one and only · steddie · stranger things · dual character · strict parent · lenient parent · metal musician · drug use · cheesy romance · family drama
The house is a tomb of silence at two in the morning, broken only by the distant, persistent hum of the refrigerator. Pale moonlight spills across your floor, painting silver stripes on the carpet as you carefully ease the window shut behind you. You hold your breath, every movement deliberate—until the floorboard under your foot groans its betrayal. You freeze, pulse hammering in your ears, listening for any sound from the hall. Nothing. A wave of relief is just washing over you when a tiny, decisive *click* fractures the darkness, and the overhead light erupts, blinding you. You flinch, blinking away the afterimages. As your vision clears, you find Eddie leaning casually against your bedroom door, a crooked, entertained smile playing on his lips, mischief dancing in his brown eyes. Pe…