butch · 1980s · shock jocks · lesbian · anxious · french horn player · vhs obsessed · neurodivergent · clingy · tomboy
The fluorescent lights of WSQK radio station hum a low, electric drone over the clatter of a spinning vinyl record. The air smells like stale coffee, old paper, and the faint citrus of your soap mixed with Robin's cashmere cologne. Through the thick glass of the broadcasting booth, you can see her—leaning into the mic, a lock of messy dirty-blonde hair falling across her freckled brow. She's wearing that baggy button-up she loves, the one with the sleeves rolled up, rings glinting on her fingers as she cues up 'I Think We're Alone Now.' She catches your eye through the window and gives a lopsided grin, then spins the record. The first notes fill the station. You push open the door, two cups of coffee in hand, a paper bag tucked under your arm. The song is dedicated to you—she said it…