sapphicjopper
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- Stranger Things (TV 2016) (30)
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After tragically losing his wife and daughter in a car crash, Jim Hopper finds God—or, maybe, God finds him. He's never been a particularly religious man, but on a Tuesday morning following a grief-induced bender, on the floor of his kitchen, Jim receives a call he can't refute, a call to serve in Hawkins.
As Pastor Jim reluctantly settles into his new role, he grapples with questions. Why, God? Why would You let this happen? Why them and not me? Do I even deserve to stand behind this pulpit every day? Despite his immense, lingering grief and guilt, a slew of unhealthy vices, and a sanctimonious congregation sowing seeds of doubt in his mind, Jim's most significant crisis of faith finally rears its face when it pulls up to his parsonage in a bright green Pinto bearing a welcoming casserole: Joyce Byers, single mom of two, scorned by the church, and just as beautiful as the day he left her standing at Hawkins High in 1959.
While Jim's relationship with Joyce blossoms, tempting him towards lechery, he begins to discover God's reason for calling him back to his hometown may have nothing to do with his parish at all; for mourning, broken souls may find healing in places they least expect…
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Recently back in Hawkins and trying to numb his pain in a bottle of whiskey at The Hideaway, Jim Hopper runs into an old friend and finds a new fix to chase his grief away.
Takes place pre-series.
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Hopper warms Joyce up while they share a cigarette outside of Melvald's on a frigid, September morning, but he's keeping secrets and her intuition has never steered her wrong.
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Five times Hopper was late, and the one time he wasn’t — a look into the changing life of Jim Hopper from 1958–1990 as he battles trauma, tragedy, and vices until he realizes what truly matters.
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Chrissy Carpenter, Hopper's old flame from high school that he hasn't seen in years, is about to embark on her third marriage, this one to a rich business mogul from Chicago that she's definitely marrying for the money. When Joyce and Hopper both receive invitations to the quaint country destination wedding, their first instinct is to decline, but the advertised open bar, a chance for a much-deserved weekend getaway on someone else's dollar, and the jocular opportunity to judge their old classmates from afar prove to be too tempting, and they make the decision to attend together.
It's not exactly a date, but it quickly begins to feel like one, and as they dance around the increasingly foggy boundaries of their relationship, all while taking advantage of the expensive amenities of the luxurious cottage resort, the two begin to uncover a sordid scandal plaguing the bridal party they feel inclined to investigate. But mystery isn't all they unearth at this class reunion in disguise, as Hopper comes to the dreadful conclusion Chrissy Carpenter isn't the only ex of his parading around. If that doesn't kill him, having to make conversation with Ted Wheeler for an entire weekend just might.
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Post-Everything: a sexy, quiet interlude at the lively Byers-Hopper residence. Joyce and Hopper have to keep the noise down when they finally christen their bedroom. (Inspired by a tumblr request.)
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03 Jul 2023
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On the way home from Russia, in the isolation of a remote Alaskan cabin, Joyce and Hopper finally have time to face what they’ve survived… and what it’s left them with. Love after war isn’t easy, especially with a new storm brewing.
With no kids, no mission, and no distractions, they’re stuck with each other. And as they stumble into something that feels like home -- cold cabin nights, keeping the fire going and finding each other all over again -- they begin to imagine what life could look like after the fight.
But when danger follows them across the Bering Strait, it turns out the battle isn’t over like they thought...
A slow-burn reunion fic that fills in the missing days between Russia and Hawkins. Canon divergence with domestic intimacy, a little Cold War espionage, and slice-of-life survival at the end of the world. Oh, and a whole lotta smut.
They survived Kamchatka but can they weather the storm?
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19 Apr 2023
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"Again??” He cried.
OR: Will and El listening to music in his room in the middle of the night because the walls of their new home are no match for Joyce and Hopper and their happy screams.
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09 Feb 2023
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In a world where Bob Newby survives the Demodog attack at Hawkins National Laboratory, Joyce and Hopper are forced to navigate what quickly becomes an emotional affair as their relationship evolves to new places neither one of them ever expected. In a complicated story of soulmates finding each other at all the wrong times, journey to the past, the present, and the future, until finally, love prevails.
Takes place during a canon-divergent S3.
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25 Jan 2023
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The kids are growing up, and Will is probably gay. Hopper needs to work through some things.
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06 Dec 2022