Hidden Within the Shadows

hometown's got you so down

Eddie's leg was jittering the way it did when he was nervous. The others had been gone for a while now, and the two of them were still stuck in the stupid boathouse, nervous and unsure of where they were.

"You found Wayne," Eddie said after a moment. "Think you could find the others?"

Adrian looked over at him before he nodded. "Yeah. I think we're safe enough here. No-one knows where you are yet, so we should be good." Eddie nodded, but he was still looking ready to jump and run at any given moment. Adrian reached over for his hand. "We're gonna be fine. They've dealt with shit from the Upside Down before, and I kinda know what to do. We'll get rid of this new threat, stop the killings, and get your name cleared."

"Yeah, I know. S'just a lot to process, y'know? This - this is so fucking weird,"

"You're telling me," Adrian said, offering a smile. Eddie smiled back, then shoved some Honey Comb into his mouth. He moved over to Eddie, and slipped his arm around his middle. Eddie smiled at him, cheeks full, and moved into his arms.

"I may be scared," Eddie said, then swallowed hard. "But I am also incredibly horny,"

Adrian laughed into Eddie's shoulder. A smile was spreading over his face as Eddie put down the box of Honey Comb. "We are not fucking in that boat,"

"Why not?" Eddie asked, kissing at the side of Adrian's face, going down his neck. Adrian felt the warm pit in his stomach start. God, he'd missed this so much. He revelled in the way Eddie's mouth was pressing into his skin, how his hands had already started to roam, going under his t-shirt. "Adrian," he whispered, mouthing at his neck.

"Fancy a fuck in Rick's bed?" he asked, and Eddie burst into giggles, long fingers grasping at the skin on his back. "I am not fucking you in the boat,"

"You have such a way with words, my lord," Eddie said, and then he was kissing Adrian, mouths pressed together, both of them breathing shakily. Adrian pulled away enough to look at Eddie. "Yeah, bedroom," Eddie said, taking hold of Adrian's hand. They snuck out of the boathouse, giggling to themselves. Adrian hid them, sneaking up into Rick's house. There were some fishermen out at the lake, so Adrian was quick to go into their minds and turn him and Eddie invisible to them.

Once inside Rick's house, the door locked behind them, Eddie wrapped his arms around Adrian, kissing him. Adrian put his arms around Eddie's neck, and they walked back into the wall. Adrian's back was pressed into it, and he didn't care in the slightest. For a long while, the two simply kissed, hands roaming, carefully discarding their jackets.

They kicked their boots off and Eddie pulled away, eyes wide, lips swollen. "Come on," he said, voice hoarse. Adrian grinned at him.

The two were giggling and laughing to themselves as Eddie led the way through the house, up the stairs and to Rick's room. It had been left as it was when Rick had been jailed not so long ago. Adrian shut the door behind him with a quick wave of his hand before he was pushing Eddie down onto the bed. He climbed on top of him, a smile spreading over his face as he saw the excited and eager look on Eddie's face. Eddie wasn't thinking about the horror he'd seen and was almost like how he used to be.

Eddie put his hands on Adrian's hips as he leaned over him, kissing him softly. Eddie laid down on the bed, his wild hair haloing around his head. Adrian pressed his lips together, feeling so damn glad that Eddie was right there with him, alive and well.

Adrian pulled off his t-shirt first, and he heard the soft gasp Eddie made. He paused, t-shirt balled in his hands and he looked down at his torso. The scars were still there, obvious and slow fading.

"Adrian," Eddie whispered, hand touching the scar from the hysterectomy. Adrian let his hands wander, going up his chest, hand stilling. "Shit,"

It got a quiet huff of laughter out of Adrian. "Yeah. I still don't have a dick though. Partway done," he said, hand going over Eddie's that was still on his chest.