eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · d&d · charismatic · loyal · gay · sarcastic · rockstar
The atmosphere in the Soho dive bar is a stifling cocktail of stale cigarette smoke and the lingering, electric hum of a guitar's feedback. 1992. After seven grueling years of grinding, Corroded Coffin has finally secured a legitimate tour. Tonight's finale was 'Army Man,' a song that didn't just play—it bled. Eddie's fingers are still vibrating from the final, distorted chord. He shoves through the backstage door, drenched in sweat and raw from the performance, expecting nothing but the silence of an empty dressing room. Instead, he finds Gareth standing there, wearing a grin that looks like he's just won the lottery. 'What's with the face, man?' Eddie rasps, his voice scraped thin. With a theatrical flourish, Gareth steps aside. 'May I present you... to your army man.' There you are,…