch.

"Eddie?" He steps closer, slowly reaching out to grip Eddie's shoulder.

He jerks upright, earbuds slipping free, phone sliding down his hip. "Steve?"

His face is wet, tears actively slipping free from his eyes as Steve watches.

"What happened? Are you hurt?" His hands flutter around Eddie's arms and face, searching for bruises or wounds.

"I'm fine, Harrington," he chokes out. "Though you were out with Robin?"

"Yeah, I was, but Chrissy called. You know how useless she gets. But that doesn't--you--you're crying. What's wrong?"

Eddie's smile is a wobbly little thing, refusing to stick on his face. "Oh, you know, the usual. Fell for the wrong guy."

Steve forces down the gut churning hurt at hearing that Eddie's in love with someone, intent on comforting his friend. He tries to slip his arm around Eddie's shoulders, but Eddie shrugs him off. It jostles Eddie's phone again, slipping it toward Steve and activating the screen. He has a split second where he's looking at the cover of his own first album, before Eddie's snatching it out of reach, scrambling up from the couch.

"I'm fine." He swipes his sleeve over his face. "It's nothing."

And Steve is putting it all together, the being in love and listening to Steve's music, the kissing and how it ended.--

"Eddie." He sounds all wrong, choked and garbled.

Eddie doesn't turn around, is stuffing his feet into his boots. "I'm--I gotta go clear my head."

He walks towards the door and Steve just--"I've been obsessed with you since the first kiss," he says. Eddie stops, hand curled against the door. "We've been friends all this time and I didn't--I never realized. And then we kissed and--it's all I've been able to think about."

Eddie turns then, facing him, expression unreadable."Steve, what are you--"

"I love you. I'm in love with you." It comes out fast, all jumbled, but he can't stand Eddie leaving, not now.

"You--?" Eddie blinks, bites his lip. "That's not possible."

Steve smiles, can't help it. "It is, though. Turns out, I can't get enough."

Their eyes lock; neither speaks. Steve's heart pounds so hard it might spring free of his chest. Eddie moves first, crosses the small distance between them to pull Steve into his arms.

It's not a kiss, but Steve buries his face against Eddie's neck, breathing him in, feeling the echo to the pound of his own heart. "How long?" Steve asks.

Eddie's soft laugh vibrates through him. "Since I saw you walking in that garden and thought, 'jesus christ, Prince Charming is real'."

Steve pulls away to stare at Eddie in disbelief. "But that's--your--the song?"

"They're kinda all about you, Stevie. But that one most of all." Eddie whispers. His eyes glisten.

"Fuck, Eddie." He doesn't mean to whine, but he's not in control of his voice anymore. "I'm sorry I didn't--" He shakes his head. "I'm all yours, Ed. Whatever you want."

Eddie's thumb catches against Steve's bottom lips, eyes transfixed on his mouth. "Everything, sweetheart. I want it all."

#steddie #steve x eddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #ficlet #bandmates steve and eddie #musician au #fluff #angst #eddie munson has a crush on steve harrington #oblivious steve harrington #eventual mutual pining #kissing on stage #it's a joke. until it isn't #this is because boygenius won a bunch of grammys #all award shows are fake and the grammys are the most fake of all but still #if the tour bus is rockin' etc etc etc #grey goose got your girl feeling loose

[luckwizard]

The only reason why I don't already have a back tattoo is because I can't decide which one of these two to be embarrassingly heavily inspired by

#dc comics #yu gi oh #hellblazer #it's a joke. until it isn't

[hrokkall]

Speak no ill of the dead

#Inscryption #Grimora #Inscryption Fanart #Inscryption Stinkbug #1 bit art #REMIND ME TO NEVER DO 1 BIT ART AGAIN. HOLY SHIT. #Infinite respect for artists who do 1 bit as their main style because. Damn. #Shoutout to my dithering brushes though. Still had to do some by hand but they were a MASSIVE help #The tricks I learned while doing this are: 1. layer brushes until it looks right. 2. Don't overuse white lines. #3. If a space is too dark genuinely just... add random pixels until it isn't (see: around the hands. And neck. And face. And) #Jokes aside I simultaneously enjoyed doing this and want to make 1000 more and also never want to do this again. You understand #Hrokkall Art

[bixels]

You guys remember when Dan Olson's "The Line Goes Up" video dropped and was so damning and incriminating that, overnight, hundreds of the most beloved content creators and Youtubers quietly dropped any and all mention/support of crypto in their videos?

