Chapter 4: Lovely Dinner and Secrets
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Pairing:Eddie Munson x Shy Bimbo Reader
☆Tags: Reader been dumb and sensitive, Eddie flirting with Reader, Allen and Claude being adorable, A lot of 'Oh' s, Mentions of child neglect, Mentions of absent parents
((☆This story takes place before the whole events of the shows actually begin.Also this story is Plus-sized friendly and POC friendly!Have fun reading beautiful people!
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"I'm home!" Claude yelled out, closing the door behind him and kicked off his black combat boots slipped on his red house slippers. Allen up to him hugging him tightly. "Welcome home dear! How was work today?" He hugged him back and kissed his cheek softly. "Mostly slow today nothing really exciting happens here in Hawkins." He chuckled. "Well at least you didn't have a stressful day dear. Dinner is already on the table." He smiled softly. "Claude!" You ran up to him. Allen immediately let go of him and moved to the side. "Hey kiddo!" He opened his arms and hugged you. "How was school today? Anything interesting happened?" He ruffled your hair up. "Hey! Watch the hair Claude!" You whined. He laughed and stopped ruffling your hair up. "Come on you two, dinner is going to be cold by the time we eat." Allen said, looking at both of you.
You nodded your head at your father and started walking back to the dining room. Claude started walking but immediately stopped when felt a hand on his chest. "Dear before we eat dinner, our cupcake made a new friend today." He said in a soft tone. He looked down at his partner with one brown raised he was anxious who this new friend was. He knew you were a very shy person who spoke softly.
You've been like that ever since you were a toddler and always had a difficult time meeting new people or even talking to people in general. "Well I'm glad they need to socialize more anyway." He chuckled and kissed his Allens forehead."I agree! Come let's meet him! His fashion choice is very….unique." he held Claude's hand walk towards the dining room. Eddie sat next to you telling you about a movie he recently watched with Dustin. And then he went on talking about Dustin who he sees as a little brother in the Hellfire club and next in line when he graduated high school after being held back multiple times. He kept bouncing off different topics which made you lose track of the convention itself. All you did was nod your head and softly smile at him. Eddie felt appreciated for you listening to him talking about his favorite music and the Hellfire club.
He kept rambling on about the new campaign coming up for Hellfire until he paused and felt your soft hand rubbing his knuckles slowly. "Hellfire club sounds so fun! You have to take me there one day!" You smiled softly at him. His cheek warmed up quickly and he started and his stomach felt fuzzy. He never felt like this before, well scratch that he had in middle school when he had a little puppy crush on his best friend Chrissy. But this felt different and new you're completely different from her. You were unique to him, even though he barely knew you for only one day but he could tell how naive and sweet you are. He loves how you zone out when he is talking to you or bringing up random stories that have nothing to do with the topic at all. Maybe 'Eddie the freak of Hawkins' has a little crush on you.
"Hey kiddos! What are you guys talking about!" Your father walked in the dining room with Claude behind him. "Oh! Eddie was talking about his club! Hallfire right?" you tilted your head at him. "No Hellfire sweets." he chuckled. "Oooooh! Sounds fun!" You're dad sat at the end of the table and Claude sat at the other end of the table. "Reminds me of when I was in high school! I used to run the journalist club!" Allen smiled at Eddie. "Allen, don't bore the poor kid about your high school memories." Claude said, cutting up his meatloaf. "Oh come on! Dear you know that was the prime of my youth!" He said dramatically with his hand on forehead. "Such a drama queen daddy." You said then giggled while chewing your mashed potatoes. The whole dinner you and Eddie just had random convention about different things that intrsed you both. You kept giggling and nodding your head while Eddie just kept talking his head off.
Allen was watching the two of you the whole time, he was so happy seeing his child finding an actual true friend to hang out and open up too. Claude was happy but on the other hand his guard was up with Eddie. Protected dad mode! He doesn't want to see you upset if something happened between you and Eddie. He hates seeing you very upset just like that one time in middle school where your "friend" had a sleepover but you ended up soaked in glue and red juice as a "prank". You cried your eyes out while you walked home in the silent dark alone until he was driving home back from work and saw you walking alone in the dark at a very late time. Gosh it was horrible you missed school for a whole week because Claude and Allen felt embarrassed for you. He doesn't want to go through that ever again it was a pain for him.
"So Eddie, do you work?" He looked at him. Eddie started sweating bullets with clamp hands. 'Shit! Shit!Shit! Why does he have to ask this! Why did your dad have to be a pig!' He cleared his throat. "I-" 'Think Eddie!' "I-umm…Work at the video family store!" He gave a nervous smile to Claude. "The video family store! We love going there on Saturdays! Right cupcake!" You nodded your head. "Every Saturday!" "Both of you just love spending my hard earned money." Claude muttered."Ooooh! Dear stop acting like such a grumpy bear, you know I always give you rewards for letting us spend your hard earned money." Allen winked at Claude when said award. Eddie notices the wink. 'Heh little gay…' he though to him self after a minute chewing on his mashed potatoes. Until he realized. 'Wait ! Two men living together raising a child together! No pictures of your mother anywhere on the dining room walls or hallway walls! Allen using the word "dear" towards Claude! Holy.Shit.' Eddie mind was racing the though about your new discover gay dads. Did you even know! Or are they keeping a secret from you? "Eddie, are you okay?" You said softly looking at him. "Yeah! I'm just thinking about stuff." He rubbed the back of his head. He glanced at the clock hanging on the wall. "It's getting pretty late. I should get going now!" He stood up from his chair. "Thank you so much for the lovely dinner Mr. Allen." "You're welcome Eddie. Would you like a slice of pie before you head out?" "Ummm…sure!" He gave a nervous smile towards Allen and followed him to the kitchen.
