#so Eddie snap

[grandwretch]

i so badly want one of those fic examinations of steve's relationship with joyce and hopper but solely through eddie's pov like hear me out

steve and eddie chat a lot in the upside down (and later in the hospital, when they learn hop is alive). steve has taken charge of filling eddie in on the rest of their of-age crew without the kids butting in. he never mentions his own parents, but he talks about the rest of the party's a lot, especially joyce and hopper. eddie knows what it's like to desperately want someone to be your parent and trying to hide it from his own childhood, when he would try to be cool about wayne dropping him off at his dad's house. steve obviously adores joyce and hopper, thinks the world of them and legitimately looks up to them.

eddie isn't sure what he expects from a cop who came back to life and the world's most determined housewife, but he's excited to meet them as someone steve loves.

cue eddie's horror when he realizes that neither of them really feel much for steve rather than annoyance and vague distrust. that joyce trusts will with eddie, an accused murderer, in a heartbeat and still hesitates to leave him with steve. that hopper brushes off every ounce of steve's hero worship and joy.

he tries to broach the topic with steve, gently, and is heartbroken when steve genuinely has no idea what he's talking about. and not because he's oblivious, but because steve thinks that's what he deserves. he thinks that's the parental love that someone who was an asshole in high school needs, because that's what would make him a good person. he needs people to call him out constantly, obviously, because why else would they keep doing it? why would nancy? at least they're here. at least they're not ignoring him. at least they're not forcing him into a box. they just want him to be better.

like, this is the man who thanked a girl for calling him bullshit and telling him she never loved him. he doesn't Know that's not how you're supposed to handle things. no one ever taught him that.

and now eddie's gotta figure out how he can teach steve how to be loved the right way without outing himself and his huge crush on his love-starved dork of a friend.

#shut up az #steddie #i just had the flash of eddie in a hospital bed staring up at hopper and the way he talks to steve in horror #like hopper saying something off the cuff about how he's not surprised there was so much collateral with steve in charge #and eddie thinking about steve always putting himself in harm's way #and the way steve got mauled by bats way before eddie did and then KEPT. GOING. but no one is mentioning that #no one is mentioning that steve was the first one of their group physically hurt by this. #and steve is just nodding like he agrees and eddie doesn't want to be rude bc these ppl are obviously Important to his friends #and then Mike comes in later and says something Mike-y and Eddie snaps at him #then he has to apologize because Mike is a stupid kid who loves Steve in his own way #and Eddie shouldn't blame him for the behavior of adults who should no better just because Mike is an easier target #anyway Eddie doesn't know how to have parents right either so he ropes Jeff and Lucas and Gareth and Robin into OP: Teach Steve Self-Worth

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

shoutout to Frank, he's gonna fall for / has fallen for the most suspicious puppet in the neighborhood

#godspeed you funky homosexual your love interest is utterly fucked #and by proxy so are you! probably #frank: im in love with eddie! surely this wont affect me in any negative way! #meanwhile eddie is in the corner with a clock-themed leitmotif playing in the background #man im RABID im going RABID #i feel like the 'honey. youve got a big storm coming *snap*' meme #i mean its directed at Everyone but oh man oh man. franklydear is gonna be so much more insane than i suspected huh #like yeah obviously it was gonna go hard #but mmmmm man man man. eddie eddie eddie. its getting real and i suspect none of us will survive #no we will! we'll come out of it haunted and bloodsplattered and so so happy about it #good luck with your romance frank you're gonna need it #absolutely unprompted #welcome home #franklydear #i love how two days ago i was on the fence about eddie being That Sus #i mean obviously he had something going on #but now? choo choo the Something Extremely Fucked Is Going On With The Mailman train has left the station! #and is barreling towards a wall at mach 12 #if i were the main detective in a crime movie #id be restringing my entire corkboard and putting eddie and sally at the center. mainly eddie tbh #move over wally there's a new Something Is Seriously Wrong With You guy in town #rn by comparison wally is so so Unsuspicious #thumbs up and grinning! and shaking slightly in fear! #frank bby i wish you luck in these trying - hopefully very fruity - times