#remember when jerma was sponsored by coinbase #remember when buzzfeed unsolved ryan and shane would make to the moooooon jokes #this isn't me making broad statements about these people that i don't know and often still enjoy and respect #i'm just watching the vid essay again rn and remembered #oh yeah being into crypto was extremely cool and normal for youtubers #until this single bombshell of a vid essay dropped and utterly embarrassed all of them. #personal #delete later

[bitchthefuck1]

It's kind of funny that Kendall and Shiv are both equally delusional about their ability to charm people for business and somehow think they can do it even though they choke almost every single time, whereas it's like the one thing Roman is consistently good at despite being the "least legitimate" option.

I think part of this comes down to the fact that Shiv and Kendall both have very clear ideas of the versions of themselves they're trying to be and the images they're trying to project, and they're trying so hard to be seen that way that they end up coming off as a little desperate and off-putting. Meanwhile Roman "knows" that there's something wrong with him and he's worthless, so he doesn't get sucked into the trap of trying to force people to see his idea of himself and instead molds himself into whatever he thinks the other person wants from him because that's the only way he can compensate for "being him," which works very well in the short term but also means he's the least capable of maintaining any relationship for very long because he has no sense of self.

#this was going to be a joke about kendall consistently failing to charm anyone that isn't stewy (and still for some reason thinking he's #good at it) but then i thought about it too hard and started connecting dots #but it is really interesting on a character level to analyze the different ways the siblings act when they're trying to win someone over #kendall and shiv will try to find common ground but they always end up pushing too hard and overplaying their hands because they're #focussing too much on wanting to get the person to take them seriously or see them the way they want to be seen #and roman will test the waters a bit but not say anything definitive until he get the person talking and can see what it is they want #and then just says whatever it is he thinks they want to hear #which also makes a lot of sense with the abuse dynamics since he was the one most likely to actually get hit so the goal is to just make #sure dad never gets angry at you and tell him whatever you need to to avoid that because the consequences will be worse #anyways its 2 am here you go #succession #kendall roy #shiv roy #roman roy

[bambiraptorx]

if you know you know

#rottmnt #rottmnt au #minor interference au #rottmnt mikey #michelangelo hamato #rottmnt baron draxum #rottmnt fanart #rottmnt fanfiction #rise of the tmnt #rise of the teenage mutant ninja turtles #my art #i mean uh. he isn't wrong #i've had this joke for a while now cause i've been rotating s2 MI stuff in my head #i just couldn't get the motivation to draw it until recently cause i read a fic that referenced draxum watching fma #(it was call me here i will appear btw) #and somehow that gave me the boost i've been needing to draw this out lmao

[leelreallylikespersona]

Here she is... Mama Mochizuki (❁´◡`❁)

I'm still figuring out her clothing and stuff but here's a few doodles! I love her...

I'll add AU explanations and stuff below the cut (●'◡'●)

Her eyes are (normally) red to reflect her time as the moon! I'm thinking on giving her a Dark Hour alt, not sure what the specifics are for that yet though...

She chose to make her battle uniform (?) look like Nyx Avatar. Other times she wears normal clothing. The SEES armband was from Minako (who was #4 in this AU, Minato was #3). Ryoji will have Minato's armband. Here's context to why they have them!

She kept the chain around her neck from her time being sealed away, mostly as a reminder to herself of what she caused.

Nyx is definitely more aggressive than Ryoji (she's not the most hostile one in the group though- hi Yaldabaoth), and tends to jump into fights forgetting that she can't use her giant deity form to sweep the opponents. When she does have her awakening and is able to use her more powerful form, her face reflects Nyx Avatar's when using split-consciousness.

She will tell you allllllll about the arcana!

