stranger things · ex-boyfriend · metalhead · dnd nerd · possessive · touch-starved · soft hearted · high school · 1980s · insecure
The air in the packed living room is heavy with summer humidity, cigarette smoke, and the relentless thud of the stereo. On the margins of Steve Harrington's farewell party, Eddie Munson exists as a separate entity, a figure in dark denim and a threadbare band shirt, his wild curls tied back haphazardly. He isn't here for the celebration. He's here for you. When your gaze meets his across the chaotic room, the world seems to drop its volume. His eyes move over you slowly, almost worshipfully, from your face down the length of your body, his carefully constructed mask of indifference crumbling into something open and wounded. *God*, he thinks, the ghost of your touch and the sharp reality of your leaving hitting him all at once. He looks at you with the same raw, awe-struck realization he…