(y/n) - your name

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The smell of weed, smoke and sweat lingered in the air as loud screaming and cheers seeped into the back rooms from the main stage. There was excitement and anticipation lingering around everyone Eddie and his friends tuned up their instruments before their gig on stage, (y/n) helping them get ready with Robin just watching from the sidelines.

"Eddie, you need to stop moving." (Y/n) chuckles as she gently held his jaw, seeing the gleam of childlike excitement to just rock it out on stage in his eyes. "I need to get your eyeliner on." Eddie grins sheepishly, trying to get his jittering under control as he melts into (y/n)'s hands, letting her put on the eyeliner with careful concentration. He admires how adorable she looked with her nose scrunched and how she bit her bottom lip when she was focused, moving to push her glasses up her nose for her when they fell.

"Are you joining us at the after-party? Please say you are! Please! Please please!" Eddie begs and (y/n) moves back when she realises how close they were, her cheeks flushing.

"For the hundredth time yes, I will join you. How can I not when this is one of your many big gigs! We need to celebrate!" Eddie's heart swells from the support (y/n) showed him even though this really wasn't her thing. He still appreciated it every time she came to all their gigs and helped them set up backstage. She made him feel calm and put 110 per cent into their shows knowing she was cheering him on from the crowd but today, her being here made him extra nervous. Tonight's gig was special after all. "Ok, I'm all done!" (Y/n) shows Eddie her work in a mirror and his eyes light up. She truly was amazing.

"It's awesome! I love it sweetheart!" Eddie exclaims, suddenly everyone pausing when they hear the announcer call out their band next on stage. "That's us guys! Let's rock the roof off!" Eddie's friends all cheer, thanking (y/n) and Robin before they run onto stage. Eddie was last to leave but before he bolts, he kissed (y/n)'s cheek and runs away with a goofy smile on his face. (Y/n) held her cheek with a small gasp, a smile bracing her lips as she blushed.

"For fucks sake, you two seriously need to start dating already! It's making me sick!" Robin grins knowingly as she draped an arm around (y/n)'s shoulder, pulling the star-struck girl out into the crowds where Nancy, Jonathan and Steve were waiting for them. The whole crew was here at (y/n)'s request and of course, they couldn't say no to her.

"He doesn't like me like that Robin." (Y/n) shakes off the idea and the taller girl raises a brow.

"Please, have you seen the way he looks at you!? You practically look the same way at him!" Robin exclaims in disbelief.

"Who looks at who how?" The three musketeers ask as the girls stand next to them in the front of the crowd near the stage, waiting for Eddie's band.

"Eddie and (y/n)!" Robin says and the musketeers quickly agree.

"You both like each other! It's so obvious!" (Y/n) blinks in surprise as her friends all say the same thing but before she could retort back, the curtains open to reveal Eddie and his friends.

"Hello Hawkins!" The crowd screams as Eddie yells into the mic. "We are Corroded Coffin and tonight is a little special for a certain special girl." Eddie scans the crowd until his eyes find (y/n) and he smiles widely while Robin was shaking her. "Tonight, I have chosen specific songs for her! I hope you enjoy it sweetheart." Eddie winks at (y/n) as she blushes heavily, her friends yelling in her ear that he definitely likes her as he started singing.

"Let me into your heart. Can't stand it, backhanded. They wanna see us falling apart."

"You know that I love you. So let me into you, woo. Let me into your heart. Do you really love me? I'ma get you, girl, ah."

(Y/n)'s eyes widen as she watched Eddie sing into the mic, making breathless stops while playing his electric guitar and keeping his eyes on her.

"Let me into your heart. Oh, this ain't no bullshit. I really love you, girl. Oh, oh God."

(Y/n) stumbled as Eddie moans into the mic, the crowd erupting into cheers and Robin holds her up. "Oh my god..." she breathes out as her friends chuckle seeing their smallest friend in a frantic state.

"Girl, you really got a hold on me. So this isn't just puppy love."

"What... is going on...?" The adult group smirk at each other knowing their plan was working, Eddie starting another song that was more sexual and the crowd went wild for it.

"You! Your sex is on fire! Consumed with what's just transpired."

Eddie screams out into the mic and (y/n) swooned from the husk of his voice as he rocked out on his guitar. She was supposed to be there to cheer and support the whole group but she could take her eyes off Eddie as his voice made her shiver.

"Hot as a fever, rattling bones. I could just taste it, chased it."

Her breath hitches as he looked at her, gasping while sweat rolled down his neck as the crowd cheers and jumps. "Whoa there girl, don't want you combusting here on us." Robin cackles as (y/n)'s legs tremble.

"What is he doing?" (Y/n) gulps, her face beet red.

"Professing his love for you." Nancy calls out as Steve and Jonathan were simply rocking out with the crowd, head banging together. (Y/n)'s heart thumped loudly in her chest as she looked back at Eddie on the stage rocking it out with his band, having the fucking time of his life. He felt alive and free at this moment, losing all his inhibitions and himself into the music as the stage shook. (Y/n) beamed at how happy Eddie looked, keeping in mind his confession for her as she screamed out.

"GO CORRODED COFFIN!" Her voice was the loudest from the entire crowd and Eddie snapped his head to look at her, pure happiness filling his entire being to see her cheering out for him and he played louder knowing she cared. He jumped and ran to skid on the floor of the stage on his knees, tilting back as he ruthlessly played on his guitar and everyone watched with awe.

The band played for the entire night, the adults dancing together as Eddie watched over (y/n) while she danced with Nancy and Robin spun her around. He was getting nervous about the ending but he pushed through, looking to Robin and Nancy who nodded to him.

"Hawkins, you have been awesome!" Eddie yells out as the crowd cheers. "This final song is a little different but I hope my sweetheart knows how I feel about her." The band suddenly starts playing a soft mellow song and a lot of the people either awed at how cute the confession was or was just confused. "You don't have to say yes-" the crowd screams out to say yes to Eddie and (y/n) blushes as she smiles widely. "ok, maybe a few of you are saying yes but I just wanted to dedicate this last song to you." Eddie giggles nervously as he looked at (y/n) before singing into the mic.

"I would never fall in love again until I found her. I said, 'I would never fall unless it's you I fall into'."

"I was lost within the darkness, but then I found her. I found you."

(Y/n) swooned as Eddie sang the lyrics softly, his voice almost soothing. It wasn't his type to sing love songs like this but his voice really did justice to any kind of music. He was talented like that. (Y/n) held her hands to her chest, tearing up at the fact that someone truly loved her this much for the first time ever.

The two may be polar opposites but they completed each other in odd ways.

The song comes to an end and the crowd burst into cheers as the band celebrated while the curtains closed. Eddie tried to remember where (y/n) was so he could find her but when he ran out from the backstage, people were already shoving and leaving the pub. He couldn't see her anywhere and his heart ran miles per second.

Did she leave?

Did she not feel the same way as I do for her?

Does she hate me now?

Did I do the wrong thing?

Negative thoughts filled Eddie's head thinking that he wasn't good enough for (y/n). No one ever though he was good enough for them, so why would she be any different? She was way out of his league.

"Eddie! Let's go to the party!" He was swept away by his friends, his mind stuck on (y/n) as he went out the back entrance of the pub to his van with his band.