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*à©â©â§âË Synopsis | Following Fridayâs events, Eddie Munson was on a mission to apologize to you, though everything fell short when your life began to crumble in a matter of hours.
*à©â©â§âË Content Warnings | Swearing, yelling, crying, self-deprecating thoughts, violence, experienced anxiety and panic attack, mentions of childhood abuse and neglect, and brief mentions of blood, body shaming, and non consensual touching.
*à©â©â§âË Authorâs Note | For the sake of my sanity, I'm going to need all of you to ignore the blatantly unrealistic process of making a book in this story, lol. If there are any necessary warnings that were accidently left out, please feel free to let me know!
*à©â©â§âË Chapters | One. Two.

Whatever mantra of the Munson Doctrine Eddie had been feeding himself to believe about the highest of the social hierarchy embedded within Hawkins High was really starting to fall short, specifically when your pretty face started monopolizing every one of his thoughts imaginable.Â
As much as heâd like to admit otherwise, Eddie Munson liked staring at your face, and it was really starting to piss him off just how much he really liked doing it. And the situation only became worse when he steadily watched your wonted bewitching smile fade into a disheartened look of dejection, because that following weekend after your impromptu photo shoot with Hellfire, became the worst week of your life.
And Eddie Munson watched it entirely unravel right in front of him.
It never really occurred to Eddie just how much heâd casually gawk at you prior to said photo shoot. I mean, you were the face of the school, of course, you were hard to miss when you practically lit up the halls with your smile. And thatâs merely what Eddie had chalked it up to; your popularity involuntarily placed you at the forefront of his attention. It wasnât the small strands of baby hairs that perfectly framed your face, whether you decided to keep your hair natural, or styled it for the fun of it; it wasnât your enthralling eyes that seemed to almost squint close because your cheeks became so full of delight with your spellbinding laugh; and it definitely wasnât your apologetic reassurance that everything was okay to the kid from the drama club who accidentally bumped into you, causing you to drop your books, and you gave Andy McAvoy a stern talking to when he tried to defend your honor with violence against the poor kid.Â
No, it was none of that that caught Eddie Munsonâs attention to you (he forced himself to believe).
But now, things are different.
Heâd actually gotten a chance to talk to youâyes, that cafeteria instance was the first time Eddie Munson had ever actually spoken to you, and he berated you with dehumanizing commentsâand he blew it with his rash decision to automate you into a box of prissy cheerleaders that had nothing better to do than gossip with their friends- ah yes, that box, that was formulated by sexist losers who used it to justified their mean actions against innocent teenage girls. Oh, fuck, Eddie cringed to himself at the sudden self-realization.Â
He had to fix this. He didnât even have to confess his feelingsâwhich, he didnât have *cough* *cough*âhe just had to apologize for his mistakes. What he wanted to believe to be patronizing was actually sincere on your part, and you didnât deserve any of his degrading tirade. And his conscience was letting it be known. Resuming the campaign had been a shit-show that Friday, when all he could focus on was your crying face. It became even worse when he realized that heâd never actually seen you driveâalways painfully third-wheeling with Jason Carver and Chrissy Cunningham, or silently pleading to Patrick McKinney to control Andy McAvoy when he felt entitled to nonconsensually feel you up in his convertible when they drove you to schoolâmeaning you were probably left crying alone at night waiting to be picked up, or worse, walking home. And you did it just for him. For his friends. To be included in some stupid fucking yearbook, because he made a big deal out of it in the first place. Â
Oh, shit, he was an awful fucking person, Eddie thought. Â
So, come Monday morning, he would apologize. He had all weekend to find the right words, rehearse his apology to perfection, and plan when to actually say it to you.Â
But Eddie Munson never got to correctly apologize to you on Monday.Â
Because aforementioned, Monday was the start of the worst week of your life, and he got scared and simply watched everything happen.
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âNo running in the halls, young lady.â Mr. Long sternly reminded, as you zoomed past him.
âSorry, sir.â You werenât sorry. The second he turned the corner, you picked up the pace and ran to the newspaper room, frantically attempting to shove the slender key into the slot with shaky hands.Â
Earlier on Saturday, the Yearbook Committee had worked to finish the final draft of the Hawkins High 1986 Yearbook, and with the teamâs effort, you all concluded the first official copy that held the recognition of all staff and students intertwined with a school yearâs worth of memorabilia, squished between the glossy green and orange cover that encapsulated Hawkins High.Â
And now, you were about to destroy it.Â
Sixty minutes. You had sixty minutes. You managed to wake up early that Monday morning, practically running to school, and situating yourself within the newspaper roomâsweaty and exhaustedâan hour early before the bell rang to commence the school day. In truth, youâd like to say you were a badass, and demolished the yearbook with no regrets, but reality had quite literally sucked, and you were panicking for a solid five minutes before you came to a consensus.Â
It had to be destroyed- well, not destroyed, just unbinded. God, you were such a dramatic coward.Â
See, that Saturday afternoon with the Yearbook Committee, you had done your part, you really did. You gathered photos, helped have them printed, assisted Nancy Wheeler with the placement of pages, and took over binding the book together when Fred Bensonâs scrawny hands cramped into oblivion. You also may haveâvery discreetlyâhad Hellfireâs picture printed, created an entirely new page to fit them between the Glee and Math Club, and it was then you realized you didnât even know half of their names. It had never occurred to you on Friday night thatâwith the exception of Eddie Munson, Lucas Sinclair, and Mike Wheelerâyou never caught the names of the other four members, prompting you to lose precious time after having to locate their stupid names in the student registry for identificationâthey werenât stupid, you were just really frustrated at that point.
And now, on this fine Monday morning, you persevered through blistering callouses, contracting muscles, and sore knuckles to unbind and bind back the yearbook with an additional page within the âHawkins Highâs Clubsâ recognitional section.
Hellfireâs page.
And it was perfect.Â
The pages were still intact with their crisp stiffness of that of a newly unopened book, and you cleaned off any smudges that impaired the quality of work within the creation. You stood back. You couldnât help the soft giggle that left your lips at the mere sight of Hellfire sticking out like a sore thumb against the formality of the other photosâin true Hellfire fashion. But there it was. Their title, their photo, and their names that gave them the minimal ask to simply be acknowledged in a school that consistently disregarded their beings, and you were happy they finally got it. They deserved it. Even if Fridayâs event left you crying alone in your bed feeling awful. It was worth it. Your thumb gently caressed the smooth page of their photoâEddieâs photoâand reminisced on that night.
Had you actually done something terrible? Was Eddie right to call you out on your actions? You certainly knew you hadnât caused this entire commotion out of pitiness, though you understood where he may have interpreted it as such. I mean, even though you never did anything, your friends made his life a living hell, villainizing his differences, casting him as a danger to society, affecting his life beyond just a superficial high school social life. It was true torment.Â
You understood the facade which Eddie Munson had to put on to protect himself, but what you didnât understand was the sudden shallowness that appeared when you thought you proved yourself to be more than just a ditzy cheerleader. Why were you even trying to prove yourself to some guy? Eddie Munson was an awful person. Right? He yelled at you, judged you, degraded you, and all for nothing- well, as far as you knew. So yeah, Eddie Munson was an awful person. You may have understood him, but he was still an asshole. Youâd done your part, adding Hellfire to the yearbook, and that was that. That was all you needed to do. You no longer had to think about his stupid feelings, his stupid hairâwhich you totally didnât want to run your hands throughâhis stupid brown eyes that made you shutter as they bore into yours, and his stupidly beautiful smile. You also kinda wondered how his hands might feel on your-
âWhat are you doing here?â
Jesus Christ, how long has Nancy Wheeler been standing there? You didnât even hear the door open.Â
âUh, um, j-just looking at the, uh, yearbook?â You mumbled. You wished you had better control over your facial expressions, because right now, Nancy Wheeler was eyeing the fuck out of your worried guise.Â
âYou came to school early just to see the yearbook?â She questioned.Â
âW-well, yeah, I mean, isnât that why youâre here early? âŠRight?â You prayed.
Nancy blinked. âYeah, I guess, just had to make sure everything was correct before Fred takes it to make copies.â
âOh, Fredâs here?â You piqued with interest.Â
Fred Benson didnât actually pique your interest all too muchâthough, it was quite fascinating seeing how fast his slender fingers would cramp after just a couple minutes of workingâbut he did give the perfect escape from Nancy Wheelerâs captious glare.Â
âUh, yeah, heâs out front waiting for the book-â
âIâll hand it to him!â You interjected, watching her face scrunch with confusion. You could only awkwardly laugh, âYou know me and Fred,â you zoomed right past her, âjust always so, uh⊠tight.â And you left without further explanation.Â
Shoving Mr. Longâs word of chastisement right up his ass, you ran down the empty hall, yearbook held tightly in your tired hands, as you rejected any of Nancyâs calls for you to come back. Reaching the double glass doors, you spotted Fred mindlessly tweaking with his camera in the front seat of his car.
âFred!â You could visibly make out the bewildered âhuhâ that fell from his gaping mouth from your sudden appearance. âFred, here take this and go!â You shoved the yearbook past the small crack of his window.Â
âW-wait, didnât Nancy want to che-â
âNo, she sent me to give this to you!â You urged. âAnd she said go now, or else the copies wonât be done in time!â My god, the entirety of this situation had you lying more than you ever had in your life.Â
âBut the distributors donât close until six-â
âFred, I donât care!â You whined. âDo you really want to make Nancy upset?!â If your calculations were correct, Nancy Wheelerâs flats were currently speed walkingâshe was one to follow the rulesâpast Mrs. Durberryâs science classroom, meaning you had ten more seconds until she appeared.Â
âWell, n-no-â
âThen drive! Now, please!â He scrambled to turn his car on, and luckily, the old piece of junk managed to roar alive with a heavy blow of carbon dioxide, and you heaved watching Fred Benson skirt past the incoming wave of students on bikes and cars, leaving tire tracks on the cracked pavements. When he came back, youâd be sure to apologize for demanding him so aggressively.
Nancy Wheeler screamed your name.Â
Turning around, she came pummeling towards you with a might of pure irritation. âWhat the hell was that?! I didnât even get to check the book!â
You huffed with exhaustion. It was only 8:18 a.m and it had already been a long day. âNance, come on, Iâve been on the Yearbook Committee for the last three years, donât you trust me by now?â Admittedly, guilting Nancy probably wasnât the best option, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
âI donât care how long youâve been in the committee, I have the authority to make final calls, not you!â Gee, you really had an act for getting people to yell in your face. Were you actually the problem?
âLook, I understand, but I promise everything was perfect with the yearbook. I mean, come on, you saw the finished product on Saturday when we completed it.â You reasoned.Â
Nancy took a deep breath to regulate herself. âThis is your only strike.â She pointed a finger at you like a child. âYou pull something like this again, and you're off the committee. Understand?â
You swallowed thickly. The trouble you went through just for Eddie Munson- his friends. Just for his friends. âYes, I understand.â You submitted quietly. âBut I promise, the book was fine, everything is going to be perfectly okay.â
Everything was not perfectly okay.
Because unlike your little white lie of being âtightâ with Fred Benson, he actually was with Nancy Wheeler, and, boy, did he rat you out when he paged through the printed copies of the yearbook and found the seven believed satanic cultists mischievously smiling right back at him, tainting the committeeâs precious work.Â
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It was in the midst of your A.P U.S History class when the staticy call of your name over the intercom interrupted Mr. Whitneyâs lecture of the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution, and prompted you to the principalâs office at 10:57 a.m. Now, it wasnât an unusual occurrence for Principal Higgins to often call you down as you were a valued student representative of Hawkins High, though you quickly knew your visitation had nothing in relation to an honor medal or scholarship award. No, it became quite evident that such subject matter was beyond any congratulations to you, because upon entering, you were faced with a choleric Nancy Wheeler, displeased Principal Higgins, and timid Fred Benson. You were fucking screwed, I mean, Principal Higgins quite literally had a yearbook in his hand. Crazy part of it all is that a good third of your being actually believed you may have gotten away with it, but they managed to find out in a matter of two fucking hours. Who were you kidding?
There was only so much nonchalant-ness you could mask, though your previous revelation of being unable to control your facial expressions was really biting you in the ass, and your insistent cracking under pressure was palpable.Â
Your wide eyes flashed between everyone as they stared you down. You didnât speak. You couldnât even manage to speak. And they didnât speak. Why wasnât anyone speaking?
âAw, you miss me already, Higgy-â
Everyoneâs attention snapped at Eddieâs sneering voice as he strutted his grand entrance, though he was quick to flinch back in surprise when he saw everyone looking at him. And you, shit you were here! You were here looking at him. Heâd been searching for you all morning just to apologize, and now you were here⊠with everyone⊠why was everyone here?
âNow that I have everyone situated,â Principal Higgins cleared his throat, âIâd like to clear up a matter that has been brought to my attention. Iâm sure as you all are well aware of, an unauthorized change has been made to our yearbook and Iâm looking to get to the bottom of it.â Higgins turned to you, âMs. Y/L/N,â he spoke with such care, âthis is a safe place for honesty. Did Mr. Munson subject you into making these changes?â With a dramatic slam to his desk, the yearbook was turned open to showcase Hellfireâs designated spot on the page.
âWhat?!â Both you and Eddie questioned in unison.Â
âI didnât âsubjectâ her to shit!â He was quick to rightfully defend.Â
âLanguage!â Principal Higgins was even quicker to yell back.Â
The atmosphere was taut, and it felt like their judgmental stares were swallowing you into an endless blackhole of utter disappointment and failure. You couldnât even muster up the courage to meet their gaze, simply staring at the old rug beneath your sneakers, wishing itâd come alive and consume you already.Â
âMs. Y/L/N, is that true?â Principal Higgins lectured you.
A part of Eddie actually wished you would have lied and accused him of being the aggressor while you were the helpless victim, because that was the usual reality of Eddie Munson: to be denigrated. It would have justified his previous beratement against you from Friday, it would have supported his initial beliefs about you, it would have cleared him of being an asshole, and most of all, it would have changed the way he viewed you, from a genuinely beautiful person inside and out that took a sincere interest in bringing simple recognition to him and his friends to a cold-hearted superficial bitch that chalked up this elaborate plan as a vendetta with your jock friends.
But Eddie Munson knew you werenât like that.
Which only made it hurt worse when he watched you pain through the sting of your manicured nails stabbing into your palms and your teeth sinking into your tender lip.
âY-yes, thatâs, uh, true, sir.â Your voice was so delicate, Eddie was ready to jump in and just take the blame. âHe didnât make me do anything, it was, uh, all me. I lied, and made him and his friends take the photo. And, well, I, uh, added the page and told Fred to print it.â
You shuddered at the sudden slap of the book, as Principal Higgins closed it with much despondency against you. âAnd is there valid reasoning as to why?!â Principal Higgins wasnât one to be known for his placidness and he was quick to make that apparent. âYou are the best student at this establishment, you should not be falling under influence of a hooligan like Mr. Munson! How have you fallen so naive all of a sudden?!â
You were really tugging on Eddieâs heart the way your eyes grew round with panic, completely helpless to the grown man scolding you, just as he did last Friday. And while he may have caused it the initial time, heâd be damned to watch it happen to you again.
âHey, look, you can insult me all you want, but you donât have to yell at her like she made some dire mistake!â Eddie lambasted Principal Higgins, far more harsh than any regular tone Eddie used when he was regularly being reprimanded.Â
Higgins could only scoff in disbelief. âVandalizing school property isnât a mistake to you, Mr. Munson?! Well, given your grotesque track record of uncivilized activities, it seems as though Iâve answered my own question!â He sneered back with intended offense.
âPlease, âvandalizing school property?!ââ Eddie mocked. âShe fucking put our picture in the yearbook, and for good reason, too. Youâre the one at fault here, excluding students from recognition!â
The thudding sound of your heartbeat was completely muting you from the onslaught of shouts that was suffocating you in the tight room. While Nancy Wheeler was beginning to contemplate if telling Principal Higgins was too far, Fred Benson was merely watching with joy that none of the blame was being casted on him, and you, well, your body was racking with stiffness, as it suddenly felt like your airway was tightening every breath out of you. Your hands began shaking by your side, unable to control the instantaneous wave of trepidation, as everything was beginning to blur around you.Â
And no one was noticing.Â
âI have rightful reasons to exclude your gang of misfits from my yearbook!â Principal Higgins walked from his desk, standing against Eddie with pure spite in his eyes. âYou and your posse of cons and aberrations have done nothing but taint the reputation of our school and town, running around like imbeciles who have nothing better to do than waste their lives away! And I will not stand to have you be associated with the work Iâve done to correct this school from delinquents like yourself!â
Chest heaving and nostrils flared, the Eddie Munson from the cafeteria instance was back, though angrier, and he was two seconds from actually gaining an assault charge from hitting Principal Higgins square in the face. But the older man was quick to turn, and eject his dissonant castigate towards you.Â
âAnd you, missy!â Your eyes were blinking posthaste with fret to control the swell of tears that were burning your eyes, at the clashing outburst being directed against you. âHow did you even gain the facilities to take such picture?!âÂ
Your mouth was dry with consternation, unable to formulate words, and simply quivering your mouth open.
And unlucky for you, Fred Benson spoke for you.
âAfter our yearbook meeting on Friday,â heads snapped at his gravelly voice, âshe said she was going to stay after to work, and that she would lock up herself. She must have taken the key, and stolen a camera.â
Higgins scoffed with great disgust as he judged you, before turning to Nancy. âMs. Wheeler, as president of the Yearbook Committee, had you permitted her to do so?âÂ
Nancy looked at you with guilt. She hadnât anticipated the situation to blow up this much, though she spoke honestly to the authoritative eyes of Higgins. âUh, no, I didnât.â She meekly answered.Â
âAnd Mr. Munson,â Eddie rolled his eyes, trying to control his frustrations before doing something he wouldnât be able to take back. âWhen did Ms. Y/L/N enforce these photos?â
âWhy the hell does that even matter?â Eddie gritted with a clenched jaw of tension.
âMr. Munson, you choose not to answer me, and I will not hesitate to place you as an accomplice, and you certainly cannot afford another detention or suspension if youâre planning on finally ending this school year as a graduate.â In a perfect world, Eddie Munson would have lied for you and lessened whatever punishment you were about to receive, but Hawkins, Indiana was far from perfect, the threat made him budge under the pressure of his potential future and your distraught eyes.
âIt was, uh, after her cheer practice. After school.â He sheepishly murmured with regret.
âAh,â Principal Higgins turned to your shaking stature. âSo, not only did you make unauthorized changes to the school yearbook, but you stole school property, used our equipment prohibitively outside of school hours, and actively unsubordinated my authority. I have to say, I am awfully disappointed in the person you have become, Ms. Y/L/N, and I am ashamed to have valued you so highly when you simply choose to go down the path of delinquency.â Everything about Principal Higgins words were humiliating and slammed you into a vicious cycle of believing the worst about yourself. âFinish the rest of your day,â he sighed, âbut youâll be suspended for the rest of the week for your actions.â Your heart sank at his news, and Eddie stood dumbfounded that he contributed to it.Â
Your visions grew blurry under the swell of tears, and your breath was becoming sporadic with panic, and everyone just kept fucking staring at you. âN-no, sir, p-please!â You choked, âI-I have scholarships, a-and acceptances that I-Iâm still waiting to hear back from, this could ruin that for me, p-please, sir!â
While your pleads were being disregarded, everyone stood stun watching your fate unfold in front of you. Eddie Munson didnât know what to do. Nobody did. On top of being berated by him from Friday, you were now facing the worst possible consequence for something so trivial, and he watched it happen. Granted, there was quite literally nothing Eddie could do to fix the situation, but seeing you stand there, panicked about your future and trying to conceal your incoming sobs through the ache of heart palpitations, it was fucking excruciating for him to witness.Â
âYou should have thought about that before you made your choices. Everything is on you.â His words were ringing in your ear like a loop confirming everything youâve ever hated about yourself. âIâll be sure to let your father know of the news, and as for your spot on the committee, it is up to Ms. Wheeler to determine where you stand. Now go, everyone back to class.â
Fred Benson was first to leave, giddy to have been cleared from any trouble. Eddie Munson should have left, but he couldnât stand to leave, simply watching you turn to Nancy Wheeler in a flash. Your round eyes were pleading to her to let you stay, but her previous words of âThis is your only strike,â was tormenting you. She sighed, âIâm sorry,â and the shake of her head answered everything before she could verbalize it.Â
You were off.Â
You stormed out of the room, bumping shoulders with Eddie, though with no malice intent, just simply needing to get out. The second you reached the clearing of the empty hall, your tears were drowning your cheeks, your sobs so unbearably hard your breathing staggered for release. Suddenly, your little cashmere sweater felt like it was sticking to your skin, giving you hot flashes that brought dizziness to your pounding head. The blood battering your ears cleared out any noise, including Eddieâs calls of your name. He reached out to hold your arm, causing you to severely flinch in hysteria, and he appeared devastatingly concerned for your state of being.
âSorry! Ar-are you okay?â He winced at the loud sob you choked out, as he felt stupid for even asking you that question. âLook, everything, uh, everythingâs gonna be fine.â He rushed to reassure. In truth, Eddie Munson was completely talking out of his ass, he didnât know if everything was going to be fine, your panicking was just causing him to panic, and all he wanted was for you to be okay. âJ-just, uh, breathe for me.â He offered.Â
âI-I c-canât! Iâm scared, Eddie, help me!â You pleaded with frightened eyes.Â
Your beg hit too close to home. Suddenly, Eddie was a little boy curled up in the corner of his trashed living room, as he watched his parents abuse one another with words and fists. He pleaded the same words to his parents, who merely ignored his shaking little body. Such horrific events disfigured Eddie Munsonâs belief of healing. No one cared for his emotions, no one cared for his feelings, and no one cared to make sure he was okay. So, yes, Eddie Munson yelled at you Friday night because he was petrified. Petrified to be hurt, just as everyone else had done, because to Eddie Munson, that was his fate. To be hurt and to be forgotten. Maybe thatâs why he cared so much about being excluded from the school yearbook. While anyone would have rightfully been upset, being excluded cemented the notion that Eddie Munson was disposable. His father spoke it, the townspeople spoke, his teachers spoke, and his peers spoke it. But you didnât, and that fucking scared him. Itâs why he yelled, itâs why he panicked, and itâs why heâd try anything to help you right now.
âI-I know, sweetheart, just listen to me, please.â He quietly spoke. âIâm not gonna touch you or anything, I just really need you to listen to me.â
You fervently nodded your head, and he sighed with relief, because though minor, it was progress, and progress was incredible.
âI, uh, I want you to focus on my voice, okay?â His wide eyes connected with your red ones. âI wouldnât lie to you, and I mean it when I say everything will be okay. I-Iâll make sure of it.âÂ
Could he physically do that? No. But would he try his damn hardest, putting his being through anything to make it happen? Yes. For you.
âOkay, I want you to-â
âWhat are you doing to her?!â
Eddieâs eyes screwed shut with disappointment.Â
Jessica fucking Lewis.
âGet away from her!â She charged past him to get to your hysterical figure. âDid you do something?!â
âNo, no, Iâm trying to fucking help her.â Eddie implored. âStop yelling, sheâs having a fucking panic attack.â He gritted through his teeth.
âDonât fucking come near her ever again, you freak!â Eddie watched as you tried to get your words out, but your shrinking throat made it impossible to get your voice out, and he recoiled, watching the fear in your eyes as Jessica held a tight grip in your arms.Â
But before he could stop her, Jessica was dragging you into the girls bathroom, and he stood frozen doing everything in his power to not rip out his hair in frustration.Â
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Aside from her fault-finding comments against Eddie, Jessica Lewis had actually been a fairly good friend to you through the years of cheer, connecting with the girls through the pact of lifelong sisterhood, as she insisted. Though such pact also came with unwarranted advice when she felt one of you was âfalling out of lineâ with a pristine, perfect image. That being said, when she found you panicking at the hands of Eddie Munson, she was actually concerned, impetuous, yes, but concerned, nonetheless. Sheâd sat with you, decisively skipping the rest of Mrs. Otisâ home economics class, to console you, bitching out any innocent girl to leave as they attempted to alleviate themselves, while you sat heaving with the back of your thighs sticking to cold tiles of the bathroom. When you did finally manage to catch your breath and calm your heart rate to a healthy status, Jessica had petted your hair with care, constantly asking what was wrong and what Eddie had done. Through your tremored voice, you hoarsely clarified that âHe didnât do anything,â and âHe was just trying to help.â That revelation had actually baffled Jessica Lewis, honestly, some part of her believing you to be lying, but she gave it a rest when you assiduously shook your head in response to her asking what was actually wrong. By then, the bell had rung to signal the start of third period.
And it was during said third period when your situation only worsened completely unbeknownst to you.
While you were in the middle of trying to focus on your quizâwhich proved damn near impossible after todayâs eventsâFred Benson was seemingly trying to get back at you for nearly inducing him into a heart attack after your actions almost cost him his spot on the Newspaper and Yearbook Committee (In reality, Nancy Wheeler had only yelled at him for not previously checking the books).
See, once Fred had informed the rest of the Yearbook Committee of what you had done and how you were being punished, the news had spread like wildfire; nerds, geeks, punks, jocks, everyone knew one version or another. âPerfect Cheerleader Falls Under Satanic Cultistâs Influence and Vandalizes School Facilities,'' small town high school students sure had a talent to dramatize any given situation. Youâd only taken a picture, thatâs all it was, but the students of Hawkins High had conspired together to formulate you into a freak slut who allegedly got fucked by the Eddie Munson after cheer practice in exchange for putting his club in the yearbook.
As the students of your class hurtled to mitigate the dreaded boredom of the school day with the clashing laughter and stale food of lunch, you sighed in your seat, head pounded and anxiety still churning in your mind and stomach, slowly packing up your belongings before handing over the quizâquite literally the worst youâve ever performed on one. Lunch seemed like the worst possible thing to conquer, right now. Despite the horrid grumbling of your stomach, you felt no need to satiate that hunger, as your appetite was long gone for the afternoon. In addition, youâd known Jessica Lewis long enough to know that she had informed all your friends of your panic attack, and if you chose to call her out on it, you knew you would only be met with a âIâm only trying to help,â as if you needed an intervention. Sheâd done it to Paige Semore when the girl healthy gained a couple pounds over the summer and got ridiculed by Jess.
But when you entered the cafeteria, you quickly wished you were subjected to Jessica Lewisâ harmful âadviceâ, rather than the reality you got. Â
The sound of the heavy double doors announced your arrival, and suddenly all eyes were on you. No, like quite literally, all eyes were on you. No greeting smiles from acquaintances, no shying-away looks from crushing students, no bright wave hello from Chrissy Cunningham from across the cafeteria, in fact, she was heavily avoiding you, seemingly finding the table more interesting as Jason Carver glared at you. Everyone was staring at you as if, without notice, you had become the town pariah. Because you had. Your perturbation had bombarded you like a missile hit, as quiet whispers flooded your senses. Peering around you caught his eyeline. Eddie. His brows had severely been furrowed with much worry, because he knew. He knew how quickly it went around, and he knew just how bad the news got twisted. Now, he was no stranger to the onslaught of destructive rumors, but you werenât, and with the day you had, his chest was pounding with dread for you.
Chalking it up to merely being in your head, you swallowed the lump in your throat, and with quick steps, you sped to your usual lunch table. But everyone kept staring- your friends were staring. âCan someone tell me what the hell is going on?â You whispered, as they genuinely looked at you with disgust.Â
âWhy donât you tell us?â Jason scowled. âSeems like youâre the one who caused all of this, you desperate slut.â
Your mouth dropped incredulously. âWhat did you just call me?â
âYou fucking heard me!â Jason stood from his chair, rejecting Chrissyâs quiet ask to not cause a scene. âItâs exactly what you are.â He laughed.
Eddie Munsonâs residual anger was fueling. Hard. He stood from his chair all the way across the room, metal legs scraping the floor with a deafening screech. But his presence only caught the worst attention. âOh, would you look at that? Your little freak coming to help you?â
Eddie faltered at your watery eyes, begging for everything to just stop. If he spoke, nothing would help you. âWhat are you talking about?â Your voice stung with pleads to just understand what was happening to you.
âStop acting like you donât fucking know!â Andyâs booming voice startled you. âYou wanna choose some gross freak to fuck, then fine by us, go right ahead, but donât think that youâll be able to with us!â Andy McAvoy was taking it far more personal. He liked you. That was obvious. But hearing the rumors simply led him to believe you chose Eddie Munson over him.
âWhat?â Your voice cracked in distress.Â
Eddie had had enough.Â
âShe didnât fucking do anything!â He marched his way over. All the boys of the basketball team stood in preparation for a fight that Eddie Munson was known to love to finish. Finish, not start. âYour bland lives got that fucking boring you all have to go around making shit up to make things interesting?! She didnât do anything!â
âAw, defending your precious little fuck toy, isnât that cu-â
Chrissy Cunningham's shrilling scream startled the entire cafeteria as Jason Carverâs blood stained her powdery skin. You flinched at the bone-crunching punch that busted Jasonâs pretty face, and everything felt heavy in your chest. Your hands were beginning to shake beyond your control, as everything was horrifyingly disfiguring in front of you. It was happening again. Before your mind was about to shut off from the assault of todayâs events, your instinct had elicited all rash decisions, and you had to leave. All you could comprehend was the diffusing sounds of students instigating the fight before everything fell silent and you trudged down the hall to escape.
Staff were quick to call Eddieâs name before another detrimental hit was casted upon Jason. It was only then, Eddieâs judgment was left unclouded, and he noticed you were gone. âDid she leave?â He hadnât necessarily asked anyone in particular, moreso questioning himself, but Chrissy Cunningham had ardently answered him with a swift nod of her head and bulging eyes of fear.Â
Eddie broke through the doors with force, catching you near the end of the hall. âY/N!â You didnât turn, though. Every repeated call of your name fell with no response, and he chased you down, following you into the zephyr of the afternoon weather outside. âY/N, câmon, wait!â Heâd grabbed your arm.
âWhat?!â
Eddie staggered at your biting tone. Not once, in the four years heâd known of youâfreshman to senior yearâhad he ever heard your voice so malicious, yet drowning in urgence to make everything stop. Your inconsolable state devastating him helplessly.Â
âI-Iâm sorry.â He sighed so softly.
ââSorry?ââ You affronted. âNow youâre sorry?! After everything thatâs happened! Why, is it out of fucking pity?!â Internally, Eddie was begging you to stop, because if you kept yelling at him like this, his defense mechanism was going to lash out, especially when he was already angry from everything thatâs just happened. âI donât want some stupid apology, not when every time you appear, my life gets worse! I just want you away!â You cried.
Eddie scoffed in disbelief. Were you actually blaming him for all this? No, you werenât. But after the day you just had, you were not looking to be comforted by someone who partially hurt you. But Eddie Munson couldnât understand. His judgment had a habit of being clouded; his cynicism about anything good happening to him had protected him from a lifetime of hurt, and now, unfortunately, your rightfully pent up polemic about him was believing his suspicions to be true.Â
âThis isnât my fucking fault, youâre the one who wanted to take our picture in the first place!â He shouted, shielding his vulnerability.Â
âBecause you made a big deal out of it!â You screamed with frustration. âYou yelled at me first, you said mean things to me first- why- why were you so mean to me?!â You blubbered through drowning tears.
âBecause- be- ugh,â Eddie pained with vexation. âYou fucking terrify me, okay?! You terrify the living shit out of me!â Guarding his tearing eyes from your shattered being, he groaned realizing you werenât going to understand unless he opened up, but he couldnât bear to, and maybe that was the best solution to move on, run away. âItâs just fucking hard when, you know, you look like that and youâre fucking you, and Iâm just me, and you have a great life-â
ââGreat life?!ââ You derided through tears. âYou know nothing about my life!â You shoved him. âYou know nothing about me!â You shoved him again. Eddie was quick to retrain your wrist in a tight grip, preventing you from touching him again, no matter how hard you tried. âStop acting like you know everything about me when you know absolutely nothing! Iâm not going to stand here, and let you say mean things to me, when you know nothing, do you understand?! I have never done anything to you, and I never will, because unlike you, Iâm not some sulking asshole who canât handle their fucking emotions, and uses their sorry life to lash out at people because theyâre too pathetic to deal with their own problems!â
And maybe your rash psycho analysis of Eddie Munson was too much, or not harsh enough, but either way, your critical comments derailed him off the edge of sanity. He aggressively dropped your wrist, and got into your face with a full might of fury. âYou are such a miserable bitch!â He shouted, invading your space with intent, causing you to wince and step away from him, but he wasnât relenting. âFor once, you got a fucking taste of what your bullshit friends have been doing to me, and now you canât fucking handle it?! God, just love playing the fucking victim, donât you?! Maybe they are right, maybe you are just some fucking desperate slut craving fucking attention?! Is that why you did all this shit in the first place?!â
The way your face flashed with sudden dejection had him biting his tongue. Oh, fuck. He regretted it. He fucking immediately regretted it.Â
Eddie began furiously shaking his head in denial to what he just uttered, he couldnât believe it. âNo,â he heaved out. âNo, I-I didnât mean it, Iâm s-sorry.â He could only muster a whisper.
You didnât even have the energy to fight back, merely accepting his words as truth with a silent sob that burned your being. âYeah,â you shakily sighed with a sniffle of sobs. âIâm sorry, too, Eddie. I would have loved being your friend, and now I just want nothing to do with you.â His heart dropped at your calmness. When he first spoke those words to you, demanding you to stay away from him and his friends, he knew a deep part of him didnât mean it. Why would he, you were fucking perfect? But you, the stillness and tranquility of your words cemented them to be the final verdict. You were done. âSo please,â you wiped your drenched face from tears, âjust leave me alone and stay away from me.â
No malice, no anger, no fury.
Just pure defeat.

