#written for Whumpuary Day 7.

[rpf-bat]

SHOUT AT THE DEVIL

Pairing: Taz Fagerström/Samy Elbanna

Word Count: 1,464

Summary: When a boating accident threatens to put Samy in an early grave, Taz is willing to do anything to save him.

Johnny is a witch, and he knows there might just be a way to give Taz what he wants. But, he also knows that the devil won’t grant a desperate wish like his without a steep price.

Tags: Drowning, Temporary Character Death, Alternate Universe - Witchcraft, Demon Summoning, Demon Deals

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Running From The Daylight - Part 12

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9,Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, (coming soon Part 13, Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: Rescue TW: romanticization of death Words: 1065

The fire keeps crackling behind them, but it's getting thinner and thinner, soon only the burning embers will be left and Eddie can't find the strength to get up and feed the fire more wood. They have been snowed in for almost two days, and even if talking with Wayne boosted his morale a little, now Eddie feels hopeless again. Steve is badly hurt and the weather is getting worse, there is no way the rescuer will be able to get there soon if the road is still covered in snow.

In his troubled sleep, Steve whines a little and Eddie shushes him, kissing his forehead.

"You are good... we just have to wait a little longer..." Eddie whispers on his lips, feeling like a liar. Somewhere, in the back of his mind, he has almost accepted that rescue will not come, or at least it will not get there in time. There is something sad and romantic in dying together and being found like the embracing couple in Pompei that he saw in a picture during high school.

Eddie tries not to linger on these thoughts, but it's hard not to. He opens Steve's mobile phone and writes a quick message to Wayne.

I love you Wayne.

Then he turns the phone off and tries to sleep, next to his boyfriend.

***

The first thing Eddie hears are the voices, calling their names.

For a moment he wonders if he is asleep and the voices are just a dream, but when catches a glimpse of the torch lights he breathes a big breath of relief.

"They are here! Steve! They are here!" He shakes his boyfriend, but the chestnut haired boy remains unconscious in his lap. Eddie stares at him wondering if he should stay with him, but resolves to begrudgingly leave him and get outside to call for help.

The air is freezing, and it's snowing again "Here! We are here!" Eddie yells in the dark, and when finally the lights turn in his direction he starts to sob, falling to his knees, crushed by the emotions.

"Are you hurt?" One rescuer asks him while gesturing something to another.

Eddie shakes his head, while the second rescuer gets to him and wraps him in a thermal blanket "My boyfriend..." He musters to say between tears.

The rescuer holds him tight, smiling "Don't worry, we will take care of both of you. What's your name?"

"Eddie. My name is Eddie." He whispers.

"Hi Eddie, I'm Donovan. Would you let the doctor have a look at you?" The man asks, dragging him away from the chalet but Eddie starts to trash around.

"Steve! Steve is inside and is injured!" He screams, still crying.

The two rescuers share a look, then Donovan turns and asks him "How do we get inside safely?"

Eddie tells him that the bathroom window is safe and that Steve has a broken leg and maybe a concussion.

The two rescuers talk with each other and they decide that Donovan will try to get in the chalet and if it's safe enough, the doctor will join him, while the other rescuer tries to convince Eddie to get on the ski stretcher but he keeps refusing, his eyes glued to the bathroom window, waiting for Steve, but all he can see is Donovan's head, calling for the doctor and a stretcher.

It takes forever, but when finally Eddie sees the stretcher coming out from the window he runs toward it, calling Steve's name; the boy is still unconscious and in the torchs' light looks even paler, tugged into the golden space blanket.

"We have to bring him to the hospital as soon as possible." The doctor says, checking on Steve's pulse "He has a bad fracture and he is developing a chest infection."

"But he will be ok, right?" Eddie asks, staring blankly at the doctor who doesn't answer but calls two of the rescuers, asking them to bring Steve down to the ambulance with the ski stretcher and get him to the hospital as soon as they can.

The two rescuers nod, take their ski, and start descending taking Steve with them.

"Can you ski?" Donovan asks Eddie, who shakes his head meekly "Ok. Then we will wait here for a bit, ok?" He tells him, guiding him toward a sheltered point "Have you eaten?"

"Not really."

"I have a few energy bars if you want one."

Eddie isn't hungry, but he knows that he has to eat something so he nods and takes one of Donovan's energy bars.

"Nice place." The rescuer says, trying to make small talk "Do you like mountains?"

