#a stedlet

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Steve is the first thing Eddie sees when he wakes up in the hospital. Eddie is high on pain medication, and Steve is giving him his soulful puppy dog eyes. Eddie bursts into tears.

"Why the fuck are you so cute?" Eddie asked. "Put those eyes away or get the fuck out!"

"Uh. . ." Steve said and slipped on a pair of sunglasses. "Is that better?"

"No! Wait! Bring them back!" Eddie said and took off the sunglasses before slipping them on his own face.

Eddie smiled and cupped Steve’s face.

"I want to take you out," Eddie said fondly. "But not like kill you, I mean like a date."

"Thanks for clarifying," Steve chuckled.

"I'm slow, I like explanations," Eddie said. "But that does not make me stupid!"

"You are far from stupid," Steve said softly and kissed his forehead. "And when you're sober, we'll talk about that date. I'm sure you'll freak out once you remember what you said."

Some time later. . .

"Oh my god!"

Eddie sat up and groaned when he did. He looked over to find Steve sitting beside his bed.

"You ready to talk about that date. . .big boy?" Steve smirked.

"Yeah," Eddie said, narrowing his eyes. "I've changed my mind. I am definitely going to kill you."

Steve laughed, slipping his glasses back on his face.

"It's a shame, sometimes I like to put out on the first date," Steve said.

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Eddie and Steve at that awkward stage before they get together. Steve is trying to get past him, but Eddie is awkwardly moving in the same direction he is. Steve sighed, picked Eddie up by his waist, and set him on the counter. Meanwhile, Steve walked out, and Robin walked in, giving Eddie a look.

"Steve, you forgot to put your metalhead in the fridge. He's melting on the counter!"

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Sorry, I was thinking of Joe Keery working out, and then I was thinking of Steve working out. Now I am picturing Eddie sitting on his back while eating Honeycombs as Steve does push-ups.

"You're eating a lot," Steve grunted. "Are you trying to make yourself heavier?"

". . .No. I'm just supporting my man. You go, baby," Eddie said as he shoveled more Honeycombs into his mouth. "Fucking work it."

"You know. . .you could be working out too," Steve said. "If you wanted to."

Eddie bursts out laughing, almost choking on cereal.

"Cute and funny. Oh, my love, you're the complete package," Eddie said with a crunch.

Steve growls, stops, and flips around until he has Eddie on his back. The cereal box flew out of Eddie's hands.

"My combs!"

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Yes, Eddie would be obsessed with Steve’s butt. Can we talk about how Steve would be obsessed with Eddie's butt and how Eddie would be so flabbergasted.

"But how?? There's nothing there!" Eddie would exclaim before pinching his own ass. "See?! Nothing!"

"I love it! Can I take it to work with me?" Steve asked and Eddie would sigh as he rolled his eyes.

"Fine, but the rest of me is coming with you," he said.

"Even better."

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Vampire Eddie has wings, so one night, he drags the kids outside into Steve’s backyard and ties a rope around his waist. Dustin and the other kids have the other end. He flies up in the air and flies around like they're moving him.

"Steve!" Eddie shrieked. "I'm a fucking kite!"

Steve and Robin in face masks watches from the lawn chairs.

"I see that!" Steve laughed in amusement.

"It looks so stupid," Robin said. "Fuck it, I want in."

Once Steve takes pictures and gets done laughing, he joins in. Finally, Eddie flies down gently into his boyfriend's arms.

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Suddenly, Eddie hyperfixates on Doctor Who and starts speaking with a British accent all the time. It got annoying at first for everyone, but they eventually got used to it. It, however, did so many things to Steve. He suddenly decides to stop using it one day when he's at Steve's.

"Why'd you stop?" Steve asked.

"Stop what?" Eddie asked.

"The accent!" Steve exclaimed.

"You liked it?" Eddie asked.

"It was hot," Steve blurted out, and then his eyes widened as he tried to backtrack. "I mean, uh, - "

Eddie smirked and moved closer to him, bracing his hands on either side of Steve’s hips to trap him in.

"You like it when I speak like this, love?" Eddie said, pressing his lips against Steve’s ear. "Does it do something to ya?"

Steve's fluttered as Eddie's breath hit his ears, tickling his skin. He suppressed a shudder.

"Y-yeah."

Eddie nibbled at his earlobe and Steve covered up a moan.

