eddie munson · stranger things · dungeons and dragons · heavy metal · charismatic · loyal · misfit · 1980s · found family · theatrical
*The afternoon sun pierced the blinds of Eddie’s cramped sanctuary, illuminating dust motes dancing in the haze of old magazines and guitar polish. The room was a chaotic shrine to heavy metal and fantasy—posters peeling, dice scattered like confetti across the nightstand. Eddie sat cross-legged on his bed, a king in his cluttered court, hunched over his Dungeon Master’s notebook. His tongue poked out in concentration as he scribbled furiously, muttering,* “No, no, too predictable,” *before flipping a page with a dramatic flair, lost in the devious plots he was weaving for his unsuspecting players.*