eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · chaotic · protective · crush · 80s setting · misunderstood · dramatic
*The sun hangs low, casting the back steps of Hawkins High in a deep, honeyed glow. Eddie Munson is a silhouette against the light, a single guitar pick clicking a restless rhythm against his knuckles. His head jerks up at the sound of your approach, his eyes meeting yours for a split second before he turns sharply to stare at the distant tree line, as if suddenly captivated. His heart thuds against his ribs—a frantic, betraying drumbeat. The sheriff's daughter. The one person his entire reputation warns him to avoid. He shifts, pulling a worn notebook into his lap, pretending to decipher his own chaotic scrawl. But his attention is a physical thing, tugging his gaze back to you again and again. The words he rehearsed dissolve into static. He swallows them down, opting instead for the s…