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Daisy Is Typing

Billy Hargrove x Henderson reader
Summary: You meet a boy on your new computer while surfing an instant massenger
Continua a leggere
Given the way you write I already know that I will impatiently wait to read the rest of this very very slow burn series!!! ahahah
simmer down
billy hargrove x f!reader

masterlist âą requests are open! âą read on ao3
summary: being tommy haganâs sister had itâs perks, but when the new kid from California catches your attention, it seems like more of a curse than a good thing
warnings: 18+ minors dni, Steve x Reader, underage drinking, partying, smut, p in v, angst, Billy is a mystery, Steve/Nancy, slow burn, forbidden romance
Being Tommy Haganâs sister had its advantages. Your freshman year of high school, you had a guaranteed spot with the cool kids and an invite to every party. Tommy wasnât protective by any means. You two were buddies, you and Carol were buddies and of course, you and Steve Harrington were buddies. Freshman year was a blur, until Nancy ripped Steve away from the group. Still, the three of you were determined to keep the good times rolling. Sure, you spent every single Saturday, Sunday and Monday hungover but it was worth it. You think.
Maybe you didnât remember the parties very well but hell, you knew youâd had fun. Plus, you were lucky enough to lose your virginity to the King on your fifteenth birthday and even if he pretended you didnât exist once he started dating Nancy, it was worth it. Okay, so you werenât totally over Steve but you were coping just fine. Carol didnât let you mope for long. There were too many parties to go to.
Then one day, Steve Harrington is pushed to the very back door of your mind. Perched on your brotherâs car, sharing a cigarette with him and his girlfriend, a pretty blue Camaro whips through the parking lot and slides into the parking spot across from you. A small, angry redhead bolts out, slamming the door and zips up to the middle school on a skateboard. Every head in the parking lot is turned to the muscle car and the gorgeous, denim-clad, mulleted blonde motherfucker. He takes your breath away. Takes Tommy and Carolâs breath away. The guys dripping in cool. Not another person like him has stepped foot in this midwestern hell hole. The three of you canât wait to sink your claws in him. He flicks his cigarette away, a small hint of a smirk curling his lips and your eyes follow the Marlboro as it tumbles to the ground. The fucking guy didnât even smoke half of it. The nicotine fiend in you is tempted to snatch it up, but thatâs like, super uncool.
You watch as Tina and her girls eyes linger on the stranger, practically salivating at the way his ass looks in his jeans. It must take at least ten minutes for the fucker to pull his pants up.
âWho the hell is that?â Carol wonders aloud for the group.
âOne bitchinâ dude,â Tommy scoffs, an impressed tilt to his voice.
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Tommy moves fast. You know this. He had an easy way about him, friendly even though he was the biggest asshole you knew. That blue Camaro is parked on the curb in front of your house. Your parents are outside, doing the yard work necessary to prepare for the cold front sweeping in. Your whole life was spent in Hawkins so you know nothing else but god, do you yearn for year long summers.
You were eager to listen to the new record youâd just bought. A quick wave to your parents and youâre opening the front door, flooded with the sound of Metallicaâs The Four Horsemen. Tommyâs pulled out his only metal album to impress the new kid. The feeling in your gut isnât new. You used to get the same excited feeling whenever Steve was over. However, this was different because Steve knew you. He watched you grow up. Youâd known him since you were little. This new guy hasnât played Barbieâs with you from the age eight to twelve.
You take a deep breath before heading towards Tommyâs room, leaning against the doorframe. Tommyâs head banging obnoxiously, Carol is checking her nails looking bored and the blonde boy is nodding his head along to the bass line. Heâs got a cigarette pinched to between his fingers and as heâs bringing the filter to his lips, he sees you.
He takes a drag, smirks and says, âHey.â
Youâve never loved your brothers ability to make friends more.
âHi,â you try to say in the coolest way you can.
Tommy pauses his thrashing and motions to you, âOh, Billy! This is my sister.â
âNice to meet you, Tommyâs sister,â he drawls.
You tell him your name, awkwardly lingering in the doorway before Carolâs tugging you inside.
âWhatcha got in the bag?â Billy asks, fingers pressing to the brown paper.
You swallow, âUh, just a record.â
âWhich one?â
You pull out the cellophane wrapped vinyl, displaying the copy of Out of the Cellar by Ratt youâd just excitedly purchased with your allowance.
âOh, fuck yeah! Atta girl,â he cheers as he snatches it out of your hand.
The praise causes a flutter downstairs. Five minutes into meeting this fucking guy and youâre already a puddle. The excitement at impressing him is unmatched.
Billy shimmies around you, places a strong hand on your hip as he passes to stop the Metallica record and replace it with your new one. You plop down on the floor next to Carol, eyes drawing back up to Billy as he turns the volume up, cigarette hanging between his lips. He bobs his head, his earring dangling against his wispy curls and you donât like feeling this arousal while in the same room as your brother and his girlfriend.
âDid you see Steve with the princess today? Ugh, gag me with a spoon,â Carol nudges your knee while mimics gagging herself.
Billy snorts, âWhatâs the deal with that guy? People kept telling me I was gonna be the new King, whatever the fuck that means.â
Tommy chimes in, âHe used to be the King. We were good buddies until he started sticking his dick in the priss.â
âSteveâs nice,â you shrug. Only Carol knows what happened between the two of you and youâd sworn her to secrecy, too embarrassed to let your brother know youâd fallen for his best friend. She gives you a pointed look before rolling her eyes.
âHe used to be cool, now heâs nice,â Tommy deflects, wiggling his fingers for emphasis. He pulls a beer of the sixer and tosses it to you, which you fumble to catch.
You tap your nail on the tap, trying your best to rid the memories of Steve kissing you late at night from your head. You know if you glance over to Billy, theyâll dissipate but then youâll be imagining kissing him and you donât want that either.
âSo whereâd you move from?â you ask, not looking up from the beer.
Billy sits next to you with the thud, his knee knocking yours which absolutely does not shoot heat to between your legs. He lifts his can to you, indicating heâd like to cheers you. Sometimes Tommyâs friends did things like this with you and while he wasnât protective of you, he made you promise that friends were out of the question. You could not hook up with any of them. Acquaintances were fine and while Billy was only that right now, you know Tommy wanted to be good buddies with him so you were awaiting the conversation. You were getting ahead of yourself. A cheers does not mean Billyâs attracted to you.
âCalifornia,â he replies as you clink aluminum cans. âMuch better than this shithole.â
âYouâre telling me,â Carol whines, âI fucking hate this place.â
Billy drops his cigarette in the empty beer can sitting in the middle of the floor, apparently the designated ashtray. He leans his head back to look at you, âWhatâs there to do here?â
You feel shy under his gaze, almost choking on your swig of beer once your eyes meet his. You clear your throat and swallow hard, âUh, parties, mostly. Hang out in the woods. Go to convenience stores.â
âAh. I expected more hick shit. Ya know, tipping cows, shooting guns, kissing cousins,â Billy chuckles, biting his lip as his eyes dart between your brother and his girlfriend.
âCarol knows about kissing cousins,â Tommy sneers, throwing his girlfriend under the bus.
âDo you have to tell everyone?â she hurls a rolled up sock at him. She turns to Billy, âHeâs exaggerating. Weâre not even blood related.â
Billy laughs, a cackle that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. You canât help but giggle. Youâd heard the story a million times. Carol was at a family reunion and didnât even realize the guy was a distant cousin. However, shit, itâs a family reunion. Whoâs trying to get their rocks off at a family reunion?
âYou guys smoke grass?â Billy changes the subject and the three of you nod in unison. âKnow where I can get some?â
âEddie âThe Freakâ Munson,â Tommy tells him, âI think I have some, though. Hold you over in the meantime.â He gets up and sifts through his sock drawer, returning with a tied off ziploc bag to hand to Billy.
âAnd now,â Billy takes it and shoves it in his pocket, âWeâre best buds.â
Tommy beams at the declaration. And with those words, Billy Hargrove has just become verboten. Damn it.
Tommy tells you as much when Billy leaves, rattling off about his dad being an asshole and heâs got to get home before he does.
âI saw those eyes,â Tommy raises a scolding finger at you, âDonât even try it. Heâs too cool.â
âAw, Tommy,â Carol pouts, âLet her have some fun.â
âNo,â you raise your hands defensively, âYou didnât see any eyes. I donât even think heâs cute.â
Tommy scoffs, âYeah, right. Even I think the guy is hot.â
Carol raises an eyebrow, âYou going queer on me, big boy?â
âMe? Queer?â Tommy laughs, âLet me show you how untrue that is.â
âOkay, ew, Iâm leaving,â you push yourself off the ground and run out of the room, closing the door behind you.
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âDoes Tina throw bitchinâ parties?â Billy asks you, taking a drag off his cigarette before passing it.
You take it and try to ignore the tingling feeling on your lips as you take a hit. Youâre leaning against the trunk of his Camaro, Carol and Tommy are nearby but too busy making out to listen to the conversation.
âI guess?â you reply, âAll the parties here kind of bleed together. Theyâre fun and all, just⊠the same thing.â
Billy looks over to your brother with his tongue down Carolâs throat, âThey do that all the time, huh?â
âYeah, youâll get used to it,â you shrug.
âWhat about you?â he turns slightly towards you, âWhy donât you have a boyfriend?â
You can feel the way your cheeks redden, âI donât know. No oneâs really caught my attention, I guess.â
âIs he protective?â
You shake your head, âNo, the opposite. Tommy doesnât give a shit what I do. I just havenât met anyone I like in that way.â
âYeah,â Billy muses, âI know the feeling.â
That catches your attention. Every girl at Hawkinâs High is throwing themselves at him but not a single one special enough to tickle his fancy. You included.
âIâm young, anyways,â you deflect, âI have plenty of time to find the man of my dreams.â
âOh, yeah?â Billy digs his canine into his lower lip, âWhatâs the motherfucker youâve dreamed up like?â
You, you donât say. âOh, I donât know!â
âYouâve thought about it. Is he nice, like King Steve?â Billy raises his eyebrows, âIs he a freak like Munson?â
No, heâs blonde with a mullet and pretty eyelashes.
âHe hasnât made himself known yet,â you urge, âMaybe heâs a millionaire, maybe heâs a rockstar.â
âYou want Vince Neil?â he knocks he elbow into yours.
âI wouldnât mind,â you shrug.
Billy cackles, âAll you chicks are the same.â
You scoff, âOh and guys arenât? Like youâre not pining over Lita Ford.â
âNah,â he laughs, âNot my thing.â
âWhat is your thing then?â you ask, eyes meeting briefly before you canât handle the heat of them. Billyâs eyes are too pretty. The bluest youâve ever seen.
âSomeone real,â he says, sincerely and it tugs your heartstrings.
âBilly, the romantic,â you tease, shoving your hands in your pocket.
âFar from it, sweetheart,â he pats your shoulder before pushing himself off the bumper and heading into the building as the bell rings.
Sweetheart drips down your throat and curls around your heart.
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Itâs not much of a costume. Itâs a short skirt, fishnets and a too tight top. You can say youâre Madonna but how many girls are going as Madonna. You just want to look hot. Want Billy to look at you like youâre more than Tommyâs little sister. Like youâre some video vixen and he just cannot keep his hands to himself. Itâs a flourishing thought that you push deep down. Tommy canât control you but you think of the conversation youâd hand the day before. Billy isnât into you. He had the opportunity to say something and he didnât. And one thing youâve learned about boys your age is if they want it, theyâll make it known.
âAre you ready yet?â Carolâs asking as she peers into your bedroom. You scan her outfit up and down, you think maybe sheâs channeling Madonna as well but you canât pin exactly what sheâs dressed as.
You wipe the corner of your mouth, fixing the smeared lipstick.
âYeah, just about,â you mumble, reapplying your mascara.
âBillyâs meeting us there,â she sings, grinning wide at you in the mirror.
You roll your eyes, âCarol, heâs off limits and even if he wasnât, I donât like Billy like that.â
âSure,â she purrs, slapping the doorframe, âVamoose, pretty girl. I wanna get wasted.â
Tommyâs a bad driver. He was also drinking before he left so heâs even worse, by the time you get to the party you feel like youâve already got the spins. You hold onto Carolâs wrist to ground yourself and Billyâs rushing up behind the two of you.
âBoo!â he shouts, pressing a hand to your lower back.
Carol shrieks but youâd seen him coming. He wraps his arms around your shoulders, pulling the two of you two his chest. He reeks of whiskey and Marlboro Reds. Seems like Billy had a bit of pregaming himself.
âHi, Billy,â the two of you sing in unison.
Tommy barrels around the car, running up from behind to jump onto Billyâs back which causes all of you to tumble to the ground. Carol screams, scolding Tommy about ruining her hair but youâre distracted by the laugh erupting from Billy, his lips so close to your ear you can feel his breath fanning against it. It makes you tingle all over and you desperately want to grab him and pull him closer, want to press your lips to his in a hungry kiss. Then itâs gone, heâs up from the ground with Tommy pulling him towards the keg and Carolâs reaching her hand down to you.
You stumble along with her and when youâre reaching the keg, Billyâs pumping it and filling cups for you and Carol.
âYouâve got to beat Steveâs record, Billy! Come on,â Tommy urges his friend, hands clasped tight around his shoulders.
You stand over by Carol and Tina, watching the way the brunette fucks Billy with her eyes. A pang of jealousy surges through your stomach but you chug from the red Solo cup to drown it out. You sway along with the Motley CrĂŒe song, unable to stop your eyes from scanning the crowd for familiar chestnut hair and brown eyes. Carol must notice because she grabs your face and turns it to look at Billy. She wants you to get over Steve just as badly as you do. You notice Billyâs costume, you think heâs going for terminator but itâs laid back. An homage rather than a costume. His abs look nice, you imagine what they must feel like. Carolâs a good friend.
They lift Billy up, he bites around the tap and makes eye contact you for a brief second before beer is flooding into your mouth. He easily beats Steveâs record. Seems like he couldâve gone longer but the second he beats it, theyâre pulling him down. He spits the foam out, beer dripping down his chin to his chest and itâs⊠a sight. They funnel inside but you stick by Carol.
âGod, heâs so yummy,â Tina gushes, turning to you and Carol.
Carol agrees excitedly, winks at you and it doesnât go unnoticed by Tina.
âWhat? Did you call dibs already?â
âGod, no,â you say, a little too defensively. âI just have eyes and Carol wants to live vicariously through me. Itâs not happening.â
âWell, Iâm definitely not holding back,â Tina quips.
You imagine the two of you as cats, tails high and backs arched, ready to pounce.
âGo for it,â you shrug, holding your beer close to your chest.
You retreat first, heading inside in search of a better time. A spiked punch is in your future. Itâs only slightly dampened when you see Nancy downing cup after cup in the kitchen, Steve upset and asking her to cool it. He doesnât even notice your presence and thatâs totally fine. Youâre a fly on the wall like you usually are around him. Steve reaches for her cup again and they struggle for power until the force of their hands pulls the cup back and spills the sticky red punch all over her white sweater. Everyone reacts in shock and you have to still your mouth from the smile threatening against your lips as you quickly avert your attention.
When they flutter away, you copy Nancy. Downing as many cups as you can before you start to feel numb. Seeing Steve was a shock to your system. All prior feelings rush to the forefront of your brain and you want to find him, pull him into a empty bedroom and kiss him from head to toe. Itâs a shame when you see him and Nancy lock themselves away in a bathroom. You linger, clutching your drink to your chest as you watch drunk teenagers dance the night away. Nancy doesnât deserve Steve. He shouldnât have to change to be with her. You liked Steve the way he was.
Steve opens the door and slams it behind him, he pushes passed out, shoulders colliding and when he turns to look at you, you notice tears in his eyes. The brunette is quick to swivel back around, stomping outside and you wonder what in the hell just happened in there. Half of you is tempted to follow him outside, offer comfort in whatever way you can but then you feel large, strong hands wrap around your waist. You tilt your head back to see Billy standing behind you with a drunk smile plastered on his face, his eyes are tinted red like heâs been smoking more than cigarettes.
He leans down, lips close to your ear so he can whisper, âWhy are you hiding from us?â
âHiding? Iâm not hiding,â you argue, lifting your cup to explain further, âWhere is everyone?â
âBackyard,â he smirks, releasing his grip and stumbling towards the sliding glass door.
He turns his head briefly to make sure youâre following him.
Tinaâs backyard is trashed. You canât imagine what the cleanup is going to be like tomorrow. As soon as you step out the door, Billy grabs your hips again and urges you to the left. You look down and see what looks like five smashed beer bottles, right outside the door. You mumble a thank you before wiggling out of his grip. The last thing you need is for Tommy to see it. The blonde guides you over to the group and you collapse down next to your brother and Carol.
âSteve and Nancy just got in a fight,â you tell them before bringing your cup to your lips.
Carol raises her eyebrows and leans closer, giving you a look you know all too well. You quickly shake your head, slouching your shoulders and trying to sink away from her gaze. Tommy lets out a cackle, leaning his body back with it.
âWe heard, he threw punch on her?â
âWell, no, he didnât throw it on her, it just spilled,â you explain, watching in your peripheral how Tina leans her body against Billyâs and whispers in his ear. Immediately, your stomach turns but you ignore it. Thereâs no way you could be jealous, you donât even know the guy yet and youâre going to make sure you donât stew on how attractive he is. You know how mad Tommy will be and besides, your brother isnât exactly loyal to you. You imagine if you did make a move on Billy and he rejected you, Tommy wouldnât stop hanging out with him. Or god forbid, he doesnât reject you but instead breaks your heart and Tommy would still pick Billyâs side. You know this about your brother.
âBut they went into the bathroom and I guess argued, because Steve came storming out and he looked like he was crying,â you continue, picking at a loose thread on your skirt.
Tommy snorts, âI knew they wouldnât last long.â
Carol nods along with him, âSheâs too prissy for Steve. I bet the argument was something stupid too.â
âMaybe,â you shrug, allowing yourself to turn slightly and just in time to catch Tina shoving her tongue down Billyâs throat. Youâre quick to turn back to your brother and Carol.
âYou guys wanna leave soon?â Carol asks, you know sheâs trying to be casual but only asking to save you the displeasure of watching Billy and Tina make out for the rest of the night.
âYeah, Iâm pretty over it,â you admit, stretching your arms up.
Tommy scoffs, âYou guys are so boring. Itâs still early.â
It is, you donât even feel drunk yet but you are bored and too many unpleasant feelings are swirling around you. If you get any more alcohol in you, youâre libel to throw yourself at Steve, or worse, Billy.
âThis party kind of blows, though,â Carol argues and wraps her arms around Tommy, whispering something in his ear. Whatever she said has him grinning and jumping to his feet. Youâd rather not know.
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Youâre sitting in study hall, trying to stay awake when a note lands on your desk. You turn and see Steve failing at trying to look innocent, he fake coughs in his hand while stretching his opposite arm up and then back down. His eyes meet yours briefly and he quickly looks away, a hint of smile on his lips. You unfold the note and see Steveâs messy handwriting scrawled lopsided on the top of the page.
Wanna listen to my Abba record?
You stare at it a little dumbfounded, because it was an inside joke between the two of you. It was his lame way of trying to get you alone at one of his parties. It was only the second time you guys had ever messed around and as your relationship continued, it became something Steve would say just to make you blush or laugh. Worse, though, it turned into a code for sneaking away to hook up. His fight with Nancy mustâve been more serious than you thought. This was Steveâs olive branch, and it was sleazy but it was also romantic, unfortunately.
You write back in neat, straight handwriting, Right here in study hall?
You carefully slide the paper onto his desk and turn back to your textbook. From the corner of your eye, you see Steve grinning wide as he reads what youâve wrote before furiously writing and handing it back.
Is that a yes?
Itâs a maybe. I donât think Mr. Delfin would appreciate it.
Fair enough. The albums at my house anyway. After school then?
You chew on your bottom lip. It would be very easy to fall back into this but you have plans with your brother, Carol and Billy. However, the prospect of being alone with Steve seems way more appealing. And you canât help yourself, you think about Steve more than you think about anything else. You absolutely miss touching him and youâve been rather frustrated since he started going out with Nancy.
Meet me in the library after school.
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You made some dumb excuse to Carol about having to work on a class project in the library. She bought it but tried to insist on you ditching it entirely to get to know Billy better. Which you knew Carol was aware you wouldnât go for.
When Steve walks up to you, youâre standing at the window. He leans against the wall and looks at you quizzically.
âWhatcha doing?â
You watch as Tommy and Carol pile into his car and drive off, the blue Camaro following after them and you say to Steve, âJust making sure itâs⊠safe. Okay, letâs go.â
Steve letâs out a scoff, âDonât want them to see you with me?â
You crane your head sideways as you look up at him, âIâm ditching them for you. Theyâd be mad.â
Steve nods his head, pursing his lips like he can taste your words. You keep your hands to yourself on the walk to his BMW, youâd learned to do as much when you guys were fooling around. Steve talks a lot on the drive to Loch Nora. None of it really makes much sense, or is important but you like listening to his voice. Itâs adorable, he stutters every so often and rambles on, losing his thought and then rushing into a completely new thought. The reason you like it so much is youâve seen Steve hit on girls throughout the years and weirdly enough, this is how he does it so you feel special when itâs directed at you.
His house is empty, it usually is but what always shocked you was how clean it was. A teenage boy lived there alone for eight months of the year, you expected it to be messy but then again, youâre sure they have a cleaning lady coming often. Steve leads you up the stairs and to his bedroom. It smells clean, like laundry detergent and his cologne. Your stomach is doing flips at the familiarity of it all, youâve been in this exact position many times before and youâre anticipating his next moves. As you sit on his bed, Steve wraps his hand around your hip and lays you on your back. You shyly smile up at him, the weight of his body makes you tingle all over and his big, brown eyes look into yours. There hasnât been a night in months that you havenât pictured this exact moment happening, ushering you to sleep and hopefully dream of Steve.
He pushes tucks your hair behind your ear as he cracks a smile, teeth bright and white while his cheeks flush just a smidge. You want to tell him how much youâve missed him but him and Nancy have only been broken up a couple of days, you know what this is. Thatâs your downfall, though, youâll bend over backwards to have Steve. When his lips caress yours, a small moan rises up your throat involuntarily. Itâs a soft, sweet kiss and he gently holds your cheek as he does it. Your fingers snake into the hair at the nape of his neck, pulling him closer so you can deepen the kiss. Steve takes things slow, he always did and youâve always been bursting at the seams, eager for more. You drag your tongue against his lower lip, begging for entrance and he allows you easily. Your body lights up, feels like youâre on fire when he grinds just barely on top of you. His thigh between your legs presses against your center and it makes your head feel heavy, falling apart beneath him. Steveâs like a drug and youâve been sober for far too long. Your desperation makes you feel antsy, you want things to progress much faster than they are but Steve is stubborn, he sets the pace. Heâs different than any other man youâve been with, heâll kiss you until your jaw hurts and youâre trembling. That seems to be his intent now because when you try to pull away from it, he grabs your jaw and kisses you harder. You whimper against his lips, wriggling your hips to demonstrate how badly you need him.
Steve pulls back and smiles down at you, stroking his thumb along the apple of your cheek, âYouâre so beautiful.â
You flush, grinning from ear to ear as you avert your eyes, unable to hold eye contact. With a giggle you tell him, âSo are you.â
He lets out a small, breathless laugh, âThank you.â
Steve places kisses along your jaw and down your neck, he licks against your skin but heâs always been careful not to leave any marks. Back when you two were fooling around regularly, you werenât so careful with him and youâd litter his neck and chest with love bites. Steve could always explain them away much easier than you could.
He continues kissing against your collarbone as he starts unbuttoning your shirt. You inhale sharply, goosebumps rising all over your skin when his fingers brush against your now exposed stomach. Steveâs lips descend once he gets your blouse completely undone, brushing them against the curve of your breast. This is the area he doesnât hold back, sucking and biting gently at the tender skin until itâs raw and sore. You know youâll have a bruise there by the end of the night but you donât mind. Itâll be proof this isnât a dream. In sync, you prop up on your elbows as Steve leans back and reaches around to unclasp your bra. You dispose of the blouse and bra before reaching for the hem of Steveâs polo and pull it over his head. You smooth your hands over his head before he leans down and licks at your perked nipple, his Bambi eyes looking up at you curiously. You whine, arching into the touch as your eyes flutter shut. For a moment, you picture blonde curls and blue eyes but quickly push the thought away as shame begins spreading through your stomach. You try not to think about it too much, not willing to admit even to yourself that you want Billy in that way.
âSteve,â you pant out, for good measure.
He sucks your nipple between his lips as he hand moves to squeeze and knead at your other breast. Another moan falls out of your lips as you squeeze your eyes shut and knit your fingers into his hair. He grazes his fingertips across your neglected nipple and laps against the other. Itâs intoxicating, you focus on his soft his hair feels between your fingers. Your thighs tingle as heat surges through your stomach and straight to your core. Itâs quiet in the house, in the room, the only sound is Steveâs mouth on your and your paired labored breathing.
When he moves back up to crash his lips into yours and press his body close, you feel his cock hard in his jeans against your navel. He grunts softly against your lips moving both his hands to grip your jaw as he licks into your mouth eagerly. This is unlike Steve, he usually doesnât express desperation until heâs already inside of you. It gets your hopes up, like maybe heâs been missing you just as badly as youâve been missing him. And maybe thatâs wishful thinking but in this moment, youâll take it. You grab onto his waist and writhe up against him, letting him know youâre just as needy.
Steve pulls back from the sloppy kiss, a string of saliva connecting your lips as his hands lower and heâs making quick work getting your jeans and panties down to your ankles. They hang awkwardly there, your tennis shoes are still on but you're really liking the frenzy of it all. Steve props himself on his knees and does the same with his jeans and briefs, pushing them down to his knees as his long cock springs out and slaps against his stomach. God, youâve missed the sight of it, your mouth waters as you breathe heavy. Memories of the way it felt in your mouth flood your mind, causing your hips to jerk up in arousal and Steve smiles down at you, clearing taking the movement as a compliment. He circles his hand around himself, pumping a few times before dragging his head through your folds.
âSteveâŠâ you moan out slowly, another surge of wetness flowing out of you.
âYeah?â he breathes out, his cheeks are flushed and his eyes look glassy. Itâs such a pretty view, you wiggle against him.
âNeed you,â you admit, shyly.
He licks against his bottom lip before rubbing his tip against your fluttering hole, âYou been with anyone else since me?â
You shake your head, knowing the reason behind his question, âIâm clean.â
Steve nods, his hair bouncing with the movement before he sinks his cock inside of you. You gasp out, grabbing onto his bedspread while you melt at the sensation. Itâs been way too long. Youâre tight, havenât had anything stretch you out since the last time you had Steve like this. He grunts softly, eyes squeezing shut as he slowly sheathes himself completely inside you.
âOh,â you moan out, feeling him fill you out in the most delicious way. You force your eyes to stay open, wanting to watch the way Steveâs face contorts in pleasure as he stills his movements. He grazes his fingers up your sides as he lowers himself, his chest flush against yours while his lips find yours again. The kiss is languid, matching the stroke of him between your legs. Itâs sensual which is typical from Steve but a stark contrast to the short foreplay. It takes your breath away, regardless. He pulls back an inch, panting against your lips as he rolls his hips deeper, running his hand down to hold onto your hip.
You try to spread your legs further, but the clothing around your ankles makes it difficult. Your hands scratch down his back and you arch your back, moving your hips to chase your high. Steve grunts out and then bites his bottom lip hard, moving his hips faster and more wildly than before. Itâs exactly what you need as the pressure building inside you is pulled taut, youâre so close you can almost see it.
âFuck me, Steve,â you whine out and he makes a pretty, needy sound that has you reeling. It was the type of sound that was the reason youâd always loved going down on Steve.
He rocks his hips into you harder and faster, pulling out little breathy moans from you as you cling onto his back.
âYou like that?â he pants out, his hair bouncing with every thrust and you nod up at him, eyebrows furrowing as your orgasm looms closer and closer.
You press your palm against his cheek and he kisses you deeply, smoothing his hands up and down your sides as he moves against you. The kiss pushes you over the edge, a sharp cry flooding out of you as you climax around him, your walls fluttering around his dick and Steve starts making the familiar sounds, desperate and whiny little noises. He pulls out of you quickly, spilling his load over your stomach with a strangled groan. You hum happily, eyes dancing across his gorgeous face. He stuffs himself back in his pants and walks over to his hamper, grabbing a shirt and walking back over to wipe his mess from your navel. He pants as he does it and when he moves away again to dispose of the shirt, you pull your clothes back on.
âYou want me to just drop you at home or back at school?â he asks, his eyes everyone but on you.
âHome is fine,â you say, trying to hide the way your heart is splitting yet again from Steve Harrington.
The car ride there is awkward and when youâre a block away, you notice Tommy and Billyâs cars parked on the street.
âJust drop me here,â you say softly and Steve pulls over. As you get out, he leans over and grabs your wrist. You kneel down and lean back in the car. He kisses you gently and then smiles awkwardly at you.
âIâll see you later,â you say before shutting the door and slinging your backpack over your shoulder.
You walk up to the front door, noticing as Steve makes a u-turn and heads back in the direction of Loch Nora. Tears are threatening to break free but you will them back down, stepping inside the house and waving at Tommy, Billy and Carol as theyâre lounged on the couch, watching music videos. You close yourself in the bathroom and look at yourself in the mirror, smoothing your hair down and fixing your makeup. Once you feel youâve calmed down enough, you make your way back out to the living room and very nicely ask Billy if you could bum a smoke.
âIâll join ya,â he says, standing from the couch.
Tommy moves to follow but Carol grabs his wrist and pulls him back down, leaning close to whisper something and he looks like heâs about to protest until she starts kissing his neck. You make a face and lead Billy out the back door. You sit down on the plastic furniture and graciously accept the cigarette he hands over. Billy pulls out his zippo and lights it for you. Seeing him, unfortunately, eases the way your heart aches. Deep down, you know Billy would do the same thing Steve just did to you but you try not to focus on that. You feel ridiculous that you thought things might be different this time. Itâs obvious that youâve always been an easy lay to Steve and it hurts that youâre still that.
âHow was the library?â he asks as he lights his own cigarette.
You shrug, âReally exciting at first, until it sucked.â
âSo whatâs his name?â Billy asks, smirking up at you as he exhales the thick smoke.
You blush, dropping your head before replying, âThat obvious, is it?â
Billy lets out a big, belly laugh. Itâs a nice sound, you want to make him laugh over and over.
âI can always tell when a womanâs had an orgasm,â he quips, sliding his tongue out almost obscenely along his lower lip. Itâs insane how quickly heâs making you feel better, no matter how blunt he is.
âYeah, well, his name isnât important because the whole thing,â you gesture your hands in big circles, âwasnât important to him.â
Billy inhales sharply, gritting his teeth, âWell⊠speaking from experience⊠âcause I am one so.. yeah, all guys want the same thing.â
You curl your lips down in a frown as you chew over his words, deciding youâre not much better than Steve because you went along with it for the same reasons. You wanted to fuck him and shit, you got that.
âSometimes,â you giggle softly, bringing the cigarette up to your lips, âGirls are after the same thing.â
The blonde laughs again and you wanna breathe it in, wanna taste his laughs and his lips and his whole body. Heâs different than Steve, physically rougher around the edges which makes him that much more interesting. Exotic maybe. His hair doesnât look nearly as soft as Steveâs, not nearly as cared for. Youâd seen the Farrah Fawcett spray in Steveâs bathroom and you can guarantee Billy doesnât use the same thing.
âIâve seen my fair share of that,â he agrees, âbut I think a big difference is once guys have it once, they donât want it again but girls do.â
âOr they want it again when itâs easy,â you point out, reaching over to snatch the beer from his hand and taking a big gulp from it.
âBeware of those assholes,â he says, raising his eyebrows and looking at you seriously.
You groan softly, âI was trying to stay away from him.â
âWho is it?â Billy asks, curiously. âI wonât tell.â
âBut you so will,â you gush, bringing your hand to your face, âItâs premium gossip.â
âYou think Iâm that type?â he asks, quirking an eyebrow up.
You turn to him, âThis is juicy. Itâs be hard not to tell people.â
âWhat? Harrington?â
Willing your face to remain still, âNo.â
Billy scoffs, âKing Steve. No way. That is something.â
âItâs not Steve,â you seethe, though you know your face is giving it away.
He chuckles softly and grabs the beer back, âYour secret is safe with me but uh⊠you could do better.â
Billy gets up from the chair, tossing his cigarette before walking back inside.
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billy hargrove x f!reader

