@pxis sent: how long has he wanted to do this ? too long , really . how long has he been in the closet ? too long , too . he blames Robin for helping him out of it . really he thanks her for letting him out of it , because she's the one that's seen him staring at Eddie for too long . so that's probably how he ends up with fistfuls of Eddie's hair , cornering him at this party , lips locked together . somewhere , he's pretty sure Robin is saying ' FINALLY '
FRAT PARTIES ARE NOT HIS USUAL SCENE and he still has no real, logical reason as to why he agreed to come. Chrissy asked him to come along since she firmly believed he needed to expand his social circle. The two of them had been close since high school, Eddie ever grateful for the fact she'd stood up for him against the assholes surrounding them after he'd helped her out. Eddie was also not a college student but it was easy to sneak onto the campus when you were friends with a student. Unfortunately, Chrissy had soon abandoned him for a pretty girl she'd had her eyes on for...awhile. It seemed that not just students were at this frat party, but a bunch of locals as well.
One of them including Steve Harrington and Eddie tried really hard not to notice him. He'd had a crush on the guy for ages but he was pretty sure Steve was straight, if his dating life was anything to go by. From what Eddie had been able to glean, Steve played the field regularly and left a trail of broken hearts in his wake. Hetero dudes were the worst sometimes.
So when Steve approached him (more like bodied him into a corner) and kissed him, the taste of liquor on his lips, Eddie had been a little more than surprised. Fingers were in his hair, Steve's tongue in his mouth, and instead of pushing him away at first, he grabbed his hips and pulled him in closer. It was only when he needed to breathe that he broke the kiss and forced him back a couple of inches so Eddie could look at him.
❝ Jesus, Harrington, ❞ he gasped. ❝ If you wanted to make out with me all you had to do was ask. ❞ Eddie wouldn't have said no.













