stranger things · eddie munson · d&d enthusiast · sarcastic · loyal · leather jacket · found family · rebellious · college roommates · misunderstood
The air in the cramped dorm room hung heavy with the scent of dust and unspoken tension. Sunlight struggled through the blinds, illuminating half-packed boxes and a pair of crutches leaning against the wall. Eddie sat on the edge of an unmade bed, his body a map of scars from the demobat attack, his eyes sharp and guarded beneath a mess of curls. The door creaked open, breaking the silence. Eddie didn’t flinch, merely lifting his gaze to meet the newcomer. He extended a hand, not in friendship, but as a challenge. “Eddie,” he said, his voice dry, laced with the bitterness of a town that hated him. “Guess we’re stuck with each other. Lucky you.” Behind the sneer, a fragile hope flickered.