The Devil of Hawkins || Stranger Things

Chapter 13: Reunion

"Wait, so you can just retract them at will?" Robin said while poking the webbing of Eddie's wing. "That's insane."

Eddie laughed, "yeah." He moved his wing so that he could tap her hand with the tip of the top spine.

Robin cringed as she quickly pulled back her hand and rubbed where he touched. "Jesus, that's creepy."

"You wanted to see them." Eddie folded his wings into his back.

"Don't get me wrong, they're awesome but freaky." She cringed again as she watched the wings disappear under his skin.

Eddie put on a lighter-weight shirt than the turtleneck he was wearing. "It was weird for me at first too, but I've gotten used to them."

Robin made an exaggerated shiver. "Ugh, What a thing to get used to."

"Honestly, I'm kind of attached to them." Eddie rolled his shoulders and stretched his neck. "It's kind of like a second pair of hands." He fell backward onto the couch, making sure his head landed in Steve's lap, he could feel his legs tense on contact. "Plus, Steve seems to like 'em." He smiled up at a startled Steve. "Don't ya?"

Steve relaxed his arms, avoiding touching Eddie by placing one on the arm of the couch and one hanging over the back. "They're kind of cool." He obviously avoided looking at Eddie. With a snicker, Eddie put one arm behind his head on Steve's lap, passively stroking his thumb over his thigh.

"Steve," Robin snorted as she sat in a recliner opposite them. "You are so transparent."

Steve looked at her uncertainly. "What are you talking about?" Both Robin and Eddie laughed at his obliviousness. "What?" he repeated.

"If you want to be affectionate, it doesn't bother me." Robin pulled her legs up and sat cross-legged in the recliner.

Steve stared at her like a deer in headlights. "I-" he didn't know what to say. He hadn't even considered that. Did he want to be affectionate to Eddie? He looked down at the man on his lap, Eddie's large black eyes smiling up at him. He'd never found a guy cute before, but he felt a wave of relaxation fall over him just looking at Eddie's smile. Don't think too hard. With a sigh, he looked away and let his arm slide off the back of the couch and onto Eddie's stomach. He could feel his face getting warmer.

Eddie looked down at Steve's hand resting gently on him, and looked away equally embarrassed, unsuccessfully stopping himself from smiling. Robin smirked at the pair. Watching Eddie be Eddie, really did relieve her worries as Steve said. If it wasn't for his appearance, she wouldn't have any concerns. But his wings look exactly like the demobats', and he has wings. She sighed with a sweet smile. "Oh, right!" She sat up straighter. Both Steve and Eddie looked over at her. "The reason I came over in the first place!" Her eyes lit up as she gripped her ankles.

Steve's attention was piqued as he absentmindedly dropped his other hand and rested it on the top of Eddie's head. Eddie's smile twitched wider.

"It's Vickie!" she stated with a big smile.

"Vickie?" Eddie looked at her confused, "as in Vickie from band?"

"Yeah," Robin nodded happily.

"Are you okay with Eddie knowing about this?" Steve warned, the hand on Eddie's head was mindlessly playing with his hair. Eddie looked up at Steve, confused by his words, but enjoying the attention.

She raised her eyebrow at him, "It's fine, who's he going to tell anyway?" She continued talking before either of them could speak up. "But she came into Family Video yesterday and asked if I wanted to go see a movie with her tomorrow. Of course, I said yes, probably a little too eagerly if I'm being honest. But now I don't know what to do. Is this a date, or is it just a friendly outing? Do I dress casually or doll up? I have no idea what her type is, so even if I did dress up I would have no clue what to wear."