Dustin going to Eddie and being like, “My brother is becoming a shut in ever since his dad kicked him out and he started living with me and Mom. All he does is go to work and come home. He says there’s nothing wrong but I think he’s lying. He might talk to you since you’re pretty much the same age. Can you try?”
It’s not that Dustin is hard to say no to.
He’s actually very easy to say no to.
The problem is that he’s very persistent so eventually, Eddie gives in.
He goes to the Hendersons’ house, knocks on the door, and is greeted by - “Steve Harrington?”
“Yeah, man,” Steve says, wearing a little baking apron. “Dustin’s not here, man.”
Eddie doesn’t have the chance to say ‘what the actual fuck???’ because Steve is walking back into the house. He follows him to the kitchen where he watches Steve pull a tray of cookies from the oven.
“Is this the twilight zone?”
“I…I mean.” This is so fucking weird. “To fulfill my friendship duties, I’m here to tell you that Dustin thinks you need to get out more.”
“That’s what he thinks? Okay,” Steve says easily. “It’s a date, Munson.”
“Yeah, if Dustin isn’t going to listen when I talk than I’m going to go out with his friend,” He says. “So, it’s a date. Pick me up at eight. See how he likes that.”
“Okay, wow,” Eddie says. “You guys really are brothers.”