•Love of my life• Steddie fanfic

The Wake Up

Okay so I'm gonna do a time skip cuz obvious reasons and it's still gonna be quite sad but there will be fluff so yeah🥰

-time skip, a week later-

"Bye Eddie I hope you like the gifts I brought for you" Dustin said hugging Eddie's still body. "Bye Steve." Dustin walks out the door waving slightly.

It broke Steve's heart seeing Dustin show up with a gift everyday and can't even see Eddie's reaction to them. Not to mention the fact Steve didn't tell the kid that the metalhead might not wake up. The gifts started small like rings and cheap jewelry, which Eddie's always liked for reasons Steve couldn't understand. Then Henderson started walking in with brand new vinyls and cds. The kid is spending all of his money on Eddie and steve hoped even more that Eddie's wakes up cuz he doesn't want Dustin's money going to waste.

Steve rubbed his eyes, trying to wake himself up some, and grabbed the book he had placed on the table when Dustin came in the room, Adrenaline by James Dillinger. Robin showed it to him the year before, a few months after it was published, and he decided he was gonna read it now. He was sitting sideways with his legs in the chair, a blanket wrapped around him, and his head leaning against the back of the chair.

While he was reading he saw movement out of the Conner of his eye. He put the book down and sat on the edge of the bed, grabbing hold of Eddie's hand, intertwining their fingers. He squeezed it three times to say "I love you" and waited to see if Eddie squeezed back. Sure enough he got four weak squeezes back saying "I love you too."

Steve got excited but he didn't go get the doctor yet for them to say he's still out and probably won't wake up. Steve looked at Eddie and caressed his face.

"Hey love, I miss being able to talk to you. I miss your rants about things I don't understand. You gotta wake up Eddie," Steve started crying again and put his head down onto Eddie's chest, "I don't- I don't think I'll be able to move on if you die. Like im probably gonna die from broken heart syndrome because you mean the world to me. What am I kidding you are my world."

Steve laid his ear against Eddie's chest and listened to his heartbeat. It was about the only thing that brought him peace.

Rahim walk in and spoke softly, "Steve it's lunchtime."

Steve got up and kissed his boyfriend on the forehead before going with Rahim to the cafeteria. After they got their food they sat down and start eating in silence. Steve broke the silence.

"He squeezed my hand"

"What do you mean?" Reid asked while talking a bite of his salad.

"Eddie. I squeezed his hand three times telling him I love him and a few seconds after he squeezed my hand back four times telling me he loves me too."

Reid looked kinda shocked and Steve got a little scared. He got up and pulled Steve with him. They rushed past the front desk in ICU and Reid quickly said, "page doctor Owens."

Steve was getting scared as they walked into Eddie's room and wait for dr. Owens. When he rushed in Reid told him what Steve said. He proceeded to do a quick checkup, during which he took Eddie off the ventilator to see if he could breathe by himself and he could, along with some other things Steve hasn't seen him do before. After he was done he look at Steve and smiled.

"He's regaining consciousness. Slowly but it's happening."

Steve let out a sob and hugged Owens, repeatedly whispering thank you thank you thank you. Owens hugged Steve and chuckled a bit, pulling away. Reid smiled it was the first time he saw Steve happy since he's been there.

"I have to go see other patients now I'll come back before my shift ends and check on y'all." Owens said opening the door. "Oh and Steve if he wakes up tell the front desk to page nurse Reid."

Steve nodded his head as the doctor walks out. Reid waves and walks out too. Steve pulls the chair closer to the bed and sits down. He grabbed Eddie's hand and laid his head down on the bed. He fell asleep quickly since he's been staying up making sure Eddie's okay.

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Steve woke up to someone ruffling his hair. He rubbed his eyes and sat up. Steve gasped when he saw Eddie without the tube down his throat and his eyes were open. Eddie caressed Steve's face as a tear went down it.

"Hey princess" his voice was raspy and soft.

"Why didn't you wake me up?"

"...you needed sleep."

"But-"

"No buts."

After he got done saying that Rahim walked in with some hot tea from the staff room.

"Here you go Eddie. It's still a bit hot so be careful, but this should help the sore throat" he smiled and sat the cup on the table attached to the bed.

"Thank you"

"It's no problem. Okay so I have to take you with me to go weigh you again."

That made Eddie's stomach drop. He hated getting weighed. It's one of the reasons he avoids going to the doctors. But he knew he had too. He softly nodded and let Rahim and Steve help him up.

"You think you can walk there and back or do you want to use a wheelchair"

"Well seeing as I have used my legs in I don't know how long, I think I'll walk"

Eddie smiled slightly and Rahim said a small 'okay' then they walked out the room. Steve stayed there and sat on the bed. He exhaled and ran his fingers through his hair. A few minutes later eddie and rahim walked back in and Eddie sat down, taking a sip of the tea.

"So Steve, Eddie is definitely not in the 90s anymore! He is 134 now and that is still underweight but it's better than before"

"Good that's great" Steve said nodding his head

"And we want to get that number a little higher so eddie, I know you aren't gonna like what's about come out of my mouth but you have to eat and try not to purge. Distract yourself after you eat."

"I want to get better, I really do, but it's hard."

"I know it's hard but if you eat and distract yourself afterwards, wether you do something with Steve or all those people who visited you last time you were here or watched your favorite show or movie, it'll help and you'll get better quick"

"I'll try"

"good now i'll give y'all some alone time. if you need anything press the red button" reid said walking out the door.

steve silently laid down on eddie, wrapping his arms around the older male's waist, resting his head on his stomach. eddie wrapped his arms around his boyfriend.

"i was so scared eddie. when owens said you might not wake up i just cried. dustin visited every day and brought something with him every time."

eddie ran his hand through steve's greasy hair repeatedly.

"i know i saw. i don't know where he got all the money from. but hey i'm here and i'm awake"

steve didn't say anything, he just laid there. after a few minutes he whispered, "i love you eddie."

"i love you too stevie" the metalhead whispered back.

steve finally felt safe and at peace. he fell asleep in the arms of his boyfriend, who softly scratched steve's back to help relax him.

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AHHH ITS HAPPY AGAIN!!!!
i might change that🥰
i'm sorry i'm so slow with updates😓
anyways i love y'all🫶🏻