masterlist âą requests are open! âą read on ao3
summary: being tommy haganâs sister had itâs perks, but when the new kid from California catches your attention, it seems like more of a curse than a good thing
warnings: 18+ minors dni, Steve x Reader, underage drinking, partying, smut, p in v, angst, Billy is a mystery, Steve/Nancy, slow burn, forbidden romance
Being Tommy Haganâs sister had its advantages. Your freshman year of high school, you had a guaranteed spot with the cool kids and an invite to every party. Tommy wasnât protective by any means. You two were buddies, you and Carol were buddies and of course, you and Steve Harrington were buddies. Freshman year was a blur, until Nancy ripped Steve away from the group. Still, the three of you were determined to keep the good times rolling. Sure, you spent every single Saturday, Sunday and Monday hungover but it was worth it. You think.
Maybe you didnât remember the parties very well but hell, you knew youâd had fun. Plus, you were lucky enough to lose your virginity to the King on your fifteenth birthday and even if he pretended you didnât exist once he started dating Nancy, it was worth it. Okay, so you werenât totally over Steve but you were coping just fine. Carol didnât let you mope for long. There were too many parties to go to.
Then one day, Steve Harrington is pushed to the very back door of your mind. Perched on your brotherâs car, sharing a cigarette with him and his girlfriend, a pretty blue Camaro whips through the parking lot and slides into the parking spot across from you. A small, angry redhead bolts out, slamming the door and zips up to the middle school on a skateboard. Every head in the parking lot is turned to the muscle car and the gorgeous, denim-clad, mulleted blonde motherfucker. He takes your breath away. Takes Tommy and Carolâs breath away. The guys dripping in cool. Not another person like him has stepped foot in this midwestern hell hole. The three of you canât wait to sink your claws in him. He flicks his cigarette away, a small hint of a smirk curling his lips and your eyes follow the Marlboro as it tumbles to the ground. The fucking guy didnât even smoke half of it. The nicotine fiend in you is tempted to snatch it up, but thatâs like, super uncool.
You watch as Tina and her girls eyes linger on the stranger, practically salivating at the way his ass looks in his jeans. It must take at least ten minutes for the fucker to pull his pants up.
âWho the hell is that?â Carol wonders aloud for the group.
âOne bitchinâ dude,â Tommy scoffs, an impressed tilt to his voice.
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Tommy moves fast. You know this. He had an easy way about him, friendly even though he was the biggest asshole you knew. That blue Camaro is parked on the curb in front of your house. Your parents are outside, doing the yard work necessary to prepare for the cold front sweeping in. Your whole life was spent in Hawkins so you know nothing else but god, do you yearn for year long summers.
You were eager to listen to the new record youâd just bought. A quick wave to your parents and youâre opening the front door, flooded with the sound of Metallicaâs The Four Horsemen. Tommyâs pulled out his only metal album to impress the new kid. The feeling in your gut isnât new. You used to get the same excited feeling whenever Steve was over. However, this was different because Steve knew you. He watched you grow up. Youâd known him since you were little. This new guy hasnât played Barbieâs with you from the age eight to twelve.
You take a deep breath before heading towards Tommyâs room, leaning against the doorframe. Tommyâs head banging obnoxiously, Carol is checking her nails looking bored and the blonde boy is nodding his head along to the bass line. Heâs got a cigarette pinched to between his fingers and as heâs bringing the filter to his lips, he sees you.
He takes a drag, smirks and says, âHey.â
Youâve never loved your brothers ability to make friends more.
âHi,â you try to say in the coolest way you can.
Tommy pauses his thrashing and motions to you, âOh, Billy! This is my sister.â
âNice to meet you, Tommyâs sister,â he drawls.
You tell him your name, awkwardly lingering in the doorway before Carolâs tugging you inside.
âWhatcha got in the bag?â Billy asks, fingers pressing to the brown paper.
You swallow, âUh, just a record.â
âWhich one?â
You pull out the cellophane wrapped vinyl, displaying the copy of Out of the Cellar by Ratt youâd just excitedly purchased with your allowance.
âOh, fuck yeah! Atta girl,â he cheers as he snatches it out of your hand.
The praise causes a flutter downstairs. Five minutes into meeting this fucking guy and youâre already a puddle. The excitement at impressing him is unmatched.
Billy shimmies around you, places a strong hand on your hip as he passes to stop the Metallica record and replace it with your new one. You plop down on the floor next to Carol, eyes drawing back up to Billy as he turns the volume up, cigarette hanging between his lips. He bobs his head, his earring dangling against his wispy curls and you donât like feeling this arousal while in the same room as your brother and his girlfriend.
âDid you see Steve with the princess today? Ugh, gag me with a spoon,â Carol nudges your knee while mimics gagging herself.
Billy snorts, âWhatâs the deal with that guy? People kept telling me I was gonna be the new King, whatever the fuck that means.â
Tommy chimes in, âHe used to be the King. We were good buddies until he started sticking his dick in the priss.â
âSteveâs nice,â you shrug. Only Carol knows what happened between the two of you and youâd sworn her to secrecy, too embarrassed to let your brother know youâd fallen for his best friend. She gives you a pointed look before rolling her eyes.
âHe used to be cool, now heâs nice,â Tommy deflects, wiggling his fingers for emphasis. He pulls a beer of the sixer and tosses it to you, which you fumble to catch.
You tap your nail on the tap, trying your best to rid the memories of Steve kissing you late at night from your head. You know if you glance over to Billy, theyâll dissipate but then youâll be imagining kissing him and you donât want that either.
âSo whereâd you move from?â you ask, not looking up from the beer.
Billy sits next to you with the thud, his knee knocking yours which absolutely does not shoot heat to between your legs. He lifts his can to you, indicating heâd like to cheers you. Sometimes Tommyâs friends did things like this with you and while he wasnât protective of you, he made you promise that friends were out of the question. You could not hook up with any of them. Acquaintances were fine and while Billy was only that right now, you know Tommy wanted to be good buddies with him so you were awaiting the conversation. You were getting ahead of yourself. A cheers does not mean Billyâs attracted to you.
âCalifornia,â he replies as you clink aluminum cans. âMuch better than this shithole.â
âYouâre telling me,â Carol whines, âI fucking hate this place.â
Billy drops his cigarette in the empty beer can sitting in the middle of the floor, apparently the designated ashtray. He leans his head back to look at you, âWhatâs there to do here?â
You feel shy under his gaze, almost choking on your swig of beer once your eyes meet his. You clear your throat and swallow hard, âUh, parties, mostly. Hang out in the woods. Go to convenience stores.â
âAh. I expected more hick shit. Ya know, tipping cows, shooting guns, kissing cousins,â Billy chuckles, biting his lip as his eyes dart between your brother and his girlfriend.
âCarol knows about kissing cousins,â Tommy sneers, throwing his girlfriend under the bus.
âDo you have to tell everyone?â she hurls a rolled up sock at him. She turns to Billy, âHeâs exaggerating. Weâre not even blood related.â
Billy laughs, a cackle that makes the hair on the back of your neck stand up. You canât help but giggle. Youâd heard the story a million times. Carol was at a family reunion and didnât even realize the guy was a distant cousin. However, shit, itâs a family reunion. Whoâs trying to get their rocks off at a family reunion?
âYou guys smoke grass?â Billy changes the subject and the three of you nod in unison. âKnow where I can get some?â
âEddie âThe Freakâ Munson,â Tommy tells him, âI think I have some, though. Hold you over in the meantime.â He gets up and sifts through his sock drawer, returning with a tied off ziploc bag to hand to Billy.
âAnd now,â Billy takes it and shoves it in his pocket, âWeâre best buds.â
Tommy beams at the declaration. And with those words, Billy Hargrove has just become verboten. Damn it.
Tommy tells you as much when Billy leaves, rattling off about his dad being an asshole and heâs got to get home before he does.
âI saw those eyes,â Tommy raises a scolding finger at you, âDonât even try it. Heâs too cool.â
âAw, Tommy,â Carol pouts, âLet her have some fun.â
âNo,â you raise your hands defensively, âYou didnât see any eyes. I donât even think heâs cute.â
Tommy scoffs, âYeah, right. Even I think the guy is hot.â
Carol raises an eyebrow, âYou going queer on me, big boy?â
âMe? Queer?â Tommy laughs, âLet me show you how untrue that is.â
âOkay, ew, Iâm leaving,â you push yourself off the ground and run out of the room, closing the door behind you.
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âDoes Tina throw bitchinâ parties?â Billy asks you, taking a drag off his cigarette before passing it.
You take it and try to ignore the tingling feeling on your lips as you take a hit. Youâre leaning against the trunk of his Camaro, Carol and Tommy are nearby but too busy making out to listen to the conversation.
âI guess?â you reply, âAll the parties here kind of bleed together. Theyâre fun and all, just⊠the same thing.â
Billy looks over to your brother with his tongue down Carolâs throat, âThey do that all the time, huh?â
âYeah, youâll get used to it,â you shrug.
âWhat about you?â he turns slightly towards you, âWhy donât you have a boyfriend?â
You can feel the way your cheeks redden, âI donât know. No oneâs really caught my attention, I guess.â
âIs he protective?â
You shake your head, âNo, the opposite. Tommy doesnât give a shit what I do. I just havenât met anyone I like in that way.â
âYeah,â Billy muses, âI know the feeling.â
That catches your attention. Every girl at Hawkinâs High is throwing themselves at him but not a single one special enough to tickle his fancy. You included.
âIâm young, anyways,â you deflect, âI have plenty of time to find the man of my dreams.â
âOh, yeah?â Billy digs his canine into his lower lip, âWhatâs the motherfucker youâve dreamed up like?â
You, you donât say. âOh, I donât know!â
âYouâve thought about it. Is he nice, like King Steve?â Billy raises his eyebrows, âIs he a freak like Munson?â
No, heâs blonde with a mullet and pretty eyelashes.
âHe hasnât made himself known yet,â you urge, âMaybe heâs a millionaire, maybe heâs a rockstar.â
âYou want Vince Neil?â he knocks he elbow into yours.
âI wouldnât mind,â you shrug.
Billy cackles, âAll you chicks are the same.â
You scoff, âOh and guys arenât? Like youâre not pining over Lita Ford.â
âNah,â he laughs, âNot my thing.â
âWhat is your thing then?â you ask, eyes meeting briefly before you canât handle the heat of them. Billyâs eyes are too pretty. The bluest youâve ever seen.
âSomeone real,â he says, sincerely and it tugs your heartstrings.
âBilly, the romantic,â you tease, shoving your hands in your pocket.
âFar from it, sweetheart,â he pats your shoulder before pushing himself off the bumper and heading into the building as the bell rings.
Sweetheart drips down your throat and curls around your heart.
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Itâs not much of a costume. Itâs a short skirt, fishnets and a too tight top. You can say youâre Madonna but how many girls are going as Madonna. You just want to look hot. Want Billy to look at you like youâre more than Tommyâs little sister. Like youâre some video vixen and he just cannot keep his hands to himself. Itâs a flourishing thought that you push deep down. Tommy canât control you but you think of the conversation youâd hand the day before. Billy isnât into you. He had the opportunity to say something and he didnât. And one thing youâve learned about boys your age is if they want it, theyâll make it known.
âAre you ready yet?â Carolâs asking as she peers into your bedroom. You scan her outfit up and down, you think maybe sheâs channeling Madonna as well but you canât pin exactly what sheâs dressed as.
You wipe the corner of your mouth, fixing the smeared lipstick.
âYeah, just about,â you mumble, reapplying your mascara.
âBillyâs meeting us there,â she sings, grinning wide at you in the mirror.
You roll your eyes, âCarol, heâs off limits and even if he wasnât, I donât like Billy like that.â
âSure,â she purrs, slapping the doorframe, âVamoose, pretty girl. I wanna get wasted.â
Tommyâs a bad driver. He was also drinking before he left so heâs even worse, by the time you get to the party you feel like youâve already got the spins. You hold onto Carolâs wrist to ground yourself and Billyâs rushing up behind the two of you.
âBoo!â he shouts, pressing a hand to your lower back.
Carol shrieks but youâd seen him coming. He wraps his arms around your shoulders, pulling the two of you two his chest. He reeks of whiskey and Marlboro Reds. Seems like Billy had a bit of pregaming himself.
âHi, Billy,â the two of you sing in unison.
Tommy barrels around the car, running up from behind to jump onto Billyâs back which causes all of you to tumble to the ground. Carol screams, scolding Tommy about ruining her hair but youâre distracted by the laugh erupting from Billy, his lips so close to your ear you can feel his breath fanning against it. It makes you tingle all over and you desperately want to grab him and pull him closer, want to press your lips to his in a hungry kiss. Then itâs gone, heâs up from the ground with Tommy pulling him towards the keg and Carolâs reaching her hand down to you.
You stumble along with her and when youâre reaching the keg, Billyâs pumping it and filling cups for you and Carol.
âYouâve got to beat Steveâs record, Billy! Come on,â Tommy urges his friend, hands clasped tight around his shoulders.
You stand over by Carol and Tina, watching the way the brunette fucks Billy with her eyes. A pang of jealousy surges through your stomach but you chug from the red Solo cup to drown it out. You sway along with the Motley CrĂŒe song, unable to stop your eyes from scanning the crowd for familiar chestnut hair and brown eyes. Carol must notice because she grabs your face and turns it to look at Billy. She wants you to get over Steve just as badly as you do. You notice Billyâs costume, you think heâs going for terminator but itâs laid back. An homage rather than a costume. His abs look nice, you imagine what they must feel like. Carolâs a good friend.
They lift Billy up, he bites around the tap and makes eye contact you for a brief second before beer is flooding into your mouth. He easily beats Steveâs record. Seems like he couldâve gone longer but the second he beats it, theyâre pulling him down. He spits the foam out, beer dripping down his chin to his chest and itâs⊠a sight. They funnel inside but you stick by Carol.
âGod, heâs so yummy,â Tina gushes, turning to you and Carol.
Carol agrees excitedly, winks at you and it doesnât go unnoticed by Tina.
âWhat? Did you call dibs already?â
âGod, no,â you say, a little too defensively. âI just have eyes and Carol wants to live vicariously through me. Itâs not happening.â
âWell, Iâm definitely not holding back,â Tina quips.
You imagine the two of you as cats, tails high and backs arched, ready to pounce.
âGo for it,â you shrug, holding your beer close to your chest.
You retreat first, heading inside in search of a better time. A spiked punch is in your future. Itâs only slightly dampened when you see Nancy downing cup after cup in the kitchen, Steve upset and asking her to cool it. He doesnât even notice your presence and thatâs totally fine. Youâre a fly on the wall like you usually are around him. Steve reaches for her cup again and they struggle for power until the force of their hands pulls the cup back and spills the sticky red punch all over her white sweater. Everyone reacts in shock and you have to still your mouth from the smile threatening against your lips as you quickly avert your attention.
When they flutter away, you copy Nancy. Downing as many cups as you can before you start to feel numb. Seeing Steve was a shock to your system. All prior feelings rush to the forefront of your brain and you want to find him, pull him into a empty bedroom and kiss him from head to toe. Itâs a shame when you see him and Nancy lock themselves away in a bathroom. You linger, clutching your drink to your chest as you watch drunk teenagers dance the night away. Nancy doesnât deserve Steve. He shouldnât have to change to be with her. You liked Steve the way he was.
Steve opens the door and slams it behind him, he pushes passed out, shoulders colliding and when he turns to look at you, you notice tears in his eyes. The brunette is quick to swivel back around, stomping outside and you wonder what in the hell just happened in there. Half of you is tempted to follow him outside, offer comfort in whatever way you can but then you feel large, strong hands wrap around your waist. You tilt your head back to see Billy standing behind you with a drunk smile plastered on his face, his eyes are tinted red like heâs been smoking more than cigarettes.
He leans down, lips close to your ear so he can whisper, âWhy are you hiding from us?â
âHiding? Iâm not hiding,â you argue, lifting your cup to explain further, âWhere is everyone?â
âBackyard,â he smirks, releasing his grip and stumbling towards the sliding glass door.
He turns his head briefly to make sure youâre following him.
Tinaâs backyard is trashed. You canât imagine what the cleanup is going to be like tomorrow. As soon as you step out the door, Billy grabs your hips again and urges you to the left. You look down and see what looks like five smashed beer bottles, right outside the door. You mumble a thank you before wiggling out of his grip. The last thing you need is for Tommy to see it. The blonde guides you over to the group and you collapse down next to your brother and Carol.
âSteve and Nancy just got in a fight,â you tell them before bringing your cup to your lips.
Carol raises her eyebrows and leans closer, giving you a look you know all too well. You quickly shake your head, slouching your shoulders and trying to sink away from her gaze. Tommy lets out a cackle, leaning his body back with it.
âWe heard, he threw punch on her?â
âWell, no, he didnât throw it on her, it just spilled,â you explain, watching in your peripheral how Tina leans her body against Billyâs and whispers in his ear. Immediately, your stomach turns but you ignore it. Thereâs no way you could be jealous, you donât even know the guy yet and youâre going to make sure you donât stew on how attractive he is. You know how mad Tommy will be and besides, your brother isnât exactly loyal to you. You imagine if you did make a move on Billy and he rejected you, Tommy wouldnât stop hanging out with him. Or god forbid, he doesnât reject you but instead breaks your heart and Tommy would still pick Billyâs side. You know this about your brother.
âBut they went into the bathroom and I guess argued, because Steve came storming out and he looked like he was crying,â you continue, picking at a loose thread on your skirt.
Tommy snorts, âI knew they wouldnât last long.â
Carol nods along with him, âSheâs too prissy for Steve. I bet the argument was something stupid too.â
âMaybe,â you shrug, allowing yourself to turn slightly and just in time to catch Tina shoving her tongue down Billyâs throat. Youâre quick to turn back to your brother and Carol.
âYou guys wanna leave soon?â Carol asks, you know sheâs trying to be casual but only asking to save you the displeasure of watching Billy and Tina make out for the rest of the night.
âYeah, Iâm pretty over it,â you admit, stretching your arms up.
Tommy scoffs, âYou guys are so boring. Itâs still early.â
It is, you donât even feel drunk yet but you are bored and too many unpleasant feelings are swirling around you. If you get any more alcohol in you, youâre libel to throw yourself at Steve, or worse, Billy.
âThis party kind of blows, though,â Carol argues and wraps her arms around Tommy, whispering something in his ear. Whatever she said has him grinning and jumping to his feet. Youâd rather not know.
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Youâre sitting in study hall, trying to stay awake when a note lands on your desk. You turn and see Steve failing at trying to look innocent, he fake coughs in his hand while stretching his opposite arm up and then back down. His eyes meet yours briefly and he quickly looks away, a hint of smile on his lips. You unfold the note and see Steveâs messy handwriting scrawled lopsided on the top of the page.
Wanna listen to my Abba record?
You stare at it a little dumbfounded, because it was an inside joke between the two of you. It was his lame way of trying to get you alone at one of his parties. It was only the second time you guys had ever messed around and as your relationship continued, it became something Steve would say just to make you blush or laugh. Worse, though, it turned into a code for sneaking away to hook up. His fight with Nancy mustâve been more serious than you thought. This was Steveâs olive branch, and it was sleazy but it was also romantic, unfortunately.
You write back in neat, straight handwriting, Right here in study hall?
You carefully slide the paper onto his desk and turn back to your textbook. From the corner of your eye, you see Steve grinning wide as he reads what youâve wrote before furiously writing and handing it back.
Is that a yes?
Itâs a maybe. I donât think Mr. Delfin would appreciate it.
Fair enough. The albums at my house anyway. After school then?
You chew on your bottom lip. It would be very easy to fall back into this but you have plans with your brother, Carol and Billy. However, the prospect of being alone with Steve seems way more appealing. And you canât help yourself, you think about Steve more than you think about anything else. You absolutely miss touching him and youâve been rather frustrated since he started going out with Nancy.
Meet me in the library after school.
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You made some dumb excuse to Carol about having to work on a class project in the library. She bought it but tried to insist on you ditching it entirely to get to know Billy better. Which you knew Carol was aware you wouldnât go for.
When Steve walks up to you, youâre standing at the window. He leans against the wall and looks at you quizzically.
âWhatcha doing?â
You watch as Tommy and Carol pile into his car and drive off, the blue Camaro following after them and you say to Steve, âJust making sure itâs⊠safe. Okay, letâs go.â
Steve letâs out a scoff, âDonât want them to see you with me?â
You crane your head sideways as you look up at him, âIâm ditching them for you. Theyâd be mad.â
Steve nods his head, pursing his lips like he can taste your words. You keep your hands to yourself on the walk to his BMW, youâd learned to do as much when you guys were fooling around. Steve talks a lot on the drive to Loch Nora. None of it really makes much sense, or is important but you like listening to his voice. Itâs adorable, he stutters every so often and rambles on, losing his thought and then rushing into a completely new thought. The reason you like it so much is youâve seen Steve hit on girls throughout the years and weirdly enough, this is how he does it so you feel special when itâs directed at you.
His house is empty, it usually is but what always shocked you was how clean it was. A teenage boy lived there alone for eight months of the year, you expected it to be messy but then again, youâre sure they have a cleaning lady coming often. Steve leads you up the stairs and to his bedroom. It smells clean, like laundry detergent and his cologne. Your stomach is doing flips at the familiarity of it all, youâve been in this exact position many times before and youâre anticipating his next moves. As you sit on his bed, Steve wraps his hand around your hip and lays you on your back. You shyly smile up at him, the weight of his body makes you tingle all over and his big, brown eyes look into yours. There hasnât been a night in months that you havenât pictured this exact moment happening, ushering you to sleep and hopefully dream of Steve.
He pushes tucks your hair behind your ear as he cracks a smile, teeth bright and white while his cheeks flush just a smidge. You want to tell him how much youâve missed him but him and Nancy have only been broken up a couple of days, you know what this is. Thatâs your downfall, though, youâll bend over backwards to have Steve. When his lips caress yours, a small moan rises up your throat involuntarily. Itâs a soft, sweet kiss and he gently holds your cheek as he does it. Your fingers snake into the hair at the nape of his neck, pulling him closer so you can deepen the kiss. Steve takes things slow, he always did and youâve always been bursting at the seams, eager for more. You drag your tongue against his lower lip, begging for entrance and he allows you easily. Your body lights up, feels like youâre on fire when he grinds just barely on top of you. His thigh between your legs presses against your center and it makes your head feel heavy, falling apart beneath him. Steveâs like a drug and youâve been sober for far too long. Your desperation makes you feel antsy, you want things to progress much faster than they are but Steve is stubborn, he sets the pace. Heâs different than any other man youâve been with, heâll kiss you until your jaw hurts and youâre trembling. That seems to be his intent now because when you try to pull away from it, he grabs your jaw and kisses you harder. You whimper against his lips, wriggling your hips to demonstrate how badly you need him.
Steve pulls back and smiles down at you, stroking his thumb along the apple of your cheek, âYouâre so beautiful.â
You flush, grinning from ear to ear as you avert your eyes, unable to hold eye contact. With a giggle you tell him, âSo are you.â
He lets out a small, breathless laugh, âThank you.â
Steve places kisses along your jaw and down your neck, he licks against your skin but heâs always been careful not to leave any marks. Back when you two were fooling around regularly, you werenât so careful with him and youâd litter his neck and chest with love bites. Steve could always explain them away much easier than you could.
He continues kissing against your collarbone as he starts unbuttoning your shirt. You inhale sharply, goosebumps rising all over your skin when his fingers brush against your now exposed stomach. Steveâs lips descend once he gets your blouse completely undone, brushing them against the curve of your breast. This is the area he doesnât hold back, sucking and biting gently at the tender skin until itâs raw and sore. You know youâll have a bruise there by the end of the night but you donât mind. Itâll be proof this isnât a dream. In sync, you prop up on your elbows as Steve leans back and reaches around to unclasp your bra. You dispose of the blouse and bra before reaching for the hem of Steveâs polo and pull it over his head. You smooth your hands over his head before he leans down and licks at your perked nipple, his Bambi eyes looking up at you curiously. You whine, arching into the touch as your eyes flutter shut. For a moment, you picture blonde curls and blue eyes but quickly push the thought away as shame begins spreading through your stomach. You try not to think about it too much, not willing to admit even to yourself that you want Billy in that way.
âSteve,â you pant out, for good measure.
He sucks your nipple between his lips as he hand moves to squeeze and knead at your other breast. Another moan falls out of your lips as you squeeze your eyes shut and knit your fingers into his hair. He grazes his fingertips across your neglected nipple and laps against the other. Itâs intoxicating, you focus on his soft his hair feels between your fingers. Your thighs tingle as heat surges through your stomach and straight to your core. Itâs quiet in the house, in the room, the only sound is Steveâs mouth on your and your paired labored breathing.
When he moves back up to crash his lips into yours and press his body close, you feel his cock hard in his jeans against your navel. He grunts softly against your lips moving both his hands to grip your jaw as he licks into your mouth eagerly. This is unlike Steve, he usually doesnât express desperation until heâs already inside of you. It gets your hopes up, like maybe heâs been missing you just as badly as youâve been missing him. And maybe thatâs wishful thinking but in this moment, youâll take it. You grab onto his waist and writhe up against him, letting him know youâre just as needy.
Steve pulls back from the sloppy kiss, a string of saliva connecting your lips as his hands lower and heâs making quick work getting your jeans and panties down to your ankles. They hang awkwardly there, your tennis shoes are still on but you're really liking the frenzy of it all. Steve props himself on his knees and does the same with his jeans and briefs, pushing them down to his knees as his long cock springs out and slaps against his stomach. God, youâve missed the sight of it, your mouth waters as you breathe heavy. Memories of the way it felt in your mouth flood your mind, causing your hips to jerk up in arousal and Steve smiles down at you, clearing taking the movement as a compliment. He circles his hand around himself, pumping a few times before dragging his head through your folds.
âSteveâŠâ you moan out slowly, another surge of wetness flowing out of you.
âYeah?â he breathes out, his cheeks are flushed and his eyes look glassy. Itâs such a pretty view, you wiggle against him.
âNeed you,â you admit, shyly.
He licks against his bottom lip before rubbing his tip against your fluttering hole, âYou been with anyone else since me?â
You shake your head, knowing the reason behind his question, âIâm clean.â
Steve nods, his hair bouncing with the movement before he sinks his cock inside of you. You gasp out, grabbing onto his bedspread while you melt at the sensation. Itâs been way too long. Youâre tight, havenât had anything stretch you out since the last time you had Steve like this. He grunts softly, eyes squeezing shut as he slowly sheathes himself completely inside you.
âOh,â you moan out, feeling him fill you out in the most delicious way. You force your eyes to stay open, wanting to watch the way Steveâs face contorts in pleasure as he stills his movements. He grazes his fingers up your sides as he lowers himself, his chest flush against yours while his lips find yours again. The kiss is languid, matching the stroke of him between your legs. Itâs sensual which is typical from Steve but a stark contrast to the short foreplay. It takes your breath away, regardless. He pulls back an inch, panting against your lips as he rolls his hips deeper, running his hand down to hold onto your hip.
You try to spread your legs further, but the clothing around your ankles makes it difficult. Your hands scratch down his back and you arch your back, moving your hips to chase your high. Steve grunts out and then bites his bottom lip hard, moving his hips faster and more wildly than before. Itâs exactly what you need as the pressure building inside you is pulled taut, youâre so close you can almost see it.
âFuck me, Steve,â you whine out and he makes a pretty, needy sound that has you reeling. It was the type of sound that was the reason youâd always loved going down on Steve.
He rocks his hips into you harder and faster, pulling out little breathy moans from you as you cling onto his back.
âYou like that?â he pants out, his hair bouncing with every thrust and you nod up at him, eyebrows furrowing as your orgasm looms closer and closer.
You press your palm against his cheek and he kisses you deeply, smoothing his hands up and down your sides as he moves against you. The kiss pushes you over the edge, a sharp cry flooding out of you as you climax around him, your walls fluttering around his dick and Steve starts making the familiar sounds, desperate and whiny little noises. He pulls out of you quickly, spilling his load over your stomach with a strangled groan. You hum happily, eyes dancing across his gorgeous face. He stuffs himself back in his pants and walks over to his hamper, grabbing a shirt and walking back over to wipe his mess from your navel. He pants as he does it and when he moves away again to dispose of the shirt, you pull your clothes back on.
âYou want me to just drop you at home or back at school?â he asks, his eyes everyone but on you.
âHome is fine,â you say, trying to hide the way your heart is splitting yet again from Steve Harrington.
The car ride there is awkward and when youâre a block away, you notice Tommy and Billyâs cars parked on the street.
âJust drop me here,â you say softly and Steve pulls over. As you get out, he leans over and grabs your wrist. You kneel down and lean back in the car. He kisses you gently and then smiles awkwardly at you.
âIâll see you later,â you say before shutting the door and slinging your backpack over your shoulder.
You walk up to the front door, noticing as Steve makes a u-turn and heads back in the direction of Loch Nora. Tears are threatening to break free but you will them back down, stepping inside the house and waving at Tommy, Billy and Carol as theyâre lounged on the couch, watching music videos. You close yourself in the bathroom and look at yourself in the mirror, smoothing your hair down and fixing your makeup. Once you feel youâve calmed down enough, you make your way back out to the living room and very nicely ask Billy if you could bum a smoke.
âIâll join ya,â he says, standing from the couch.
Tommy moves to follow but Carol grabs his wrist and pulls him back down, leaning close to whisper something and he looks like heâs about to protest until she starts kissing his neck. You make a face and lead Billy out the back door. You sit down on the plastic furniture and graciously accept the cigarette he hands over. Billy pulls out his zippo and lights it for you. Seeing him, unfortunately, eases the way your heart aches. Deep down, you know Billy would do the same thing Steve just did to you but you try not to focus on that. You feel ridiculous that you thought things might be different this time. Itâs obvious that youâve always been an easy lay to Steve and it hurts that youâre still that.
âHow was the library?â he asks as he lights his own cigarette.
You shrug, âReally exciting at first, until it sucked.â
âSo whatâs his name?â Billy asks, smirking up at you as he exhales the thick smoke.
You blush, dropping your head before replying, âThat obvious, is it?â
Billy lets out a big, belly laugh. Itâs a nice sound, you want to make him laugh over and over.
âI can always tell when a womanâs had an orgasm,â he quips, sliding his tongue out almost obscenely along his lower lip. Itâs insane how quickly heâs making you feel better, no matter how blunt he is.
âYeah, well, his name isnât important because the whole thing,â you gesture your hands in big circles, âwasnât important to him.â
Billy inhales sharply, gritting his teeth, âWell⊠speaking from experience⊠âcause I am one so.. yeah, all guys want the same thing.â
You curl your lips down in a frown as you chew over his words, deciding youâre not much better than Steve because you went along with it for the same reasons. You wanted to fuck him and shit, you got that.
âSometimes,â you giggle softly, bringing the cigarette up to your lips, âGirls are after the same thing.â
The blonde laughs again and you wanna breathe it in, wanna taste his laughs and his lips and his whole body. Heâs different than Steve, physically rougher around the edges which makes him that much more interesting. Exotic maybe. His hair doesnât look nearly as soft as Steveâs, not nearly as cared for. Youâd seen the Farrah Fawcett spray in Steveâs bathroom and you can guarantee Billy doesnât use the same thing.
âIâve seen my fair share of that,â he agrees, âbut I think a big difference is once guys have it once, they donât want it again but girls do.â
âOr they want it again when itâs easy,â you point out, reaching over to snatch the beer from his hand and taking a big gulp from it.
âBeware of those assholes,â he says, raising his eyebrows and looking at you seriously.
You groan softly, âI was trying to stay away from him.â
âWho is it?â Billy asks, curiously. âI wonât tell.â
âBut you so will,â you gush, bringing your hand to your face, âItâs premium gossip.â
âYou think Iâm that type?â he asks, quirking an eyebrow up.
You turn to him, âThis is juicy. Itâs be hard not to tell people.â
âWhat? Harrington?â
Willing your face to remain still, âNo.â
Billy scoffs, âKing Steve. No way. That is something.â
âItâs not Steve,â you seethe, though you know your face is giving it away.
He chuckles softly and grabs the beer back, âYour secret is safe with me but uh⊠you could do better.â
Billy gets up from the chair, tossing his cigarette before walking back inside.
Hi! I love your fics so much â€ïž I was hoping you could write an Eddie Munson x Cheerleader! Reader were Jason's friend (Andy) tries to date cheerleader reader and she doesn't want to but he doesn't takes no as an answer, so Reader convinces Eddie to fake date her, but, they're very physical, and they end up realizing that they like each other, so they start dating for real this time, but Andy and Jason suspect abt them bc they heard Chrissy and other cheerleaders talking about Reader and Eddie not being really a couple and maybe Andy tries to make a move on Reader but Eddie sees it and he protects her from Andy, and they end up together and happy!
Oh, thank you so much! That means a lot!!!!
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Y/N wasn't new to guys liking her, but she knew half of them liked the fact she wore a small skirt and was flexible. And her popularity. They saw her as a trophy, and not as an actual person. Y/N blames all of that on why she was still single. And she was okay with that. She rather is alone than be with someone that saw her as an object to hang on their arm.
Andy was no different. He was a friend of Jason's and would not take no for an answer. Y/N was on a team with Chrissy, which meant she was with Chrissy the majority of the time. And Chrissy was never away from Jason, and Jason brought Andy. Therefore, Y/N could not escape Andy and his flirting.
She needed a plan, she needed a fake boyfriend to get Andy off of her back. But he couldn't be someone Andy knew, so that crossed out every popular guy Y/N has ever talked to. Who the hell would she even as-
"MUNSON, WALK IN THE HALLS!"
Eddie Munson.
"What's in it for me?" Eddie questioned, crossing his arms as the smirk stretched across his face. It's not every day a cheerleader stands against his locker asking for a date.....even if it was fake.
"I'll keep Jason off your ass, and the rest of the team, all the way to graduation." Y/N offered, a questioning smile on her face as she shrugged her shoulders.
To Eddie, it didn't sound like he had anything to lose. He gets to date a cheerleader and his ass won't get pushed around for the next few months. She's the one that had it all to lose being seen with a freak.
"You got yourself a deal, gorgeous." He winked, grabbing her hand and facing her palm to him. Stealing the pen out of the side of her backpack and wrote his number on her palm.
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"Now Chrissy invited me to hang out at this bar, chances are Andy will tag along with Jason. I'm thinking we arrive early, get a drink, and work on our story, yeah?" Y/N ranted as she walked with Eddie to his van.
"Damn, been my girl for like half a day and you are bossing me around. Feels like a real relationship." Eddie joked as he unlocked his van. Y/N scoffed and rolled her eyes.
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"Isn't he going to be a little suspicious you randomly are talking to the freak? And that we are all of a sudden together? I mean we've barely ever talked. Little popular cheerleader all of a sudden as the hots for me? I can't see anyone believing that for a second. We've never shown interest in each other, and now we are like in a serious relationship he is supposed to respect?" Eddie questioned, sipping on his beer as Y/N sat at the bar top next to him. The more he thought about it, the more this plan sounded like it would never work.
"Fuck, you are right. Why did I ever think this would work? He is going to see right through my lie, and maybe I just need to go on the date and get it over with. Maybe he won't be too horrible, he could be a nice guy. Slight chance he sees me as more than just a cheerleader. Thanks anyway Munson, It was stupid to drag you into this. I'll still keep Jason and his dogs off of you." She smiled, patting his arm as she walked towards an empty booth.
Now Eddie felt like an asshole. Watching as she played with her fingers, eyes watching the door. Eddie sipped on his beer for the next few minutes. The sound of Jason screaming as he walked into the bar. Eddie felt himself rolling his eyes, catching Y/N doing the same. He watched as she shrunk underneath Andy's stare, smiling politely as she hugged him.
Eddie took a deep breath and called out to the bartender.
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Y/N was hating every topic Andy talked about. She just wanted to go home, but maybe if she tried to give him a chance, it wouldn't be so bad.
"FROM THE GENTLEMEN AT THE BAR!" The waitress screamed over the music, placing the drink in front of Y/N.
Y/N looked up confused, her eyes catching Eddie's as he winked, and nodded his beer in the air.
Y/N could feel herself giggling as she nodded her head back as she sipped on the fruity drink. He already knew her well.
"I think I'm going to say thank you to my kind gentlemen," Y/N said to the table, not bothering to watch their reactions as she swayed her hips back up to the bar.
"Is she walking up to Eddie freaking Munson?" Andy gasped from the booth.
"She sure is" Chrissy stated proudly.
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"I see you got my drink" Eddie teased, pushing out the stool for her to sit.
"I did, fruity drink, you know me well, Munson." She teased back as she took the seat he offered.
"I figured this is a way to get them to notice our first interaction," Eddie said, keeping his eyes on her, not bothering to look over her shoulder to see the watching eyes.
"Thank you, Eddie." She smiled.
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A few days later more people began to notice Y/N and Eddie talking in the halls, flirting and soft touches.
Y/N told Chrissy that Eddie asked her out that night and they've been on a few dates since. Building up their fake chemistry and trying to make it believable to her best friend. Which was a lot easier than she thought.
Chrissy knew it was all fake to get Andy off of her back, but Chrissy also knew Eddie Munson is the type of guy that will sweep her off of her feet. Chrissy had a feeling they'll end up together in the end, so she didn't question the lies.
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Eddie and Y/N let a week pass before they got more public. Branching out to going on dates to popular places, and throwing in public displays of affection.
That's when Y/N learned Eddie was an amazing kisser and she loved kissing him.....a little too much. The way he missed made her heart race, palms sweat, thighs clench, and head dizzy. She lost herself in the kiss every time, yanking him closer and kissing him harder. Her head spun every time he slipped his tongue in her mouth. The way his hands gripped her hips, the sounds that came from his chest, and the taste of him had her dizzy for hours.
But he'd pull away, a proud smirk on his face whenever Andy would storm off. Eddie's touch would leave her hips and she'd feel the ghost of his hands. And she hated more than anything that she missed his lips.
It's supposed to be fake dating.
Eddie was just better at faking than she was.
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The more dates they went on, the more Y/N began to adore everything she was learning about him. His favorite songs, the ones he'd crank up louder in his van. The names of his guitars, and when he learned to play. His hobbies, his family, and just everything that made him who he was. She memorized every detail of his face. Searching day and night for a flaw but falling short.
He was the perfect boyfriend.
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Eddie knew it was all fake but he couldn't tell if he was acting anymore. The way she moaned against his chest when they'd make out. How soft her hand felt in his as they walked. The way she laughed at his jokes. How her eyes stared right back at him when he was talking to her. Every part of her body facing him to show all of her attention was on him.
Eddie never felt so seen in a good way. He opened himself up and he didn't hate it. He learned almost everything about her. And now he saw it, she was so much more than a cheerleader on his arm. If people knew who she really was, they'd be even more jealous of her being on his arm.
