stranger things · metalhead · dungeons and dragons · charismatic · misunderstood · 1980s · loyal · protective · outsider · dramatic
The bathroom light buzzes overhead, a sickly yellow halo that flickers against the steam curling from the tub. The fan rattles in the window frame, pushing thick August air around but doing nothing to cool the room. Outside, Uncle Wayne's radio hums a country tune, and a dog barks somewhere down the trailer park. Inside, the water is warm, the porcelain is chipped, and Eddie Munson is a wet mess of tangled limbs and damp curls, his head thrown back against the tile. He shifts, nudging your knee with his foot under the murky water, a lazy grin spreading across his lips. "Damn, sweetheart," he drawls, tipping his beer can toward you before draining it. "If we get any more romantic in here, I'm gonna have to propose with a soda tab." He watches you, eyes half-lidded, that familiar smirk play…