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It had been over two months since Will and Chance had gotten over their puppy love pining and confessed to eachother.
Even after two months they were still crazy-obessed with eachother, but now they had learned to balance their relationship with other aspects of life. Will started painting daily, finding his confidence and motiviation at an all time high. While Chance had starting focusing on basketball again, seeing Will in the stands at his every game, there to cheer him and Lucas on. And they hadnt lost a match since.
It just seemed to be something in the air. Everything was finally fine- greater than fine- everyone was settling into the new versions of their lives. The winter chill couldn't stop the warmth and happiness that radiated from all of them. Joyce and Hopper were married. Jonathan and Nancy were in college together. Max was slowly recovering, with Lucas by her side. Holly, Derek and Mary were closer now, the three of them hanging out often.
Dustin was doing better, as him and Steve had put their differences aside and fixed their friendship. Steve and Robin were going to college together for directing, while Vickie was in medical school. El seemed to be starting down a new path of self discovery, she had begun making new friends at school. Mike was even coming back around more. Things were looking up.
Everything except one thing. Will felt like he was still being held back, espcially as winter crept in. The cold was bone chilling, and it reminded him of the upside down. And the late winter of 1984, when Vecna had taken control of his body. Will and El had talked to Chance about it all, explaining everything, he had suprisingly taken it well, his only concern was Will.
Chance was told the horrors of what had happened to Will and he stuck around nonetheless, promising to always be there for him. And he hadnt lied. Whenever Will needed him, Chance was there. Being honest, Will felt guilty, and would constantly apologize to Chance, but Chance would tell him there was nothing to be sorry for. Still he felt like a burden asking for help, he always had. But its different when its your boyfriend instead of your mom.
Now, It was Christmas Eve. The Hopper-Byers christmas tree lit up in the corner as the TV shown super mario bros. Will was laying on the couch, his head lying in Chances lap, reading a spider man comic. Chance, sitting up, was playing with Will's hair, while simultaneously switching between watching the TV, and trying to read along with Will, but he kept getting distracted. How could he focus with the worlds most beautiful boy in his lap?
Beside Wills feet, El was sitting with a controller in her hands. She was playing super mario with Dustin, who was sititng on the floor. Max was sitting inbetween El and lucas. Lucas had his arm wrapped around her shoulder, and he was reading her a book, as she leaned onto him, watching the TV while listening to him.
During her coma, Lucas read to her every single day. Now, they both enjoyed it, so Lucas would still read to her all the time, and she would listen. She was almost half blind now, her vision somehow recovering slowly. No one exactly knew how, but they were thankful.
They all seemed to fit in, like a puzzle, even though they were all doing their own things. They were all together, and they all liked it that way. Chance loved being apart of their group. He didnt always understand some things, but they did their best to include him. Chance had even watched them play DND recently, and he thought it was cool. Now Will was planning to get him into it, by helping him make a character, Chance agreed, not knowing how much work really went into learning the rules and creating his own character.
But since he and Will had gotten together he had found out more about himself. He got more into baking, finding he was especially good with pies. He had also tried cooking and now enjoyed finding new recipes to try. Joyce had helped him quite a bit, and they would cook dinner together for the family. Chance was grateful for all of them, the byers, Hoppers, and everyone who fit inbetween.
Will had recomended new music and books for him to try, and he enjoyed all of them, though he was still really into pop music, and he wasnt too big of a reader. But he loved rom-com movies and bonded with El over it. He found a love for arcade games, and tracing Wills moles. And he had even found a new passion for working on cars, after his truck needed to be fixed, and he began studying automotive repair, he was now just hoping to land a job at a local repair shop, where he could study under someone and learn.
Plus he wouldnt mind a little more cash, he had a job during the summer, but his savings were now starting to dwindle since he loved buying things for his boyfriend. Anthing that Will even showed an ounce of like for, Chance would quickly buy it for him. Will would tell him he didnt have to, but Chance would insist. Seeing Will happy, made him happy and he wanted to get Will things he wanted. As the months went by, he had slowed down, realizing he might have been too overbearing, but he would still occasionally pick up something for Will.
Except for flowers. Everytime Chance picked up Will to take him anywhere for a date, he would show up with a bundle of flowers, Will had started taking a liking to plants becuase of it. He enjoyed taking care of them. It gave his room more life, and it made him proud that he was able to keep them all alive, even in Decemeber. That was the thing about the two of them, they taught eachother new things and encouraged the other to pursue the things they wanted.
