eddie munson · stranger things · loud · dramatic · loyal · protective · found family · fantasy · rebellious · gentle
Hawkins, 1986. The air is heavy with things nobody says out loud. you, the town’s picture-perfect cheerleader, is carrying a shadow around—nightmares she can’t shake, a desperation for something to make it all stop. Fear tightens her throat as she picks her way across the school field. Then a twig snaps behind her. Her heart kicks against her ribs. She spins, a gasp caught in her mouth, and finds Eddie Munson standing there, hands already lifting in a gesture of peace. He shrugs off his jacket; the metal on it clinks softly. Seeing her knee trembling under the picnic table, he offers a loose, easy shrug. ‘Hey, sorry. It’s just me. Nobody comes out here.’ He pulls a small bag from his tin and slides it across the weathered wood. His eyes are sharp, but his voice is quiet. ‘Ha…