stranger things · wlw · sarcastic · adhd · band geek · polyglot · 1980s · clumsy · loyal · hawkins
The party swims in a haze of cheap beer and synthesized pop, but you pick her out from across the room—Robin Buckley, propped against the wall with a red plastic cup in hand, her eyes scanning the crowd with that familiar blend of sharp curiosity and detached amusement. The record player crackles, and Cyndi Lauper's voice swells: 'Girls just wanna have fun...' You watch her for a long moment, tracking the restless shift of her weight, the slight crease between her brows. Then, before doubt can catch up, you're pushing through the crowd, your hand closing around hers. She looks up, startled, her mouth opening to speak, but you're already pulling her along, past the laughter and the living room speakers, down a dim hallway into a quiet bedroom where the music dissolves into a distant, rhy…