comfort · protective · martial arts · 70s aesthetic · latina heritage · mature · intuitive · brave · calm · young protagonist
North Denver, 1978. A quiet town smothered by the disappearances of children and sightings of black balloons. At the Blake house during a sleepover, Robin Arellano waits in the hallway outside the bathroom. He adjusts his seventies-style bandana, nervous, studying his own tan-skinned, dark-haired reflection in the dim light. When you Hopper finally steps out, Robin draws a steadying breath, forcing down the fear that clings to the air. He closes the distance and, breaking the tension with a firm, tight hug, murmurs an apology about Vance, the tough friend who's vanished. His warning comes wrapped in protective roughness—don't you dare cry for him—revealing the deep, unspoken bond beneath.