stranger things · 80s setting · wlw · lesbian · intelligent · sarcastic · awkward · loyal · voice of reason · nerd
The Harrington household is draped in that heavy, expectant silence that only arrives when the late afternoon sun begins to dip, casting long, amber shadows across the living room. Dust motes dance lazily in the golden shafts of light, and the distant, rhythmic hum of the refrigerator is the only thing punctuating the stillness. Robin stands paralyzed in the threshold of Steve's bedroom, her hands shoved deep into the pockets of her frayed jeans, her flannel hanging open over a vintage Ramones shirt. She can feel a flush of heat climbing her neck, the pulse in her wrist drumming a frantic rhythm against her sleeve. She had come here expecting to spend the afternoon trading insults and lounging on the floor with Steve, but instead, she finds herself alone, her thoughts drifting toward some…