The Tales of Hellfire (Stranger Things x reader)

4 - Candy Corn

Trigger Warnings: Eddie likes candy corn. This is a fluff piece, cuteness overload and a kiss. A bet, little bit of friendly angst, friends to lovers.

After all this love and smut... well how about just a sweet treat for you? A story about yours truly... sound good? Can you handle a bit of corny with your holiday fear?

Yes? Good Girl.

Eddie was excited for Halloween, but in truth the entire month of October made him skip around. He was always known for being overly excited for Fall, but this year he was extra excited. This year he was able to share it with you. Before it was just his band of Hellfire minions or Wayne that celebrated the season, but that all changed when you had walked into the Hellfire club room.

His eyes instantly drawn to you and only you. The boys all knew Eddie was fast to fall in love, but this was different. You were different. You who accepted him as is. You who made him smile when others would always just let him frown.

The two of you interacted but you had just started really hanging out a month ago. You would say that you were more like acquaintances, and to him you were what he would call close friends. Both of you watching each other and wondering what it would be like to be closer.

It started with a small get together at your mutual friend Robin's house. She said she would introduce Eddie to more people, especially more girls since he had been stuck in what you called the "no girl" vortex of doom for over a year.

Robin said it was because he was so excitable. He thought it was his "freak" reputation. Also he only had one girl in mind. You had been coming to Hellfire already, but your laugh always seemed stifled. Like you were afraid to be totally yourself around him. So at this party he decided to help you be better, to push you out of that comfort zone.

He danced with you, played the games set up by his friends and was dragging you from activity to activity.

That's when the argument started.

"How can you not like candy corn?"Eddie laid back on the couch watching you. Eddie couldn't believe you. Candy was candy. This was not the exception as he always gobbled the little striped orange, yellow and white candy down like it was the best thing since chocolate milk.

"I just don't. It's okay that you like it." You shrugged and Eddie sat up, he had a bit of a puzzled look on his face, one that made you think it was a much bigger deal than you thought. You just smiled at him sweetly, trying not to let the fluttering of your stomach show. You had your own secret, Eddie was the first boy that made you feel...well anything, till last month you were convinced you were interested in girls, but then this crazy haired psychopath licked your DnD book in an attempt to claim you for the dark side and it made you swoon.

That's till today when he was preaching about your least favorite candy. You liked the idea, the look, but the taste was like chalk. Maybe Eddie had a screw loose after all. It was making you question a lot of things including if you would be able to kiss someone that tasted like candy corn.

You shivered and Eddie perked up with the movement, "What was that for sweetheart?"

"I was thinking about what someone would taste like after eating candy corn." You stick out your tongue not even noticing Eddie turning eight shades of red, "You were what?"

His face lighting up, he suddenly was overcome with the idea of giving you a dose of your own medicine. He surveyed the party to see a bowl of the cherished candy and a grin enveloped his face, "care to take a bet?"

"A bet?" You look at him, bets were only made by Eddie if he knew he would get something out of them. Call it self-serving, but you had always thought it smart. So you were skeptical of this new sense of wanting to bet.

"Yea. I bet I can get you to like the taste of candy corn." His eyes twinkle with boyish wonder and you cross your arms. He dashes across the room hitting Steve and making him topple over his chair as he squeals, "Munson!"

The room erupting with laughter as he just shrugs, "Whoops, didn't see you Harrington."

You couldn't help but laugh too, Eddie always found a way to torment the poor boy. You had heard that Steve was a tormentor himself, but never witnessed it, so the banter between the two was just another endearing quality of being friends with Hellfire. He snags a bowl off the snack table and comes flying back to you, he presents his hand and guides you to a room off to the side. Closing the door he motions for you to sit, "there milady."

"Eddie this is turning weird, what about this dare has to be done behind closed doors?" You wiggle your eyebrows a bit and it makes Eddie look away for a second.

"So um... close your eyes." Eddie closes his to demonstrate and you take a breath, "Okay... I'm trusting you."

Eddie chuckled, "I'm not going to hurt you sweetheart."

Your breath catches in your throat, he guides you to a bed that was in the room sitting you down. The darkness of your eye lids was causing you to breath deeply, why were you so nervous, knowing Eddie he was going to mash one up or mix it with a beverage. So you waited as you heard him moving about, the bowl moving and then you notice his breathing is heavy too.

"Eddie. We don't have to bet, are you okay?" Your voice was soft and you can hear a small chuckle, "I will be. Don't move okay?"

You softly nod your head as you feel his hands on your cheeks, then his breath was on your skin as his lips clash with your own. You open your mouth to protest as his tongue takes that as an opportunity. That's when you taste it, the mix of that awful chalk taste mixed with him, Eddie's tongue touched yours and he moaned a bit as you continued to kiss him. You craved that taste, it was slowly becoming your favorite. And as you pulled away to breathe you could feel his lips chasing yours as you smile, "I think you did it."

"Did what?" Eddie sat down next to you and kept
his lips close, "Was that okay?"

"Better than okay. I've been wanting to kiss you.." You bite your lip and Eddie smiles, "You could have told me sweetheart."

"And miss this opportunity to tell you that the only way I would ever like candy corn is if you taste like it?" Your eyes meet his and he chuckles, "I win."

"You win Eddie." With that he starts to kiss you again, October slowly becoming your favorite month as well. The two of you inseparable ever since that party and Robin taking all the credit.

Updated: 10/04/2023