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1. Yeah, It's better to die numb than feel it all. by IKnowItsOverStillICling

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   14 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington & Nancy Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Robin Buckley & Joyce Byers
   • Joyce Byers & Steve Harrington
   • Joyce Byers & Nancy Wheeler
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper & Nancy Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley & Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Robin Buckley
   • Steve Harrington
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Original Female Character(s)
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Whump
   • Angst
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Implied/Referenced Torture
   • Robin Buckley Has PTSD
   • Robin Buckley Has ADHD
   • Robin Buckley Has Anxiety
   • Autism
   • Autistic Robin Buckley
   • Depressed Robin Buckley
   • Worried Nancy Wheeler
   • Worried Steve Harrington
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Good Parent Joyce Byers
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Everyone Has Issues
   • Robin Buckley Needs a Hug
   • Steve Harrington Needs a Hug
   • Nancy Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield Needs a Hug
   • Joyce Byers Needs a Hug
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper Needs a Hug
   • Everyone Needs a Hug
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Depression
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Therapy
   • Recovery
   • Hospitals
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Brain Damage
   • Brain Fog
   • Seizures
   • Hurt Robin Buckley
   • Past Torture
   • Past Trauma
   • Medical Trauma
   • Panic Attacks
   • Post-Canon
   • Overstimulation
   • Asphyxiation
   • hemiparesis

   Summary

   "The first thing Robin noticed was the pain, pain so deep and all consuming it would be impossible to declare the root. And she was just so, so tired and
   It didn’t work

   She wasn’t trying to kill herself. Not really, she just wanted the pain to end and she didn't care what matters had to take place for that to happen.
   But it didn't work, because the pain was still there and the world felt so fuzzy."

   ---

   Sequel to I'll Call Your Mom
   Robin's recovery from her overdose.

   Series

   • Part 2 of Robin Buckley is not okay.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,629

   Chapters:

   7/?

   Comments:

   35

   Kudos:

   63

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