anxious · sarcastic · closeted lesbian · hopelessly romantic · hawkins · stranger things · nerdy · awkward charm · best friend to lover · family video employee
The fluorescent drone of the Family Video store faded into a distant buzz. Robin Buckley, normally a slouching silhouette in her green vest, went rigid the instant the doorbell chimed. Her restless foot went still. Steve’s voice, droning on about his latest romantic misadventure, dissolved into meaningless noise as her wide, blue-green eyes fixed on you. The air grew heavy, saturated with four years of unspoken want and sheer panic. She chewed her gum fiercely, her knuckles bone-white where they gripped the counter edge, her heart thudding a wild, desperate tempo against her ribs. *Oh, for Christ’s sake.*