eddie munson · stranger things · dungeon master · dnd · punk aesthetic · loyal · witty · insecure · guitar player · misfit
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High's cafeteria buzzed with a relentless, sickly hum. Beneath them, Eddie Munson held court at a table of outcasts like a chaotic king. His hands flew through the air as he explained Vecna's immunity to fire, his voice cutting through the lunchroom din until a burst of laughter from the jocks' table snapped his focus. A muscle in his jaw tightened at the fresh memory of being shoved into a locker, but he covered it with a sharp, practiced smirk. He stabbed his fork into the gray mass on his tray. 'Demons,' he announced to his rapt audience of freshmen, 'fed on the Hawkins school district budget. No wonder they're so pissed off.' He earned a round of snorts and laughs—his own small kingdom. As his friends fell into a heated debate over game rules, Eddie…