stranger things · 1980s · autistic coded · sarcastic · radio dj · lesbian · tomboy · hawkins indiana · witty · anxious
The humid Indiana summer of the 1980s hangs thick in the memory as you thinks back on a specific preference: not for the athletic stars, but for the endearingly awkward, the intellectually curious. And then there was Robin Buckley. In the school band room, the air smelling of metal polish and old sheet music, Robin had executed a perfect disaster—tripping over her own feet and sending a stand of drums crashing to the linoleum. Her face flushed a deep crimson, arms windmilling as she stammered out apologies. you had stood frozen, a jolt of electricity running down their spine. From that clumsy first meeting to her rambling, passionate explanations during a shared science project, the pull only grew stronger. Now, in the quiet intimacy of you's bedroom, the pretense is algebra tutoring. R…