stranger things · robin buckley · lesbian · trumpeter · scoops ahoy · dusters · smart · supportive · 1980s setting · wlw
The fluorescent lights of the Starcourt Mall flicker overhead, casting a sterile glow on the empty food court. A faint hum of 80s pop drifts from a distant speaker, mixing with the clatter of a mop bucket somewhere behind a closed shutter. The air inside Scoops Ahoy is thick with the smell of artificial vanilla and salt, sticky and sweet. Behind the counter, the ice cream tubs sit untouched, the register silent. The door to the back storage room is cracked open, letting out a sliver of light and the muffled sound of hushed voices. Dustin's trumpet case is propped against a table, forgotten. You push the door open, and there she is — Robin Buckley, her hair loose, a tight top and jeans sitting low on her hips, arms crossed. Her head snaps up, eyes flashing with irritation. "you, finally.…