Joyce + Jim

stranger things joyce x hopper fanfiction by @andcontemplation

[andcontemplation]

@andcontemplation | @timeinabottle

fic | art | music list

Oneshots

Wake Up | angst | ~5400 words | rated T+ | spotify playlist

The Side Bet | fluff | ~2000 words | rated G

Hope (is a dangerous thing...) | angst | ~1900 words | rated T+

Some Things Last a Long Time | fluff? | ~600 words | rated G

Terminal Thoughts | angst-y | ~1000 words | rated T

Hawkins High Shorts

Driving in Cars with Boys | backstory | ~1100 words | rated T

The Trouble With Boys | a 'Joyce's sister Stella 'short | ~1700 words | rated T

The Last Snowball | backstory | ~1600 words | rated T

A History Lesson | COMING SOON

If The Fates Allow (Christmas fics)

Just Another Lonely Day | angstyness/some fluff | rated T | spotify playlist

Naughty or Nice | mostly fluff | rated T

Christmas Wrapping (baby, it's cold outside) | mostly fluff | rated T | spotify playlist

Time in a Bottle

Stand By Me | angst/fluff/canon-divergent | ongoing | 42000+ words | rated T+ | related posts | spotify playlist 1 | spotify playlist 2

Paint It, Black | being reworked | COMING SOON

Gimme Shelter | in progress | COMING SOON

Jolene | angst/fluff | complete | ~13000 words | rated T+ | related posts | spotify playlist

Autumn Leaves | angst | oneshot | ~3800 words | rated T+

Gold Dust Woman | COMING SOON

Other Multichapters

Danse Macabre | Victorian AU | ON HIATUS | 16000+ words | spotify playlist

Never Tear Us Apart | Angsty Erotica (?) | Complete | ~34000 words | rated E | spotify playlist

For the rando drabbles posted here to tumblr, click here & here.

[timeinabottle]

Updated for Halloween 2023! William Byers disappears into thin air in 1883. His distraught mother must set aside her differences with the only man who can help her now. In their desperate search for her son, they uncover the dark world of the occult, a terrible haunting and something the Witch’s daughter calls the Other Side.

Stranger things have happened...

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[timeinabottle]

Joyce and Hopper get sidetracked in Alaska on their way home from Kamchatka. Caught up in a bad storm, they take shelter in an old cabin where they are forced to confront their past and the turbulent present if they ever want to survive a future together.

An attempt to fill in the blanks on the Russian plot and those missing days before the return to Hawkins (contains canon divergence)

-- Joyce was tossing and turning, still coming down from the adrenaline rush she'd had since she left California. Almost a week had gone by, her mission was finally complete, and she didn't have to worry anymore. Her body was still in fight or flight though, so she had forced herself to fall asleep with a mantra of sorts... Hopper was alive. He was right next to her. Everything was okay. As okay as could be expected for them, anyway.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[timeinabottle]

I miss them. xx

[timeinabottle]

Okay im sorry i'm back with songs that remind me of time in a bottle

Pretty girl by Clairo - Joyce trying to impress/please Lonnie at first

Flaming hot cheetos by Clairo - Joyce pining after Hopper

6 weeks by Beach bunny - Joyce looking back on her relationship with Hopper while hes in vietnam

Once again I apologise

Don't be sorry!! These are amazing ❤︎ Love the new music and the lyrics are *chef's kiss* perfection with what I had in mind. Thank you so much for sending them in! xo

[timeinabottle]

I'm sorry but Death Bed by Powfu and Beabadoobee reminds me so much of Stand by Me

But instead of Hopper dying its him going to Vietnam

Wow wow wow!! okay I admit I know *nothing* about music post 2010 because I'm... pretty out of touch (haha that's an understatement) so I had no idea who Powfu or Beabadoobee are, and shamefully, I had to google. I see what you're saying though and I am so here for it! I'm just baffled how the lyrics are so similar from Hopper's perspective. I feel like, in his mind, being shipped off to Vietnam he might as well have been dead. That is 💯 the angst I was going for!! Thank you so much for sending this to me and helping me discover new music at the same time ❤︎ & thank you for reading my baby Stand By Me. Hope you enjoyed it as much as I enjoyed writing it!