[bookwyrminspiration]

if I had been in Bella's position I would not have survived. like literally. I would've picked at my lip or scratched off a scab because Texture and then boom fresh blood and welp he drinked me. we would not have made it to new moon without an incident

#the twilight saga #the twilight renaissance #dermatillomania #listen i pick at my skin. so much. and it bleeds. i would be testing eddie boy's self control so much and he would fail #i'd be sitting next to him in biology on day one and bite the skin off my lip and then he'd be off #snapping 4-5 necks a second #and drinking me

[wikiangela]

seven sentence sunday

tagged by @diazsdimples 💖

I'm still jumping between wips so here's another snippet of the cheating fic, this time a bit of Buck and Taylor arguing - I can't explain how much fun I'm having with this fic, this is so not my usual thing but it's just so fun haha

prev snippet

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“Can we do this tomorrow?” he asks, bringing his hand to squeeze the bridge of his nose. He’s getting a headache.

“No, we’re doing this now. Tell me what’s up.” she says, pulling at the covers when he tries to cover himself and turn away again. 

“Jesus, Taylor, let it go. I’m fine. And it’s none of your business.” he snaps, pulling at the duvet a little harder.

“Fine.” he hears rustling, then the bed shifting. She got up. The light on her nightstand is still on. “I thought since we’re together, and live together, we’re pretty serious, and now you’re weird around me, and you don’t even touch me, so I thought it was my business, but clearly I was wrong.” she talks as she walks up to his- their closet and starts getting dressed. Now Buck looks at her, leaning up on his elbows.

“What are you doing?” he asks with a sigh, watching as she takes off her nightshirt and starts putting on jeans. “Where are you going?”

“None of your business.” she replies, her tone feeling like a slap in the face. Buck deserves the real thing, actually.

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#buddie cheating fic #seven sentence sunday #fic snippet #buddie #buddie fic #buddie wip #wikiangela writes #my writing #my wips #fic: got a girl at home (but I love the way you taste) #i was planning to write smth more before work but i had a bad morning so have this haha #they're not fighting directly about eddie just yet but also they kinda do taylor just doesn't know it lol #(also at this point they've lived together for only two weeks and buck's been weird the whole time so she finally snapped lol) #i know this isn't everyones cup of tea but tbh this is one of the very few things i felt excitement about lately so ill take what i can get #reminder that buck is lowkey the worst in this lmao sorry 🤣 tho they're all kinda the worst so whatever 🤣

[eddiebuckley-diaz]

Me: *aggressively throwing glitter at Eddie* this man is GAY!!!

*An echo of my words comes from above*

There in the sky: Ryan Guzman.

#this is dumbbbb #but it was in my head nonstop #Ryan snapping his fingers make the clouds spill glitter down upon us #like the skittles commercials #ryan said I have made this character so queer #and you WILL KNOW IT #that is all #I’m gonna shut up now #maybe #911 #911 on fox #911 fox #eddie diaz #buddie 911 #911 buddie #gay eddie diaz #edmundo eddie diaz #edmundo diaz #911 abc #911 on abc #911 crack #ryan guzman #buddie

[scoopstomyahoy]

thinking about a no upside down au steddie fic where steve and eddie run into each other years after moving away from hawkins, and eddie remembers steve and his fall from grace as king, and is kind of intrigued to see what kind of person he is now

and steve doesn’t remember him at all at first, because, look, eddie changed his hair again, and steve’s had a few head injuries (no upside down but i imagine he still went thru some shit with the party and with robin), and he didn’t really think about eddie in high school anyway, and he’s trying to forget about hawkins as much as possible (besides the kiddos, but they’re all moved out for college now, anyway) (obviously he lives with robin)

but steve is different now, happier, more open, flirts with guys, flirts with EDDIE, and eddie….. well, he wants to know more! and he tells steve he knows him from hawkins, and steve’s sunny little smile flickers a little, but he just apologizes for not remembering him and mentions he has some memory problems

