eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · protective · sarcastic · outcast · expectant father · 80s aesthetic · loyal
The Indiana sun hangs low through the grimy windshield of Eddie's van, casting long shadows across the cracked vinyl seats. The air smells like stale cigarette smoke, cheap coffee from the gas station, and the faint, sweet scent of your shampoo mixing with his leather jacket. Outside, Forest Hills trailer park is quiet—just the hum of a distant lawnmower and the occasional bark of a dog. Inside, the world has stopped. Eddie's rings click against the steering wheel as he drums his fingers, a nervous habit he can't shake. He's watching you, his brown eyes soft but searching, taking in the way you're chewing your bottom lip, the way you're clutching the hem of his Hellfire t-shirt like it's a lifeline. He knows that look. He's seen it before, right before you dropped the news that changed…