Stranger Things Short Stories

Eddie - Stuck

Just a little warning there are some abusey kinda tones to this. There's no explicit detail really but it is there so feel free to avoid if that's something that upsets you.

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Guys were dicks. Like really most guys were complete and utter, mind-numbingly stupid dicks. Your older brother, Bill (the only name I could come up with feel free to change it), was the perfect example of one of them. He had been a pain in your ass for most of you life, the only relief from his incessive whiny and cruel remarks being the brief seven months he went to college before dropping out. He know lived back with you and your parents (who were always travelling for work). 

Bill was a dick but aside for the occasional snide remark he had recently been ignoring you, probably too busy trolling the highschools looking for some poor girl to prey on. Bill was the territorial sort of male, like he thought the fact you were his sister made him his property or something. This was the main reason why you hadn't told him about your boyfriend Eddie.

You never felt safe about having a boyfriend when bill was around. You knew how 'protective' he could get over you and you didn't want to create more drama within the family. However, once he left for college you and your friend Eddie started to date and well things couldn't have been better.

You and Eddie love each other more than anything and were practically inseparable. You did everything together. You went to school together, had lunch together, made out together, went home together, made out some more together and sometimes he even spent the night at yours. Well this all stopped when Bill moved back in town. 

You and Eddie weren't used to being so far apart from one another and it was killing you guys. You couldn't risk Eddie dropping you off or picking you up from school in case Bill saw, you couldn't go out on dates, you couldn't do anything. You were a prisoner in your own house.

One night you were eating dinner when Bill came in. He was drunk. Really drunk and was muttering incoherently to himself, that was until he saw you. As soon as his eyes laid on you it was like something snapped, like he saw the perfect target for him to unload his bullshit on, and he just started yelling. Hurling insult after insult, accusation after accusation at you. You were used to it though. This was a regular occurrence.

Calmly as you could you waited for him to finish his little episode before heading up to the safety of the room so you could cry it all out. You had learnt a long time ago that crying in front of him only spurred him on and so it should be done in private.

As soon as you reach your room, you lock the door the tears already starting to leave your eyes. You should tell someone that this is happening? You should just leave? You could call someone. Your mother? Nah she's been through too much and she never had much control over Bill anyway.

Wiping the tears form you eyes you find yourself dialling Eddie's number. He answers with hello and the sound of his voice causes you to break down, tears falling down your cheeks. Eddie isn't the most observant person when it comes to other emotions, but he knows that something was wrong with you. Within no time Eddie is driving like a maniac towards your house, breaking speed limits and cutting corners just to find out what made his girlfriend so upset.

He crawls through your window ten minutes later. He looks just like he did when you left him at the end of maths earlier today. Hellfire shirt, leather jacket and slightly dishevelled hair. God were you glad to see him.

His back rests against the window as he stares at you, eyes following the tears that were trailing down your cheeks.

"What happened?" He asks.

"Nothing." You say, using your sleeve to wipe what was left of your tears.

"Don't lie to me, y/n" He says narrowing his eyes, "Did he hurt you?"

"What no, it's fine. Well its not fine but it's okay I'm used to it and he didn't really mean it. I mean he's just an ass it's fine."

He knows your lying. He can tell your just syaing what you wnat to be true. Why else would youc all him distraught late at night if you didn't feel safe. If you weren't fed up of the asshole that is your brothers bullshit.

"You should leave princess." He says stepping closer. His thumb reaches up to trace the faded tears on you cheeks stroking the marks softly. "If I had known this was happening I would have whisked you away from here a long time ago."

"Like low budget version of Rapunzel? Quick call Disney we've got a new movie idea for them to butcher."

He laughs causing you to laugh. Soon you're both sort of laughing like crazy people. Then you cry and you really can't stop. It's then that he decided to hug you. His wiry yet strong arms pulling you into his chest, hands combing through the tangled mess that is your hair. You could smell the faint smoke of his shirt and it somehow comforted you, it smelt like home.

You feel safe. You are safe and that's because you were home. Eddie as like home to you not this hellhole your stuck in now.

You jump apart form Eddie at the sound of your brother pounding on your bedroom door. Apparently Eddie did not have the sense to park his van down the road and instead parked behind your brothers car blocking him into the driveway and boy was he mad about. He kept yelling 'I know you got someone in there with you y/n', ramming himself at the door desperately trying to get in.

Bang

Bang 

Bang

The door is open.

The door is open and your brother is staring at you, staring at Eddie then charging at the love of your life like an actual bull. You step in front of Eddie to act (quiet stupidly) as a shield between himself and you. Your foolish attempt of defence did not sway your brothers actions and he instead grabbed you and flung you to the floor like a rag doll. Almost as soon as that happens, Bill forces Eddie back and slams him against your bookshelf, causing some of your possessions to fall to the floor. The shock of the sudden attack causing Eddie to stumble but he's shockingly stronger and more sober than your brother so has no trouble pushing him off.

"Don't you dare touch her again you piece of shit or else I'll cut you're fucking hands off and shove it up your ass."

"Eddie, stop!" You yell, trying to pry his hands from your brothers shoulders as he proceeds to forcefully push your brother further against the wall.

Eddie releases your brother with much reluctance taking a huge step back. He silently ushers you to pack a bag as he watches your brother try and regain his composure. Deciding not question nor argue with Eddie you begin to frantically throw an array of your possessions into the nearest bag.

Once that is packed you go up to Eddie grabbing his hand and guiding him out to his car. Despite Eddie's scary demeanour you new he wasn't a particularly violent person. sure he'd make threats if Jason or someone made a snide remark but he never actually did any fighting if possible. In the time that you'd dated him you'd seen him pick many a fight yet had never actually seen him get aggressive with someone.

While it wasn't the time it really did turn you on a bit.

Climbing into Eddie van you drove off together, your house slowly fading away as you drove to wait you assumed would be Eddie's trailer. Speaking of Eddie he still hadn't said a word, his knuckles white a she gripped onto the steering wheel.

Carefully you raised your hand to squeeze his knee indicating that you wanting to hold his hand again. Wordlessly he slipped you hand around you smaller one.

"Thank you." You say quietly causing him to briefly glance in your direction. "You didn't have to come for me but you did and I appreciate it."

"It's okay."

"It was kinda stupid though, hitting my brother." You state, "He's going to be even more angry, I think you hurt his pride as well as his neck."

"What can I say princess, love makes you do stupid things."

It does it really does and for the first time in a long time, you feel safe. Driving down the dark, twisting roads of mysterious Hawkins at the dead of night.