'I though everyone in this damn town was boring but this is pretty fucking interesting…" Eddie thought to himself. "You know!"Allen shouted, making Eddie flinch a little bit. "Every single time I make my famous butterscotch pie it always gets gobbled up in two second!" He chuckled, walking over to the fridge and opening it pulling out a butterscotch pie covered in plastic. "So I always make seconds! Here you go kiddo!" He gives Eddie the pie with a gentle smile. The sweet smell of the pie was intoxicating to Eddie 's nostrils. "Thank you again Mr. Allen for inviting me to dinner." "Anytime kiddo! You are Always welcome here!" Allen walked over to Eddie and started hugging him tightly. Eddie can see where you got your touchy side from including your bimbo personality from. "I'm not really a hug type of person Mr.Allen '' He gave a nervous laugh. "Oh! Sorry! I just really love giving people hugs!" Allen pulled away from him. "Well it was nice meeting you Eddie! Come back anytime you like!" Eddie nodded his head walking out of the kitchen heading towards the front door.
He saw you waiting for him at the door wearing your adorable pink set silk pajamas,while you fumbled with your fingers. "Were you waiting for me snow white?" He chuckled while slipping on his dirty white sneakers from the grey house shoes. "Of course! I just wanted to make sure you got home safely." You pouted at him."Aww thank you for caring about me snow white." "Eddie?" You said staring down at your pink house slippers."Why do you call me Snow white? Are you making fun of me or something?" Eddie heard the crack in your voice sounds like you were about to cry over a silly fairytale character name. "No! I'm not making fun of you." He sighed heavily lifting up your chin with his slender rough finger. "I only called you that stupid fairytale nickname because it looked like you were sleeping in the forest. Just like snow white." Which is the main reason he called you that but he had a reason he would keep to himself. Or how literally you remind him of her soft spoken tone and her kind demeanor just like you. And simply loved that about you reminding him of an old story fairytale book character his mother used to read him every night before he slipped away into his magical world.
"And you never told me your name snow white." He whispered while leaning in forward. Your face started heating up a little bit. "You're right!....Sorry I kept getting interrupted ." You gave him a shy smile. "(Y/n)." You softly said while holding your hand out for him. He gently grabbed a soft hand and kissed the top of it softly with his rough semi-dry lips. "What a charming name." Your whole body was melting inside. Butterflies going wild and free inside your stomach. 'O.M.G!!!! This can't be happening to me!!!! I must be dreaming!!!' It really felt like Eddie was a prince charming but except for having a beautiful white majestic horse he rides on he rides a stinky van that smells like your smoker grandmother's house. And also that fact he doesn't wear any fancy prince clothes but battle vest with different metal bands patches he adores. Let's just say he is not your "dream prince charming" you see in fairytale movies but not every prince charming has to be the same. Eddie is more like a weird cult prince charming and you're his sleeping snow white. "Well I have to go pretty late." He mustered out looking down at the watch that was around his wrist. "Of course!" You nodded. Eddie opened the door before walking out and he looked back at you over his shoulder. "I see you later snow white I mean (y/n)." He chuckled low at the end. "Bye Eddie!"
You closed the door behind him. You slide down the door and slowly sat on the floor while sighing softly. "Ohhhh! I know anywhere!" Your father blurted out loud while looking down at you with his hands on his hips. "Oh daddy! He is literally like a prince charming in the movies we used to watch when I was little! He is so odd but perfect!" You looked up at your father with doe eyes. "Ooooh cupcake!" Your dad walked over to you and sat down next to you. "I understand completely that you find your prince charming. I remember my first time finding mine." "Do you mean princess daddy?" He shook his head repeatedly. "Oh yes of course! Your mother was very beautiful, the most beautiful fairest of them all." He gave you a gentle smile. "When will she come back to see me? I miss her…" You looked down at your pink house slippers. "Cupcake, you know your mother is very busy with being a famous actor. Traveling around the world meeting new people and all different types of celebrities!" He saw how upset you were for not seeing your mother everyday in your life. But he couldn't actually tell you the truth about how you were abandoned behind a fast food place in a garbage dump crying your eyes for affection and attention.
For eighteen years this lie has been eating him alive. He just wants to keep his child safe from this cruel dark world. "I tell her to write to you. Would that make you feel better cupcake?" You said a soft yes. "Oh alright I will tell her. Come on, I need to put on your face mask to keep that beautiful skin glowing like a firefly." He pinch your cheek softly while you giggled. You both got off the floor with your dad helping you up ,you two headed upstairs. Allen did your nighttime face mask while cracking jokes before tucking you in bed and gave you a soft forehead kiss. "Goodnight cupcake, see you in the morning time." He said softly. "Night daddy." You yawned while rolling on your side.
He closed your bedroom door softly and walked to his bedroom were saw Claude sitting on the bed reading a book. "What's the matter this time?" Claude said looking up from his book.
"Nothing is wrong dear, just exhausted."
"I can tell when you're lying, Allen."
"I have no idea what you're talking about."
" You always wiggle your nose when you lie."
"You just did it right now Allen."
"Fine you catch me red handed Officer! It's just they keep asking me you know about were….their actually mother is…."
"Oh Allen come here." He shifted on the bed wrapping his arm around him while Allen leaned against his chest. "You know one day you will have to tell them. The truth."
"I know! But I don't want to see our poor cupcake bailing their eyes at us for not knowing where the hell their biological mother is!"
"I know, I know it's going to be difficult but we will be here for them and still love and support them. We can't erase all the memories we made (Y/n) throughout the decades they our child no matter what anyone says." Claude kissed Allen's forehead gently. "You have a way with words." He hummed slowly drifting asleep against Claude's chest. "Good night sweetheart." Claude said in a gentle tone while turning off the bedside lamp.
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