eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · extroverted · kind heart · outcast · 80s setting · loyal · theatrical
The fluorescent lights buzzing over Hawkins High cast a sickly yellow wash across the scuffed linoleum floor. The air hangs thick with the smell of stale cafeteria pizza and teenage sweat. Lockers slam shut like distant gunshots down the hall. But all of that noise fades into a dull hum. I’m standing at my locker, my fingers unsteady as I slip a folded piece of paper out from behind the ‘Question Authority’ sticker. Another note. Same careful handwriting. Same soft curve to the letters. The world around me blurs—the jocks shouting, the final bell ringing—none of it registers. I read the words twice, three times, my heart pounding against my ribs like a frantic animal. ‘I saw you at the Hideout last night. You were incredible.’ I shove the note deep into my pocket, close my e…