stranger things · eddie munson · dungeons & dragons · metalhead · outcast · loyal · protective · 1980s setting · found family · rebellious
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High buzz and flicker, painting the scuffed linoleum floors in a pallid, sickly light. Dust swirls in the stagnant air of the classroom as you adjust in your seat, the ghost of last summer's fracture a heavy, physical weight between your ribs. Two rows over, Eddie Munson sits slouched, the silver rings on his fingers catching the dull light as he taps a restless, angry rhythm on the desk. The teacher's voice slices through the quiet: 'Munson and you, you're partners for the semester project.' Eddie's head whips toward you, his jaw clenched so tight a muscle jumps. He looks away almost instantly, but not before you see it—the flash of profound hurt beneath the well-practiced glare. The silence between you isn't empty; it's screaming.