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Peaceful Bliss

Summary:

"Henderson,” Eddie groans. “Do you have any idea what time it is?" He rubs his hands over his face. Dustin nods.

"Of course, it’s 6:15, but we need to talk, it's really urgent, I noticed something about the-" he stops in his tracks when he notices the patch of hair next to Eddie, sticking out from under the covers and in between pillows, and the way Eddie winces because Dustin's talking too loud, and oh shit- there's someone else in bed with him.

or: Dustin has the annoying habit of just busting into Eddie's trailer at ungodly hours. One morning Eddie's not alone though.

Notes:

tbh i didn't even plan on writing this, i was working on a soulmate au steddie fic (because i seem to not be able to write anything other than steddie at the moment) but it just sorta happened. it's short and sweet and i like it and this is the first thing i've ever uploaded here so please be kind. i hope you like it!

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“Eddie?”

 

It’s not the first time Dustin is here this early in the morning. He does this quite frequently actually. Well, sometimes he also decides to go over to Steve’s instead. But nobody was there today and he wants to talk to Eddie anyway, plus he knows uncle Wayne is gone for a couple of days, so he won’t disturb him.

 

He knocks for the third time and when still nobody opens, he tries the handle. His heart nervously skips a beat when the door easily opens because Eddie doesn’t usually keep it unlocked, especially because of everything that happened with the Upside Down and how he very nearly died and…let’s just say it concerns Dustin. Because what if something happened, what if he isn’t here, or worse, he is but the bats found a way back to him through a new gate and now he’s dead, in a pool of blood and- okay, Dustin, calm down!, he tells himself and enters the trailer quietly. It’s fine.

 

“Eddie?” This time his voice is a little more quiet. Maybe it’s the nerves. Eddie’s bedroom door is closed and Dustin shakes his head to keep his negative thoughts out. The door being closed probably means Eddie is in there and it’s all okay. Last time Eddie told him to knock, but if he’s still sleeping anyway, then why should he? Dustin grabs the handle and opens the door a little. It’s dark in the room, but the light from the hallway falls onto Eddies’ pillow and Dustin spots his long curly hair and smiles. It’s all good.

 

“Eddie,” he whispers loud enough to wake him but quiet enough to hopefully not give him a heart attack. “Eddie!”

 

Eddie turns in his sleep and smacks his lips. “Eddie!” Dustin says, again, and that seems to do it because Eddie sits up a little and yawns. His eyes find Dustin and he blinks in the light.

 

"Henderson,” Eddie groans. “Do you have any idea what time it is?" He rubs his hands over his face. Dustin nods.

 

"Of course, it’s 6:15, but we need to talk, it's really urgent, I noticed something about the-" he stops in his tracks when he notices the patch of hair next to Eddie, sticking out from under the covers and in between pillows, and the way Eddie winces because Dustin's talking too loud and oh shit- there's someone else in bed with him.

 

It's still pretty dark in the room because the blinds are closed shut but yup, now Dustin can make out the silhouette of another person next to Eddie. Okay. Maybe next time he should knock. But to be fair he didn't know Eddie even had a love life. Or sex life for that matter.

 

"Oh shit, d'you have a girl in there?" Dustin whisper screams and Eddie sighs softly before swinging his feet over the edge of the bed and finding his slippers (yeah seriously. The guy wears slippers. That's not very metal of him, Dustin thinks) and standing up.

 

His...girlfriend? Or if they’re just sleeping together, whatever, who is Dustin to judge, shifts and grumbles something.

 

"Shh, go back to sleep," Eddie whispers to her in a voice Dustin's never heard him use (so soft) and kisses what Dustin assumes to be the back of her head before walking over to him and ushering him out of the bedroom.

 

He sighs. "No, Henderson, I do not have a girl in there," he answers his question and Dustin frowns because first of all why is Eddie lying to him, he literally just saw? and second of all, why in the world is he putting coffee in his uncle's coffee maker and turning it on? Eddie hates coffee.