and they get to know each other, and eventually as eddie tells him more (and maybe with the help of some yearbooks) steve remembers eddie. and. well. they like getting to know each other. and they like each other. and then they get together

eventually they’ve been together for a while, and eddie thinks he wants to maybe introduce steve to wayne, and he mentions he’s going to go back to hawkins for a long weekend (as he’s done a couple times) and this time he’d like steve to join him

and again steve’s sunny smile flickers a bit, but he says he’d love to meet eddie’s uncle, and… they go to hawkins. and it goes well— meeting wayne, at least, but steve seems a little on edge the whole time they’re there, tense when they drive in, fidgety when they go to the grocery store, et cetera. eddie thinks maybe steve is nervous about staying with the man who raised eddie, which is ridiculous, because wayne LOVES steve.

it’s not til they leave the town altogether that steve relaxes, and eddie realizes it wasn’t “meeting the parents” but rather going back to hawkins. and speaking of meeting the parents, steve didn’t ever bring his own up, even though eddie knew they still lived in hawkins. and the way steve glanced around whenever they went in public, like he was scared of getting recognized

and he asks about it, and steve doesn’t really want to talk about it, but he gives eddie snippets of it. people he wanted to leave behind in hawkins, memories that resurfaced, things he wants to forget

eddie goes back to see wayne sometimes, and the first time he doesn’t know whether to ask steve to come, so he just mentions he’s thinking about going to hawkins for some weekend and steve immediately starts making plans with him as if the invite is implicit. they go back to hawkins several more times, steve still tense and pent up the whole time they’re there

over time steve reveals more and more to eddie. everything that made hawkins hell for him, from the things he himself did in high school to the things people did to him. stuff tommy and carol and billy said to him. some of it is just typical high school bullshit (and oh, the nancy thing.) some of it is the tragedies steve went through, the horrors he had to protect his kids from. the injuries he sustained. more generally the homophobia that permeated the whole town, keeping steve from being himself. the lack of support in the indiana public school system for a high school senior who’s had two concussions and gone through incredible trauma.

his parents. the reason why steve’s mail is addressed to ‘steve buckley’ now, not ‘steve harrington’.

(that doesn’t come out until much, much later, and eddie is kicking himself for ever suggesting steve come back to hawkins.)

eddie, who hardly had an easy time of it in hawkins, is absolutely blown away by what steve had gone through in the same town, right under his nose. the entire persona that steve was trying to leave behind — the cool as a cucumber, unaffected, douchey mask he wore to hide all that he had endured. the head injuries. the emotional tragedies he had gone through. the way he had to be the rock for the kids even as he went through the same things as them.

he tries to tell steve they never have to go back to hawkins again, and steve is having none of it. he tells steve wayne can come visit them in their new city, and steve thinks that’s completely unfair to the man who had raised eddie, seriously, you’re going to make him come all the way up here?

and well i don’t know exactly what the ending is but steve is so stubborn about trying to love hawkins because it was eddie’s home and he wants to be able to go see wayne because wayne deserves to see his kid and eddie deserves to see his uncle and steve doesn’t want to be the problem :(

#steddie #stranger things #this isn’t very fleshed out but just. hawkins as an incredibly scarring place for steve #something built up in his mind as a very dangerous place for him not just because of what happened there but who he had to be there #i think ultimately it would culminate in them going back to hawkins and running into steve’s parents when they least expect it #and steve gets to yell at them in public and tell them they suck and ruin their image and eddie is being his little guard dog next to him #baring his teeth #for the no upside down part of the au i think it would have to be like. nebulous tragedy of season 1 struck them #barb still died (sorry barb) so that his relationship with nancy falls apart. will and el are twins and they disappear the same night #steve knows the kids earlier in the timeline in this one and has already basically adopted them when will and el go missing #eddie was never the victim of a massive witch hunt but jason still harasses him during his third senior year and gets ppl to gang up on him #so he was never like Wanted by all of hawkins and can never return but he sure doesn’t feel welcome there besides w wayne #oh i also think it would be important that one of the trips steve snaps at eddie bc he’s so strung out and immediately regrets it #and takes it as proof that when in hawkins Steve Is A Bad Person and tries to explain this to eddie #eddie meanwhile is trying to convince steve that he’s not a bad person and that he was being mean because he’s completely stressed out #and he wouldn’t be so stressed out if he didn’t make himself come back to hawkins #anyway ultimately. steve realized hawkins is just a place where bad things happened. it is not a place that makes people (including himself) #bad. it’s just. a place. and steve did not grow and change for the better bc he got out of hawkins. he got better bc he put the effort in #god i just. love steve so much and the version of him in my mind is so much better developed than what the duffers are doing

