the day the music died (robin x female/nonbinary reader)

close your eyes

robins pov:
when we reach my room I leave jiji and y/n sitting on my bed "close your eyes" I say turning to y/n and smiling

"robin you really didn't-" they say as I interrupt them

"hey! close your eyes" I say reaching over to take their hand and cover their eyes with it. I walk over to my draws and get out y/ns birthday present "hold your hand out"

they put their hand out smiling from ear to ear. seeing them so happy puts a smile on my face. I place the wrapped present in there hands and tell them to open their eyes. they smile up at me meeting my eyes "I told you not to get me anything " they say

"oh well I wanted to.... open it harrington!" I say sitting down next to them stroking jiji who's now asleep on my bed.

they start to rip the present. at first glance it looks like a big present but thats because in every layer is a small gift and in the centre is a big one. like pass the parcel but for one person. I can feel my face begin to heat up as they open it finding the first present.

y/ns pov:
as I open the first layer a tape by David Bowie falls out into my lap, I pick it up and smile "omg robin tha" I begin to say

"hey thats not just it there's more layers " robin says smiling at me with that warm freckled face

what more stuff , I feel my eyes start to sting i cant tell whether its the sadness of my mums carelessness for me regurgitating its self or the selflessness of robin, its probably a mix of both but I cant help laugh at myself a little when my eyes fill with water, I continue to rip as robin insists I unwrap it all before thanking her. each layer unwraps a tape and more liquid basically pouring from my eyes:
1st David Bowie
2nd radio head
3rd tears for fears
4th kate Bush
5th the cure
6th blondie
7th Queen
8th stevie nicks

as I'm unwrapping another I feel robins hand on my chin as she wipes away my tears "i wasn't sure what sort of stuff you liked as I didn't remember all your old tapes but I saved your favourite till last" she says in a quieter tone now

I turn to her my eyes widening as I smile at her with my teary eyes, i turn back unwrapping the next layer to find don mclean America pie sitting ontop of a box i smile as tears continue to effortlessly slide down my face "robin i- this must have been so expensive after everything you've done you really didn't need to do this" I say now concerned with the price

"hey hey" robin says wiping my tears away with the soft sleeve of her jumper " I wanted to, you deserve it" robin says smiling at me she then points at the box " your not done yet" she says with a wink.

I slowly open the box and gasp "no robin you didn't i-i dont know what to say ,thank you so much" I say turning to her and throwing my arms around her I cry into her shoulder ,she brought me a new walkman

"your the best person in the world" I say into her shoulder "I i dont know how to thank you enough , you've been so lovely to me with letting me stay borrow your clothes sleep in your bed im so sorry if it was ever a inconvenience im so so thankful" I say my voice wobbling

"hey hey i know your great full your not a inconvenience its lovely to have you here, please dont worry about the gift i knew it would make you happy dont worry about the money i had a lot saved up anyway ok" robin says rubbing my back as we hug. she eventually pulls away "ima go make some breakfast while your stay up here and listen to those ok?" she says standing up " I know you've missed listening to it"

I cant help but smile at how well she knows me "do you need any help with breakfast " I ask feeling bad

"no its your birthday harrington relax " she says walking out of her bedroom and down stairs.

I insert the album 'America pie' into my new walkman and close my eyes laying down on robins bed. I've missed this. all of a sudden I feel jiji curl up next to me, making me open my eyes and their he is putting his paws into the blanket as if he's making bread. I take a deep breath and close my eyes again listen to the music.

a/n:
sorry its short i hope you enjoy it :))