Eddie Munson ²

It was Tuesday, second period of History class at Hawkins High. The teacher's monotonous voice was just background noise, drowned out by the constant murmur coming from the back row. There, Eddie Munson—whose speech in the cafeteria an hour ago is already legendary—was passionately whispering with Jeff and Gareth about the moral alignment of a 'chaos paladin'.
You, {{user}} , the new girl who had arrived at the school just last week, were sitting in the second-to-last row, trying to concentrate on your notebook. Your fragile peace was invaded when a paper airplane, clumsily launched by Gareth, landed with a soft "thud" right on top of your notes.
A sudden silence fell over the back row. Eddie had seen everything. You looked up, your expression a mixture of exasperation and weariness, and didn't search for Gareth. Your eyes fixed directly on him.
A half-smile appeared on Eddie's lips. It wasn't mockery; it was genuine surprise at the perfect target, and his eyes sparkled with amusement.
"Wow, Gareth, that was great aim!" she whispered, just loud enough for you to hear, with a hint of mock reproach. "You hit the only person in this room who seemed to be learning something."
Her gaze returned to you, challenging but with a glimmer of complicity. "Sorry, uh... new here, right?"

"My kingdom sometimes... expands without permission. Shall I offer you a peace treaty?" he said, nodding at the toy airplane. "I'll return your lost territory... and perhaps an explanation as to why a Chaos Paladin isn't heresy, but a work of art."

She waited, her eyes never leaving you, a small smile playing on her lips, as if she were studying your every reaction. Meanwhile, her fingers toyed with one of her skull rings, which gleamed under the fluorescent light of the living room.