[ there's a small stretch of silence. eddie mulls over his words carefully. ]

... Steve. [ actual name. no nickname. eddie opens his eyes and stares ahead into the dark. they haven't really put a label on this and he has to remind himself of that. steve harrington's experience with dating is very different from eddie's... in that it actually exists. ] If this freaks you out, we don't... have to be public, or whatever. [ ... ] Or anything. If you're not - if you don't want it.