"Are you cold?" Chance asks, looking down at Will. El glances over and smiles slightly, before going back to the game. Will hums, looking up in his eyes with a smile, "yeah a little bit, how did you know?"
Chance laughs grabbing a blanket from the basket beside the couch and throwing it over him, "I know you." What he says isnt something crazy or flirtatious, but it makes the two of them warm inside, and Wills cheeks tint to a pink. Being known by someone, like really known by somone, is one of the sweetest things in Wills mind.
"Thank you," Will says, and smiles up at him. Chance smiles back, before bending over and kissing Will on the forehead. "Anything for you, picasso." Chance whispers and Will blushes.
"Oooohh! Will and Chance sitting in a treee-" Lucas teases from the other side of the couch. Dustin, El, and Max giggle. Will sets down his comic and looks over at Lucas, "Shut up, Lucas!" He says, flustered.
Chance laughs and Lucas winks at him. Will giggles and rolls his eyes, looking up at Chance. He sits up and Pulls Chance into a deep kiss infront of everyone. Chances face goes bright red, but he doesnt pull away. Kissing infront of everyone is still a little new, but they are supportive so its okay.
Dustin groans playfully infront of them, "Ewww get a room, lovebirds!" Chance wraps his hands around Wills neck, and Will sticks up his middle finger to shoot dustin a bird behind him, gaining a laugh from Lucas, and then Max after she asked him what was going on.
"Thats right, Will! Atleast you and Chance arent singing never ending story during the end of the world!" She says, laughing. Lucas, El, Will, and Max all laugh, but Chance watches confused.
"Oh my god when will you guys let that go? Me and Suzie arent even together anymore!" Dustin whines.
"Never!" Lucas laughs, then he looks at Will who seems to have the same idea and they both start singing, "Turn around! Looook at what you seeee!" And the room bursts into laughter, even from Chance and Dustin.
Chance taps Will, "What are you guys talking about?" He feels awakward asking, but Will keeps encouraging him to insert himself into the group if he feels left out. So he does his best to put himself into the conversations when he can. Its still awkward for him though, and he feels a tinge of embarrassment when he does so.
"Oh right sorry! Remember we talked about the mind flayer in the summer of 1985? Well when we were getting it to chase us in the car to lead it away from El, Dustin radioed his girlfriend and they sung a song together, which everyone heard through the walkies."
Chance laughed as he suddenly pieced it together and Dustin cleared his throat, "Did Will mention that she made me sing! Or else we were all going to die!"
Chance hums, "Sounds like an exscuse to me!" and the room erupts into laughter from everyone but Dustin. Will nudges him with a smile, "There you go!" Moments like this made Chance feel at home with them all. Like he had always been apart of their group. One day, Max had talked to him, telling him that she was new at one point too, and it wasnt easy. He was extremely suprised to find that El used to hate her. They were so close now, you would never be able to tell if you didnt know.
She also told him how Mike treated her, and he suddenly felt very understood. She enocouraged him to stay confident, and not be embarrassed. He enjoyed bonding with each of them, the more they all talked, the more he found they had in common, which was alot more than he thought.
He enjoyed Dustins input on pretty much everything, any kind of criticisms or suggestions Dustin had, he took. Dustin, Lucas and Max gave him relationship advice from time to time. How to go about certain situations with Will, things like that. Though there were times when he definitely had better ideas than them.
The only thing that suprised him was Dustin knowing so much about relationships. He seemed like a nerd, like Will. But he knew quite a bit about flirting and wooing. He had mentioned it to Will one day, about how it suprised him. Will laughed and told him that was the work of Steve "the hair" Harrington, which Chance recognized the name as a previous basketball player at their school. Though he had left when Chance was in his freshman year.
He had asked Will abou the "The Hair" part and Will told him about their friend Robin, who was also gay. She confided in Will that year, talking about how her first crush fell for Steve instead of her. Will told him that she was with a different girl now, one that also attended school with him when he was a freshman. Though she would have been a junior, in band so it was unlikely that Chance would've known her.