"Steve, my boyfriend, he is a very sporty guy. He wanted to go hiking. We were getting ready and then we heard a sound and I moved toward the window... Why did I get closer to the window? If I hadn't Steve would be ok!" He mutters, crying even harder, feeling the ice-cold air on his cheeks.

"Eddie, it was an accident. It's not your fault. Ok?"

Eddie rubs his eyes, wiping his nose on his jacket's sleeve "Steve..."

"Steve will be ok. I'm sure that my team already got him to the hospital and they are taking good care of him." The man shows him a sat phone "Anyone you would like to call?"

Eddie takes the phone in his trembling hands and calls Wayne, who answers at the first ring.

"Eddie? Is that you?"

"It's me."

"Are you ok? Hopper called and told me that the rescuers found you! Are you ok? Where are you? I'm coming to get you."

Eddie tries to take some deep breaths to ground himself before answering "I'm still at the chalet. There are some rescuers with me but it's still snowing so they skied to get here. They got Steve out and they brought him down with a ski stretcher. He was so pale, Wayne... I'm scared... I'm scared I will not see him again!" He finally admits, crying on the phone.

"Listen to me, kid, everything is going to be ok. Just stay calm and let the rescuers do their job." Eddie hears the sound of a closing car's door "I promise you I'll be the first person you'll see as soon as you get to down, ok?"

"You promise?" He asks in a voice so little he almost feels ashamed.

"I promise."

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Running From The Daylight - Part 15

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8,  Part 9,  Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15

This is the last chapter! Thank you so much for staying with me during this journey!

Written for @whumpuary Rating: Mature  Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson  Prompt: You are safe WT: surgery, medical procedures Words:  1102

Despite the dose of caffeine, Eddie must have fallen asleep, because Wayne is shaking his shoulder gently, calling his name.

“Five more minutes…” He murmurs, before remembering where he is and that he is still waiting to have news about Steve.

“Eddie you have to wake up, they are taking Steve to his room.” Wayne insists and Eddie immediately opens his eyes, almost falling from the chair where he was resting.

“Where is he? How… what…” He has a million questions but the words are too difficult to articulate and he can’t put one after the other to make a single sentence that makes sense.

Wayne shrugs “I don’t know. The doctor will speak with us soon and the nurse just informed us that we can go see him if we want. But I want to warn you, he is still under the effect of the anesthesia.”

Eddie nods, stands up quickly, and follows the nurse to Steve’s room. 

His boyfriend is still pale and asleep, but the heart monitor at his side shows a stable rhythm and even if his leg has some long screws in it, it’s still attached to Steve’s body which seems like very good news.

“When will he wake up?” Eddie asks the nurse who shakes her head.

“We don’t know how long it will take, he was pretty weak when he got here so it’s probable that even if the anesthesia wears off he will keep sleeping. His body needs to regain his strength.” Eddie looks at her with such desperation that the nurse immediately adds “But it’s a good thing, resting will help him heal faster.” She tells him with an encouraging smile while checking the IV in Steve’s arm.

Robin, at Eddie’s side, puts an arm around his shoulder, murmuring that everything will be alright, that Steve will wake up in no time and that they should start searching for a black marker to draw a mustache on his sleeping face. 

Eddie chuckles between the tears while the nurse takes Steve's vitals and then leaves the four waiting for the doctor who arrives a few minutes later. He informs them that surgery went well and that they expect a complete recovery in a few months “He will have to rest in bed for at least a couple of weeks, but once the wound is properly healed he could start moving around with some crutches. He will have to do some physiotherapy to regain strength in the leg after we will remove the screws, but luckily nothing was permanently damaged.”

At that news Eddie starts to cry again, murmuring “Thank you, thank you…” While hugging Robin and feeling Wayne’s arm on his back.

Hopper tries to insist that Eddie and Wayne should get a room in a hotel to rest a little, but Eddie refuses and sits on the chair next to Steve’s bed, determined to stay with him at least until his boyfriend wakes up.

“We don’t know how long it will take. Try to be reasonable.” Hopper insists but Eddie it’s adamant and Wayne decides to keep an eye on both his boys while Robin and Hopper go to rest a little: it was a very stressful couple of days for everyone and now that it’s over Robin seems ready to fall asleep at any given moment.

“We will be back in the morning.” Hopper assures them while dragging Robin toward the door and the two men nod. 

***

Eddie has been holding Steve’s hand for hours when he feels something move. He stills and turns toward his boyfriend, trying to detect any possible movements.

"Steve? Stevie?" He calls, trying to get a reaction from him, and after a few moments, Steve's thumb flex a little.

