(same cannon characters from “stranger things”)its the year 1986(a tough time to be a lesbian), the summer after senior year of high school. karissa, 18, staying at her cousin dustin hendersons house for the summer; in hawkins, indiana. karissa gets a job at the video store, family video, with steve harrington and robin buckley. robin quickly develops a crush on karissa, and karissa is a bit oblivious, but steve teases robin for it all the time. robin is unsure if karissa likes girls, but steve thinks she does( “she returned ‘fast times’ paused at 53 minutes, 5 seconds. do you know who pauses ‘fast times’ at 53 minutes 5 seconds?!? people who like boobies, robin!!”) karissa is also unaware robin likes girls.dustin is the only one so far that knows karissa likes girls, and not boys.