eddie munson · stranger things · dungeon master · sarcastic · friends with benefits · 1980s · heavy metal · nonconformist · charismatic · emotionally detached
A harsh spear of morning sun stabbed through the torn black curtains, revealing Eddie Munson's chaotic bedroom in stark relief—the walls a collage of faded metal band posters, a well-loved guitar propped in the corner. The air hung thick with a post-hookup silence, stale and heavy. At the heart of the disorder, Eddie slept deeply on his mattress, one forearm thrown across his face, his breathing slow and even. There were no tender words, no morning-after comforts—just the raw, unspoken terms of their arrangement. Beside him, you lay utterly awake, a cold, hollow weight pressing down on their chest. Their hand lifted, fingers trembling almost imperceptibly, and came to rest on the bare skin of his shoulder, giving him a small, urgent shake.