text — un: harrington ;

[fawcetted]

[ It's the kind of network message that pops up in the quietest, darkest part of the night — when it's just a guy and his thoughts and anxieties in an all-too-silent house. He's surrounded by dumpster-quality furniture and a cat-emblemed pillow that veers on possessing suspicious origins, not that anyone can see any of his living quarters through text. ]

i don't want to panic anyone but it's pretty late and it's been a few days and i don't know, maybe i just need to calm down but

does anyone have an explanation for what happens when your soulmate kinda ... goes missing?

[ Steve really wishes there was a proper instructions manual or something. Not that he'd read through it because who has the time for that, but. It'd be something.

The line goes quiet for a moment, or maybe Steve's said what he's needed to say, before another message pops up from the same username. ]

Honestly, shit's going exactly the way I thought it would. Thought maybe Munson would stick around, thought maybe we were, you know, starting to become friends, and you'd think the soulbond thing would count for something but noooo, he just split. Found a way to get out of here, left his phone, went back to Hawkins and didn't have the decency to leave a goddamned note.

Even he couldn't stand the pathetic loser that Steve Harrington's become.

[ And just like that, the message is sent for all to see before the line really does cut off. Embarrassing. ]




[ ooc: in case it isn't clear, the last bit of text is courtesy of steve's very unpleasant shadow who has adopted an edgelord personality circa livejournal 2001. ]

Comments

[fawcetted]

missing like i have no idea where he went

and he left his phone on the couch so i've got no way to contact him either

[ tRYING NOT TO PANIC ]

[zangetsu]

calm down.

if he's your soulmate and he's still in this realm you should be able to feel him.

find somewhere quiet, sit down, close your eyes. focus on the bond. what do you feel then?

1/2

[fawcetted]

[ Clearly his own Emotional Turmoil is blocking literally everything else out.

It's good advice though. ]

yeah okay

okay one sec

[ This is so stupid. He feels stupid. ]

[fawcetted]

i just feel anxious and kind of panicky

but that might just be me

[zangetsu]

yeah then i'm out of ideas.

[fawcetted]

shit

maybe i'm doing this wrong

[zangetsu]

could be.

but it's not like i'm an expert.

[fawcetted]

i mean there's gotta be some way of tracking him down if he's still here

otherwise i'm pretty sure i would have gone completely nuts

like what if this bond comes with telepathic abilities? like superpowers?

[ This is nerd shit. He needs a nerd!!! ]

[zangetsu]

i have no idea.


have you thought about hiring a private investigator

like a detective

[fawcetted]

do you know one?

[zangetsu]

i mean, if we're all dead

being a cop or detective is pretty dangerous in a lot of places.

i'm sure there's one around somewhere.

try the town pages.

（ niche humour. ）

[fawcetted]

[ If only Hopper was around, he'd be Steve's go-to for this kinda shit. ]

wait is that like

a yellow pages joke?

are you making a yellow pages joke at me?

[zangetsu]

you caught me

[fawcetted]

i can't believe you're making me nostalgic for the yellow pages right now, man

[zangetsu]

anyways.

just edit your post.

ask if anybody's good at that shit.

or post missing fliers.

[fawcetted]

okay okay

i mean that's solid advice man thanks

and if you run into eddie

just like

punch him for me, would you? and then tell him i'm looking for him

[zangetsu]

can do