So much so, he didn't hear the front door open.
"Steve?? You left your bloody clothes at my house, i would've tried to clean them for you but our washing machine is completely fucked-"
Eddie stepped into the kitchen, seeing Steve with his head in his hands.
"Steve?"
He put the clothes on the side and kneeled in front of Steve, he put a hand on Steve's knee, causing Steve to flinch slightly. He lifted his heads out of his hands.
"Hey dude"
Eddie smiled slightly.
"Shit- sorry- hi-"
Steve wiped his eyes, cheeks red from embarrassment.
"It's alright, don't worry, what happened??"
"Tommy ended our childhood friendship in my kitchen cause he couldn't be seen hanging out with freaks..."
Eddie sat down next to Steve.
"Jesus, sorry. That's an extreme dick move."
"Now he's gonna be following Billy around like he's his little puppy."
"Honestly, that's a lot more freakish than a fantasy game"
Steve laughed a bit.
"May be a bad time, but do you wanna do some weed??"
Steve looked at Eddie, slightly confused.
"No peer pressure, just- might take the edge of this all off your shoulders for a small amount of time."
Steve sighed.
"Fuck it, what else have i got to loose."
Eddie laughed a bit, Steve had only done weed once and it was at a party. He ended up throwing up, he got laughed at for at least a week cause of it. But now it was just Eddie, what could go wrong?
Eddie passed Steve a blunt. Steve breathed it in, it felt different this time. It felt so much more relaxing. Like his troubles were melting away.
"Good?"
"Amazing."
Eddie chuckled.
"Shit- do i have to pay for this??"
"No no, free of charge. I'm not the monster people say i am, big boy"
Eddie inhaled some of his own blunt.
"Big boy?"
"What??"
"No one's ever called me big boy before-"
"Well i just did, new nickname"
"God please no, Robin would not shut up about it."
They both laughed, talking a bit about how very obviously gay Robin and Nancy were, how Billy has extreme internalised homophobia, etc etc.
"Wanna know something funny?"
"Hm?"
"After i picked up Robin from that silly dnd game-"
"silly??"
"shush shush, i'm telling my story here"
Eddie laughed.
"Sorry sorry, carry on, your majesty"
Steve rolled his eyes and did carry on.
"I got home and i could not stop thinking about you- like, you kept me up, i felt like a silly little teenage girl."
Eddie looked at Steve.
"I kept you up? Me? Eddie 'the freak' Munson kept Steve 'the hair' Harrington up at night??"
Steve looked back at him.
"Yeah, could not tell you why. Don't even know why i'm saying this, think it's the weed."
Steve laughed some more, Eddie was just slightly smiling looking at Steve. He didn't know if it was actually the weed talking or Steve had feelings for him. He was to high to figure it out now.
"You wanna sleep over??"
"Oh, sure, i'll sleep on your sof-"
"No. No, definitely not. My dad will see you and freak out, he's an asshole, last thing i need right now. You can stay in my room, i can sleep on the floor."
"What?? Dude no, you got a double bed??"
Steve nodded.
"Then we can both sleep in there, if you're comfortable with that."
Steve's cheek for a noticeable red.
"Sleep in the same bed-?"
"Yeah- we don't have to, i can always sleep on the floor"
Steve shook his head.
"No no, we can sleep in the same bed"
Eddie smiled and went to say something before they heard the door. Steve looked at his watch and his heat skipped a beat. his dad. They both quickly get up, Steve mumbles a quick sorry before rushing Eddie into a closet nearby. He heard his dad stomping towards the kitchen. His heart beating faster with every footstep he heard.
"Is that fucking weed i smell?!"
Steve looks at his dad.
"I can expla-"
Steves dad hit him across the face. Steve stumbled backwards a bit.
"Smoking shit in my house?! I fucking raised you, you'll obey my fucking rules."
Steve doesn't know what snapped in him, think he was so sick of being pushed around and bullied by everyone.
"You raised me?! Bullshit!! I raised myself, after mum died i practically did everything. The cooking, the cleaning, GOD EVEN THE BILLS SOMETIMES BECAUSE ALL YOU WOULD DO WAS SIT AROUND AND DRINK."
Steves eye were filling up at this point, his dad stunned by his response.
"All i ever wanted was for you to love me... but no, you fucking hate me... i'm your son!! You're supposed to love me!!"
Steve was holding in sobs at this point.
"I'm so sick of you. i'm so sick of billy. I'm so sick of EVERYONE. But especially you."
Steve stopped, breathing heavily. Trying to calm himself, only just remembering Eddie can hear this all. He looked at his dad, his dad was red in the face. Frozen from shock.
"Dad- I-"
Before he could say anything more, his dad quickly got closer and was beating him. He tried to stay quiet, knowing Eddie could hear but after such an outburst of emotions, he knew this wouldn't be light.
Once his dad was done, he threw Steve's half limp body to the floor, grabbing a bear and going to the living room. Once Eddie was hoping the coast was clear, he quietly opened the door, looking over at Steve. He wanted to intervene but what would he do? He's just Eddie the freak Munson, he can't fight a fully grown man. He went over to Steve and helped him up, tip toeing past the living room and upstairs to Steves room. Eddie grabbed a warm flannel and started to wipe away some of the blood.
"Suppose... King Steves home life isn't as glamourise as everyone assumes it is"
Steve laughed a little, obviously feeling pain from it.
"Nope, your reaction isn't to different from Robins"
"Buckley knows??"
"Mhm... she came round once and Nancy went all mother mode when she seen me"
Eddie smiled slightly.
"Classic Wheeler"
"Yeah... classic Wheeler"
Steve smiled slightly, the were silent while Eddie cleaned up Steve's injuries.
"You know, if you ever just- wanna get away, you can always come to mind, my uncles out most the time anyways"
"Thanks... i appreciate it"
They sat in a comfortable silence for a while. They sat and talked for a while before deciding to sleep. Steve made sure his door was locked and lay down, facing outwards. Him and Eddie weren't touching but he knew he was there. It made his heart beat so fast, why did he want to be able to feel Eddie? He tried to drift off but it was impossible with these thoughts... after at least an hour, Steve did fall asleep.
[1162 words!! SORRY THIS CHAPTER WAS SO BRUTAL...😭also updates may be sucky and slow cause i've got mocks & gcses coming up :(( sorry]
