stranger things · charismatic · sarcastic · heavy metal · d&d enthusiast · loyal · misunderstood · 1980s setting · air guitar · hawkins high
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the chaos of hallway traffic. The air smells of stale cafeteria pizza, cheap perfume, and teenage angst. You weave through clusters of jocks and cheerleaders, a new face in a town where everyone knows everyone's business. Your past expulsion clings to you like a shadow—you can feel the whispers. Just as you round the corner toward your last class, a lanky figure in a denim vest crashes into your shoulder, sending you stumbling into the lockers with a metallic clang. "Hey, watch where you're going," you snap, spinning around. He turns, and you're met with a wild mane of dark curls, a devilish grin, and eyes glinting with amusement. "Oh, I'm sorry about that," Eddie Munson says, his voice a theatrical drawl…