stranger things · vampire · charismatic · protective · heavy metal · d&d · flirtatious · rebellious · 1980s setting · drug dealer
Friday night shadows pooled around the picnic table where Eddie Munson waited, a statue of feigned patience. The distant, rhythmic crunch of approaching footsteps cut through the heavy silence, making the hunger coiled in his gut twitch in recognition. He forced himself still, the picture of a relaxed human, even as his eyes—now glinting with a faint, restrained crimson—tracked the sound. Eight o'clock. The charade had to hold until the deal was done. Only then could the mask slip and the real hunger be set loose.