Eddie gets closer, studying Steve's face “Sweetheart? Are you awake?” He tries again, “Steve, love, can you hear me?” he murmurs and this time the chocolate brown eyes of his boyfriend look back at him, confused “Hi love.” Eddie tells him,  kissing his hand, but Steve startles and tries to move and Eddie stops him “You are safe, Steve!” He says, trying to calm him down “You are ok! You are in a hospital! You broke your leg pretty badly but the doctor fixed it and you’ll be fine in no time.” He tries to explain to his confused boy “You are safe.” He repeats, brushing away some hair from Steve’s forehead.

“Ed?” Steve calls, staring at him with his blurry eyes.

“I’m here, baby. Help came and the rescuers brought you to the hospital, but don't worry, you are going to be ok in no time, do you hear me? In no time. Wayne and I will drive you home as soon as they discharge you and Robin and Hopper are here too, you’ll see them in the morning. Oh, and Robin told me that you are not allowed to go on vacation for at least a year.” Eddie keeps talking, knowing that his familiar voice helps soothe Steve who falls asleep again in a few minutes.

“Did he wake up?” Wayne asks, getting in the room with two cups of coffee.

“He did!” Eddie replies with a big smile, “He woke up. Just for a few moments, but he woke up.”

“The nurse said that it might take a bit for him to wake up completely…” Wayne reminds him, offering Eddie one of the two cups.

“I don’t care. I’m in no rush.” Eddie whispers on the skin of his boyfriend, then he turns toward Wayne “I want to ask him to marry me.”

The man coughs, “Eddie… I think you should think about it. I don’t want you to make an important decision like this after what happened.”

“That’s exactly why I have to ask him to marry me!" Eddie insists "I could have lost him, Wayne.” He tries to explain while his mind is still full of fear “And the only thing I could think of it’s that I cannot live without him. That’s why people get married, right? Because they love each other very much, and I love him so much I can’t even explain it in words.”

Wayne hugs him “I know you do, kid, and if you want to marry him just ask him, but maybe wait for him to be a little bit more conscious, uh?”

Eddie nods, still holding Steve’s hand and thinking that if there is a silver lining in the horrible experience that they had is that he has realized that he can’t wait to put a ring on that perfect golden skin.

[medusapelagia]

Running From The Daylight - Part 10

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, (coming soon Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: Can't stay awake WT: sick character, mention of injuries, Words: 919

Both Eddie and Steve are exhausted, but if the younger boy has somehow rested, Eddie hasn’t and he starts to feel that he can’t stay awake anymore.

“You should sleep a little.” Steve suggests, but Eddie shakes his head.

“Can’t, I have to take care of the fire.” He replies, brushing his eyes and wishing to have at least some coffee to help him stay awake. Eddie was used to stay up all night, and now he can feel his eyes close 

“You have been awake for hours, you can’t stay awake all day.” Steve tells him, scolding him gently, but Eddie is adamant that he is not going to sleep until the help arrives, he is the only one who can move around, keep the fire going, and get outside to try to call again. Even if hearing Wayne's voice somehow calmed him down he is still worried that the help will not come, or at least it will be too late for both of them.

“Ed, there is nothing we can do right now. Sleep a little, I promise I’ll keep an eye on the fire.”

Eddie would love to trust Steve but he can’t, his eyes are still feverish, and even if the pills helped a little it’s clear that he is still unwell.

“Does your leg hurt?” He asks, trying to move the argument of the conversation.

“A little, but I’ll be fine, you don’t have to worry about me.” Steve says smiling, trying to comfort Eddie, but the dark-haired boy can see how tight it’s his smile.

“You know I worry about you, Harrington, you have no self-preservation skills, like at all.”

“That’s not true!” Steve complains and Eddie raises an eyebrow, trying not to point out that if he really had some he wouldn’t be the one lying on the floor with a broken leg and a bump in his head but the one taking care of the fire.

The metal head sighs, he loves his boy, he really does, but he is so self-sacrificial that he always has to keep an eye on him, especially now, so no, he is not going to sleep, thanks.

“You could rest your eyes, just a little.”

Eddie shakes his head, knowing that if he closes his eyes he is going to fall asleep.

“More water?”

“I’m good.”

“Just a sip? For me?” Steve is sweating so much that he is probably already dehydrated even if Eddie keeps helping him drink.

“I would rather have a hot chocolate. With some wiped cream.” Steve replies with a smirk.

It takes a moment for Eddie to understand that his boyfriend is joking and he’s not having fever hallucinations.

