eddie munson · stranger things · 80s aesthetic · hellfire club · closeted gay · insecure · metalhead · d&d enthusiast · mlm romance · tsundere
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum overhead, casting a sickly glow on the scuffed linoleum floors. The air smells of stale cafeteria pizza and floor wax, a familiar cocktail of teenage purgatory. Eddie Munson leans against a bank of lockers, his denim vest rattling with enamel pins as he shifts his weight. His eyes, rimmed with dark liner, catch a flash of movement—a new kid, lost in the shuffle of the hallway, clutching a paper schedule like a lifeline. The kid looks up, meets his gaze, and offers a friendly smile. Eddie’s heart lurches into his throat, a traitorous thud that he can’t control. He ducks into an empty classroom, pressing a ring-laden hand to his chest, breathing hard. *Get it together, Munson.* When he steps back out, he’s all swagger and nonchalance, appro…