Okay but what about a modern AU with Rockstar! Eddie who always shouts out his baby, doll, darling, etc. to the point where it becomes a running gag?

Maybe, it starts out with Billy getting into USC-Berkeley and Eddie dropping everything and convincing his band to come with them to California. They get there and unsurprisingly, they have a much larger audience. Billy was the one to get them the gigs when they first got to California, making Eddie always shout out his baby for helping them out with the gig or for inspiring their songs. They eventually go viral and they catch the eye of a recording label, landing them a deal.

Of course, even if they play bigger venues and have a legit manager, Eddie always manages to sneak in a dedication to his darling and light of his life and as they gain fans, so does the interest in the band members’ love life. Billy and Eddie had agreed early on that they wanted to keep Billy’s name out of public speculation for now because he was still finishing up his degree in social justice and he didn’t want to deal with the fame of being with a rockstar.

It doesn’t stop Eddie from gushing about his partner and his everything at every opportunity he gets and fans are simultaneously heartbroken and so in love with how Eddie was in love with his partner. There are legit compilations of his dedications on Youtube and everyone quickly learns the quickest way to get Eddie Munson to talk was to ask about his partner. Some superfans eventually would sleuth around and dig using the clues that Eddie would unknowingly leave them like them being highschool sweethearts and their blond haired and blue eyed appeal.

Somehow, they get the idea that it must be up and coming popstar Chrissy Cunningham since she’s also from Hawkins and she fits the criteria to a tee. Everyone thinks they’ve cracked the code until Chrissy is asked about it an interview and she laughs about it since she and Eddie had dated but they eventually realized they were a tad too different before breaking up and becoming good friends instead.

Chrissy was actually the one to introduce Eddie to her cousin who became the love of his life. Everyone is even more confused than ever but Eddie takes it all in stride, promising to reveal his partner in due time. He continues to dedicate each and every single performance to his muse and inspiration until one day, after Billy’s first proper tour with Corroded Coffin and his agreement to go public after his graduation, Eddie proposes to Billy on stage at the last stop of their tour in front of their friends and family.

Of course, Billy says yes and everyone wonders who the fuck he actually is. All of their friends and family start sharing stories about Billy, with the band members calling him Corroded Coffin’s biggest fan and secret ghostwriter and with their celebrity friends backing up about how much of a sweetheart Billy is, everyone soon falls in love with Billy the same way Eddie had.

It doesn’t help that Eddie immediately floods his Instagram, stories and his Twitter about his amazing partner and all that he’s had to keep secret with the world. He starts a countdown of their wedding from the day he proposed, always sharing one of the reasons he fell in love with Billy. They eventually get married and they adopt and foster a few kids but Eddie and Billy remain one of the most popular celebrity couples since they’re proof that love still exists.

Maybe I’ll come back later on and make this a proper fic because I have an idea leading up to the proposal so I can have Billy blushing with every dedication Eddie gives him and how Eddie yanked Billy onstage for the proposal in front of hundreds of thousands of people just so he could propose.