She gets along well enough with the rest of the group, in her down time she's usually hanging out with Izanami

Nyx is still learning how to care... especially about Ryoji. Of course, now she feels like she should be watching over him, but doesn't understand why. Ryoji knows what a parent is obviously, Nyx only recently learns how humans care for their children. She recognizes now that Ryoji is her son, and is making an effort to care for him. It takes a while for him to accept her efforts. All that being said! She's very talented at putting enemies to sleep. Forever.

She still has that massive sword

She may be old but that is not stopping her from flirting (with women)

She turned out more goth looking than I was intending but I kind of like the vibe

#Persona 3 #Persona 3 Nyx #Persona 3 Reload #ryoji mochizuki #Persona 3 spoilers #Persona 3 AU #Decaying Godhood #Guyyyyyyyyys #I love her #I still wanted her to look scary because she has to be #She isn't as old looking as I intended to make her look but I think she's fine....... #You thought Ryoji was insufferable with his flirting?? Wait until you see his mom #She makes jokes about The Fall allllllll the time I bet #What a lovely woman :) #My art

[sercphim]

#this isn't perfect. enjoy the joke! #josh washington #chris hartley #until dawn

[yen-doodles]

SUGGESTIVE AUDIO || NOT SHIP

More LMK Sitcom AU content! This time with Mac and Xiaotian. I drew this yesterday after work because this audio possessed my brain for six hours. If I didn't do something, then either I would still be plagued by it, or the idea would die. I might as well take the opportunity to draw lmk content when it arises(just need to get motivation for that other idea I had before this). Enjoy!

Frames:

#lego monkie kid #lmk macaque #lmk #lmk au #lmk sitcom au #sitcom au #lmk mk #lmk macaque fanart #lmk mac #lmk mk fanart #art #digital #digital art #digital drawing #artist on tumblr #i forgot to do transitions to make it flow better but it's too late now #mac isn't really his uncle since SWK isn't really his dad in this au #closest to what he'd be near the end would be brother-in-law #but until than mk jokes that Mac's the new uncle to his uncle squad #lmk soysauce duo

[samberrybay]

Ah yes, the Tcf fandom.

My favorite place where we all get emotional and cry over Cale, enjoy him getting bleed and absolutely tired of his "I'm a trash" thing!

#it is all jokes and funnies of course #until it isn't #still adore this place wholeheartedly #very excited for the new chapter finally in murim arc!!! #it is 3am please don't mind me #tcf #trash of the counts family #lcf #lout of the count’s family #tcf novel #lcf novel #cale henituse #tcf cale #lcf cale

[professorsta]

Frenchie is a scammer he's a killer he's the best at sewing on the revenge he was the first to create a pyramid scheme he invented fan fiction while lying to the British he believes cats are the devil so he dressed up as one when pillaging his best friend is a drag queen his immediate idea when getting his first ever room was to create a reading nook he suggested breaking the legs and arms off their captives and make them into a table he said the best way to handle things is to bottle it up and never talk about it he's allergic to peanuts but thought he was cursed he became Blackbeard's first mate and immediately tried to say no then offered to throw himself off the boat. His lute got destroyed after season one but he picked up another different instrument and has been plucking away on that throughout the show like a fucking savant. He's not in the church but he will be crossing his heart towards god in dire moments he put flowers in his hair for the calypso party he never stopped gazing at Izzy when he was singing he worked in the service industry and that's how he learned to smooth talk and fly under the radar he sold fake Stede merch to pirates he is either the clumsiest person during the worst of times or the most agile. Everyone said they'd rather have Stede for a captain than the fool shaking his ass at the captives tied to the mass, now he's walking from the wheel shouting directions as the New Captain of the Revenge. He likes buttercream cake 🥹

#hes my favorite #CHARACTER #FRENCHIE!! #frenchie #ofmd s2 #our flag means death #I will defend him to my last dying breath #he's not a a sweet innocent babe #he's charaismatic and shameless because he's a scammer/con artist #he bottles everything up man is Emotionally constipated #he saw horrors on the revenge and didn't even blink an eye you're crazy #if you think he hasn't seen worse before #he jokes cus that's a coping mechanism but mans fucked like the rest of them #he's more 'meek' (I guess that's the word although I could also say Intelligently hesitant) #is because he's a smart smooth talker #and it isn't until later where he Has to become a killer #but if you notice he has to dawn a symbol #the cat #because killing isn't something that comes naturally to him he has to channel the idea of a cat do to so #that says so much about him #he's brave and or emotionally cut off enough #to where he can kill not out of want but need #and then pack it all away cus it would eat him alive morally and emotionally #so instead the one of the nicest guys in the show can barely give emotion support #because it would mean also possibly facing his own shit #I LOVE FRENCHIE #he's tough he's a fool #I just hate when people see him as a victim or someone to protect #frenchie is a badass #he's the most character ever

