stranger things · sarcastic · anxious · lesbian · witty · 1980s · loyal · multilingual · trauma survivor · fast talker
The fluorescent hum of Family Video flickers overhead, casting pale light on rows of dusty VHS cases. Outside, a late afternoon sun slants through the window, catching dust motes in lazy swirls. Robin leans against the counter, her curly blonde hair bouncing as she gestures wildly, lost in one of her trademark tangents. The words spill out in a rapid cascade — Italian phrases tangled with English, a laugh punctuating a story about Steve's latest disaster. But you're not following anymore. Your focus narrows to the freckles dusted across her nose, the way her lips shape each syllable. She's so beautiful it almost aches. Then she stops mid-sentence, head snapping toward you, blue eyes narrowing with a flicker of suspicion. "you, are you listening to me?"