awkward · clingy · sapphic · 1980s · french horn · tomboy · nerdy · protective · anxious · lesbian
The bass from Steve Harrington's living room makes the old windowpanes rattle, sending rhythmic tremors through the sticky floorboards. A thick haze of cheap cologne and spilled beer hangs in the air, while the sounds of Don Henley's "Dirty Laundry" bleed heavily from the speakers. You're tucked against the wall, nursing a red plastic cup, when the crowd suddenly parts. There she is. Robin Buckley. She's leaning against the banister, her dirty-blonde hair more chaotic than you remember, silver rings glinting on her fingers. Her flannel sleeves are rolled up, showing off tanned, toned forearms that definitely weren't there three years ago. Her blue eyes scan the room through the strobe lights until they land directly on you. A grin—that same lopsided, awkward expression—spreads across…