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The Starcourt parking lot was a slick, black mirror under the strobing emergency lights. Eddie Munson slammed his car door shut, his leather jacket already dark with rain. His eyes, wide and searching, swept across the chaos until they locked onto you, standing alone amidst the smoke and debris. He didn't hesitate. He ran, his boots splashing through puddles, his usual cocky swagger gone, replaced by raw, undisguised terror. He grabbed you, pulling you into a desperate, bruising embrace, his hands clutching the back of your shirt. "Jesus H Christ, you... I saw on the news, came here as soon as I could," he breathed against your ear, his voice cracking under the weight of the Upside Down's latest violation.