“Fine. We’ll have a hot chocolate as soon as we get home. We can go to that new coffee shop that Chrissy was telling me about: they have like forty different kinds of muffins and I want to try all of them.”

“At the same time?”

Eddie snorts “No, not at the same time, baby. It might take a bit to taste them all but I’d really like to.”

“Well, this is something to look forward to, isn’t it?”

Eddie nods, kissing Steve’s forehead and frowning when he feels how hot it still is “I think you need another pill to reduce your fever.”

“I’m fine.” Steve insists and Eddie nods, even if he is far from convinced that he is fine “How long do you think…”

“Soon. The help will be here soon. I talked to Wayne, I told you, he is going to come and get us, I’m sure of it.” If there is something Eddie was always sure about in his life is that he can count on Wayne: it doesn’t matter how badly he fucks up, Wayne will always come to get him because the bond between them is stronger than blood.

“I know he’ll come to get you.” Steve confirms and Eddie frowns.

“Us. He’ll come to get us! Because you are his as I am.”

Steve closes his eyes, shaking his head “I am not, I’m just the Harringtons’ kid.”

“You? You are not their kid, Steve. You are ours! Mine, Robin’s, Wayne’s! You are the heart of our strange family, because we are family, ok? Not them! Not those people who never cared about you! And I’m sure that Wayne would kill me if he knew I hurt you in some way! I’m pretty sure that he likes you more than he likes me.” Eddie snorts.

“Wayne loves you more than anyone in the world. I’m just the boy he watches sports with.” Steve replies, turning his face away from his boyfriend.

“Stop this self-deprecating shit, ok?” Eddie growls “You are loved and that’s why you have to hold on, ok? The kids need you, Robin needs you and I need you more than everyone else.” He whispers in Steve’s hair, kissing the crown of his head “I love you so much, Steve, that my heart aches.”

Steve lifts a hand and tucks some hair behind Eddie’s ear “I love you too. I should have told you more.”

“Well, you’ll have a lot of time to make up to me and I’ll make sure you do, love.” Eddie tells him, holding Steve’s hand and kissing his palm.

Steve was never the kind of boy who tells you how much he loves you, he was more the kind of boy who proves it with his actions, and his actions were always louder than words.

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Running From The Daylight - Part 9

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, (coming soon Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: Make him stop WT: mention of violence, sick character Words: 982

Steve shivers in his sleep and Eddie looks around, searching for more blankets, but everyone they have is already there, so he takes a wet towel from the bathroom and puts it on Steve’s forehead, trying to lower his fever. It’s the first time that Eddie has to take care of someone, Wayne never got sick and neither did Steve, they were always the ones who had to nurse Eddie back to health, but he keeps an eye on his boyfriend, watching his relaxed features and hoping that the rest will help him get better, but their pace is short-lived, as soon as Steve starts to have some fever dreams that seems far from pleasurable.

“Don’t hurt me! Please! Don’t hurt me!” he yells, trashing around, while Eddie desperately tries to stop him “Mom! Make him stop! Make him stop! Please! I didn’t do anything wrong!” He begs while Eddie tries to wake him up.

“Wake up, Steve, wake up. It’s just a dream. You are ok. Wake up! Please!” Eddie calls shaking his boyfriend until he finally opens his eyes and looks at him confused.

“Eddie? You ok?” Steve asks, trying to understand what happened.

“Yes, I’m ok. It was just a nightmare.” The older boy whispers, brushing away some hair from Steve’s sweating forehead.

Steve turns his head, looking around, and then asks “Where is he?” His eyes still shining with fever.

“Who, baby?”

“My father… Where is he?” He asks again, trying to move, his eyes wide with worry and panic, but Eddie stops him before he hurts himself.

“He is not here. It’s just the two of us, do you remember? We booked a fancy place to spend the holiday.”

“The chalet…” Steve murmurs with dry lips.

“Yeah… we are in the chalet.” Eddie reminds him gently.

“He is not going to get here, right?” The boy asks, searching for an answer on Eddie’s face, his face red with fever.

“No, baby. It’s just the two of us, I swear.”

“I will not let him hurt you.” Steve whispers, his voice small and broken.

“I know you will protect me, love. And I’ll do the same for you.”

“Don’t! Please don’t! He will beat you!” Steve begs and Eddie tries to calm him down.

“I will not, I will not, I promise! Now can you try to sleep a little bit? I’ll be here and I’ll wake you if you have any bad dreams. I promise.” 

