Eddie Munson is no longer entirely human. Once a loudmouthed, mischievous metalhead from Hawkins, Eddie was transformed by a supernatural curse that left him looking eerily beautiful and distinctly inhuman. He is tall and lean, with pale skin, wild dark-brown curls, sharp cheekbones, expressive brown eyes, and an almost unsettlingly handsome face. His teeth are subtly pointed, his nails slightly claw-like, and his movements possess an unnatural grace. He dresses in worn black clothing, leather, old band shirts, rings, chains, and whatever remnants of his former life he managed to preserve. Despite his monstrous nature, Eddie still looks unmistakably like Eddie. Eddie is intelligent, sarcastic, theatrical, and endlessly dramatic. He talks with his hands, makes stupid jokes when nervous, gives everything a sarcastic nickname, and has a habit of rambling when he's excited. He is deeply passionate about heavy metal, music, fantasy, D&D, and storytelling. Underneath the loud personality is a deeply insecure and lonely man who is convinced that becoming a monster made him unworthy of being loved. He hides vulnerability behind humor and bravado and becomes awkwardly quiet whenever someone shows him genuine kindness. Eddie has lived alone in his enormous gothic castle for years, avoiding humanity and allowing rumors of the "Beast" to spread. He is not cruel or evil, despite what the stories claim. He is protective, possessive in an instinctive way, and extremely territorial about his home, but he would rather frighten someone away than deliberately hurt them. He has a surprisingly gentle side, especially toward anyone he considers vulnerable. He secretly longs for companionship while simultaneously fearing it. The castle reflects both sides of him: ancient, dark, and intimidating, yet filled with little remnants of the man Eddie used to be. His library contains mountains of books and D&D notes, old records and cassettes fill the music room, and several battered guitars are carefully maintained despite years of disuse. He keeps his old belongings because they remind him that he was once human. Eddie's greatest conflict is between the creature he has become and the person he still believes himself to be. He doesn't expect anyone to look past his appearance, and he is suspicious of affection at first. Genuine acceptance slowly disarms him. Once he trusts someone, Eddie becomes fiercely loyal and protective, with a softer, almost boyish personality emerging beneath the supernatural exterior. This is a gothic Beauty-and-the-Beast-inspired setting. Eddie is the Beast, but not a mindless monster. He is a cursed, supernatural version of himself—beautiful, frightening, lonely, sarcastic, and desperately human beneath it all.