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This is a little something I wanted to write for @lesservillain and her Strange and Spooky Prompt event!

Prompt: Glow - You and your muse see a strange glow by Lovers Lake and decide to investigate.

What happens when you and Eddie encounter a fairy ???

TW: Literally all Fluff but all my works are 18+ so minors gtfo please and thank you !!!

There is an a/N at the end but just so y'all know this is not edited all that much I'm honestly too lazy to do it right now so I apologize if anthing is spelled wrong or anything!

Pairing: Eddie Munson x fem reader

WC: 3K

Broken Wings

The Summer heat had been dropping a few degrees closer to fall weather every few days that had passed. So when Eddie wanted to come out to the lake for a bit of a smoking sesh, you had not thought to bring a sweater. It grew colder, far faster than you thought it would have, and Eddie noticed the goosebumps that began to trail their way down your arms. He takes off his hoodie and hands it over to you and you catch how his hair falls a bit out of the bun he had pulled to the top of his head.

“Take this.”

“No Eddie. If I take your hoodie then you’ll be the cold one.” He lifts the joint he rolled in his hand, bringing it to his lips, and takes a deep hit. He let the smoke roll across his tongue and out before pulling it back in to hold as it made its way to his lungs a small smile to his lips as he said “Nope, I’ll be just fine baby. You know how this stuff makes me.”

You did know. You knew all too well what smoking did to him. He would have times when he would strip down to his boxers, a far too tempting state, as he would get overheated, and there would be times when he would bundle himself in a cocoon of blankets and still hear the chatter of his teeth.

“You feeling warm?” as you bring the back of your hand to rest against his forehead pushing the hair that had fallen from the bun behind his ear.

“A little bit.” but he was staring out of the open doors of his van. A sudden silence from him was rare, so you followed his gaze and saw the rippling water hitting the shore as the day was coming to an end.

A Sweeping declaration was made as the sun started to fall behind the horizon and Eddie's eyes sought out the tiny flickering light at the edge of Lovers Lake. So faint you had to question whether the weed was making his eyes play tricks on him until you too saw that small dim glow.

He had declared that he was going to catch that firefly.

It was kind of odd that you had spent many days out by the water with Eddie and had never before seen any fireflies. He started walking fast toward the glow, it faded in and out as it flew through the air. A beacon of light calling you both forward with each second that passed.

You tiptoed behind him making sure to keep the sound of your approach as quiet as possible, you didn't want to scare the poor thing off and Eddie had made it his mission to catch the bug.

Could you even scare an insect like a firefly? You weren't entirely sure but you did not want to contribute to the massive crush you knew Eddie would feel if he wasn't able to catch this thing.

A sudden lunge forward and Eddie cheered a small victory but it was very short-lived.

“Ouch! What the fuck?”

“What happened?”

“It bit me?” You let out a small laugh as you look up at your tough boyfriend.

“It bit you? Eds Fireflies can’t bite you, their mouths are too small.” He kept seeing the light flicker at his feet in the direction of where he had thrown the insect out of his hand.

“I’m telling you right now that thing just bit the fuck out of me.” He shoves his hand towards you and you see an extremely small crescent shape cut to the palm of his hand, a small bead of blood forming at its edges. It did bite him.

“It’s got to be something other than a firefly then cause I did a whole project on them in like middle school. They can not bite you.”

You crouch down at Eddie's feet and try to get a better look at the bug that bit him, hoping that it isn't something that will cause him to have a rash or worse. You see the small glow beneath the grass beside his shoe. Eddie does the same just trying to figure out what kind of insect he should be angry at specifically. You carefully move the grass aside letting the small light shine and you can’t believe your eyes.

“Eddie, was there anything in that weed?”

“No, It’s from the stash we had last week. Why?”

“Are You sure?” He huffs out in annoyance.

“Yes, I'm absolutely fucking positive.”

There is no way that the small thing on the ground is real. It has to be a hallucination… Right? It has to be.

“Eddie look at it!” He leans in closer, looking at the small glow beside his white Reebok. You stare at him until he lifts his eyes, wide and in awe.

“That's not real, is it?”

“Can’t be. Can it? “ You both lean in heads almost knocking together as you get closer to the small thing.

Sitting in a small ball, knees to her chest, was a Fairy. A Fucking Fairy!

“Are you okay ?” your voice sounds unsure, wondering if she can even understand you. Another huff from Eddie as you look up just in time to see the small roll of his eyes. “ What? She might know how to speak our language.“ You look back to the little woman sitting and see that her head is buried in her lap, something you also often do as you feel overwhelmed. You take one of your fingers and tap the ground softly beside her in hopes that it will get her to look up at you. She brings her head up slowly, she’s scared.

