• he has major trust issues
- it took him years to actually trust sodapop
• his dad and him used to be really close until his mom left
- she left when steve was 9
- she cheated on steve's dad and got pregnant then left
• evie and him started dating when he was 15
- they were in and off for three years
- they're still together when the book takes place
- but she leaves him for someone else a few years later
• sodapop and steve have been friends since they were 8
- sodapop was there for steve when his mom left
• steve usually sleeps on the curtis' house at least three times a week
- his dad literally sucks and kicks him out all the time
- he acts like the doesn't bother him