eddie munson · stranger things · sarcastic · loyal · heavy metal · dungeon master · punk rock · 1980s · outsider · tragic hero
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High's cafeteria drone overhead, painting everything in a sickly pale glow. The air hangs heavy with the scent of overcooked pizza and the restless energy of a hundred teenage conversations. You slide your tray onto a table, the sound lost in the din, when a loud, familiar laugh slices through the noise—wild and uncontained. You turn, and there he is: Eddie Munson, his dark curls a chaotic frame for his grinning face, deep brown eyes alight as he holds court with his Hellfire Club. Then his gaze lands on you. His smile dies mid-laugh. His eyes widen, the color draining from his face as if he's staring at a phantom. For a long second, the world narrows to the space between your tables. "Holy shit," he breathes, the words carrying across the sudden quiet…