My best friend Steve(Steve Harrington x Male! Reader)

Investigation

Tw: some sort of descriptive gore..? I don't know if it's counted as that anyways mentions of decomposing bodies, panic attacks yeah you know the good stuff uh have fun

A/n: This is a bit longer than usual as an apology for taking so incredibly long to get this out, I have a few different accounts that I've been working on as well, each account is made for a different fandom so people don't make fun of me for being in all the random ones I'm in but who am I kidding I'm writing fanfiction for a show that I'm pretty sure the fandom is dead and also I don't have access to my laptop which is what I typically use to write on and I haven't had much motivation to write, the Stranger Things brainrot is still incredibly strong though anyway enjoy, the next part should be out in a few hours, love ya if you're still here ❤️

I woke up and Steve was gone. I don't work today so I figured I'd just relax for a bit. I got up and got myself ready. I figured I'd go in and talk to Steve for a little bit before I do anything else. I walked out of my room and into the living room. Joyce was there, making breakfast for us. "Good morning Y/n, sleep well?" She asked me. "Yup, you?" I responded. "Same as you" she said. "That's good" I said. She made me a plate and set me up at the table. I thanked her and ate my meal. Once I was finished I put my plate in the sink and grabbed my bag. "I'm gonna go visit Steve!" I called into the house before grabbing my keys and walking out the door. I got in my car and tossed my bag into the passenger seat. I started my car and drove off. I drove to the mall and parked close to the front.

I grabbed my bag and put my keys in before getting out and walking inside. I walked to scoops ahoy and saw Steve preparing the Ice cream for the day, the store wasn't technically open yet. "Ahoy there!" He yelled to me. "Ahoy captain!" I said with a small chuckle. "What can I do for you handsome?" He asked. "I just came by to talk for a bit, don't know what I'm gonna do today" I said. Steve made me an ice cream cone and handed it to me. I slid a 20 in the tip jar. "Well maybe when I get off work I can come pick you up and we can watch a movie at my house?" Steve said. "Sounds fun to me" I mumbled while eating my ice cream cone. After I finished my ice cream I talked to Steve before all the customers started pouring in. I then said goodbye. "Be ready by 5!" Steve yelled to me. I gave him a thumbs up and left. I walked back to my car and hopped in. I drove for a bit, just down the different streets, looking for something interesting to do.

As I was driving by the pool I spotted the kids. They were all whispering to each other about stuff. I parked my car and hopped out. I walked behind them. "What the hell are you guys doing?" I asked. They all jumped and looked at me. I crossed my arms. "If you guys need wristbands I can pay for you guys to swim, no need to sneak in" I said, thinking they were just scoping out a way to sneak in. "No! It's fine we don't need it!" Max said. I looked at them confused. "Whatever you say, you guys have a ride home?" I asked, not really comfortable with the idea of them being alone. "Yeah Joyce is gonna come pick us up when she gets off work" Mike said. "Alright, have fun doing whatever you're doing then" I said, walking off. I got back in my car, confused on what the hell they were doing. But if they get in trouble, it ain't on me. I drove around again.

I ended up making my way to my old house. I pulled up in the driveway and parked my car. I don't really know why or how I ended up here, I just had a feeling that I should come back. I stepped out of my car and saw that they had finally put up some caution tape. They never investigated anything though. Even though it had only been a year, it looked incredibly run down, but it was an old house so I guess that could be why. I walked onto the porch, taking note of some scratch marks that was on the steps. I pulled a flashlight out of my pocket and pushed open the door, stepping over the caution tape and making my way inside. I got hit with a horrible smell, it smelled like rotting fruit. I pulled out a bandana and wrapped it over my face like a mask.