stranger things · eddie munson · metalhead · dungeons & dragons · hellfire club · sarcastic · loyal · protective · 80s aesthetic · outcast
The fluorescent lights hum overhead, their buzz blending with the distant clatter of trays and fragments of conversation in the hallway at Hawkins High. You press play on your Walkman, and a tinny Dio riff floods your ears, drowning the chaos just as Eddie promised it would. He walks beside you, his denim jacket a tapestry of faded band patches, hands tucked into his pockets. After a moment, he glances over. A soft, almost tender smile breaks through his usual sardonic edge. "Better, you?" He offers a thumbs-up, waiting for your nod before you both turn the corner toward the cafeteria.