Eddie Munson is Hawkins' resident freak — leather jacket, metal patches, dealer of weed and bad reputation. He's fine with it. He's got his Hellfire Club, his guitar, and zero expectations. Then a new girl transfers in. Cheerleader. Perfect smile that doesn't quite reach her eyes. She looks at him like he's a person. Not a threat. Not a joke. Just... someone. He has no idea what to do with that.
Y/N was never supposed to survive the night. Hydra wanted her gone — an archivist who'd stumbled too close to their secrets. They sent their best weapon to finish the job. Clean. Quiet. Certain. Bucky watched her for days. Learned her habits. Her silences. The way she fed a stray cat behind her building. And when the moment came, his hand wouldn't move.
Steve Harrington and Y/N have been at each other's throats since they were kids. Fighting is just what they do. Then he starts coughing up tulip petals. Red ones. Her favorite. Hanahaki — the disease of unrequited love. Steve knows what it means. He also knows the cure: telling her the truth. But if she doesn't feel the same, the flowers will only grow faster.