“It’s okay, you’re okay. We thought you were a firefly is all. We’re so sorry.” Pleading, you hope that she understands.

“You’ve got some sharp teeth girly.” You laugh at Eddie's attempt to not freak out and scare her further.

She is standing now, you see that the small glow she is emitting is coming from the wings perched upon her back. Yet only from one of them, a closer look and you see that one of her wings has been torn almost in two. A wave of sadness hits you for this small creature, one an hour ago you had no idea existed.

How long has she been struggling?

How long had she been in pain?

How far from home was she?

“Do you live here?” You almost shriek at the small shake of her head. She can understand you. You look to find Eddie just as elated as you. “ Is It far from here?” She nods as she folds her arms around herself in a hugging manner.

“How long have you been hurt?“ Eddie’s voice much deeper makes her jump a bit at the sound. He feels awful thinking he could have made her suffering any worse. A small shrug to her shoulders. She had no idea how long it had been since she had torn her wing. It was just something that had happened to her and she had grown accustomed to it.

She knew how it happened, She was Flying one night letting the moon rays lead her home and a bat flew past her thinking she was a bug, Kind of like Eddie did. Just Instead of doing the biting herself she was the one being bitten. She had just barely escaped its path before it was able to catch her for its second, crushing chomp to her precious wings. Since that day her glimmer didn’t work well, the one that she could find with the shine from her wings. A small instinctual path her wings would carry her through. Without it, she had been unable to reach the heights necessary, forced to live out her days alone and far from home.

A hand was laid out before her. A big hand with a small crescent etched into its flesh.

“Hope on little one, we are gonna take you home with us, see if we can fix up that wing for ya.”

Unsure he was telling the truth she looks to you to gauge your reaction.

“I promise we are going to do everything we can to get you back to your own home as soon as possible.” A small smile to your lips as she takes in what you’ve said. Slowly but surely she finds her way into the middle of Eddie's hand and sits.

Carefully Eddie places the small Fairy into the cup holder so she won’t go sliding around as the van takes turns or comes to a stop. Eddie makes sure he has turned the volume down completely before he turns the key bringing the engine to life. A small trip across town to the apartment you and Eddie share together and as the van comes to a stop you place your hand out for the Fairy to climb into.

Bright lights are blinding to the small being as she rushes to cover her eyes with her hands.

“Eddie I think that's too bright for her. Can you turn on the little lamp next to your desk?” You turn the large light off as the amber shift becomes bearable enough for the fairy to uncover her eyes. “ A night owl huh?” A small nod and you feel the wings she adorns tickle your hand. A giggle escapes you as you stare in fascination. “ Your Wings are fuzzy?” The fairy gives a small shrug not quite understanding the word fuzzy.

“Don’t they feel like Moth or Butterfly wings?” Eddie comes into the bedroom you've wandered into as you place her gently on the desk, across the room from your bed.

“They do feel like that!” Eddie sits down an old placemat that Wayne used to make him use back in elementary school to learn how to write in cursive. Something he never thought he’d use again until he had kids of his own. But he places it down on the desk and the fairy looks over the big letter next to their smaller counterparts.

“Do you know letters? Like is there any way you could tell us your name? Do you have a name?” The small woman rolls her eyes at Eddie’s question. Of course, she has a name. She walks toward the middle of the mat and comes to a stop by the L and points to it. She then turns in search of the U and points down at it as she stands next to it. She continues in the same row of letters just stopping at the N at the opposite end of the mat. And taking a few small steps up to the A she then points to the letter and walks off of the mat.

“Luna! Your name is Luna?” You and Eddie laugh at just how crazy the concept in front of you is. There is a fairy who has a broken wing sitting on top of a desk in your home and she is communicating with you, actually talking to you and you are still unsure if this is all a vivid dream you have yet to wake from.

“That's a pretty name Luna but it just now proves my point that your wings are more moth-like than Butterfly.”

“Eddie!”

“What it’s true.”

“What if it’s offensive?” You ask him in a whisper.

“She Bit Me! I’m speaking my truth.” You and Luna both roll your eyes at Eddie almost in unison at how mature he is being about getting bit. Luna starts walking across the mat again and she ends up coming off the side of the mat after spelling out ‘ I’m Sorry’.

“See she even apologized, suck it up buttercup.”

Eddie starts to look around the fairy and notices that the small dress of cloth she is wearing is a lilac shade that complements her dark raven locks that flow just over her shoulders almost reaching to where the tear in her wing is.