Eddie could tell he was falling but he couldn't. It was all play pretend.
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The more they spent time together, the more it got harder to remind themselves it was all fake. But maybe they didn't have to pretend.
Neither of them was looking elsewhere, making sure Andy never grew suspicious. Eddie knew she wasn't interested in anyone, otherwise, she would have asked them to be her fake boyfriend.
Y/N was reaching her breaking point. Spending all her time with Eddie was the happiest she's been in years. She didn't feel like just a cheerleader with him. He learned things about no one cared to find out. He knew more about her than Chrissy did. She just wanted to be with him. All she had to do was get the courage to talk to him about what she was feeling.
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Another night in Eddie's bedroom, her laying on her stomach as she flipped through a book, Eddie playing guitar softly next to her. Her eyes couldn't help but stay on him. One thing she always loved was admiring him in his most relaxed state. His hair was half tied up in a bun, curls landing on his shoulders. His mouth closed as he hummed, his fingers strumming softly. His eyes flicked down to the strings then back up again.
"How can you read without your eyes on the words?" He teased, not looking at her as he looked down at the strings. But she could see his lips were curved up in a smirk.
"Shut up," She mumbled, embarrassed that she was caught. Feeling her face heat up, quickly darted her eyes to her book.
After a few seconds of silence, she closed her book. Nodding to herself as she moved to her knees. Softly grabbing the neck of his guitar, his eyes lifted up to look at her.
A questioning look on his face as he sat still.
"You okay?" He asked softly
She didn't respond, just leaning forward to place her lips softly on his. Her heart skipped a beat as he smiled and kissed her back.
She slowly pulled away, keeping her eyes locked on his.
Eddie felt his stomach fluttering at the soft look in her eyes.
It wasn't uncommon for them to kiss, but staring into each other's eyes afterward was new for both of them.
"I have a new proposition for you." She whispered
Eddie watched as she let go of his guitar, holding her hands as she nervously skimmed around his room.
"And that is?" Eddie asked, setting his guitar on the floor as he moved closer to her.
"Instead of fake dating...what if we....just dated?" Too scared to look at him, she kept her eyes on the posters on the wall.
"I'm sorry, what is the difference?" Eddie chuckled
"What if we didn't pretend to date, and dated for real." Y/N shrugged, trying to make it sound like it wasn't a big deal.
"Look at me." He demanded
She took a breath and looked at him.
"Are you saying that you like me and want to be in a relationship for ourselves, and not for Andy?" He asked, enjoying how shy she was becoming.
"Yes." She answered honestly, nothing left to lose now.
"Yes." He replied
"Actually?" She asked, keeping her eyes locked on him, trying to see if there was any teasing in his expression.
"I like you too, and I enjoyed having you as a fake girlfriend. I think having you as my real girlfriend would be even better. " He said, leaning close to bump his nose with hers.
~~~
Officially being together, neither of them noticed a difference. They stopped pretending for Andy a long time ago.
Since Y/N didn't notice a difference, she forgot to let Chrissy know that it was official.
This led to her letting another cheerleader know the truth behind it, and that led to Andy overhearing that the relationship wasn't real.
~~~
Y/N was waiting at Eddie's locker when Andy approached her. She faked a smile as she acknowledged his company. But her smile dropped when his arm wrapped around her waist and dragged her into a kiss.
Before she had time to react, his body was being yanked off of her.
"WHAT THE FUCK DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?" Eddie yelled as he held Andy in his grip.
"Oh come on man, I know she isn't your real girl. Drop the act." Andy scoffed. Shoving Eddie's hands off of him.
"Yes, she is." Eddie snapped back. His blood was still hot from seeing Andy's hands all over Y/N.
"Eddie, it's okay." She said gently, grabbing his hand and preparing to drag him to his van.
"Really, Y/L/N? The freak? You pick trailer trash over me?" Andy scoffed, his eyes judging Eddie as he looked him over.
"Go fuck yourself." Eddie sneered
"Oh shut up Andy, I never was interested and I never will be. I didn't pick the freak or trailer trash. I picked the boy I liked. I picked Eddie. Use his name." She spat out, this time yanking Eddie out of the school.
"Are you okay? I tried to grab him as fast as I could." Eddie breathed out, looking over her body.
"Yes, I'm fine." She smiled, reassuringly.
"Good, because no one touches my girl," Eddie smirked, throwing his arm over her shoulder as they walked to his van.
"And no one calls my man names." She teased back, her arm going around his waist.
Maybe she picked Eddie Munson from the start for a reason.
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Deadly Reunion| Chapter 11
Eddie Munson x female!reader // a stranger things apocalypse au
summary: You and Eddie have been best friends since childhood. But when the outbreak happened five years ago, you were torn from one another in the chaos. but now youâre left alone, after your group was killed by another radical crew, leaving you to seek out what was once home. // zombie apocalypse Hawkins set in 1993
warnings: angst + adult themes w/ descriptions of violence, blood, torture + other zombie apocalypse related issues
word count:Â 2.7k+
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The sun beat down on your warm skin as you walked along the side of the road of the one prominent highway that ran lead out of Hawkins. It had roughly been half a day since you, Robin, Eddie, Steve, and a couple others from camp headed out to continue the run for the supplies. Not before making sure Nancy and Jonathan were set up well on getting Mike back to camp.
âDo you think heâll be ok?â Robin spoke softly from beside you, the two of you more in the middle of the group.
It had been entirely since leaving the tiny home, the bodies of flayed littered across the forest floor, but all of you had your weapons out and on alert. Your eyes scanned the road slowly as a deep sigh passed through your lips, your gaze moving to her. You could see the clear worry in her brown eyes as she stared at you.
âI think Mike will be ok. He seemed like he was already coming out on the other side with the infected bite gone.â You spoke, before looking back ahead, âBut time is only going to really tell. Heâs gonna have to make a new normal with only having one arm.â
âSuck, he was so excited to finally be able to go on raids,â Robin shook her head, âCan only imagine how Mrs. Wheeler is going to freak when they get back.â
âNancy and Mike still have their parents?â You asked out of curiosity.
âMr. Wheeler died during the outbreak, he was at work in the city and never made it back. But Karen is still around, working with Joyce in the medical wing. Their little sister Holly helps in the daycare.â
âDaycare.â You let out a soft laugh, âCanât believe how you guys were able to create the town all over again in a matter of years.â
âI meanâŠdidnât really have much of a choice. It was that or die.â Robin shrugged.
You nodded your head, âAnd you? Do you still have a family?â
âUhâŠnoâŠno, itâs just me.â Robin frowned slightly, âI have Steve. Heâs practically family, and everyone at the Camp has been amazing.â
âIâm sorry to hear that,â You spoke softly, a saddened look casting over your features. âI lost everyone too, soâŠI understand.â
Looking over his shoulder at the sound of voices, Eddie couldnât help the flare-up of jealousy once again as he watched you and Robin talk together. He was far enough ahead that he couldnât hear what you were talking about with Buckley. But it didnât matter. Eddie hated that you were willing to speak to another, not him. Though he had a minor breakthrough for a small moment, Eddie knew he had a long way to go in getting your forgiveness.
âNot really able to keep an eye out of your looking back behind you, Munson,â Steve spoke, causing Eddie to quickly move his head forward. Giving Steve a slight glare. âDonât get mad at me, just cause she didnât want to pair up with you.â
Eddie shook his head, moving his rifle to be strapped across his back as he adjusted the bandana on his head, using it to hold his curls back from his face.
âRobin isnât gonna steal your girl,â Steve spoke up after a moment of silence.
âAnd I donât think she will,â Eddie rolled his eyes, moving his gun back into his hands once he was more comfortable. âBuckley isnât really her typeâŠand sheâs not my girl.â
Eddie muttered the last part with a hint of sadness in his tone.
âWell there is obviously something there,â Steve spoke, âI donât think Iâve seen you look at a girl since Sarah.â
Eddie winced slightly at the mention of her name, âSheâs nothing like Sarah.â
Steve looked toward him with his brows pulled tightly together in confusion. What Steve didnât understand with that statement was that, as much as he cared for Sarah, how he felt for you was much larger than anything he had with Sarah. You were his everything, and Sarah was the last bit he had of you when he thought you were gone.
âSarah was her best friend,â Eddie spoke, giving that bit of information to Steve, before continuing. From the corner of his eye, Eddie could see the shock that washed over Steveâs face. âWe all sort ofâŠgrew up together.â
âAh,â Steve nodded, âSo what she learned Sarah was gone? Pissed off you didnât protect her or something?â Steveâs voice became tense as anger started to build within himself, his mind thinking of a scenario that wasnât the truth. Trying to pull it out of Eddie. âYou couldnât have saved her even if youâd sacrificed yourself, Eddie. No one blames you; it was those fucking intruders that caused her death.
Eddie pressed his lips together tightly and nodded his head, âI know that. AndâŠshe doesnât blame me either. ItâsâŠdeeper than that, Harrington.â
Steve nodded his head slowly, âWell, Iâve seen the way she looks at you, bro. Whatever had the two of you being tense with each other will be able to work itself out.â
Eddie swallowed thickly, âYeah, maybe.â
But Eddie also knew that if the roles were reversed he wouldnât forgive himself at all.
âLet's set camp,â Steve spoke, coming upon a small gas station off the road slightly, âNight is falling, and we should get some rest.â
Everyone followed one another toward the entrance of the station that was left slightly propped open. The station wasnât big, a quick sweep of the front saw there wasnât any monster hidden within, and the back office and break room also cleared. Steve and Mark collaborated to slide an old shelf in front of the front door, barricading anyone from entering. The moment the fresh air was cut off from the building, the dusty, mildew smell of the station quickly invaded your senses. You couldnât help the twisted look of disgust on your face for a moment. But honestly, youâd stayed in worse.
âThink there is anything worthy in here?â Robin asked, slowly moving through the aisle that was mostly barren.
âIf there is, it's most likely gonna be in someplace tucked away,â Steve sighed softly, taking off his pack and digging through it. Most likely for something to eat.
You watched as Eddie moved and took a seat at the counter, you hesitated for a moment, wanting to go to him, but instead, you held yourself back. You bit down on your lower lip before turning and finding an empty spot near the back where the empty beverage coolers stood.
âHow much longer till we reach Redding?â a voice asked, âYou looked up to see the other girl, Caroline.
âAnother day, maybe two depending on if we have any more delays.â Steve sighed heavily, taking a bite of the jerky in his hand. âPray we donât hit another pack,â
âI donât know, think we couldâve come out the other side worse than we did,â Robin spoke, now laid out with her pack as a pillow. "Mike was saved in the end, and now has a chance."
âAgree with Buckley,â Eddieâs voice sounded from the other side.
âWell, not taking chances,â Steve spoke looking around the station slowly, his eyes landing on you for a moment. There was a long pause before Steve spoke your name, along with Eddies. âWhy donât the two of you take the first watch? Have someone come and replace you in a couple of hours.â
You missed the look that Eddie shot toward Steve as you looked at Robin with wide eyes. She shrugged her shoulders slightly with a sympathetic look. You groaned slightly before grabbing a few things from your bag and moving to stand from your spot.
âThere was an entrance at the back that lead up to the roof,â Steve spoke as he moved to lay back against his pack.
You followed close behind Eddie as he pushed through the backroom door, another door placed at the back wall. Opening the two of you were welcomed by a back staircase, leading up toward the roof. Eddie pushed on the maintenance door, gun drawn, and sweeping across the top of the small building. And just like inside, it was clear. Â
The sky was filled with reds, oranges, and yellows as the sun started to set. Eddie walked over to sit on top of a unit, looking out toward the vacant road as the cooler wind moved around the two of you. Once again, you hesitated for a moment before walking over to sit with him. From the corner of your eye, you noticed his body stiffen.
Wasnât long till you both were sitting in awkward silence.
It wasnât till the sky was mostly purple and blue that either of you spoke.
âSoâŠâ Eddie cleared his throat, âWant to have that conversation now?â
You side-eyed him for a moment before shrugging your shoulders slightly, âDonât really think we have much else to do.â
Eddie nodded, his lips pressed together tightly, as he scooped slowly over the horizon. âHow much did Gareth tell you?â
âNot much,â Your voice was tight as you spoke, anxiety brewing within you. âJust mentioned that you two were together, didnât take much to place the pieces together.â
âI didnât tell you about us because I didnât know howâŠI-I wasnât ashamed of it. But what Sarah and IâŠwhat we had was nothing but comfort.â
You couldnât help but scoff slightly, suddenly standing from where you sat beside him. Eddieâs eyes moved to follow you as you paced.
âWhat? You donât believe that?â Eddie asked, defensive as he spoke. âSheâd lost Jeff and I had come home to find that nothing else of our old was here. We both were seeking out something and found it with one another.â
âSo what? She was your girlfriend?â You couldnât stop the way your voice sneered as you said, girlfriend.
âWhat?â Eddieâs face screwed up slightly, âNo. It was physical. We both cared for one another as friends.â Eddie paused for a moment. âWhat I canât seem to understand is why you care so much? I told you Sarah had passed, and I thought that was a little more important than knowing that we had slept together.â
You couldnât help the physical reaction to his words. Eddie hated himself as he saw the pain flash through your eyes. He moved to stand and move directly into your path, causing you to shuffle back from him. Eddie looked down at you with an intense stare that made butterflies erupt in your stomach.
âWe werenât together,â Eddie spoke. âSo pleaseâŠtell me why youâre so pissed off that I kept something that was really only between Sarah and me.â
Eddie knew the reason, but he wanted you to say. Wanted you to admit it. Finally, bring a conclusion to what had been haunting his mind all these years. That your drunken confession was the truth.
You opened your mouth a few times as you looked up toward him, a deer in headlights kind of look on your face.
âSweetheart, come on,â Eddie spoke again, âTell me? Cause Iâve been trying to think over and over again about what could possibly have caused you to be this mad at me? I didnât break a bond or something, so tell me.â
âI canât be mad at her,â You spoke, rubbing your hand over your face for a moment, before turning away from him and walking to the other end, âBecause it wasnât you that broke something, it was her. But Sarah isnât here for me to be pissed off at.â
âSo, Iâm paying the price?â Eddie chuckled in disbelief, âNow how is that fucking fair?â
âYou donât get it, and youâre not going to.â You shook your head, feeling the burn of a headache behind your eyes.
âWhat did Sarah break,â Eddie pushed, walking closer to you.
You turned your eyes down and shook your head, hearing his footsteps grow closer and closer. Eddie could tell from your body language alone that you were fighting with yourself.
âSweetheart,â Eddie reached and gently grabbed your shoulder, turning you to face him. âTalk to me, please.â
âYou wouldnât get it, Eddie,â You sighed, closing your eyes tightly.
âTry me,â
âEddie, pleaseâŠâ
Eddie spoke your name firmly, âTell me.â
You shook your head stubbornly.
âWe arenât going to be able to fix this if you donât tell me,â Eddie spoke firmly, his voice rising slightly at the end. âJust speak!â
âBecause I was in love with you! Fuck!â You snapped and stepped back away from him further, your eyes wide as you stared toward him, âBecause I was in love with you, and she fucking knew that.â
Eddie looked as shocked as he stared at you, listening to the words he dreamt of hearing once again for years.
âDo you have any fucking idea how much it hurtsâŠto know that she got to have you? She knew, Eddie, she knew how I felt and that wasnât a thought in her mind.â Your throat itched with the burn of tears behind your eyes. Eddie started to become a blur as tears slowly moved down your cheeks. âSo, I canât be mad at her, I canât scream at her for fucking breaking the number one rule in friendship. I donât care if you guys thought I was dead,â Anger moved back into your words. âI would have never done that to her.â
Eddie stood there and watched you as the silence started to fall between the two of you once again. He felt frozen for only a moment before his body reacted to your words. Eddie took a few steps across to you, before grabbing your face gently with his hands.
You didnât have a moment to think, let alone speak, as he pulled you toward him. Eddieâs lips pressed firmly against yours. You stood stiff in his arms before your hands moved to caress his forearms and melted into his touch. One of Eddieâs hands moved down along your body before wrapping his arm around you. Your body was flush against his as his lips moved against yours.
Eddie reveled in the feel of your lush lips against his, the taste of you, the feel of you pressed into him.
Nothing else mattered in the world to him at that moment.
Just you, and him.
The soft whimper you made as his tongue ran against your bottom lip shot straight through his body. The two of you stood there lost in the other before the need for air won and caused the two of you to pull away. But not far from the other. Both of you panted slightly as you stayed close, Eddieâs hand caressing your cheek.
âYou have no idea how much I prayed to hear you say those words to me,â Eddie spoke, pressing his forehead against yours. âI thought I had dreamt it all this time,â
You looked up toward him with your brows pinching slightly in confusion, âDreamt it?â
Eddie nodded and ran his tongue along his bottom lip, âYou remember your 21st birthday? The same day the scout came and saw Corroded?â You nodded your head slowly, âI took you back home, do you remember anything else happening that night?â
âUh, outside of passing out and waking up with the worst hangover of my life the new morning? No.â You chuckled slightly.
âYou told me that you loved me,â Eddie spoke, causing your laughing to die slowly. âI was washing your face for you, and you muttered it under your breath. I waitedâŠhoped, that youâd remember it in the morning. But you never did.â
âI did?â Eddie nodded his head slowly, taking a small step back from you, but not too far. âI never said anything, scared that Iâd heard you wrong. Or it was a mistake. But then it came time for us to leave for LA a year later, and you didnât comeâŠand I thoughtâŠI thought if you had loved me you wouldâve come.â
You closed your eyes tightly, âOh, Eddie.â
âYou still only mad at Sarah?â He whispered softly, terrified of the answer.
He pulled out of your arms, before grabbing the pack from his pocket. You felt frozen as you stood there, still with the taste of Eddie on your lips, unsure now of how to feel. He lit a cigarette before bringing it to his lips and taking a long drag. The smoke moved through the air before him.
Not gonna lie, struggled a little with this one. I didn't wanna drag that impending "conversation" much longer. Love a good angry love confession. So please let me know your thoughts on this. Eddie and Reader aren't 100% out of the woods, but we're making progress. But hey, they kissed, that's something....right?
thank you for the support, it's deeply appreciated!
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Summary: Emerson!Reader (Garethâs cousin) is having a hard time fitting in at Hawkins. At Garethâs request, Y/N tries better to be like everyone else. Eddie reminds her who she is.Â
Pairing: Emerson! Reader/Eddie Munson.Â
What to expect: Give me angst or give me death. Fluff. Humor only if you think Iâm funny.
A/N: Unfortunately inspired by true events.Â
Just want to clarify that Iâm not labeling reader with any sort of personality disorder, autism, or adhd. She just happens to be an combination of my younger self and someone else I knew who struggled with making friends. If you identify with it, awesome. But Iâm not intending this to be a representation of a certain specific group. Feedback âappreciated. Completed.
*contains Smut
Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5
Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | *Part 9 | Part 10
Bonus:
*Eddieâs Mistake
But They Know Nothing
pairing: Eddie Munson x popular!reader
Synopsis: you and Eddie have a secret relationship that gets harder and harder to keep a secret
this is for @sweetpeterparker
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âExcuse me? Do you think you could help me get something out of the janitors closet? We need it for cheer.â You loudly chewed your gum and examined your nails as you spoke, never once looking up at who you were speaking to.
âYeah. I guess I could help you out.â Eddie shrugged without looking at you either.
âCool.â You blew a bubble with your gum and let it pop before walking towards the janitors closet with Eddie behind you. You went inside together and as soon as the door was closed, you were kissing. Eddie cupped your face and pressed you up against the door as you furiously made out in the dimly lit closet.
âItâs just on the top shelf.â You said between kisses as you tangled your hands in his messy hair.
âOn the top shelf, yeah?â Eddie laughed against your lips before going to kiss down your neck.
âUh huh. I really need it for cheer.â You panted as he nipped and kissed the skin on your neck.
âDo you guys always keep your cheer stuff in the dirty janitors closet?â Eddie teased before cupping your face to kiss you again.
âEw. Whyâd you have to mention how filthy it is in here?â You whined and rested your head against the door.
âIâm sorry. Did I kill the mood?â Eddie pouted as he titled your chin up to look at him.
âA little.â You nodded. You looked around at all the cleaning supplies and paint cans for a moment before shrugging.
âEh. Iâm over it.â You decided and pulled him back in for a kiss. You continued to make out in the closet until you heard a knock at the door. Eddie let out a frustrated sigh before opening the door. You took a step behind Eddie and looked out the door to see Dustin standing there. He looked between the two of you before cracking an amused smile.
âOh. Sorry. I needed Eddie to come look at slug we caught. Am I interrupting something? Dustin asked as he pointed between you and Eddie.
âNo. I was just gettingâŠ.â Eddie trailed off as he looked back at you for help.
âThe ladder. For cheer.â You said quickly and pointed to a ladder on the top shelf.
âWhy do you need the ladder for cheer?â Dustin wondered.
âWhy do you need Eddie to look at a slug?â You asked as you folded your arms.
âTouchĂ©.â Dustin said as he pointed at you. âOnce youâre done helping out the cheer team, meet us outside. Itâs really important.â Dustin said to Eddie. You gave Dustin a look for calling a slug âreally importantâ and he shrugged.
âWhat? Itâs a really cool slug.â He insisted before rolling his eyes and walking away. Eddie shut the door again and gave you a sheepish smile.
âI donât understand why all your friends are 14.â
âItâs better then being friends with a bunch of airheaded cheerleaders who donât know how to read.â Eddie smiled teasingly as he pulled you back towards him.
âHey, some of them can read.â You played along. Eddieâs smile widened as he leaned in to kiss you again. This time, it was long and slow and sweet. He pressed you up against the door again as he kissed you passionately. He pulled away after a few minutes and looked into your eyes.
âDo you think youâll ever tell them about us?â He asked in a soft voice.
âI donât know.â You sighed. âAll of the girls on the team are dating boys on the football team. Theyâre super protective and obsessed with our image in this school. If they knew we weâre togetherâŠ.â
âTheyâd throw a fit and try to tear us apart?â Eddie smiled sadly as he finished your sentence.
âOh, Iâd like to see them try.â You scoffed. âTheyâd never be able to pull me away from you. But they might just kick me off the squad.â
Eddie nodded his head and looked down, understanding where you were coming from but still being upset with the answer. You noticed his solum expression and cupped his face to make him look at you.
âI donât like it either. Iâd tell everyone in the world if I could. But I need this for college, baby. I need a cheerleading scholarship. Itâs the only way Iâll ever make it out of this town.â
âThis town isnât all bad, is it?â He asked with a sad smile.
âItâs not when Iâm with you.â You smiled softly before kissing him again. You went to pull away but Eddie pulled you right back to kiss you some more.
âCan I at least tell my friends?â He asked you.
âYou mean the kids you babysit?â You teased. âYou know how they are, baby. Theyâre sweet and all but theyâll tell the whole school.â
âI know.â He sighed. âI just wish we didnât have to keep meeting like this. I wish we didnât have to keep us a secret.â
âMe either.â You sighed and wrapped your arms around his neck.
âI want to hold your hand in the hallways like all the stupid football players get to do.â He continued.
âI want that too.â You nodded before kissing him once more.
âSoon. Weâll tell them soon.â You said once you pulled away. âCollage acceptance letters will be coming out soon. Once Iâve secured my spot at a college, we can tell the whole world if you want.â
âI want.â Eddie smiled. He went to kiss you again but another knock sounded at the door.
âHello? The slug?â Dustin shouted impatiently from the other side of the door.
âI didnât realize he was still out there.â You whispered through a laugh.
âMe either. Iâll see you later, baby doll.â Eddie kissed you one last time before leaving the closet. He caught up with Dustin, looked at the slug that was so very important, and then walked back to their lunch table together.
âWhat was that about?â Dustin asked once they were seated.
âHm? What was what?â Eddie played dumb.
âYou. In the closet. With the cheerleader.â Dustin said, catching the attention of the rest of the club.
âShe just needed me to get her a ladder from the top shelf. No biggie.â Eddie shrugged while the other boys exchanged looks.
âIt is a biggie.â Dustin insisted. âWhy did she ask you?â
âI donât know, Henderson.â Eddie sighed. âWhy does anyone do anything?â
âI ask myself that everyday.â Dustin said, mostly to himself.
âDude.â Mike snorted as he looked at Eddieâs face.
âWhat?â Eddie wondered.
âWhatâs all over your face?â Mike asked and pointed to his mouth. Eddie put his hand over his lips and immediately felt your lip gloss.
âOh. I donât know.â He lied as he quickly wiped it off.
âYou donât know?â Mike raised an eyebrow. âBecause Iâm pretty sure I know.â
âOh yeah? And what exactly do you know, Wheeler?â Eddie asked as he stared Mike down.
âThat you have Watermelon Lip Lickers smeared all over your lips. I can smell it from here.â Mike said, making the rest of the club chuckle. Eddie looked at him with wide eyes, shocked that Mike knew the truth.
âEl wears the same kind. Itâs sticky, isnât it?âMike asked as he scrunched his nose. You could see the wheels turning in Dustinâs brain as he slowly put two and two together. He turned to look at Eddie with a shit eating grin.
âWait a minute.â Dustin said as he rubbed his hands together.
âShut it, Henderson.â Eddie said sternly.
âYou have Watermelon Lip Lickers on your lips.â Dustin began.
âKeep your voice down. I mean it.â
âY/n wears watermelon Lip Lickers.â Dustin continued as he looked around at the club.
âHow do you even know that?â Eddie wondered.
âHe knows everything about every cheerleader.â Mike cut in.
âAnd you were just in a closet with her. Oh my God.â Dustin touched his temples as he figured it out. He stood up out of his chair and pointed at Eddie.
âWere you making out with-â
âShhhh! Shh! Shhhh!â Eddie quickly and harshly cut him off. He put one hand over Dustinâs mouth and the other on Dustinâs shoulder and he pushed him back down into his seat.
âWhat part of keep your voice down did you not understand?â Eddie whispered as he looked around for who mightâve heard.
âWere you kissing a cheerleader?!â Dustin whispered back.
âNo. I wasnât.â Eddie lied. âSo zip it.â
âSo then you wear watermelon lip lickers?â Dustin raised an eyebrow.
âYes. I do. I find it pleasantly moisturizing.â Eddie said as he eyes darted to the side. Dustin looked at him for a long time before shaking his head.
âI donât believe you.â Dustin decided.
âWhatâs more believable, Henderson?â
Eddie began. âThat I wear watermelon scented chapstick or that I was just making out with one of the most popular girl in school?â
âFine. I believe you. For now.â Dustin said pointedly, making Eddie sigh in relief.
The following week, you woke up to the bright sun shining in your eyes. You slipped out from under Eddieâs arms and grabbed your watch off his night stand. When you saw what time it was, you shot up in bed.
âShit! We overslept!â You gasped and put your watch down. You quickly rolled over in bed and started to shake Eddie.
âEddie! Wake up! My alarm didnât go off!â You said in a panic. Eddieâs eyes slowly opened up and he looked around.
âWhere am I?â He asked in a groggy voice.
âYour own bedroom. Now come on. We gotta go to school.â You whined and climbed out of his bed. You threw on your pants from the day before and grabbed a random shirt off of Eddieâs floor. Eddie sat up in his bed and watched with a sleepy smile as you hastily got dressed.
âHey.â He said and caught you by the wrist.
âWhat?â You asked wondered.
âYou slept over. Youâve never done that before.â Eddie said as his smile grew. You stopped rushing around and took a second to realize he was right. You say cupped his face and bent down to kiss him for a long time.
âI had fun last night. We should do this again.â You said before kissing him again.
âYouâre so obsessed with me.â Eddie smirked as he pulled you back down into his bed. He kissed you again as he rolled on top of you.
âI know.â You said against his lips. You made out for a minute in his bed until you remembered the time.
âCome on. We need to go now.â You whined and pulled him out of bed.
Eddie dropped you off a block away from school and drove the rest of the way by himself so that you wouldnât been seen going in together. As soon as you set foot on campus, all eyes were on you. You noticed the stares of your fellow students and instantly felt insecure. You smoothed your hair down and checked your teeth in your compact mirror but found no obvious issue. You moved through the hallways slowly, uncomfortable with all the stares you were receiving. You looked around for help until you spotted one of the girls on your cheer team.
âUm, why is everyone staring at me?â You whispered to her.
âUm, maybe because youâre wearing that.â She snorted and pointed to your shirt. You looked down in confusion and did a double take. Instead of the shirt you thought you had thrown on, you were wearing a ratty old band g shirt of Eddieâs. You gasped and quickly covered your body with your arms.
âShit.â You whispered.
âSince when do you listen to Metaliqua?â
âItâs Metallica. And I donât. This must be my brothers. I just grabbed a random shirt this morning.â You lied as you scanned the hallway for Eddie. You caught his eye and he immediately noticed your shirt. He let out a loud laugh and clapped his hands, only drawing more attention to you. You gave him an angry look before looking away.
âOh God.â Your friend scoffed when she saw Eddie laughing.
âWhat?â
âThat freak is totally staring at you.â She said and nodded over your shoulder.
âWhat freak?â You wondered as you turned around to see what she was looking at. You made eye contact with Eddie again and gulped.
âOh. Him. Iâll be right back.â You quickly excused yourself before running over to Eddie. You grabbed his arm and pulled him into a supply closet.
âNice shirt.â Eddie snorted once you were alone.
âOh, you think this is funny?â You asked and folded your arms. Eddie could tell you were upset and quickly dropped his smile.
âYes?â Eddie answered, sounding more like a question.
âThis isnât funny! This is obviously not my shirt! People are gonna get suspicious.â You whined and rested your head on his shoulder.
âCome on. You could totally pass as a metal head.â Eddie chuckled as he wrapped his arms around you to comfort you. You didnât respond as you limply wrapped your arms around his torso, letting Eddie know you weâre genuinely upset. He took your face in his hands to make you look at him.
âHey, itâs okay. I can run to your house and grab you a different shirt, okay? Iâll sneak in through the window and everything. And Iâll look super cool while doing it. Will that make you feel better?â He asked in a soft tone, making you smile. You went up on your tip toes to kiss him before shaking your head.
âItâs okay. We have that pep rally today anyway. Iâll just put my uniform on early.â
âWell you know how much I love to see you in your uniform.â Eddie smile and pulled you closer.
âSo Iâve been told.â You returned the smile as you leaned in to kiss him again. You only kissed for a few seconds when you heard a pounding at the door.
âMUNSON? YOU IN THERE?â Dustinâs voice sounded from the other side of the door.
âIf he says he found another slug I swear to God.â Eddie grumbled as he opened the door. He kept it shut enough so that Dustin couldnât see into the closet, and more importantly couldnât see you.
âWhat do you want?â Eddie whispered harshly.
âWoah. Attitude. Okay.â Dustin mumbled and rolled his eyes a little. âI just wanted to know if there will be a Hellfire club meeting after the pep rally. Jeez.â
âNo. Not today. Tomorrow for sure though, okay?â Eddie said in a much softer tone.
âOkay.â Dustin smiled in satisfaction.
âAll right. Good luck on your algebra test.â Eddie smiled warmly and patted Dustinâs head.
âThanks. See you later, man.â Dustin waved before walking off. Eddie shut the door again and noticed you looking at him with a fond smile.
âWhat?â He wondered.
âYouâre so good with kids.â You said with a happy sigh.
âShut up.â Eddie blushed in embarrassment.
âYou are. Itâs really cute.â You insisted as you wrapped your arms around his neck.
âYouâre really cute.â Eddie replied. âEspecially in my shirt.â
âYeah. I might have to hang on to-â You started to reply when Eddie cut you off with a kiss. You didnât mind the sweet interruption and kissed him back. You made out in the closet for a minute until you heard the school bell ring.
âUgh. I have to go.â You whined as you pulled out of the kiss.
âI know. Good luck at the pep rally. Youâre gonna crush it. Youâre the best damn girl on that team.â Eddie said as he used his pinky to tilt your face up to look at him.
âAnd just the best damn girl in general.â He added before pecking your lips again.
âYouâre so cute. I love you.â You chuckled before realized what you said.
âOh God.â You gulped.
âWhat was that?â Eddieâs smile dropped when he realized what he just heard.
âNothing. Gotta go. Bye!â You said and quickly ran out of the closet.
âWait! Donât-â Eddie shouted as the door slammed in his face. He sighed in disappointment now that you were gone, but quickly smiled when he remembered that you had just told him you loved him. He decided that he needed to tell you he loved you back as soon as possible. That proved to be difficult since you didnât have any classes together and needed to be at cheer practice during lunch. Eddie waited impatiently all day until the school was sent down to the gymnasium for the pep rally. He left his class and went to look for you, soon spotting you by the locker room. He was about to approach you when he noticed that you were talking to Jason, star of the basketball team.
âHow do you get it so curly?â Jason asked as he touched your ponytail.
âI just curl it.â You laughed uncomfortably and took a step back. Eddie felt jealousy settle in and continued to watch the two of you interact.
âYeah, but itâs perfectly curled. It always looks so nice and bouncy.â Jason said as he reached out to touch your hair again.
âThanks.â You faked a smile as you gently pushed his hand away.
âYou know, I have to admit something. Whenever the cheerleaders perform, youâre the only one I watch.â Jason said as he took a step closer to you.
âOh, really?â You pretended to sound interested as you took a step back.
âYeah. Youâre just so mesmerizing.â Jason told you, making Eddie ball his hand into a fist.
âOh. Thank you.â
âSo do you have a boyfriend?â Jason asked.
âUm, no. I donât.â You lied. Eddieâs fist relaxed when he heard this and his jealousy was replaced by sadness. Hearing you deny your relationship killed the high he was on ever since you told him you loved him.
âCool. Maybe you and I could go out sometime.â Jason asked as he once again stepped closer to you.
âOh, uh, maybe.â You smiled weakly and stepped back again. Eddie decided he had heard enough and went to leave, accidentally knocking into the water fountain as he went. You and Jason looked to see where the noise was coming from and you instantly felt bad.
âWhat are you looking at, freak?â Jason asked as he protectively took a step in front of you. You and Eddie made eye contact over Jasonâs shoulder and Eddie gave you a disappointment look.
âI donât know.â Eddie shrugged. âYou tell me.â
âEddie-â
âJust get out of here.â Jason cut you off. âWe donât want you here. Not in this school, and not in this town either, freak.â
âSorry. I didnât realize I was interrupting something.â Eddie said while looking you directly in the eyes. You opened your mouth to explain but Eddie was already walking away.
âHeâs so weird. I wish heâd drop out already and leave us all alone.â Jason scoffed and turned back to you.
âI have to go.â You said and ran after Eddie. You went into the gym but couldnât find him anywhere in the crowd. Before you could look anymore, one of the other cheerleaders pulled you towards the team. The principle announced you and before you knew it, you were robotically dancing along to the music. You kept searching the crowd for Eddie while you performed but never found him. You saw the rest of his class and spotted the other Hellfire club members, but Eddie was nowhere to be found. You had a frown on your face as you waved your pom poms in the air and never stopped looking for Eddie. It came time for the grand finale of your cheer routine and you had to be tossed in the air, hit a pose, then be caught. You continued to scan the crowd your team mates lifted you in the air and held you up. You threw a fake smile on as you hit your pose and the crowd went wild, but it meant nothing to you if Eddie wasnât there to see it. You were so worried about him being upset with you that you jumped down to early, causing the girls to rush to catch you. They missed and you hit the ground with a hard thud, landing directly on your leg. Everyone rushed over to you as you struggled to sit up. The pain in your leg told you it was definitely broken. You winced and looked around you, hearing the terrified gasps from the crowd and the panics screams from your team. You put your head back down on the gym floor as your team mates called for help and tried to comfort you. The searing pain you were in was preventing you from hearing much of anything until a certain voice shouted above the rest.
âEverybody move!â
You tilted your head to the side and watched as Eddie parted the crowd around you. He immediately bent down by your side and lifted your head off the ground.
âEddie? What are you doing?â You asked him, the pain in your leg momentarily disappearing at the sight of him.
âIâm taking care of you. Let me.â Eddie smiled warmly at you as he moved your hair away from your forehead.
âI thought you left.â You smiled in relief as Eddie cupped your face.
âAnd miss seeing my girlfriend crush it at the pep rally? I donât think so.â He scoffed playfully. You smiled happily and pulled him down into a kiss, not caring who saw. You heard shocked gasps from the crowd but didnât care.
âI love you. Iâm sorry about before.â You said once you pulled away.
âThat wasnât your fault. I was just being a jealous idiot. Iâm not mad at you.â Eddie assured you as he picked you up off the floor.
âCome on. Letâs get you to the nurse.â He kissed the side of your head and started walking out of the gym. The crowd moved out of your way but stared at you in shock as Eddie carried you to the nurse.
âUm, what the hell is going on?â One of the girls on your team stepped in front of you to ask.
âWhat does it look like? I broke my leg and now my boyfriend is carrying me out.â You said, making Eddie smile proudly.
âIâm sorry, boyfriend?â She snorted.
âYeah. Boyfriend.â Eddie stated. âCan you spell it?â
The girls jaw dropped and she folded her arms angrily as Eddie brushed past her and carried you to the nurse. Everyone was staring at you, but neither of you cared. Your secret was out and you couldnât be happier.
The following week, you were sitting at Eddieâs lunch table with your leg propped up on a chair. Your leg was enveloped in a thick white cast all the way up to your knee and you were wearing Eddieâs Metallica T shirt. You looked over your shoulder to stare at your old lunch table where all the other cheerleaders were before looking back at Eddie.
âDo you miss sitting over there?â Eddie asked you with a sympathetic smile.
âNo. I much prefer it over here.â You answered honestly and put your hand over his.
âSo do I.â Eddie grinned and lifted your hand up to his lips to kiss it. You smiled at the gesture and leaned in to kiss him, not caring who saw. When you pulled away, Eddie looked past you and groaned.
âOh no. Hereâs comes Henderson.â He warned. Dustin marched up to the table and slammed a box of tissues down.
âI miss school for one day because of the sniffles and this is the shit I miss? Are you freaking kidding me?â Dustin shouted as he pointed to you and Eddie.
âCalm down, okay? We were going to tell you.â Eddie assured him.
âWhen? When were you going to tell me that you had taken a lover?â Dustin asked in exasperation and sat down at the table.
âWhen she got into college.â Eddie shrugged.
âOh. Speaking of. This came today.â You said and pulled an envelope out of your backpack. Eddieâs eyes widened as he took it from you. He opened the letter and quickly scanned it to see what it said.
âNo way. You got in?â He asked with an excited smile.
âYep. Full ride. As long as they donât find out my leg is broken, I am officially going to college.â
âYou know what this means, donât you?â Eddie asked and you looked at him in confusion. He leaned it to kiss you before getting up and standing on the table.
âEVERYBODY LISTEN UP. I WOULD LIKE TO MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT.â Eddie cupped his hands around his mouth as he shouted. Everyone, including you, looked up at him.
âY/n and I are dating and in love and we donât care who knows it!â Eddie threw his arms out as he looked around with a huge smile.
âWe all know it, dumb ass.â Someone shouted back.
âYeah, we were all at the pep rally yesterday. Everyone saw you guys.â Someone else shouted.
âNobody cares.â Mike shouted then looked around and pretended he hadnât been the one to shout that. Eddie frowned and sat back down in his seat.
âHm. Well it appears that nobody cares.â He told you, making you laugh.
âItâs okay, baby. I care.â You smiled and patted his cheek.
âCan I sign your cast?â Eddie asked as he got an idea.
âYeah. Go for it.â You shrugged. Eddie grinned and grabbed a marker from his bag before bending down next to your cast. He stuck his tongue between his teeth as he wrote something down. When he sat back in his seat, you took a look at what he said.
âI love you! -ur freaky boyfriend Eddie â he had written along with some little hearts and stars.
âDo you like it?â He asked hopefully. You smiled at the cast before looking at him.
âLike it?â You asked. âI love it.â

