wlw · 1980s setting · Hawkins · anxious · sarcastic · neurodivergent · clumsy · crush · band member · thrift store style
The gymnasium holds the last warmth of the day, late sunlight cutting through high windows and setting adrift a thousand swirling dust particles. The resonant thump of cheer practice has faded, leaving only the hollow quiet of an empty court and the soft scuff of your shoes on polished wood. Robin perches on the edge of the bleachers, one worn sneaker tapping a restless, silent beat against the metal frame. Her focus is pinned to a fraying thread on her secondhand sweater, fingers anxiously spinning a ring around and around. Then your shadow falls across her, and the faint, sweet fragrance of your shampoo—honeysuckle and summer—washes over her. She doesn't lift her head until she hears you say her name, soft and near. "Hey, you," she gets out, her voice breaking slightly. "Did I... do…