Fanfictions

Half Way Happy - Billy Hargrove/Eddie Munson

"Compromise. It's something that's kinda in-between. It's like half way happy. " Hopper Season 2.

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Eddie watched Billy as he paced. "Are you alright?"

"Fine Ed, honestly."

Eddie frowned. "Billy, I know you, and you're clearly not alright." Billy turned to look back at Eddie who stood up and looked him over. "Sit down, let's talk about this."

Billy slowly sat down, his hands were shaking, he was clearly having trouble with something. "Eddie I'm fine," he laid back in the beanbag Eddie forced him into. "Honestly Eddie."

"You look like you're looking for a high, but I know you're not, at least not right now. Look, come with me tonight and we can go see a late night movie after."

Billy rolled his eyes. "I don't want to go to your nerd party."

"Hell-fire Club." Billy corrected him. "Compromise with me, instead of a movie we can go do something you want to alright?"

"Burgers, and the arcade." Billy said quickly looking him over with a half cocked smile. "But I ain't playing with your dice."

"You don't have to, you can be my helper tonight though, keep me honest."

Billy snorted. "Honest in dragons and dungeons?"

Eddie gasped, stabbing his heart with an imaginary knife. "As my boyfriend I thought I had at least taught you the proper term for the game that is my life. Dungeons and Dragons. Dungeons and Dragons. Not Dragon's first, no no my pool saving love, it is Dungeon's first then dragons."

"I'm a life guard, not a pool saver. I save the people in the pool, my nerd, not the pool."

Eddie smirked. "Then we are both wrong aren't we?"

Billy only nodded. "Fine, I'll come to keep you honest, in your game Dungeons and Dragons." He made sure to emphasize each word carefully. "Then we get to go get burgers. And go to the arcade. Got me?"

"I promise, cross my heart."

Billy bit his lip before he leaned up and kissed Eddie softly. Eddie's eyes closed quickly, happily taking the kiss.Billy muttered softly before pulling away. "Burgers and Arcade. Promise me dungeon master, burgers and arcade."

"I promise you, I swear, I will be taking you out for burgers, a milkshake we share, and then the arcade." Eddie leaned forward and kissed him once more. "But before we go anywhere. I need you to tell me what's wrong."

Billy frowned slightly but then nodded knowing very well he should be honest with his boyfriend. "Just my dad again.. You know how he is.. Worry about Max. Even when I act like a dick with her it's to toughern her up. I'm glad she's friends with those kids you know. I just worry when we both go home for the night things get worse. She's staying over with Jane at Hoppers tonight.. And I was hoping maybe we could stay out too?"

"You want to stay at my house tonight?"

"Would you be okay with it? It was either that or I sleep in my car."

"Damn it Billy, no, you're staying at my house. First my players are going up against some monsters and then we are going out, got me?"

Billy nodded trying not to hide his smile as he kissed him back once more. Eddie smiled as he helped Billy up off the beanbag and took him to his car. Billy leaned back in the seat watching himself in the rearview mirror.

Eddie looked him over with a smile grabbing his hand tightly in his own. "Look, no matter what happens you've always got a place with me."

Billy blushed. "Thank you."