Cause I'm a fool for you (Steve Harrington x Reader)

MADMAX

It's been 11 months since that night. Will hasn't been the same since, I don't think he has even slept in his bed. He's always sleeping in mine. I'm so worried about him but he made me promise not to tell anyone... Nancy and I are not as close anymore since she's always with Steve now, I haven't even talked to Steve since the night we found Will. I did make a new friend Robin Buckley, whom I met in history class. Mom is seeing someone, his name is Bob. He's a sweet and good guy. I'm super happy for her.

I am studying in my room. Then Will comes in. "Hey, Y/n" "Hey Willie, what's up?" I ask, smiling at my little brother. "I was wondering if you could drive me to the arcade?" He asks hopefully. "Did you ask mom?" "Yeah, she said it was okay as long as you drove me and picked me up tonight." "Well, of course then" I smile again.

His friends already arrived on their bikes and yell at him. "Okay. So, I'll pick you up in two hours. That's 9:00 on the dot, okay?" I tell him in the car. "Okay. If anything happens, if you need to come home, just ask them to use their phone and call home. Okay? Don't..." "Don't walk or bike home. I know." He finishes for me. "Okay, but, Willie..." "Y/n, I have to go." "Alright then. Have fun." I give him a hug. "Bye, I love you" "I love you too," I say and he walks out of the car.

I'm reading in my room when Will comes in. "Get in" I say opening the covers. He climbs in. "What's wrong?" I ask him. He looks up to me and I notice his red puffy eyes. I immediately pull him into my arms. "What happened?" "Today, in the arcade. It felt like I was there again. In the upside-down" "Oh Willie. You're okay. You're safe. Listen to me okay? Look you gotta tell mom okay? We'll find someone who can help you." "Okay" "Now get some sleep."

"Hey, Byers," Robin says walking up to me. I almost didn't hear her since I was lost in my thoughts. "Oh hey, Robin," I say. "What's up with you? You look kind of dead. No offence" She says laughing. I crack up a smile. "Yeah, I just couldn't sleep," I say. "You weren't thinking of steve again the whole night?" "Robin, shhh, he's right there," I say and I motion to his car. "Plus, I'm like so over him." I try to say confidently. "Yeah right," She says sarcastically. The sound of a loud car interrupts our conversation. "Who is that?" I say. "I have no idea." She answers. He turns around and looks at me and I quickly look at robin. "Come on, let's get to class."

"Hey. Be there." Tina hands out a flyer for a Halloween party. "Thanks," I say and smile at her. "Hey, Nancy." "Hey! Thanks." "Oh, could I get one more?" "Yeah, sure." "You're coming to this." She says and gives it to my brother. "Come and get sheet-faced." He scoffs. "No, I'm not." He adds. "I can't let you sit all alone on Halloween. That's just not acceptable." "Well, you can relax. I'm not gonna be alone.
I'm going trick-or-treating with Will." "It's like a tradition for them" I add. I normally sit at home and watch a scary movie with mom but since she's seeing Bob, I don't know if we'll do that now. Maybe I'll do something with Robin now. "All night?" "Yeah." "No, no way. You're gonna be home by 8:00, listening to the Talking Heads and reading Vonnegut or something." "Sounds like a nice night." "Jonathan, just come. I mean, who knows, you might even, like, meet someone." Their conversation is interrupted by Steve lifting Nancy up. She shrieks and he chuckles. "Oh, my God! Take those stupid things off." "I missed you." "It's been like an hour." "Tell me about it." He leans in to kiss her and me and Jonathan start walking forward. "I'm sorry Jonny," I say. "Yeah, it's... uh whatever."

"Hey, bud. I didn't know what you'd like, so I got a variety." Jonathan says while we walk into Will's room. "Take your pick," I add and put them on his bookshelf. "Whatever you want." He says and goes back to drawing. "All right. What are you working on?" I ask while taking a seat next to him. "Zombie Boy? Who's Zombie Boy?" Jonathan asks him when he takes a look at the drawing. "Me." Will answers. "Did someone call you that?" I ask him and he stays silent. "Hey. You can talk to me, talk to us. You know that, right? Whatever happened? Will, come on, talk to me." "Stop treating me like that." "What? Like what?" I question. "Like everyone else. Like there's something wrong with me." "What are you talking about?" Jonathan answers for me. "Mom, Dustin, Lucas. Everyone. They all treat me like I'm gonna break. Like I'm a baby. Like I can't handle things on my own. It doesn't help. It just makes me feel like more of a freak." He explains. "You're not a freak," I assure him. "Yeah, I am. I am." I look at my twin and he nods. "You know what? You're right. You are a freak." "What?" My younger brother asks. "No, I'm serious. You're a freak." I answer. "But what? Do you wanna be normal? Do you wanna be just like everyone else?" Jonathan adds. "Being a freak is the best. I'm a freak." "I'm also a freak." "Is that why you don't have any friends?" "We have friends, Will." "Then why are you always hanging out with me?" "Because you're our best friend, all right? And we would rather be best friends with Zombie Boy than with a boring nobody. Do you know what I mean? Okay, look... Who would you rather be friends with? Bowie or Kenny Rogers?" "Ugh." "Exactly. It's no contest. The thing is, nobody normal ever accomplished anything meaningful in this world. You got it?" "Well... some people like Kenny Rogers." "Kenny Rogers? I love Kenny Rogers." Bob comes in and we all laugh. "What's so funny?" "Nothing," Will says. "Mr Mom. Perfect!" He yells and walks out. The three of us start laughing again. "Come on, let's go watch the movie," I say and they both nod.