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Chp1:Are we truely so different steve
*It was Eddie's first time in the Upside Down and Steve could tell from a mile away the terror in Eddie's eyes as they walked through the upside down nancy and robin like 12 feet away from them. Steve decided to put his hand on Eddie's shoulder to console him and from his point of view it was the best way to do that. But for Eddie it might as well have been a death sentence a cute boy known to be the hottest in the school back in his day shirtless his hand on the shoulder of one very nervous and gay eddie*
Eddie: “Umm… Steve, why is your hand on my shoulder?” *eddie then raised his eyebrows in a flirtatious nature one he got from his dead beat dad also one he wanted to get rid of”*
Steve: *Steve stumbled backwards from nervousness.his father would brandish his face with a mark if he saw steve like this But his foot caught on a small stick sending him heading straight for the vines but luckily Eddie had caught him barely saving him with a quick dive “Thanks eddie”. *As he said that a part of him swooned looking up at Eddie's beautiful face so close to his and his beautiful cascading hair wet that seemed to veil Steve and Eddie's face No no stop it steve thought blocking off the thoughts as he held him but he shaked his face for loving a man was inconceivable to poor little steve*
Nancy: “come on you love birds or we’re gonna leave you in the dust”
Steve: *flustered and blushing as Eddie stood up placing him on his feet shouted back to nancy.Why did it seem like everyone was targeting poor steve! Didn't they know he was as straight as a ruler? Because he felt like he seemed proud of it to others *
“We’re not love birds!”
Eddie:*leaning in he whispered into steves ear* “I don't know if you should say that when you look like a tomato,you need to work on that poker face. Didn't know you thought of me like that me that” *Eddie smirked, pulling back and starting to walk away, making sure to not trip on the vines. Steve must have thought that Eddie didn't really care about what he said or that it was smooth of Eddie. But in actuality Eddie was having a gay panic attack at that moment thinking about how Steve's waist felt when he held it or Steve's majestic abs pressed against him.
Steve:*Steve then rushed to catch up to Eddie finally standing beside him* “So how's it going?” *Eddie gave him a weird look of confusion*
Eddie: “Harrington why are you talking to me?” *Eddie gave Steve an expectant look with what seemed to have a slight twinge of confusion*
Steve: “Because… I'm a nice person Munson? Why do you ask?”
Eddie: “Oh so back to not calling me my first name?” *eddie scoffed which made steves face flush slightly but he wouldn't let Eddie win this battle of words because even if he wasn't good at a normal battle he sure was good at a battle of words the only thing that made his father proud of him (the worthless sack he was)
Steve: “Oh Munson Avoiding my question are we? Maybe we should answer one at a time? Also we’re not that close! *Steve turned away from eddie walking faster which stunned eddie a look of shock and pain for some reason on eddies face! but he also refused to lose catching up to steve feeling bad*
Eddie: “Fine Im sorry steve Its just because ive always been the freak I've never really gotten a good look at jocks so maybe a part of me was confused at how a jock was being so nice to the Freak Munson" *This struck Steve making him wish he had been nicer to Eddie back in highschool a thought which would never have happened back in high school no matter how hard he wished*
Steve:*steve thought about how much of a dumbass he had truly been and without noticing it he accidentally grabbed his hair in his fist a habit he gained from his past and whispered to himself* “ maybe I am such a fucking dumbass”
Eddie: “whoa steve Its fine I know you werent that smart back then dear old Henderson told me to trust you and I should have followed that but as usual I'm just a normal angsty teen ok so dont blame yourself”
*Steve's eyes softened as he turned to eddie a face eddie never thought hed see from “steve the hair harrington”
Steve: “I'm sorry e…is it okay if I call you Eddie?" *The sweetness in Steve's eyes melted Eddie's heart*
Eddie:”Yeah steve call me whatever you want” *This sentence made steve smirk*
Steve:”Anything?”
Eddie: “That tone doesn't tell me that you're thinking of calling me anything good *to that steve smirked and snickered but covering it up with his hand to which Eddie gave a weird look to him*
Steve: “don’t worry Ed’s I won’t call you anything bad! Your confused face just caught me slightly off guard”
Eddie:”you really are strange! You know that right?”
*this comment made Steve smirk see I guess we aren’t so different