the partners, chapter 5 - Steve x Reader
chapter 5 - I know it’s over
series summary: you and Steve are police apprentices at Hawkins Police Station in the fall of 1986. you get along famously, but there’s something Steve is hiding, and there is an unknown evil lurking in Hawkins. [friends to lovers, angst, hurt/comfort, fluff]
chapter summary: You and Steve head to Bartini to investigate; you pursue your feelings for Steve with devastating results.
warnings: swearing, angst!!!!!!!!!, drinking, mentions of getting sick
word count: 4k (oof!)
a/n: here’s the Spotify playlist that goes with the series, and you can catch up here. pirate door scene from this and make sure you buckle up for this chapter fellas
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Saturday comes around, and you prep for the night. You throw on your disguise, which is just a dress that you typically would not wear and a wig from Halloween a few years ago. You attempt to do some makeup that you wouldn’t typically do as well – Steve said it had to be good. Steve also recommended carrying a weapon, just in case – you grab a switchblade and tuck it into a garter that your mother had given you years ago. You find yourself obsessing over how you look, and you’re not sure if it’s because you’re worried of being caught or worried that you won’t look good enough for Steve.
Your palms get sweatier the closer you get to his house, and your heart rate picks up. You mentally kick yourself over this, but it’s not like it helps.
You pull up to his house around 10 pm, honking the horn once to signal your arrival. Steve steps out a few seconds later. You can’t see much of him in the dark, but you can make out that he’s carrying something pretty large in his hand. Your brows furrow and you watch as he opens the back door, the back seat illuminated by the light in your car. He throws in a wooden bat, riddled with nails, and shuts the door.
Shocked is an understatement.
Nope
NOPE
N O P E
How dare
I can't