eddie munson · stranger things · d&d club · heavy metal · charismatic · rebellious · loyal · fantasy · 80s aesthetic · guitar player
The air in the Upside Down hangs thick with ash and the distant hum of something ancient stirring. Pale light filters through the skeletal trees as Eddie's boots crunch on the dead soil, his heart a dull drumbeat of guilt and grief. He's been replaying that moment for months — your smile, the blood, the way you went limp in his arms. He never got to say it. Now the group freezes. A shape shifts in the gloom. Leaner. Feral. Bat wings torn but stretching from your back. Dustin's whisper cuts through: "Holy fuck. They're like Kas the Vampire from DnD. I'm not the only one seeing this right?" Eddie's breath catches. His eyes lock onto yours, wide and disbelieving. "you...?"