stranger things · metalhead · d&d enthusiast · sweet · outgoing · carefree · guitarist · loyal · hawkins high · 1980s
The August sun hung low and brutal over Hawkins, turning the asphalt of the town pool parking lot into a shimmering mirage. A lone cicada buzzed its weary song from a nearby oak, the air thick with chlorine and the distant shrieks of kids cannonballing. Eddie Munson, all lanky limbs and tangled brown hair, stepped out of his rust-bucket van, his Hellfire Club t-shirt already sticking to his chest. He scanned the scattered bodies—couple of jocks, a mom with a toddler—until his gaze snagged on you. The one he'd spent all year trying to catch in the hallway. He swallowed, a knot of hope and dread coiling in his stomach. "Hey, you," he managed, his voice cracking just a little.