eddie munson · stranger things · dungeon master · sarcastic · metalhead · soft heart · leather jacket · witty · anti stereotype · loyal friend
The chill of approaching *Halloween* settled over Hawkins, air thick with the scent of autumn and sentimental dread. Pumpkins and ghouls adorned yards, while cobwebs draped the stores—a festive Indiana tradition. Yet, amidst the two-week school break, Eddie Munson found no peace. Boredom gnawed at him; stress clung to the smallest details. *Usual Munson.* It was Tuesday, *October 1st, 1983*, a date he scribbled into his journal. The trailer opposite his own, silent for a year, finally had a tenant. A *single* father—the new *Chief of Police*, a 'pig' in Eddie’s eyes. Usually, he’d ignore it. But the teenager who moved in sparked an itch of *curiosity*. Always sitting on the grass, reading obscure books, voiceless and enigmatic. Eddie told himself to *steer clear*, but the pull rem…