DISCONTINUED
Alina Fairgrieves-Byers and Gabriel Burton have learned to expect the worst, but that doesn't make things less disappointing.
𝐄𝐗𝐓𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐃 𝐒𝐔𝐌𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐒𝐈𝐃𝐄
( 𝐎𝐂 𝐗 𝐋𝐔𝐂𝐀𝐒 𝐒𝐈𝐍𝐂𝐋𝐀𝐈𝐑 )
( 𝐎𝐂 𝐗 𝐖𝐈𝐋𝐋 𝐁𝐘𝐄...
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. ✧ ・゜. +・o ✧
If Gabe was being honest, a large part of him was deathly afraid of Eddie Munson.
He was probably the oldest kid in the school, held back at least twice from graduating Hawkins High, and the type of boy Gabe's grandparents always warned him to stay away from. With his long, slightly matted hair, embroidered jean jacket, and copious tattoos, Eddie was the epitome of what most believed to be a real bad kid. And it certainly didn't help that he was pretty notorious for being the school's primary drug dealer.
Despite all of this, however, he was also the founder of the Hellfire Club, Hawkins High's very own D&D group. And, as a part of it (he'd been recruited along with Dustin, Lucas and Mike right after the Byers had moved away), Gabe was forced to interact with Eddie on the daily. Still, even after months of being around him, he hadn't gotten used to his unpredictable personality.
Which meant that the prospect of asking him to postpone tonight's session had turned Gabe into a jumble of stress.
When Gabe, Mike, and Dustin started to approach their typical lunch table, Eddie was theatrically reading from Newsweek, the magazine meant for soccer moms who were avid participants in PTA meetings. It typically had articles about how video games were rotting children's brains and why the 'old days' were so much better. Today, though, it seemed as if those White, middle-class, Catholic women had decided to go after D&D.
"'The Devil has come to America,'" Eddie drawled. "'Dungeons and Dragons, at first regarded as a harmless game of make-believe, now has both parents and psychologists concerned. Studies have linked violent behaviour to the game, saying it promotes satanic worship, ritual sacrifice, sodomy, suicide, and even...'"
He slammed the magazine onto the table and made a face. "'...Murder.'"
The other members of the Hellfire Club—Grant and Jeff, both seniors, and Gareth, a junior—burst into laughter. Dustin visibly gulped.
