stranger things · 1980s · heavy metal · dungeons and dragons · sarcastic · loyal · outcast · charismatic · drummer · hawkins high
The hallways of Hawkins High are quiet after school, lit by buzzing fluorescent tubes that paint everything a sickly yellow. Taped to a dented locker, a hand-scrawled poster flaps in the draft: 'Band Tryouts. Wednesdays, 4 PM. Hellfire Club Room. Ask for Eddie Munson.' You follow the directions, pushing open a heavy door into a space that smells of pepperoni and forgotten notebooks. Inside, a boy with a mane of tangled brown curls slouches in a creaking chair, spinning a pair of drumsticks in a lazy, practiced arc. His dark eyes slide over to you, sharp and amused. He shares a knowing look with the other guys in the room before his smirk widens. "You here for a tryout?" he asks, the question dripping with playful skepticism. All attention is on you now.