[skylarbee]

Hi, so I'm lowkey new here, just been a few months and I really don't understand what people mean when they say something happened on the eycte tour. I see your explanations all the time so it'd be awesome if you were able to explain some of these things and other things needed for context. And I swear, I'm too deep in to turn around now so might as well dive into it properly lol.

hi there and welcome! :)

hmm, what happened on the eycte tour... we don't know really and i haven't seen too many people discussing it. as we know things changed a little between them a year or two after it, so i'm guessing (this is just what i think!) that they fooled around too much and had to deal with the consequences, which were less pleasant than they thought they'd be? as someone who had (homo)erotic relationships with two of their best friends (not at the same time 🤣), i'm telling y'all NOTHING good can come out of it and no matter how much you try to fool yourself and each other that it won't change anything - it will. it will change everything. even if we only look at the shit they got up to on stage, the closeness, the kisses, the not-so-friendly embraces and other fruity shenanigans, that must have had some effect on them and their friendship, especially because they did it routinely and got too used to it, and before they knew it, it was all over and they went on to do their own things, breaking the routine (or the bad habits, ey?) and being apart from each other. i don't know, and i can only hope that i am totally wrong, but then we have a song like 'killing the joke' from miles... "interstellar, dressed in leather, drinking bitter boy, you know the plan, but you never knew the ploy" / "since you've been gone, left the TV on, let the milk go sour, let the bills pile up" / "'cause you're my top, you're my top, you're my top one-hundred shows, why do I always have to go killing the joke?" - which is a sad break up song and which i've seen people theorise that it could be about what their closeness during the eycte tour did to them, and perhaps how one of them (miles, most likely) 'ruined' what they had by wanting something more from the other, only to be rejected/things not working out the way they thought they would (i'm not sure if i agree that this is what happened; i would think it was more a mutual realisation and agreement to stop messing about but who knows!). the 'top one hundred shows' line can only make me think of them and miles' tweet that said that the eycte tour was the best tour of their lives and we saw how incredibly happy they were. and 'killing the joke', well, as i've said, these 'harmless' games are only so harmless until one of them realises something which causes everything to change for the worst. actually, i feel like 'the element of surprise' could be tied to 'killing the joke' as it kinda discusses the same theme ("and once it’s started it’s so tricky to stop"!!!) and if you want a sloppy 'analysis' of it, here it is

#sorry i couldn't give an answer which isn't just our theories 😂 #whatever happened i think that it must've had to do with them taking things too far/not realising what they were doing and #what consequences it would have #and just how alex sings it: once you start you won't stop until something bad happens and you are forced to. even if you know it's doing yo #harm #milex #tlsp #eycte tour #the last shadow puppets #anon #killing the joke

[plagiarised-passion]

Dazai: *makes 1 (one) joke about Sigma being three because he knows that Sigma isn't actually three but that he's only existed for three years*

The BSD fandom:

HAHA HE'S THREE HHEEEHEHEEHEEHEHEE

#and then they proceed to call sigzai a proship #i fucking hate sigzai but c'mon y'all #it's not a proship #some of y'all are weird #anyway sigma isn't three and i will yell about it until people realise that #i will SCREAM if i see one more joke about how “ackshually Sigma is three ☝🤓" #this is aimed at bsdtt #sigma #bsd sigma #sigma bungou stray dogs #sigma bsd #dazai osamu #bsd dazai #bungou stray dogs dazai #bungou stray dogs #bsd

[bumblingbabooshka]

