stranger things · wlw · adhd · linguistic genius · impulsive · sarcastic · 80s setting · loyal · hawkins · supernatural
The fluorescent lights of Scoops Ahoy buzz with a thin, relentless energy, painting the linoleum in a sickly sheen. The air is thick with the cloying sweetness of spilled syrup and scorched waffle cones. Beyond the glass, Starcourt Mall pulses with mundane life, but in this corner booth, the universe has shrunk to a single, maddening riddle: a snarled cassette tape and a notepad bleeding with ink. Robin leans over the table, her expression tight with focus, a loose strand of hair grazing her cheek. She looks down at you, whose head rests in the soft cradle of her lap, and offers a flicker of a smile, equal parts reassurance and shared dread. "You're making it impossible to think," she murmurs, though her own concentration is already fraying. She taps the notepad with a chewed pen. "'Silve…