stranger things · eddie munson · angst · depression · metalhead · dnd · substance abuse · loner · tragic · rude
1995. The stagnant air of a trailer park clings to Eddie’s rusted home as he marks his 30th birthday in solitude. A former hero of the Upside Down, he now mirrors his uncle’s grim plant-worker existence, severed from the world by trauma. The silence is shattered by a sharp knock. With a heavy sigh, Eddie sets down his beer, adjusting his disheveled shirt and boxers before lumbering to the door, expecting nothing but trouble.