Besides Dustins suprising expanded knowledge of love, he had always been friends with Lucas, though when him and Will got closer, so did Chance and Lucas. And when Will and Chance started dating, they were in the same friendgroup and Chance knew everything so they could talk even more. They were now like bestfriends, though he was really the closest with Will.
He wasnt extremely close with El, but he considered her a close friend. They played games together alot, and he hungout with her when she would join him and Will. If they did talk, it was ussually about Will. And that was okay with Chance. He had told her one day that if she or Will ever needed anything just to call him, and he'd been there for her or them.
He hadn't interacted with Hopper much, mostly because he was intimdating since he found out him and Will were going out. They were all very protective over Will, and after everything, Chance didnt blame them. He was glad that they looked out for him. Will however would complain to him sometimes that they were too overbearing, which he could understand as well. But all in all, he was glad that there were multiple people constantly looking out for him.
He had mostly complained about Joyce being too overprotective. Sometimes she would be iffy about them going out for dates, especially if they were a little far from home. She didnt like not knowing where he was or him being to far. But one day, after Will had opened up to him about her being that way, Chance showed up with a cookbook from his grandma. It was one of the only things he had left from her. Will wasnt there at the time, he was at a DND campain with their party.
It was only Joyce home, She welcomed him in, confused as to why he was there.
"Hey honey! Uh Will isnt here I think he's at Mikes!" She said, the same motherly tone she always had, the one that so often caused him to want to cry. She was so sweet, it had been years since he felt motherly affection like that. His own mother wasnt great at all.
"Oh yeah..I know..I found my grandmothers old cookbook and I wanted to know if you could help me make a dish!" He said, nervously stepping into the house after the pushed the door open for him.
Her face lit up instantly, "Sure hun! Jonathan was my only kid who ever really liked cooking with me, the other two seem to hate it haha."
He chuckled, "Yeah that sounds like Will and El alright."
She took the cookbook from him while he took off his coat and shoes, and set it on the table. They quickly got to work, Joyce giving him instructions like "Grab that bowl!" or "Okay so one cup of alfredo sauce!" And he would smile and do as she said, when they were done cooking the dish, a Chicken alfredo dish to be exact, they sat down together at the table to try it.
"Wow its really good sweetie! Good job!" She had exclaimed after taking a bite. He suddenly felt a burst of pride, and thanked her. To which she responded, "Dont thank me! You did all the hard work, I just helped out every now and then. Youre going to be a great cook one day."
Chance exclaimed nervously, "Thats right, I actually wanted to talk to you about something. About Will."
She looked over at him and shifted nervously in her seat, "What is it?"
"Well.. we were talking the other day..and he mentioned that he felt sort of...trapped," He paused, noticing how Joyce tilted her head with confusion, then continued, "Well he said that he feels like you guys make him feel like he cant do anything on his own. Like he has to be watched at all times... And" He starts louder this time, "I get it! I really do! I worry about him all the time..especially after...everything. But I think he really needs some freedom, you know? He doesnt want you guys to worry so much and be so protective. He said he just wants to be like a normal teenager." He finally finishes, and looks up at her with worry, would she be mad at the two of them? Especially him for what he was saying?
She just grabbed his hand, and smiled with glossy eyes, "I understand Honey. Ill work on it, and ill tell everyone else to do the same. He's right, he does deserve more freedom. Its just always been hard. Hes been through so much its hard to just let him leave and go wherever, im so scared..that something will happen to him."
He smiles at her, "I understand. I am too, but I promise I will always be there to protect your son from whatever comes. I will never ever let anything happen to him. And I know you all are the same way. Hes going to be alright. "
She smiled at him, "You know, he's lucky to have you, Chance."
"I think I'm the lucky one." He said, wiping a tear from his eye.
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"Hey, you okay?" Will asks, suddenly snapping him out of his thoughts. Chance smiled at him, "Oh yeah Im fine sorry, i was just thinking"
"hmm, okay!" Will says and smiles, before sitting up and setting his book down beside him. Chance lifts up his arm, somehow knowing what Will was trying to do, they just knew eachother well. Will scooched into his arm and leaned into his side, Chance set his arm back dow, now around Will.
