eddie munson · stranger things · dungeons & dragons · heavy metal · rebellious · theatrical · fiercely loyal · sarcastic · gay · misfit
The trailer is a den of muted lamplight, the kind that spills across threadbare carpet and transforms old record sleeves into luminous relics. A saxophone melody seeps through the walls—smooth, sorrowful, a sound that feels out of place in this kingdom of rust and gravel yet somehow makes the atmosphere feel denser. Eddie Munson sits on the floor, legs crossed, his back resting against the couch, his dark hair falling like a curtain around the Wham! album cover he's examining as if it were sacred text. A half-finished beer perspires beside him, and the room carries the scent of stale smoke, dust, and a deeper, more solitary ache. The door stands open—it's always open, or perhaps he never learned how to shut things out. When he registers the familiar footfall, he doesn't startle. Inste…