When Steve awakened the beast inside of Eddie, he felt it all over. He couldn't help but do the things he's done with women in this past and to the cheerleaders who passed him by. Yeah, okay, he has a thing for cheerleaders. They're passionate. He can respect that. Hmm, maybe that's why he hated jocks so much. . .he had been denying a part of himself that he didn't want to admit. Before Jason hunted him down like he was in season, Eddie could admit freely that there had been a little bit of an attraction there but that was before. It was long gone now, though.
In its place was Steve Harrington, who was not only insanely handsome but was also brave, kind, and just. He was a freaking prince with a side of bitchyness, and Eddie could just drown in him. He really couldn't help it when he started doing those things with Steve. He started bowing as he passed, smiling fondly after him with his hands behind his back, and he even opened doors for him. Of course, Steve thought it was because of his King Steve days.
"You know, I'm no longer like that, Eddie, so why are you still treating me like I am?" Steve snapped.
They were in the drama room preparing to set up for DnD, and Steve had volunteered to help. In reality, he just wanted to see Eddie. Meanwhile, Jeff had arrived early before anyone else to find Eddie bowing at Steve and opening the door for him.
"Relax, Steve," Jeff said as he stepped into the room completely. "He only does that shit to women he's attracted to."
Eddie's face said it all in that moment. Jeff looked at him with wide eyes.
"I was going to tell you," Eddie said quickly.
"You're -," Jeff said, and his eyes flickered to Steve’s.
"What?" Steve asked.
"Bisexual," Eddie said.
"Oh. Oh!" Steve exclaimed in realization. "So, all the stuff you've been doing is because - "
"I'm attracted to you. I like you, Steve," Eddie said softly.
"So, all of the things. . . The bowing, the opening doors, the giving me rocks. . .they were all because you like me?" Steve asked.
"I've also been the one leaving flowers on your car. I've been courting you," Eddie said, his hands behind his back as he stepped closer to him.
"I've never been courted before," Steve said bashfully as he bit his lip, and Steve stepped closer to Eddie. "You can keep doing it if you want."
"Even if it makes you feel like a king?" Eddie asked.
"Well, I think I prefer the term fallen king, and you're kind of like a king yourself. . . You're a very handsome one, too. We are both two kings coming together to make one glorious kingdom," Steve said.
"Fuck," Eddie muttered.
"Okay, I think you guys forgot that I'm still here," Jeff said and watched as their lips crashed together. "Yeah, I'm going to go now before you guys start making out against me."
Jeff left and slammed the door behind him. He smiled, happy for his friend. Of course, that's when everyone else decided to show up. It suddenly sounded like someone was being pushed up against the door, and Jeff quickly blocked it before it could open.
"Are Eddie and Steve in there?" Dustin said and frowned. "What are those sounds? Oh, my God! . . . Are they fighting? I thought they were friends!"
"Uh, yeah, they're fighting, but they're working it out. In the meantime, Hellfire is canceled tonight," Jeff said.
"But - " Dustin began to protest.
"Canceled!" Jeff yelled. "Now, go!"
Everyone gave him weird looks but started to shuffle away. Just then, Steve let out a breathy moan that couldn't be mistaken for anything else.
"What the hell was that?" Dustin asked.
"Uh . . . I think Eddie just pulled Steve’s hair," Jeff replied quickly.
"Oh. Yeah, Steve hates that. Eddie!" Dustin called out. "You're not fighting very fair!"
It worked on some of them, but not on Gareth and Frank. Lucas and Will also looked a little suspicious.
"Would you fucking go already?!" Jeff snapped.
Jeff finally breathed a sigh of relief when they all left and he could push himself off of the door. He told them to lock the door and finally made the escape for himself. He hoped he never got caught in that situation again.
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In the future when Andrew and Neil are happy, in love and married, Andrew would often use divorce as a threat. He is of course not serious. He won't say out loud that they are forever.
But Neil felt in the way he would sometimes stare at him unblinking, soft, unguarded. The look that says: “Nobody will take me away from you and nobody will take you away from me. I will hold onto you with legs and arms and if I lose those I will use my teeth, I will be feral, I will be brutal, I will let out the monster they thought of me to stay with you.”
Anyway he usually threatens Neil with divorce, whenever Neil is impossibly irritating. He of course knows Andrew doesn't mean it. And Andrew exists in a perpetual state of irritation because of that. On one hand he likes that Neil realizes they are serious and Andrew will never walk away.
On second hand, Have dare Neil not take his threat seriously??? How dare he roll his eyes and scoff with a smile??? How dare he dismiss Andrew with a wave of hand and “yeah yeah sure darling”????
That being said, it irritates Andrew so much that he decided to do something about it, to wipe that smirk off Neil’s face.
And now whenever Neil and Andrew are arguing and Andrew threatens with divorce the next day Neil is forced to do the shame dance of calling their lawyer and being like
“No, no, do not process that petition for divorce Andrew sent you. I know he wrote in his email that this time he is serious. Yes I know he wrote that he is “Serious serious SERIOUS” I know he wrote that three times and this is something he doesn't usually do. I know. He also sent you second divorce papers this morning? in fax??? we don't have a fax machine??? … no, no, don't process these documents either.”
All while Andrew sits nearby, looking at him smugly in silence.
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