Steve Harrington x Reader
My body shivered as I felt the cold seeping in. Everything was dark as I looked around, but I recognized the scent of death and decay. There were chilling howls in the distance, but they sounded as though they were getting closer. I tried to move, to run away, but my legs were frozen and I couldnât move. I saw the creatures then, emerging from the trees around me. There were so many, and they were closing in quickly. One crouched and then pounced on me, itâs razor sharp teeth digging into my skinâ
â(Y/N)!â A voice called out and everything seemed to pause. My shoulders were shaking but I couldnât figure out why. â(Y/N), itâs just a bad dream. Wake up, (Y/N)!â
My eyes flew open and all I could make out was a figure cloaked in shadows leaning over me. I immediately cried out and began struggling against the weight on my shoulders, fighting to escapeâ
âItâs just me!â The voice said. âItâs Steve, okay? Itâs just me.â
I stopped my movements, blinking a couple times until I was able to make out Steveâs concerned expression staring down at me. My heartbeat was still erratic as was my breathing, and I closed my eyes trying to slow them down.Â
Thatâs when the events of earlier tonight came back. Steve had called Hopper, telling him he was taking me back to my house and that he would take care of me. Although I hadnât heard the conversation, Iâm sure Hopper threatened him extensively. Once we had gotten back to Steveâs I had already been half asleep, so he lead me to his room where he left me for a moment so I could change into a tee shirt and sweatpants. Once I was finished, I had collapsed across the bed sideways.Â
Somehow now, I had woken up laying the right way with the blankets over me. I could make out a blanket and a few pillows on the floor and knew Steve had given up his bed for me.Â
âYou doing okay?â Steve said as he rubbed my arm gently.Â
I opened my eyes, looking up at him through the tears forming and hoped he couldnât see well in the darkness. My only answer was a small nod, knowing I would be unable to lie.
âDoes this happen often?â He asked, and I nodded again before he mumbled, âTalk to me, (Y/N).â
The tears came then and I was unable to stop them. He pulled me up so that I was sitting next to him before wrapping his arms around my shaking figure. One of his hands made their way up into my hair, holding my head gently to his shoulder, while the other rubbed small circles on the small of my back.Â
âItâs okay,â he murmured, his lips just grazing my ear. âIt was just a nightmare. I got you, youâre okay.â
He placed a small kiss on the side of my head, continuing to softly whisper comforting words into my ear. Eventually my cries quieted and I found myself feeling drowsy as I refused to pull away from Steveâs warm embrace.Â
âAre you falling asleep on me?â Steve questioned, his voice teasing.
âYeah,â I answered simply.Â
Steveâs hands slowly moved to my shoulders, encouraging me to lay back down on the bed. He made to stand and go back to his place on the floor but I grabbed his hand, causing him to pause.Â
âStay with me,â I whispered nervously, not sure whether or not he would.
âYeah,â He mumbled. âYeah, of course.â
He slipped under the covers next to me and wrapped his arms around my body, pulling me into his embrace one again. I let him slip an arm under my head and the other around my waist as I pressed my back against his chest. His warm breath fanned out against my neck with each of his breaths, lulling me back to sleep. Just before I slipped back into the depths, I felt him press a kiss to the back of my neck.Â
The sun filtering through the curtains woke me up a while later. I was still in Steveâs grasp from the night before, but I noticed at some point during the night I had reached a hand up to where his had extended from under my head. Our fingers were intertwined. A soft smile came to my face as I savored Steveâs warmth and realized I hadnât had another nightmare.Â
âGood morning,â Steveâs husky voice all but melted me.
âMorning,â I murmured back.Â
âHow are you doing?â He asked.
âBetter, much better.â
âThatâs good to hear,â he said, and I could tell he was drifting off again, so I decided to as well.Â
A few minutes later when I was almost back to sleep, Steve spoke again.
âWhat do you want for breakfast?â
I laughed softly, before saying, âMore sleep.â
His body shook slightly as he chuckled.
âYou can stay in bed a bit longer if you like, Iâll just go get breakfast started,â He started to untangle his legs from mine and pull his arms away, but I protested, trying to keep him in place.Â
âFive more minutes,â I pleaded.Â
âWhat do you want for breakfast?â He repeated, laughing again.Â
âPancakes,â I mumbled, feeling defeated when he succeeded in getting out of bed.
