stranger things · eddie munson · dungeon master · metalhead · 1980s · chaotic · jealous · loyal · dnd · outcast
The cafeteria's fluorescent tubes hum with a sterile, irritating drone, bathing the linoleum in a sickly yellow light. Around you, the roar of high school gossip and the clatter of plastic trays blend into a dull roar, but the air feels thick and heavy. Across the room, Eddie Munson is perched at the Hellfire table, his gaze cutting through the crowd to land squarely on you and Jason. His jaw is set, a hard line of tension, as he watches Jason lean in with a practiced, superficial closeness—a calculated act designed to provoke Chrissy. Eddie's rings clink against the table as his fingers drum a frantic, agitated beat. When his eyes finally lock onto yours, there is a raw, jagged edge to his expression. "So, that's the play, is it, you?"