( It's almost a full day before Steve sets out looking for Eddie. Not by choice — Nancy had basically been one step away from knocking Steve out and dragging him to the hospital if he didn't go of his own volition. The hospital staff had a lot of questions. A kid with road rash is worrying enough. A kid with road rash and mysterious animal bites? They were one step away from calling Hawkins PD.
Luckily Steve managed to talk his way out of it (read: snuck out the moment he had a chance) and headed out to find Eddie.
"Steve," Robin had said with wide, worried eyes. "Don't blame yourself if you can't find him, okay?"
It had annoyed him, and he'd left in a huff, but he knows she has a point. They don't even know if Eddie made it out of the Upside Down alive. If he did, he may have skipped town. It would definitely be the smart thing to do, given the circumstances.
Steve just has to be sure, is the thing.
He checks out the more accessible spots first — Reefer Rick's, the trailer park, etc — even though he doesn't expect Eddie to be there. He just wants to cover all his bases before he goes traipsing out into the woods. He doesn't know how likely it is that Eddie might go to Skull Rock again but that's where he's headed next.
Stealth isn't even on his mind as he stomps through the brush, and his loud, rustling footsteps announce his presence long before anything else. )
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Luckily Steve managed to talk his way out of it (read: snuck out the moment he had a chance) and headed out to find Eddie.
"Steve," Robin had said with wide, worried eyes. "Don't blame yourself if you can't find him, okay?"
It had annoyed him, and he'd left in a huff, but he knows she has a point. They don't even know if Eddie made it out of the Upside Down alive. If he did, he may have skipped town. It would definitely be the smart thing to do, given the circumstances.
Steve just has to be sure, is the thing.
He checks out the more accessible spots first — Reefer Rick's, the trailer park, etc — even though he doesn't expect Eddie to be there. He just wants to cover all his bases before he goes traipsing out into the woods. He doesn't know how likely it is that Eddie might go to Skull Rock again but that's where he's headed next.
Stealth isn't even on his mind as he stomps through the brush, and his loud, rustling footsteps announce his presence long before anything else. )