 

"You wanna tell me what in the world is so important you decided to disrupt my beauty sleep when we've all been having trouble sleeping anyway?"

 

That actually manages to make Dustin feel guilty for a second, because yes, he knows Eddie's having problems with nightmares and insomnia, like almost everyone of their little demon fighting group, but then again...well, him not being able to sleep is actually one of the reasons he's here. When he woke up at four am panting and crying he just couldn't stay in his room. Eddie seems to connect the dots in that same moment, Dustin can clearly see the understanding forming in his eyes. (Also Eddie's lying in his face right now, if anyone should feel guilty it's him.)

 

"Umm, first of all I would like to know, why you're lying to me about this girl," he demands. "I literally just saw her, what reason could there possibly be?"

 

Eddie grabs a hair tie that's lying next to the sink and puts his tangled curls up in a bun, before leaning against the counter and looking back at Dustin. "M'not lying," he says. "I don't have a girl in there." This time there's a pause after the word girl . It's only the fraction of a second but it's there and Dustin sees the tiny amount of anxiety in Eddie's eyes and he understands. Despite what Lucas and Mike might say he's not stupid, you know? ( He’s actually almost always the one to solve the mysteries, mind you.)

 

"Oh," he says. "You don't?"

 

Eddie shakes his head, his gaze on Dustin, eyes alert to catch any sign of a response.

 

"That's cool, man," he says and Eddie just stands there for a second or two, looking at him, then he cracks a small smile.

 

"Well, I bet you're not here because you thought you'd get to accidentally almost see me naked, so spill, Henderson," Eddie says with a tone that clearly indicates he doesn't really want this to be that kind of conversation, he likes how Dustin accepts it and wants to move on from the topic (and to be honest Dustin kinda wants that too, it's not a big deal anyway, who cares if Eddie likes girls or not, he’s still alive, that’s all that matters). He turns to take a cup from the shelf, looks inside, makes a face and starts cleaning it. "What's up?"

 

"Yes, well, I had this thought about the campaign, really really interesting but that's not even the main thing. I had an idea for a future one, that I had to run by you immediately so I don't forget it. I mean I did scribble some notes down, but right now it's fresh in my head so we gotta talk about it, please."

 

"Right, Okay." Eddie doesn't even seem upset that Dustin woke him at 6:15 on a Saturday for that, he just dries his hands on a towel, snatches a notebook and a pen from the coffee table and looks at him. "Hit me."

 

And this is one of the things Dustin appreciates and loves so much about him. He never makes him feel weird or off or like something Dustin has to say isn't important. He just accepts that Dustin needs to talk about D&D right now, so they'll talk about D&D (Also, Eddie can probably always talk about D&D and never grow tired of it, that's another thing Dustin appreciates and loves about him).

 

They settle on the small couch, after Eddie has poured some of the fresh coffee into the freshly cleaned mug (just to let it sit on the counter, Dustin really doesn't get why, but he doesn't question it either, his mind's elsewhere right now), and start to get into Dustin's ideas.

 

Not after long, though, he hears a creaking sound coming from Eddie's bedroom, like someone's shifting or sitting up on the bed and Dustin remembers they're not alone. He considers to leave for a second, to give Eddie back the privacy he took from him, but if it was a girl Dustin would definitely stay around and tease him and he doesn't wanna treat him any differently just because he now knows it isn't.

 

Eddie seems to hear it too and then he sighs, like he knew this would happen but still wishes it didn't. Dustin first thinks it's about him meeting the guy (he considers leaving again, he's a decent human being after all) but when Eddie says: "He can never sleep for long when I'm gone." he knows this is about something else.

 

They hear the guy shuffling around the bedroom, then steps and then the door opens.

 

"Eds, baby, please tell me you made coffee, my head is killing me," says a voice and before Dustin's brain can even comprehend that he knows that voice and knows it very well the person steps fully into sight.

