HELP YOU
Pairings: Eddie Munson x Fem!reader
Summary: finding Eddie in the shed and trying to comfort him after what happened
Warnings: mention of Chrissy's death.
you searched around the shed, pointing your flashlight everywhere you looked, under the table stacked with beer, behind boxes, under the tarp, anywhere, in hopes to find Eddie.
"what are you doing?" you heard Dustin say across the shed, looking back, you frowned when you shined light on Steve poking the tarp in the boat with an oar, ignoring Dustin as he kept stabbing at the boat
"what are you doing?" the Henderson boy repeated, more hushed and confused at the older boy as he kept jabbing harshly
"he might be in here" Steve said with a slight shrug before moving, shuffling down the boat
"so take the tarp off!" Dustin replied
"if you're so brave you take the tarp off!" Steve fought, pausing his movements to look at Dustin briefly before going back
you shook your head at the boys before turning back to where you were looking
you haven't seen your poor boyfriend in what felt like forever and it scared you to know he was out there all alone, probably scared out of his mind. all you could think about since you heard is him, and how worried you are.
so when the boys started bickering again, you tuned them out and kept looking until you heard a few crashed, making you slightly jump and look back, seeing Eddie jump up from inside the boat and launch at Steve, pinning him up against the wall
you made eye contact with Robin and Max before rushing over, wincing at the sound of Dustin yelling out Eddie's name in protest
"EDDIE..STOP!" Dustin screamed, holding his hands out and pushing you all back so you didn't go closer and freak the poor Munson boy into stabbing Steve in the neck as he held a broken beer bottle to his throat
the look of your boyfriend trembling as he looked over made you want to cry, you'd never seen him so..vulnerable before
in all the 9 months you had dated, or the 8 years you've known him, you've never seen him like this, and it broke your heart to think he was scared of you all trying to hurt him or turn him in- or whatever he might of thought
you made eye contact with him but before you could give him a reassuring smile, he looked away, seeming to almost flinch when he saw you
"Eddie! it's me...It's Dustin" the young boy sighed "this is Steve, he's not going to hurt you..right Steve?"
Eddie looked back at Steve, his nostrils flared as Steve slightly nodded his head as he mumbled along
"Steve, how about you drop the oar?" you spoke up finally, wanting nothing more but to make Eddie feel..safer, in any way
Steve dropped the oar before Eddie pressed him harder against the wall, pressing the glass closer to his neck as Steve looked up, groaning
"Hey! he's cool!..he's cool!" Dustin held his hand out cautiously, Steve mumbling in agreement
"what are doing here?" Eddie asked through gritted teeth, almost coming out as a whimper
"we're looking for you, Eddie" you answered, finally finding the courage to speak
"we're here to help" Robin spoke up, stepping slightly forward to stand beside you
"Eddie, these are my Friends, you know Robin..from band" Dustin started
Robin imitated playing an instrument with her torch awkwardly while Dustin introduced Max
"the one who never wants to play D&D"
Max waved with a forced smile
"and you know..Y/n" Dustin pointed to you, but you only kept your eyes on the long haired boy as he looked at you again, the frown never leaving his face.
you opened your mouth to say something, anything, before the boy in front of you spoke again
"Eddie...we're on your side" Dustin pleaded "i swear on my mother! right, guys?"
the room filled with mumbles in agreement before falling silent, watching intently as Eddie stared at Steve, still unsure
a moment goes by before Eddie huffs and lets Steve go, turning away
you all let out a deep sigh in relief before you slowly stepped forward, stopping Dustin and nodded to him as a sign of saying 'let me'
you carefully walked closer to Eddie as he slowly slid down the wall, broken bottle still in his grasp as he looks forward, his bottom lip quivering
"Eddie.." you kneeled down in front of him as he avoided eye contact
"sweetheart.." you whispered as you reached up, wanting to comfort him in any way "we just want to talk"
just as you were just about to touch his hand, he flinches away
to see him shy away from you like that makes your heart ache, it made your stomach drop knowing he doesn't trust you enough to just comfort him in this situation, that he can't find your comfort and leads to shudder at the thought of you touching him.
it was an understatement to say that you cared for the boy- you loved him more than anything.. you would do anything for him, anything for him to understand you were there, by his side, to cherish him. there was no doubt in your mind that he didn't do it. all in all the years you've known him, since 7th grade, he hasn't had a single aggressive bone in his body, and it hurt to see that he didn't know you knew that.
