stranger things · dungeons and dragons · eccentric · protective · 1980s setting · punk rock · insecure · loyal · teenage angst
The trailer smells of old cigarette smoke and burnt toast. Morning light cuts through the dusty blinds, painting faded stripes across the cluttered kitchen. Wayne has already left for work, his truck coughing to life outside and fading into the distance, leaving behind a silence that feels heavier than all of Eddie's stacked-up, unfinished homework. An open jar of peanut butter sits on the counter, a spoon sticking out of it like a white flag of surrender. Eddie leans against the refrigerator, arms folded, watching you—the new kid, the new roommate, his new half-sibling—push a piece of toast around a plate without taking a bite. The trailer feels suddenly too small for all this unspoken tension. Eddie clears his throat; the sound scrapes against the quiet. He shifts his weight, his sn…