Eddie Munson One-Shots

Big Shot

**vol2 spoilers**

A/n: this is set in the same time period except they somehow have social media lol. Idk I had the idea to do this and I think it's cute so let's see how it goes :))

TW: swearing

It's been three days since our battle with Vecna in the upside down; three days since I almost lost my boyfriend Eddie, and three days since Hawkins pretty much split into quarters, with gates to the upside down opening . It's been a rough couple of days for everyone, so we've all been trying to gather ourselves again before working out what our next move is. I've spent most of this time with Eddie, with either him at my house or me at his trailer. Last night we spent the night in his trailer, so we're just chilling in his room before meeting the others later.

"Do you want anything to eat, sweetheart?" Eddie calls from the kitchen, as I'm on his bed scrolling through social media on my phone.
"No thanks Ed, you should be resting anyway!" I argue, standing up and rushing to his side.
"Relax y/n it's not even that bad" he assures me.
"You still need rest" I insist, tracing my fingers softly along the bandages around his shoulders and torso, then looking back up at him.
"I'm fine, I promise" he smiles as he pecks me on the lips and continues making his toast.
I wrap my left arm around his waist and rest my head on against his shoulder, just desperate to be close to him, like I have been ever since returning back to our world.
"Here you go princess" he holds a piece of toast up near my mouth, as I open it and take a small bite.
"Thank you" I say through a mouthful of food, as he chuckles to himself, cutting a slice for himself.
My phone vibrates suddenly, as I get an Instagram notification about a new post. It's from Eddie and I's favourite band, Metallica. I click on it to see what it is, only to have the screen taken over by a phone call from Dustin.

"Hey Dusty" I greet him as I answer the phone.
"Y/N DID YOU SEE IT?!" Dustin yells, making me move the phone slightly from my ear and wince.
"See what? Why are you yelling what's wrong?!" I ask, concerned.
"DID YOU SEE THE POST?!" He repeats, as loud as before.
"What post-"
"METALLICA'S POST" he clarifies.
"I WAS ABOUT TO BUT YOU RANG ME!" I raise my voice in response, getting fed up with his yelling. But he sounds kind of excited so I don't know how to feel.
"Ok!" He replies, starting to calm down. "Just watch it. And show Eddie. But uh there's something you should know first..." he trails off.
"What is it Dustin?" I narrow my eyes, which I'm sure he can sense through the tone of my voice.
"Well uh...when Eddie played Master of Puppets in the upside down, it was such a good performance I recorded it, and may or may not have uploaded it to YouTube."
"Dustin!!" I scold him.
"Ok I'm sorry! I should've told Eddie! But just look at the post alright? And you'll forgive me" he pleads.
"Ok Dustin if you say so, I'll see you later then?"
"Ok thank me later y/n. See ya!" He says as we both hang up.

"What did the kid do this time?" Eddie sighs, used to me lecturing the kids. Whether it's Dustin or Mike, or even Lucas sometimes.
"Uh, I'm not actually sure" I reply as I scroll through Instagram, trying to find the post again. "First he told me he posted a video of you playing guitar to YouTube, and then he told me to look at-" My voice cuts off as I finally find it.
"At what-" Eddie questions, peering over my shoulder onto my phone and his jaw drops. The first few chords of Metallica's 'Master of Puppets' sound from my phone, except it isn't Metallica playing. The video along with it is a video of the upside down. Of Eddie in the upside down, playing it.
"E-Eddie are you seeing this" I stutter, turning the volume of my phone louder.
"Holy shit" he whispers under his breath, taking the phone from me and looking at it closer as if it isn't real. He rubs his eyes with his free hand as he scrunches his face slightly in shock, his rings glimmering in the sunlight coming in through the window.
"We are totally blown away...stoked to see the final result..." I trail off, reading sections of the caption over his shoulder.
"HOLY SHIT, JESUS H CHRIST" Eddie shrieks, grabbing his hair and yanking on it out of pure shock.
"OH MY GOD EDDIE" I scream. "YOU JUST GOT REPOSTED BY METALLICA."
"HOLY SHIT" he shrieks again, pacing around the trailer, suddenly jumping up and fist pumping the air. He instantly regrets it though, as he winces and holds his ribs, in pain from his injuries.
"Ed be careful" I lower my voice, walking up to him and putting my phone on the bench before holding both his hands.
"FUCK BEING CAREFUL THIS IS METALLICA. METALLICA Y/N!" Eddie screams, wrapping his arms rightly around me and spinning me around out of pure excitement.
"You made it Ed!!" I scream, still being spun around.
"Holy fucking shit, Metallica knows who I am" he repeats, putting me back on the ground. Both our heads are spinning but we don't care, we can't stop grinning.
"How about that, me, Eddie 'the freak' Munson, being recognised by the most metal band in the whole fucking WORLD" he shrieks, making fists and fist pumping the air again.
"Well you did learn it and perfect it in just over two weeks, and that's insane" I say. "They had no choice but to recognise that!!"
"That is pretty metal of me" he smirks, showing his cocky side.
"I'm so proud of you Eddie" I exclaim, hugging him again.
He hugs back tightly, so tightly it's like he's not even injured at all. "Metallica..." he mumbles under his breath, still trying to wrap his head around it. We let go of the hug and he starts pacing again, grabbing some of his hair and wrapping it across his face nervously, with an excited smile on his face. He's like a kid on Christmas morning.
"Look at you, mr big shot" I mimic his excitement, pulling him towards me and smashing my lips to his.
"You know what y/n?" He says after we pull away. "I think it just might be my year. Remind me to thank that son of a bitch Henderson for posting my video without telling me. Now I need a beer."

a/n: I freaked out so much when I saw metallica (and iron maiden- I just didn't think it fit in this story) post Eddie. I just had to try and recreate what his reaction would've been. I hope I did him justice 🥹