[ Babe?

Eddie's no blushing virgin, far from it, but the more soft and romantic stuff is far from his area of expertise. Girls in Hawkins don't like him, boys in Hawkins don't like boys, and Eddie figures he's going to get out of this dump as soon as he can anyway, so what's the point of getting tied down?

Chrissy, though. She's something else. And he's not even convinced they can make it out of this town alive, yet, so it feels pointless to worry about things like commitment. Right?

All he knows is the pet name makes his stomach flutter, grinning back at her with his face flushed. ]

Well - you really are the most metal babe I've ever met. So.

[ It's a relief to see her calm, almost as calm as she'd been while she was asleep. In his eyes, that's a huge win.

And she wants to kiss him more. How could he possibly say no to that? He gently nudges her nose with his, ignoring his sore face as much as he can. ]

Oh - way more than okay. You... You can kiss me as much as you want.

[ Eddie sighs as Chrissy's hand rests in his hair, leaning in to kiss her - still chaste, at first. His hand crawls up from her knee to rest on her thigh, giving her leg a squeeze. ]

You want more? [ He coughs. ] Weed, I mean.