"Is that what you want me to call you? Love? Or how about Sweetheart? Darling? Maybe even Pet?" Eddie said, biting his way down Steve’s neck. "Hmm, Stefano?"

"How do you know my real name?" Steve asked, pushing him away slightly.

"I may have been the one to nick your wallet the other day," Eddie said, batting his eyelashes at him. "Are you cross?"

"Angry? Well, no, even though you were the one who suddenly found it," Steve said, wrapping his arms around his waist and pulling him back against him. "You're lucky you're cute."

"How cute am I?" Eddie asked.

Steve pressed his lips against Eddie's ear and began to whisper in Italian just how handsome Steve found him.

"Okay, the accent thing is hot," Eddie said and smashed his lips to Steve’s in a furious kiss. "Say more words."

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I was just thinking about that time, Joe Keery turned into a boa constrictor in my dream and freaked me out. Now I'm imagining Eddie getting mad at Steve for turning into a snake in his dreams and Eddie would definitely pout about it.

"I can't control what happens in YOUR dreams, Eddie!" Steve would yell at him.

It's still going on when Robin comes over to hang out, and Eddie is icing him out.

"Are you guys in a fight?" Robin asked.

"He's mad because I turned into a giant boa constrictor in his dream," Steve said, rolling his eyes. "He's being a big baby."

"Oh, yeah? If I'm a big baby, Steven, what does that make you?" Eddie snapped.

"Oh, Jesus, not this again!" Steve yelled, throwing up his hands.

"Why won't you just apologize?!" Eddie asked.

"Because it's not my fault!" Steve yelled.

Steve's not sure why he expected Robin to be on his side. Robin placed a hand on Eddie's shoulder, looking at him with sympathy.

"I totally get it. I would be mad if Steve turned into a snake in my dream and scared me. It's totally uncalled for," she said, being very helpful.

"You get it!" Eddie exclaimed.

"Oh, for fuck's sake!"

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Ugh, I just had an image of Steve and Eddie's toddler running around, her feet slapping against the floor, and a Michael Myers mask on as she tries to scare Eddie. Of course, Eddie goes all out. He shrieks in fright as he drops to the floor in a faint. Meanwhile, their child is giggling maniacally behind the mask and clapping her hands. Meanwhile, Steve is watching fondly from the doorway.

"I gots Daddy!" She shrieked at Steve.

"I see that," Steve said. "Good job, baby."

"You didn't even try to save me, Steve," Eddie said from the floor, giving him an accusing look.

"I was never planning on it," Steve said.

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Eddie uses his compensation money to get a better van and paint it like the Mystery Machine, but instead of it saying Mystery Machine, it says Hellfire Club. He buys Dustin a Scooby-Doo collar, and buys Steve an orange ascot, which he loves because it covers up his scar. Eddie uses the ascot to pull him in for a kiss while Dustin shrieks.

"I am NOT a talking dog, Eddie!"

"You say it like being a dog is a bad thing. I am officially offended for dogs everywhere, Henderson," Eddie replied, pulling away from Steve.

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I'm all for dramatic get-togethers and secret pining. However, I can also see it being a hot summer day when Eddie comes over to Steve’s house to enjoy his air conditioner and his company. They've been watching TV for a while, their minds dulled.

"Wanna make out?" Eddie grunted without looking away from the TV.

"Yeah," Steve said thoughtfully, shrugging his shoulders.

"Cool."

"Cool."

Then Eddie sticks his tongue down Steve's throat.

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Steve knows enough about D&D to use it to get Eddie interested in basketball. Eddie, of course, would pout about it for a while because he swore he would never be interested in playing basketball. Once he got over it, he started playing with Steve, but not all of the time. Sometimes, he would sit on the sidelines and narrate like he was the DM as Steve and Lucas played.

Of course, the kids heard about it and wanted to watch. Will wanted to join in. His new dad had told him how he used to play in high school, and Will was curious to understand his dad's interests. Hop is tall. Of course, he played basketball in high school. It was a big surprise when Mike started playing, too.

The rest of Hellfire heard about it, too, and had come to watch. Then it was Jeff who wanted to join in. The rest of the party soon joined to watch. Then El wanted to join, and the guys gave her nervous looks.

"Are you afraid of losing to a girl?" El asked, narrowing her eyes.

So, they let her join. Then Nancy wanted to play, followed by Max and then Robin and Vickie. It was soon guys against the girls with Eddie narrating.

"You better not hold back just because we're girls," Nancy said.

