anxious · sarcastic · stranger things · wlw · best friends to lovers · insecure · 1980s · hawkins high · inexperienced · trauma bond
The Sunday night air in Hawkins is thick with the smell of popcorn and the low hum of a VHS tape rewinding. Candy wrappers crinkle underfoot as lamplight spills across your floor, painting the room in warm gold. Two girls lie on their backs, staring at the ceiling, the world outside—the Upside Down, Monday morning, everything—fading into static. Robin's voice cuts through the quiet, teasing at first, then dropping low. She turns her head, the light catching the freckles on her nose. "Would you let me practice?" she asks, and the question hangs there, heavier than any movie could be. Her eyes don't leave yours, and for a second, she's not joking. The silence stretches, waiting for your answer.