[makorragal-312]

Honestly, I'm just waiting the Eddiesol relationship to be the breaking point for Chris and he goes off on Eddie about all his past relationships and how annoyed and tired he is of his current one:

Eddie: Chris, why are you so adamant on not getting to know Marisol?

Chris: Why are YOU so adamant on trying to find me a new mom?!

#911 #911 abc #911 on abc #911 twitter #911 season 7 #911 s7 #911 s7 speculation #eddie díaz #christopher diaz #911 eddie #911 christopher #911 marisol #diaz boys #buckley diaz family #I saw something on twitter (probably an interview) where Ryan was talking about gavin #and how he played christopher off of how he played Eddie #so chris was probably bottling up his emotions #now I want him to snap at his dad #because I can only imagine how tired he is of his compute nonsense #bringing home girlfriend after girlfriend and they keep on leaving #now adding the layer of the trauma from shannon #and probably feeling like Eddie is trying to replace her #and it doesn't help that Pepa kept on arranging dates #he's probably sick of it all #and he wants it to end #I still headcanon that he didn't bother getting to know marisol cause he knows she ain't staying #and she keeps making the effort to connect but he ain't budging #he's just like “oh you're still here?”

[spaceyderg]

Your style is so beautiful!!!

I love how you draw Eddie/Venom, he looks very handsome! I don't know why you paired them with Miguel but I love seeing them together. They look so cute the three of them!!!! Now I need to read fanfics of the couple

(I use translator to speak English, sorry if there are some things that are mistranslated)

Wah Thank you for the kind words! 💕

I'm glad you like my Eddie design! I made him after I came up with Venom's design. I wanted him to have more of a snarky jock vibe

As for why I ship them with Miguel well 😅 They're all my favorites! I've been a long time fan of Venom, Miguel O'Hara is the newest favorite. This ship is actually super fun for me as I get to draw them both all the time.

If you manage to find ANY fics of them pls do send me some 😂 I haven't found any myself.

#eddie brock #venom #miguel o'hara #spiderman 2099 #asks #my art #I just love em so much #I really just combined my hyperfixations and went all out #Eddie likes the sound of chocolate snapping hence why he eats it like that

[soupforsoup]

Local woman renews her periodical obsession over the same white boy of the month for the third year in a row

#steve harrington #st4 #i feel like this has been done before #I can twirl his pretty hair around my finger #mr joe keery you truly are talented to keep bringing me back to this man #me and eddie watching steve have his ozzy moment: #hope this doesn't awaken anything in me #the duality of this mf is that he is so pretty with his doe eyes and *snap* *snap* his charm #but also he make me go Bark Bark Snarl go crazy go stupid for at least 3-6 business days #ST 4 #st 4 spoilers

[housewifebuck]

Ok guys I’m writing the Maddie n Eddie Mess Around fic I need your best prank ideas

#thank u seti for giving me one crumb of attention and motivating me to actually do this #but unfortunately I am absolutely dogshit at pranks so I need to steal some ideas #so far the general plot #is basically #Chris and buck start pranking Eddie harmlessly #and Eddie snaps and he’s like that’s it you’re done for #and he goes to Maddie for help and they wind up plotting the most insane over the top batshit crazy prank of all time #specifics tbd #and then yknow. buddie kiss etc #but it’s mostly gonna be Maddie n eddie and Chris n buck bonding i think #personal

