Steve is bitchy. It's a known fact. He's a reformed mean girl and bitch is like a second language to him. Whether it's scathing commentary about Family Video customers almost before they're out the door,
"So apparently it's national hit on someone young enough to be your granddaughter day, who knew we had such a gross holiday?"
snarky conversations with the kids,
"Well, whaddya know, Dustin, would you look at this?"
"What?
"It's the coke you said wasn't in the fridge! Isn't it amazing how it just magically appeared?"
"Oh, shut up, Steve."
"I'm just so completely in awe!"
or calling out the people that still give Eddie nasty looks (and doesn't that make Eddie's heart grow three sizes and threaten to pop out of his chest and burrow into Steve's?),
"You know, Carol, if you keep making that face, it might stick like that. But look on the bright side, at least then the outside would be as hideous as the inside!"
Eddie adores all of it. Loves Steve's mile-wide mean streak. Loves how he can use it to tease the people he loves or decimate the latest idiot he's been forced to deal with.
But Eddie's favorite, the best, the most wonderful, absolutely fantastic moments of Steve's bitchiness? Those happen while he's driving. It doesn't matter what exactly has him riled up about another driver, Steve always has something sarcastic on the tip of his tongue to bitch about them with.
"Do you look as stupid as you drive? Dumbass."
"Jeeze, I never knew the white line was for driving on. What an amazing thing you've discovered!"
"Oh, apparently I missed the memo where 35 mph got changed to 55. Eddie, remind me to check the speed limit sign the next time we drive through here. God, what an impatient asshole."
No matter what it is, it always has Eddie stifling his laughter behind his hand. But this last time - they're at a four-way stop and the car turning across from them definitely went before it was their turn and Steve says, "Hmm, seems someone missed the lesson on taking turns in kindergarten," with that little bitchy tilt to his head - Eddie can't help the guffaw that bursts out of his mouth.
Steve looks at him from the corner of his eye. "What are you giggling about?"
"You. You just - you get so bitchy at the other drivers and, I swear to god, man, it's the funniest shit." He laughs again, says fervently, "Christ, I love you, Stevie."
And then he freezes. Realizes what he said. Takes a deep, horrified breath. It's too soon, they only just started dating, he can't say something like that, he's... He backtracks. "Uh... I mean, uh, I love when you - "
And then freezes again when Steve slides his hand off the steering wheel and onto his thigh, fingers curling around the inside. "So, you love me, huh?"
Eddie chances a glance over at Steve. Despite the teasing tone in his voice, there's something soft around his eyes and the edges of his smile. Something almost... hopeful.
Eddie swallows and decides fuck it. "Yeah, yeah I do," he tells Steve quietly.
Steve makes a quiet sound that goes straight to Eddie's heart. When he peeks over again, Steve is looking back and forth between Eddie and the road and his expression is so open and tender and happy that Eddie doesn't regret for a second what he said, even if it is too soon. "I love you, too, Eds," Steve says and Eddie feels his stomach swoop with butterflies. He puts his hand on Steve's, squeezes it, tangles their fingers together, grins bright at this man he loves so very much.
And if, after that, Steve goes out of his way to play up his bitchiness whenever Eddie is in the car and Eddie never stifles his laughter at it again, well, that's between the two of them, isn't it?
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You know who I haven't seen in a hot minute; The Midnight Tricksters Triplets.
You know what, you're right
Have this small part of an RP I have with @elianaroselight. It takes place right after the kits were born
Word count: 4000
At Yue Shi's house, both monkey and fox woke up to the little newborns crying.
Feng yipped softly to calm down her crying kits.
"I think the little ones are hungry." She said softly, sitting up and carefully pulling her top off so she could feed them. She fed Lin first while Yue Shi tried to calm down the other two crying babies.
Yan had left to get some water and returned to find his dad with Bao and Shu in his arms, cooing softly as he tried to calm them down.
"Oh. I see you aren't the only ones in need of food" the human joked lightly. The new voice made the kits cry again and he winced.
"Sorry" He said softly before heading back for the door to not scare his siblings anymore.
"It's okay, Yan" Yue Shi tried to tell him, but the teen didn't hear his dad from over the crying, continuing to leave and closing the door behind him quickly.
The monkey frowned "Feng, can I leave you with the kits for a minute?" he asked while he set down the two babies next to his mate.
"Take care of him." She says softly.
He made sure that the babies were secure on the bed before he walked out of the room, calling for his son. Yan came up to the door of his room, seeming to wipe a tear away "Y-yes?"
