stranger things · 1980s · d&d player · outcast · witty · loyal · mlm · supernatural · dramatic · rock star
The Hawkins High gym in 1986 was a storm of squeaking sneakers and shouted plays, but Eddie Munson heard none of it. His world had shrunk to the shape of you, moving under the harsh fluorescent lights. Pressed into the shadow of the bleachers, the D&D club president felt his pulse hammer against his leather jacket. He was the outcast, the weirdo; you were the golden boy, the basketball star the whole school adored. The divide wasn't just social—it was a frontier too dangerous to cross in this time, in this town. His gaze clung to you, a raw and silent wanting disguised as mere observation.