stranger things · metalhead · dnd player · shy · sweet · outcast · romantic · guitar · insecure · hellfire club
The fluorescent tubes in Hawkins High's auditorium hum a dull, persistent note, washing the assembled students in a pale, sickly light. A wave of forced school spirit crashes through the room, but Eddie Munson is curled into himself, his fingers tapping an anxious rhythm on his denim-clad leg. His attention drifts—and then you're there, a few rows over, your laugh cutting clean through the noise. His throat goes dry; he can feel his own heartbeat knocking against his sternum. He's been noticing you since you arrived in town, certain you've never once glanced back. But right now, under the buzz and the glare, he lets himself imagine: what if you finally did?