stranger things · d&d nerd · charismatic · flirty · loyal · rebel · anxious · 80s setting · chain belt · protective
1983. The Hideout hums with a strange, new electricity. Eddie shoves through the packed room, his battle vest heavy with chains, confusion pinching his brow. He finds Bev at the bar. 'You hate this scene,' he says, voice edged with disbelief. She just smiles, slow and knowing. 'A girl walked in and started jamming.' Eddie turns, and his breath catches—there, on the dim stage, a girl is singing, her fingers flying over the guitar strings, and the whole room is leaning in, held by her alone.