Close Calls- Steddie

stranger things fic cuz im shattered(spoilers obviously)- set during and after episode 9, season 4. Eddie Munson was dying. Bleeding out in Dustin's arms.Steve Harrington was leaving the Creel's house alongside Nancy and Robin.Vecna had disappeared, so when the trio goes to look for him, they split up.Steve's mother-like instincts are the only reason he was able to save Eddie; bring him back from death's doorstep.He tried to hide him, for unexplainable reasons. Something along the lines of, "To protect Eddie and the others".Also because of the chances Eddie doesn't...stay...alive. You can't just bring Hawkin's most wanted criminal to a hospitalHe's put the burden on his own shoulders.But slowly, more people find out, for the better or the worse.During the chaos, Steve and Eddie remain practically glued together at the hip.They create another secret, so confidential they don't even recognize it themselves.But what can you expect? They do say trauma brings people together.Just maybe not quite in the way the phrase intended-max isn't in a coma; only injured a bit- the world is not ending- small earthquake happened