Will grabbed the blanket and re-positioned it over the two of them. They watched El and Dustin play a volleyball type of game, with Will cuddled into his side. After about five minutes, he heard light snoring from his side and looked down to find Will asleep against his side. Will had been sleeping so much better recently, but there were still some bad nights, so anytime Will was asleep, Chance was grateful. Chance smiled lovingly and then adjusted the two of them so Chance could lay down on his back. Will stirred sleepily, until he woke up just enough to position himself on top of Chance, their stomachs touching.
Both of their hands hung off the side of the sofa, Wills sitting in Chances, and they both dozed off together, not worried about anything. The sounds of laughter and hushed talking from Lucas reading to Max in the corner slowly faded as they got lost in sleep.
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Chance woke up to hushed giggles and the shutters of a camera.
"Wait take another one! I want a copy to tease them!" A voice called, maybe it was Lucas? Chances eyes slowly fluttered open as he tried to blink the sleep out of his vision. His right arm was wrapped around Will, who was sleeping soundly on top of him, and his left hand was being held by Wills, dangling off the couch.
He looked up and met the gaze of four people, all giggling and shushing eachother. He rubbed the sleep out of his eyes and hummed, "hmm? guys- what- what are you-"
Suddenly, El giggled really loud causing Will to suddenly stir on top of Chance. Everyone froze and the room went silent as he mumbled something and then nuzzled his face into Chances neck, falling back asleep. Chance exhaled the breath of air he was holding and set his hand back on Wills back. He looked back up at the four standing over them, who were now all grinning, Dustin and El holding their hands over their mouths so they wouldnt laugh.
El quickly snapped another picture before giggling and sitting back down, and the other three following. With Lucas lingering around for a second longer to nudge Chance playfully with a wink, before walking away chuckling.
Chance sighed, a small grin plastered on his face. As teasing as they were, it wasnt horrible being teased. He really was the happiest he had ever been. His boyfriend of two months was asleep on his chest, their friends were all supportive, and it was christmas eve. Everything was just finally perfect, for everyone.
As the sun began to set, the room took on colorful light from the Christmas tree in the corner, replacing the sun rays that had previously shone through the windows. He slightly turned his head and looked at the christmas tree. He examined the ornaments, and the ones he had helped put on their, along with one that Will had suprised him with, that he let Chance put on, It was one of his favorite days.
-
It was a few days after Thanksgiving, Will had called Chance around four PM.
"Hey, Picasso! Whats up?" He exclaimed through the phone after he had picked up.
"I was just wondering if you wanted to come decorate our Christmas tree with us! Mom said she would love to see you! And I miss you too..."
"Aww you miss me? I just seen you yesterday and we talked a few hours ago, Will!" Chance cooed teasingly through the phone.
"Fine then dont come over! Were all wearing pajamas though, so its really cozy, but I guess since i seen you yesterday.." Will joked, giggling.
Chance cut him off, "Ill be there in ten. And I miss you too," sounding smug through the phone, before hanging up.
He was at the Hopper-Byers five minutes later, in his pajamams no less, greeted by Will at the door, with a hug and kiss. It took them a little bit to get comfortable kissing infront of everyone, but after watching Lucas and Max doing it infront of everyone, they decided there was no reason they shouldn't be able to either.
Joyce, Hopper and El were all sitting in the living room, all in their own version of pajamas. Joyce and Hopper both had on random plain shirts over some plaid pajama pants. El had a older looking Madonna shirt, over some red shorts. And Will had one of Chances shirts on, just a white tee with green stripes and plaid-green pajama bottoms.
Chance had a black tee shirt on over orange pajama bottoms that were decorated with basketballs. Will snickered after giving him a chaste kiss, "Chance what are those pants?"
"What? You dont like 'em, byers?" He laughed, showing them off to Will.
"They are definitely very..you.. So I love them!" He laughed and Chance smiled at him.
"Oh wow kid those are definitely something!" Hopper laughed from the couch. Joyce got up from the couch and walked over to kitchen before coming back and handing Chance a mug of hot cocoa, giving him a half hug, since her other hand was full.
"Thankyou, Mrs Hopper-Byers" He exclaimed, before taking a sip from the mug. There was a christmas movie playing on the TV, but Chance hadnt payed much attention to it. He was more focused on Will, who seemed extremely cheerful.
Joyce asked El and Hopper for help wrapping the lights and tinsel around the tree and the boys watched together as they did their best to wrap the tree. Will sat beside Chance and played with his hair, as Chance talked to him about their upcoming basketball game. Will would occasionaly hum to show that he was still listening as Chance ranted about the team as well. Most of their days went like this. One ranting to the other, while the other listened intentively.