 

Dustin just stares at him for a second.

 

"Steve?" is all that his brain can manage but excuse him for not being fully able to comprehend the situation immediately because Steve Motherfucking Harrington just walked out of Eddie's bedroom wearing nothing but boxer shorts and a Metallica shirt that he most definitely is not the owner of, looking like it's the most normal thing in the world.

 

And shit, he called Eddie baby, Dustin realizes.

 

"Jesus," Steve murmurs when he sees Dustin sitting next to Eddie and staring at him with wide eyes. "It is definitely too early for this."

 

He turns to the counter and when he sees the steaming cup of coffee he shoots Eddie a smile that Dustin's never seen on him. It's honestly kinda terrifying how different this version of Steve is. At least the five seconds Dustin has witnessed.

 

Steve takes a sip, then he walks over to the couch and just plants himself in Eddie's lap, as if it's the most normal thing in the world and not at all weird. Or well at least...explanation worthy.

 

"Thanks babe," he says, voice quiet and low and soft and leans his head against Eddie's chest. Eddie's arms come up around his waist like they've done it a thousand times before and Dustin can't stop staring. He also can't seem to close his mouth and he realizes how dumb that must look but he just can't help it right now.

 

Okay. Okay, quick analysis: Steve is wearing Eddie's clothes. He evidently spent the night here. He has a hickey on his neck. He called Eddie baby and babe in the span of a minute. They seem to have some sort of routine considering how casually Eddie made the coffee and Steve just accepted it as his own. Steve is currently sitting in Eddie's lap and cuddling him, cupping the coffee in his hands and smiling and oh-

 

Dustin now realizes what's so different about this version of Steve. What's so completely and almost breathtakingly different that Dustin has a hard time believing it's really him.

 

He's relaxed.

 

Steve is actually relaxed, completely pliant against Eddie's body, smiling sleepily and not tense in the slightest. He's not on edge, not making sure there's no threat around, not checking behind him, he's just…there, in Eddie's lap. Trusting.

 

Dustin thinks he's gonna cry for a small second because fuck, Steve is so important to him and of course he noticed how hard it's been on him, how not okay Steve is and how he is losing sleep and checks every corner in every room he walks into, always thinks he has to protect everyone all the time, when all he has to do is just rest for a moment. Make time for himself.

 

And as it seems...Eddie has given that to him.

 

The ability to just...calm down, be okay for once.

 

"Henderson, are you okay?", Steve shares a concerned look with Eddie. Dustin can almost feel his emerging anxiety and he doesn’t want that, it’s the last thing he wants, Steve should never have to worry about any sort of reaction from him, so he forces himself out of his trance and shakes his head.

 

"No, no, no, Steve, that's not it, I don't care about that, I just..." Dustin swallows the lump in his throat. "You look so..." He smiles. "At peace."

 

Steve's lips immediately pull into a smile when he hears those words, the tension falling off again and he nods, his head settling back on Eddie's chest. "Well, yeah," he whispers. "He sorta has that effect on me."

 

Eddie just brushes a strand of hair out of Steve’s face and presses a kiss against his scalp. Steve sighs contently and closes his eyes.

 

He closes. His. Eyes.

 

Dustin feels his heart almost glowing and decides he’s done being confused. He’s just gonna be happy about this. Because if Eddie can get Steve to actually let himself be protected for once, instead of being the one to protect everyone else, then this is the best thing to ever happen to him.

 

Yeah , Dustin thinks, as he watches Steve take a sip of his coffee and Eddie hum a melody into his hair. Yeah, he really seems to have that effect on him.

Notes:

i normally don't really like fics where the two characters are already dating i always want the first kisses or awkward confessions and the pining and thinking "oh he doesn't like me" even though he clearly does BUT i do love fics where they're already dating and it's someone else's pov. so i wrote one because i couldn't help myself. and i'll probably write more lol.

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