[andcontemplation]

ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ꜱᴀᴅ, ᴡᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ

j o y c e  +  h o p p e r +  s i t t i n g  i n  a  t r e e  =  k i s s i n g @timeinabottle 

[timeinabottle]

Hawkins, Indiana. 1965. 

Seventeen-year-old Joyce and Jim grew up across the street from each other, practically inseparable since they were kids.

That is until, Lonnie Byers came along senior year of high school.

With Prom and Graduation looming, Hopper finds himself head over heels for Joyce - just when he can’t have her. She’s completely oblivious, focused on her future. Little do they know that one hot summer is about to turn their whole world upside down.

Read on Ao3…

[timeinabottle]

Almost 3 years and 60k+ words later and this bad boy is COMPLETE! 

Read the complete fic on Ao3…

Listen to the Spotify Playlist here

And stay tuned for more stories about these two star crossed lovebirds ❤︎

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

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Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Thanks to everyone who has followed along with this little story; kudos’d, reblogged, subscribed or commented! Sorry this update took forever and a day. Hoping to get Chap 4 up for you soon xox

Read Chapter 3 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Okay, 2020, we get it, that’s enough… (seriously can we get a do-over?) I guess self isolation means I don’t really have an excuse to not write anymore. Right? 😬😄

Wishing y’all love and good health xo 

Read Chapter 4 on Ao3 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

playing catch-up on this one…

Chapter 5 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 6 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 7 [ ♥︎ ]

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Chapter 8 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 9 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 10 [ ♥︎ ]

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Chapter 11 [ ♥︎ ]

Updated Feb 10, 2021: New chapter added & some “new” bops on the Spotify Playlist too! 

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

[timeinabottle]

Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Thanks to everyone who has followed along with this little story; kudos’d, reblogged, subscribed or commented! Sorry this update took forever and a day. Hoping to get Chap 4 up for you soon xox

Read Chapter 3 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Okay, 2020, we get it, that’s enough… (seriously can we get a do-over?) I guess self isolation means I don’t really have an excuse to not write anymore. Right? 😬😄

Wishing y’all love and good health xo 

Read Chapter 4 on Ao3 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

playing catch-up on this one…

Chapter 5 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 6 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 7 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Chapter 8 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 9 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 10 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

[timeinabottle]

Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Thanks to everyone who has followed along with this little story; kudos’d, reblogged, subscribed or commented! Sorry this update took forever and a day. Hoping to get Chap 4 up for you soon xox

Read Chapter 3 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Okay, 2020, we get it, that’s enough… (seriously can we get a do-over?) I guess self isolation means I don’t really have an excuse to not write anymore. Right? 😬😄

Wishing y’all love and good health xo 

Read Chapter 4 on Ao3 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

playing catch-up on this one...

Chapter 5 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 6 [ ♥︎ ]

Chapter 7 [ ♥︎ ]

[andcontemplation]

ᴡᴇ'ʀᴇ ꜱᴏ ꜱᴀᴅ, ᴡᴇ ᴘᴀɪɴᴛ ᴛʜᴇ ᴛᴏᴡɴ ʙʟᴜᴇ ᴠᴏᴛᴇᴅ ᴍᴏꜱᴛ ʟɪᴋᴇʟʏ ᴛᴏ ʀᴜɴ ᴀᴡᴀʏ ᴡɪᴛʜ ʏᴏᴜ

j o y c e  +  h o p p e r +  s i t t i n g  i n  a  t r e e  =  k i s s i n g @timeinabottle 

[timeinabottle]

Hawkins, Indiana. 1965. 

Seventeen-year-old Joyce and Jim grew up across the street from each other, practically inseparable since they were kids.

That is until, Lonnie Byers came along senior year of high school.

With Prom and Graduation looming, Hopper finds himself head over heels for Joyce - just when he can't have her. She's completely oblivious, focused on her future. Little do they know that one hot summer is about to turn their whole world upside down.

