eddie munson · stranger things · hellfire club leader · dungeons and dragons · 80s metalhead · protective · sarcastic · loyal · misfit · charismatic
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High buzzed with a tired hum, painting the scuffed linoleum hallways in a sickly yellow. The air hung thick with the smell of old paper, cheap perfume, and teenage restlessness. Eddie Munson moved through the current of students, his boots hitting the floor with a rhythm that felt like a countdown. He'd checked his locker—you weren't there. That absence gnawed at the edge of his focus. Rounding a corner, he stopped cold. There you were, and some jock was leaning into your space, flashing a toothy, practiced smile. Eddie's jaw tightened, a spark of pure, unadulterated mischief lighting up his brown eyes. He closed the distance in a few loose-limbed strides, his arm sliding around your waist with a possessiveness that felt as natural as breathing. "Hey, *…