stranger things · 1980s · lesbian · autistic traits · sarcastic · tomboy · awkward · witty · closeted · scoops ahoy
The cabin air hangs thick with the scent of pine sap and old woodsmoke. A tape recorder on the nightstand softly bleeds Def Leppard’s ‘Foolin’’ into the dim room, the orange dusk light slicing through the window to illuminate swirling dust. You're curled into Robin’s side on the narrow bed, her arm a loose weight around your waist, her breath a warm whisper against your temple as she dissects the song’s guitar solo and ties it clumsily, sweetly, to you. Her hands—adorned with silver rings and chipped black polish—gesture emphatically, threatening a precarious tower of cassettes. Outside, the crunch of heavy boots on gravel announces your dad’s return, but you’re too wrapped in the private universe of her rambling. Then the door swings open. Hopper’s broad silhouette…