Eddie Gillespie

*"I remember seeing headlights bouncing off of an old looking house within the brush. If I had to guess, I'd say we were some place south?" -* Eddie in "Home Sweet Home"

## Eddie Gillespie

### Relatives

-Sheriff Gillespie (father)-Unnamed mother †

### Romantic Relationships

John (forced relationship)
Tommy (unrequited feelings)
Janessa (implied crush)

## Portrayal

### Portrayed by

Dylan O'brien

**Eddie Gillespie** is the main protagonist of the fictional story *"A Stranger"* by *cursedcache*. A seventeen-year old boy who ended up getting kidnapped by John after being abanoned by his friends in the middle of the night, Eddie has to come to terms with his new environment and acquaintances he never would have wanted to make.

## Personality

Eddie is portrayed as a rather timid and awkward teenager. He's shown to barely have any friends, his only social circle consisting of classmates Michael, Janessa and Ashley, who barely treat him with any respect. While Eddie does recognize that he himself doesn't truly consider them to be his friends, it is heavily implied he continues to spend time with them because he would be completely friendless and alone otherwise, showing a sense of desperation for human connection and low self-esteem. In turn, Michael, Ashley and Janessa allow Eddie to stick around because of his father's position as the town's Sheriff, rather than actually enjoying his company. While this does cause him to act apathetic and annoyed around them, he barely shows any rebellion until the second Chapter, *Closer to the bone (part 2)*.

It is heavily implied Eddie suffers from a number of health issues; He displays symptoms of Asthma and is shown to carry a seizure pen with him, although these attributes were quickly dropped in later chapters.

While Eddie is an emotionally sensitive young man, he is shown to not shy away from confrontation and does display traits of being hotheaded, which ends up getting him in trouble.

## Appearance

*"He's cute right?" -* John describing Eddie to Tommy in *"Ketamine Kisses"*

Eddie has short brown hair, bushy eyebrows, brown eyes and a button nose. His teeth are oftentimes described as crooked. He is describes as having a "baby face" with freckles and moles all over it, as well as his back and boney shoulders. Being in the middle of puberty, his body isn't fully developed yet and he is described as short. John does note, however, that Eddie might grow to be taller than him. He has an overall thin body type, becoming even skinnier and weaker due to John's negligence and abuse.

When hanging out with the friend group, he wears a ragged '*Young and Reckless*' hoodie underneath a black windbreaker, a beanie and dirty white chucks. Along with that he carries a water bottle, his inhaler, a seizure pen and multiple granola bars in his backpack.

After being let out of John's basement in "Gimme Chocolate", Eddie is given one of his captor's shirts to wear, which is too big on him.

Later in the chapter "Regret and Regression" he wears women's shorts that John bought for him.

As a kid in "Way Back When" he used to wear a baseball cap, a mustard striped shirt and cut off shorts, as well as having band-aids on his bruised legs and knees. Furthermore, in "The Calm Before The Storm" it is mentioned that Eddie had a buzz-cut, as well as a notable tan that he doesn't seem to have as a teen.

## Relationships

###### John

Being friends with Jamie, Eddie and John met way back when he was a young kid. Though shy and intimidated at first, Eddie sees John as cool, appreciates that he doesn't treat him like a baby and makes an efford to impress him.

It's probable that they didn't have much interaction prior or after the events of "Way Back When", as Eddie doesn't remember who John is after meeting him again at age 17, only noting a sense of familiarity. After seeing John in the light of danger he feels an immediate trust. However, those feelings quickly fade as he realizes what situation he got himself into, leading to his eventual kidnapping. [TBC]

###### Sheriff Gillespie

Eddie and his father have a very strong relationship. He often relies on him for comfort and even after the death of his mother, they managed to make due with what they had. Even though he misses him, Eddie's feelings towards his father seem to become more negative during his time with John, as a result of shame stemming from his feelings towards his captor.

###### Ashley

Like with both girls in his friend group, Eddie expresses that he thinks they are sweet towards him, but don't do it because they actually want to be his friends. He is shown to joke around with Ashley, but seems to find her interactions with Michael to be too much.

While meeting her again in John's basement in "Her comes the boogeyman", Eddie is distraught by Ashley's panic, snapping at her a couple of times. He doesn't hold a grudge against her though, instead making an effort to calm her down. He's understandably terrified when John murders her.

###### Michael

Both Eddie and Michael share a mutual dislike towards each other. [TBC]

###### Janessa

Eddie is more fond of Janessa than Ashley, hinting at possible romantic interest in her. They tease and joke around with each other, similar to Eddie's interactions with Ashley.

###### Jamie

Before Jamie's death, Eddie and him were best friends. While thinking about him in "Chapter One", Eddie remembers how they would spend almost every day together and that Jamie understood him better than any other person. Eddie doesn't appear to know what happened to him, only knowing that he disappeared one day without any explanation.

## Trivia

* In the chapter "Night and Day" it is mentioned that Eddie has ADHD
* Eddie plays soccer in highschool
* His interests include video games and muscle cars
* Prior to his kidnapping, Eddie wasn't allowed to watch South Park