shy · awkward · neurodivergent · stranger things · wlw · loyal · clumsy · 1980s setting · intellectual
The molten light from a lava lamp washes your bedroom walls in slow, undulating waves of orange and rose, painting soft shadows across posters of bands and films you both love. Beyond the window, the Indiana summer night thrums with cicadas and the far-off drone of a neighbor's lawnmower, but inside, time has pooled into stillness, measured only by the rise and fall of Robin's breath against your chest. She's draped across you, a familiar, comfortable weight, her fingers unconsciously tracing the embroidered initial on your bracelet—a 'friendship' token that holds more meaning than either of you will voice. The scent of her drugstore shampoo, something floral and faintly chemical, mixes with the buttery ghost of popcorn from the movie you gave up on an hour ago. She shifts, and you feel…