They had so much fun playing that they had forgotten to keep score so no one knew who won. Steve collapsed next to Eddie, dripping with sweat. He took the end of his shirt and wiped his face. Eddie swallowed as he looked at his sweaty stomach.

"So, does it bother you that we totally nerdified your game?" Eddie asked.

"No, I think it's cool," Steve said, pausing. "You know, just because we have different interests doesn't mean we can't come together and have some fun every once in a while."

Steve laid his hand on the bench, his palm up. Eddie smiled and slid his hand onto Steve’s palm, clutching it tightly. He turned over their clasped hands and kissed the top of Steve’s.

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I was just thinking about that episode of Friends where Joey falls asleep in the sleep clinic and comes onto the entire room. Now imagine Eddie falls asleep during movie night with the whole party, and he starts coming onto Steve, mumbling about what he would do to him (nothing filthy).

"I would take care of you so hard, baby," Eddie snorted.

He jolted awake to find that everyone had paused the movie and was now looking at him. Steve was gazing down at him, blushing, while biting his lip and smiling. Eddie looked at him in confusion.

"Um. . .hi?"

"Hey."

"Oh shit, did I fall asleep?" Eddie asked.

"You sure did, buddy," Dustin said with a grin.

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You know if Eddie and Steve were sending off their daughter to school for the very first time, they would both be dramatic bitches. Of course, she spends a lot of her time with Aunt Robin so she perfected the look and scoff well.

"Dinguses," she would say before walking into her class.

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Steve surprised Eddie with a bat tattoo, but Eddie immediately started pouting because he had wanted to take Steve to get his first tattoo. He didn't talk to him or Robin for a week until Steve told him he could pick out his next tattoo. He did NOT like the grin on Eddie's face.

"Well, shit."

Steve really should have known better.

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Based losely on the early episode of Friends when Rachel kisses Ross in the laundromat.

Eddie, haven mostly healed by now, listened to Steve talk. Eddie was sitting cross-legged on the chair, his eyes widened as Steve finished.

"So, let me get this straight," Eddie said. "You carried me out with barely any help from anyone when you were still seriously injured and also carried me into the hospital?"

"That's literally what I just said," Steve said.

"Okay, I'm sorry, but I feel like I have to do this," Eddie said.

He grabbed Steve by his shirt and pulled him into a deep kiss. Just as Steve was about to kiss him back, Eddie broke the kiss. Steve chuckled nervously, backing away.

"That was really good!" Steve exclaimed. "Thank you!"

He whirled around when the door opened suddenly and hit Steve in the head. He fell to the floor. Dustin came running in.

"Max said you guys were hanging out!" Dustin yelled excitedly. "Steve, why are you on the floor?"

"You knocked him out with the door!" Eddie shrieked as he knelt as his side and pulled him into his arms.

"I'm fine," Steve groaned and rubbed his forehead.

"Oh my God! He has had so many hits to the head!" Dustin exclaimed, kneeling on his other side.

"I'm fine! I think that I'm gonna need another kiss, though," Steve muttered.

"What did he say?!" Dustin grinned excitedly.

Eddie laughed and kissed the red mark on Steve’s forehead.

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After everything, Eddie is in the hospital, and he's still in too much pain to lift his arms, so he has people feed him. After Steve feeds him the first time, however, Eddie wants him to be the only one who feeds him.

"You want me to do it again?" Steve asked with a smile.

"Yes, please."

Steve was sitting on the edge of his bed, with a spoonful of food in his hand.

"Alright, here it comes. It's coming in from the north. The villagers are screaming down below. Ahhh! It passes overhead. All it wants to do is find a nice warm cave to sleep in. It's a dragon, a fire-breathing dragon, and he wants entrance into the cave! Here it comes! Here comes the dragon!" Steve exclaimed. "Hurry, open the cave door!"

Eddie giggled and opened his mouth as he let the food in. Wayne and Dustin were watching fondly from the doorway. Wayne looked down at the kid, watching his expression as he realized what was happening between his two friends. He felt a sudden urge to protect those two boys when Dustin smiled.

"Cool," Dustin said and Wayne smiled.

"Come here!" Eddie giggled loudly. "I want to kiss you all over!"

"Come on, son, let's get some food from the cafeteria," Wayne said pulling the kid's shoulder.

"Why?"

"Because I know Eddie, especially when he's high, and the talk is about to become real filthy," Wayne said.

"Oh."

"Yeah."