( Steve dashes forward, pulling Eddie into a hug before he even realizes he's doing it. The bandages taped to his back pinch his skin in protest of the sudden movement as if to remind him that he's in no position to be hugging anyone right now, but he doesn't care. Eddie made it.
This is the last piece of the puzzle. Steve finally feels like he can relax for the first time since 1984.
They won. They actually won.
So yeah, he hugs Eddie and ignores the way his wounds protest and savors this sense of relief and happiness, no strings attached, no shadow hanging overhead. )
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( Steve dashes forward, pulling Eddie into a hug before he even realizes he's doing it. The bandages taped to his back pinch his skin in protest of the sudden movement as if to remind him that he's in no position to be hugging anyone right now, but he doesn't care. Eddie made it.
This is the last piece of the puzzle. Steve finally feels like he can relax for the first time since 1984.
They won. They actually won.
So yeah, he hugs Eddie and ignores the way his wounds protest and savors this sense of relief and happiness, no strings attached, no shadow hanging overhead. )
Goddamn, dude. I really thought we'd lost you.