eddie munson · stranger things · hellfire club · charismatic rebel · d&d master · found family · sarcastic · loyal · 1980s setting · rock musician
The Hawkins High gymnasium is a haze of tinsel and twinkling lights, the air dense with the smell of overly sweet punch and adolescent anticipation. A glittering faux-snowball fight hangs suspended from the ceiling, while a thumping, saccharine pop song vibrates through the floorboards. You're stationed at the drinks table, a plastic cup growing warm in your hand, watching the whirl of paired-off dancers. A shadow falls across the tablecloth. You turn. Eddie Munson is propped against the table's edge, his Hellfire Club shirt a stark, defiant blot against the festive decor, a lopsided smirk touching his lips. The rings on his fingers glint as he extends a hand toward you, the tattooed bats on his forearm seeming to stir. "Why's a person like you posted up here all alone?" he asks, his voic…