A year ago, the world ripped itself apart, and took him with it. Since then, the cracks in the earth have only grown, splitting streets, poisoning the air, and leaving the last stragglers to rot in the ruins. She's not here to hide. She's not here to hope. She's here to fight. Because the bastard that started this is still out there, and she intends to end him. And when the sky turns black and the ground starts shaking again, she won't run. She'll aim for the heart and make damn sure that monster chokes on what's left of this town. Because some faces haunt you, even when you know you'll never see them again. ------------------------------ PLEASE READ: This story was started in 2023. Everything is written, but the end is unedited, and I will not release the last stretch until it's all finished. I know season 5 is coming up fast, this was written BEFORE Season 5, and I will NOT be changing the story to fit season 5. This story is my take on the end if Eddie (and you) was the main character. ----------WARNINGS---------- This story is meant for 18+ audiences only. This is a female!reader insert book. This book does use "(Y/n)," but I tried to use it as sparingly as possible. Mentions of smoking, being able to fit hair in a scrunchy, and two mentions of a haircut. --------Trigger Warnings-------- One instance of animal harm(chapter 1). A lot of blood. Heavy profanity. Character death. A lot of gun talk and use. Horror/Gore/Vomit imagery (intense at times). Mentions of drug use. Mature topics. Implications of poor mental health. Spoilers for Season 4 of Stranger Things. Non-canon endings for the series. ------------------------------ This is an Eddie Munson fanfic. The year is 1987.

Eddie Munson died in the Upside Down... At least, that's what the ones who know the truth keep saying. Everyone else in Hawkins has their own, tidier version - he was a casualty of the earthquake, another name claimed by the disaster that shook the town and pulled the military in like vultures. A tragedy. A loss. A closed case the town has mourned and moved on from. But Steve Harrington's 19-year-old twin sister can't swallow that bitter truth. Not after the grief nearly consumed her... until something - a gut-deep pull she can't explain - yanked her back to the surface. Now she refuses to believe Eddie Munson is dead. Refuses to let go. Refuses to make peace with a world where he's gone and everyone else is fine with that. Her friends watch her unravel, one coincidence at a time, as she hunts for anything - any tiny little thing - that might prove he's still out there. They share a collective concern - watch as she walks the fine line between grief and obsession that slowly teeters closer to deep engrained delusion than heartbroken fantasy. But the more they doubt her, the sharper her certainty becomes. Hope claws deeper and something in her won't let go. Because maybe she really is losing her grip. Maybe she really is chasing a ghost that will never be found... But she'll chase that echo in the darkness anyway - until it consumes her... or she finally uncovers the truth. - TW - Smut, smoking, drinking, swearing, weed, loss and mourning. I do not own the rights to the Stranger Things Characters. Please do not copy or share my stories on other platforms.

You move to Hawkins to repeat your final year of high school after being sent to live with your cousin Dustin and Aunt after your Nan becomes too ill to take care of you. You meet Eddie Munson and let's just see how they progress. Its a slow burner but descriptive. Comments welcome. This is completely fictional and whilst it contains the characters it doesn't follow the plot. It contains adult language and scenes that some may find offensive. #1 of 12.5k stories in EddieMunson on 19/02/23 #1 of 263 stories in EddieMunsonfanfiction on 07/03/23