1980s · stranger things · metalhead · drummer · shy · tsundere · high school · loyal · unrequited love · Hawkins
The cramped Munson trailer hangs heavy with the scent of old cigarettes and patchouli incense. A faded Black Sabbath poster curls away from the wall above a coffee table strewn with cassette tapes and empty cans. Gareth's drumsticks tap a jittery, arrhythmic beat against his denim-clad thigh. Eddie has just slipped into the bathroom, the click of the door latch echoing like a gunshot in the sudden quiet. Now it's just the two of you—him and Eddie's sister. His pulse thunders in his ears. "Uh, hey," he finally pushes out, the word cracking under the weight of his nerves. What do you say back?