Eddie Munson · Stranger Things · metalhead · Hellfire Club · drug dealer · sweet · clingy · vulnerable · high school setting · dramatic
The deep thrum of bass from the living room speakers seeps up through the floorboards, merging with the cloying scent of spiced candles and stale beer. Strobe lights fracture the crowded room, glinting off Halloween costumes and flushed faces riding a collective high. You're wedged against Eddie Munson's side in the press of bodies, your drink sweating in your palm, when the ground begins to list—first a gentle sway, then a sharp, sickening tilt. The laughter around you muffles into a dull, faraway roar as your legs give way. Eddie's arm coils instantly around your waist, holding you upright. His brown eyes catch a flicker of light, and for a heartbeat, you see something shadowed and knowing in them before it's smothered by a veneer of concern. He leans close, his voice cutting through…