Either that or they would be kissing, talking to eachother, sitting in comfortable silence together, or sleeping side by side, and really everything in-between. Will knew that Chance did alot for him, so he took whatver opportunities he could get to do things for Chance as well. He would help him practice for basketball, rub his back or play with his hair to calm his nerves as well, or invite Chance to alot of his family events, since he knew Chance didnt have much of one himself.
"Alright lets start putting the ornaments on this tree!" Hopper said, opening a big box on the ground, and each of them got up and picked an ornament to put on the tree.
Joyce grabbed one of Jonathans baby oranaments, which happened to be the first ornament they had ever gotten. Hopper reached for one his grandfathers, he had found it still in good shape, at the cabin. El grabbed one she had made with Hopper the year he took her in, she lit up as she examined it and showed it to him excitedly.
He laughed and said, "Bitchin." Will grabbed a clay ornament he had made when he was younger, it was a Wizard hat, for Will the Wise. His eyes watered as he remembered when he had made it, before he set it on the tree.
Chance not wanting to overstep, grabbed a plain ornament from the box, after Will encouraged him to join them, and set it on the tree. He walked back over to find Joyce aweing over a ornament Will picked out one year when he was small. She looked up at Chance and handed it to him.
"Here hun, Will picked this one out when he was kid, you should put it on there!"
So he smiled kindly, and placed it on the tree as he imagined a small Will Byers stumbling around a store and picking it out. He turned and walked back over to Will who was looking at an ornament El was holding up. Chance came up beside him and wrapped his arm around his shoulders and pulled him close. Will flushed and leaned into the touch, before wraping his arm around Chances, and continued to talk to El about her ornament.
Twenty minutes went by and all the ornaments had been placed onto the tree, Hopper was just about to place the star on top of the tree before Will suddenly jumped up off the couch, out of Chances arms.
"Wait! I forgot something!" He exclaimed, before running down the hall. Chance looked over to El, confused, she only shrugged in return. When Will returned he walked over to Chance, his hands behind his back, and a wide smile on his face.
"Okay close your eyes! Oh and stick your hands out!" Will said, giggling. Everyone watched in anticipation.
"Okay sure, Byers!" Chance chuckled, almost nervous but excited as well. He closed his eyes, and stuck out his hands, and laughed when he felt Wills hand brush his, then there was something small, but heavy in his palms.
"Okay now open!" Will said, taking his place back beside Chance on the couch. Chance laughed and opened his eyes, before looking down at his hands. He was holding an ornament, except it was homemade, with clay and paint, obviously from Will. But there was letters and numbers etched into it, that were painted over as well. It was orange and yellow, their favorite colors, along with a red heart at the bottom.
Chance read it outloud, "C + W," and underneath it, "11/10/87" He smiled and looked at Will who was blushing, but staring nervously, before Will could ask what he thought about it, Chance immediately engulffed him in a tight hug, and kissed his cheek, but he didnt pull away, instead he held him tighter and whispered in his ear, "I love it. Thankyou, Will."
Will hugged him back, the two of them feeling warm and fuzzy inside, despite it being December. "Of course Chance. You should put it on the tree!"
Chance pulled away from him and smiled, "Are you sure you dont want to?"
Will smiled back, "Yeah I'm sure. I made it for us, so I want you to do the honors!"
"It really is an honor." Chance said, half joking. He walked over to the tree and placed it on there. He wasnt sure why, but the moment made him feel like a real part of their family. Like he was really Wills boyfriend and one day Joyce would be his mother in law, and Hopper would be his father in law, and El and Jonathan would be his in-law siblings. If Will and Chance were able to get married in the future. But it wouldnt matter either way. Everyone would understand it just the same.
He couldn't help but cry as he placed it on the tree, he walked back over to Will on the couch and cuddled up to his side. Will pulled a blanket over them and ran his arm over Chances shoulder and rubbed circles into his back. The holiday meant alot to everyone in their own ways. Hopper put the star on the top of the tree and everyone cheered as it lit up, before they started a new christmas movie. Will stil rubbing circles into his back, but Chance had laid down on his side with his head in Wills lap. Chance dozed off with one of Wills hands in his hair and the other rubbing circles on his back. Everyone was in their pajamas and it was warm inside. It was a day he never wanted to forget.
