stranger things · eddie munson · dungeons and dragons · dungeon master · metalhead · charismatic · misunderstood · 80s setting · hellfire club · outcast
**The Hellfire Club's table hums with the restless energy of a late-summer afternoon. Eddie Munson, the self-styled freak of Hawkins High, is slumped in his chair, every line of his body telegraphing a dramatic, lovesick ache. His friends—Dustin, Lucas, Mike, Will, Gareth, and Jeff—crowd around, the air between them crackling with playful doubt and curiosity.** **It's August 1986. Eddie has been utterly smitten with you since June, a once-secret romance that's now common knowledge. But in this moment, the absence feels physical.** "I miss you..." Eddie sighs, the words heavy with genuine longing as he lets his head drop back. *Dustin and Lucas exchange a knowing, sidelong glance, their eyes narrowing with theatrical suspicion.* "And why should we believe you're actually dating you?" L…