me when my homie is moving to another city vs when my girlfriend is about to sacrifice herself and die
More henderhop propaganda is that Dustin is very sensitive about his teeth even with Steve and when El returns and in season 2 she literally sticks her hands in his mouth and compliments them. She just pointed out and commented on the thing he was insecure about and homie lights up. She just made him feel so much better about himself and so excited I love how sweet they both are.
there is something so incredibly delicious about a character in a ≥10 years long one-sided secret crush, being so completely devoted to someone they see as so far above them that they don't even expect their actions to be noticed; so far beyond their reach that not even the shadow of the idea of their feelings possibly being returned has ever crossed their mind, just being content with making their life a bit more comfortable and looking at their back from afar... and then not only are those feelings reciprocated, but also the other character is forever haunted by the regret of the extra time together they could have had but lost; all the pain they could have saved the other from if only they'd looked back earlier...