-
"Hey Chance I think were gonna head out!" Lucas called, his voice slightly hushed as Will was still sound asleep on Chances chest.
"Oh okay hold on let me wake up, Will. He would be sad if you guys left without him getting to say goodbye." Chance said, adjusting to sit up, Will was now sitting against his chest, somehow still asleep. He nudged his arm, "Hey picasso," he whsipered a few times, until Will finally stirred awake.
"hmm wassup?" He mumbled, coming out of sleep. Chance almost melted at how adorable he was.
"Everyone's leaving they want to say bye." Chance said, laughing a little at Wills brief confusion as he came to.
"Oh...okay hold on." He said, now more awake, as he sat up and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes. Dustin was putting his shoes on, and Lucas was helping Max put on her coat. Will stood up, sleepily and walked over to the three of them and extended his arms out, "I love you guys, be careful biking home. Radio when you get home, kay?"
The three of them took turns hugging him, and El, with each of them waving to Chance as well. They werent really at the point of hugging yet, and that was fine with Chance. He didn't expect them to hug him or anything, he felt that it would be weird if they did so early on.
After a weird hug with Dustin and El, Dustin pulled the front door shut behind him and it was just the three of them home. Jonathan was spending Christmas Eve with Nancy and the Wheelers, then he would be home tommorow morning.
"What do you guys want to do?" El asks, already bored again.
"sleep" Will says, sitting back beside Chance and pulling the blanket up to his shoulders.
Chance looks down at him with concern, "Are you okay?"
"yeah 'm okay, just didnt sleep much last night" He says, nuzzling into Chances side, then he continues, "You guys should do something though" before he closes his eyes and tries to go back to sleep.
El shrugs, "Do you want to watch a movie?"
"The princess bride?" Chance asks, smiling since he already knows it what she wants to watch, and he likes it too so he doesnt mind. It will forever be his and Wills movie, and he wouldnt have it any other way. She nods excitedly and inserts the VHS tape, before running back over to the couch and getting underneath a blanket as well.
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A few hours later, it was night time, Joyce and Hopper were home and everyone was laying down for bed.
Chance was there almost everyday, and spent the night quite frequently. Sometimes Chance would be about to leave the house and Will would ask him if he wanted to stay, which Chance could never tell Will no, even if he wanted to. But he loved sleeping beside Will. Their sleepovers had gotten so frequent that Joyce bought Will a bigger bed, now a full sized one, which gave them enough room. Though they didnt always spread out, alot of nights, they found themselves tangled up together.
Tonight was another one of those nights, Chance changed into his pajamas, along with Will, and they climbed into the bed, meeting eachother underneath the covers.
"Are you excited for Christmas?" Will asked, sleepiness leaking from his voice.
"I am excited. Are you sure it wont be weird though? I mean I feel like Christmas is a family thing, should I really be there?"
Will scooched closer into his side and wrapped his arms around Chance. "Of course you should be there. We all want you there."
Chance smiled and hugged Will tightly, "Thankyou..for everything."
"There is nothing to thank me for," Will says, backing up a little to see Chance better.
"Hmm fine if you say so," He trails off, placing a kiss on Wills lips. Will pushes into it, deepening the kiss into a sleepy, but passionate one. Chance slightly sits up and wraps his hands around Wills neck, before they pull apart to breathe for a second. But Chance quickly finds Wills chin and starts trailing kisses down his neck, spending extra time on his moles.
Will gasps as the hot air tickles his neck, and places his hands in Chances dark, black hair, pushing himself into his lap. Chance turns to face the door, making sure the door is locked, before pulling Wills shirt off over his head. He contines where he stopped, pressing warm and wet kisses into Wills skin. He reaches his collar bone and starts leaving small marks along his skin, leaving Will breathless.
He continues to leave love bites across his chest, until Will pushes him back against the headboard, now taking the lead as he kisses Chance passionately, he takes pulls his shirt over his head and does the same thing he had done to Will, leaving blotches and spots across his collarbone and chest. When Will went back to a spot, Chance pulled him back up and kissed him again, until they pulled apart breathless.
They stared at eachother for a moment, both tracing over the marks they had left on the other.
