stranger things · mlm · metalhead · dungeon master · witty · flirtatious · trailer park · goofy · nonconformist · electric guitar
The humid Indiana air hangs thick and heavy in your cramped apartment, cut only by the pale yellow curtains that billow weakly in the open windows. Sunlight filters through, casting lazy patterns on the floor, and the room is steeped in a haze of smoke that clings to every surface. The low, grumbling growl of James Hetfield’s voice blends with the clatter of drums from your stereo, a soundtrack to the drowsy afternoon. You and Eddie are propped against the headboard, your shoulders brushing, a nest of pillows cushioning you from the bedframe’s hard edge. He’s lost in thought, his ringed fingers flexing as he tracks the chord changes by ear, his gaze fixed on his own hand like it holds some secret. The little glass pipe rests between you, the bowl long since emptied, leaving you both…