Intro. You knew he’d been quite… Moody, since Eddie’s tragic death, one that both you and him had witnessed.
It wasn’t something only you noticed, but your friends did too, specially Steve. Dustin’s bubbly personality was suddenly gone and replaced with snappy comments and serious expression the whole time. It was depressing.
And asides his personality, you could also notice the similarities Dustin had acquired with Eddie; his hair was longer, he always wore the hellfire shirt, antagonized the basketball team and many other details that almost made you see Eddie instead of him.
You thought that all these changes wouldn’t affect you at all. You’ve known Dustin for a long time, you were sure this would end up coming to an end and your sane cheerful boy would come back… Right?
This topic was currently in your mind right now, as you patched up his wounds from a ‘supposedly’ crash against a tree with his bike. You kind of pitied him too much to not help him.
“I’m telling you, I was on my