i like a good rock star!eddie x regular guy!steve
but do you know what i LOVE
rock star!eddie who used to go to school with steve, making it big, coming back to hawkins, finds out steve harrington, rich kid extraordinaire, became a working class nobody, be it mechanic, school teacher, hair dresser whatever and wants so so SOOO badly to go up to steve and rub his fame and wealth into his face, only to be met with the most content, friendly, sweet man eddie's ever had the privilege of being in the presence of
steve looks at him in recognition, not because he knows who corroded coffin is or that eddie munson toured with metallica or played at the grammys, he looks at him like "oh hey, munson, hows it going man?" like they were old buddies catching up and it just tears eddie up inside cause he can't make fun of this guy, this guy who is completely happy taking care of cars or kids or hair, who doesn't mind living in a small house/apartment/trailer, who looks absolutely secure and loving his small life, far happier than he was in high school
and it makes eddie feel insignificant and petty and so, so, so fucking small and is just besides himself with horror, that he became this arrogant person who was going to make fun of a guy for having a blue collar job, so ashamed of himself but steve keeps looking at him with concern, more than eddie deserves and he has to run, says a quick 'see ya around' and high tails it out of there and confesses his sin to his uncle who looks on with disappointment and understanding
and unfortunately he keeps seeing steve around town that his uncle is forcing him to engage in, if only to get more of taste of reality and they get to know each other and eddie finds himself loving the fact steve has no idea of eddie's fame, of the gossip rags splashing eddie's rehab stint all over the place, or the fact he was seen on the arm of some famous supermodel he can't even remember the name of, none of the ugly or glamorous persona's he puts on for his fans and haters alike, steve just remembers eddie munson from school and is learning about eddie munson the adult and maybe he needs someone to teach him how to live like a regular person and yeah
give me more of that, please and thank you