revivalproject | Something Happens and I'm Head Over Heels

WHO: Steve and Eddie
WHERE: Hotel
WHAT: DATE TIME!
WHEN: Nowish, after Calibrations
WARNINGS: None

The best thing about this new relationship is the mornings. Well, alright, all of it is pretty good but the mornings are definitely Steve's favorite. He'd never had the opportunity to regularly wake up next to someone and now he is spoiled with it. Sometimes he wakes up with a mop of hair in his mouth. Sometimes he's got Eddie hanging off the bed as he spent the night restlessly pushing him. And sometimes, like this morning, he wakes up in Eddie's arms, warm and secure. Steve nuzzles his face into Eddie's chest, enjoying a slow, leisurely waking process. Part of him just wants to go back to sleep entirely. But no, he can't.

They have plans.

"Babe," he hums, shifting to kiss against Eddie's neck. They'd planned today to be THE DAY. Their date: Eddie's first and Steve's millionth but definitely first with a guy. Honestly, he was probably more excited than Eddie was for the whole thing.

Steve reaches over for the die he'd created and the little notebook he'd scribbled his plans into. The die is plopped on the pillow next to Eddie's head and Steve goes back to the light pecks along that pale neck.

"Babe, it's time," he singsongs between kisses. "Rise and shine. It's time for me to be the best date you've ever had!

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Even just saying the words 'love story' aloud makes Steve's heart feel like it's filled with helium. As they get to the diner, Steve runs forward to get the door for Eddie. Chivalry is alive and well.

Steve sits down and flattens out the map. "Okay. You make sure Eidde is all ready for this amazing adventure. I'm gonna go get some food."

It's adorable and weird, and makes Eddie grin with a flush.

He takes a seat and pulls the map close with a smirk. "I'll get him all fleshed out," he promises.

Steve comes back with two plates of whatever is on the menu today and plops them in front of them both. Sliding into his own seat, Steve leans forward, chin in his hands. "Okay, babe. Wow me with the story of Eidde the Great."

Laughing, Eddie reaches for a bite before launching into the epic origins of Eidde the Great- a young human who used to live the town before being driven out for suspected witchcraft. He's been living in Spookywood Forest ever since, honing his skills and vowing revenge until- well- until whatever it is that happens shifts his priorities he guesses.

"Will that work?"

Eidde is cute. Steve smiles through the whole thing like the sappy fool he apparently is. "He's great," Steve finally decides, meaning both the character and the person controlling him. And then it is time to explain the story.

Steve dives into what is probably the silliest campaign that ever existed. Eidde is tasked with finding his young ward, Bustin. Bustin, just a few days before, apparently had gone toward town and that was the last anyone had seen him. The 'campaign', if it really could be called one, was really more a mystery hunt but Steve had tried. Sprinkling clues here and there that suggested venturing into the Menacing Cave and using the dice more to decide success or failure than any sort of nuance.

But he is trying and he is having fun so maybe still a success?

It's genuinely impressive, maybe not strictly following the official D&D rules in some places, but Eddie's having fun, and so in love with how Steve's built this all for him.

Bustin is naturally a perfect lure, and both Eidde and Eddie are determined to find him.

"I dunno how you're going to top this, Stevie."

'Stevie'.

Steve preens at the pet name and the compliment. "Well, I promised you the best date so I couldn't be a liar, right?"

He laughs and god- he is just...smitten. He likes Steve so much it kind of hurts. Is that normal?

"Heh, so it's all down hill after today, huh?"

"Oh, you know it. After this it's all gonna just be trips to that other town thing, if you're lucky. I pulled out all the moves. Tank's empty."

He reaches for Eddie's hand just to hold it. And, yeah, he's lying. He is going to do whatever he can to get that smile on Eddie's face as often as possible.

Tracing his thumb over Steve's hand, Eddie smiles and lets himself believe that maybe they can have this for a long time. Maybe Steve won't be taken away from him. Maybe Eddie won't be sent home to die torn apart in some broken version of Hawkins.

"Worth it," he says with a fond look.

"Sap," Steve says. But he still pushes out of his seat to bend over the table and give Eddie a soft kiss. "But yeah. Definitely worth it."

Steve sits back down and nods over to the die still on the table. "One last roll. We did something I liked, something you liked. Last one is for something new that we'll like. Hopefully. I'm sort of experimenting with the options.

"Total sap," he agrees with a sly grin, returning the kiss, "But that stays between us.

He takes up the dice and holds it front of Steve's lips. "Give me some luck then, sounds like an important one," he teases, waiting for Steve to blow before rolling the die. And either Steve's luck pays off, or perhaps more likely the weighted die pulls it's magic.

"Nat 20."

Steve blows on the die, hoping that it would give all the luck it needs. And apparently that is more than enough because it rolls perfect, 20 facing up at them. Steve's grin is wicked as he pushes out of the booth and reaches out for Eddie's hands.

"Alright, sweetheart. Adventure time. You like rock climbing, right?" He grins, clearly teasing. Hopefully.

There's a brief moment of panic where Eddie can't tell if he's being teased or not, and doesn't want to hurt Steve's feelings if he's being serious. This moment unfortunately comes after he snorts in amusement, taking Steve's hands.

"How'd you guess?"

Steve gives Eddie a wink and leads him out of the diner and into the open street. There, he turns on his boyfriend and pokes a finger into his chest.

"Now. There's no Skull Rock here, so you and I are gonna do a service to everyone here." He walks his fingers slowly up from where he'd poked. "Last activity of the day: we're gonna find the best new make-out spot in this place. And I think there's gonna be a lot of trial and error before we get the perfect one..."

Ohhh. Eddie's brows lift, glancing down at those fingers as a grin spreads across his face.

"Ahh. Gonna take a while to get it established," he notes with a purr in his voice, "Especially if you're committed now," he adds with a teasing grin.

"Yeah. I'd say I'm committed..."

He looks around and, seeing no one nearby, he pulls Eddie in for a soft kiss.

"C'mon. Places to go make out in, babe."

Something Happens and I'm Head Over Heels

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