Read on Ao3...

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

[timeinabottle]

Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Thanks to everyone who has followed along with this little story; kudos’d, reblogged, subscribed or commented! Sorry this update took forever and a day. Hoping to get Chap 4 up for you soon xox

Read Chapter 3 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Okay, 2020, we get it, that’s enough... (seriously can we get a do-over?) I guess self isolation means I don’t really have an excuse to not write anymore. Right? 😬😄

Wishing y’all love and good health xo 

Read Chapter 4 on Ao3 [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

NEVER TEAR US APART  

After the Battle at Starcourt, Hopper is presumed dead, yet Joyce can’t shake the unsettling feeling that he’s still alive. Her suspicion is confirmed when he makes contact to tell her that he’s trapped in the upside down, taking shelter inside her house. As they navigate the strange divide keeping them apart, Joyce and Hopper grow closer than ever, working on a secret mission to bring him home. Only, it doesn’t go exactly as planned…

Written for Jopper Big Bang 2019

Rating: E/18+ Words: 34k+ Chapters: 15/15 -- complete (for now) Art by @snowchicago99

Read on Ao3 here... Listen to the Spotify playlist here...

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

[timeinabottle]

Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

Thanks to everyone who has followed along with this little story; kudos’d, reblogged, subscribed or commented! Sorry this update took forever and a day. Hoping to get Chap 4 up for you soon xox

Read Chapter 3 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

[timeinabottle]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

“Aren’t you a little old to be trick-or-treating?” she asked instead, breaking into a smile.

“I am, indeed,” he nodded solemnly, holding back a grin. “But I’m not here for tricks, or treats — she is.”

Hopper stepped to the side, revealing a pretty little blonde girl in pigtails standing behind him. She was dressed in a fuzzy tiger onesie with a navy pea-coat buttoned right up, protecting her from the cold front that was quickly moving in.

“Hi, I’m a tiger!” Hopper’s daughter growled for proof, her mitten fingers wiggling beside her face.

Joyce giggled. “You are a tiger, aren’t you? How ferocious!”

Read from the start on AO3

Read the rest of the Time in a Bottle series on AO3

[andcontemplation]

Driving in Cars with Boys

Written for both day 2 (fireside) + day 3 (comfort) of the Jopper Autumn Challenge🍁 Rating: T+ for language, references to underage drinking/partying

Read on A03

October, 1964

She didn’t really want to tell him, but they didn’t keep secrets from each other, and he’d have to find out sooner or later…

“Lonnie asked me out tonight. On a date.” Joyce said, staring into the dwindling fire, not daring to meet his gaze.

Hopper didn’t stop what he was doing and continued to rub small circles over her back, his touch heavy through the wool blanket draped over her shoulders. Joyce concentrated on the feeling and tried not to think about puking again.

Turns out, she couldn’t handle keeping up with the boys like she thought she could, but at least no one could say she sure as hell didn’t try. Lonnie said that’s what he liked most about her — she was feisty.

Keep reading

[timeinabottle]

Stand By Me

Rating: T+ Summary: Joyce and Jim have been best friends their whole lives, but one hot summer in 1965 is about to turn their whole world upside down…

“Why don’t you take Chrissy Carpenter? Weren’t you supposed to be asking her to Prom anyway?”

He deeply regretted telling Joyce that. It was just something dumb he said weeks ago when he started fooling around with Chrissy to make Joyce jealous. Which just happened to be around the same time she started seeing Lonnie and Hopper realized he was jealous himself.

“Yeah,” he admitted reluctantly, sliding down to the floor to sit next to her.

Joyce looked at him, expectantly. “And? Did you?”

“No, but I will,” he stuttered. “I will. I’m just leaving my options open for now…” he leaned up against Joyce’s locker, looking right at her, wishing she’d pick up what he was putting down already. But she didn’t seem to notice.

Read Chapter 1 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]

Listen to the soundtrack on spotify here [ ♥︎ ]

& follow @timeinabottle for updates!

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Read Chapter 2 on Ao3 here [ ♥︎ ]