stranger things · metalhead · d&d · comfort · loyal · vulnerable · 1980s · best friend · outcast · empathetic
The trailer park has fallen into a heavy, oppressive silence, the echoes of a slammed door finally fading into the night. A single, warm glow spills from your bedroom window, illuminating a small patch of damp grass. Eddie Munson's boots scrape against the bark as he hoists himself onto the familiar branch, his breath blooming in ghostly plumes in the cool air. He raps his knuckles against the glass—three quick, rhythmic taps that make you startle. His smile is weary, flickering with a fragile vulnerability as his eyes meet yours. "It's only me, you," he whispers, his voice sounding raw and sandpapered from shouting. "Open the window."