(y/n) - your name

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"You and (y/n) have been getting awfully close." Dustin smirks as Eddie sits down in a chair in the club room, the rest of the boys there. The leader raises a brow at the freshman, trying to keep his giddiness at bay.

"So?"

"So... she's been helping you a lot with school and you two have been hanging out every chance you can!" Mike exclaims, grinning widely. Eddie scoffs and looks away, looking through his DND journal. But the boys weren't wrong.

Besides school, his deals, his band practice, his gigs and his campaigns, Eddie has been sneaking to (y/n)'s place every chance he could. He just loved spending time with her. If it was movie watching, baking something or watching her do her college work which later bored him and would annoy her by saying her name over and over or throwing little paper balls at her. He didn't want to admit it, but in the short span of over 2 months, they were beginning to become really close.

(y/n) gave the spare bedroom to Eddie when he wanted to sleep over, and got him clothes to wear as well since he couldn't just sleep in his jeans the whole night. That would be uncomfortable. They would stay up late, eating junk, painting each other's nails or Eddie smoking a joint while (y/n) drank. Neither criticises each other's bad habits, just glad to have someone there just in case. 

They would sometimes sneak out at night to the cliff Eddie took (y/n), laying together on the grass or him teaching her how to make flower crowns when he made one for her. She was surprised he knew how to make one, eager to know how. (y/n) was the only one Eddie would let to touch with his hair, enjoying how softly she ran her fingers through his hair when he laid on her lap or when she played with it by doing little braids in them that he would later find the next morning.

Eddie would sometimes bring his guitar to play for (y/n), happily willing to play different songs for her when she asks him. He loved watching her sway to the music as she watched him with wide eyes. He even played her songs that he was working on, her being the only one to hear them. Not even his other bandmates heard the songs in progress. He especially loved when she would show up to every single one of his gigs and band practices to support him, being the loudest in the crowd and screaming for him and the band. 

Eddie's friends absolutely adored (y/n) and they knew how happy she made him recently. He smiled brighter with her, Eddie always needing an excuse to hold (y/n)'s hand or touch her in some innocent way one way or another. It's like he physically needed to feel that she was there with him at that moment, like this wasn't a dream and that she was real.

"And you look at her every time she comes to watch the campaigns."

"And you always whine to us about being away from her and how you don't want to say goodbye to her when she drops you off at school-"

"-ok! I get it!" Eddie shrills in embarrassment, his face burning red as the two freshmen laugh after tormenting him. "But we're just friends! Ok! Friends!" there was something about that sentence that had a pang hit Eddie but he shrugs it off.

"Well is your 'friend' coming over?" Dustin says as he quotes the word friends. "Or should I say, your sweetheart-"

"-Dustin I swear to fucking god, I will throttle you!" Eddie snaps and Dustin quickly shuts his mouth but he was giggling at how flustered Eddie was. "And yes, (y/n) is coming over like always."

"When? I need advice about my girlfriend." Mike says. Yes, him and (y/n) have been conversing, well more like Mike dumping everything (y/n) as she just listens about him missing his girlfriend in Lenora. Every time (y/n) drops Mike and Dustin home, that's when the two keep asking her for girl advice. Even though the pestering was annoying, (y/n) didn't mind as she got to re-catch up with Nancy, spending most nights together to talk and gossip like the old times.

"Shes coming around-"

"-I got snacks!" a voice rings out and the boys look over at (y/n) who held bags of drinks and food, them cheering. She hands the bags over to Dustin and Mike when she shrieks in surprise, suddenly picked up and spun around. "Eddie!" she squeals out, a giant smile on his face as he spun her around before setting her down on her feet. "You scared me!" the boys in the Hellfire Club give each other knowing looks at the unknowing couple as Eddie takes this chance to hold (y/n) close before she steps back from him. He pouts but quickly recovers, leaning down to take her hand and swinging it between them as he pulls her to the table where the campaign was set up.

"Oh, he so likes her." Dustin snickers quietly as the others nod quickly.

"But does she like him?" the boys look over, unsure.

"What did you do today?" Eddie asks, eager to listen to (y/n) talk.

"I hung out with Nancy, Jonathan, Steve and Robin today. For a couple of hours only since most of them were working today but it was nice to catch up again." Eddie nods, signally (y/n) to keep going as he held her hand. She didn't seem to realise, talking about how the group went out for lunch and bowling before hanging out to just talk and to catch up about the last few years. "What about you?"

