( As if Eddie even has the energy to try and move a muscle. Between the pain and the exhaustion from not having had a moment of peaceful rest, Eddie feels close to passing out. But he tries to stay awake all the same.

Once Steve returns, he closes his eyes and lets out a grunt of pain, preparing himself for what he assumes is going to be even worse. But it's not like he has much of a choice. The damage is done, now Steve needs to clean out the wounds as best he can and bandage him up.

He definitely didn't expect Steve to be the one to end up stuck with him like this, but he's more than happy that it worked out this way. Even though Nancy would probably be the better choice with her guns, selfishly he would rather Steve be here for the company. Which should probably be insane, considering not more than a week ago he had been bemoaning to Dustin about how much of a douche Steve had been in school.

And now his own life is in Steve's hands and he finds that he's more than okay with that notion. )

This is not how I saw this going, ( he teases, and if his face weren't hurting as much as the rest of his body, he probably would be smirking up at Steve. But instead, he tries to relax as much as possible. ) I would say buy me dinner first, but, uh. Don't think that's happening anytime soon.