#jonantha

[stancyslawyer]

Ngl I shipped them and still do. I really think Jonathan and Samantha reconnected at NYU and fell in love with Jonathan finally getting over Nancy. The concept of the nerd and the goth falling in love like I love it.

[foreverautumn89]

If you can stomach another LONG post I also think Jonathan is SO ship-able for me because:

@lovipop2049

It's also about Jonathan himself-Jonathan is just a very under appreciated, loveable, adorable little gumdrop that deserves all the love and appreciation in the world [that usually doesn't get it] and he is a character that I can't get enough of.

I really appreciate his character how hes the moral compass that chooses love over power everytime and stays true to himself. How he just wants to take care of everyone else and does everything in his power to make sure those he loves happy and well cared for.

How he is proud to be a freak even when most of Hawkins tells him its not acceptable. How he thinks for himself and doesn't think how people tell him to-like Hawkins is homophobic, but not Jonathan, he thinks what makes you different makes you beautiful and special. Hes really accepting of people who are considered the freaks and weirdos/he thinks for himself and appreciates what makes them so unique. How he grew up in a place like Hawkins where people think being unique is some type of sin, but Jonathan thinks that is the greatest thing about someone.

How he leads everyone he comes in contact with to be the best version of themselves and thats canon [Will, Steve, Nancy, ext ext]. Hes really wise for his age and has been through the most awful things in life and yet all that pain and suffering just made him kinder/more loving and he leads all the lost people down the right path in life.

How he could have been like his dad and chose to continue the cycle of abuse, but instead did everything in his power to not be like Lonnie/overcame his own trauma built himself up everything he accomplished there he did that on his own. He chose to be the exact opposite of Lonnie and made it his personal mission in life to protect Will to love him to devote his life to making sure Will always happy, well cared for, and remind Will constantly that is loved and Will is the most important person to him in the world that he would do anything for.

He also loves the weirdos that aren't appreciated in a place like Hawkins. He is such a rare find in Hawkins and has this completely different mindset to a lot of the people there so those people that don't get the love and respect they deserve either-Jonathan fixes that and makes it his mission in life to show them they matter more than anyone.

The ships are usually this hurt/comfort love fest that has a lot of drama and depressing elements to it that turns into some sort of love fest where Jonathan completely adores the other person and they adore him just as much. It's always this emotional rollercoaster with almost every ship. You could be feeling sad and sorry for Jonathan in one chapter and then happy crying in the next when that someone shows Jonathan that he has no clue how loved and appreciated he really is. Almost every Jonathan ship if not all of them always are a rollercoaster of emotions. It makes those ships really compelling and leaves you thirsty for more.