falling for him<3 //steddie//

chapter 2: hellfire club

Steve~
I see Eddie crying, I grab my hoodie because he looked cold and set it on his lap. Then, I ask him what music he likes to listen to and he looks at me and wipes away his tears. "Metallica, iron maiden, bon jovi. I love rock. I actually can play master of puppets on my guitar!" I park the car in the entrance of the trailer park. "So what are you doing at 5?" I looked over at him with the same confused look as I did in class. "Um, nothing really. Why?"

"Oh because I was wondering if you wanted to go play d&d with me and the hellfire club?" Henderson was in that club. So we're Mike and Lucas. "I've never played before though. You'd have to teach me." "I don't mind Harrington." He winks at me before I have the chance to even say anything.

WHAT WAS THAT? WHY DID HE WINK? DOES HE LIK- NO. We literally just had our first conversation. He doesn- in the middle of my thoughts munson says "it's at Wheeler's house? You know where that is?" While he is talking he struggles putting on the hoodie I handed him earlier.

We laugh when he gets his arms stuck up in the air. "A little help, Harrington?" I help him pull it over his arms and I start backing out of the trailer park. Remembering what happened earlier, I wanted to know why everyone was laughing at him. Eddie's not usually that emotional. He's a metal head at school.

The outcast.

"Hey about what happened earlier in class, what was that about? Why was everyone laughing and pointing at you?" "Um... You don't know?" He said confused "Everyone thinks that I killed Chrissy." Oh that's the girl that died last week. "You weren't with her when she-"

"No, she died in the woods and I was playing d&d with hellfire. I don't know why but they think that somehow I just killed her and wasn't found at the scene or something, but my name has already been cleared by the police so..." "So they were making rumors up about you?" I asked. "yep." "But you're okay now munson?" "Yeah actually, I'm alright." We started to pull in the wheelers' driveway and I parked.

"Come on, Harringtonnnnnnnn." I watched him smile and laugh in front of the outside of my car and it felt like everything was in slow motion. I could hear my heart racing. I paused. NO HARRINGTONS ARE. NOT. GAY. I grab my keys and get out of my car.

I walk up to munson and he opens the door for me? WAIT HE OPENED THE- NO. I gave him a little nod and smiled. In that car, that was probably the most interesting conversation I've had in weeks.

We walked to the basement and he opened the door for me again? Like he would run in front of me and open the doors? I gently smiled and sat down in one of the chairs next to Eddie.

Eddie~
Steve set his hoodie on my lap and it was really soft. "So munson, what music do you like?" I started talking his ear off about rock. We parked at the entrance of my trailer park. Before I could even think I asked what Steve was doing at 5. God I'm so stupid! He gave you a ride, that doesn't mean your friend Eddie! He told me he wasn't doing anything really and then he asked me why.

WHAT DO I SAY TO THAT?! "Oh, because I was wondering if you wanted to go play d&d with me and the hellfire club?" of course he doesn't want to play d&d with me. HE'S THE KING OF BASKETBALL. I'm the freak. "I've never played before though. You'd have to teach me." "I don't mind harrington." I wink at him with a smile. "It's at wheelers house. You know where that is?" I start putting on the really soft hoodie that he gave me earlier.

Oh god. My arms are stuck in the hoodie. I start laughing and so does Steve. "A little help, Harrington?" He helps me pull the hoodie on and we start heading to the wheelers' house. "Hey about what happened earlier in class, what was that about? Why was everyone laughing and pointing at you?" How doesn't he know? "Um... You don't know?" "Everyone thinks I killed Chrissy." He thinks I did too.

I know he does. "You weren't with her when she-"

"No. She died in the woods and I was playing d&d with hellfire. I don't know why but they think that somehow I just killed her and wasn't found at the scene or something, but my name has already been cleared by the police so..." "So they were making up rumors about you?" "Yep." "But your okay now munson?" "Yeah actually, I'm alright." We arrived at wheelers house. I hopped out of his car and told him to come on. I looked at him and he was blushing?

Nancy Wheeler was probably behind me. They dated a long time ago so he might still like her. I turn around and see that I was the only one there. It's not possible though. He is the straightest guy in school. I'm probably the gayest person in Hawkins.

Everyone knows.

And Jason still bothers me about it. He finally stopped staring at me and got out of the car. I ran and opened the door for him. He blushed AGAIN?! Oh my god this man. he smiled and gave me a little nod. I opened the basement door for him too and guess what? HE BLUSHED AGAIN. I went and sat down in my normal chair and Steve sat next to me.

Maybe this day is getting better. We started the game. I reached to grab my soda and I realized we didn't have any. "Pause" I said. We need drinks! I totally forgot about it, thinking about Harrington. Steve looked at me and asked "Need some help getting them?" I said "Sure." and we walked to the kitchen.

A/N: hey readers! I hope you enjoyed this chapter! I might post another chapter later. Let me know if you are enjoying it so far! Thanks for reading! :)
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