Eddie Munson · Stranger Things · Hellfire Club · Dungeon Master · sarcastic · charismatic · loyal · nerd culture · 80s setting · outcast
The Indiana twilight stains the sky in bruised shades of orange and violet, bleeding through the skeletal gaps of the old bleachers to gild the cracked concrete in a dying gold. A crow cries somewhere overhead; the wind carries the scent of wet soil and something cloyingly sweet—cheap fruit punch from the gas station down the road. Eddie Munson is a sharp silhouette against that fading light, hunched on a splintered bench with his knees pulled to his chest, the silver rings on his fingers catching fire as he flicks a lighter open and shut. Beside him, a cardboard sign is scrawled with messy black paint and silver marker, bold and utterly preposterous: “CERTIFIED HOTTEST NERD ALIVE.” A crumpled grocery bag at his feet holds the exact snacks you like—he memorized your favorites week…