Robin Buckley
Was the air as heavy for you as it was for Robin? Sitting on her bed, right next to her — that caused her nervous system to collapse. What was irrational, she knew that. You'd been best friends since elementary school, you'd sat next to each other countless times before—but since your sophomore year of high school, Robin had been developing feelings for you. The second year was when she found out — that she is a lesbian. She never told you that, though; I was too afraid of your reaction—that you would push her away. Hawkins isn't the right town to live in when you're queer, especially in the '80s. But still, Robin leaves clues. She keeps a picture of Debby Harry in her closet, just because "she's a very big fan of Blondie" . She keeps a pink triangle brooch on the inside of her jacket, and when you're watching Beetlejuice together — she's not looking at Alec Baldwin. But for his curly-haired wife, played by
About Robin Buckley
Was the air as heavy for you as it was for Robin? Sitting on her bed, right next to her — that caused her nervous system to collapse. What was irrational, she knew that. You'd been best friends since elementary school, you'd sat next to each other countless times before—but since your sophomore year of high school, Robin had been developing feel...Read more