A young man in the wallpapered room of a teenage girl sat on the queen bed with a sigh, and in return, it gave a protest squeak.
"Is he always that gloomy?," he asked the owner of the bedroom. She sighed too, sorry for her brother more than annoyed at his attitude.
"Recently, yeah," she sat next to him. "Ever since... El...," she wasn't sure if Mike would be okay with her telling Steve. She knew how he and his friends felt about him. Contrary to popular belief, Nancy Wheeler was not completely oblivious to the world.
"El?," Steve asked confused.
"Yeah," she said finally. "I guess you weren't there for that bit."
He stared at her attentively, trying not to let his mind wander about her beautiful face. It was hard not to fall into those tempting icy blues.
"Well, I didn't get the whole story but...," she looked up at him. "Do you remember when there were cop cars all down my street that night?" Steve nodded hesitantly. "Well, they weren't there to help us," she whispered. She scooted closer to her boyfriend. "They were asking about a Russian girl that had telekinesis."
"What's that?," he asked.
"Mind powers. Like moving things without touching them."
"Oh, great," the young man mumbled.
"She was nice. Mike's friend. She helped find Will... and Barb," Nancy added quietly.
"Okay...," Steve said, still confused. "Where is she now?" Nancy looked down at her hands, wondering that same thing for what felt like months.
"Gone," she said, barely audible.
"Was she more than a friend to him?," he prodded gently.
"What?"
"I mean," he tried to fix it quickly, "was Mike this bad when Will disappeared?"
"...I don't know... I hadn't really talked to him... not really." She sounded sad. Steve knew it when she trailed off like that. He wrapped her up in the softest hug he could manage without touching any areas he would get reprimanded for. She was so perfect and soft and pretty and good. She was empathetic and responsible and mindful of her actions. She was pure and badass at the same time. And he knew how lucky he was.
She looked up at him finally, and her small frown melted into a bashful smile. "What?," she giggled.
"What what?," he hushed, still entranced.
"You've got that dopey look on your face again." His eyebrows drew together.
"What d'ya mean 'dopey'?"
"Oh, nothing, Harrington," she sighed dramatically.
They fell back into their usual playful banter, putting away the sad things and focusing on the now. Steve liked the now. He tried to only think about the things that were current and not dwell on things. Although he did occasionally get stressed about his future, but he knew that with Nance, everything was peachy.
He couldn't imagine going back to how it was. Without her, he knew he'd be miserable, just like his old "friends." They were miserable and mean and stupid and ignorant. Deep down, Steve had known what he'd done with them was awful, but he was the King then. It was good to be the King... a malevolent king.
Nancy saved him. Pulled him out of that sinkhole of a friendship. He felt genuinely good after the Douche stopped liking him. His entire being was lighter, all because of her. She was like magic. Pure magic.
"Ste-ve," she cooed. He hummed a reply, still submerged into those blue eyes. She gave him a warm but goofy smile. He knew he was doing it that time, but didn't really care. He purred low and moved to Nancy's lips. He was soft but took control of her cute little mouth. She allowed it for a while but pushed him rather abruptly when she heard her mother calling. "What?," she yelled, shocking Steve in the process.
"Good morning, baby!," her mother shouted up the steps. Nancy didn't bother responding. But she did straddle Steve Harrington's lap and take control of him herself. After she felt as though she gave the proper amount of smooches, she pulled back and looked at her boyfriend.
"What am I going to do with you?," she asked sweetly. She was a perfect dream, and she was on his lap. He sighed, content. "No, seriously," she continued with a straighter face, "How am I gonna get you out of here?"
AN:
Quick and short chapter for y'all. Was not prepared. I'll try better next time lmao. I do have a very general idea of where this one is going. Any questions just hmu.
