Baby, it's Cold Outside
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Summary: You find yourself stuck at your dealer's house in the middle of a snowstorm. The power goes out and the chill in the air sets in quickly, resulting in the two of you cuddled up in his bed, forced to confront the feelings that have been having since you met.
This is Day 8 of my Christmas countdown, where I post a fluff piece every day for the 12 days leading up to December 25th Prompt: Snowed In WC: 1356 Words
"What the hell are you doing here?" Eddie gasped after finding you at the door to his trailer, very much underdressed for the incoming storm in your denim jacket and soaked through converse. Your nose and cheeks were rosy from the chill, and you looked about five minutes out from sniffling.
"Don't look too happy to see me Munson." You shot him a lopsided grin holding your wallet out in front of his face "To buy, obviously."
Of course he was happy to see you. There was nothing Eddie loved more than to see your smiling face. But, there was a thick blanket of snow over Hawkins and an advisory for a blizzard that looked like it had already started.
"It's freezing out!" He grabbed you by the wrist and pulled you inside with a worried look "Did you walk here?"
"Sure did." You nodded, sighing in relief at the warmth inside the thin walls of the Munson trailer that enveloped you as soon as you crossed the threshold "Nice and toasty in here, though"
"Not for long." Eddie let go of your wrist to rub his hands up and down your arms, hoping the friction would help warm you up. "The power goes out every time there's a storm like this, Sweetheart. You should have stayed home where it's warm."
"Aren't you gonna freeze then?" You frowned with a soft pout.
God, he had to fight not to reach out and run his thumb over your bottom lip. You were too damn cute for your own good and it was hard enough to resist kissing you when you weren't pouting.
"That what you're here to do?" Eddie smirked down at you with a fond look "Keep me warm."
Images of you and Eddie wrapped around one another under a mountain of blankets flashed through your mind, warming your cheeks.
You'd give anything to be held like that, especially by Eddie, who you'd yearned for from the second you saw him for the first time.
You only smoked half the weed you bought.
Most of the times you dropped by his trailer, you were looking for an excuse to see those big doe eyes more than you were to buy. The two of you had always flirted, but sometimes, you didn't know if it was just a game, or something more. Eddie was playful by nature and you wouldn't be surprised if he spoke to everyone the way he did with you. The last thing you wanted was to mistake his bubbly personality for something more.
But Christ, sometimes, he looked at you like you were something precious. The same way he was in that moment, just inside his trailer and away from the chill, hands still working to get you warm.
It took you far too long to remember that he'd asked you a question.
"Maybe." You kept your voice as level as you could and offered a coy smile "Can't have you freezing to death, can we?"
"Do you want something warm to wear?" Eddie blurted out before he even finished thinking it. He was overwhelmed by the urge to see you in his clothes. To take care of you and hold you and-
Before you could nod, the lights and the soft whirring sounds of the appliances in the kitchen cut off abruptly, plunging the room into darkness.
You couldn't help but flinch.
Eddie pulled you a little closer instinctively, listening to the wind outside and your sharp intake of breath.
"I told you so."
You swatted his chest and huffed out a laugh before leaning into him, already feeling the chill creeping into the trailer.
"Lets get you warm and dry." His tone was softer, gentle and caring, as he guided you towards the back of the trailer with his palm on the small of your back. "Then we'll hunker down for the night."
"The night?"
"You think I'm letting you walk home in that?" Eddie scoffed incredulously "Fat chance, Sweetheart. C'mon."
With the cover of the dark, you did little to hide your beaming smile.
Eddie left you in the doorway of his bedroom and rifled through his drawers for a moment before handing you a pair of flannel pyjama pants and a Corroded Coffin T-shirt that you were quick to change into in the bathroom across the hall.
You could hear him muttering and cursing to himself through the door and struggled not to laugh at the clear sounds of him scrambling to tidy up his bedroom.
When you stepped back into his, now a little bit cleaner, room, you had to pause just inside and stare.
You were used to seeing Eddie decked out in leather and denim. Chains and rings. But, now, he was perched on the edge of his bed, bouncing his leg in a pair of gray sweatpants and a Metallica T-shirt that looked well loved. He looked so soft in the dim light seeping in through the window.
He looked somewhere between nervous and excited. Well, He did, before catching sight of you in the doorway.
The second he laid eyes on you, his fidgeting stopped. Hell, it felt like his whole world stopped. Eddie had spent so many nights in that very bed, dreaming about having you at his side, swimming in his clothes as he held you through the night. And, there you were, looking like a goddamn dream, waiting for him to do something with pink cheeks.
"Eddie?" You tilted your head to the side slightly, squinting to see the dazed look on his face. "Are you alright?"
"Yeah!" He answered far too loudly before righting himself and smiling flirtatiously. "Sorry, Sweetheart. You're just way too pretty. Stunned me for a second there."
"Don't look too bad yourself." You crept forward until you were standing right in front of him, powering through your nerves to give it back as good as he threw. "Don't think I've ever seen you in anything but jeans."
"Seems you've gone soft, Munson." You gave one of his chocolate curls a gentle tug, smirking.
"Maybe I have." His voice was no louder than a whisper as he did the same to a loose strand of your hair "Think I've always been soft for you."
The two of you were closer to one another than you'd ever allowed yourselves, and you couldn't help the hitch in your breath.
God, he was beautiful. His parted lips and sparkling eyes were like magnets, drawing you in.
"You know," You breathed "You really are pretty, Eds."
"Careful Sweetheart" Your noses brushed up against one another "Keep talking like that and I might start to think you're sweet on me or something."
"Would that be so bad?" You hummed, eyes fluttering shut "It's hard not to be."
"Wait." Eddie jerked back and your eyes snapped open. "Seriously?"
Fuck.
You steeled yourself for the rejection that might be coming and felt the sting of the distance between you, even if it was only a couple of feet and short lived as his hands cupped your cheeks.
Fuck it. You'd already dug yourself a hole. May as well put it all out on the table.
"Do you really think I'm here for the weed, Eddie?" A crease formed in between his brows "I haven't mentioned it since I came in, have I?"
Eddie shook his head, looking a little stunned.
"I don't even smoke all of it. Don't think I've ever actually run out. I just like coming to see you." You admitted.
"You don't need an excuse to see me!" he blurted out before he could stop himself.
Your eyes widened slightly and he paused, sighing softly.
"Do you know how many times I've wanted to kiss you?" Eddie breathed, still gripping your face with warm hands "Or fuck, even to hold your hand?"
"Then why don't you?"
"Fuck. Can I?"
Instead of answering, you surged forward and captured his lips in yours for a short, but sweet kiss.
Before you could get too far, he was pulling you back in and wrapping his arms around you to get you closer to him.
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