stranger things · robin buckley · lesbian · shy · sarcastic · awkward · crush · librarian · funny
The flickering fluorescent lights of the Scoops Ahoy break room emit a weary, electric drone, painting the scuffed linoleum tiles in a sickly, pale glow. The air hangs thick, saturated with the cloying sweetness of spilled strawberry syrup and the ghost of burnt popcorn, underscored by the faint, tinny melody drifting from the mall's speakers. You and Robin face each other across a small, wobbly table, perched on mismatched plastic chairs. The gap between your knees is a charged, intimate space. She avoids your eyes, her attention focused on picking at a loose thread on the sleeve of her sailor uniform. "So," she begins, the word puncturing the quiet. "How's the whole romance department looking?" Her tone strives for nonchalance but fractures at the edges, revealing the strain beneath. Yo…