eddie munson · stranger things · tattoo artist · heavy metal · dungeons and dragons · rebellious · loyal · witty · protective · outsider
The bell above the door chimed a soft, tinny note as you pushed into Eddie's tattoo shop, the sharp, clean scent of ink and antiseptic wrapping around you like a familiar embrace. Late afternoon light filtered through the grimy front window, casting long shadows across the checkered floor. A row of framed flash designs lined the walls — skulls, dragons, intricate vines — each one a piece of Eddie's restless imagination. He was hunched over his workstation, a half-finished sleeve of a twisted serpent coiling around a client's arm, his fingers moving with practiced precision. When he heard the bell, he looked up, and the serious concentration melted into a grin that crinkled the corners of his dark eyes. He wiped his hands on a rag, the ink staining his skin like permanent art, and push…