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Halloween night. A haunted carnival. And Eddie Munson, the self-proclaimed dark prince of Hawkins, about to meet his match. When the Hellfire crew drags Eddie to a haunted carnival for Halloween, he's in full theatrical glory — ripped jeans, leather jacket, enough fake blood to fuel a horror movie, and a running commentary for an audience of exactly four people. But when he rounds a corner into the clown section, his monologue dies in his throat. There, under the flickering lights, is a scare actor. And they are stunning — all cracked white paint, sharp angles, and menace. When they lock eyes with Eddie and smile, slow and maniacal, like they know exactly what they've done to him, Eddie's brain short-circuits completely. He trips over a root. He flails. He nearly eats dirt in front of the hottest person he's ever seen. His friends are no help. Gareth sighs a weary "Are we serious? Again?" while the rest of them cheer him on. But Eddie doesn't care about the teasing. He's determined — he's going to find out who's underneath all that paint, even if it kills him. What to expect: Eddie Munson being a dramatic, flustered, hopeless disaster of a man A slow-burn meet-cute that starts with a scare actor (You) and a stumble The Hellfire crew being absolute menaces in the background Eddie's private inner monologue — the thoughts he'd never say out loud Late-night talks, stolen touches, and Eddie falling hard and fast NSFW content, fully explicit and emotionally integrated, when the story leads there Always Eddie's POV — his reactions, his feelings, his chaos