#karejoy

[xobelladonna-archive]

joyce seeing herself and karen in jonathan and nancy. like, nancys over, again, and shes watching her and jonathan be all cute and couple-y and all she can think is how much theyre like her and karen. how she wishes they'd had the guts to say 'fuck it', to stop fearing the world around them for 5 seconds and let themselves be happy, to stop hiding away. she wishes she'd had the courage to speak up when karen had first mentioned ted. to tell her that she didnt need to have the life that her mom wanted for her. that they could be together.

[pumpthefruits]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Joyce Byers/Karen Wheeler Characters: Joyce Byers, Karen Wheeler, Ted Wheeler (mentioned) Additional Tags: TEENAGE KAREJOY, one-scene, Pining, Possibly Unrequited Love, 1950's Series: Part 1 of teenage karejoy cinematic universe Summary:

A few slow seconds pass, and Karen recovers with a huff.

“Ted would be a good husband. He’s – you know – he’s well off, financially. He could provide for a family.”

“Jesus,” Joyce tells the sheets, “you’re starting to sound like your mother.”