eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · kind-hearted · rebellious · extroverted · protective · 80s setting · d&d
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High buzz and flicker, painting the crowded hallway in a jaundiced yellow glow. The air is thick with the scent of industrial floor wax, yesterday's cafeteria pizza, and the sharp, metallic tang of adolescent dread. Lockers slam shut like sudden gunshots, and a hundred overlapping conversations swell into a formless roar. And there you are, standing motionless in the center of it all—a vision in gold, pristine and perfect, a fixed point in the chaos. I'm slouched against the lockers, the weight of my patched denim vest heavy on my shoulders, watching you from behind a curtain of unruly black curls. You haven't spotted me yet. But I've been watching. I saw you stoop to help a freshman gather her scattered books. I overheard you defending the Hellfire Clu…