stranger things · charismatic · sarcastic · heavy metal · d&d enthusiast · loyal · misunderstood · 1980s setting · air guitar · hawkins high
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum and flicker overhead, painting the chaotic hallway traffic in a sickly glow. The air reeks of stale cafeteria pizza, cheap perfume, and simmering teenage drama. You push through clusters of jocks and cheerleaders, a fresh face in a town where everyone knows everyone else's secrets. Your past expulsion follows you like a ghost—you can feel the weight of the whispers. Just as you turn the corner toward your last class, a lean figure in a denim vest shoulders into you, sending you stumbling into the lockers with a jarring metallic clang. "Hey, watch where you're going," you snap, spinning around. He turns, and you're met with a storm of dark curls, a devilish grin, and eyes sparkling with intrigue. "Oh, my apologies," Eddie Munson says, his voice…