Below, you will find my complete Steve Harrington masterlist! It includes prompts, drabbles, series, one-shots, concepts, headcanons, and MORE!
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Key:
â€ïžâđ„ = smut
đ = angst, depression, & anger
đ = fluff & comfort
Series titles are in bold red
Appropriate warnings and tags will ALWAYS be added!

Steve Harrington x Fem!Reader - (Prompt #1)â€ïžâđ„đđ
Steveâs and Eddieâs hands - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Fall to Your Knees - (Drabble/one-shot) â€ïžâđ„
Steve loves to eat pussy - (Headcanons) â€ïžâđ„
Feral For Steveâs Happy Trail - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Tittyfucking Steve - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Body worship with Steve - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Steveâs hands - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Riding Steveâs chest - (Drabble/blurb) â€ïžâđ„
King Steve - (Drabble/blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Sex on the library table w/ Steve - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Sleepy winter Steve - (Drabble/blurb)
Christmas smut with Steve â€ïžâđ„
Daddy/Breeding Kink - (Kink Hour blurb/drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Honeymoon shenanigans - (Small drabble/blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Daddy Steve in public - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Using Steve - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Steve on Valentineâs Day - (Headcanon/concept) đ
Lazy Sunday Sex w/ Steve - (Blurb/drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Steveâs fingers drive you crazy - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Steve eating you out - (Drabble/blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Grabbing Steveâs ass - (Drabble/blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Soft for Daddy to be Steve - (Drabble/blurb) đ
Protective Dad Steve - (Concept/headcanon)
Steve eating you out from behind - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Struggling to take Steveâs size â€ïžâđ„
Fucking yourself on Steve - (Blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Steve being so needy for you that he cries - (Drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Steve watching himself fuck you - (Blurb) â€ïžâđ„
Sharing a cherry slush with Steve - (Concept)
Desperately needy for Steve - (Blurb/drabble) â€ïžâđ„
Angst/tragedy - (Imagine) đ
Just a thought⊠- (Imagine/concept) â€ïžâđ„

Get Going, Or Get Lost
Series Teaser đ
Chapter One (coming SOON)
Destination: All Over You
Series teaser
Chapter One (coming SOON)
I Wonât Stand By
Chapter One đ
Chapter Two (coming SOON)
Bad Omens
Rockstar! Eddie Munson x Rockstar! reader are band mates, their shows are famous for how they flirt on stage and how fans ship them. But it's different off stage, she's dating a famous actor, Hollywood's sweetheart, as Eddie calls him. She thinks this sexual tension with Eddie is an act, but if it was she shouldn't be jealous when she sees Eddie with his groupies, or they shouldn't write love songs about each other and having to preform them.
warnings: cheating, jealousy, groupies, mentions of sex, alcohol consumption, fighting, angst (happy ending), there's a part where reader has a little anxiety attack before going on stage but it's really brief and not very ditailed.
words: 4.1k
a/n: I use 5sos songs as if they are from Corroded Coffin, so imagine them more metal.
Itâs the four year anniversary of âCorroded Coffinâ, the band you joined in your senior year of high school when you best friend Gareth invited you since he knew how much you liked singing âand how great he thought you actually were, he was right apparently â you proudly took the place of lead singer, next to Eddie. At first, the idea was that youâd be the lead singer and Eddie the lead guitarist. But one night in the hideout, you made a cover of a duet, and the way your voices sounded so romantic together, all the chemistry you had on stage, made the changes into Eddie and you being the lead singers. Luckily for you, that night was also the night Richard, your current manager, was in the crowd. And the rest was history.
That night was four years ago tonight. The band is celebrating by presenting a special show in LA. Sold-out within 24 hours.
âHow are we feeling tonight, Los Angeles?!â you asked to the crowd in front of you and they all started screaming as you finished the question. âYou know, this is a very special night for us, itâs our four-year anniversary!â people shout again. âAnd we thought: what better way to celebrate it than with you? The ones that made all of this possible?â
âYou know, thanks to you, weâre not remembering that night four years ago as just the band that we were in when we were teenagers. Thanks to you, we remember that night as the night everything started, this absolute craziness!â Eddie thanked the crowd as he began playing softly on his guitar the next track on the set-list. âSo, to show you our appreciation for you, weâre gonna play one of your favourites: this is âNo Shame.â I wanna see you all jumping!â
 âAngel, with the gun in your hand. Pointing my direction, giving me affectionâ You started singing. The crowd went wild as they jumped and sang along with you. Until you reached to one of your favourite parts of this song. âI love the way you're screaming my name. Alright, I wanna hear you all scream for Jeff!â You said as the boys played the instrumental before the bridge. The crowd started screaming, just like you asked them. âNow scream for Luke!â you pointed the mic to their direction and they began screaming again. âFor Gareth?!â The same reaction. âI wanna hear you scream for Eddie!â you said with a smirk and somehow people were screaming even more. Eddie smirked too. âNow scream for meâ you finally said in a sweet voice and people shouted just as hard.
âGo on and light me like a cigarette. Even if it might be something you regret.â Eddie continued singing his part as he walked towards you. âYou got me now, now, now. Swallow me down, down, down, down.â He sang facing you and actually going down himself until he ended kneeling in front of you. You laughed at this and he gave you a smirk. You continued singing your part shaking you head.
You could see one of the signs the fans had brought that said: âEddie, just kiss her already.â The girl putting the sign up every time you sang together onto the same mic, or when he came behind you dancing to you while you sang.
Your shows were known for all the flirting you and Eddie did on stage. The chemistry, the sexual tension palpable even for the crowd. Things like those â or when you sing a love-song looking directly at each other; or like the times that when the show ends, Eddie grabs you over his shoulder or bride-style and runs off stage with the rest of the band â are what made your shows so famous.
As you walk backstage tonight, sweaty and agitated thanks to the great show, you find your boyfriend, Rudy, waiting for you to finish. You run to him with a smile and hug him as you arrive.
âThat was a great show, sweetheart! You look so hot tonightâ he complements you.
âEven now that Iâm all sweaty?â you joke.
âEspecially now that youâre all sweatyâ he responds. âGot me thinking I could join you for you bath tonight, right babe?â he whispers into your ear only for you to hear. But your giggles make it kind of obvious.
Eddie rolls his eyes as he walks pass you, but you donât notice.
Rudy is a famous actor, heâs in a well-known sitcom that is now on its third season. He was also in a few rom-coms that were secretly your favourite. You met six months ago on an award show where he came up to you and told you he was a big fan of the band and proceeded to flirt with you the entire night. And you were internally fangirling a bit.
Your relationship with Eddie was more difficult to define. You had kissed him a few â lots â of times. But mostly on the starts of the band, and mostly drunk or high at some party you were in, never public. The flirting on stage happened mostly because at first, you were always flirting. On and off stage. There's still flirty comments now and then to make you feel better, or just to make each other a little nervous. Obviously the making out stopped now that you have Rudy, but the flirting hasn't, especially on stage. And it wasn't something very pleasing for Rudy.
He didn't consider himself as a jealous guy. But if you have to watch the news about what your girlfriend and his band-mate did on the last show of Corroded Coffin, or actually going to one of the concerts only to stare at how your girlfriend is practically grinding on Eddie while they dance and sing together to one of their songs. It definitely makes you feel it's too much.
You've had countless of talks explaining it's just for show, it's what made your concerts so famous and why people go to them. That makes him feel better for a little bit, but then he feels the insecurities rising back the next concert he attends.
The thing is, you really did believe it was all for show, no actual feelings. That was until Eddie started to pay more attention to the groupies. A thing that he didnât use to do just a few month before, usually Gareth or Luke were the ones who always had a groupie waiting for them backstage, or at every party you went to. But as Eddie began to constantly have a different girl on his lap, making out with them instead of dancing with you, flirting with them instead of you. You began to feel an uncomfortable sensation in your chest.
âHey, sorry Iâm lateâ Jeff enters the studio. âWhereâs Eddie?â he asks once he sits down and notices thereâs still one missing.
âNot here yetâ Gareth answers him. You could insinuate why he was so late but didnât want to think much about it, it would only make you angry.
But your insinuations end up being true, giving that thirty-five minutes later you see the missing member of the band entering the studio. âSorry, my bad, I forgot we were meeting todayâ
âYeah, either way, we called your house several times with no responseâ you complained.
âWasnât at mineâs, I heard the messages you left me when I got home and came runningâ
âWhat kept you busy all afternoon if it wasnât work?â you asked showing how angry you were at his irresponsibility. You werenât expecting him to answer, you werenât expecting what the answer was, or the smug smirk on his face while he said it.
âI think the actual question should be: who kept me busyâ
âYouâre grossâ you said cringing and ignoring the uncomfortable feeling in your chest again.
âHey, you donât hear me complain every time I see you making out with your little boyfriend: Hollywoodâs sweetheartâ
âYeah, because I donât do that when I have to be at the studio making a new album, I do that on my own free time!â
Eddie was about to say something back but Jeff interrupted.
âOkay! We could be here the rest of the afternoon fighting or we could take the time we have left and actually work on something!â
And the rest of the afternoon was in fact spent on writing and recording with some angry stares between Eddie and you from time to time.
âWho wrote this?â Eddie asked you reading one of the papers with some random lyrics on them. Luke and Jeff went to get some coffee for everyone and while Gareth worked on revising what you had just recorded, you and Eddie stayed working on more lyrics.
I don't wanna get older without your head on my shoulder.
Lost in the day to day you kiss away the pain.
It's not worth it if I lose my one-way ticket for two. Just me, just you.
âI didâ you answer. It wasnât more than three sentences that came to you while waiting for Eddie.
âInspired by the actor?â he asked sarcastically.
âWhat?â                                                     Â
âYour boyfriend, I mean. Itâs really romanticâ he explained.
âNo, âs just something I thought of, no one in mindâ
âMmh, thatâs weird. Are you not inspired by him?â he insisted.
âWhat? Eddie, I can write something that itâs just on my mind. I donât need to be in love to write love songs. Or do you write romantic songs about your groupies?â he was really getting on your nerves today.
âNo,â he laughs at that comment. âbut why do you act so defensively? Donât want me to know that the song is actually for me?â
âYouâd love that, wouldnât you?â
âAbsolutelyâ
âDo you have a crush on my boyfriend or something? Cause you canât seem to stop bringing him up randomlyâ you ask ignoring his previous response.
âOn him? No. On you maybeâ he jokesâŠI think.
âSo youâre jealousâ you point out.
âThat depends if this song is for him or for meâ he says expecting you to tell him the truth. You blush a little.
âNoneâ you lie, he notices. âNothing Shakespearean about itâ
âI like thatâ
âWhat?â
âNot the way you just lied to me, definitelyâ he says, âânothing Shakespeareanââ he thinks for a few seconds and you just stare at him waiting, admiring a little. âNo tragedy at the end, no nothing Shakespearean. It all comes flooding back againâ he sings slowly.
âMy dear devoted delicateâ you sing too, finishing that line. He smiles and writes it down. You keep working on that song forgetting about the previous conversation.
That same weekend, a party thrown by a singer that was friends with the band. So you decided to go for a little while. You went only with the boys, your boyfriend was working late this weekend. Despite both being on the same city, fortunately. That didnât mean that you would always have lots of time together, unfortunately.
You did some shots with the boys, danced with them for a while, really having a good time. Eddie surprisingly rejected the girls who came looking to steal him away. So you could actually enjoy a night out with him. And you really did.
âHey, here you are!â Gareth says when he finds you.
âHere I amâ you say with a smile.
âAnd here she stays, donât come stealing her awayâ Eddie warns him.
âI just come to give her a message from her dear boyfriend, he called on Jeffâs phone, and he said heâs off work early and if you want, heâll come to pick you upâ he said rising his eyebrows suggestively.
âOh, seriously? Yeah, okay. Tell him to comeâ
âSure thingâ he leaves and you turn to grab your coat.
âSeriously? Youâre just gonna leave?â Eddie asks you.
âWell, we havenât have much time together lately, thatâs allâ you explain.
âI canât believe itâ he mumbles to himself, but you manage to hear him.
âWhatâs your problem?â
âItâs just that we were having a really good time together, and now youâre leaving me for him at the first chance you getâ he complains.
âDonât get mad, itâs just that heâs my boyfr-â you try to explain again, but he doesnât let you finish.
âYeah, your boyfriend, I donât need a reminderâ
âWhy are you acting like this?â
âI donât know if you noticed but Iâve been rejecting every girl who came here asking for me because I wanted to spend time with you, I was actually having a good time. But its fine, I guess you always prefer him over meâ he says angrily.
âWhat the fuck are you talking about âhim over youâ? And I didnât ask you to reject any of them, go and fuck them in the bathroom for all I care, donât let me stop you!â you meet his tone.
âYou donât have to stop me because Iâm not the one leaving you to go fuckâ
âHeâs my boyfriend and these are just one night stands that you donât even care enough to learn their names!â you canât believe the comparison.
âI know heâs your fucking boyfriend! I donât need you to remind me that every minuteâ
âSo what do you want from me?!â you shout. Patience already lost when he started arguing again.
âTo stay with me for once! To pick me over him for once! Even if itâs just to talk and drink together!â
âTo pickâŠ? Eddie I canât do this right now, heâs probably at the door alreadyâ you say and leave. He watches as you were closing the door, if he ran he could probably stop you and apologize for his ways, maybe even convince you to stay. But he didnât, just as you didnât stay with him. You left. Picking Rudy over him once again.
You try to ignore Eddie as much as you can ignore someone whoâs in a band with you. Which was obviously not much. You had to see him in some talks you had with your manager this week about the new album. You avoided his eyes that so badly wanted to meet yours. Made sure that you arrived somewhat late so you didnât risk being just the two of you waiting for everyone else to arrive. Talk about the things you needed to discuss, and then leave with Jeff so he could drive you home. So yeah, not more than hiâs and byeâs between you two.
Except on Friday.
âOkay, if thatâs all for today, I should get goingâ Jeff announced. âYou coming with me?â he asked you and you nod, getting up with him.
âBye guys, see you next weekâ you finally say and walk out of the studio. But when you get outside, you hear someone calling your name just to turn around and meet Eddie.
âHey, wait. Can we umm, talk for just a second?â
You turn around hesitantly to meet Jeffâs gaze and he nods to then walk to his car to give you two some privacy.
âListen, what I said the other night, umm. Iâm not gonna lie now and tell you that it wasnât true or that I was just drunk. I want to apologize for how I said everythingâ he confesses.
âEddie⊠I said it the other night already. I canât do this, whether you like him or not, Iâm with Rudy and I love himâ you say looking down or anywhere else but him. You couldnât do it, you canât believe he was making you do this, this will change everything between you two. Your whole dynamic.
If he notices how uncomfortable you are, he doesnât say anything and lets you walk away to Jeffâs car.
That weekend you donât see the boys at all. Just stayed home working on some more songs. On Monday you are decided to go to the studio confidently, not really wanting the dynamic between you and Eddie change since that would affect the whole band.
You show the guys two new songs that needed some changes but had some potential. Eddie shows one of his songs too, but as he says itâs finished, you work on yours.
After a few hours of working on finishing the lyrics to your songs, you move to Eddieâs which was apparently ready and approved by the guys. You didnât have much time to read it all when they were telling you to get inside the booth and listen to the demo.
You get in the booth, the instrumental starts from your headphones and you listen to Eddieâs demo on the song while reading the lyrics.
So this is where we are. I should've seen it coming. Every time we say goodbye, I say hello again [âŠ]
I cried in your dark brown eyes for the thousandth time 'Cause you love somebody. I died when you left that night for the thousandth time 'Cause you love somebody else
I tried to stop the door as it was closing, it was closing
Can't help the way I keep ignoring every omen, every omen
Heaven knows I should let go. It's nothing that I don't already know [âŠ]
We go 'round again, we jump back in bed. That's what you do when you love somebody. These bad omens, I look right through them. That's what you do when you love somebody
Your mouth was opened in surprise. Your mind going ten miles per hour. Your heart stopped. This couldnât be about you. He wouldnât. But how can you be sure?
âJeff, give me five minutes, I need to ask Eddie something firstâ You get out of the booth and you see his scared eyes as if he was caught. You walk to another room and he follows you.
âEddie? What is this new song?â you ask without thinking much. That was definitely not the best way. You notice your thoughts were true the moment you see his face and he stands there quiet. âIs this about me?â
âI can explain-â
âNo, I think this explains it very well alreadyâ you refer to the paper in your hand.
âI just wrote what I was feeling and thinking this weekend. I just let it all outâ he tries to excuse himself.
âAnd were you really expecting us to put it in the album?!â
âItâs a good song! Itâs emotional and-â
âAnd it screams our name!â You donât let him finish. âWhat do you think itâs going to be the reaction when Rudy hears this?! Do you think heâs not gonna notice?!â
âDo want my honest opinion? I donât care!â he freaks out too. âI hated him ever since he started flirting with you that night, and I kept hating him every time he would kiss you, or complement you telling you how hot you look or how amazing your voice is, because I want to do those things! You can hate me all you want, but that song is how I feel and itâs the truthâ
âAnd do you really expect me to sing this song about me?! Are you really gonna make me record it and then sing it in front of thousands of people as if the lyrics are not about me?!â you really cannot believe him right now.
âHow about âOlderâ?â he asks out of nowhere.
âWhat?â you ask angrily.
âTell me that song is not about me and we forget about my songâ he challenges you.
âWhat the fuck are you talking about?â
âTell me that song is about him and Iâll forget about this oneâ
You stay quiet. You could just lie to him but you fear heâs gonna see right through you. Apparently you take too much time debating whether to lie to him or not, that heâs already been confirmed.
He walks over to you and tries something that his mind was screaming him to do, praying that you donât slap him in the face. He walks to you, grabs your face in his hands and kisses you like heâs been waiting to. Like he wanted to do every time you sing together on stage, when you sing into the same mic, when you sing the lyrics to each other, when you get out of stage feeling all that adrenaline but he canât because you go running to your boyfriend.
He thanks all of the Gods heâs never believed in when you slowly put your hands on his hair and melt into the kiss. Heâs never liked when people touch his hair, but with you heâll even let you shave it off if you want.
The kiss slowly brakes but you stay as close to each other, still holding each other for the next few minutes until he canât take it anymore and asks whatâs on his mind.
 âWhy did you write it?â he whispers. âYou lied to me when you said you loved him?â
âNo, I do love him⊠but, itâs different than the love I feel for youâ his heart brakes a little.
âWho do you love more?â
âI donât knowâ you finally respond.
You decide to record the song. It was still painful, but when your manager heard it he told you that it should also be a single, it was going to be a hit. You thought that maybe it was for a reason.
When you could get a hold of your boyfriend, you asked him to meet you at your house. You came clear, told him about the kiss and your mixed feelings. You canât even start to explain the pain it caused you to be the one breaking his heart like this. But you couldnât love him the way it was needed, not while you still had Eddie. He obviously broke up with you, very sad and angry. You cried for weeks.
Things with Eddie werenât better. You did love him more, you knew that. But you needed time to forget about Rudy before even deciding what to do with Eddie. There were still a lot of cons that made you doubt about your relationship, like being in the same band as him, for starters.
He helped you through your break up and held you when you cried for Rudy. He even helped you write a song for him. It wasnât a song asking for a second chance or anything like that. Just saying sorry and hoping that he would ever be able to forgive you for this. You did love him in the end, just not enough.
When the album was finished months later, it was a success. Luckily though, could you imagine going through all of this just for the album to suck?
After that you announced a world tour.
âJust breath, here, have some waterâ your manager tried to help your nerves before going on stage for the opening show of the tour.
âI need Eddie, call him!â you managed to say.
âOkay! Okay!â he ran looking for him and then you saw someone running back to you.
âIâm here, sweetheartâ now it was your turn to run to him, hugging him thigh around his waist, he wrapped his arms around your neck and back protecting you. You could breathe again.
After a few minutes he made sure you were calmed and then asked you what happened.
âJust⊠Itâs an important album for me, I donât know if I can sing all those songs as if they didnât have meaning, I donât know if Iâm ready yetâ you explained with your breaking voice, tears in your eyes waiting to fall down.
âListen, youâre gonna be amazing just like you always are, a fucking rockstar if I ever saw one. I know how meaningful these songs are, but remember Iâm right there next to you singing too, just come grab my hand if it gets too much. But weâve rehearsed, and you did fucking great as ever!â
âBut heâs probably gonna see this, or, or people are gonna see if it gets too much and I start crying or have a fucking breakdownâ
âYouâre not gonna have a breakdown, sweetheart. Iâll be right there next to you, if it gets too much just make a sign and Iâll finish the song, itâs not gonna be as great cause I donât have the amazing voice that you do, but Iâll manageâ he jokes.
âYes, you do! Iâm so in love with your voice!â you correct him.
âYou are?â you nod. âThen just listen to me, if it starts getting too much, just focus on my voice, on my face, on me, only on meâ
You nod again, feeling better. âI love you so muchâ you say.
âI love you moreâ and before you tell him thatâs not true, he kisses you, a kiss that makes you forget about everything, even that you have to out on stage in two minutes.
âHey, lovebirds! You have to go out and play now, continue the flirting up there!â your manager yells.
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R Heaven And Hell (Eddie x Reader x Steve) đ summary: Steve is getting a bit jealous of how close you are with your best friend and the two only have one way of setting the record straight between you.
Painless Endeavour (Eddie x Reader) summary: an AU in which, after his first failed attempt to graduate, Eddie drops out of school to follow an apprenticeship at a tattoo parlour. 3 years go by and you stumble into that same studio, unlocking some lost memories.
The Greatest Avendure (Eddie x Reader) summary: Eddie is thinking of what to do after graduation
That's a Strong Word (Eddie x Reader) đ summary: dating the undateable could be quite the challenge... so you make it one for both of you.
Moments (Rockstar!Eddie x groupie!Reader) đ †summary: Eddie has been taking advantage of the perks that come with having years of success in the business.
Following The Herd (dark!cult!Eddie x Reader) đ(â) summary: Eddie Munson has never been anything but sweet and caring to you. He had always made sure you were alright and safe and always helped you with anything you asked for. So now, that he needed you, how could you possibly refuse?
(Im)perfect Day (Eddie x Reader) summary: Eddie can get in his head sometimes, and when that happens... well... the point is, he really really tried.
Twitterpated (modern!Eddie Munson x reader) summary: You keep on encountering the same stranger while waiting in line for the Disneyland rides. It's almost too much of a coincidence, in fact. You find each other in the crowds time after time and eventually, as the day progresses, sneaky glances evolve into more.
Caught Me Slippin' (modern!escort!Eddie x reader) summary: feeling insecure about your skills in bed, you decide to find someone who could help you learn. Except, when the guy actually shows up, a mistake seems to have occurred. Fortunately, you're both quite adaptable (or, at least, you try to be), and the night quickly takes off into unexpected territories. [extra blurbs based on au, 1â, 2, 3 â, 4, 5...]
Not Wholly Evil (dark!pirate!Eddie x reader) - 2 - summary: as the daughter of the Governor, there is quite a heavy prize set on your safe return home, and the captain will not let anything come between him and his bounty.
Headlights (Eddie)â summary: Hawkins has seen it all; communist conspiracies, government cover-ups, fires, pests... but can it deal with a slasher killer on the loose?

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Star Gazing Date
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Thigh Riding đ
Post-Gig Sex đ
Guitar Lessons
Late Night Talking
Shower Sex (goes wrong) đ
Scars (â)
Pool Party
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Daddy Kink đ
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Concert
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Wearing His Shirt
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Eddie Punches Your Asshole Boyfriend - 2
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Corroded Coffin Origin Stories (ft. the-haiku-bot)
Eddie is Lost for Words
Carrie Stunt
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Eddie and Your Time of the Month
Crushing on Your Best friend Eddie
Eddie Trying to Make You Feel Better
Twilight AU + other asks: 1 - 2 - 3 - 4
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Eddie's CV
Rockstar!Eddie and DnD
Trucker!Eddie

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First Time đ

Spotify Playlists
The Un-Eddiest Eddie Songs (songs that give off Eddie vibes, despite beings ones he probably wouldn't listen to out of himself)
Tuesdays @ the Hideout (covers I think Corroded Coffin would play - mostly time accurate + some random ones for fun)
Caught Me Slippin' (Taylor's Version) - the fic as told through Taylor Swift songs
Spotify Wrapped Blurbs
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Grapejuice (Robin x reader)
Summer of '69 (Eddie x Reader (â)
Footloose (Eddie x Reader)
Edge of Seventeen (Eddie x Reader) (â)

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okay, since some of you asked for it:
unpopular opinion but i donât actually think eddie was a nice soft boy at all. dustin and mike are literally afraid to ask him to move hellfire. âheâs always revved up,â implying that heâs always like this, always a little close to snapping. heâs not nice to them when he asks them to find a replacement. he also guilt trips them about 'taking them in like lost sheep' and shoves them off to find a replacement instead of keeping lucas included. which is why i don't understand the 'fierce protector of his friends' take because he's so quick to drop lucas just because he's 'moved to the dark side.' aka, throwing balls into laundry baskets.
which leads me to when he gets up on the table, people are not trying to fuck around with him. this is a common occurance, people are not surprised to see him up there and yelling. they aren't surprised that he's making a spectacle of himself. if eddie was soft and sweet, he wouldâve gotten beat up. if eddie was soft and gentle, he'd probably be scared of jason. guys like jason in the 80s loved being macho and punching out losers â eddie just gave him the devil horns and called it a day. eddieâs absolutely gotten in fist fights before and won (his dad is a literal criminal!) otherwise someone would've thrown something or told him to shut the fuck up. people are scared of him, even his own friends! thereâs more reasons than just playing DND and metal that make town certain that heâs a cult leader. you don't just assume someone is a murderer if they haven't shown any interest in violence before, especially considering his dad was likely a shitty dude. he even bullies erica when she first shows up to hellfire and only respects her when she bullies him back and bests him. he is someone you have to EARN respect from. he will never respect anyone outright or be understanding outright. he doesn't fully respect dustin or mike to start either, he views them as underlings.
even chrissy assumes he's going to be mean and scary, there's gotta be reason behind that. he's not nice or kind in school, which is likely a defense mechanism. heâs sweet with chrissy because he likes her, he has a crush on her. itâs very clear that he has since he was a kid, otherwise why would he bring up them hanging out in middle school? why would he even remember that if he hasnât been pining for her this whole time? he admits too, albiet flirtily, that he thought SHE'D be mean and scary too, because he doesn't like people 'like that', people he assumes are 'on the dark side'. iâm sure he hoped theyâd kiss a little when she went to his trailer. he's even a little sarcastic when she's there, again, defensive. 'the maid took the week off'. but ultimately, he's nice to her because he wants to kiss her and has a crush on her. i don't think it's because he's fully 'showing her who he really is'.
also he's a literal drug dealer????? like?????
he only becomes more gentle and open with dustin and co. when he gets pulled into the upside down/vecna stuff because he needs support. they grow a bond over shared trauma. and i do believe eddie had a big brother type relationship with dustin, but just like steve he loves him begrudgingly 'i love you, you little shit bag' kind of shit. i do believe he liked and cared for his friends but i also think he always had a big layer of mean kid armor on because he had a hard life growing up. how i percieved the character is 'mean bully whose secretly nice but is mean and boisterous and loud as a cover' trope. when he explains that his father taught him to hotwire, he seems bitter about it. of course he is, all the other kids were learning to play ball. but he obviously still retains this information and a whole bunch of other crime tricks from his dad. he's BEEN partaking in this shit. he KNOWS he's a shitty guy. you don't just get taught how to hotwire once and then suddenly know how to do it years later. he's done it before! multiple times! he has practice! he likely knows about warzone cause his daddy absoLUTELY had a gun or two. his dad probably took him there once. he was pulled left and right into bad shit growing up and that will HARDEN YOU. wayne says that murder 'ain't in his nature' and i'm sure it's not. i'm sure he's different with wayne, but idk, to me, it doesn't erase the fact that outwardly, i don't think eddie was nearly as sweet and gentle as people think he is canonically. i think he's a very hardened and tortured person and that even becomes clear with his reaction to chrissy's death and how he goes about things going forward. he was a weird kid with weird interests in a cookie cutter conservative town, had a criminal father, and an unconventional family situation in the 70s and 80s, that shit'll fuck you up and over -- look at boomers y'all! they are emotionally stunted! but, i could go on forever with this character analysis. so i'll stop here. but -- in the words of the real housewives reunion meme: that's MY OPINION!

