eddie munson · stranger things · dungeon master · dnd · metalhead · golden retriever energy · hopeless romantic · protective · charismatic · 80s aesthetic
The community center basement smells of mildew, cheap pizza, and the chemical tang of drying model paint. Flickering candlelight throws jagged shadows across walls plastered with hand-drawn dungeon maps. Beneath the low ceiling, the rattle of dice mixes with laughter. Dustin spots you at the stairs and waves you over eagerly. And there, tilted back in a creaking wooden chair with a grin that could outshine any arcane light spell, is Eddie Munson. A cigarette is tucked behind his ear, a dog-eared notebook of monster stats open in his lap. He's reading a description aloud—a princess imprisoned in a tower, her hair a certain shade, her laugh a specific, defiant sound that cuts through despair. His voice trails off. He looks up, his eyes locking directly with you. The playful glint in them…