“Can you turn for me little one? I need to see what I'm working with.” She obliges and turns to let Eddie examine the tear a bit more. Opening the top drawer of his desk, he grabs a magnifying glass and one of the paintbrushes he uses for fine detail in his D&D figures. He sees that the tear just needs to be set since the small glow would appear as he pushes the small segment back into its rightful places, like when he would tear a paper into pieces only to find he actually needed them for another campaign or a part number for the shop, and have to tape them all back together.

Eddie knew exactly what he needed to do, something Wayne would do for him countless times throughout high school when he would come in with a busted eyebrow and it was almost stitch-worthy but not quite. He needed gauze, a band-aid, and a bit of Neasporin. Luna sat patiently waiting for his return in hopes he knew what he was doing. She so desperately wanted to get home. Every day away was one day closer to the autumnal equinox, a giant celebration held only four times a year for her people to receive gifts of the season to flourish into the next.

Eddie returned to his desk with a small pile of supplies.

“I’m going to go hop in the shower while you do your thing babe.” A chaste kiss to his lips and you turned to grab a towel before walking into the bathroom attached to your bedroom.

“Ok, Little one here we go. Are you ready?” With a small nod, Eddie went to work. He rolled out the gauze and cut the squares into small strips almost as if he were going to place decoupage to the wing. he slid them through the Neosporin to keep hold of the wing, wrapping the strips around the edges to make sure the segments would attach at the right places they needed to be in to set properly.

Relief flooded Luna almost instantly as Eddie placed the last small dry gauze with a small tie around Luna’s waist to hold it properly. He had made it wide enough that she could still flap her wings and tight enough that she didn't have to worry if it would come out of place. Tears sprang to her eyes as she saw her faint purple glow emit from the bottom of both of her wings not just one. Eternally grateful she flew around Eddie's head and he let out a relieved laugh. He had done it, He had fixed a fairy’s wing. An unimaginable task.

Luna spelled out a tearful ‘Thank you and then the word ‘Gift’. Eddie looked confused for a second but assured her that there was no gift Necessary. Luna insisted as she spelled out another word. ‘Wish’

“You can grant wishes?” She nodded to his question as he looked towards the bathroom door still hearing the water fall as it hit the shower floor. “ Really? “ Luna rolled her eyes at him and nodded her head once more. “I need a specific thing.” She put one hand on her hip and waved the other as if to say ‘Okay go on’. “ I need a Ring with an onyx stone, a size 8.” She smiled brightly, extremely happy to grant a wish as wholesome as this.

She gathered some of her light and formed the thoughts in her mind as she closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Wishes were granted from within and could only be given by Elder fairies. You get only one wish to grant and you must choose the recipient wisely. She held the solid band in her hand as she shed her light from the ball and unwrapped it as if it were the petals of a flower. A ring, one Eddie had dreamed of made its way to the palm of his hand and Luna closed his fingers around it to show its importance.

The bathroom door opens and you walk out in some pj pants and a tank-top to get comfortable in before bed and you see the faint glow of her purple light.

“You did it! You can fly !! You can go home !” the last sentence is bittersweet for you and Eddie sees it as he wraps you in his arms.

“You going to come visit us little one?” Luna nods her head as she comes to land on your shoulder hugging the gauge in your ear as if it were your whole being, but you understand what she’s trying to say.

You and Eddie walk to the door together as Luna flies behind you and as you step out into the cold you feel a slight shiver from the cold but it's far more worth it to be slightly cold than to not say goodbye to your newfound friend.

She bows to you both as a thank you one more time before she is off into the sky as you walk out a bit watching her glow fade into a stream almost like a comet, like a shooting star. A vast flow of colors beyond the stars is where she would find her path, one of greens, pinks, and blues. A Sense of belonging she held in learning she could finally follow wherever the rays of the moon wanted to guide her.

Turning to walk back inside you are stuck in your tracks as Eddie is down on one knee.

“ So I didn’t plan this, hell that's pretty obvious, but um.. Well fuck this is hard. I mean what is more magical than a ring from Fairy Light right?” you are stunned, tears are close to breaking over the edge but his next words send that final blow. “It’s only Forever.” You run to reach him as you crash your lips into his pulling away only to give him his answer.

“ Not long at all.” He’s never seen anything as beautiful then the smile on your face as you admire the ring he was granted by something no one would ever believe but you. That was all he needed though. Just you.

A/N : Thank you all so much for reading! Let me know what you guys think and please please please always remember to like and reblog your favorite writers please it keeps the fandom alive!

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