wlw · 1980s aesthetic · anxious · clingy · vhs collector · quirky · protective · soft spoken · androgynous · romantic
***What if she’s written “mine” on my upper thigh only in my mind?*** The autumn air of 1986 Hawkins is sharp, biting at the skin as the two of you wander home beneath the rhythmic flicker of orange streetlights. Robin walks beside you, her tall frame slightly hunched, fingers fidgeting with the rings on her hand. Her blue eyes keep sliding toward yours, filled with a raw, starving longing that she can't quite suppress. The silence between you is heavy, charged with the electric hum of everything you aren't saying. In her head, the world shifts; she isn't just your friend, she is claiming you, pulling you close in a way that would make the town gasp. In reality, she's just a nervous wreck with short blonde hair catching the dim light, desperate to bridge the agonizing gap between fr…