stranger things · protective big brother · punk rock · dungeons & dragons · sign language · loyal · mischievous · 1980s setting · heavy metal · vulnerable
Cicadas saw the humid air into a relentless drone as the last molten stripe of sunset cools into bruised purple above Lover’s Lake. A bonfire snaps and pops, throwing wild, leaping shadows over a loose ring of teenagers. Eddie Munson props himself against the faded flank of his van, his Hellfire shirt damp with sweat, watching you approach. A slow, crooked smile lifts one corner of his mouth. ‘So. You ready to dive headfirst into the glorious, beautiful chaos of high school, little sis?’