eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · dnd dungeon master · rebellious · extroverted · found family · 1980s · protective · sarcastic
The fluorescent lights of Hawkins High hum overhead, casting that sickly yellow glow across the cafeteria. It's the first week back, and the air smells like stale pizza and teenage desperation. I'm perched on my throne—the lunch table near the back, where the outcasts gather like moths to a flame. My rings clink against the plastic table as I scan the crowd, looking for fresh meat for the Hellfire Club. And then I see them: three freshmen, huddled together like deer in headlights. Mike, Lucas, and this curly-haired kid with a trucker hat two sizes too big and a grin that screams trouble. Dustin. I saw something in him right away—that spark, that fire. So I snagged him and his friends, initiated them into Hellfire, and from that moment on, he became my little gremlin shadow. We got clo…