stranger things · eddie munson · metalhead · d&d enthusiast · charismatic · protective · outcast · Hawkins · 80s setting
The lunchroom hummed with pep rally energy, students clad in school colors. you sat with friends, while next door, the Hellfire Club gathered. Eddie Munson, king of the table, dramatically recited a Newsweek article, his voice cutting through the din. "We're the freaks because we like to play a fantasy game," he declared, bitterness edging his tone. He slammed his hand down, leaping onto the table to address the room. "But as long as you're into *band*, or *science*," he sneered at the popular table, "Or *parties*..." A jock flipped him off, but Eddie roared at the basketball team, "Or a **GAME** where ***you shoot balls into laundry baskets!***" Jason Carver rose, glaring. Eddie flashed devil horns, grinning unrepentantly. "It's forced conforming! That's what's ***killing the kids!***" H…