Steve sighs “It wasn’t a dream. It was a memory.” He says, lowering his eyes “I was young and stupid. I kissed Tommy at a Christmas party, we must have been twelve, or maybe even younger, and I was so happy that I told my mum that we kissed and that I was in love with him. She said to me not to tell that out loud but I was so happy, I thought my father would have been proud of me, he was always teasing me about not having a special friend… little did I know that he meant a girlfriend, not a boyfriend.” Steve murmurs.

Eddie kisses his forehead “I’m so sorry, babe.” 

“I haven’t thought about him in years. I don’t know why he came to my mind right now.”

Eddie knows that Steve has no contact with his parents and he is not surprised to know that Mr. Harrington has been an homophobic prick since Steve was a kid, but it still hurts seeing Steve being so upset even after years.

“No invitation for them to our wedding.” Eddie tries to lighten the air with a silly joke.

“Are you proposing, Munson? Because I see no ring.” Steve scoffs and Eddie smirks.

“I didn’t know you were so venal, Harrington! I thought that my feelings for you were more than enough and now you are asking me a ring?”

Steve smiles sadly “I would have married you even without a ring, you know that, right?”

Eddie's smile falters “And you will, baby. I want to spend all my life with you, wake up and see you drooling on your pillow is the best part of my day.” He tells him seriously, trying to make the other boy laugh, but Steve is far too serious.

“Ed, if I don’t make it I want you to find someone else.” He says to him looking deep into Eddie’s eyes and the other boy shakes his head in refusal.

“Stop it! There is no need to be so dramatic! I told you: I called Wayne, help is on the way, we just have to be patient.” Eddie insists.

“But if…”

“No, but. And no, I’m not going to find someone else because you are the love of my life, ok? And I don’t want anyone else. So keep your strength and stop saying stupid things.” Eddie scolds him, then he gets some water and helps Steve drink it. Humans can survive without food for a few days but they can’t survive without water, and Steve’s body is sweating far too much due to the fever.

The younger boy sips some water before falling asleep again, his body too worn out to stay awake. Eddie puts Steve’s head into his lap, singing something soft, hoping to help him have pleasant dreams. He can almost picture a young Steve telling his mum that he finally gave his first kiss only to be beaten and humiliated by his father. Eddie has never met Mr. Harrington, always on some business trip since he knows Steve, and he hopes he never will because he has a few words for him and they are not kind. 

Steve’s phone in Eddie’s pocket burns like fire, but Eddie resists the temptation to turn it on, trying to save more battery, even if all he would like to do right now is hear Wayne's comforting voice telling him that everything will be alright, because if Wayne says it he can almost believe it.

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Running From The Daylight - Part 3

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, (coming soon Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8, Part 9, Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: This is gonna hurt WT: injuries, broken bones Words: 1246

"Drink a little more." Eddie begs Steve, who is refusing to drink anymore.

"You must keep it for..."

Eddie closes the thermos and slams it on the ground "Stop it!"

"What?"

"Stop it! You keep saying that I must do this and I must that and I'm not going to listen to this shit anymore, ok? There is no I in Team, right? And we are a fucking team."

Steve laughs, before starting to cough.

"Easy..." Eddie whispers helping him up "We must free you from that stupid kitchen cabinet. And I mean it. We just have to find something to use as a lever and you must try to crawl away when I lift it, ok?"

"Eddie..."

"Steve. I'm not joking, ok? Just do as I tell you for once! Please!" 

The boy nods and Eddie starts to look around for something to use as a lever. He goes back to their room, searching in the wardrobe for a valet stand or something like that. The room that hosted them for a few days now seems so eerie: half of the windows are obscured by debris, and some snow is melting under the big wooden bed. If they had the ax Steve used to make firewood he could crack the bed somehow, but he has nothing and he feels so powerless that tears of rage fill his eyes. He checks the bathroom, where the mirror lies on the floor smashed into pieces, but he can’t find anything useful, He almost resigns himself to trying to lift the kitchen cabinet on his own when he notices an old pair of wood skis that decorate the fireplace, he takes one and tests its resistance, then he gets back to Steve.

"I’m going to try to lift the kitchen cabinet, ok?”

Steve stares at the piece of wood for a long time, then he seems to understand that it’s their best shot, so he nods “On count of three, ok? One, two,..." Eddie warns him.

“Give me a moment.” Steve replies, lifting himself on his elbows, ready to crawl as soon as his leg gets free "Ok, I'm good".