His dad frowned softly and gently rubbed his shoulders
"Yan, bud, what's wrong?"
"Oh. Nothing. Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be helping your kids?"
"And aren't you one of my kids?" Yue Shi asked with a raised eyebrow, making the boy pause and look away, blushing in embarrassment at having forgotten that part.
He sighs. "I am just sad that I accidentally made them cry…"
"It's okay, kid. They are little and very hungry. I'm sure that a butterfly would scare them at the moment" his father said in a reassuring tone. The mental image made Yan laugh softly, and Yue Shi's heart felt just a little less heavy.
"Why don't you go keep your mom company while I make us some food?"
"I… Um… I already made some. I left some for you and mom when I went into the kitchen.
"Oh, that's good! Thank you, Yan. Then go back to bed and I'll be back with the food"
The teen nodded and headed for his parents' room. Feng yipped for him when she saw him next to the door. Yan paused and took a deep breath before walking in, trying to remain quiet so he wouldn't disturb his siblings again.
Feng was feeding Shu now, and the other two kits sniffed the teen curiously
"Hi, kit. Did you sleep well?" the hulijing asked with a small smile.
"Yeah. A bit."
His brothers yipped softly, confused by the new presence. He smiles softly and reached out to pet them, making Bao squeak at the touch. But after sniffing the hand, he leaned into it.
Yan chuckled softly and kissed his head sweetly. "Hi. I'm your gege"
The black kit yipped back at him, and Lin soon started to follow him, yipping just as loudly.
"You sure like yipping, don't you?" Yan chuckled, now petting both of his little brothers.
"I doubt they can do anything else" the fox said.
"I guess that's true. Is it okay if I held one?"
"Of course, kit! Why don't you move Bao to me? It's his turn to eat now"
He nods and carefully handed Bao to his mother before taking Shu and Lin into his arms. Both kits look up at him. Lin yawned after a moment and settled down to sleep again, the adorable action making the human smile slightly and kiss his head.
"Such a good big brother" Feng cooed at him.
Yan blushes but ignored her out of embarrassment. He focused on his little sister instead, rocking her gently. Shu yawned, she stretched her little bicolored paws up before she curled up in his arms.
Feng watched them with a chuckle "We need to dress them next time they wake up"
"They are going to look adorable with the onesies we bought"
"I know" she agreed softly as Bao finished eating "Everything they do is adorable already"
Yue Shi came in with their breakfast and chuckled when he saw his sleeping kits "Already asleep? That was faster than I imagined"
Yan nods and smiles softly.
"Here, I'll set the food on the bed so you can eat it while keeping your siblings" his father said as he sat next to his mate.
"You might need to take at least one or I won't be able to do anything else" Yan chuckled.
"You're right" Yue Shi cooed as he got Lin in his arms. The little kit protested with soft squeaks, but his dad's purrs and coos calmed him down quickly. The little bundle settled in his arms after a while, fully curling up in the monkey's arms.
Feng smiled "I can't believe they are here already…" She said softly.
"Neither can I" Yue Shi cooed "They are so small…"
"Yes, they are."
The lunar demon settled next to his mate and nuzzled Feng "Did you sleep well?"
"Yes. I was out like a light. How did you sleep?"
"Good. I didn't realize how tired I was last night until I fell asleep"
She chuckles. "I think all of us were exhausted"
He nods and nuzzled her gently "You did great. Our babies are all healthy"
"Thank you. And thank you for all your help. I would have struggled so much more if I was alone"
"You're welcome, my thief"
The fox smiled warmly before she looks over at Yan "Thank you for all of your help as well. You are a good kid and the best son I could have ever asked for"
The teen blushed softly as he gave her a shy smile "Thanks. And you are the best mom"
As simple as the words were, they made Feng tear up slightly. To hear him call her his mom was something she was still struggling to deal with, but to know he considered her a good mom too just made her heart feel warmer. She pulls him close, careful of the babies.
"Thank you"
"Moooommm" he protested slightly when she started to lick him "You have the babies to clean now!"
"But you are my baby too!" the fox joked.
Yan whined more, making Yue Shi chuckle "Maybe eat your food first before you try to lick him again, Feng"
"Alright, fine." She smirks and lets him go, eating her food.
"Should we give them a bath?" the human asked after a moment.
"Hmm… Probably. I need one too." Feng said.
"Then, why don't you all have a bath together?" Yue Shi proposed.
