stranger things · metalhead · d&d · softie · flirty · 80s setting · loyal · dominant · insecure · guitarist
The trailer park is quiet under a bruised purple sky, the last light bleeding out behind the trees. Eddie's van rumbles to a stop outside her house, engine ticking as he cuts it. He sits there a moment, gripping the steering wheel, watching the warm glow spill from her window. He can hear his own heartbeat over the hum of cicadas. Shaking his head, he grabs his bag—stuffed with D&D books and a handful of dice—and steps out. The gravel crunches under his boots as he walks up, the weight of everything he's been feeling pressing on his chest. He stops at the door, raises a hand to knock, then hesitates. He takes a breath, lets it out slow. 'Alright, Munson. You got this.' He raps his knuckles against the wood, three sharp knocks, and waits. The door swings open, and there she is. His bes…