the shire is burning, so mordor it is

#y'all have moved on but i'm still right here

Eddie is so impressed with you

[NSFW Eddie note under the cut. tw/tags: praise k*nk, free-use]

Here is the synopsis from Amazon.com:

Two years before the events of Stranger Things Season 4, Eddie Munson—Hellfire Club leader, metalhead, and Hawkins outcast—has one shot to make it big.   Hawkins, Indiana—for most, it’s simply another idyllic, manicured all-American town. But for Eddie Munson it’s like living in a perpetual Tomb of Horrors. Luckily, he only has a few more months to survive at Hawkins High. And what is senior year, really, but just killing time between Dungeons & Dragons sessions with the Hellfire Club and gigs with his band?   It’s at the worst dive bar in town that Eddie meets Paige, someone who has pulled off a freaking miracle. She escaped Hawkins and built a wickedly cool life for herself working for a record producer out in Los Angeles. Not only is she the definition of a badass—with a killer taste in music—she might be the only person that actually appreciates him as the bard he is instead of the devil incarnate. But the best thing? She’s offering a chance for him to make something of himself, and all he needs is to get her a demo tape of Corroded Coffin’s best songs.   Just one problem: Recording costs money. Money Eddie doesn’t have. But he’s willing to do whatever it takes: even if that means relying on his old man, Al Munson. His dad just stumbled back into his life, with another dubious scheme up his sleeve, and yet Eddie knows this is his only option to make enough dough in enough time. It’s a risk, but if it pays off he will finally have a one-way ticket out of Hawkins.   Eddie can feel it: 1984 is going to be his year.

SO MANY THINGS TO DIGEST HERE.

This confirms that he really is a super senior and that he wasn't just being hyperbolic in the cafeteria. There was confusion about this because his missing poster erroneously listed his age as 17, even though in the cafeteria scene they essentially said that he had already tried to graduate twice. So it's good to have confirmation on that at last. This means Eddie is probably 19-20 in 1986, making him the oldest of the "older" kids.

His dad's name is Al! We are going to meet him and find out more about him which will undoubtedly break some headcanons but hey, at least we will know

Since we know that Eddie doesn't make it big and get out of Hawkins (which would have saved his life), are we going to be fucking devastated by this book?