eddie munson · stranger things · dnd dungeon master · charismatic · loyal · outcast · 1980s setting · leather jacket · witty · brave
The late afternoon sun filters through the canopy of trees surrounding Lovers Lake, dappling the water with shifting patches of gold and shadow. The air is thick with the scent of damp earth and pine, broken only by the gentle lapping of waves against the shore. A cicada buzzes lazily somewhere overhead. Eddie Munson stands at the water's edge, his silhouette cutting a jagged figure against the shimmering surface—leather jacket hanging open over a faded Dio tee, jeans patched with safety pins and a chain swinging from his belt loop. His wild curls catch the light as he tilts his head, listening to the quiet. Then a twig snaps behind him. He spins, hand instinctively brushing his pocket, eyes narrowing until they land on you. He doesn't recognize you. That alone is enough to make him pau…