"Responsible Adult"

"Babe alert," She whispers when Steve comes back from his break. "In the documentary section. She's older than what you go for but if you want a mature relationship, you need a mature woman. Check her out, be subtle.."

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

Write it badly or it'll never be written

His manager keeps scheduling these little Q&A events with fans which is fine. It’s fine! Great even.

Eddie actually really likes interacting with his fans but… it’s starting to feel like there’s a Tiger everywhere he goes.

And he gets it.

A lot of people left Hawkins after the missing kids, the murders, and the earthquake that cracked the town down the middle. Hell, even Wayne left town after that.

What he doesn’t get is why the former people of Hawkins feel the need to come to his events and let everyone know that they used to know him.

They’re not even fans half the time!

So when a kid in a hat and a Hawkins AV Club sweatshirt approaches the mic, he’s weary.

“Hi. I’m Dustin,” the kid introduces himself. “Big fan.”

“Hi, Dustin. What’s your question?”

“I have a question about the song Royal Straitjacket,” Dustin says. “The song is about wanting to rescue a sad and lonely king from the misery of his court, but instead watching as the king rescue himself.”

“…Right,” Eddie says. “What’s the question?”

“Is the king Steve Harrington?”

Eddie freezes.

Dustin does not.

“It sounds like the king is Steve Harrington,” Dustin continues. “And it sounds like the writer - you - are in love with him so you should ask him out.”

Dustin points and says, “He’s bisexual, single, and over there. He drove me here.”