Vickie's Friend
Genre: Steve Harrington x fem!reader
Summary: Robin isnât the only one chatting up a lady while volunteering at Hawkins High.Â
Word count: 1.5K
Warnings: swearing, use of y/n, gay stereotypes?, earthquake mention, fluff
Authorâs note: I like the idea of Vickie having a friend they could go on double dates with lol let me know if you want another part!
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Saturday, March 29, 1986
âOkay, then we sort by age,â you hear Marge say. Looking up from the baby clothes you were folding, you see sheâs talking to none other than Steve Harrington. He quickly bends down to rescue some fallen clothes, as he follows Marge, âWeâve got infants, girls, boys, men, womenâŠâ
You scan the gym with new found excitement. Wherever Steve was, you knew Robin would be close by. They always seemed to be together whenever you saw Robin outside of school. When you spot her, you couldnât help but let a smile slither onto your face. She was assigned to make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, alongside your best friend. You watched as Vickie came out of the kitchen, freezing the moment she saw Robin.
Unfortunately, you were interrupted from watching the rest of their interaction when Marge brought Steve over, âand Steve, this is Y/N. You guys can work together on this new pile,â she said, motioning to the clothes you just started organizing.
You never really cared for Steve. He seemed a bit egotistical for your liking but if Robin allows his company then he couldnât be that bad. Truth be told, you wanted a chance to talk to him one-on-one to see if he and Robin were dating. Vickie was convinced they must be together since theyâre basically joined at the hip, but you werenât so sure. Youâve seen Steve back when he was in High School all over whatever girl he was dating at the time, always one to show off public displays of affection. But youâve never seen him do that with Robin so now was your chance to do some investigating.
âHey Y/N, good to see you,â he said with a sad smile.
âHi Steve, you too,â you said softly.
You and Steve had a couple of classes together back in the day so you knew of each other but never really had a conversation outside of school before. On any other day if you saw Steve at a grocery store or something youâd probably pretend not to recognize him and turn the other direction. But thereâs something about a giant traumatic earthquake that made you happy to see that he was okay.Â
As you both work, you notice him glancing over at Robin every once in a while and smiling to himself.Â
âOh wow,â he said suddenly.
Looking over at him, you see heâs holding a piece of clothing with the most atrocious pattern you have ever seen. Patterns were all the rage right now, but this was just too much. Steve unfurrowed it to fully reveal a giant pair of hammer pants with stirrups. Half of it was neon yellow and the other half was black and white checkers. Fortunately, it was missing a huge chunk of fabric in the crotch area so you wouldnât have to subject it to some poor person who recently lost their house.
âNow why would anyone want to donate this? It had to have been an accident,â you say sarcastically.
âMaybe Iâll take them home. Iâve been meaning to get a pair of parachute pants thatâll actually accentuate my junk,â Steve laughed.
âItâll make life easier in the restroom, thatâs for sure.â
Steve barked out a laugh, his hair moving out of place as he shook his head. Your heart swelled and your palms began to sweat as you chuckled alongside him. Succeeding in getting Steve to laugh left your cheeks feeling warm.
âSo you and Robin work at the video store, right? Family Video?â you pry, trying your best to sound casual.
âYep. You and Vickie rented Fast Times recently, didnât you?â
You stiffened, ây-yeah, howâd you remember?â
Steveâs movements stuttered, he tried disguising it by scratching the back of his neck. âOh, uh, just cause Robin and I liked it,â he cleared his throat, âhowâd you guys like it?â
âWell, Vickie and I loved it. We happen to be normal,â you say with a laugh, âDan, on the other hand, did not.â
âDan?â
âVickieâs boyfriend. Well, ex-boyfriend.â Steve stood up a little straighter and turned to look at Robin, watching as Vickie said something that made her laugh. âThey got into this weird passive aggressive argument about it and I was there to witness it all,â you shuttered dramatically.
âThey broke up over Fast Times?â Steve chuckled.
âNo, but Iâm sure it didnât help,â you giggled with him. âI say good riddance though, I donât know what she saw in him. Thank god sheâs single now.â Now her and Robin have a better chance, you thought. âSorry, I shouldnât be talking shit about Vickieâs ex-boyfriend to you.â
Steve flung a kids t-shirt over his shoulder, âno please continue. I love the drama,â he said, sending you a smile that awoke the butterflies in your stomach.
âWhat about you and Robin? Howâs that going?âÂ
âMe and Robin? Oh, we're not dating. Weâre both very single,â he said.
A victory smile made its way onto your face and you pushed down the instinct to pump your fist in excitement. You were right, Steve and Robin were just friends. Maybe part of you was happy that Steve was single too.
âWhat?â Steve said, looking at you head on now.
âW-what?â
Steveâs eyes had a sparkle to them as his face broke out into a smug grin, âyou smiled. After I told you I was single.â
âDid I?â you turn away from his gaze to continue folding, doing your best to push down the blush that was creeping up your neck. âYou also told me Robin was single. Whoâs to say Iâm not smiling about that?â
Technically, that was true. You were excited that Robin was single, just not for your own sake. You couldnât help but tease him back a little.
âHey, thereâs no reason to get defensive,â he held his hands up in surrender. âFor the record, if you told me you were single Iâd probably smile too.â
Your head whipped over to him in surprise. Was Steve Harrington flirting with you? Were you flirting back?Â
You smiled shyly, looking back down at the blouses you were folding, âwell itâs a good thing Iâm single then, isnât it?â
It was Steveâs turn to look at you in shock before he quickly recovered, looking like the cat that caught the canary. Your eyes connected and it was like all the pieces started coming together. He looked at you like you were the most precious thing on earth. Despite the hardships your town is going through right now, you couldnât help but feel hopeful for the first time in forever.Â
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âOur best friends are gonna start dating now, arenât they?â Vickie laughed.
Robin giggled at the dopey look on Steveâs face, âoh, most definitely.â
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A few days earlierâŠ
Friday, March 21, 1986Â
âI just feel like if I start trying to date now and I fall in love, or whatever, Iâm just setting myself up for disappointment because what if we move away from each other after graduation or something? I donât know, does that make sense?...Vickie? Vickie, are you listening to me?â you said, turning away from the road to look at your friend in the passenger seat.
Vickieâs mouth was agape as she continued painting her lashes with mascara, âyes, yes, Iâm listening.â
âWhat did I say?â you challenged.
âSomething aboutâŠI donât know, wanting a boyfriend?â
You slapped your hand against the steering wheel in frustration, âNo! Thatâs not, ugh, nevermind.â
âIâm sorry, Iâm sorry! Itâs seven in the morning and Iâm just not built to handle these deep conversations when itâs this early! And now we have to go to this stupid pep-rally and I woke up looking like an actual dead person!â
Glancing over at her you noticed how fidgety she was being. She kept going back to retouch her lip gloss and was tugging at her red bangs, trying to get them to cooperate.
âOhhhh, I see whatâs happening,â a shit-eating grin spread along your face. âYouâre nervous about seeing Robin,â you sang, teasingly.
âWhat? I am not!â Vickieâs fair skin immediately turned a violent shade of red.
âYes you are! You really expect me to believe youâre freaked out over a stupid basketball game? And you know what else I think?â
âUh, I really don't care what-â
âYouâve gotta ditch the stick and go after Robin!â
The corners of Vickieâs mouth turned down, âthe stick?â
âYeah, Iâm talking about Dan. The stick being his penis,â you said plainly.
âEw, gross, donât say penis!â
âThe fact that the word itself grosses you out, tells me youâd be a lot happier with someone who doesnât have one. Someone like Robin!â
âWe donât even know if she likes girls, Y/N.â
âHer favorite movie is Children of Paradise, Vick. I donât know of any straight girls who can sit through a foreign film, let alone call it their favorite.â
âThat doesnât mean anything,â Vickie said in defiance.
âOkay fine. But we both saw the way she was staring at that Phoebe Cates standee in Family Video. You canât forget about my âOperation Fast Timesâ plan.â
Vickie rolled her eyes and scoffed in frustration, âI still canât believe we did that.â
âItâs the perfect plan! Sheâll see you paused at 53 minutes 5 seconds and boom, youâre in!â
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BASIC BIOLOGY - BILLY HARGROVE X READER (PART THREE | FINAL PART) | PART ONE | PART TWO
word count: 9492 // masterlist | inbox (please request) | WIP list
Summary: you're paired with billy for a biology project. you only visit his house once, but it's enough for you to understand why he doesn't want you to come over again. when he starts showing up more and more in your life, you realize that it's basic biology: you were made for him, and he was made for you.
Contents: mentions of injuries (healed/healing), trauma, discussions of billy's past, angst with a fluffy ending, cows !
A/N: oh my gosh ! the end ! it feels like i've been working on this forever and thinking about it even longer, and as a new-ish writer on the billy scene, i just want to thank you all for how sweet you've been, in response to this fic and many others. your support is so important to me, and i'm so glad that many of you enjoyed this fic. i hope that you like the ending, too, please tell me what you think!
reblogs and comments are greatly appreciated! your feedback motivates me to write more, so thank you for your support :-)

You wake up beside Billy Hargrove differently than youâd fallen asleep beside him. Where his face had been previously tucked snug to your neck, his breath fanning out over your collarbones, his cheek is smushed to your chest now. His arm is slung over your stomach, one of his legs thrown over your own as his torso lays slumped up against yours. His cheek chubs up where itâs resting on your breast, and- god, his eyelashes are beautiful. The eyes behind them are just as gorgeous, but for now youâre glad theyâre shut. He looks so relaxed, so peaceful, and youâd stay still for an eternity beneath him if it meant heâd be able to stay in that drowsy state of serenity.Â
His curls are mussed with sleep, bent out of shape and frizzy where theyâd typically be slicked. Thereâs still bruises littered over his face but theyâve already begun healing, shifting in color to be lighter and less jarring.Â
Your fingers come up without you noticing to brush over one of his curls. Itâs soft to the touch, and you give it an experimental squeeze, watching as it bounces back. You notice that itâs tangled slightly with another strand, and brush your pinky between them to separate the tangle.
It must tug lightly on Billyâs scalp, because he heaves an unconscious sigh. You wait for him to frown, to wake and snap at you for touching his precious hair, but he never does. Instead he settles again, eyes still firmly shut.
You canât help it; you reach for his scalp. Your nails scrape gently, ever-so-slightly over his skin, brushing over hundreds of individual strands of hair rooted there and curled together.Â
Your breath catches in your throat as he moves. He hums, deep, soft, and low in his throat, the sound vibrating in his chest thatâs pressed to your side. It sends a shiver up your spine, but itâs quickly quelled with the warmth that comes from his face as he presses it even further into your chest. Now his cheek is practically invisible, buried in your breast and angling his nose to one side. He tightens his arm around your waist, hoisting himself up and over you even further than heâd been before. He reminds you of a cat, purring and leaning into soft touches.
He seems to like it, so you donât stop. You rove your fingers through every inch of his scalp, scratching and stroking and smoothing through his curls until theyâre a mass of individual strands instead of grouped twists. Itâs ridiculously soft, and you wonder how youâve been able to refrain from touching his hair before now.
Thereâs nothing youâd rather do than stay here for eternity. Holding him, brushing through his hair, loving him. But your bladder has other wishes.Â
Wrestling yourself out from under him is difficult, but he accepts a pillow in exchange for your torso. He burrows his face into it just the same, and you canât help but brush over his curls one last time as you stand over him, tucking the blankets up and around his shoulders.
When heâs securely tucked into your covers and snoozing away, you pad out of your bedroom, thankful that your parents work early shifts.
You seem to have woken up at a perfect time to make a breakfast larger than you normally do. It takes double the time to prepare a meal for the two of you, and youâre thankful that you think to group the eggs together in a pan to cut that extra time down. Youâre setting plates at the table, stuffed with eggs, toast, and fresh fruit when Billy emerges from the hallway, staring cautiously at you where he stands.
His hair is haphazardly smoothed, but thereâs no fixing the frizz that your fingers had worked out of it. Your clothes look good on him, even if the sweatpants are stretched over his upper calves instead of at his ankles from how heâd shifted in his sleep. Your shirt is riding up at his stomach and you politely avoid looking at his toned torso, even if you really want to.
âBreakfast,â You hum, pointing your spatula at the table, âOrange juice or milk?â
âUh-â He flounders, blinking rapidly, âWater, please. Or- I can get it.â
He makes to step towards the kitchen but you whirl your spatula around to face him, intent on pampering the boy, âNo, just go sit down. I can do it.â
He looks properly chided, a sheepish smile tugging at his lips as he ducks to hide it from you.
You set an ice cold glass of water at his place and notice that heâs waited to begin eating until you sat down. You give him the go-ahead, digging into a chunk of egg with your fork.
âSleep good?â You glance up at him, a questioning glance shot through your lashes. He nods, silent and careful, and you realize that he seems to have closed himself off since last night, and you think that maybe leaving the bed before he woke wasnât the best idea, even if it was just to make breakfast. You try remedying it by knocking your foot against his under the table, and he nearly chokes on his water. You leave your foot pressed flush to his own, a constant reminder of your touch on his skin.
âDoes your stomach still hurt?â You try again, gulping down OJ.Â
âA bit,â His morning voice is raspy and you know youâre going to fawn over it later, even if youâre trying hard not to take advantage of his vulnerability.
âItâs mostly a cut up here,â He reaches a hand under his (your) shirt, rubbing at a patch below his left pec. You can see his fingers move under the shirt, and you remember the wound thatâs there from last night.
âThat probably means your ribs arenât broken,â You conclude, relief washing over you at the fact that his bruises are just that.
âNah, not broken,â He shakes his head, stuffing fruit into his mouth and ignoring the way juice drips down his chin, âI know what a broken rib feels like.â
You still, looking up suspiciously at him with your head ducked to your plate. His shoulders slump, âJust some kid from school. He had rings on, and he hit hard.â
âOh,â You supply lamely, âIâm glad they healed.â
You eat in silence for a few bites, but he doesnât shy away from your touch beneath the table, and youâre thankful for that. He even shifts his foot to press more against yours, his sock slightly itchy against your skin. Right after he leans into your touch, he speaks.
âMy dad doesnât usually⊠do this. This was bad, he tries not to leave marks. I think-â He hesitates, and you nudge his foot with your own again, encouraging him, âI think heâd be even more angry if I missed school than whatever he was mad about in the first place. So he has to keep things inconspicuous. And if anyone sees anything I just have to make excuses.â
âIâm sorry,â You say, not out of pity, but sympathy, âI⊠I really donât know how you do it. Youâre strong, Billy, yâknow that?â
He scoffs into his honeydew.
âI mean it,â You press on, âYou just⊠take it. You let him do that to you because if you fight back other people might get hurt, and that takes strength. Even if it feels weak to get beat on, just know youâre saving your stepsister and her mom, and⊠Iâm proud of you.â
He stills for a moment, jaw stiffening in the middle of a chewing motion. He swallows dry, but whatever it is goes down fine, and he clears his throat without meeting your eye.
âHe used to hit my mom,â Billy admits, voice now hoarse from emotion rather than sleep. He scrunches his eyes shut momentarily, âI.. I couldnât stop him. I was too young. And she left. So I guess I just⊠got bigger. Just in case.â
You recall seeing a set of weights in his living room. You had presumed they were his, but hadnât bothered to ask among discussions of mitosis. Now, though, you realize heâs bulked himself up to combat his dadâs abuse, even if he uses it to protect others rather than himself.
It spreads a thin layer of mist over your eyes, the thought of preteen Billy experimenting with handheld five-pounders in hopes of blocking a punch. What hits you even harder is his current image, a toned teen who still doesnât have the heart to hit back.
You canât figure out how to respond. If you say youâre proud of him again, he might shut down. If you sound like youâre pitying him, heâll be angry. So instead you reach over the table, your fork clattering to the wood as you take his free hand.
Heâs startled by the sudden movement paired with the noise, but he makes up for his momentary flinch by ghosting his thumb softly over the back of your hand. His fingers donât curl against yours, so itâs not a mutual gesture, youâre just holding his hand. Slowly, surely, his fingers move inch by inch, slipping between your own and settling against your skin.
You wonder if itâs the first time anyoneâs ever held his hand.
âThanks,â He breathes, his breath a huff of cantaloupe scent. He sniffles, hard, aggressively, and you know he doesnât want you to acknowledge the tear that streaks fast down his cheek.Â
You let him wipe it away without saying anything, even though you want to tell him itâs okay. You hope that the way you squeeze his hand tells him that, though, because itâs true. Itâs okay for him to cry, and youâre glad that, even if he tries hiding it around you, he feels safe enough to let the tears fall in the first place.
The rest of your breakfast is filled with mindless chatter, a few gossip strands weaving their way through an otherwise pleasant conversation. He learns that Amanda Weaver has been telling everyone he gave her a promise ring, but youâd seen her fish the plain silver band off of her keychain.Â
âI donât even know her,â He snorts, âAnd promise rings are dumb.â
Your nose wrinkles, âI donât think so. Theyâre cute.â
âTheyâre pointless,â He insists, shoveling egg into his mouth, âHaving a ring to chuck in the garbage is gonna hurt a whole lot more when they leave.â
âIf.â You murmur.
âHm?â He glances up at you, mouth full.
âIf they leave.â You correct him quietly, âSome people stay.â
Heâs frozen. Baby blues unblinking, he stares at you like a deer in headlights. You hold his gaze with your own steady one, waiting until his brain wraps around what youâre really trying to tell him: Iâll stay.
Heâs quiet, for a long time. He keeps his eyes on his eggs, roving over every crease and hill in their structure. Then he mumbles so soft you can barely hear it, âRight.â
Thereâs a thousand things you want to say. A thousand promises you want to make, a thousand reassuring words you want to mumble against his skin so that theyâre absorbed. But the not-so-nice blare of your kitchen timer kindly reminds you itâs time to get to school, and you settle for none at all.
âShit,â You mumble, shoveling your last bite of melon into your mouth and standing, âIâll get my-!âÂ
You glance back at him when you feel a tug, and heâs sitting in place, hand still entwined with yours. Heâs cautious, frozen, and you melt into a smile, squeezing his hand.
âMy bag.â You clarify, âAre we taking the bus, or walking to your place?â
âLetâs walk,â He decides, his hand never letting up in its grip on yours. Itâs bold, itâs forward, itâs healing.
âOkay,â You grin, keeping your fingers tightly curled around Billyâs and tugging him up through the shared embrace, âLetâs go! Iâve gotta be on time today, weâre taking a quiz in first period.â
âWe donât have to go in, we can just get my car.â He lets you drag him to the living room, âThe only thing I keep in my bag are cigarettes, anyways. I can bum a few.â
âBilly,â You scold, âWhere do your papers go?â
âIn the trash.â
âNice,â You scoff, wincing as you step outside and the harsh sunlight hits your eyes. You fumble with your house keys, slipping them into the lock to close up the house, âIâm gonna buy you a binder. And youâre gonna put your school stuff in it, nice and neat, and youâre gonna carry a pencil, and youâre gonna bring water, and youâre gonna-â
âAnd youâre gonna fall,â He yanks on your hand, pulling you tight to his side as he points at a rock youâd been headed for, âPay attention, clumsy.â
âOh.â You flounder, his toned arm against your cheek as you struggle to right yourself, âThanks.â
âAnytime,â He flashes you a grin youâve seen before, primarily aimed at his basketball teammates or a girl heâs chatting up. Itâs confident, shit-eating, and it sends a wave of butterflies through your stomach.
The walk to his house isnât terribly long. Itâs a trek, for sure, but youâre there in under a half-hour, laughing all the while. Billyâs hand is still firmly gripping yours, and heâs funny, you remember, when heâs not crying.
âDadâs not home,â He clocks the car missing from the driveway, âI can get mine and go.â
âGet your bag,â You order, face stern and brows scrunched, âAnd donât throw away any of your school papers today!â
âNo promises, babe,â He teases, his own key in his pocket as he jams it into the door. Youâre thankful that he turns away to step inside so that he doesnât see your eyes widen at the nickname, but you hope your hand doesnât begin to sweat, or heâll notice.
âMaxine?â He calls, shouting through the house. Thereâs no reply, and her sneakers arenât by the front door, so you presume sheâs not home.
âProbably skated,â Billy shrugs, âMy bagâs in my room.â
He doesnât have to drag you there, you know the way. You send a withering glare towards the room at the end of the hall, where you know Billyâs dad sleeps, as if itâll cast a curse over the doorway and land him seven years of bad luck. You see the fireplace poker on your way, set neatly back in its place. Thereâs blood on it.
He changes quick, and you occupy yourself with the collection of tapes by his closet. Heâd yanked your shirt right off of his head like you werenât standing there, but when youâd turned with burning cheeks to give him some privacy, he hadnât said anything.
Billyâs persistence on holding your hand is sweet, but surprising. The last thing youâd have expected from him was a clingy puppy-boy, but his head turns to track you whenever your hand nearly slips out of his own, and he wrestles with his bag one-handed instead of dropping the embrace. Youâre just glad heâs finally holding onto something good in his life instead of pushing it away.
You think itâs a massive inconvenience that he canât drive while holding your hand. He tries, at first, resting them on the center console, but when he changes lanes and almost overshoots it, you pry your hand out of his own.
âTwo hands,â You laugh bashfully, âItâs okay, we- uh, later⊠later we canâŠâ
âLater,â He turns his head to grin at you, a brilliant display as he slaps his now-free hand onto the wheel, âLaterâs good.â
Unfortunately, later gets pushed back a lot. When Billy pulls into the parking lot, the bell rings. He knows youâre going to be late for your quiz, so he doesnât try to keep you, smiling softly, âJust go. See you in bio.â
Then between classes, you catch a glimpse of him in the hall. Your stomach starts acting up again, butterflies coming in droves, mind reeling with the thought of him grabbing your hand in public. He almost does, eyes widening as he catches sight of you, broad shoulders muscling everyone out of the way. But before he can reach you, a similarly-toned man steps up beside him, a basketball jersey slung over his frame.
He talks, and talks, and talks and talks and talks, all waving arms and loud jeering. Billy tries holding your gaze over his shoulder, nodding mindlessly along to whatever the boy is saying, but the warning bell rings and you send him a soft, defeated smile.
âLater,â You mouth, and his eyes dim when he nods.
Your efforts are futile at lunch, too. He has the class period before with a few of his friends, loud and brash, not your style. It means that you occupy your normal seat, a corner of a bench that the group to your left isnât using, and tug out a book to entertain yourself. You feel his gaze burning against the side of your head, but if you get caught staring at him, his friends will turn it into some wild story about how youâre infatuated with him, and youâre not the type of person that makes that observation a compliment, at least, not to Billyâs friends. You almost hope he stops looking at you, too, because if they catch him staring, you donât know how theyâll torment you.
It almost kills him to wait until youâre seated together in biology to reach for your hand. Youâd never seen him arrive to class earlier than today, heâs even there before you are. He doesnât bother to hide his staring, icy eyes tracking you from the second you walk through the door to the second you sit beside him.
Youâre thankful that youâre officially seated together now, and youâre thinking that maybe you donât hate group projects as much as you thought you did.
âHey,â He murmurs, sliding his hand across the back of yours under the desk.
âHey,â You hum, flipping your hand over to meet his palm-to-palm.
Everything seems right with the world again.
Thereâs a certain security you get from Billyâs touch, even if he probably gets more from yours. Having someone to hold grounds you, and you hope it does the same for him. Itâs strange, feeling such a strong connection to someone youâd only started talking to days before, but you suppose thatâs what happens when you remove all of the formalities of friendship. Your first sleepover just happened to be in an effort to keep him alive, not to eat junk food and watch movies.
You try to pay attention to the teacher, you really do. But sheâs nowhere near as interesting as the soft scratching of Billyâs pencil on your paper, and you canât help but watch as he writes.
You need a ride home?
You reach for your own pencil, scrawling your answer and sliding the paper to him in response
I can take the bus. You should take Max, she skated this morning.
He nearly breaks his pencil writing: Sheâs got tutoring after school today, she skates home anyways.
Okay, You decide, and you see him smile out of the corner of his eye as you write the word, Thanks, Billy.
He squeezes your hand, and he doesnât need to write âYouâre welcomeâ for you to know itâs what heâs saying.
Biology typically drones on. You try to stay on top of your schoolwork, of course, but that doesnât mean you enjoy it. The class is suddenly a lot less dreary with Billy beside you, and it becomes a game of stifling giggles. He steps on the toe of your shoe beneath the table, you tug at one of his curls. He crowds your space with his shoulder and nudges you to the edge of your seat, you let go of his hand to pinch at his thigh. He has to stifle a groan at that one, and to do so he thumps his head forwards on his desk, using the cool plastic against his forehead to quell his rugged laughter.
The thunk of his head against the desk alerts your teacher, and you sit up straight, eyes on your paper thatâs covered in doodles as you try not to laugh. She scoffs, seeing Billy slumped over the desk, and probably assumes heâs fallen asleep. When she turns away, you elbow him, dipping your head down to where his rests on the desk to whisper in his ear.
âCut it out,â You hiss, kicking his foot beneath the desk, âShe almost saw!â
âOh no,â He gushes, turning his head so that a sliver of his face shows, glinting with a shit-eating grin, âDo you think weâll get in trouble?â
âItâs not funny!â You insist, keeping your voice as hushed as possible, âIâve never been in trouble before, and if I get sent to the principalâs office, Iâll-â
âY/L/N! Hargrove!â You stiffen at the voice of your teacher, your eyes widening where Billyâs only sparkle with excitement, âYou two seem distracted. Anything on your minds?â
âNot mitosis.â Billy quips, straightening up from the desk and leaning back in his chair. He earns a few laughs from his scattered friends, and the teacherâs face hardens. Your stomach drops.
âYou think youâre funny? Youâre one missed homework assignment from failing this class. And now youâre dragging Y/N into this, too? Both of you, head to the front office. This ends here.â
There are tears burning at your eyes. Youâre not the best student in the world. Hell, youâre not even in the top ten. But youâre not a bad one either, at best you slip through the cracks. Youâve never had disciplinary action taken against you, and gathering your things amongst the tense silence of your peers feels like a death sentence.Â
Billy barely remembers to get his own bag, and he pointedly leaves his papers scattered over his desk. You scoop them up in your own handful, and he waits diligently by your side as you pick up your things. When youâre finally packed up he snatches your hand from where itâs hanging at your side, marching the both of you to the door.
He offers the teacher a very quaint, very polite middle finger as he drags you out of the door, and thatâs what does it. The second the door shuts behind you, you burst into tears.
He looks up, alarmed at the sob you let out. The classroom youâd just exited has a row of windows that your back is facing, and heâs worried that if you turn slightly, your classmates will see you cry. As much as youâd told him it was okay to cry this morning, heâs sure you wouldnât want your peers witnessing the meltdown youâre having. He acts fast, using your intertwined hands and yanking you into the nearest bathroom.
Your sobs echo off of the tile, and he pulls you haphazardly into his chest. Your head rests there pitifully, shoulders slumped as you cry.
âJesus, okay,â He pants, peering under the few stalls in the back to make sure youâre alone, âWhatâs wrong?â
âI- I donât know!â You do know, but it feels embarrassing to say it out loud, âI just- Iâve never been in trouble before, and itâs going on my-â You break to quell another sob, tamping it down in your chest, âPermanent record, and-!â
âOkay, calm down.â Billy scoffs, and youâre surprised to find that itâs not a derogatory one, but a fond one, âItâs fine. All we were doing was talking, itâs not like we were smoking weed in the bathroom.â
Your head shoots up and you recognize your surroundings. You glare at him suspiciously, âYou donât have any weed on you, right?â
âNo!â He laughs incredulously, âI do not have any weed on me. Now,â He takes your shoulders in his broad hands, and your fingers go cold now that his arenât intertwined with them anymore.
âYou and I are gonna calm down,â He tells you, voice slow and steady. Youâre the only one that needs to calm down, but you appreciate his cooperation.
âThen weâre gonna leave this bathroom, and do you know where weâre gonna go?â
âThe front office,â You recite, but he breaks into a grin, shaking his head so that his curls fly.
âBut thatâs where she told us-â
âShe can suck my dick.â Billy scoffs, âShe made you cry. Forget her.â
âBilly, I canât just forget her,â You insist, eyes wide and teary, âSheâs our teacher!â
âTodayâs Friday,â He reminds you, âSheâs not our teacher again until Monday.â
âFine. Where are we really going?â You look at him skeptically, raising your hand to wipe your nose against its back.
âOkay, first, ew.â Billy wrinkles his nose, yanking your hand away from your face and wiping it with a paper towel that he jerks out of the machine. He wipes your nose next, but he does it aggressively, smearing the paper towel against your face and pushing your head back until youâre laughing, trying to swat him away. The sound makes him smile, and it doesnât fade as he continues talking.
âWeâre gonna go see a movie,â He decides, hiking the strap of his bag higher up on his shoulder. Your face darkens slightly, goofy grin dimming.
âWe canât.â You protest softly, âShe told us to go to the front office. You said it yourself, Billy, we were just talking. But if we ditch, weâll be in more trouble, real trouble.â
âIâm always in trouble,â He huffs, âAnd youâre never in trouble. You really think thisâll be a breaking point for either of us?â
âWhatâs gonna happen when we donât show up to the office?â
âTheyâll give us detention.â
âWe have to go, then!â Your eyes go wide, and you start for the door. He lunges for your hand, grabbing it just before you can push your way out, and this time he doesnât drop it when he pulls you back inside.
âDetention means weâll get to sit together for two hours and mess around.â
âNo we canât,â You scoff, âThey monitor you. So we canât just mess around.â
âHey.â He snaps, begging your attention with those icy blue eyes of his, âHave you ever been in detention before?â
âNo.â You admit quietly.
âRight. I have. They donât care. They donât want to be there, and they know we donât either. Theyâre not gonna punish us any further, âcause then theyâd just have to sit there with us for longer. Trust me, this will be fun.â
âFun,â You groan, slumping forwards into his chest rather than covering your face with your hands. Itâs a bold move, but a well-received one, and you feel his firm chest shake as he chuckles.
âYes, fun.â He promises, âBut if you really wanna walk up to that office and get lecturedâŠâ
âBilly,â You bite the inside of your cheek, lifting your head up so that your chin rests against his chest, âI.. I do. Iâm sorry, I know you want to have fun, and- and you can go to the movies if you want! But I donât want detention on my record. Even if it wonât do anything, I just- it sounds bad.â
âOkay.â He says, after a moment of tense silence. His grin fades, but he doesnât scoff or push you away. He sighs dramatically, âYouâre changing me, yâknow. Normally Iâd be halfway home by now, but youâve got me hauling myself in to see the principal, this is bullshit.â
âI told you you could go to the movies!â You gush, laughing weakly at his dramatic display. He brings one of his large hands up to your face, smearing his rough thumb beneath your eyes and wiping away the sticky tear tracks there.
âNo,â He sighs again, huffing and puffing, âIâm the one that got you in trouble, Iâm not gonna ditch you. Weâll just suffer together.â
His words strike something in you. Heâs chosen to change himself, to face consequences for his actions when heâd normally flee. Youâre proud of him, so insanely proud that you decide to change yourself as well, and when he leads you towards the office by your intertwined hands, you turn sharply and drag him the other way.
âWha- Woah.â His eyes widen as you yank him down the hallway, your feet slapping against the shitty linoleum flooring. You beeline for the door, bursting into the daylight with your adrenaline-pumped chest heaving. You come to a stop just outside the building, looking back at him with a thrill glowing in your eyes.
âWhat movie are we seeing?â You pant, and his grin reappears.
âYouâre trouble.â He declares in a laugh, âLetâs go.â
Billy drives fast. This time it doesnât seem like recklessness, though, but fun. The windows are rolled down, and wind whips through the car and ruffles your hair. His own blonde curls are flying, in his face and over his shoulders against the seat.
âSlow down!â You shriek, laughing through your words, âWeâre gonna crash!â
âWhat are we gonna crash into,â He gestures to the empty road in front of you, all farmland and dust as the same laughter bleeds into his own voice, âA haybale? You want me to slow down so you can admire the scenery?â
There is no scenery. Thereâs fields, half-dead grass rolling on for miles and miles and passing by so fast that it looks like the sand on a beach. The sky is your ocean, blue and foamy white where clouds streak across it. You pass isolated barns, groves of trees, and-
âCows!â
âWhat?â
âCows! Thereâs cows up there,â You gush, pointing aggressively at the pasture, âStop!â
âI canât-! Uh, okay,â Billy rushes to step on the brakes, wheels screeching against the poorly-paved asphalt as he skids to a stop.
Youâre surprised he doesnât burn through his tires with how fast he stops. Youâre out of the car before he can even turn to look at you, seatbelt long unbuckled in favor of dashing for the cows. Theyâre grazing aimlessly in their pasture, only a weak white fence standing between you and them.
âHey- Hey!â Billy shouts, rushing to get himself out of the car. Heâs panting slightly when he finally stands beside you, regarding you with an indignant look, âWhat the fuck was that about?â
âCows,â You croon, sticking your hands over the fence and reaching for the animals, âCome pet the cows with me, Billy!â
One of them seems very interested in any potential snacks your hand might be hiding. Its large, wet nose bumps against your skin and you laugh, long and loud and free, letting the animal explore your scent and petting along its face when it finally realizes you have nothing yummy to offer it.
Thereâs damp bits of grass stuck to your arm from where its mouth nuzzles against you,, and its tongue is purple when it comes out to swipe along your skin. You shriek, the sound morphing into an elated giggle.
âOh,â Billyâs nose wrinkles and he takes a step back, âGross.â
âItâs not gross!â You insist, pulling your arm away to wipe the grass on your jeans, âThatâs just what cows do. Youâve never pulled over to pet some?â
âNo,â He scoffs, âThatâs the most âcountryâ shit Iâve ever heard.â
âYeah,â You nod gleefully, and he thinks maybe youâve misinterpreted the scathing tone of his voice, âCome on, Billy, come pet the cows!â
âNo thanks,â He shakes his head, âIâm gonna go smoke in the car. Jusâ come back when youâre done.â
You let him head back to the car only for long enough to get a few more scratches in under the chin of a cow to your right. Then you beeline for the passengerâs side, and Billy looks surprised at your arrival.
âDone?â
âNo,â You shake your head, reaching for your backpack, âIâm just getting my strawberries.â
âUh,â Billy watches, apprehensive as you pull a plastic bag of the fruit from your backpack, âYouâre not gonna feed those to the cows, are you?â
âDuh,â You nod, pulling the bag open and nearly ripping the seam, âCows love strawberries, I feed âem all the time.â
âYou what?â Billy looks at you like youâve told him youâre made of the red fruit youâre holding, âYouâre gonna stick your fingers next to those animalâs faces with food in your hands and you donât think theyâre gonna bite you?â
âNo, Billy, cows donât bite! Not like that,â You insist, hair flying as you shake your head. âIâm not gonna put my fingers in their faces, Iâm gonna hold the strawberries on my palm. Then they canât bite me. Come on, Iâll show you!â
âIâm not feeding cows,â Billy insists, but he moves to get out of the car anyway. When heâs standing at full height he rips the cigarette out from between his lips, blowing smoke into the road, âBut Iâm not gonna let you run off on your own and get mauled by some hunk of beef.â
âYouâre totally gonna feed the cows,â You grin, eyes narrowed at him as you turn on your heel and head back to the fence, âYouâll see!â
Youâre already jamming your hand under a cowâs mouth, a strawberry staining your palm red and sticky, when Billy saunters up to the fence. He watches warily as you let the cow nose at your fingers, then it sticks its tongue out to sweep the fruit off of your skin.
You giggle at the ticklish feeling, but Billyâs mouth falls open in horror.
âOh,â He groans, nose scrunched and grimace strong, âThatâs so fucking gross. Its tongue is purple.â
âItâs cool!â You insist, offering the cow a hearty rub between the ears as it munches on your strawberry, hand slimy with spit, âIs there much farmland in California?â
âA bit,â Billy shrugs, blissfully unaware of the curious cow sneaking up behind him as heâs turned towards you, leaning sideways on the fence. âItâs kind of a mix. We didnât live anywhere near farmland, but sometimes we went to visit Susanâs-!â
Before he can tell you what random relative lived far out in the California farmlands, thereâs a cow tongue in his ear.
He jolts away from the fence with a squawk, nearly toppling over as one hand comes up to cover his ear. Youâre roaring with laughter even as you help steady him, one hand on his shoulder and the other on his waist while he stumbles to a stop a few feet away from the fence.
âHe was looking for strawberries,â You giggle, pulling your sleeve over your hand to wipe cow spit off of his cheek, âI think that was your official welcome to Indiana, Billy.â
âLaugh all you want,â He groans, smearing his own hand over his face to rid his skin of any residual slime youâd missed, âBut if we ever make it to an ocean and you wipe out, Iâm laughing at you.â
âDeal,â You grin sideways at him, another strawberry in hand.
Of course, Billy does end up feeding the cows. It takes another round of hand-holding, though, where you place the strawberry in his palm and flatten yours beneath it.Â
âJust be patient,â You murmur, feeling Billyâs hand tense as the cow noses at his fingers, âHe just wants to say hi.â
âWeâve been acquainted,â Billy drawls, grimacing once more as the cow licks the strawberry off of his palm, âHe tried eating the thoughts out of my head.â
âWhat thoughts?â You tease, but before you can gauge the situation and figure out whether you need to start running or not, Billy flips his hand over his shoulder to where youâre standing pressed to his back, and smears his sticky palm across your face.
âOh,â You gasp, eyes squeezed shut and nose scrunched. You stagger backwards, nearly colliding with his car, âGross!â
âOh, really?â Billy roars with laughter, grabbing you around the waist and leaning his chin over your shoulder as he presses your back to his chest, âI thought it was an Indiana welcome! I thought it was cool!â
âNot when you do it!â You canât help but laugh, trying desperately to hold the cracked pieces of your disgusted facade together, âYouâre not as cute as a cow!â
Youâre lying, but he doesnât need to know that.
âAnd to think,â He scoffs, loosening his hold on you but not letting go completely, âI was gonna buy your movie ticket for you.â
Youâd almost forgotten your movie adventure. Youâd been so wrapped up in having fun with Billy, soaring down the streets with music blaring from the speakers that youâd completely ignored the way heâd driven miles away from any nearby movie theater.
âHey, yeah,â You stiffen in his grip, turning your head to knock your forehead with his. You try not to pay attention to how close you two are, keeping your focus on his stunning blue eyes, âWhy are we out here? The theaterâs back that way.â You jerk your thumb behind you in the direction youâd came, and his face settles into a smirk once more.
âWeâre not going to that shitty theater,â He boasts, âWeâre going to a drive-in. Itâs a few miles into the next town over.â
It makes sense, you suppose. He has a cool car, and what better place to show it off?
âIâve never been to a drive-in,â You gush, excitement brewing in your belly, âWhat are the showtimes?â
âDunno.â He shrugs, finally letting you go to saunter back to his car and lower himself into the driverâs seat. You follow to the passengerâs side, tucking the empty plastic bag back in your backpack.
âWeâll catch something.â He reasons, hands finally back on the wheel as you shut your door and buckle your seatbelt, âPeople around here have nothing better to do, I bet thereâs movies playing every hour.â
He gets started on the road once more, and you decide to let him drive uninterrupted. Although it hurts you to watch unpet cows whizz by the windows, you know youâll be back too late if you keep stopping. When his tires crunch against gravel, then smooth over dirt, the unlit neon sign of the drive-in looms overhead. He leans out of the window at the counter, ordering a large popcorn and two sodas along with your tickets in that rough drawl of his.
Heâs a bit rough when he stops on the asphalt, but thatâs just how he drives. Heâs used to driving recklessly, itâs not a habit easily broken. You hope you can help him live better, sending him a soft, sweet smile as he passes you your soda.
âThis view good?â He glances over at you, hand already buried in the popcorn.
You nod emphatically, âMhm! What movie?â
âNo clue,â He lets out a huff of a laugh, âDoes it really matter?â
âNo,â You shrug, ââGuess not.â
âItâs almost five,â Billy glances at his watch, âAre your parents gonna freak if youâre not home by dark?â
âTheyâre having dinner with friends tonight,â You recall relievedly, âTheyâll probably be out way later than us. And theyâll just leave dinner in the fridge, they wonât know Iâm gone.â
âNice,â Billy nods, absentmindedly gnawing on a solid popcorn kernel, âMy dad never goes out with friends. He doesnât really have any, I donât think. Susan does, work friends, but sheâs probably not eager to show off her husband.â
He speaks about his dad with a bitter tone in his voice, words coming out brittle like theyâll snap if he tries putting any feeling into them. You hum in understanding; if your husband was like Neil Hargrove, you wouldnât bring him around your friends either.
âYou have friends,â You hum, âDonât you ever eat out with them?â
âUh,â He turns his head to stare expectantly at you, âHello? Remember how I drove you a town over to see a movie, and I let you stop us halfway to stage a petting zoo?â
âI donât mean me,â You gush, âLike, your other friends! The guys on the basketball team, or whoever you usually hang out with. That little crowd. You donât go out with them?â
âNot really,â Billy shrugs, âTheyâre not my friends. Not like- um,â He drops his gaze to his lap, picking at the bucket of popcorn, âNot like you are.â
âOh.â Is all you can manage, then you wet your throat to speak again, âThey seem⊠no offense, shallow. Like- like they only talk about superficial stuff together. Iâve heard some of your conversations, I think.â
âOh, so youâre updated on the riveting world of Hawkins Highâs popularity pageant?â He scoffs, reaching for a cigarette, âShitâs so stupid.â
âYou say that from the top of the food chain,â You point out tentatively, âYou donât like it there?â
âItâs better than nothing.â He slows his attempts to self-medicate, hand frozen where heâs striking his lighter, âDonât get me wrong, Iâm glad Iâm not getting pushed into lockers. But, itâs like-â His fingers tighten slightly around the cig, jaw tight, âI got there because of what I have, not who I am. And not even that, I got there because of what it looks like I have. They think Iâm some kind of rich kid âcause I have a nice car, but weâre lucky we donât live in the trailer park. They think Iâm mowing my way through the cheerleading team because theyâve seen us talking before. Sure, maybe Iâve flirted with a few, but-â His face darkens in frustration, nose scrunching slightly, âOn the weekends, my dad makes me do shit around the house. And on the weekdays, Iâm looking after my sister.âÂ
You donât point out his slip-up, how in a fit of passion heâs dropped the âstep-â. Itâs nice to hear.
âI have no time to sleep around,â He chuckles darkly, disdainfully, âNot often. But because people like me, or- or like what they think of me, they just assume Iâm selling myself out for it.â
âItâs bullshit,â He concludes, huffily so, âItâs all bullshit. And itâs not gonna last past high school.â
A tense silence falls over the car after heâs finished speaking. You suppose you shouldnât be surprised anymore, not after two days of emotional curveballs from the man, but you think it might be the most youâve ever heard him speak.
He looks nervous, fiddling with the keys in his ignition. Before he can regret opening up, you reach out to take his hand, pulling it away from the keys and linking yours into it on his thigh.
âIâm glad Iâm your friend, Billy.â You confess, equal parts honest and tender. You want the words to soak into his veins, flow through his bloodstream and bloom sweet blossoms inside that light up his dark world.
âMe too,â He breathes, eyes glued to your intertwined hands as he tightens his fingers into the grip. As if on cue, the movie screen lights up, and itâs just barely dark enough outside to see the film.
âHere we go,â You settle in your seat, keeping your hand securely in his own, âPopcorn?â
Billy uses his free hand to pass the bucket over, and you can feel the heat concealed by the thick paper bucket hovering just above your hands. You munch on the buttery snack, a kernel already lodged in your teeth.
To Billyâs slight disinterest, itâs an old romance movie. He should have known, all that ever plays at these movie marathon nights are romances and beach flicks. He has a fleeting thought that heâd rather be watching women in bikinis, but it seems like something he shouldnât think while holding your hand, so he pushes it away and tries to focus on the grainy, black-and-white footage.Â
The transatlantic accents and over-dressed main characters only hold his attention for a few minutes. But heâs family to Neil Hargrove, and he knows how to tune out a boring speech. He focuses more on the warmth that your hand pushes against his, sweet and soft and soothing like the blanket he used to get tucked in under at his grandmaâs house. His grandma who knitted that blanket herself, just for him, and who slipped him strawberry sweets anytime his dad got too drunk to notice. And the way you hold his hand feels just like his mother used to, with her thumb stacked on his so that she could stroke it like youâre doing now. Heâs only held his dadâs hand a few times, and heâs not able to remember much. He just remembers his mom had always dropped Neilâs hand in a big dramatic fashion, claiming that it was like holding a dead fish.
Thereâs nothing morbid about holding your hand, though. Youâre not stiff and cold like his father, your fingers curve around his and mold to his skin. You not only reciprocate, you initiate, squeezing at a funny line or brushing over the back of his hand.
Youâre all the best parts of the people heâs loved, and none of the bad parts of the ones he couldnât. If he was any sleazier, heâd ask if it hurt when you fell from heaven.
You let out a particularly sweet laugh at a scene and the sound takes him back to only a few nights ago, sitting on his bed and feeling safe. Heâd actually forgotten about his father until the man had stormed his bedroom, and he marvels at how youâd managed to suck the terrible thoughts from his head.Â
Your study session puts mitosis in his mind. Then biology, and he wonders if thereâs ever been two organisms more compatible with each other. Personally, he thinks your biology is pretty basic: you were made for him, and he was made for you.Â
Heâs broken out of his scientific reverie when your head falls to his shoulder. You throw a quick glance up at him through your lashes, silently begging for permission for something youâve already done. His heart thuds in his chest as he watches you with curious eyes, and a slow nod of his head is all you need to settle against his side. Youâre at an awkward angle, side arched over the center console to get your head to his shoulder. That makes it better, Billy thinks, that you had to work for it. It means you really mean it, that youâre not just doing it because itâs convenient. Youâre loving him because you want to.
âShitty movie,â Billy grumbles, his voice hoarse from its prolonged silence.
âGood popcorn,â You hum, reaching for another piece. Billy leans down to snatch it out of your hand with his teeth, and chews it with a growing grin as you chuckle.Â
âYouâre a monster,â You tease, and a word that his brain usually whispers at him past midnight, loathing in his thoughts and venom in his veins, becomes nothing more than a nickname.
He thinks he wants to be your monster if it makes you laugh like that, all teasing teeth and careful manhandling.
Youâre almost afraid youâve insulted him with the title until he leans his head against yours, neck bent at an angle. His ear is pressed to the crown of your head, and just in case he can hear your thoughts, you think extra hard: I love you.
You last longer than Billy had, but you lose interest in the film, too. Itâs not that itâs boring, itâs just not particularly interesting, and your brain is moving too slow for you to concentrate on careful dialogue. Apparently, the excitement of the day has caught up with you. Your eyes are starting to droop, and you think Billy might be able to feel your lashes flutter against his bicep. If he can, he doesnât say anything, he just stays curled around you in his seat.
Slowly, second by second, minute by minute, you fall asleep. You drift away from the world and all that remains is Billyâs arm against your cheek, his hand holding yours. You donât know if youâre fully sleeping or not, all you know is that Billy is the one constant between your life and your dreams.
Billy feels your breathing even out, the soft puffs of air that hit his arm soft and consistent. Itâs the last thing he wants to do, but he lifts his head to peer at your face, seeing that you are, in fact, asleep.
He has the strongest urge in the world to kiss your forehead. He doesnât, half because heâs scared youâll wake up and think heâs a creep, and half because heâs not sure heâs capable of loving back. Heâs taking it slow, and heâll stick with leaning his head on you.Â
He does that until the movieâs almost over, and the romantic climax is shining on the screen.
The woman has fallen asleep on the manâs shoulder. Theyâre not in a car, theyâre on a park bench, but her nose is nudged up against his bicep, too, and their hands are intertwined.
The man reaches up to her cheek, and so does Billy.
His hand is warm and slightly rough against the soft skin of your cheek, but itâs his warm breath against your face that wakes you. Your lashes flutter open, and the only thing you can see are Billyâs pretty blue eyes. Youâre almost startled, almost caught off-guard, and then you notice the dark flecks of insecurity in them, ridged between peaks of blue like ocean waves.Â
He canât speak. Heâs paralyzed, eyes unblinking against your own, unable to ask, to tell, to beg. All he can do is stare, and hope that his hand isnât shaking against your cheek.
He licks his lips, and you know what heâs trying to muster up the courage to do.
âBilly,â You breathe, soft and careful, âAre you sure?â
He manages to hum questioningly, but itâs a choked sound from somewhere deep in his throat.
âYouâre speeding again,â You let out a breathy chuckle, but you raise your hand to hold his to your face, âIs this because you want me or because you think youâll never get the chance to have me again?â
âI want you,â Billy murmurs, and the man on screen echoes his sentiments.
The woman on screen leans in, and so do you.
The kiss you share is unlike anything Billyâs ever felt. What heâs used to is prodding tongues, nipping teeth, below-the-belt grabbing, but this is new. This is the soft, dewy sweetness of lips barely touching, and the watermelon balm spread over your mouth. Itâs tender in the way that you hold his hand to your cheek, and only made more so by the fact that youâre still holding hands between the seats. Itâs less of an active kiss and more of an embrace, lips holding each other in place and noses bumping.
Billyâs never felt safer letting his eyes drift shut. At night thereâs always the possibility that his dad will unlock the door in the middle of the night and take out insomnia-fueled rage on him. In his car heâll get arrested for loitering. Now thereâs nothing but you, and thatâs all he ever wants there to be.
Thereâs muted claps from the other cars around you as the movie ends, and you choose to attribute the closing scene of fireworks to your kiss and not the leadsâ. When you draw away itâs with soft, content sighs, awestruck and breathless.
âI want you too, Billy.â You vow, more than happy to let him know heâs loved, âIâm glad we didnât go to the front office.â
âMe too,â Billy breathes, leaning in to brush his lips against yours one last time, just holding them there as his fluttering eyes stare into yours.
The sound of revving engines breaks you out of your trance, and Billy pulls away from your face to look over your head. Heâs still got his hand on your cheek, and youâre cradled to his chest as he watches everyone around you disperse.
âLetâs head home,â You murmur into his collarbones, kissing the skin there chastely, âYou can stay the night at my house again, if you want.â
âI should get home,â He admits reluctantly, âMy dad is probably still freaked about last night.â
âI wish you didnât have to go back,â You hum, tracing the outline of a bandage through his shirt against his stomach.
âMe too,â He sighs, and finally lets your face go when the overhead lights to the lot flick on, âBut weâll get out soon.â
âOh? Where are we going?â You settle back in your seat, turning to face him with curious eyes.
âCalifornia,â He smiles, and his genuine one is a breathtaking sight, âAnd anywhere you want to stop along the way.â
âThat sounds perfect,â You sigh happily, head leaning comfortably back against the headrest. A yawn breaks through your lips and scrunches up your face, and Billy has to fight himself so that he doesnât pull over and kiss the lines near your mouth.
The silence in his car is peaceful now, serene. Thereâs nothing left unsaid anymore, nothing hidden in your eyes and nothing withheld in your touches. You drift off to sleep wishing you were still holding Billyâs hand, and when you wake up, you are.
âHey,â He whispers, squeezing your hand where his is interlocked with it, âHey, wake up. Youâre home now, weâve gotta get you inside.â
âHm? Oh,â You hum, bleary eyes taking in the outline of your house against the harsh beams of Billyâs headlights. âThanks, Billy.â
âUh-huh,â He nods, offering you a hand after you undo your seatbelt, âCâmon, if you can stand, Iâll carry you up to bed.â
You;re more than happy to let him sweep you off of your feet. He can feel your smile as you bury it in his neck, and he doesnât even worry about shutting his car off and locking it before he pushes open your front door. Sure enough thereâs tinfoil covered dinner on the counter alongside a note from your parents, and Billy marvels at how well they take care of you even when theyâre not home.Â
âTo the right,â You instruct him, realizing heâs only ever gotten into your room from the window outside, âAnd itâs the second door down.â
âGot it,â He murmurs, chin bumping your cheek.
Your bed is still unmade from that morning, and he yearns to slip beneath the covers again. Heâs jealous when he tucks you in, and youâre glad you wore comfy clothing to school so that you can burrow under your blankets and not worry about changing.
âGoodnight,â Billy leans down, an inch away from your face, âCan IâŠ?â
You lean up to do it for him, pushing your lips against his once more.
He melts into it, and the way that your nails scratch the hair at the base of his scalp only makes it worse.
âGoodnight,â You mumble, words wonky and misspoken against his lips, âI had fun today, Billy. Iâm glad weâre friends, and Iâm glad weâre more.â
âMe too,â He agrees, and the sentiments heâs agreeing to feel foreign to him. Five days ago heâd have been the least likely person on earth to have a friend, and now heâs got a partner to boot. In every sense of the word, he loves you, even if he wonât say those three words yet.
âPlease be safe,â You cup his cheek, stroking over his slightly bruised cheekbone with tenderness he doesnât think heâll ever get used to, âAnd if he hurts you again, stay with me instead.â
âI will,â Billy promises, dotting a dewy kiss to the side of your mouth as you settle into sleep, content with his safety.
He tells himself heâs just puttering around, throwing a stray sock into the laundry hamper and straightening a book heâd nearly knocked off of your nightstand on the way in. But really heâs waiting to make sure youâre really asleep, ring already slipped off of his finger and growing sweaty in his palm.
Once heâs sure you wonât wake, he peels back the covers on your bed, taking your hand in his. Itâs got a familiar weight to it, a fact that he mentally celebrates, and his fingers shake as he slides the metal band onto your finger.
Having a ring to chuck in the garbage is gonna hurt a whole lot more when they leave, he reminds himself. Then, âIfâ.
âIf they leave.â Your soft voice rings in his ears, and as he treks back to his car, revving the engine in the silvery light of the moon, thereâs a feeling heâs never felt before rising in his chest. Hope: âSome people stay.â

