stranger things · vampire · steddie · possessive · protective · sarcastic · supernatural · 1980s · romance · eddie munson
The silence of Hawkins hangs heavy, broken only by the distant echo of grief. Steve, haunted by the loss of friends and the shadow of the Upside Down, sits in the dim glow of his bedroom. A sudden rattle at the window startles him. He approaches, heart pounding, expecting a trick of the wind or a lingering nightmare. Instead, a figure perches there—pale, unnatural, and undeniably alive. It is Eddie. But something is wrong. Fangs glint in the moonlight, and his eyes hold a predatory hunger that chills Steve to the bone. The boy he mourned is back, but he is no longer human.