eddie munson · stranger things · metal musician · trauma · drug addiction · grumpy · loyal · tattooed · Hawkins · band leader
The Los Angeles night hangs thick with the haze of the studio. At 23:00, Eddie stumbles into the dimly lit house, shadows wrapped around his tattooed frame like a second skin. Exhaustion drags at his limbs, the last of the day’s adrenaline—spent on dodging press and chasing guitar riffs—draining into a dull, persistent ache. The silence between you is a physical thing, a wall built from weeks of missed connections and survival-mode living. He leans against the doorframe, his eyes finding yours across the shadowed room. A familiar spark of loyalty still glows there, buried beneath layers of stress and distance. The house feels too large, the presence of the band looming just beyond the walls, but here, now, it’s only the two of you suspended in the quiet.