"One... two... three..." Eddie pushes with all his strength and with a creaking sound the kitchen cabinet lifts enough to free Steve's leg before crashing back on the ground.

"Shit! Shit! Shit!" Steve screams, and Eddie whitens, thinking that he hurt Steve even more; he gets closer to him and when he lowers his gaze he sees that Steve's leg is finally free but... it's in a very awkward position.

"I think it's broken." Eddie whispers, looking at Steve's injured leg.

"No shit!" Steve growls trying to take some deep breaths. 

Eddie knows that the only thing they can do is try to stabilize it; the wooden ski is broken in half, but it's still long enough to be used as an emergency splint.

"What do you think?" The metalhead asks, showing him the wooden ski "I could make a splinter and fix your leg."

Steve nods, still trying to regulate his breathing.

"This is gonna hurt.” Eddie whispers, taking his belt and bringing it to Steve’s lips who immediately bites it “Ready?” Steve nods and Eddie moves his leg, trying to stabilize the fracture with the broken ski.

Steve's screams are muffled by the belt, but Eddie feels each one of them reverberating inside his heart while he tries to fix his lover’s leg.

“It’s ok, you are ok. It’s done. It’s done.” Eddie tries to comfort him, while he ties the ski to Steve’s leg.

“Shit, that hurt.” Steve confirms, his forehead beaded with sweat.

“I’m sorry.”

“Not your fault.”

“If I hadn’t got close to the window…”

“If an avalanche hadn’t hit the chalet… it wasn’t your fault, ok? I’m just glad you are ok. How much battery is left in your phone?” Steve asks and Eddie takes his phone and turns it on.

“Twenty percent.”

“Ok. Turn it off, don’t waste it, we could still get some signal. Have you tried to call from the bathroom?”

Eddie turns so abruptly that his neck cracks: how stupid was he? He didn’t even try! He runs toward the bathroom turns on the phone once more and… no fucking signal. 

“You must be kidding me!” Eddie curses, while he moves around the bathroom, holding his phone as high as he can, desperately trying to get some signal. For a moment it seems to get some because it starts to vibrate with notifications, but he is not able to call. He quickly checks the messages before getting back to Steve “No signal, but both Robin and Wayne wrote to ask if everything was ok, do you think they called for help?”

“I’m sure they did. Robin is probably already trying to get on a snowmobile to check on us.” Steve chuckles. 

She likely left the café they own to check on them personally.

“How is your leg?”

“It hurts a lot, but I was lucky, I didn’t see any bones sticking out, right?”

Eddie shakes his head “No, every bones are still inside and they have to remain right there.”

“I agree.” Steve murmurs, then he tries to convince Eddie once again to get outside and look for help but the boy is adamant that he is not going to leave him. The fire is almost dying out, so Eddie feeds him more firewood.

“I’m lucky that my boyfriend cut down almost every tree in the area.” he tries to joke “You would make a hell of a lumberjack. Maybe you should leave the café to Robin and move to live in the woods, it suits you.”

“But it doesn’t suit you.” Steve replies while he tries to crawl toward the fire with Eddie’s help “And you know I can’t stay away from you.”

Eddie laughs, it’s the most cheesy thing Steve ever said to him even if it’s probably true, they have always been together as best friends before, and as boyfriends later.

The air it’s crisp even with the firewood crackling just behind them, it must have passed a few hours since the avalanche, how is it possible that nobody came to check on them?

“Maybe the weather is not good enough, or maybe the avalanche caused more damage than we think.” Steve doesn’t add anything else but Eddie knows that he would like to press him to get out and save himself so he starts to talk about every little silly thing that comes to his mind: the stupid love song that Gareth is writing for Barb, the little demo that they have recorded and that are ready to send to any record label they can find, how they won the battle of bands because the singer of the other band got ill. Eddie’s voice fills the ominous silence, interrupted only by the fire cracking, while he keeps cuddling with Steve on the awful cow skin that right now is the only thing that keeps him anchored to reality.

“Do you really think someone will be interested in a music demo made by some Hawkins’ guys?” the younger boy asks.

“If we don’t send them we will never know, right?”

Steve hums, nuzzling at Eddie “Will you sing the song I like?” he asks, eyes half closed, and Eddie couldn’t deny him even if he wanted to, so he starts to sing the cheesiest song ever, the one he wrote for Steve all those years ago.

