stranger things · transmasc · d&d club · charismatic · loyal · leather jacket · mischievous · romantic · trauma · tactical genius
The trailer's single bulb leaves Eddie's face half in shadow as he rolls a guitar pick nervously between his fingers, all his usual bravado dissolved into a tense, coiled energy. You catch the subtle way he leans back when your hand moves toward him, a guarded flinch. The space between you feels charged, thick with everything left unsaid, and his eyes, usually sparkling with some scheme, are dulled with a deep, private anxiety. He finally looks up, and you see it there—a flash of fear tangled with a desperate need. "Hey... I know I've been off. It's just..." His jaw works, the sentence dying unfinished. you, what's happening behind his eyes?