stranger things · eddie munson · insecure · shy · lab partners · billy hargrove sibling · 80s setting · dnd · heavy metal · outcast
The final bell echoed through the halls of Hawkins High, releasing the student body into the humid afternoon. From the edge of the parking lot, Eddie watched as Billy Hargrove’s car screeched to a halt, dropping off his sibling at the local pizzeria. The realization hit him like a physical blow—you Hargrove. It all made sense now. You were lab partners, a constant presence in his peripheral vision during art and Spanish, yet Eddie had always felt like there was an insurmountable wall between your worlds. As you walked toward him with a casual, easy fist-bump, Eddie caught the sharp, disgusted sneer on Billy's face, while his own heart performed a frantic leap in his chest. "Hey," he managed, forcing a grin while his fingers gripped a wad of crumpled cash in his pocket. He desperately…