One story, two hearts and two different angles (Steve x Tommy)

His heart was pulsing against his ribcage resulting in a really uncomfortable feeling in Tommys chest. He was only a couple of centimetres away from Nancy Wheeler, the girl he though that he had nothing in common, and someone that he would never be able to understand. He sat next to the girl that he had blamed all his problems on, but now, facing her, in her house, hearing the truth, made him realise that the only guilty one was himself. She was not in control of his feelings, no one was, thats the whole thing. You cant control feelings, and Nancy couldn't hide hers. He had been lurking as a shadow for so long, just observing as Steve slowly faded away from his reach and he thought he couldn't do anything about it. He was mad at Nancy, for stealing someone he had feelings for, but seeing everything from a different and rational angle, how could he blame her? She was just a girl with a crush, and she didn't notice his feelings, he didn't even know they were there till not so long ago. It was himself that couldn't accept who he really was, and he realised that Nancy was not in the wrong.

-I know that you are a very good friend of Steve, and even though I let him down I just wanted to let him know that I didn't mean to hurt him, but I cant control who I fall for. I guess I should have just broken up with him when I was feeling doubts about our relationship. I need to admit, I kind of enjoyed some social status. Does that make me a bad person?

- I don't think so, and I don't blame you for how things turned out. It was partly my fault that you guys broke up. 

-What do you mean?

He took a deep breath, digging his fingernails into the palm of his hand. His leg was slightly shaking so he positioned it steady on the living room floor.

-I spray painted the words, not Steve. He didn't know about it, but he followed me with his car to town one night, and he found me with a latter vandalising the sign. 

Nancy first looked surprised, but then her facial expressions changed and she let about a small laugh. 

-I kind of got that, you never liked me, Tommy. We didn't click, we had nothing in common. I was the good girl with no social life and you were the best friend of the king of Hawkins. I can understand that it was weird for you when someone so unpopular as me started hanging out with you. Dont get me wrong, I am still pissed that you gave me the reputation of a fucking slut, but I already knew it was you.

-Nancy, I didn't do it because I didn't want you in our group. Well, I didn't want you in our group  but thats not the point.

He looked away for a moment, fearing the emotions he could find in her eyes if he met them.He felt a pit in his stomach grow, the feeling that he had felt a lot lately, the warm feeling which he had finally figured out what it was. His back was sweaty and he was scared what she would say, what she would think. She could out him to the school if she wanted. That could be her perfect payback. But he didn't care anymore, because he had felt more connected to her in these past 10 minutes then he had done throughout the whole time he had known her. He was ready.

-You remember the day you first met me and Carol? It was still summer and we were hanging out by this rusty old playground. Me and Carol were obviously fooling around when you guys came. I had already heard lots about you but we never found time to see each other. But this day Steve had miraculously found time for both of us and we were meeting by the swings. Steve held his arm around you, and you had put of half your hair in a ponytail. I could tell that you were nervous, based on your hand movements.Steve looked you deep into your eyes and kissed you, only 4 meters away. I could feel the spark from that distance. I could see the way that he looked at you, that guy was mesmerised. That when I felt a strange feeling in my stomach that made me want to vomit my lunch up. At first I thought that it was something that I've eaten, but it only grew when i saw him, looking at you. That feeling was..

-Jealousy.

-Exactly. I went home that day and I couldn't understand what was going on with me. I had been dating Carol for a long time but never had I experienced such emotions. Fuck, this was the worst day of my life. It felt like my mind was messed up, like someone had put their hand in there and swirled around. It wasn't supposed to be like that, I wasn't supposed to feel like that.

He felt the urge to turn and look at Nancy, just to met her eyes already starring at him. Her head was turned to him, and her eyes were like glued on his. She had a pity look on her face which he immediately understood what it meant. 

-Do you like me?

-Nancy, I like Steve Harrington.