"Well I guess we" Chance starts, sounding breathless, but pauses when Will meets his gaze, after a moment he continues, "we should probably stop. Your family loves to walk in at the worst moments. I dont want to be banned from sleepovers." He says, softly, a hint of sadness filling his voice as he stared at Will, his lips red and swollen from kissing. God, he was beautiful.
"You're right." Will finally admits, looking defeated, but still breathless, "You just look..so beautiful.." He says, while thumbing Chances swollen lip. Chance cant help but jump foward and kiss Will more, and Will hums into his mouth, the feeling of Chances warm hands on his back causing his stomach to flutter with butterflies.
Chance laughs, and breaks the kiss, "Okay yep we definitely need to stop now." But his hands remain on Wills back.
"Aww but im really enjoying this!" Will whines, thumbing at a red mark on Chances collarbone.
"Oh I can tell!" Chance teases, chuckling, "And if you dont stop making those noises, then everyone in the house will also be able to tell!"
"But its Christmas, Chance. Cant I have this one present?" He says, before placing a kiss onto Chances lips. Chance hums in response but pulls away and laughs.
"Its actually Christmas Eve!" He laughs and Will groans, "Aw come on! This could be your present to me! Just keep kissing me!"
Chance goes silent for a second, thinking, then he hums with a smirk, "Okay fine! Lay down." He says, and Will eagerly lays back down beside him. He smiles and grabs Wills chin, before pressing a quick kiss to his lips. Then he reaches over to Wills nightstand and turns the lamp off, chuckling. He pulls his shirt back on, and throws Wills at him.
"Merry Christmas." He whispers, looking at Will, before opening his arms for Will to lay in. But Will just stares at him with a straight face, before pulling his shirt back on, covering up the evidence of Chance's kisses
"What not happy with your gift?" Chance laughs, teasingly.
Will whines, but scooches closer to him until Chances arms are wrapped around him, and he smiles.
"No I loved it. Thank you." Will says, smiling into Chances neck, feeling giddy now.
"Anytime, Angel" Chance says, smiling as he runs his fingers up and down Wills back.
Will giggles, his cheeks tinted light pink in the dark, "Angel?"
Chance nods, "Suits you."
"Merry Christmas Chance" Will whispered, before they dozed off together in the warmth of eachothers arms, both feeling completely and inexplicably happy inside.
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The next morning, El woke the two of them up, urging them with excitement to get up. They sleepily stumbled out of the bed together, and joined everyone else in the living room, the sun had already risen and Hopper was in the kitchen cooking breakfast.
Will and Jonathan hugged, and he talked about how it was at the wheelers and how school had been since he last saw Will. Chance went over to shake his hand, but Jonathan laughed and hugged him instead, wishing him a merry Christmas
Joyce grabbed her camcorder and started recording when she told them they could open up their gifts. El handed everyone there designated gifts, just a few each. Chance watched happily as she handed Will his, but he froze when she handed him two presents.
"Oh-but..Thankyou so much, you shouldnt have" Chance finally stuttered out, as tears fell down his face. Joyce leaned down and hugged him tightly, "Of course sweetheart. Merry Christmas!" Then she ruffled Wills hair with a smile and walked back over to the couch.
They all began opening their gifts, Jonathans face lighting up as he unwrapped a brand new camera, along with a shirt and poster from his favorite band.
El squealed when she opened a VHS that read "The Princess Bride" Joyce smiled, "Now, you wont have to keep renting it from the video store! You can watch it whenever you want!"
Will opened a new box of paint, with new shades to replace his old worn out ones, and a few blank canvases. He ran over to his mom to hug her, thanking her for the paint and canvases. Chance apprehensively unwrapped his gifts, but started crying when he seen that Joyce had gotten him a cookbook, with over three hundred recipes, and inside was a note written from her, "So we can cook together more often. Merry Christmas!"
He cried and set the book down, before walking over to her and hugging her. She rubbed his back as he sobbed into her shirt, thanking her again and again. She was everything that his mom wasn't. She actually cared. And it meant so much to Chance.
After he had calmed down he went and sat back down beside Will, who grabbed his hand and rubbed his thumb on Chance's hand. He opened his other gift, trying not too cry again, Inside was a framed picture, the one that El had taken the day before, when their friends were there. It was the two of them sleeping on the couch, Chances arm over Wills back, and the other hand, dangling off the couch, holding Wills hand.