Feng hums. "Yan, would you be willing to pick out their clothes and be ready to dress them once they leave the tub?" She asks, hoping to give him a way to be part of this without coming into the bathroom and seeing her naked.
"Sure. I'm going to dress you in the sillies little outfit I can find" he cooed to his siblings who looked at him confused, unable to understand any of his words.
She shook her head, smiling in amusement. "Go pick the onesies out while your dad helps me to the bathroom"
He nods and pets Shu's head when she woke up "Let's go get you some clothes"
The kit yips softly, snuggling close as they walked out.
Yue Shi watched them go with a chuckle "Let's put our boys on the bed so I can help you get up"
Feng nods and sets Bao down in a small nest Yue Shi made to hold them.
"We will be right back, my treasures" she kissed both of their heads before her mate lifted her up and brought her to the bathroom. She sat comfortably in the tub and relaxed more when Yue Shi started to pour the warm water. She winced when she tried to move to sit down a bit straighter, her body feeling extremely sore.
"Zan said that you will be sore for a while" Yue Shi said softly as he started to wash her "You should still try to walk, at least for a little bit"
"I can walk out to the living room to visit with family" Feng said with a small nod
"Just don't push yourself" he told her softly as he run water over her head.
"I won't." She smiles. "you won't let me."
"I won't" he said grinning.
Not too long after, Yan walked by the bathroom and showed them the little pineapple themed onesie Shu was wearing
"She's just a yellow baby now!"
"Adorable. Did you bathe her already?"
He looked at his mother in silence for a moment "I forgot about that…"
Feng chuckled "It's alright. Why don't you take the onesie off and we will wash her up first so you can put it back on right away"
He nods and carefully took the clothes away before he handed her to his dad "I'll go get Bao and Lin then" he said before leaving the other two little onesies on the sink.
Feng yips for her baby and holds her close as she washes her gently
"My baby girl"
Shu yipped back quite loudly as her little tail wagged, splashing water everywhere. The hulijing laughed softly and laid the kit on her chest. "Yes, you are.
Yue Shi chuckled as the kit nuzzled her mother's chest, earning a kiss on the head
"So happy"
Yan walked in with his two brothers as his dad cooed "And there are our baby boys"
Feng smiles, tail wagging "All of them." She purred happily.
The human rolled his eyes as Lin was handed to Yue Shi. Feng instinctually reached out for her youngest baby, but Yue Shi stopped before handing him to her.
"Can you hold and bathe them both?" he asked.
"…. Fair point. I just wanted to cuddle them…" She admits before going back to wash Shu.
The black monkey chuckled as he started to wash Lin "Yan? Do you need help with washing Bao?"
"He is doing well. Just playing with the water"
The kit was happily splashing water as he babbled, not a care as his brother tried to clean him
"Okay. Make sure that the water doesn't go in his ears and eyes"
"I am. He sure is talkative though"
"He is. What are you saying, baby?" Feng cooed at the kit, getting his attention, making him squeak happily and babble at her.
She nodded with a serious expression that made Yan giggle"Yes, that is a very important topic"
Shu begins to babble back at her brother after a moment, starting up an intense and heated conversation while Lin looked at them confused.
Feng grins happily while Yue Shi chuckles. "Alright you two. Save the discussion for later"
"Let them talk, love. It must be important" the fox joked.
He rolls his eyes and looked at Lin "Yeah. I don't know either, cub"
It was the others' turn to chuckle as he switched kits with Feng so that Shu could be dried on one of the towels he had prepared earlier.
Feng bathed Lin gently as the kit looked at her with big eyes.
"Hello, Lin. My quiet boy"
He pawed at her face with a soft chirp, earning a small smile from his mother. She nuzzled him sweetly as she yipped back softly. The sound made the little one smile and he responded with happy yips.
"Looks like he can be quite loud too" Yue Shi joked
"Seems that he can, but usually isn't. He has your eyes though. I wonder if he will be incredibly observant"
"Quite but observant, that would be pretty much what I was when I was a kid"
"I think you will end up sharing a fair bit of similarities." She predicts with a warm smile, petting Lin's face.
"If that's the case, I wonder who's going to be more like you: Shu or Bao"
She hums. "I'm tempted to say Shu is, and Bao is like a mix of us. We may also be completely wrong"
At his name, Bao looked at them confused, cooing softly. Feng chuckled at his adorable face "Hello, my hyper boy. Did you hear your name?"
He babbled at her with a mix of yips in his form of yes.
"I see. That is a good point. Are you enjoying the water?"
He happily pawed at the water while Yan was trying to rinse the soap out of his fur, making his mother giggle.