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Crossing Lines | S.H x fem!reader
part one | part two
series summary: Steve isnât your biggest fan, so why does he ask you to be his date to a wedding? | enemies to lovers, fake dating
chapter summary: time to meet the family!
content: you and steve go shopping, meeting his family, mentions of drinking, food mention, swearing, she/her pronouns, use of y/n, a little surprise at the end ;)
word count: 4.7k
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The piercing ring of the phone wakes Steve from his deep sleep and putting a pillow over his head doesnât drown out the sound even a little bit. He begrudgingly throws his blanket and grumbles obscenities until he reaches the phone.
âHello?â he answers with an abrasive tone. âGood morning to you too, sunshineâ your voice sounds way too happy for someone whoâs awake this early. ây/n? Why the hell are you calling me this early?â
âDo you always talk to your girlfriends like this? No wonder youâre still single.ââ you tease and he lets out an overdramatic, loud sigh. âGet to the point itâs too early for thisâ
âItâs almost ten in the morning that isnât exactly the break of dawn, but anyways, I need to know if you work todayâ
âYeah, I doâ he lies. âLiar! I already asked Robin and she told me that youâre off todayâ he can practically hear your âknow-it-all-â smirk over the phone. âIâm five seconds away from hanging upâ
âOkay, okay, donât get your panties in a twist. We need to go shopping todayâ you tell him and he scoffs at your words âWe? Why do I need to go?â
âYou said all expenses paid and I need new clothes for our couples getaway, therefore, youâre going shopping with meâ
âItâs not a coupleâs gatewayâ is all he says. âThatâs all semantics, Stevieâ
âDo you even know what semantics means?â he asks âdo you?â you reply, turning the tables. His lips purse while he tries to thinks of an answer. Heâs got nothing. âWhatever. Iâll pick you up in an hourâ he hands up before giving you a chance to gloat.
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Steve shows up to your house an hour and a half later and he expects nothing less than you reprimanding him for it. You walk outside wearing a dress that might be a bad idea for a breezy day like today, but itâs still a pretty dress. He tells himself that only the dress looks pretty, not the person wearing it. Your sparkly lip gloss that anyone from a mile away can see, looks pretty too, but not because itâs on your lips. He can just appreciate a nice gloss, thatâs it.
âThirty minutes late, mister. That isnât very âboyfriendâ of youâ you say as soon as you get into the car. âHow about a âthank youâ for picking you up? That isnât very âgirlfriendâ of youâ he rebuttals.
âHush, Iâm the perfect girlfriend. Can I play some music?â you ask and he turns the radio on. âOh, I love this song!â you cheer when you change the station and âWe Belongâ by Pat Benatar comes on. âOf course you doâ he says and you roll your eyes at him while turning up the radio. In all honesty, he likes this song, but heâll never admit that out loud.
You sing every word, not too loudly, but loud enough that Steve can hear. Your singing isnât horrible, but he knows every time he hears this song heâs going to associate it with you. âWhy are you always so grouchy? You constantly have a look on your face like someone put salt in your sugar shakerâ
âThanks for putting off your concert long enough to ask me thatâ he turns the radio down until there's almost no music and you turn it back up a smidge. âSee! Youâre a total buttheadâ you argue. âButthead? Are we five?â
âThatâs such a butthead responseâ
âThen how about we donât talk for the rest of the car ride? Kay?â he impolitely suggests and you cross your arms. âFineâ
âFineâ
So you sit in silence for the rest of the time youâre in the car, aside from your soft singing. It drives Steve insane.
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The mall was quite busy for a Tuesday and it takes Steve three loops around the parking lot to find a decent spot.
âI told you to just park in the back. We couldâve saved so much timeâ
âWhat did I say about not talking while weâre in the car?â he asks, rhetorically. You quickly step out of the car and repeat yourself âI told you to just park in the back. We couldâve saved so much time. Iâm not in the car, so you canât get mad at me! Câmon, let's go!â
Steve sighs before taking the keys out of the ignition and following behind you. Once you reach the entrance you hold your hand out to him. He looks down at your hand and back up at you âWhatâs that?â
âItâs a hand, Steve. Ya know, most people have one attached to the end of their arm and-â
âWhat do you want me to do with your hand, smartassââ he cuts you off. âWeâre supposed to be getting used to acting like a couple, so hold my handâ your hand is still held out and you shake it in front of him. âNope. No wayâ he pushes your hand but you reach it out again. âStop being a butthead, yes I said it again because youâre acting like a five year oldâ
He reluctantly takes your hand and your fingers lace together. âWow, look at that. You didnât even burst into flamesâ you taunt. He doesnât hate it as much as he thought it would. Your hands are soft and he notices that your nails match the color of your dress. Itâs kind of cute.
Steve tries to shield his face with his hand and you laugh at him. âThatâs not gonna work. People come from all over to see that head of hair, so theyâll be able to tell that itâs you holding my hand. I hope youâll be able to survive this tragic eventâ
He removes his hand from his face âPeople do not come from all over just to see my hair.â he grumbles. âItâs called a joke, Steve. Since I donât think Iâve ever seen you smile whenever Iâm around then I shouldnât be surprised you didnât know thatâ
âLetâs just get this over with. Where are we going first?â you drag him to the first store and Steve is convinced everyone is staring at him while he holds your hand. (literally no one is giving either of you a second glance).
âHold this for me, babyâ you hand him a sundress and he grimaces at the nickname âIs holding hands not enough? You gotta call me âbabyâ too?â he complains. âGet used to it, babyâ
After only ten minutes in the store, Steve has a stack of clothes piled in his arms. âAre you really buying all of this?â he asks. âIâm not buying anything, you are, but I have to try it on first and you have to give me your opinionâ
âMy opinion is that youâre going to look horrible in all of itâ
âYou say that now, but youâve never seen me in this shade of pinkâ you point to one of the dresses in his hand that isnât holding yours. âIâve seen you in every shade of every color. Your closet looks like a box of crayons explodedâ
âYou remember what colors I have in my wardrobe? Sounds like youâre a bit obsessed with meâ
âIn your dreamsâŠbabe? Ugh that sounded weird. Can you try this shit on now? My arm is about to fall offâ He whines. âYeah, I wouldn't want you to break a nail. Wait outside the dressing room so I can show you how it looksâ you tell him. âCanât waitâ he replies, sarcasm dripping from his tongue.
Steve checks his watch every thirty seconds because how long does it take to try on one dress?
âSpend your whole life waitinâ on your woman, donât ya?â an older gentleman asks him. âUh, yeah. I guess soâ chuckles. âMy wife, Ethel, over thereâ he points in the direction of where his wife stands âalways takes her sweet time. After forty years of marriage Iâm still always waitinâ on her, but she still looks so damn beautiful that itâs worth itâ
âHarold, leave the poor boy alone, honeyâ His wife says when she wanders over to her husband. âNo, I donât mind. Iâm just waiting for my girl to show me her new dressâ Steve says. He said âmy girlâ so naturally he didnât even realize it until he finished his sentence.
âSteve, what do you think- oh, hi!â you greet the couple and introduce yourself. âThatâs a beautiful dress, donât ya think Steve?â Harold asks him. ây-yeah. You look great, sweetheartâ he smiles. You do look great. The color of the dress compliments your skin tone perfectly and makes your eyes pop.
âHow long have you two been together?â Ethel asks. âFive monthsâ you both say at the same time. âOh, young love. Itâs truly a wonderful thing. I feel like Iâm looking in a mirror from forty years agoâ She expresses and puts her hand over her heart. âWeâll let you kids get back to it. Enjoy the rest of your dayâ Harold says. âThank you, you too!â you respond before they walk away.
âSo, um, tell me what you really thing about this dressâ
âI think it looks greatâ he replies. âReally? No snarky comment? Did that old couple make you go all soft on me, Harrington?â
âNot in a million years. Go try the other shit on I donât wanna be here all dayâ he carps. âOkay, Iâm going, but donât fall in love with me after seeing how good I look in this next one!â yeah, right he thinks.
After a fashion show and a dent in his bank account, you finally leave the store. Most of your outfits were casual, but cute and preppy enough to impress his family. You even found a dress to wear to the wedding. âI have to get a new bathing suit. Or three new bathing suitsâ you announce as you walk past a store with all the summer essentials. âThree? For what reason?â
âYou said your family members are all staying in lake houses and I need to be prepared. Iâm also assuming this fancy hotel weâre staying in has a poolâ you explain. âOh, and how come we arenât staying in a lake house?â you wonder. âMy parents werenât gonna rent a house for just me. I even told them I was bringing my âgirlfriendâ, but weâre still staying in a hotel twenty minutes away from everyoneâ he answers. âOh no, weâre staying in an expensive hotel with all the amenities we could ever need. Should I bring a survival kit?â you gibe.
âJust go get your swimsuits and donât make me watch you model themâ he pleads. âWhy? Scared youâll like what you see?â Yes, he thinks to himself. âNope. Just starving. Iâm gonna go grab something from the food courtâ he says before scurrying off.
âHey, can I get two soft pretzels and two lemonades, please?â
âSteve Harrington?â He hears a woman's voice and turns around. âItâs me! Beth!â
âBeth, hi!â He greets. Steve went on a date with Beth a few months ago and she never called him back. He actually really liked her, too. Until she ditched him for her new boyfriend.
âHow are you? Hungry?â She asks when she she's the two pretzels and drinks in his hand. âOh, um, ones for me and ones for my⊠girlfriend. Sheâs shopping right now- oh look, there she is! Baby, Iâm over here!â he waves to get your attention.
âAw, you got me something? Youâre so sweet, Stevieâ you kiss his cheek and it takes everything in him to not act weirded out. âBabe, this is Beth. Beth this is my girl, y/nâ
âNice to meet you, y/n. It was good to see you, Steveâ she says and saunters off. âDid you really have to kiss my cheek?â he wipes your lipgloss off of his face. âGive me a soft pretzel and Iâll do just about anythingâ
âGrossâ he mutters, âAre you done shopping yet?â he groans. âYes, Iâm done. Thanks again for the pretzel. That was actually really niceâ you smile at him. âDonât thank me yet. I poisoned itâ he jokes and you chuckle. âThank god. Then I wouldnât have to spend three whole days with youâ
âWell, actually, we have to go up thursdayâ he tells you and you stop in your tracks. âThursday? That's in two days and I have so much to do!â you exclaim. âYouâll just have to get it done a day early. Itâs the least you can do after I bought you this pretzelâ
âYouâre impossibleâ
âAnd youâre welcome for the delicious treat and all the clothesâ
âYeah, yeah, whatever. Just take me home, pleaseâ
âGladlyâ
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By the time Thursday rolls around, youâre already exhausted from this weekend before itâs even started. You spent your entire day yesterday doing laundry, going to the store for travel things, packing, and mentally preparing yourself for being Steveâs âgirlfriendâ.
It wasnât that pretending to be his significant other was going to be the worst thing in the world. Heâs attractive and youâve heard his personality is alright, youâve just yet to meet that version of Steve, but you worried it would be awkward.
Thereâs no way you have any amount of chemistry with Steve that makes it convincing that you two are in love. He scowls at any pet name you give him, he practically freezes any time you touch him, and youâre pretty sure heâd slip into a coma if he was actually nice to you.
The sound of Steve honking his horn pulls you from your anxious thoughts. He canât even come up and knock on your door. God forbid he helps you carry any of your luggage. He did pop the trunk for you, though, so thatâs something at least.
âIs your arm broken?â you ask, sitting down in the passenger seat. âNo?â he replies, confused. âI just figured since you didnât help me carry a single thing that-â
âYouâre bitching already? It hasnât even been five minutes that must be a new recordâ
âyour hair looks flat todayâ you insult and he glares at you âyou do know i have traits other than my hair, right?â
âyeah, I know. just donât care enough, is allâ you state, looking at your manicure like his existence is irrelevant to you. âRight, okay. Letâs just not kill each other until we get thereâ
âOnly if you promise to buy me snacks at the gas stationâ you bargain âFine. Whatever you wantâ
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You fell asleep halfway through the car ride and have woken up once. For some reason, Steve canât stop himself from glancing over you. Your head is resting on the window, your lips are slightly parted, and if he didnât already know you, heâd think you actually look kind of sweet.
âHeyâ he whispers and gently shakes your shoulder to wake you up. You grunt in response and he shakes your shoulder a little more. âWake up, weâre almost at my parents lake houseâ he says and you jolt awake. âWeâre stopping there first? Iâm not prepared for that!â you exclaim and flip down the visor mirror to make yourself look presentable.
âThey said they have a surprise for us and theyâre looking forward to meeting you. Itâll be fineâ he puts his hand on your thigh for a split second then quickly pulls it back. âAnd here we areâ he announces when he pulls into the driveway. Itâs more of a lake mansion than a lake house, but you didnât expect anything less. Steve opens the passenger side door for you just in case anyone is watching. He can tell youâre nervous about meeting his parents. Youâve been fiddling with the hem of your top and the look on your face isnât exactly hiding any of your emotions.
Steve grabs your hand and youâre taken by surprise. Heâs touching you without acting like thereâs a gun to his head. âReady to meet the parents?â he asks, giving your hand a squeeze âAs ready as Iâll ever beâ
He knocks on the door and your leg bounces, anxiously. âHey, stop worrying. Theyâll love you. Most people think youâre great. Apart from me, obviouslyâ he jests and you snicker. You know it isnât a big deal if his parents donât like you. You two arenât actually together and there's a high chance youâll never see them again, but you have this irritating need for peopleâs approval. Which is a bit ironic considering your hand is currently being held by the one person who has a huge issue with you.
âSteve, honey! Weâre so glad youâre here!â his mom exclaims before hugging him. âYou must be y/n! Itâs so nice to meet you!â she hugs you next. âItâs nice to meet you too, Mrs. Harringtonâ
âOh, please, call me Joanne. Come in, Iâll get your father. George, Steve and his girlfriend are here!â she shouts when you all walk inside.
Stevesâ father emerges from the back porch of the house and itâs like Steve twenty-five years from now walked in from the future. âNow, whatâs someone as pretty as you doing with my son? Did you pay her Steve?â he jokes, but he has no idea how close he is to being correct. âThanks, dad, good to see you too.â Steve grumbles. âDonât get too upset, I know how sensitive you can be. Iâm George, itâs a pleasure to meet youâ he extends his hand and you shake it. âItâs great to meet you. Iâm y/nâ
âYouâre much nicer than most girls my son dates. There was one girl-â
âAnyways, mom said you had a surprise for usâ Steve interrupts his dad. âYes, we do!â his mom says and hands Steve a key. âWhatâs this?â he asks as he holds the key. âWell, your father and I thought it might be romantic if you two had your own house and youâd be much closer to the family. Itâs just right up the road and we cancelled your hotel reservation.â
âThatâs so kind of you, Mrs. Harr- Joanne. You didnât have to do thatâ you thank her and she beams at your appreciation. âHoney, weâre just so grateful that Steve has found someone that he clearly loves. You shouldâve heard how he spoke about you on the phoneâ She tells you and Steveâs face turns beet red when you turn to look at him. âUh, yeah, thank you. We should probably go check this out, yeah?ââ he asks and you nod.
âOnce you freshen up, donât forget weâre having dinner here tonight!â Joanne reminds the both of you before saying your goodbyes. Your nerves come back when you think about meeting the rest of his family.
âSo⊠what did you say about me on the phone?â you ask once you both step outside. âI donât even remember. I didnât really say muchâ he lies, but he doesnât want you to know just in case you get the wrong impression that he might not dislike you as much as you think he does. âKeep your secrets, then. Let's go check out our house!â you squeal and run to the car.
âOh my gosh, itâs so cute!â you say as you pull into the driveway. The house is smaller than the others, but the ideal size for two people. Thereâs a porch that overlooks the lake with two rocking chairs and a coffee table. Itâs perfect for watching the sun rise and set.
It does make you a little sad that if you werenât here, Steve would be all alone in a hotel while the rest of his family was within walking distance. Why wouldnât he stay with his parents? or another family member? âDid you hear me?â he asks, bringing you back from all the questioning going on in your mind.âNo, sorry. What did ya say?â
âI asked if youâre ready to go inside. Iâll help you with your bags this timeâ
âYeah, thanks.â you grin and get out of the car.
The inside of the house is as beautiful as the outside. Itâs cozy and inviting. If Steve was your boyfriend, it would be very romantic. âSo, only one bedroom I suppose,â Steve speaks up. âIâll take the couchâ he volunteers.
âSteve, I can already tell youâre too tall for that couch. Iâll take itâ
âNo, itâs fine. I donât mindâ
âOr we could be adults and share the bed? Itâs big enough that you wonât even come close to touching meâ you assure him. âIf you wanted to sleep next to me, all you had to do was askâ he smirks and your nose scrunches in disgust. âShut up, Iâm trying to be nice to youâ
âLetâs unpack before we have to go to dinner. Are you nervous about meeting everyone else?â he asks as you throw your luggage on the bed so you can unpack your bags. âYeah, I guess. Is there anything I should know?â you question. âNot really. My parents seemed to like you, so theyâve probably already put in a good word.â
The rest of the time you spend unpacking and getting ready is spent in silence. It isnât either an awkward or comfortable silence. Itâs like neither of you are there, not acknowledging each other unless absolutely necessary.
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You and Steve decide to walk to his parents since itâs such a pleasant evening. The sound of the lake is peaceful and the moonlight illuminates your surroundings so perfectly that it makes the street lamps needless. âIt really is lovely out hereâ you say and Steve hums in agreement. âAre you nervous, Steve? About seeing your family? You ask and he lets out a sigh that heâs been holding in for a while. âKind of, but theyâre probably gonna be more focused on youâ
âDo you wanna talk about it?â you offer and he shakes his head. âNah, thatâs alright. Weâre almost there anywayâ When you walk through the door of the house, Steve places his hand on the small of your back. Only for appearances, clearly. âWeâre hereâ he announces and his family comes over to greet you.
âYou must be y/n! Iâm Linda, Steveâs aunt. Weâve heard many great things about you!â You make your way through all introductions followed by a million itâs nice to meet you tooâs. His family is bigger than you expected and you can definitely tell that they have money just by looking at them.
Youâre finally offered a glass of wine and happily accept. âHere, Steve, itâs an old-fashioned. The real man's drinkâ His father hands him a glass and he has to stop himself from chugging it.
âWe are all dying to know how you two metâ Steveâs aunt says to you once you and Steve are in the kitchen. It seems like everyone is gathered in the kitchen to hear the story. Steve looks a little lost so you decide youâll take the lead on this one.
âWell, we met through mutual friends and Steve was terrible at attempting to flirt with me. I thought he was just so cute and one night I got stood up on a blind date and Steve came to my rescue and the rest is historyâ you wrap your arm around his back and his arm wraps around your shoulder. He canât believe how quickly you came up with that. Your story is met with many âawsâ and Steve mouths a âthank youâ when no one is looking.
âI like your dressââ you hear a small voice come from behind you and you turn around to see the most adorable toddler with pigtails. âThank you, sweetie. I like your hairâ you bend down to eye level with her. âIâm y/n. Whatâs your name?â. âPenelope. Iâm this manyâ She holds up three fingers and you smile. âDo yâwanna color with me?â she asks and you follow her to the table she was coloring at.
âAre you married to Steve?â
âNope, not married, but I am his girlfriendâ it still feels weird to say that. âOkay. You can use my crayonsâ
Steve watched this interaction from the kitchen. He thinks the drink is already starting to go to his head because he thinks it's absolutely adorable. Youâre a natural with kids and with his family. He canât tell if itâs all part of the act or if you are actually this amazing.
Dinner goes smoothly with the help of several alcoholic beverages. Steveâs hand has been on your thigh throughout the entire meal and he didnât act bothered by it at all. Maybe his acting skills arenât so abysmal after all.
âCan I help you wash up?â you ask his mom as she cleans up the kitchen. âThat would be wonderful, dear.â
âPenelope adores you, by the way. Sheâs always been a little shy and she warmed up to you just like that.â She tells you. âSheâs a sweet kid. I was like that when I was younger. Shy, I mean. Guess I still amâ a small chuckle escapes your throat. âWell, no worries about that. The family loves youâ She assures you and you give her a kind smile.
âReady to go, babe?â Steve asks you. âGo on, Iâll make George help with cleanupâ His mom hugs you both and his hand holds yours as you say your goodbyes to everyone.
âThat wine got to me, I think. I feel all warm and fuzzyâ you say with a giggle. Steve still hasnât let go of your hand even though you're halfway back to the house by now. âI know what you mean. You were great, by the way. Pretty sure theyâre convinced weâre in love.â
âWow, youâre complimenting me? You must definitely be tipsyâ you laugh. âAnd youâre still holding my hand so youâre absolutely toastedâ he quips. âmânot. I just might fall over if you let goâ so he doesnât let go, not until youâre both inside the bedroom.
Once you both climb into bed, thereâs more than a respectable distance between you and Steve. For some reason, a strange thought crosses your mind and you have the biggest urge to bring it up. âHey, Steve?â
âHm?â
âI thought of something we havenât practiced yet and itâs kinda weird, but hear me outâ
âOkayâŠIâm listeningâ he says, sounding a little suspicious. âDo you think itâll be weird if we donât kiss? Nothing crazy just a couple pecks here and thereâ he sits up and turns on the bedside table lamp. âYou wanna makeout in front of my family?â
âNo! Of course not. I said peckâ he doesnât respond and youâve never felt more embarrassed in your life.
âOkay. Yeah, we probably should practice it. Ya know, just to be convincingâ he finally speaks up. âYeah. Just to be convincing.â you both sit up and scoot closer to each other. âWait! Can you turn off the light?â you request and he quickly turns off the light.
You feel Steveâs hand resting on your cheek and your heart thumps in your chest out of nerves, not anything else, thatâs for sure. âReady?â he asks âReadyâ
His lips brush yours and linger for a few seconds before he places his lips on yours in a proper kiss. Itâs a simple kiss. Thereâs no tongue, obviously, and it feels like itâs over before it's even started.
âWait, sorry. Let me try againâ he says. He kisses you again and itâs still simple, but this time your lips move together in a harmonious agreement. His body moves closer to yours and you feel yourself slipping away, like youâve forgotten that youâre kissing Steve Harrington. Someone that you arenât supposed to be kissing.
He pulls back as he feels that the kiss might grow more intense. Youâre left breathless and stunned, but Steve doesnât seem to be as affected as you are, but he is. His palms are sweaty and his heart feels like it might jump out of his throat. He nonchalantly rolls over back to his side while you stay in the same position, staring at his silhouette.
âGoodnight, y/nâ
ây-yeah, goodnightâ
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a/n: ITâLL GET JUCIER SOON I PROMISE
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Deadly Reunion|Chapter 9
Eddie Munson x female!reader // a stranger things apocalypse au
summary: You and Eddie have been best friends since childhood. But when the outbreak happened five years ago, you were torn from one another in the chaos. but now youâre left alone, after your group was killed by another radical crew, leaving you to seek out what was once home. // zombie apocalypse Hawkins set in 1993
warnings: angst + adult themes w/ descriptions of violence, blood, torture + other zombie apocalypse related issues
word count:Â
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A week.
It had been a week since Eddie watched you walk away from him.
And you still werenât talking to him.
Not like he hadnât been trying. It seemed that any time he went looking for you, heâd just missed you.
The first couple of days the fear gripped Eddieâs heart like a vice and grew tighter when he couldnât find you anywhere in the Camp. When he stopped by the room you shared with Robin, conveniently, you were gone. But the third day when he walked in with Gareth to the cafeteria for breakfast â he instantly found you.
You were sitting at a table with Robin but looked to be within your own mind as you pushed around the food on your tray. Your head was downcast as everyone else at the table around you talked lively. Eddie stood there frozen for a moment. But another part thought he was hallucinating since no one else seemed to interact with you.
Like his fear of losing you had manifested you in front of him.
Your head turned up slightly before your eyes stayed on him. They widened for a quick second before that deep seated rage returned to your eyes. The spark within them made him flinch back slightly. No matter how much Eddie wanted to go to you. He didnât.
âDamn,â Gareth spoke from beside him, âSheâs really fuckinâ pissed at you.â
Eddie sighed deeply at his friend's words, before turning and heading toward the queue to grab some breakfast. The line moved quickly and soon he was sitting at his usual table with Gareth and a few others.
But here is now, days after that, and still hating that you werenât talking to him.
A part of him was pissed at Gareth for telling you the truth. For beating him in informing you about him and Sarah. It was a topic he wasnât ready to talk about with you â yet. Her death was still too fresh in his mind. The guilt over it still gnawing away at his heart so much that he felt like he couldnât breathe. He might notâve be in love with Sarah, but he still cared deeply. She was also his friend. Someone heâd known nearly his entire life. And like everyone else in his life. She was taken away from him.
Just like you had been all those years ago. The only difference was that he was the one to push you out of his life.
But he got a second chance and it seemed that it was already ruined.
Eddie still thought of that night on your birthday. As you lay with your head in his lap mumbling sweet nothings of love. Finally saying the words, he ached to hear.
But Eddie knew there was no one else to blame but himself for hurting you.
âChief says we need to head out for another run,â Steve spoke, pulling Eddie out of his thoughts and back to the present.
Eddie sighed deeply and rubbed at the scuff along his jaw that had been growing over the last few days. âWe just did a run, what do we need now?â
âMedical supplies,â Steve spoke, resting his hands on his hips. The black youâd given him was starting to fade, only soft yellows and greens around his eye and nose left behind. âAlso, we gotta start prepping for the colder months when weâre not gonna go out as much.â
Eddie nodded his head, âAlright, Iâll meet you upfront. Let me grab my gear.â
Eddieâs body already felt tired at the thought of leaving the camp again. Hopper had them going out more and more for supplies that he couldâve sworn they had enough of. Trips were becoming longer, and they were venturing out farther. Hawkins was nearly tapped clean of any valuable supplies for them, so the surrounding towns were their only source. But that was depleting.
But how much longer do we have to keep living like this? Eddie asked himself.
Eddie didnât take long to grab his pack and a few supplies. He wasnât sure how long they would be gone, so he over-packed slightly. He grabbed his leather jacket knowing the nights would be cold, along with his bandana. The last thing he grabbed was a pack of cigarettes and a lighter that he slipped into his back pocket.
One of the things Eddie wasnât expecting as he walked into the front lobbyâŠwas you.
You stood toward the outer side of the group when he walked through the doors. You were back in the clothes that heâd found you in. Your eyes met the moment he walked upon the group and that flare of anger was still there. But Eddie couldnât stop the words that came out of his mouth.
âWhat the hell are you doing here?â Eddie spoke, his dark brows pulling tightly together as his eyes glared down toward you.
Your back straightened as you turned to him more, âExcuse me?â
Your tone was tight with a slight hiss to it. Eddie recognized that tone. But even knowing he was pushing himself down a deeper hole with you â he didnât stop.
âWhat are you doing here?â He asked again, looking around to see everyone was looking toward the two of you in confusion. âYouâre not coming with us.â
âIâm sorry, didnât realize that I need your permission.â
âHopper assigned her to her tasks, Munson,â Robin spoke, stepping up to stand beside you. Her arms crossed at her chest as she glared at him. "She's part of the supply run crew now."
It took three seconds and observing your body language with Robin to quickly see you two have become closer. It was really a shock since Robin was your roommate. But that only pissed Eddie off more.
âI donât fuckinâ care what Hopper assigned her, go, and tell him to change it.â Eddie stepped toward you, his frame looming over you. âYouâre not coming with us.â
Eddieâs voice dropped as he spoke that last part, a slight pleading coming into his eyes. You had to remind yourself not to give in, that you were still mad at him. That those large, dark eyes werenât going to crack the hardened shell you placed around yourself.
âI didnât ask, nor want, your permission of what I can and can do, Eddie.â You stepped closer to him, looking directly into his eyes and speaking next so only he could hear. âYou lose that when you decided to lie to me.â
A part of you could've sworn that a deep flash of pain moved through Eddieâs eyes. But you didnât give yourself too much time to see, as you pushed around him and moved to stand on the other side. Eddie stood standing in his spot, unmoving, as tension moved through the lobby. It was Steve who cut the tension, clearing his throat to pull everyone back to him.
âWeâre going on a supply run for the medical wing. Weâre heading out farther towards Redding, a spot we have hit before, and didnât clear. Itâs gonna take a few days so we need to move quickly, we need to move fast.â Steve spoke with clear authority and leadership in his tone. âNow letâs head out, we donât want to lose light before get to the first camp point.â
One by one the group started to file out of the building and toward the front gate. Steve walked to the front of the group leading the way with someone else close behind him. You learned his name was Mike and he was Nancyâs older brother. He was far from the little kid that you knew from running around the neighborhood. You walked more toward the middle with Robin, Nancy, and Nancyâs boyfriend Jonathan. Another person you met in the week youâd been at the camp.
But behind you, you felt him. His eyes are at the back of your head causing your spine to straighten. You fought with yourself to not look back toward him. To not acknowledge him any more than you already have.
Instead, you kept your eyes forward as you prepared yourself to head out into the world you just found safety from.
-x-x-x-x-
âSo, what is going on with you and Munson?â Robin asked, the two of you walking side by side as the group moved through the overgrown woods surrounding Hawkins.
âWeâre supposed to be sweeping the area,â You spoke, your gun raised slightly, ready if needed, as your eyes moved through the area looking for a sign of anything.
Have it be a Flayed.
Have it been human.
Either was dangerous.
âI can multitask,â Robin spoke with a soft laugh, âCome onâŠitâs like suffocatingly tense between you two,â
You sighed deeply, âI found out he lied...kept something from me, and thatâs all Iâm really going to say about it.â
âDoes it have anything to do with your reaction to knowing youâre in Sarahâs old bed?â
You stopped for a moment and shot her a look, before shaking your head and moving further through the area Steve wanted you to sweep.
But Robin took your silence as a sign to continue.
âI know you said the two of you were friends and stuff, but your reaction to finding her stuff tells a little more. Which, ya know, I get if you donât want to share. You barely know me, and we are only starting to become friendsâŠbut I am hereâŠif you wanna talk.â
You stopped for a moment, lowering your gun slightly, âThank you, I appreciate that, Robin.â
Robin smirked, âWhat are roomies for?â
There was no denying that over the last few days, Robin had greatly grown on you.
âI donât see anything, do you?â a voice spoke as they walked upon the two of you, Nancy coming into view as she walked closer.
âNothing.â You answered quickly, moving to holster your gun into the back of your jeans. âAnyone else?â
âNo.â Nancy sighed sweeping her curls from her face, âThe others found an abandoned home, thinking of camping out there? Catch some shelter since night is dropping.â
You nodded your head and quickly followed behind Nancy and Robin to head toward the shelter for the night. You couldnât help but keep your eyes aware looking out for any danger. Your body didnât relax till you came upon the small home that was tucked within the woods.
When you approached the small home, you quickly noticed how the forest around it was quickly reclaiming it. Moss grew along the sides giving the white siding more of a dirtied look. Mud caked along siding and windows. The front door was surprisingly still attacked but a few of the windows were blown out. It would do for the night. Steve and Eddie were securing the perimeter with Jonathan when you and the others approached.
You didnât miss the quick glance Eddie sent your way as you walked past him. It was a mix of a few emotions, the one you caught quickly in the depth of his brown eyes was fear and sorrow. But with your emotionless mask still, in place, you walked by and said not a word.
âNightâs falling quickly, letâs get settled inside, get something to eat, and rest. Munson and Buckley, you have the first watch.â Steve spoke, strapping his rifle back across his back. âNot sigh of flayed, think weâre deep enough for cover.â
Eddie nodded his head slightly and moved his glace quickly back over to you. You were standing with Nancy and Robin right outside the home. Your face brightened slightly as you laughed at something Robin said. Again, that flare of anger and jealousy came back up, simply causing your attention as on someone else and not him. Steve caught the tension between the two of you, it was hard to miss especially with how you two were before the group left. And he couldnât help but feel sorry for Eddie.
âSheâll come around, man,â Steve spoke, so that only Eddie would hear, digging through his bag in search of some jerky heâd packed earlier. âWhatever fight youâve got going on will be resolved and youâll be best friends again.â
âI donât know. IâŠI fucked up, andâŠI donât know how to make it better. Itâs like I know her, but I donât at the same time.â Eddie spoke, shaking his head slightly and rubbing his tired eyes.
âYouâll figure it out,â Steve spoke with more confidence than Eddie was feeling at the moment.
Everyone quickly began to fall into the roles and routine of a campout. You unrolled your sleeping bag and settled in the living room along with Nancy and the others. But even as you tried to lay down and catch some sleep, your mind wasnât allowing you.
Instead, it was too focused on the fact Eddie was outside on the lookout with Robin at the moment. You stared up at the peeling paint on the ceiling hoping for sleep to take over. It wasnât long till you cursed under your breath and stepped out into the front of the home again.
âArenât you supposed to be sleeping?â Robinâs voice came from above. You turned quickly to see her on the roof, gun in hand.
âWhy are you on the roof? And second, is that even safe?â
âMost likely not, but I get a better vantage point. Plus Iâm lighter weight than Munson.â She spoke with a smirk, âNow why are you up?â
âCanât sleep. Thought I could be useful.â
âMunson in circling the perimeter, sure he could use the company and a second eye.â Robinâs lips turned up slightly with a mischievous grin before turning and continuing her pace on the roof.
âFuck,â You whispered, before grabbing your gun from your back, checking your ammo, and then sliding it into the back of your pants. Tucked between your back and the waist of your pants. You also made sure to check your cargo pockets for your knife, before moving to find Eddie.
Didnât take long to find his tall, lean frame moving between the shadows of the trees. The moon bleeds through the tops of the trees and creating a silver glow. Your footsteps were light, Eddie not noticing you till you were nearly on top of him.
âJesusâŠâ He cursed the moment he turned to head back in the opposite direction, only to see you. ââŠwhat the fuck,â
âIsnât the whole purpose of patrolling being, to be aware of your surroundings?â You spoke, deep sarcasm in your tone.
Eddie sighed deeply, âI didnât hear you.â
Your brows shot up, âNo shit. Good thing I wasnât a bad guy.â
âMy mind been a little all over the place, wasnâtâŠpaying attention.â
You rolled your eyes and moved to head back in the other direction, grabbing your gun in case anything was to happen. In a few passing seconds, Eddie was soon in pace beside you. The silence was thick and uncomfortable as the two of you walked side by side.
Eddie was the first to talk.
âCan we talk about the other night, please?â He asked, his voice soft and timid. The complete opposite of earlier in the day.
âThere is nothing to talk about.â
Eddie flinched slightly, internally, from the harsh finality of your tone.
âThere is a lot to talk about, a lot that you donât know.â
âI know enough.â You looked at him slightly, before turning quickly back to scan the forest. âYou kept it from me, Eddie. Purposefully. And donât lie to me and say you didnât.â
âI wasnât,â Eddie spoke quickly.
You stopped for a moment and looked at him. Even with just the moon for light, you could see his face. He was being sincere. That remorsefulness was back in his eyes and causing his brow to pinch together slightly.
âI really donât want to talk about this. You and Sarah were allowed to do whatever you wanted,â You spoke, unable to keep the bitterness from your tone. âItâs not like you were mine and you cheated on me. I justâŠjustâŠâ
Your mouth opened a few times but no words could form. Eddie moved toward you, till something behind you caught his attention. His back straightened as goosebumps rolled over his flesh. Eddie quickly recognized the staggered, gaunt walk as it moved through the trees severely feet from the two of you. You caught on quickly to the change in Eddieâs body language and knew something was wrong.
âEd-.â
âShh,â He interrupted you, keeping his eyes just over your shoulder. âWhen I tell you to, I want you to head back toward the house, as quietly as you can.â He whispered, his words barely heard.
Your words stopped and choked you as you looked up at him, your grip tightening around your gun. The deep, guttural groan of a flayed soon cut through the tension and instantly made bile rise in your throat. Eddie moved slowly to grab his rifle, cursing any time a noise was made.
It would only take one sound, and the Flayed would know of your location.
It was far away enough to where you had a small chance to get away.
âIâm not leaving you.â You whispered.
âIâm gonna be right behind you, sweetheart.â Eddie spoke, his eyes moving toward you, âNow run.â
You hesitated for only a moment before your instincts kicked in and you were off, running back in the direction of the home. It wasnât till you were running that you noticed how far you and Eddie had walked from the shelter.
But it hadnât even been five seconds before the scream erupted from the monster. It had heard you and it was now on the hunt. You couldnât help the whimper that came from you as the echoing of more screams moved through the forest.
âRun! Fuckinâ run!â Eddie shouted from behind you, the house coming into view. Robin is still perched on the roof.
âItâs a pack! Fuckinâ Flayedâ You screamed, pure terror in your tone.
It wasnât long till gunshots joined in with the screams.
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âAnyway, you and Harrington can utilise your time and do something productive, like cleaning the popcorn machine,â Murray waved a hand, distracted, knocking his coffee mug dangerously close to the computer.Â
The popcorn machine hadnât worked since 1973 but you didnât bother mentioning that, too hung up on the other name that Murray had lumped yours with. âHarrington?â You glared between your boss and Robin, who was now positively morose. âSteve? Steveâs on the late with me? No. No.â
Murray laughed, a mean cackle that told you there wasnât really any point in arguing, but you tried anyway. âMurray, please, câmon. Canât Argyle do the late? Carver? Literally anyone else?â
The man snorted, finally turning on his computer chair, the wheels protesting and he was grinning at you, gaze amused through his wire rimmed glasses. âTheyâre busy.â
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Summary: The year is 1988. After the loss of a beloved family member, you find yourself inheriting an old coffee shop. The quiet bartender at the Hideout across the street just so happens to catch your eye.
(eddie munson x afab!reader)
Warnings: Eddieâs post S4 trauma; panic attacks; nightmares; family member loss; grief; alcohol use; mild smut in later chapters so 18+; additional warnings to be added.
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You really shouldâve known better. Eddie was distancing himself from you little by little. You were so distracted with your studies, yearbook committee, and cheer that you didnât even realize what was going on right under your own nose. Eddie was cheating on you with your best friend, Chrissy Cunningham. You found out through word of mouth.
Said mouth belonging to Patrick McKinney. Heâs someone youâve known longer than Eddie. In fact, youâve known Patrick since Kindergarten. You two were incredibly close and thick as thieves. You thought about all the times Eddie shown signs of jealousy whenever Patrick would come around or call you on the phone. All of it was harmless. If there were any feelings involved, you two wouldâve gotten together by now.
So when Patrick told you he saw Eddie making out with Chrissy in his van, you immediately believed it. You even told Jason Carver, Chrissyâs supposed boyfriend. He was dumbstruck. âNot his Chrissy,â he said. Not his poor, sweet Chrissy. But yes, indeed it was.
You didnât know who to feel more hurt by. Eddie, who you felt was the one for you and spent all your time with. Isolating yourself away from your friends and family, not having too much of a social life outside of Eddie was definitely your own mistake. Or Chrissy, who you confided in about everything. From your deepest insecurities, to your arguments with Eddie.
You knew you should feel heartbroken like Jason does. You know you should be sobbing into your pillow while watching Sixteen Candles. But instead, you were sitting at your vanity. You pulled out your pink diary and flipped through it. Reading all the secrets and details both Chrissy and Eddie told you about. Every. Single. One.
You thought for a minute. If you do this, thereâs no going backâŠ.. fuck it. No one remembers the well-behaved girl anyway.