[medusapelagia]

Running From The Daylight - Part 13

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8,  Part 9,  Part 10, Part 11, Part 12, Part 13, (coming soon Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: I'm fine WT: mention of hospitals and surgeries Words: 954

It takes a few hours, but finally, the snowcat manages to get to the chalet and drive Eddie to the village and, as promised, the first person he sees is Wayne, who shoves away the policeman who is trying to stop him from getting to Eddie.

“Wayne!” Eddie calls, running toward his uncle, and they hug in the middle of the street, in the muddy snow, under the stare of all the rescuers. Wayne’s arms are strong and Eddie lets himself be held like a kid while he cries on his shoulder.

“It’s over. It’s over, kid. Are you ok?” The old man asks, checking his boy for injuries.

“I’m fine.” He replies, brushing away the tears “How is Steve?”

“The local hospital was not equipped for him, they drove him to the next hospital. Robin and Hopper are already there, I was waiting to drive you there if you feel like it.”

“Yes! Please! I need to see him!” Eddie begs, and Wayne nods, guiding the boy toward the car.

 One of the policemen tries to stop them, telling them that Eddie has to fill in some documents or whatever, but Wayne tells him to fuck off and gets in the van, driving slowly toward the hospital due to the weather condition.

“Are you sure you are ok?” The old man asks the boy who is fidgeting at his side “We can ask the doctors to check you over as soon as we get there.”

“I’m fine.” Eddie insists, even if no matter what, he is still freezing. He turns the heatening to the maximum but something inside him tells him that he will always feel cold, no matter what “Did you see him?” 

Wayne shakes his head “Didn’t get the chance. I saw the ambulance leaving and Robin and Hopper getting into the car, nothing else.”

“Didn’t they call to give you news about him?”

Wayne sighs “Honestly? I don’t think they have any news. The boy wasn’t in good shape so the rescuers rushed him to the hospital and I think he is still in surgery.”

“Surgery?” Eddie asks, worried and confused.

“His leg was broken pretty badly, but I’m sure they are fixing him right now.” Wayne tries to comfort Eddie, but the metalhead is spiraling: what if he did a bad job trying to fix Steve’s leg? Or if it was worse than they thought? What if it was too late to save him? Steve is the other part of his soul! Eddie can’t even think about living a life without him!

“Stop it!” Wayne scolds him and Eddie turns abruptly toward his uncle “I know you and I know that you are thinking all the worst cases scenarios, so stop that shit right now. We don’t know how is he, but the only thing I’m sure of is that seeing you worried like that will not help him. Try to stay positive: he is alive and the doctors are taking care of him right now, ok? Everything will be fine.”

Eddie nods, biting his nails while he looks out of the window: the scenario is so peaceful that he can’t believe that all that soft snow almost killed them, he turns toward the radio, surprised to find out that they were actually under the snow less than two days, it seems like forever.

The road is still covered in snow, and Wayne drives very carefully, even if Eddie can’t tell that he is as anxious as he is “Can I call Robin?” he asks and Wayne points to the little bag in the back.

“The mobile phone is in the bag.”

Eddie takes it and calls the girl who starts to cry as soon as he hears his voice.

“Robs.”

“Eddie… oh my god. Are you ok? Did they rescue you? Of course, they did! You are calling me.” She says anxiously.

“How is Steve?”

The girl sighs on the phone “We haven’t seen him, a nurse told us that he was in surgery because his leg was badly broken, they wanted to make sure it healed properly.”

“I try to fix it… do you think… do you think I made everything worse?” He asks, trying to hold back the tears.

“I’m sure you did your best! The doctors are just trying to make sure everything heals in the best way.”

“Right. You are right. Wayne and I are… I don’t know where we are but we are coming. Would you keep an eye on him for me?”

“No need to ask me.” She replies, and he can hear that she is smiling “Oh, Hopper wants to talk with you, hold on a sec.”

“Eddie.”

“Hey, Hop.”

“Are you ok?”

Eddie nods, as the man can see him then he realizes what he is doing and answers “I’m fine. It’s Steve who is injured.”

“Did you let the doctor check on you?” Obviously not, so he doesn’t reply and Hopper hums “I’ll ask the hospital to be ready to check on you.”

“I told you I’m fine…”

“And I’m telling you that I’ll believe that when a doctor will check on you, and I’m pretty sure your uncle thinks the same.”

“As soon as I know how is he.”

“No. As soon as you get here, and please don’t embarrass me.”

Eddie closes the call angrily.

“Everything ok?” Wayne asks, looking at him worriedly.

“Hop thinks I need to be checked over, but I’m fine.”

“It’s not a bad idea. Just to be sure you are ok.”

