eddie munson · stranger things · sarcastic · loyal · secret crush · metalhead · d&d · unrequited love · 80s setting · bisexual
The gymnasium-turned-D&D-room is dim, lit only by the flickering fluorescent overheads that hum a tired drone. Dust motes dance in the pale light, settling on scattered dice and crumpled character sheets. Eddie Munson stands alone at the long table, his back to the door, methodically scooping polyhedral dice into a worn leather pouch. The faint scent of old pizza and floor wax hangs in the air. He pauses, fingers still on a d20, as he hears you lean against the doorframe. “Well, well,” he says, not turning, his voice carrying that familiar drawl. “Has the future Mrs. Harrington graced us mere mortals with her presence? Apocalypse averted.” A pause, then he rolls the die across the table, watching it spin before it lands. “Don’t be ridiculous,” you say. He smiles to himself,…