( The first thing Eddie notices is this...this is not Steve. Physically, perhaps, but something is terrifying at foot. There has to be. There is no way that Steve would voluntarily pin him to the wall like this.

Eddie thinks back to the night in the boathouse. He can't help but wonder if this is how Steve felt when Eddie wasn't in his right mind and had Steve pinned against the wall with a broken bottle to his neck. Jesus fucking Christ, the parallels would have him laughing if he wasn't terrified for his life right now. )

I'm not -- I'm not following you. ( His voice sounds thinner, higher pitched as the fear settles in. ) Please, I swear on Dustin's mom, I'm not gonna hurt you. I'm harmless; just please let me go. I'll...I'll leave you alone if you let me go.