[lover-of-mine]

omg omg i agree, eddie snapping at buck in a moment of stress concerning chris would be believable as a parental reaction and believable as something that would hit buck’s insecurities hard

YES, because here's the thing, Eddie's concern would be Christopher, 100%, but let's say it is Buck's fault, Buck himself would be panicking because he hurt Chris and Eddie would NOT react to calm Buck down, he would ask for space to make sure Chris is okay. He would snap some form of "Buck, I got it!" or "Buck, just give us some space!" because he is a parent and he is EXTREMELY protective of Chris and Buck would take that as Eddie blaming him, not Eddie focusing on Chris. And it would hit every insecurity ever, even more, if we consider that Chris is a teenager now, so he could be moody and react poorly to Buck initially, because it is a stressful situation for everyone involved, and Buck would absolutely interpret that as them asking for space permanently. Dude tried to take the blame for a tsunami, if this man is directly responsible for something that hurts Chris in any way, he would take himself out of the situation.

#buck loves chris thats a fact but his initial reaction would probably be more extreme #especially if its not one on one time #so if Eddie leads the charge to make sure Chris is okay Buck would absolutely have space to panic #and that would absolutely give Eddie space to snap #Eddie is not that understanding and Buck is not all that composed #im just saying #911 speculation #911 #i really need a tag for asks #anon 😌

[carnivalcarriondiscarded]

What’s up with the ties between Sally & Eddie?

There are quite a few - to the point where I’m starting to suspect that they may be foils, or at least inherently tied together in the story.

First let's bring things back to the clocks. The “day” side has an obvious resemblance to Sally, like how the “night” side resembles Eddie. There’s not really much I can say here since we don’t know much more yet, and who knows if this has changed behind the scenes. But just think about that, the rarity of the color purple, night vs day, and the “monster”. Keep it in your head, I think it may be important. 

Also the fact that Eddie is the only one with a watch, but Sally’s face has an incredibly similar face on her door.

Obviously Sally has some sort of beef with Eddie, despite him being nothing but friendly and (to our knowledge) being undeserving of it. One thought I entertained was “maybe Sally is dismissive of him because he’s a worker,” but that holds zero water when you consider how perfectly friendly Sally was with Howdy (karen Sally debunked <3). The second thought I had was “maybe Sally senses the queer in Eddie and it intimidates her” - which would make sense if Sally is a lesbian like I suspect. Internalized homophobia, anyone? This holds up if Eddie is going to turn out to be - not open about himself, but comfortable in his skin in a way that, say, Frank isn’t. Which I have a feeling that will be the case, which would likely make Sally put on airs even more so than usual. 

Anyone else seeing a continuous trend of (social) masks and performances unfolding in the Neighborhood? I sure am.

But let’s talk about why I think they might be foils. They balance each other out in an interesting way, despite their only solid similarity being that Both will work/perform no matter the weather. They have a lot of closely related differences:

Eddie has been mentioned (and implied within the story so far) to have a deeper well of knowledge than he lets on, but acts humble about it. Sally has been mentioned (and implied) to know less than she portrays, but acts like a bit of a know-it-all - she pretends to know things that she doesn’t. 

Eddie’s role is about helping others at his own expense, while Sally’s is using others to reach fame. 

Eddie strives to connect with his Neighbors and is all about accuracy/precision. Sally is in her own little world and has proved to be more than willing to improvise / not think things through before acting.

Eddie is slow to anger, and Sally is easily irritated. 

Selfless vs Selfish.

Night vs Day. 

And to put them in the Johari Window - i believe that Sally resides in the Blind Spot (known to others, not known to self), and Eddie resides in either the Facade (not known to others, known to self) OR the Unknown (not known to others, not known to self). Personally I’m starting to believe that Eddie may reside in both. 

It’s far too early to draw any real conclusions, and theorizing on all of this is difficult. I feel as though - as usual - we have puzzle pieces but no frame of reference for the way they fit together, what picture they build. And who knows, tomorrow’s update may shred this to ribbons, but I doubt it. 

