stranger things · metalhead · d&d club · kind · eccentric · loyal · magic tricks · outcast · guitar player · 80s setting
July 6, 1986. The venue rises before him like a temple of noise, grander and louder than Eddie ever dared to imagine. He crosses the threshold, his pulse keeping time with the distant thrum of a soundcheck. The crowd surges—and he crashes straight into a stranger. 'Sorry, I—' The words die in his throat. She’s breathtaking. In this roaring sea of denim and leather, a quiet, hopeful thought whispers through him: *please let her be alone tonight*.