I'm on Fire

It's the mid-late 1990's and Eddie owns a mechanic garage/tow truck service with his Uncle Wayne. Reader is an artist who gets a flat tire on the freeway, and the rest is kismet. Lots of sexual tension, biker bad boy Eddie with a soft heart, both not sure how to navigate this adult crush they have on each other, amidst other complications. No Vecna, and they all met in high school, but as very different people. Eddie and Steve are heavily tattooed, and grew up in the MC life. In this au, Hawkins is going through gentrification and is booming with bars/restaurants/galleries. It's a small town, but also a metropolis; thank god for creative license. Eddie still plays with Corroded Coffin, but not as often, and some of the band members are different. Appearances by biker!Steve Harrington, uncle Wayne, and eventually some other ST characters. With a sprinkle of inspiration for SOA fans to enjoy, though I don't go into serious detail about their ranks, etc, it's mostly an image for the sake of the story. Mention of 90's music and nostalgia. Eddie is in his early 30's and reader is late 20's to early 30's. If you'd like, we also made a 90's playlist here: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6t2PuMj9kGmsRU6PXg4HHG?si=155017fec16e42ef