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Soulmate!FakeMarriage!AU with Rockstar!Fboy!Eddie and Personal Assistant!Reader
Also Featuring Ronance
Eddie Munson has always cursed fate. Fuck you, fate, he says. I built my own success. You donât dictate my life. And with dark flashing eyes and a manic smile, he proves his defiance.
Fuck you, fate, he says when the crowd is nothing but five drunks, so he toils and sweats until everyone knows his name.
Fuck you, fate, he says when the ink doesnât take to his soulmark, so he buries it in black and red til it canât be seen.
Fuck you, fate, he says when his publicist makes him marry an actress, so his hotel room becomes a revolving door of one night stands.
Fuck you, fate, he says, and Eddie Munson becomes someone who canât be tamed.
But then you become his assistant. He kicks and claws, spits and sneers, fights til his knuckles go bloody and his nose stings with coke and tears.
In the end, he stops saying it.
18+ only for mature themes and eventual sexual content. Fem!reader, Fake marriage, Period-Typical Homophobia, Soulmate AU, Drug Use, Eventual Smut, Hurt/Comfort, Angst (with a happy ending)
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I'll literally be reading an Eddie fic and for some reason it's mentioned that Steve is with Nancy and it's like oh .. so hes cheating on me?
honestly, the audacity of it.
hi, can i request a hurt/comfort fic where reader is struggling with family problems (maybe like billy or maybe something different) and theyâre kind of a jerk like billy too? but then something happens that breaks them down and he just so happens to be there and he actually helps them deal with it. if youâve already written something like this then iâm sorry, iâm new here đ but i love your writing and iâm excited to read more đ



GOT A LIGHT? - BILLY HARGROVE X READER
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A/N: ohh my god i'm sorry i went MIA for like two weeks!! more to come soon, i promise <3 warnings: mentions of abuse, reader is abused similar to billy, they smoke together, angst, angst with a happy ending (? maybe hopeful, not happy đ )

He's in his car when it happens. It's late, past 2AM, which is why he supposes your mother sees no problem opening the door and shoving you out. You trip over the porch step when she pushes you, landing hard on your ass on the concrete while she looms over you.
"Find somewhere to stay for the night," She seethes, spitting mad, "Because you're not welcome here."
He's suspected it for a while. Anger like the stuff inside of him, anger like the stuff he's seen ooze out of you, that doesn't happen for no reason. He's disappointed but not surprised to watch you fall, staying concealed in the darkness of his car as he watches from across the street.
You don't even try to get up, and Billy knows exactly how you feel. Sometimes, when you're knocked on your ass, you don't get back up. You're a modern day Sisyphus, and the boulder's rolled back down your hill one too many times. He decides to help you push.
He doesn't want you to startle if he slams the door to his car, so he leaves it open. Under any other circumstances, he'd close and lock it, watching from the other side of the street to make sure no one even breathes near it. But it's in the back of his mind as he crosses the street to your house, the slightly chilled night air nipping at his bare, toned arms.
He stops behind you, boots scraping slightly against the pavement. You don't dare look at him, you know who he is. There's only one person across the street that would be out at 2AM, and he's the last person you want to see.
"Come sit in my car," He murmurs, keeping his voice low in case your mom can hear from inside.
"Fuck off." You keep your eyes down, still turned away from him and splayed over the pavement. You're propped up on your elbows, and Billy sees one of them slowly staining the ground red.
"You can sleep in the backseat if you want," He presses on, ignoring your hostility the way no one ever ignores his, "I'll pass out in the front and keep the heater running."
"Fuck. off."
"I'm not allowed inside tonight either," Billy finally admits, "My dad and your mom took the same parenting class."
You're quiet, and Billy knows you're thinking about it. Thinking about all the times you've seen him threaten to blow, all the times you've heard the whistle of his teapot before it boiled over, all the times he lingers on the street too late to be casual.
"I have a first aid kit under the seat." Billy looks at the red-stained concrete, "And you can bum my cigarettes."
It's a peace offering. It's all a peace offering, a confirmation that there's someone else like him out there, and he'll be damned if he lets you slip through his fingers. He's spent enough time hiding from everyone that could never understand, and now that he knows someone can, he can finally talk. He can finally feel, he can finally relate, he can finally live.
Everything hinges on this. He can't keep doing this, he can't keep spending cold nights on the front steps or sneaking to the kitchen for an ice pack to put over his ribs. He can't do it alone, and you're the only one that can help him. He feels his heart beating out of his chest, pounding in his ears and pooling blood near his feet where they're bent against the sidewalk. His thighs are burning from how long he's been squatting, but he'd rather die than give up and walk away.
He uses your silence to mentally heal your wounds. He thinks about bandaging your fingers, disinfecting your cuts with a thin, pale antiseptic wipe that'll burn his own abrasions. He fantasizes about the simple act of sharing a cigarette with a friend, and you seem to share his thoughts.
"You- uh, you got a light?"
He knows that surrender. He knows the witty quip, the emotionally-distant snark meant to change the subject and disguise hurt for indifference. It's why he doesn't demand a 'Thank you,' because the way you look back at him is enough of one. You let him help you off the ground, and support half of your weight when the knee you'd tweaked gives you trouble. He helps you hobble back to his car, and he even shuffles you into the driver's seat to get you in quick and easy, where the door is still open. No one else has ever sat in the driver's seat of his car.
"I'll get the first aid kit," He murmurs, "Take a smoke."
He hears you wrestle with the pack of cigarettes he'd left on the center console while he digs around in the backseat for his first aid kit. When he gets back with the little plastic box there's one between your lips unlit, and he remembers your earlier question.
"Here," He fumbles in his pocket for his lighter. He yanks it out, sparking it until a flame roars to life. He holds it against your unlit cigarette, watching as the embers form and glow in the dark.
"Thanks," You mumble, and he nods while reaching for your hands. They're scraped and raw, blood dark in the creases of your fingers but light over your palms like you'd formed a fist and bunched it up there. There's rocks in your cuts from the concrete of your front steps, and he picks it out with his fingernails, crimson gathering under them that, for once, isn't his own.
You hiss as he pulls a particularly rough rock from its spot, and he fights not to acknowledge it. He doesn't want you to feel weak, so he keeps picking until your hands are gravel-free. He's far too good at wrapping wounds for an 18 year-old, but neither of you comment on it. He knows you are, too.
"There," He keeps your hands in his own, only a thin layer of gauze separating his skin from yours. He only moves his hands to pluck the cigarette from between your lips with one, and you blow smoke out of the side of your mouth instead of in his face as a thank-you.
"You sleep in here?" You raise an eyebrow, and he throws a scathing glance at his house.
"Sometimes. Only when my dad's having a bad night."
"So all of them," You scoff, "I've seen you out here before. I was gonna-" You pause, scoffing, then bury your face in your bandaged hands, scrubbing it clean of something Billy's sure is vulnerability. He takes a drag from your cigarette while you hesitate.
"I was gonna come out and ask if you were okay," You grumble from inside your protective shell, "But I- I dunno, I try not to be out here at night if I don't have to be."
"You don't know if they'll let you back in," Billy mumbles, nodding while funneling smoke out of the corner of his mouth, "I get it."
You nod, then shiver. Billy suddenly remembers he's still crouched on asphalt and not safe inside, because a cigarette and a friend concoct warmth he's never known before. He pats your knee, then stands, "I'll crank up the heater."
It's weird being in the passenger's seat of his own car. He's been in there to clean, scrape mud from the wheels of Max's skateboard off of the floor while he curses her under his breath. But it's different settling in the seat, head leaning back against the headrest while you shut the driver's side door. Silence envelops the car, and Billy clicks the lights on so that you've got a warm glow cast over you.
"Thanks for the cigarette," You take it back from him when he offers it to you, "That's what- uh, that's why I was out there. My mom found mine."
"My dad doesn't care," Billy spits, grateful for the freedom but doomed by the negligence, "I think he'll be glad if I die of lung cancer so he doesn't have to kill me himself."
You snort, and he's so glad you don't apologize. There's a certain familiarity that the two of you can speak with, you don't have to preface anything with 'okay, this is kind of dark, but-' or 'can i tell you something personal?'. You both have the same lives, and conversation clicks into place like puzzle pieces.
He wonders when the last time you got to relax was, as you sink into the seat. Your shoulders aren't tense and your eyes drift shut, both things that seem impossible for Billy in his own home. He suspects it's the same for you, which is why he doesn't lament the night ending so soon.
He wants to say goodnight to you, like a friend would. He wants to pretend he's at a sleepover on your floor, like your mom had brought you two cookies an hour ago, and now you're playing cards in your sleeping bags. He wants to pretend things are normal, that you're kids hopped up on sugar and giggles, not teenagers on nicotine and despair.
But the scent of smoke fills his car, and there are bandages on your hands. So he waits for your breathing to even out, watching the slow rise and fall of your chest in time with the seconds that slip away from your last encounter with your family. In, out, in, out, further and further away from the horrors in your house.
Only when he's absolutely certain you're asleep does he dare speak, and his voice is barely anything above a whisper, raspy and cautious.
"Goodnight," He murmurs, because he feels incomplete shutting his eyes without saying it. He keeps his head turned towards you as he sleeps, legs splayed open as he slumps against the seat behind him. He's almost afraid to go to sleep, on high alert to make sure that nothing can steal away his opportunity. Making sure the lights in his house are still off, that his dad won't give up and push him back into the house in case the neighbors see him sleeping in his car. He's busy making sure your lights aren't on either, that your mother doesn't storm over and demand that her child be released from the young man's car. And he's making sure you don't slip out yourself, like you're a puff of smoke that could vanish if he puts too much faith in you.
But eventually, his eyes slip shut and don't open again for hours. He goes to sleep with a friend in his car, and he wakes up with one, too. There's light streaming through the windshield, and the car is more than warm because of it. There's birds chirping, there's people walking their dogs, there's chatter over backyard fences, and there's you.
You're flipping through a book of postcards that he keeps in the driver's side door, all of California's scenic spots. Your fingers are brushing over his favorite now, the beaches along the coast that he'd swore to surf clean across. You glance over at him when he shifts in his seat, and you bite the inside of your cheek before breaking the silence.
"Morning," You mumble, averting your eyes to the postcard in your lap, "These are.. these are really pretty."
"Yeah they are," Billy rasps, morning voice in full effect, "Prettier in person, though."
"I'll have to go sometime, then." You hum, and Billy's decided before you flip to the next page that he'll be the one to take you.