steddie fuckbuddies where eddie is pining away miserably but assumes King Steve The Heterosexual will never see him as more than a summer phase with a warm hand/mouth. steve thinks they're dating & assumes eddie is a just kind of a bad boyfriend who's not good at showing affection outside of the bedroom (steve finds it mostly endearing). but then one day they're tipsy and post-sex and steve sleepily kisses eddie's forehead and cups his cheek to gaze into his eyes before mumbling "you're so damn pretty, munson" and eddie is just. he just. he can't.
his first instinct is to say "fuck you harrington" and steve looks so lost like a sweet baby doe and eddie is a little nauseous and his heart hurts and he's always been a runner, so why bother changing now? messily shoving his legs back into his rumpled jeans and stumbling out of the front door without saying another word is easier than trying to explain to Steve Harrington that the freak of hawkins is in love with him
