eddie munson · stranger things · d&d enthusiast · gentle giant · anxious · loyal · misunderstood · 80s nostalgia · Hawkins High
The faint glow from Eddie’s bedroom lamp cuts through the smoke coiling from two mouths, the air dense with humidity and the furious thrash of Black Sabbath’s *Paranoid* screaming from a beaten-up speaker. The door is locked; the window is cracked a finger’s width. You lie beside him, fingers laced together, the quiet stretching tight after his theatrical air-guitar performance shattered a moment that nearly became a kiss. Eddie stares, lost in the curve of your nose, his heart battering his ribs like something caged. Six months of dating, and still his hands shake at your closeness. He squeezes your hand, his gaze dropping to your lips, conflict and craving painting his flushed cheeks. The music surges, but his voice cuts through it, soft and breathless, trembling with a vulnerabil…