"I see. You are going to be the one who gets dirty often, aren't you?"
"He's so wiggly" the human said with a laugh as he lifted him out of the water completely wet.
"Like a worm or a snake?" Feng joked.
"Like a wet rat!"
She cracks up, tail wagging in happy amusement. Bao babbled again, confused by why his mom was laughing, but enjoying it all together.
"I think it's time to dry him off, Yan" his dad said with a chuckle. Yan nods and immediately does so, setting him on another towel, before dressing him. Once the kit was ready, he turned around to show off the grape themed outfit to his parents "Isn't he cute?"
Feng smiled "Yes he is. Your grandpas are going to lose it at these outfits"
He giggled and fixed Bao to hold him better "Is Lin done yet?"
"Yes. Is Shu dressed as well?
"Not yet. Can you stay here for a moment, buddy?" he sat down his brother on the baby changer and picked up Shu, who didn't move at all from her place, content with staying in her little towel cocoon. Yan giggled at her squeak when he took her out of her warm space to dress her in the little pineapple onesie.
"What outfit did you get for Lin?" Yue Shi asked once his son was done.
"I have a pitaya one!" He proudly said with a grin.
Feng laughs softly "We need a picture of them. They are one fruit bunch"
"Do you have a shirt with fruits on it too? You can pose with them"
She shakes her head with a slightly sad smile "No, unfortunately"
"Oh, well. You can still hold them while we take a picture"
"Well, I'm going to need to get dressed for that. But I can't do that right now"
"I can dress Lin and bring them back to the bedroom" her son said, already reaching out for his last brother.
Feng nodded and Yue Shi handed his youngest son to the teen. Yan quickly dressed him in his new outfit before cooing over him with a baby voice "Look at you, little fruity baby"
The silly sound made Lin smiles adorably at his gege.
"Can you bring them all three to the bed or do you want my help, bud?"
"I would have to come back for one, so I need a bit of help"
"Alright. I'll be right back, my thief" he reassured Feng with a kiss before he went to hold his two baby sons and followed Yan into the master bedroom. The human made sure that the nest was still comfortable for his siblings before he set Shu down in it. When her brothers were set down too, she started to chew on Bao's ears, making the black kit squeak in surprise.
Yan laughed softly as Yue Shi smiled before leaving to get his mate a dress.
"Make sure they don't get hurt" he told his oldest son before he went back to the bathroom.
Feng looks at her mate sweetly when she heard him walk in.
"The kits are already roughhousing" the lunar monkey said chuckling as he helped her up.
"They are born from the two most trickster-like creatures" she pointed out, carefully lifting her legs, going slow to make sure not to suffer from her soreness too much.
"You're right, and with Yan's influence, I doubt they will get any better"
"He is our son"
He chuckled as he helped her dry off "That's true. Do you think you can walk to the bed?"
"Yeah. Let me get dressed first. I don't want to flash our son"
He nodded and helped her put her clothes back on before he offered his arm to hold on to. Feng takes it and walks over to the bed, limping a fair bit and groaning softly
"Oh boy, does that hurt"
Yue Shi winced sympathetically "I know, but you need to move at least a little bit"
"And I get that. I just felt like complaining"
He chuckled as they neared their room "Then complain all you want"
She smiles and looked at her fruit kits "Hello, my precious"
The babies all started to yip at her voice and crawled to the edge of the nest, trying to get to their mother.
"You all want mama? Alright, just wait a moment. Yue Shi, was the bedding changed?"
"Not yet. Think you can stand still with one of the kits in your arms while I do that?"
She nods and reached out to get one of the wiggly babies.
"Yan, can you hold the other kit then?" Yue Shi asked as he moved Bao and Lin into Feng's arms. His son nods and holds his sister close, purr-humming as he watched her.
Yue Shi changed the sheets as quickly as he could and re-made the nest before he helped his mate to lay down on it.
The hulijing purred happily, comfortably, and relaxed as she cuddled her kits close. Yan climbed onto the bed too and snuggled up to her with Shu.
A few minutes later, a knock came from the front door and Yue Shi went to open it to find Zan.
The lunar monkey smiled at his youngest sister "Hey. Come in. Are you here to check on Feng and the kits?"
The pink demon nodded as she followed the other monkey inside
"How are they doing?"
"Really good. Feng is quite sore, but she was able to feed the kits well and they are already roughhousing"
Zan laughed "Oh, they are going to give you so much trouble" she said teasingly
"I don't doubt it. Bao and Shu are already talkative too."