Workforce B7 Au

B'Elanna and Seven start living together out of concern for B'Elanna living by herself so far along in her pregnancy (B'Elanna initially takes this as an insult, that Seven doesn't think she's a good mother because Seven does not phrase her concerns well but she is genuinely concerned about B'Elanna and her child.) They both mutually agree that if they find a romantic partner they'll just live separately again but as the months wear on they realize they've become more and more attatched to each other, their feelings taking a romantic turn which frightens them both. B'Elanna still goes to that diner place Tom works at and considers them friends. He eventually asks her out and B'Elanna, thinking that she's probably being a burden to Seven and confused by her feelings towards the other woman, accepts though she doesn't have romantic feelings for Tom. Seven is upset by this though she knows she shouldn't be so she tries not to express it but eventually they have an argument which ends in them both admitting that they like each other romantically. They hesitantly kiss, hold hands, ask if they want to really commit to this...yes. The answer is yes. Then strange men in a ship tell them they're members of an organization called Starfleet or whatever?? Then they're taken to sickbay and their old memories return. This leads to both of them having private freak outs about the fact that they felt so strongly attracted to each other and so...happy, with one another when all of the more complicating aspects of their relationship weren't an issue. This is a double edged sword for B'Elanna specifically because without all the history between them she truly didn't feel any attraction towards Tom and if she's being honest with herself - when was the last time she did...? Dun dun dun! You know this episode ends with B'Elanna staring out a window or something, wondering about what she should do...what it all means....

#B'Elanna #Seven of Nine #B7 #B'Elanna Torres #Seven of Nine: (trying to be helpful) -something condescending- #B'Elanna: ?????? #<- It's that on loop for awhile until they learn to communicate better and Seven actually DOES try to understand B'Elanna #She doesn't know about being borg so she just thinks she has a lot of trouble with talking to people and B'Elanna's like 'hey it's not like #I'm a whiz at it' (That's very clear to me.) Hey! Oh - you're joking? (...Half joking.) Well it wasn't half bad then~ #<- the start of their good times era where they become much closer #B'Elanna post this memory regain able to remember how nice it was to be with Seven which directly contrasts her relationship with Tom which #mainly makes her anxious and self conscious...remembering the long talks with Seven whenthey were supposed to be sleeping...remembering #Seven coming home with like ten different baby things because she read that they were the best on the market #B'Elanna 'joking' that she's just being crazy...typical her! when she's upset and Seven telling her that she isn't crazy - she #trusts that there's a REASON B'Elanna. Tell her what it is. (pause) please tell her what it is. #a month later B'Elanna 'jokes' that she's just being crazy...typical her! to Tom and Tom smiles and says he kinda signed up for crazy when #they got married didn't he? <- B'Elanna's heart breaks a little bit but she smiles thinly and laughs without vigor #st voyager #st voyager art #bea art tag

[katanashipping]

@love-killed-the-superstar Following our recent discussions, I just need to point out again that Shredder burned down April's whole ass shop in the first season of 2k3, and after she rebuilt it identically, brick by brick, he is STILL like Hm. I wonder where I may be able to find my enemies now. Such a mystery. Alas.

Meanwhile, Karai is like "I need to deliver a threat to Leonardo. I'll just leave it with April" and breezes into the shop pretty as you please.

#the foot mystics were apparently under Shredder's control for literal CENTURIES #he just never did anything with them except guard his private elevator i guess #meanwhile Karai is in charge of their amulet for all of three episodes before she is like yo. #How about you psychically flush out the turtles and also tell me where they live. #AND THEY DO. #This isn't even me going into Shredder sending STOCKMAN IN A WHEELCHAIR to check out the burnt down shop like #there was POLICE OUTSIDE when it blew up. If they had found seven burnt corpses in the wreckage don't you think it'd have made the paper. #but noooo. send your henchman in a wheelchair accompanied by ILLEGAL BANK ROBBERY ROBOTS to check out the rubble instead. #the shredder is so comically incompetent. #my wife and I often joke how freaking efficient the foot in Japan must be in comparison. #Foot Clan Japan: A legion of hyper skilled warriors operating in the shadows led by a mega competent operative with larger picture thinking #Foot Clan New York: We put our symbol on a skyscraper. Also if you're good enough at stealing car radios we will promote you to ninja. #Still 99% convinced the reason Karai doesn't get anything impressive done until the Shredder is gone is because she is too busy #cleaning up all his PR nightmares while he's still alive