You're Gonna Carry That Weight
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“Jesus, Harrington.” Hargrove’s scrubbing his palms on his scrubs, like he’s trying to wipe off Robin’s cooties. “Just pick anything, it’s not that deep.”
“Whu—” Steve sputters, because seriously, what the hell does Hargrove know? “Then you come up with something, asshole!”
Hargrove’s mouth snaps shut. Clearly the dickhead didn’t think Steve was gonna call him on it. Chewing his lip for a minute, Hargrove’s eyes dart around the room. Then, slowly, like he’s sounding out the letters, he grumbles, “… Arnold.”
That sounds… familiar. Why is that familiar? Wait a fucking second. “Like the Terminator guy?”
Hargrove bristles, crossing his arms defensively. “Yeah, Harrington, like the Terminator guy.”
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Billy comes back from the dead, Steve gets strong-armed into letting him crash on his couch, and more or less winds up championing the asshole’s character development. (Also, there’s a baby somewhere in the mix.)
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- Part 1 of You're Gonna Carry That Weight
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“I’ve… I think I’ve seen them. The bat things.” Arnie’s fists tense up, making the fabric of his PJs creak. “Eddie… didn’t make it back, did he?”
Jesus, the kid’s voice is so small. Steve swallows again, shaking his head weakly.
“Oh.” Bottom lip sticking out, Steve watches the gears turn in Arnie’s noggin before he glances at Steve. “… Steve?”
“Yeah?”
“You’d tell me if I was a clone, right?”
Steve groans. Swing and a friggin’ miss. “You’re not a clone, man.”
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AKA, seven years after the events of "You're Gonna Carry That Weight", Steve decides the best way to deal with his unorthodox child's equally unorthodox identity crisis is to take that family road trip to Cali he's always dreamed of.
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- Part 2 of You're Gonna Carry That Weight
- Part 5 of The Arnieverse