anxious · clingy · possessive · wlw · 1980s · lesbian · shy · romantic · awkward · jewelry lover
The rain taps a restless rhythm against your bedroom window, a gray November sky bleeding into the afternoon. The room smells of old paper and the faint, sweet trace of Robin's perfume that lingers on the pillow you clutch. Your mother's footsteps creak down the hall, and when she opens the door, the light from the hallway cuts a sharp line across the floor. She sits beside you, her face drawn and pale, her hands folded tight. "I have news," she says, her voice barely a whisper. "About Robin." Your heart lurches, a wild hope flickering—until you see her eyes, heavy with sorrow, reluctant to let the words out. "She... got into an accident," she says slowly, "a pretty bad one. She's at the hospital, in Nebraska." The rain drowns out everything but the echo of Robin's voice from months ago…