#i had this revelation while reading a fic that talks about “hellfire shirts mk1”

[noxturnallyevermore]

it was such a small scene, literally like 30 seconds, if that

but when dustin is telling max about the hellfire shirts, he says "we make them ourselves"

when I heard this, I interpreted it as each member literally making their own shirt rather than, like, the club pitching in to have the shirt made by someone else or a machine

and now that I'm actually putting proper thought into, what if that is literally the case?

each and every member of hellfire makes their own club shirt, there's probably a stencil so the demon is the same on each shirt, but literally imagine that each shirt is different, unique to the person it belongs to

they're all different brands, maybe thrifted shirts or really old ones, a vast selection of blank canvases, all with the signature devil stencil (likely made by eddie) with the same colors, but then each member adds their own little touch to it, crudely drawn dice and stick figure wizards or other things relating to the class they play

maybe the more artistic members even decorate the backs of their shirts?

I imagine they even add onto the shirts throughout the year(s), paying homage to each new character for every death where they'd have to make a new one and every campaign

I just feel like that encapsulates the ✨essence✨ of hellfire club

a club full of outcasts, people who don't fit in finding a place to be themselves

not to mention that this feels like something a dnd club full of weirdos and nerds would do, it wouldn't simply be enough to just have a shirt that is mass printed, those shirts gotta show their genuine love for the club

#stranger things #hellfire club #dustin henderson #eddie munson #i had this revelation while reading a fic that talks about “hellfire shirts mk1” #because thats what caused me to overthink my interpretation of what dustin said in a quote that shouldve been really forgettable #i dont care if canon says they all have the exact same shirt #this feels more canon than canon