joyce & hopper
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Upon returning from Russia and reuniting with his family, a new threat from Vecna (or whoever is on the other side) appears in the sky.
Or: Hopper needs a moment away from the chaos, where he can heal his wounds and take a second to pause.
His girls—Joyce and Eleven—are there for him.Series
- Part 1 of joyce & hopper
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My version of the alleged Jopper leak, where Hopper tells Joyce who gives her permission to be so beautiful.
Or: Joyce seeks refuge, which is (evidently) Hopper.
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- Part 2 of joyce & hopper
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Joyce and Hopper huddle together in the junkyard on a cold night as Eleven's training runs late.
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- Part 3 of joyce & hopper
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One night in bed, after returning from their mission to the Upside Down, Joyce and Hopper talk about times they could have kissed when they were young. Suddenly, a play and an unkissed kiss change everything.
Or, Joyce and Hopper discover that Henry Creel (who was the protagonist of Joyce's school play) is Vecna.
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- Part 4 of joyce & hopper
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I know it's not the truth when you say, "I'm fine" by suiza
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Dec 2025
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Hopper tries to stop El from sacrificing himself, but El yells at him because he did the same thing, and Joyce overhears them, so there's no other option but to talk about the vest... and also about how little they kiss and the couple they're becoming.
Spoilers for Season 5, Volume 2!
(There's also a big fight between Hopper and Kali, and Mike Wheeler interrupting (again))
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- Part 5 of joyce & hopper
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"Hop," she said after a moment. "You know you're allowed to cry, and that we go through whatever grief we need to go through before going back to work or wherever, right?"
Hopper opened his eyes, looking at her with surprise.
"What?"
"That you're allowed to cry," Joyce repeated. "For everything you saw, for everything you felt and for Eleven. You're allowed to feel all of that. As long as in the end you realize it's not your fault, Hop. None of this is your fault, you're not a curse. A curse would never make me this happy."or
how to clean a wound (of the person you love)(after the final battle)
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- Part 6 of joyce & hopper
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In the hospital after the final battle, Joyce acts as both mother and girlfriend, consoling the people she loves.
OR: Will Byers seeks comfort from his mother and confesses that he kissed Mike in the radio station tower.
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- Part 7 of joyce & hopper
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In the final battle, Joyce fights alongside Hopper and Eleven from the laboratory, although her presence doesn't prevent Vecna's attack or the military presence.
OR: The last chapter of Stranger Things 5, Joyce and Hopper version.
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- Part 8 of joyce & hopper
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You can start a family who will always show you love. by suiza
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jan 2026
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Jonathan froze for a second. Hopper never did this, Hopper never hugged anyone except his mother with whom he seemed to have an inevitable connection, because they were always hugging or giving each other kisses on the forehead or hands... and then he allowed himself to release the tension and enjoy the embrace.
"I love you, son," Hopper murmured against his hair. "And I'm fucking proud of you."
"I love you too, Dad," Jonathan whispered back, his voice breaking. "Thanks for choosing us, we've been very lucky."OR: Four years after marrying Joyce, Hopper discovers that being a father to Jonathan and Will doesn't require legal papers. But when Lonnie bursts into Jonathan's film premiere, they all decide it's time to make official what the heart already knows: they're a family, and they always have been.
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- Part 9 of joyce & hopper
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Hawkins, 1959. Jim Hopper and Joyce Horowitz fall in love, but neither can admit it, especially since he is the police chief's son with a predetermined future, and she is the girl from the bad neighborhood.
But people destined to meet will do so, apparently by chance, at precisely the right moment.
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- Part 10 of joyce & hopper