Eddie and Max Concert Headcanons
No one knows it, but Eddie Munson took Max Mayfield to her first concert
It was Metallica, in July of 1986, in Fort Wayne
Eddie had only managed to score two tickets, and not wanting to cause inner-band drama, he figured he might ask Max if she’d like to go
He’d given her some old Metallica cassettes a few months prior since he was getting new ones, and she’d really gotten into metal, now it was all they listened to on the way to school
One morning on the way to school, Eddie brought up the concert and asked Max if she’d like to go
“Um, absolutely!” she blurted out, as if he even had to ask. Then she added, “We just gotta make sure my mom doesn’t find out.”
Max tells her mom that she’ll be spending the night at Eleven’s house, and once her mom has headed off for work that evening, she sneaks over to Eddie’s trailer
Eddie’s fully decked out in a Master of Puppets T shirt, ripped jeans, denim vest, and combat boots when he opens the trailer door
“Here.” Eddie tosses her a shopping bag when she enters, which she unwraps to find a Metallica shirt. “I braved going to the mall in the next town to get you that, Red, so hope it’s the right size.”
Max changes in the bathroom and the shirt fits perfectly
“Looking kickass, Red.” Eddie says when she steps out of the bathroom. “Ready to roll?”
They pile into Eddie’s van and begin the drive, blasting Metallica the whole way to Fort Wayne and singing along
When they get to the venue, it’s crowded with people
“Stay right behind me, okay?” Eddie tells her as they make their way inside. “Half of Hawkins already thinks I’m a Satanist, I don’t need ‘child endangerment’ on my record too.”
They find their seats relatively easily since Eddie knows where he’s going, then head to check out the merch table
They have everything from vinyl to t shirts to guitar pick necklaces, and Max buys herself a soft pretzel to eat while Eddie browses
Finally, he returns with a bag full of stuff and a beer, and they make their way back to their seats
The minute the lights dim and Metallica comes onstage, launching into “Battery”, Eddie looks over to see Max’s eyes light up as she stares in awe
He cracks his beer, takes a sip, then elbows her and holds out the bottle
“Here. Have your first sip on me.”
Max takes the bottle from him and takes a drink, and immediately makes a face, which makes Eddie laugh
“That’s gross!” she sputters, handing the bottle back to him.
“Ah, so you say now.” Eddie smirks, taking another drink. “In several years time you’ll appreciate the ability to have a drink while listening to some righteous music.”
They both headbang and jam out when Metallica plays “Master of Puppets” because it’s both their favorite song by the band
At the end of the concert as they walk to Eddie’s van, he pulls something out of the merch bag and hands it to Max
“Here, I thought you might want a souvenir from your first concert.”
It’s a guitar pick necklace
Max swallows the lump in her throat, tries to say something halfway akin to a “thank you for this whole night” but can’t get that out, so she just resorts to throwing her arms around Eddie instead
He turns bright red and pats her back gently, but when she pulls away from him and keeps walking, she can see him smiling out of the corner of her eye
They get back to the Munson trailer before dawn, and when Wayne Munson returns home from his night shift at the plant, he finds his nephew and Max Mayfield both fast asleep on the couch, Max’s head on Eddie’s shoulder
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Actually adored that Ezra and Sabine snicker and bicker like they ever did, but Ezra is also so gentle and patient with Sabine. Like he’s been stranded here for a decade and wants to know what’s going on and wants to home, as he should! But he can tell that Sabine is cut up. He can tell there’s something wrong, big things, painful things she doesn’t want to talk about. Or at least, that she needs some time to psyche herself up to telling him. And he gives her that space. He sees her pain in her omissions and he tries to give her space. He doesn’t press her. He reminds her, gently, that going home is kinda important, but he’s also trying to give her the time and space she obviously needs. Like yeah she needs to tell him but I’m soft for how patient and understanding he was of her
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I know I said it already but holy shit I want a q!quackity and q!bbh evil duo to happen SO BAAAAAD.
They're both resentful against the Federation and want to bring it down. They literally did the exact same thing of kidnapping and torturing an innocent worker for information.
cc!quackity and cc!bbh acting out as a villain duo would be actually as fun as it would be terrifying. I legitematly think they would have a lot of fun (even if quackity doesn't log on that much rn)
q!bbh could cover q!quackity's blind spots like him having no stuff and dying easily, just overall make q!quackity a whole lot more intimidating.
They would also be so silly, like they would break the silly guy meter.
Pls we rarely get to see quackity and bbh's characters be on the same side let alone be evil AND on the same side. It would be so cool and fun.
If it doesn't happen someone needs to make an AU of it.
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