robin buckley | imagines

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*this was requested by Dogcatwyd  thank you for the request!*
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robin buckley never got sick. like, ever. whenever somebody she knew was sick, she would refuse to go near them, even if it was someone she loved dearly. she didn't mean it in a rude way but she just hated the thought of being sick. so on the rare occasion she was sick, she's even more cautious but when she's with you she usually acts really clingy. this was one of those days.

you walked into family video, waiting for your girlfriend to finish her shift. you walked up to the counter and saw her best friend, steve harrington, sorting through some vhs tapes. "hey, steve." you said, making the boy turn his head, his hair flopping around as he does so. he nodded upwards. "hey, y/n." he said before focusing his attention back to the tapes. you looked around the store, trying to find your girlfriend. "where's robin?" you asked steve after you scanned the entire store. "she's in the back but i wouldn't go near her. she's isolating herself away from everybody. i've basically ran this store by myself today." he said without looking up. you shook your head and made your way to the back.

you pushed open door and walked in. "robin? you back here?" you asked as you walked into the back. you heard a few coughs and sniffles from further into the room. "robin?" you saw robin emerge from behind a shelf of old tapes. "hey sweetheart." she said, her voice sounded quite croaky. "you feeling okay?" you asked her. she shook her head. you stepped towards her but she stepped back and shook her head again. "don't. i don't want you to get sick." she told you, coughing at the end of her sentence. "robin i don't mind getting sick, come on. let me take care of you." she shook her head again. you sighed and crossed your arms. "don't be so stubborn, robin. i care about you and i want to help you, please let me." you pleaded. robin looked at and sighed. "you know i can't say no to you." she said. you walked over to her and grabbed her hand. she backed up as far as she could while still holding your hand and stayed that way as you left the back.

you both walked out and saw steve turning the 'open' sign to say 'closed'. he looked over to the both of. "oh, of course you come out of the back when your girlfriend comes not when i need help all day." he says to robin, placing his hands on his hips. robin coughed in his direction and he stepped back. "you're disgusting." he said, scrunching his nose up. robin smiled at him before you both left.

you walked over towards your car. robin got into the passenger side as you got into the drivers side. you started driving towards robins house. you reached over and grabbed her hand, making her look down at your hands and smile. she played with your fingers as you drove, slipping off one of her rings and putting it on you. she smiled again, brought your hand up to her mouth and kissed the back of it. you looked over at her quickly and smiled.

when you reached her house, you walked over to the passenger side, opening the door and helping her out, closing the door when she was out. you grabbed her hand again but this time she didn't try and distance herself from you. robin walked up to the door and unlocked it, walking inside hand in hand with you. once you closed the door, robin turned to you. "you don't have stay, y/n." she said. even though she told you that, she was looking at you like she was begging you to stay. "of course i'll stay, robin."  she smiled. "now, go upstairs and get comfortable. i'll bring you something to eat, okay?" you said, stroking her cheek. she nodded and quickly kissed your cheek before walking upstairs.

you walked into the kitchen, filling up a glass of water and took some cold medicine out of one of the drawers. you felt a pair of arms wrap around your waist. "it's just me, pretty girl." robin said, resting her chin on your shoulder before pressing a quick kiss onto your cheek. you blushed at the nickname she gave you. "i told you to stay upstairs, robin." you told her, before you turned around. robin stood in front of you with a blanket tied around her shoulders like a cape. you gave her the glass of water and a pill. "take this." she groaned but did what you said, making a face after she took it. you placed the back of your hand onto her forehead. "hmm you feel a little cooler." you told her. "go sit down and i'll make you a sandwich." she shook her head as she wrapped her arms around your waist once again. she buried her face into the crook of your neck. "you can make one when i'm in here with you." she mumbled into your neck. you shook your head and she backed off for a second, letting you turn around as you began making her a sandwich. once you were finished, you gave her the sandwich and she ate jt slowly. "if you feel too sick, don't eat it robin, okay?" she nodded and threw the rest of the sandwich away. "come onnn. i wanna lie down." she said before taking your hand.

robin dragged you upstairs with her. when you reached her room, you walked in first you lay down on her bed and lifted your arm up. robin lay down beside you and put her head on your chest. you ran your hands through her hair and she sighed in contentment. she coughed into her arm a few times. you placed the back of your hand onto her forehead and then her cheek. "jesus, robin. your burning up, are you feeling okay?" she nodded and coughed a few times. you leaned down and kissed her forehead. "try and get some sleep." you told her. she coughed one more time before closing her eyes and began to go to sleep.

you continued stroking her hair and you saw her smile in her sleep. you leaned down and kissed her forehead.

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