Steddie One Shots

Melt down

This one shot is based off of this video shown here!!!

I love it sm :"(

(video is not mine!! Creators tik tok @ is shown on video)

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"Nancy you need any help with the drinks?!" Robin called out from across the room.

"I've got it!" Nancy replied.

Robin, Vickie, Eddie, Steve, Jonathan, Argyle, and Nancy were all having a party at Steve's house. Or rather, his parents house. Nothing too fancy or over the top. Just a small get together.

It shouldn't have been anything to get overwhelmed by. Eddie should have been fine. He's been at rock concerts that were ten times louder and busier than this. But sometimes, things were just too much. Especially since he's already had an exhausting day at school. His social battery was low to the point where he just needed to be alone in his dark cozy bedroom. If only he hadn't promised ahead of time to be here.

Steve was the first to notice the change in attitude. Eddie was all smiles when he first arrived. Even then, he could tell something was off. His smiles almost seemed forced and would even drop a bit when he thought no one was looking. But Steve always had eyes on him.

As the night went on, Eddie got quieter, and more reserved. He seemingly hit a breaking point when they were all gathered in the living room playing "drunk charades".

Eddie hadn't drank much. Neither did Steve, he wanted to make sure he could be there for Eddie in case something happened. Which...did happen.

Eddie could feel his heart pick up speed even though he was sitting as still as a statue. Steve watched as Eddie's gaze became lost.

Meanwhile Eddie felt as though he would explode at any moment. The lights around him hurt. The laughter and sudden shouts made him jumpy. He became panicked, his mouth dry, and he hoped and prayed no one would try to talk to him because at this point he had completely shut down. He had to get out of here, even if it was just to another room.

As if the universe heard his pleads, Robin had toppled over and crashed into the coffee table. A few cans were knocked over and spilled. "Shit- Robin are you okay?" Steve said rushing over to her side. Robin was laughing hysterically. He breathed a sigh of relief and helped her to her feet.

"Sorry" Robin laughed as everyone around her scrambled to get rags, paper towels, anything to clean up the mess.

Eddie took this opportunity to quietly placed his drink down on the coffee table and snuck off. He disappeared into the hallway and headed inside the closest room he could find. It looked to be an office. Probably where Steve's Dad worked from time to time.

Eddie made his way through the dark room, thankful that the lights were already off. He sat on the floor and rested his back against the wall to ground him.
While trying not to cry, he let out a few verbal stims, his hums. He took out his pocket knife, just to hold it. Something about the feeling of the textured handle, and having the weight in his hand, it helped.

When the mess was taken care of, Steve noticed that Eddie wasn't in his seat. He looked around the room only to find that he had completely vanished. "Shit" he whispered to himself. He knew he should have just pulled Eddie away from the room sooner. "Uh, I'll be right back guys" he said standing up. "Just gotta go to the bathroom".