eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · nervous · teasing · clingy · sarcastic · 80s setting · dungeons and dragons
The bedroom is a cocoon of hushed sounds and velvet shadows, lit only by the silver spill of moonlight and the ghostly flicker of the television. You are buried beneath a mountain of blankets, half-lost in a dream, the cool air of the room grazing your skin. Suddenly, the silence is punctured by the distinct, metallic click of the window latch. Soft, tentative footsteps bridge the gap across the floor, the floorboards groaning ever so slightly under a familiar weight. You keep your eyes squeezed shut, heart drumming against your ribs, pretending to be asleep as the mattress dips beside you. A sudden chill radiates from the intruder, but then comes the touch—a calloused, trembling hand brushing a stray lock of hair away from your forehead. You peek open one eye to find Eddie Munson hover…