One thought I had was that they’re in cahoots about something - it doesn’t have to be something malicious or some sort of secret plot, it could simply be something they both know and are trying to keep quiet about. Eddie is trying to connect with Sally since they have this in common, but Sally is actively putting distance between them to preserve their secret / plausible deniability. Do I actually believe this? Meh. I’m just throwing spaghetti at the wall to see what sticks.

So current base thoughts: Sally is dismissive of Eddie either because he intimidates/scares her on an internalized level, or she’s actively trying to put distance between them for a currently unknown reason. There’s probably a secret third option I haven’t even considered!

#she's just so fascinatingly dismissive of him in a way she isn't with anyone else #she exclusively calls him 'mailman' she brushes him off when he tries to talk about her halloween costume- #i bet if anyone else has so much as Mentioned the word 'pedrolino' sally would be on them abt it #much like how barnaby had to Escape a convo w/ her bc she was that passionate #so what is it with eddie... why does she feel so strongly about him in such a negative way... #ITS KEEPING ME UP AT NIGHT <3 #there is so much to unpack there i feel but i dont have the right scissors yet... #homebogging #welcome home speculation #wh speculation #man i feel so bad for eddie #he's trying to be friendly!!! he's trying to be her friend so hard!!! MAN. #i suspect that if eddie snaps in some way (he probably will) it will likely be in relation to sally #bc no one else treats him that way. like. even like... howdy keeps up an amicable pretense #but sally is straight up out here treating him like a pack mule named 'mailman' and brushing him off with obvious disinterest/frustration #LIKE DAMN. GIRL. WHAT DID HE DO TO DESERVE THIS #i love it. its fascinating. i cant wait to see how that unfolds

[turtletoria]

help girl the funny mouse man from that educational kids show is making me sad

#turtlearts #wordgirl #wg #dr two brains #i think abt him too much #he is like an oc to me #also srry i keep alternating btwn submas and wg i just dont want anyone to get mad at me lol #srry im not a normal fanart blog #also i watched venom 2 yesterday and i am not normal abt it im going crazy i love eddie and venom so fuckin much #maybe i will snap and draw fanart (probably not but the chances r never 0 lol) #and also ive got drawing ideas for toh... gotdammit im in the artblock where i have so many ideas i cant draw anything

[ghosttownwherenoonegoes]

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#im so pissed off today #the wind is pissing me off bc it keeps making my braids go behind me and get stuck on my bagzips and ouch #work is pissing me off bc my work senior booked me for overtime without asking #uni is pissing me off bc i can't find the time for it and its my dream and im ruining it #I'm pissing myself off bc im annoyed and angry at everything today #im tryinf so hard not to snap at people but jesus christ i have had enough #i woke up angry and frustrated and im trying hard not to show it #and to keep doing what i gotta bc this whole situation with uni is my own fault #and also I'm angry bc i wanna write comfort but i have no time other than 10 mins here or there #im being eaten alive but theres no chance to bite back and hhhhhh fuck this im so done #says the woman doing it anyway🙃🙃🙃 #i want uncle wayne and eddie💔 #but also i dont bc i wouldn't want them to see me like this

[mingmingbats]

The King.

#had to do a corrupted harrington ver #bc they’re in love your honor #but that love turned to obsession in KasEddies case so when the blood lust got to be too much #he knocks Steve over #and then drains kills and turns him #my mind is messed up but I imagine his initial plan was to strangle him and watch #but the last bit of his humanity pushed past and was horrified #but it was too late bc he was already dying #so Eddie gasps out a sorry and snaps his neck #king steve #steve harrington #stranger things #my art #aaand if you’re into that scenario check out Choose Your Own Nightmare series by Thistledome on ao3 🤘 #not a play by play but the struggle bw choice and control is v real and I was def thinking abt it when drawing

[bisexualchrissycunningham]

day 7 of @hellcheerweek || heroes & villains + children of vecna

The flashing lights of Hawkins PD squad cars are not an unfamiliar sight for Eddie. He's been herded into one or two over the years.

