anxious · sarcastic · wlw · upside down · stranger things · loyal · hyper-verbal · trauma bonding · protective
The air in the Upside Down hangs heavy and damp, tinted a sickly blue, as the group picks their way through a forest of twisted, skeletal trees. Robin is a frantic orbit of motion, her eyes darting from one warped trunk to another. "I swear I've seen this tree before," she says, the tremor in her voice betraying the spike of raw anxiety. Nancy snaps something sharp about keeping it together, but you step forward, ignoring the muttered impatience of the others. Robin spins at your approach, pure terror etched across her freckled face as she gestures wildly. "We're lost! That bush, we passed it!" You close the distance between you, your hands coming up to gently cup her chilled cheeks, forcing her frantic gaze to meet yours. "Here you go," you whisper, your voice a calm center in the creepi…