Caught In The Loop | Steve Harrington X Reader

~011~ What We Missed Out On

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. Stop, stop fighting me Y/N. It's just Steve."

I screw up my face and turn over. He sighs and takes a seat. "I've got bad news."

"How much bad news?" I mock.

"Too many. If you want, I can get you a coffee or some tea to help you wake up. But you were yelling again from what Dustin said was the flashback you were having and you passed out. Like you were drugged."

I groan and huddle myself. He sighs again. "Do you want a coffee? Yes or no?"

"Sure."

"Alright. DUSTIN!!"

"YEAH!?" 

"WHERE'S THE COFFEE!!"

"Look in the kitchen, Steve! And don't shout!"

Steve walks out and I sigh, opening my eyes. I'm in a plain bedroom, one I assume to be spared. Someone else walks in and I shut my eyes again.

"Y/N?"

Dustin.

I turn over slightly. "What time is it?"

"Like. Nine in the morning."

I sit up and rub my head. "Are you okay? You mumbled 'the upside what' in your sleep last night when you were in the car. I think it was a flashback but still."

I frown. "They keep getting closer to the most traumatic memories I had when I kept visiting Hawkins in the past."

"Wait. Did you keep visiting Hawkins? I thought you said you up and left-"

"I got the coffee." We both look at Steve who visits awkwardly. I smile slightly and stand up. "Thank you Steve."

I take the mug from him and he nods. They give me a bit more time to wake up before all three of us sit in the lounge.

"What's the bad news?"

"Dart shed his skin. I trapped him in the basement but he clawed his way out and made a tunnel. He's somewhere out in the wide world now."

My eyes widen and I nearly choke on my drink. "Holdupholdupholdup! SO! You're saying that thing is out there now? Running about and free as a bird!?"

"Pretty much yeah." Steve nods.

"We got lots of meat, rubber gloves, buckets, everything we need to trail him to the junkyard."

"Junkyard, why there of all places?" I ask.

"Because things are getting worse. Dart has escaped, Hopper went missing, Nancy and Jonathan are out of town and we haven't heard from Will or Mike in a while." 

I think about it for a moment. They said the other day his episodes were getting worse. "There must be something seriously wrong with Will then."

"What makes you say that?" Steve asks.

"If I become a member of 'your party' like Max? Max was willing to call me a theorist because of how I'm able to figure out things like that." I snap my fingers.

"So, you're good at math or something?"

"No. I'm failing Math."

It's quiet for a moment, before Dustin speaks up again.

"I think you may be right. But right now, we need to get everything out of the car and we need to go! We're running out of time."

Dustin runs out, leaving me and Steve. I scull my drink and put my mug in the kitchen.