âWas that so hard?â Steve joked. âIâll have them ready in fifteen minutes.â
I heard his footsteps start to walk down the hall and I shouted, âMake sure theyâre chocolate chip!â
âI know!â He yelled back before silence settled in the house.Â
My eyes closed and I quickly fell back asleep. It only felt like a few minutes had passed when I felt Steve shaking my shoulder.Â
âCome ones sleepyhead,â I could hear the smile in his voice. âI let you sleep an extra ten minutes.â
He laughed before starting to pull me to the edge of the bed. I groaned was he lifted me into a standing position before guiding me down the hall.
âI worked really hard on these pancakes,â he said.Â
âIâm sure theyâll be delicious in two hours,â I smiled back at him.Â
âGet down there,â Steve said as he guided me to the stars.
I let out a loud huff and trudged down to the kitchen. Sure enough, the pancakes were waiting on plates on the island in the kitchen. I sat down and immediately began eating, Steve doing the same.
âSo,â Steve started, sounding a bit apprehensive. âHow long have you been having the nightmares?â
My body went rigid as I thought about discussing them.
âI mean, you donât have to tell me,â Steve continued. âI just thought that if you wanted to talk, we could.â
âIâve had them ever since I came back,â I answered. âLast night was definitely one of the worst.âÂ
âWhat are they about?âÂ
âBeing⊠there,â I answered. âAnd⊠the creatures are always there.â
âCreatures?â Steve echoed, looking concerned.Â
âI donât know what they were, but they were hunting me a lot of the time.â
âChrist,â Steve mumbled.Â
âI hid most of the time,â I continued. âFound myself in your house al lot, actually.â
âYou were in my house?â Steve asked.
âYeah, I was too scared to go to the Byersâ after what happened there, and I knew Barb had disappeared from your house so I thought maybe another rift would open up here again and I could get back through,â I started. âAlso, youâre place has always felt more like home than my own.â
Steve smiled softly at my confession and said, âThis is going to sound crazy, but did youâ did you ever sing?â
âYeah, you know that song you like, Africa?â
âI guess I did at some points when I was feeling pretty low,â I grimaced. âIâm not theist singer, but I guess no one was really there to hear me.â
âThere was one night where I had just gotten back from trying to get into the lab and my radio turned on by itself. It was all static at first, but then I heard your voice come through. You were singing Africa and I thought I was losing my goddamn mind.â
âIâm sorry, Steve,â I sighed.Â
âYouâre sorry?â He asked. â(Y/N), you have absolutely nothing to apologize for. If anything, I was so thankful I heard you because it just reassured me that you were still out there and I could still get you back.â
Steve looked at me then, so intensely as he spoke.Â
âI never stopped looking for you.âÂ
âI know,â I smiled softly. âHopper told me about all your efforts.â
âOf course he did,â Steve turned away. âHe was so pissed all the times he had to pick me up. Eventually I just started to expect he would actually put me in jail and throw away the keys.â
I laughed lightly as he grabbed my plate and his, walking away to put them in the sink. A few moments of silence followed as he washed them before he turned back to me, leaning against the counter.Â
âIâm sorry for everything youâve had to go through,â he said. âIâm so glad to have you back, but Iâll always feel guilty because it was all my fault.â
âNo, it wasnât,â I shook my head.Â
âYou canât take this away from me,â he ran a hand through his hair. âI was the reason we fought and the reason you showed up to the Byersâ house that night. Iâll never forgive myself for that.â
âItâs okay, Steve,â I tried, but he interrupted.
He looked as if there was more he wanted to say, and I waited patiently as he figured out the words.Â
âI yelled at you that night because I was afraid,â he started. âYou have always been too good for me, you know? And then you were in my arms telling me you loved me and I sort of just⊠freaked out.â
âWhat are you saying?â I asked, my heart racing.
âI made a mistake that night, one that I will always regret,â Steve said. âYou told me you loved me and I didnât say it back.â
I went rigid once more as I tried to decipher why he was telling me all of this. My thoughts were racing a mile a minute and I couldnât seem to grasp his words.
âDo you still?â He asked.Â
âSteve,â I shook my head, eyes watering.
âDo you still love me?â He pressed.
âI donât think I could ever stop,â I answered truthfully.
Steveâs body sagged slightly as he visibly relaxed. I waited for him to say something more, hoping he would confirm what I was thinking. He made his way around the island to stand in front of where I was sitting on the barstool. Placing his hands on either side of my head, he forced me to look up at him.
âI love you,â he whispered. âChrist, I love you so much.â
The words were barely out of his mouth before he was pressing his lips to my own.Â
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