They walked into the room to find Shu babbling to Yan again while Feng watched them with a soft smile, petting her sons.
"You weren't kidding." She said to her brother with a chuckle before coming closer to the bed, careful to not enter the nest.
The boys look up at her and Lin immediately moved to hide behind his mom with soft scared noises.
Yue Shi cooed softly as he tried to calm down his son "it's alright. This is my sister. She helped mama"
Bao sniffed at her hand when Zan tried to show that she wouldn't do anything, while Shu quickly crawled to her and started to yell in what had to be a threatening way, for the little kit at least.
Feng watched amused "Shu? You don't have to worry about her. She won't hurt us"
The kit huffed but listened to her mother and stopped her angry babble. Her stare didn't stop as she looked at the pink demon intensely.
Feng yipped for Lin to come out, looking at where he disappeared. He was hiding behind her head and his little muzzle poked a bit when she called for him
"How in the world did you get up there?" She laughs softly
"He's a silent and fast little one" Yue Shi says with a smile as his mate carefully grabs him, holding him close. Lin made soft noises as he snuggled back up to her, still sanding somewhat scared.
"While you calm that baby, let's see how this one is doing" Zan carefully held up Shu in her arms and started to check her over. Feng handed Bao to Yan so she could focus on her scared little boy.
Shu mostly made indignant sounds as she was looked over before Zan set her back down on the nest.
"Such a feisty personality at only a few hours old" Zan said with a smile
"She's going to be a troublemaker, I can tell" Feng said chuckling while Yan held out Bao to the pink demon.
"I agree with that"
The little black kit babbled curious as the monkey looked him over. He tried to paw at her face any time she got close to him. He managed to grab her nose and Zan chuckled
"You love talking, don't you?" She joked
"He's been talking since he woke up" Yue Shi said as his sister patted Bao's belly, making him squeak. He tried to grab her hand in retaliation but Zan handed him back to Yan before he could.
"So social and curious. You have a little explorer on deck too. May I see Lin?"
"It's okay, baby. I'm here" Feng held out her last son to the monkey, and the little kit whined softly, looking back at his mother.
Zan cooed softly, trying to comfort him "It's alright. I'm just looking"
He whined more as he was moved, but he mostly stayed limp in her hands.
"Such a sweet boy." She says as she hands him back to Feng.
"He's quiet too. He only really talked when I called for him" she set him back down on her chest and the kit snuggled up to her head, curling under her chin.
"He was like that in the womb too, huh?
"Yes. He barely moved…"
Zan nodded and smiled, rubbing Feng's shoulder reassuringly "He is healthy, even if smaller. How are you doing, mama?"
"Still tired. Very sore, but extremely happy"
"Good! Sadly the tiredness will hang out some due to having babies"
"I imagined. But I have my boys to help me" she said sweetly, looking up at Yue Shi
"Anything else we need to do?" the lunar demon asked as he picked up Shu before she could wander off.
"I might be able to get some formula for you to use to help feed them. That is a lot for Feng to feed"
"And they bite too" the fox said chuckling "They already have teeth. Very little, but still"
"Exactly. It will allow Yue Shi and Yan to help feed them"
"Thank you" her brother said softly "Before you go, can you take a picture of us? I'm sure the family is dying to know what the kits look like"
Zan laughed wholeheartedly and took her brother's phone "Sure! Are you going to let anyone over today?"
"No. To be honest, I'll probably fall asleep once you're gone" Feng answered in her mate's place
"Valid. Rest up. No pressure" She says sweetly before taking the picture and handing the phone back. The lunar demon thanked her as she left the room before helping his mate settle down with her kits. Feng smiled softly at her partner before sighing and resting, falling asleep almost immediately. Her children snuggled up to her and were asleep in a matter of minutes after quite a few yawns.
Yue Shi smiles softly at the scene.
"Are you going to sleep with them, dad?" Yan asked softly to not wake up his family
"No. Not right now. Are you?" He asked back, petting his head.
"I don't know. I don't feel tired, but I don't want to leave mom"
"That's okay. Do you want me to get you a book to read?"
"Yes. Thank you" he smiled slightly as the monkey headed for his room before he settled next to Feng.
Yue Shi went back into his bedroom to find Shu had moved to lay between her mother and Yan, and the teen was petting her head gently.
"Seems she has a favorite brother" he chuckled
"Yeah…" Yan smiled softly before taking the book his dad was offering and made sure he wouldn't disturb his little sister before he started reading.
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