[ Eddie is pretty stupid when it comes to the ways of the heart, considering he never had great role models and has dodged it so far in his life. maybe that's why he'd just seen Steve pining and tried encouraging him to not give up on Nancy, unaware of how shitty the situation really was. to Eddie, and probably to Robin as well, their protectiveness of Steve trumped any long-distance thing between Nancy and Jonathan.

neither of them should be thinking about anyone else right now, though, and Eddie is certainly focused on the guy standing right in front of him. still smiling, Eddie takes the final step up to crowd close to Steve, reaching out to hook a finger through one of his belt loops to stop him from creating too much space between them. ]

I totally would've, and you'd like it. [ he's so tempted to lean in and kiss Steve, but he doesn't know if that's on the table. he'd admitted to it, had hinted a little too much that he'd be happy if this was more than one hook up, but he's not going to take that leap right out of the gate. ] Oh Stevie, I'd spank you if you weren't hard for me. But if you keep asking for it like this, I'll think you want it for fun instead of a punishment.