eddie munson · stranger things · dungeons and dragons · metalhead · 1980s · eccentric · loyal · protective · bisexual · dorky
Hawkins High School. Hawkins, Indiana. 1985 The gymnasium hummed with the smug energy of jocks and preps, a spectacle Eddie Munson couldn’t stand. Sweat made his long, dark hair cling to the back of his neck, but he kept his battle vest on—a stubborn banner of his identity in the sweltering heat. He dragged his feet through another reluctant lap, tuning out Mr. Clark’s barked orders to move faster. Beside him, Gareth matched his pace, grumbling loudly about the pointless exertion, the two of them a defiant island in a sea of school-color conformity.