"hey, it's alright. it's ok..." you murmured as you saw Robin approach in the corner of your eye
she kneeled down beside you before speaking up "we wanna know what happened"
Eddie sniffled before turning to the others, shaking his head "you won't believe me"
the room fell silent for a beat before Maz shrugged "try us"
"sweetheart..Eddie..you can trust us...you can trust me" you whispered to him
his eyes fluttered to you as his body began to calm down, the shaking slowing down
"take your time, Eds.." you cooed, trying to be as gentle as you could be with him
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"I..I didn't know what to do, so I.." Eddie stuttered
you and the others have sat and heard his story for about 10 minutes now, being patient with him as he paused and took breaths, whimpered in fright, or stuttered to find the words
the others sat about a meter away but refused to Leave Eddie's side when he finally let you touch him, resting a soft hand rest on his knee before you took the broken bottle away from him
"I ran away" he finished, his eyes glassy as he stares at the ground "i left here there"
you gave his knee a gentle reassuring squeeze, making him glance down at you for a glimpse of a second before he shook his head and looked away, his body leaning away from your touch before he reached up and rubbing his forehead before scoffing
"you all think i'm crazy, right?"
over to the others, Dustin shook his head
"no, we don't think you're crazy at a-" the boy started before Eddie cut him off
"don't bullshit me man!, i know how this sounds!" Eddie replied harshly, letting his hand drop and hit his thigh
"we're not bullshitting you" Max butted in
"we believe you, Eds" you stated, slowly reaching up and touching his hand, his fingers slightly shaking as your skin touched his
as much as he was scared, deep down, your warm touch calmed in ever so slightly, it always soothed him, even when you guys were just friends, your touch had always calmed him down when he had a bad day. all he did to feel better was to have you hold him in away way, let him know you were there and he was going to be ok.
you held his hand carefully as you looked up at him from where you sat near his feet, his wide glossy eyes looking down at you
"look, what we're about to tell you might be a little...difficult to take" Dustin started
your boyfriend nodded, blinking his eyes "okay.." he muttered
"you know how people say Hawkins is...cursed?" Dustin asked rhetorically "they aren't...way off"
so the story began, Dustin telling Eddie about the upside down and all the monsters coming back
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after a while, Eddie had eased up a bit, finding the feeling of support knowing you had all faced what he had before, although that didn't mean he wasn't scared out of his mind
so as the others decided to give the metalhead a little break from all the information, he sat still, looking down at you as you knelt between his legs, he was still shaken up, too cautious as you found out where he was ok with you touching him
"s-so..you've seen all this..shit before" he said- his breath hitching as his adams apple bobbled
"yeah.." you sighed, looking up at him as you held his hand "a few times.."
"why'd you never tell me?" he scrunched his nose, his eye twitching as you reached up to touch his hair, wanting to run your hands through it like you always did
"well it's nothing we can really openly share, Eds" you smiled sadly at him as you leant up, on your knees, your eye level now at his chest instead of his knee
"you have no idea how worried i've been, Eddie... and I know you're scared, I know you're still confused...but I'm here, ok? we're all here to help you, Sweetheart" you whispered to him as you stroked his cheek, him, surprisingly leaning in to your touch
"I'm sorry...I'm so sorry you had to go through this..but you're not alone, Eddie.. ok?" you placed your other hand on his knee as he nodded, looking down at you with a frown, his bottom lip still quivering
you took a moment, taking a deep breath before letting him go. not wanting to overstay your welcome when it came to touching him
"so...y-you don't hate me?" he stammered, his eyes closing and he licked his very dy lips
"oh Eddie...Sweetheart no..no god no, how could I ever hate you?" you leaned up again, softly cupping his cheeks, looking at him as he kept his eyes closed
when he didn't answer you, you carefully leaned closer and placed a light, feathery kiss to his cheek, pulling away when you heard a broken hum escape from his lips
"sorry" you mumbled
he let his eyes flutter open at look at you when you began to lean away from him but he reaching up and let his hand connect to your side ever so slightly, keeping you from moving away from him
"hey, it's ok..i'm right here, I'm not going" you shook your head, keeping still enough from you to let his hand subtly guide you in closer to his body
you watched as his jaw tightened and loosened in your grasp
"it this ok, eds?"
you smiled when you saw a slight nod in response
"I love you, Ed, please don't think i could ever not love you" you placed another light kiss to his forehead, feeling better when you heard the sigh he let out.
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