Joyce x Hopper in high school head cannons please
-Hop and Joyce met way back in the day when she was a Freshman and he was a Sophmore in High School.
-Y'ALL KNOW MY BOY HOP WAS A LADIES MAN!
-Joyce was all bright eyed and adorable and somewhat innocent.
-Hop notices her walking around at school with her friends and raises an eyebrow at her.
-”Hey man, whose that?” he asked with his eyes not leaving her small frame
-”Oh the short one, that’s Joyce.” Lonnie Byers said not paying any attention to Hop or Joyce.
-Hop “casually” bumping into Joyce just to get the opportunity to meet her.
-”I’m Jim Hopper, but everyone calls me ‘Hop’.”
-”Hop? Well..nice to meet you, Hop,” she says with that signature smile WE ALL LOVE TO SEE.
-Slowly they start to talk more and more and eventually Hop asks her out on a date.
-”Like a date, date?” she asks with wide eyes
-”That’s usually what a date is..” he says leaning forward with THAT GOOFY GRIN WE ALL KNOW AND LOVE.
-So they go on their first date at some small diner.
-THEY LAUGH AND JOKE AROUND THE ENTIRE TIME.
-They kiss for the first time when Hop walks Joyce up the steps of her house.
-If it was anyone else Hop would’ve kissed her right away but it was Joyce that leaned forward and kissed him after he bid her goodnight.
-They officially start dating after a few more dates.
-Hop, being the usual ladies man he is known for being puts that persona to the side for his Joy (that’s his nickname for Joyce).
-THEY DO LITERALLY EVERYTHING TOGETHER.
-Joyce loses her virginity to Hop during the summer and he’s so sweet and loving about it *cue the tears*
-Whenever she’s stressed she turns to Hop.
-But then, all it takes is ONE DRUNKEN NIGHT TO FUCK IT ALL UP.
-Hop sleeps with another girl behind Joyce’s back.
-He plans to keep it a secret but every time he sees her beautiful smiling face he always feels that ugly feeling of guilt creeping up.
-He doesn’t end up telling her because it’s none other than Lonnie that breaks the news to Joyce (that asshole).
-Then it’s no surprise when a few months later Lonnie and Joyce start dating.
-It’s something that Hop to this day still regrets doing.
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