"You know, the usual hellhole but I managed to make it through the day since I was thinking about you the entire time sweetheart." Eddie smirks taking in (y/n)'s blush and her heart races when he says that. He always sneaks in little flirtations with her here and there and it always catches her off guard. Like it always made her heart skip or have the blood rushing through her body every time (y/n) spent time with Eddie. There was something about his energetic puppy-like self that she just cherished and loved.

"Stop saying that." Eddie leans closer as (y/n) looks away, enjoying her blush from his remark.

"But it's true! The day goes so much faster and I get to see you when you come to our campaigns!" Eddie tilts his head mischievous as (y/n) hides away from him, not used to getting all these compliments before. It left a pang of hurt in his chest that (y/n) couldn't take his compliments, remembering her saying that she hated herself one night when she was really drunk. So he made it his mission to compliment her every chance he gets.

"Ok if the two of you can get your lovers quarrel resolved, we have a campaign to beat!" the boys exclaim and Eddie nods, hesitantly letting go of (y/n)'s hand as she moves to sit next to him at the table. It was a better view to watch from there and it lets Eddie show her what would happen in the quest or teach her some parts about DND.

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"Oh! That's too bad! The strength of the mighty beast wipes out your party in one fell swoop! Sending your corpses to the bellows hell where the demons have their way with your flesh and bone!" Eddie cackles and (y/n) watches with amazement, eyes wide at how he was completely in his role as the Dungeons Master. 

She ignores the boos and the whines of the team as they lost the campaign, (y/n) leaning in her chair watching Eddie act out the final stages of the battle. He was so versed in his role, so enthusiastic and intune that it was mesmerising. His expressions and acting was captivating and he's just hot overall. Mans was fine as fuck with authority. It was sexy.

"Sweetheart? Earth to (y/n), helloooo?" Eddie chuckles as he snaps his fingers in front of (y/n)'s face who zoned off while staring at him, her blinking and looking around to see everyone done with packing.

"Oh!" she quickly gets up, flushing in embarrassment. "Dustin, Mike, need me to drop you home?"

"Nah, Steves coming to pick me up." Dustin says.

"My sister is already here so no." Mike replies back and (y/n) shrugs.

"Well I'll see you boys later again, I should head home then-" she yelps when someone picks her up from behind, gasping from the cold metal pressing against the skin of her hips.

"Nope! You're not going without saying goodbye to me!" Eddie huffs out as he waddles out of the club toom while carrying (y/n), the boys chuckling.

"Eddie! Put me down!" She hisses softly but he shakes his head no.

"I don't feel like it." Steve and Nancy both laugh as they see Eddie carrying (y/n) out of the school, his arms around her waist as she repeatedly asks him to put her down to be met with nos. The two had a feeling that Eddie and (y/n) might become a thing from how frequently the girl talked about the metalhead whenever they hung out. It was cute.

"Eddie!" (y/n) yells out and he puts her down. When she thought he was done, she yelps when he throws her over his shoulder to carry her. "EDDIE!"

"Hi (y/n)." Nancy and Steve smirk at her, leaning down to wave with a knowing look and she flips them both off. 

"Fuck off both of you." Everyone says goodbye to each other, (y/n) giving into defeat as Eddie carried her to his van across the school parking lot. "Eddie, I took my car here." she exclaims but he shrugs, not caring.

"We'll get it tomorrow." He grins, holding her legs tightly as she started to wriggle out from his grasp. Eddie unlocks his van and puts (y/n) in the passenger seat before getting in through the driver's side. 

He drove her home, parking on the side. "If you just wanted to hang out at home you could've just said so." (y/n) raises a brow, her heart still not calming after Eddie manhandling her. Not like she didn't enjoy it.

"Nah, making you flustered is more fun." Eddie smirks and (y/n) rolls her eyes, her cheeks burning the entire night so far. She gets out of the van, sticking her tongue out at Eddie who whines about wanting to open the door for her.

"Too bad." She snickers, taking out her keys to open the door when the metalhead takes it from her hands instead, opening the door for her. Eddie sticks his tongue out at (y/n) now, giggling as the two walk in. They both went to their bedrooms to change into pjs before dropping onto the couch to watch a film. "Your uncle isn't mad is he, that you spend time here more than at your home?"

"He doesn't mind. It gives him more time to work instead of looking out for me. His words, not mine. Plus it gives him some peace to know I'm with someone." Eddie yawns out, exhaustion hitting him from the long day. (y/n) was sitting legs stretched out on the couch and he moves to lay his head on her lap, instantly knocking off to sleep with soft snores when she runs her fingers through his hair. (y/n) chuckles, moving to be more comfortable and turning the TV off to go to sleep as well.