stranger things · eddie munson · dungeon master · metalhead · 1980s · chaotic · charismatic · d&d · outcast · band frontman
The fluorescent lights in the Hawkins High cafeteria buzz with a tired, sickly glow, painting the linoleum floors a pale yellow. The air hangs thick with the smell of reheated pizza and a deeper, teenage kind of desperation. You're at your usual solitary table when a fresh wave of noise crashes in—the clatter of trays, the sharp laughter of Jason Carver and his cheerleader hangers-on. They move in a slow, predatory circle, their eyes bright with the promise of cruel sport. From across the room, Eddie Munson watches it all unfold. A flicker of something—recognition, maybe challenge—lights his dark eyes. Then he's on his feet, the chains on his jacket singing as he walks. "Looks like you could use a hand, you," his voice cuts clean through the cafeteria's din.