Yet even with the strange events of the past few years, he can't imagine the mothers and fathers of Loch Nora have often woken to those lights flashing in their windows like they did on this overcast Sunday morning. 

There’s a chill in the air, and Eddie fiddles with the ragged hem of his vest as he stands apart from the groups of neighbors whispering among themselves on the sidewalk outside the Cunningham home. He tries his best to take deep breaths and tune out the gossip around him, but he’s unsuccessful. He hears the speculation that Chrissy must have been on drugs, that she’d fallen in with a bad element. How tragic it is to see such a good family fall.

Eddie can’t even bring himself to roll his eyes at their fake concern. All he wants is to see Chrissy walk through the front door of the home, even if it has to be in handcuffs. He just needs to know she’s okay. 

But he knows that she’s not. Against his will, he’d picked up on some other salient information circulating quickly amongst the gathered Hawkins citizens: firstly, that the Cunningham daughter was nowhere to be found when Laura Cunningham’s body was discovered, bloody and mutilated. Secondly, that Chrissy’s bedroom was a mess and much of her clothing and reportedly a bundle of cash Philip Cunningham had on hand was missing; and thirdly, that the family car had been taken. 

Finding himself growing numb to the cold and with a strange buzzing turning the voices of the neighbours to white noise, he flashed back to two nights before, when he dropped Chrissy off a block away from this very spot. 

She’d kissed him in a rush. Not exactly nervous, but a bit desperate. Like she needed his oxygen to get her through the rest of her night. It was a quick hard press of her lips to his, one soft palm pressed to his cheek. With her forehead leaning against his, she murmured a breathless, “Thank you,” before turning and dashing out of the van. 

She didn’t look back. 

That was the last time he saw her, that cheer skirt swishing around her legs and the curled ends of her golden hair bouncing around her shoulders with each step she took away from him. 

Now Eddie picks apart every moment of that day and night, searching for the moment when he could have changed it all. Her haunted expression when they met in the woods, how easily he melted it into laughter. The way he pretended not to notice as she watched his profile in the van on the drive to his place. The hours between their encounter and meeting in the school parking lot late that night tempered his giddiness, and he couldn't think of a smooth way to acknowledge her staring. In the end, he settled for blaring music she couldn't possibly like and making a dumb joke about his trailer being his castle, whatever that means. 

He’d started to doubt whether he should be giving ketamine to someone without much drug experience, but she insisted and he decided to trust her. As he was preparing it for her, she started telling him about the hallucinations she’d been having–the monster following her around, taunting her. 

One particular detail she let slip keeps repeating in his head. She was sunk deep into his couch cushions, loose-limbed and staring into the middle distance in fascination as she told him the monster wanted to end her suffering and kept repeating the best way to do so would be to end her tormentors. From what Eddie could gather, her mother was probably number one on that list. 

And now Laura Cunningham is dead, and Chrissy is gone.

He’d sat around the trailer all day yesterday smoking, playing around with his guitar, and just staring stupidly at the green scrunchie he had around his wrist. Wasting time he should have used throwing pebbles at her bedroom window to check in with her. After the things she confessed to him, how could he not insist on caring for her? He should have forced her to stay over at the trailer. He could have taken the couch.

There are so many things he could have done and it was too late now. 

He’d never experienced anything like the shocked silence that falls upon the crowd when paramedics finally wheel a black body bag out into the waiting ambulance. 

When he sees Philip Cunningham finally make an appearance in the front doorway watching the surreal scene outside his home, blank-faced in a sweater soaked in blood, Eddie finally turns and walks away. 

When he arrives home, still in a daze and barely cognizant of his surroundings, he spots something strange–a folded page of pale pink notebook paper is sitting daintily on his lumpy pillow, alongside the scrunchie that he is certain he’d left lying beside his guitar.

When he reads the note, a sob catches in his throat and he finally cries. 

Our night meant more to me than I can say. 

I hope I get to love you in another life.

xo

CC

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