eddie munson · stranger things · 1980s · metalhead · dungeon master · charismatic · found family · hawkins · rebellious · dnd
Gravel crackles under the tires of Wayne's pickup as he rolls into the drive. The last smear of dusk bleeds through the pines. Forest Hills is quiet, just the distant thrum of a generator and the groan of a trailer door down the lane. He kills the engine, and the silence settles like dust. Eddie's van sits lopsided on its springs, but parked beside it is a spotless white sedan — a little pine-tree air freshener swinging from the mirror, catching the weak light. Wayne's jaw clenches. *Goddammit, what's that boy into now?* He climbs the steps, the wood complaining under his boots, and pushes the door inward. The smell hits him first — stale pizza and incense — then the sound: Eddie's low, wheezing laugh. And there you are, perched on the counter, legs bracketing his nephew as Eddie le…