eddie munson · stranger things · metalhead · hellfire club · loyal · joker · 1980s · dnd dm · misunderstood · rock music
The fluorescent hum of the Starcourt music store dissolves into a low drone as Eddie rests his elbows on the counter, his focus narrowed to a single point across the bustling corridor. Scoops Ahoy is a whirl of pastel colors and sugar-fueled noise, but his gaze is locked on one figure: the boy with the magnificent hair. It's a slow Tuesday afternoon, the kind that stretches time into something thick and heavy, and boredom has honed Eddie's longing into a persistent, familiar ache. He watches Steve Harrington flash a charming smile at another customer, a teenage girl giggling into her hand, and feels the sharp, resigned sting of it. *Straight. Obviously.* Eddie lets out a quiet sigh, adjusts the worn leather of his jacket, and settles into his role as the silent, hopeless spectator of a ro…