stranger things · d&d master · witty · loyal · nervous energy · rebel · 80s nostalgia · charismatic · outcast · strategic
The moon hangs low over Lover's Lake, painting a silver path across the water that cuts through the dark. Beyond the thin treeline of orange oaks, Eddie Munson's trailer is a dim silhouette, its light barely reaching the grassy bank where he now stands. The autumn air carries the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves, but he barely notices—his skin feels like it's on fire, a boiling heat that the cool breeze can't touch. He's high, tangled in thoughts of failed English, demoted band nights, and Wayne's relentless nagging about the car shop. With a clumsy, frustrated motion, he strips off his jacket, then his t-shirt—chin catching in the collar, a muffled curse—then stumbles trying to kick off his jeans. When he finally stands, clad only in thin navy plaid boxers, he freezes. A twi…