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Harrington (Stranger Things)

FANDOM: STRANGER THINGS

SHIP: STEVE X EDDIE

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Eddie was super excited about his date. He hadn't been out with his boyfriend in forever. Whenever Eddie would ask him out, the answer was often no. Steve had no problem going on a date with his boyfriend, he just had to work a lot. Family Video wasn't a store you could easily miss work without consequence.

Eddie put on his dirty Iron Maiden, Number of the Beast shirt that he'd worn for two days. He contemplated what else to wear that would fit the shirt. He grabbed Steve's jacket that he'd been given and put on a few rings.

Eddie walked out just outside his trailer since that was their usual spot. Everyone else had gone to bed by the time their date rolled around, so they didn't have to worry about being the town's pet fags anymore.

Steve came rushing up to the trailer.

"Hey, sorry I'm late.." He said.

"It's okay," Eddie replied.

He was a little disappointed since this wasn't the first time he had been running late for one of their dates. He tried to put it behind him.

"Okay," Steve said.

Steve sat down on the bench with his almost skin-tight jeans and the leather jacket that he stole from Eddie.

"How was work?" Eddie asked with a hint of sarcasm.

"Work was fine, I was just closing up," Steve replied, picking up on the sarcasm but not wanting to acknowledge it.

"That checks out for you." Eddie sighed.

"What?"

"You're just always at work, I feel like I never see you anymore."

"Well we're having this date now, doesn't that count?" Steve was starting to get a little defensive.

"You were still late because of work. I just feel like work is more important to you than I am." Eddie expressed.

"I need to make money somehow?" Steve retorted.

Steve's harsh tone stressed Eddie out. When he got stressed out like this, he often got more defensive.

"Yeah but you're always busy with work whenever I try to hang out with you." He said, "I don't have that much time during the day because of school anymore."

"It's not my fault you failed high school!" Steve snapped.

At that moment, everything went silent. Eddie got up and went back into his trailer.

"Eddie please I didn't-"

"Goodbye, Steve."

Steve felt his face go beet red with embarrassment and regret.

Eddie ran to his room, throwing Steve's jacket on the ground. He lay down in his bed, clutching his blankets for comfort. He'd never argued this badly with his boyfriend before.

He wound up crying himself to sleep.

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The next morning, it was pouring rain. Eddie woke up with dried-up tears on his face. He wiped his face and went outside for a walk to clear his mind. He couldn't help but cry a little bit.

"Eddie, Eddie!" A voice yelled from the distance.

He looked back seeing a rain-soaked Steve Harrington walking toward him. Eddie rolled his eyes and continued on his walk.

"Eddie, please." Steve panted.

"I'm not fucking listening to you, Harrington." Eddie's words were harsh, his tone matched.

Steve hadn't heard Eddie call him by his last name since before they started dating. He knew he'd royally fucked up.

"I'm sorry. I know I screwed up and I shouldn't have said that. I'm insecure about the fact that I failed math and that my dad forced me to get a job instead of paying for college which could have easily been done and-"

"Is this an apology or a trauma dump?" Eddie suggested.

"Well, I didn't mean t-" 

"I'm not a therapist, Harrington."

Every single time Eddie called him that, Steve broke a little inside.

"I'm sorry, Munson," Steve said, walking away.

Eddie felt exactly how Steve did. Only now did he realize the impact of the last name.

Once again, he cried himself to sleep that night.

(PLS U THOUGHT IT WAS GONNA HAVE A HAPPY ENDING)