And the paintings they had done of eachother when they first started talking. Chance gasped as he looked at them, "How did you get these? I thought these were in the art room!"
"They were already graded so I was allowed to take them home." Will explained, and pulled Chances hand up to his face, before smiling and kissing the knuckle of his ring finger. Chance blushes and smiles back at him, as well sets their hands back down.
"Oh El! You have another gift!" Joyce calls, shifting the camera from Will and Chance to El. El smiles and reaches for her other gift and opens it up. She looks up at Joyce with cofusion when she pulls out a small purple collar, that had name tag attatched that read "Waffles."
"Is there a note?" Joyce asks, sounding confused, but Will watches as Jonthan shoots him a look and he starts smiling, before whispering something in a confused Chances ear.
El nods and pulls out a note and reads it, "Ask dad for Waffles" She looks up, confused and Hopper walks into the living room after taking breakfast off the stove.
"Dad can I have waffles?" El says, sounding confused and not sure why the note is telling her to ask for waffles.
Hopper smiles, "Sure hold on one second," then he walks off and disappears down the hallway. El looks to Joyce and Will but both of them shrug. Jonathan stifles his laughter.
"Alright El, I got you Waffles, like you wanted" Hopper says, reentering the room, but now he was holding something.
El looks up and immediately slaps her hand over her mouth and squeals. "Oh my god! No way!" Hopper walks over to her and hands her a small yorkie dog, still a puppy.
She smiles and takes the puppy from him, gently holding him in her arms. She opens the collar and then latches it onto his neck. "Hi Waffles!" she whispers, and Waffles licks her hand.
"Thank you guys!" She exclaims to Joyce and Hopper, before setting Waffles down so he could move around. Will, Jonathan and Chance all move to sit in a circle around Waffles with El. They play with him while Joyce and Hopper cuddle together on the couch, watching their family enjoy their christmas.
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After an hour and a half, breakfast had been eaten, Jonathan and El were playing the nintendo, competing to see who would have the most wins, Will was sitting with Chance, reading another spiderman comic, while Chance was playing with the puppy. Hopper had just gotten up from where he and joyce were sitting when he returned with a mixtape that he inserted into their stereo. Suddenly "Shes got you" by Patsy Cline started playing.
Hopper walked over to her and extended his arm out to her, she smiled and took it and he pulled her into the open area, where they started slowdancing to the music. She looped her hands around his neck, with his around her waist.
El, Jonathan, and Will smiled as their parents danced together, for the first time in a long time. It was nice seeing them together. After a moment, El and Jonathan went back to playing the game. Chance's gaze, however, lingered on the two of them. Then without saying anything, he stood up and smiled at Will, and extended his hand out to him, the same way Hopper had done to Joyce. Will smiled at him and took his hand.
It was one of their favorite things, dancing together. They had done it a few times, but not much. Now, Chance pulled Will to the open floor, where Joyce and Hopper were, and stopped beside them. He smiled at Will as he pressed his hands onto Chances shoulders, but not looping them around, and Chance wrapped his arms around Wills back. They started swaying together to the slow music, and Will layed his head on Chances shoulder, bringing the two of them closer together, and they both closed their eyes.
Hopper and Joyce smiled at the two of them, and the two couples continued to sway. Unbeknownst to the them, Jonathan had picked up Joyces cam-corder and filmed the two couples dancing together to the music. El watched them, holding Waffles, in awe.
"Merry Christmas, Chance." Will whispered, as they continued to gently sway from side to side.
"Merry Christmas, Will." Chance responded, relaxed, before pressing a quick, but loving kiss to Wills lips, gaining a wolf whistle from Jonathan, causing everyone to laugh.
"El, do you want to dance with me?" Jonathan asks her, setting down the camera. She smiles in return, "sure!"
They join their parents and brother and dance along to the music together as well. Jonathan showed her where to place her hands and how to sway along to the song, El was thankful for her brothers, because she knew they would always be there for her. And they would always make sure she was happy. She would do anything for them, and she was glad that they would do the same.
They all danced to the slow music knowing that things would never be normal for them, but it didnt matter as long as they all had eachother. The snow began to gently fall outside, but it was nothing compared to the warmth inside.
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