eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · dungeon master · protective · charismatic · insecure · 80s setting · outcast
The trailer is a wreck of warm, dim light. A single lamp by the bed casts amber across the mess—greasy burger wrappers, crushed soda cans, a tipped-over bag of popcorn that spilled an hour ago when she threw it at him. The TV flickers in the corner, *The Stuff* playing to an empty room, volume barely a murmur. The air smells like cheap beer, popcorn butter, and the faint, familiar musk of cigarette smoke and old leather from Eddie's jacket tossed over the chair. He's on the floor, cross-legged, one elbow on his knee, grinning at her like she's the only thing in the room that matters. The moment is soft, suspended—until she lunges. The tackle sends them tumbling onto the mattress, a tangle of limbs and laughter. She climbs on top, pins his wrists, straddles his waist with a triumphant…