do a headcanon for the byers+el And Hopper BUT not in canon timeline, more like if Hop hadn’t died and that 3 months later was him and El moving in instead of the Byers moving out
I started this and then someone called me and you know tumblr it didn’t save shit, so this is going to be a shitty version of what I originally planned.
I can do canon or AU headcanons you guys just let me know, here we go:
Hopper and Joyce trying to take it slow (and failing)
Hopper finally taking Joyce on that date and it being slightly awkward at first
Then getting over the awkwardness and it turning into the best date of their lives
Hopper kissing her when he drops her off at her place
Joyce getting home with the biggest smile plastered on her face
Hopper getting to his motel room (because his damn house was destroyed) and being glad El was staying at Max’s because if she saw his goofy smile now she would never shut up about it
Hopper taking Joyce out a lot and treating her to all her favorite foods
Always wearing his super fashionable shirts
And getting made fun of by El because of them
Secretly, Will and Jonathan also make fun of him
The kids being super happy for their parents
El staying over at the Byers a lot because Hopper doesn’t want her to stay at motels all that much
El staying over at Max’s a lot too because of that
After the first couple of weeks, Joyce and Hopper start having more dates in, just at her place
Hopper tried to cook once, and it doesn’t go over that well
Joyce teaching El many ways to do her hair
Will and El hanging out and becoming friends
Jonathan teaching Will and El about music
Will and El drawing together all the time
El bonding with Will about the Upside Down and feeling like they don’t fit in
Jonathan driving El to her dates with Mike, and becoming just a bit protective of her
The Byers boys and El constantly teasing Joyce and Hopper
Hopper and El having dinner with the Byers every Sunday
Hopper and Joyce hosting a Sunday barbecue every other weekend for the whole gang
Joyce going shopping with El
Hopper giving advice to Jonathan about pursuing his dreams
Hopper becoming a father figure for Will, who was always verbally abused by his real father
Joyce giving El the talk, much to Hopper’s dismay
Movie nights with the Byers boys and El when their parents go out
Will and El covering for Jonathan when he sleeps over at Nancy’s
Movie nights with Hopper, Joyce and the kids
Mike going over to the Byers to have dinner with all of them
Mike apologizing to Hopper and respecting him
Hopper warming up to Mike, eventually
Hopper and El having game nights with the Byers
Hopper and El having father daughter time
Them going out to dinner, to the movies, and Hopper teaching her how to play poker
Mike actually apologizing to Will and being a good friend again
Mike making more time to spend with his friends, both as a group and one on one
Will telling Mike he was right about him not liking girls
Mike having known for a long time that was true, but not judging him for it (”it may have been true, but I said it like it was a bad thing, and it isn’t, it was stupid and I’m really sorry”)
Joyce teasing Hopper every time El goes out with Mike
Hopper and Joyce being really over the top on the PDA in front of their kids to annoy them
Hopper gradually moving in and while they both notice, neither says anything
Will and Jonathan being completely done with them every time they get cheesy
El never being annoyed at their PDA but thinking it’s romantic
Max spending the night at the Byers a lot because her house reminds her of Billy
Max and Will annoying Mike and El by pretending to be grossed out by them all the time
Max giving Mike advice when he’s an idiot because she feels bad (”i swear if anyone finds out, you won’t be dead but you will wish you were”)
Max and Mike being best friends but acting like they hate each other
Their bickering getting to everyone’s nerves
Nancy and Jonathan spending more time at the Wheeler’s place because it seems like the Byers home is always full nowadays
People in town talking about Joyce and Hopper’s relationship
El meeting Mike’s parents
Ted being shocked to learn his son has a girlfriend (because unlike Karen he pays zero attention)
Karen being so happy to finally meet El (because listening in on their phone calls didn’t do their cuteness justice)
Karen taking a million pictures of them, to the point it gets really awkward, but she is so proud of her baby boy
And obviously Karen showing El Mike’s baby pictures (and El having to pretend she has never seen them before)
Hopper trying to help out by going to the supermarket but forgetting it isn’t just him and El anymore, so instead of buying what was on the list buying only junk food
Joyce telling him to just clean up if he wants to help and to leave the shopping to her
Hopper and Joyce being domestic and married AF
Joyce going to the station to have lunch with Hopper during her break
The Party getting to officially meet Suzie
The girls becoming instant friends with her
Lucas and Max breaking up every other week
Everyone making fun of Lucas for it
The Party playing D&D again
Lucas and Will spending two weeks planning a campaign
Max making so much fun of her boyfriend for being a giant dork
But still playing the game
El getting really into Wonder Woman, and eventually just into comics in general (her favorite superhero ends up being Scarlet Witch, but Wonder Woman is right there too)
Dustin and El going to the comic book store way too much
Steve being the one to drive them and complaining the whole time
But reading a couple of comics while he waits for them
Dustin and El just being the best of friends
Max, Dustin and El being an iconic trio
Will and Mike having really deep conversations
Lucas trying to get El’s advice when he and Max fight
Instead getting advice from Mike, who knows what to say because Max told him
The Party being normal, carefree kids
El learning to live without her powers
Hopper being there to hold her when it gets too much and she breaks down
El feeling kind of useless without her powers
But having her friends and family to remind her she isn’t useless, and that they love her
Will coming out to his friends and family one by one, after a lot of talking things through with his bestie
Some being more shocked than others (Hopper suspected, Joyce and Jonathan knew, and so did Max, because let’s be honest she came from California)
El not getting why it’s a big deal Will likes boys (”so? i like boys too” “yeah, but you’re a girl” “so?” “i don’t know, that’s normal!” “why?” “because!” “well, that’s stupid” “yeah, i guess it is”)
Hopper becoming even more protective of Will after that
The Byers-Hopper clan going back to school shopping
El wanting everything that sparkles and is colorful
Will laughing at Hopper’s “i’m about to shoot myself” face
Jonathan picking the least amount possible of things so his younger sibling can get better stuff
Hopper and Joyce arguing about whose car they should take when they go out (“mine is newer!” “well mine isn’t a police car Hop” “and mine is bigger too!”)
School starts and El being really nervous
El and Will sleeping in the same room when they are scared, anxious, nervous,etc
Will and El talking about their fears for high school the day before they start freshman year
The Party having an awesome first day of school
Until they leave and Troy corners them
El being confused about what the term ‘fairy’ means
Once Max tells her, wishing she still had her powers
But realizing you don’t need powers when you have fists the next day when Troy calls Will that again
Getting low key high-fived by Lucas and Max while Will chastises her for punching Troy
The Party going out with Steve, Nancy, Jonathan and Robin on Friday to talk about their first week
Things not being perfect, but pretty damn good because they all had each other
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