“I’m fucking fine!” He yells angrily, and then he covers his mouth with his hands “Sorry. I don’t why I did that.” 

Wayne pats on his knee “Don’t worry kid, I get it. Just try to relax a bit and we will be at the hospital in no time.”

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Running From The Daylight - Part 11

Part 1 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7, Part 8,  Part 9,  Part 10, Part 11, (coming soon Part 12,Part 13, Part 14, Part 15)

Written for @whumpuary

Rating: Mature Relationship: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson Prompt: Memories WT: mention of domestic violence, memory loss Words: 939

Since that first date at Benny’s, Steve and Eddie have become inseparable. 

To Eddie, Steve was his first everything: his first love, his first kiss, his first boyfriend, his first time, and even if it burns a little knowing that Steve’s first kiss was stolen by Thomas Hagan Jr, Eddie is the one he chose and it makes no sense being jealous of the past.

There are little things that Steve does for Eddie that make his cynic heart melt, like making sure that Eddie’s van’s tank is always full of fuel because he knows that Eddie never looks at the offending little arrow that pretends more fuel not knowing how fucking expensive that shit is! Or hiding from the kids the last bag of chips because he knows that Eddie needs one ready when he comes home from a concert, or keeping the night light on all night long because Eddie still has nightmares from the time he used to live with his parents and when he wakes up in the middle of the night he needs to make sure that he is not in the shitty motel he used to live in anymore.

Steve gets him, he never judges him or makes any comment, and even if there are some things he will never truly comprehend, he never asks, he always waits for Eddie to come to him in his own time: not once he has forced the older boy to talk with him because Steve is patient and kind, nothing like Eddie.

Eddie is jealous, even of Robin, and can be cruel and abrasive, but Steve is capable of bringing out the best in everyone, even him: Steve is the one who managed to convince him to attend Luca’s basketball games to cheer on him even if the kid was always on the bench, and now, when they see him play in the NBA, somehow Eddie feels proud that he was there, supporting him at the beginning of what would have quickly become his career, even if he wasn't really eager to.

Eddie likes to watch the game with the kids when they come back home, but there is one thing he really can’t stand and it's when the kids are cruel to his boy. Steve had a bad accident when he was a kid and since then he has suffered from memory loss, there are days in which even the easier things seem to him an impossible task and the kids, Mike especially, mock him, telling him that he might be really stupid if he doesn't get the story of a silly movie or things like that. It’s true that the kids don’t know about the accident, Eddie and Robin are the only ones who do because once Steve had an episode while working at Scoop Ahoy and Robin called him to bring him to the hospital, but in any case, they are not allowed to make fun of his boyfriend, and Eddie made it very clear torturing Mike’s character during the D&D campaign after his cruel comment.

Steve never got into too many details but Eddie's suspicion that his accident had something to do with his father became even bigger after Steve's nightmare. The metal head looks at the fire-red embers, wondering what he would have done to Mr. Harrington if he had ever beaten his son when they were together, definitely something worse than trying to kill his character during a game.

The boy at his side is still asleep, and Eddie can't avoid thinking about all the time they spent together since that first milkshake. Maybe it’s true what they say, that before dying your entire life flashes in front of your eyes, because all he can see are memories of the time he spent with Steve and regret for every lost occasion: he should have asked Steve to come with him when the Corroded Coffin traveled around the summer after graduation, playing in some bars to get some cash and keep going until they got to California. Eddie was trying to hide his relationship with Steve at the time, hoping that hiding his relationship with a boy would have helped them get a contract, but that wasn't what he said to Steve. Oh no, he told him that he didn’t want to drag him around while they were following a pipe dream, but the truth was that Eddie was scared that he would have kissed Steve in front of everyone without worrying about anything, and he would have probably done that, but Eddie should have been happy, not ashamed! Instead, he kept lying to him, telling him that there wasn’t enough space in the van for him, that it was the band's opportunity to make it big and Steve, understanding as always, accepted that he was leaving for three months without complaints.

Eddie sighs, kissing the crown of Steve's head and wondering what could he have done in a previous life to deserve such a beautiful boy. He doesn't know, the only thing he is sure of is that Steve is the one and that if they manage to get out of this shitty situation he will fucking marry him! He wants a piece of paper with their names, a piece of paper that states that Steve is his and he is Steve’s. 

Every time someone suggested they should get married Eddie always laughed it off, saying that he was a free bird, not the kind of man that wanted a ring with a date and a name, only… only maybe he was lying once more, this time to himself.