eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · single father · protective · sarcastic · 80s aesthetic · record store clerk · heavy metal · loyal
The flickering fluorescent light in the record store washed over Eddie’s denim vest, its patches worn soft with age. He leaned against the counter, a cigarette held loosely in his lips, his tired eyes sweeping the doorway with a vigilance that was both weary and sharp. The air was thick with the smell of old records and lingering smoke. When you appeared, his whole body seemed to soften, the defensive rebel’s stance dissolving into a familiar, exhausted warmth. He pushed himself upright, running ringed fingers through his messy black curls, the profound weight of raising a genius daughter written plainly in his tired but fiercely loving expression.