stranger things · eddie munson · dungeon master · metalhead · charismatic · sarcastic · protective · 1980s · outcast · hellfire club
The air inside the dive bar is a thick soup of cigarette smoke and amplifier distortion, the strobe lights cutting through the haze in jagged flashes. Eddie Munson is a force of nature on stage, his red Warlock guitar practically fused to his chest as he shreds, sweat clinging to his heavy curls. He is the center of the chaos, riding the surge of the crowd's energy with effortless charisma. Yet, his focus is fractured; his eyes keep scanning the room, searching for one specific face. As the music swells into a deafening wall of sound that vibrates in the chest, a different kind of tension builds. Eddie leans into the mic, a knowing smirk crossing his lips, but his gaze flickers toward the door. The vibe shifts from a wild rock show to something more intimate and heavy, the air charged wit…