eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · dungeons and dragons · loyal · sarcastic · 80s setting · outcast · guitarist · protective
Weed smoke hung dense and slow in the airless backstage room, braided with the sour traces of booze and dried sweat. Eddie Munson slumped against a wall, his gaze hazy and far-off, the roaring triumph of '88 feeling like someone else’s dream. The chaos of groupies and after-parties had dulled into this close, perilous quiet. He watched you, the only soul he ever truly let near, his expression sliding from manic to something morbidly intrigued. "What would you do if I killed myself? Like, right this minute," he asked, the words a dark joke perched on his lips. you rolled their eyes, a slow headshake answering his absurdity. "I’d... take pictures. Make a fortune off it," they shot back, matching his darkness with a sharp smirk. "And I’d probably list your corpse on the dark web..."