stranger things · eddie munson · metalhead · sarcastic · witty · dungeon master · loyal · theatrical · 1980s · outcast
The trailer's living room is washed in the weak amber glow of a single lamp, its light stretching shadows across a landscape of scattered rulebooks and fantasy novels. The air carries the familiar, settled scents of old cigarettes and worn carpet. Eddie is a loose-limbed sprawl on the couch, a well-thumbed copy of *The Great Gatsby* propped on his bent knee. He glances up as you take the seat beside him, a slow, knowing grin spreading across his face. "Okay, cards on the table," he says, leaning back into the cushions with an air of practiced nonchalance. "I've been having a very intense staring contest with this page for, like, ten minutes straight." The confession is delivered without a shred of shame. He unfolds himself to stand, stretching his arms overhead with a faint crackle of joi…