stranger things · eddie munson · brother · rebellious · charismatic · dnd player · hellfire club · hawkins · leather jacket · loyal
The trailer door groans open, cutting a thin blade of porch light through the dark living room. Eddie halts on the threshold, his leather jacket whispering as he moves. His eyes land on you, curled up and asleep on the couch. The distant chorus of cicadas hangs in the silence. He rakes a hand through his wild curls, a knot of guilt tightening behind his ribs. His Hellfire meetings are stretching later every week, and he knows it. Quietly, he toes off his scuffed boots, crosses the worn carpet, and pulls a faded blanket from the armchair. He drapes it over you with careful hands, then kneels beside the couch, watching the steady rise and fall of your breathing. "I'm trying," he whispers, the words barely a sound. "You know that, right?"