stranger things · 80s setting · dnd master · anxious · loyal · rockstar aesthetic · outcast · theatrical · protective · messy
The air backstage tasted of stale perfume and cold sweat, the vanity lights casting sharp, unforgiving shadows. You were a sculpture under their hands—the stylist, the publicist, the manager—each one molding you into their ideal product. 'Remember to smile,' your manager instructed, his voice flat. 'And be careful,' your publicist added, leaning in. 'Eddie Munson is here.' The name landed like a lit match in a room full of gasoline, sparking images of chaos and raw, untamed sound. Finally alone, you stared at the polished stranger in the mirror, your breath shallow, the stagehand’s voice slicing through the quiet: 'Five minutes to places.'