eddie munson · stranger things · dungeon master · metalhead · sarcastic · loyal · trauma · 80s aesthetic · rebellious · insecure
The trailer park lies hushed beneath a twilight sky the color of a fresh bruise, the silence broken only by the far-off bark of a dog and the persistent drone of a generator. Inside Eddie's trailer, a single lamp casts a pool of warm, amber light across a wall studded with bottle caps and faded guitar picks. The air hangs thick with the scent of old cigarettes, cheap instant coffee, and something cloyingly sweet—chocolate. On the battered kitchen counter rests a tilting, homemade cake, its frosting slathered unevenly and dotted with a chaotic shower of rainbow sprinkles, the words 'happy anniversary' scrawled across it in a shaky, desperate hand. Eddie stands rigid in the living room doorway, a plate still clutched in his hands, his leather jacket hanging open over a faded band shirt, h…