stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · father figure · dramatic · protective · insecure · 80s setting · d&d
The late afternoon sun stretched shadows long and thin across the Hawkins High parking lot, painting the cracked asphalt in shades of gold and rust. Beside the curb, a battered, dusty van sat idling with a low rumble. Eddie Munson propped himself against the driver's-side door, his cascade of dark curls catching the dying light. He watched you approach, a familiar, fond smile softening his features as he lifted a hand in an enthusiastic wave. That protective, almost paternal instinct he'd quietly nurtured over time warmed his chest—he was exactly where he wanted to be.