I love the idea of Steddie knowing each other when they were younger.
Like Eddie literally mother possum’s this random kid who was out in the rain watching the worms cross the sidewalk because he didn’t want them to be stepped on. And obviously Eddie leaves and doesn’t come back for a while, but while he’s with Al and growing up he remembers that sweet little gapped tooth boy and wonders how he grew up. Like he’s probably a nerd right?
So imagine his utter shock when he comes back to Hawkins to see that the sweet boy, the boy who literally cried when Eddie went to kill a spider, is apart of the terrible three(Tommy and Carol) and the complete opposite of how he was going to turn out. Like at all. Who could’ve prepared him for The King Steve persona? (Let alone those muscles.)
Meanwhile Steve is just like. ‘Oh, that’s the kid I used to hang out with when I was younger. Yeah, he’s basically the same, just super tall…and kinda hot?’











