I think itād be really great, personally, if Steve one day dressed like he used to just to fuck with everyone, only for Eddie to absolutelyĀ love it.
Iām talking the ridiculously high and over-gelled hair, super preppy shirt with a little preppy collar, and khakis. The whole suburban goodie-goodie āIāll have your daughter home by 8ā² experience. TheĀ King Steve⢠chic.Ā
The kids all howl when they see him. Dustin pretends to gag. Max asks if Steve lost a bet. Mike appears seconds from a breakdown, because the last time he saw Steve like this was when he was dating his sister, and lord help him if that headache returns to his life.Ā Itās pure pandemonium. Robin cracking joke after joke between her loud, wheezy laughs doesnāt help, either.Ā
The only one who seems to be without a snarky comment is Eddie, because while he does agree with the peanut gallery that this version of Steve looks way-too-stuffy and borderline dorky, itās also the version he originally fell for.Ā He watched this Steve command the halls of Hawkins High and pined after him with reckless teenage abandon. He grew up knowing nothing ever could possiblyĀ happen between him and someone dressed like that, but still secretly dreaming about it when pre-calc got too confusing or Garethās rants about his little sister ventured into boring territory. ThisĀ Steve had hooked Eddie from the start. ThisĀ Steve had been his teenage dream.
So, when Steve saunters up to Eddie in his khakis and stuffy shirt, gazing up at him with the tender eyes of the newer, softer, caringĀ Steve Eddieās come to know and secretly love, asking for his opinion? Well, Eddie doesnāt quite feel like keeping his feelings secret anymore. Instead of commenting on his clothes, Eddie chooses to rumple them in his fist and pull Steve impossibly close to plant the very same passionate kiss he dreamed of delivering in high school to his lips.Ā
Imagine Eddieās delight when, soon after, he finds the new Steve, his Steve,Ā smiling back as if the kiss were his high school dream, too.