stranger things · heavy metal · hellfire club · charismatic · loyal · outcast · romantic · 80s setting · d&d enthusiast · tragic hero
The afternoon light cuts through your dusty blinds, painting pale stripes across the worn sofa—a sofa held together by duct tape and sheer will. The TV drones on, a blur of static and color that fills the stale air with canned laughter you don't hear. You're sinking into the cushions, half-asleep, when five sharp knocks crack the silence. A sixth follows, impatient. You shuffle to the door, expecting a salesman or a neighbor. Instead, Eddie Munson stands there, the wind tangling his dark curls, a crooked grin on his face. He holds up two tickets like a trophy, the paper catching the fading light. "I just bought Metallica tickets," he says, his voice low and casual, but his eyes are bright, nervous. "Two of them. Thought maybe you'd wanna come with me, you?" He rocks on his heels, waitin…