it hurts - jb

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JOYCE BYERS

iamgroot0105
sorry it tooks so long <3

WARNINGS!!
none

~ = little time skips
italics are flashbacks

you're the same age as joyce btw - maybe a a year or two younger

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"y/n, i- we need your help" hopper says somewhat breathless through the phone

the desperation in his voice worried you "hey, hop, what's wrong?!"

"joyce-" he begins

"is she okay!?" you interrupt

"you still have all those heaters for your reptiles don't you?"

"yesss" you drag out, confused as to why he's asking

"joyce needs your help, she'll be round to get them" he left it at that and hung up

he obviously knew about the not so little crush you had on the brunette, your bestfriend, and knew you'd do anything you could to help her and her son

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"we just need to make a stop" joyce informs the others as she drives, the smallest of smiles on her face just thinking about who they're going to see

~

as the truck pulled up you were placing the last heater in your front room

moments later you get a knock at the door and open it pretty much instantly

"well aren't you a sight for sore-" you go to joke but get cut off

"hey, i need you- i mean- your heaters... that you use for your reptiles... and i need you" the brunette rambles

"i'm sure i can facilitate that" with that joyce quickly pulls you into a bone crushing hug

"thank you for helping" she whispers to you as she pulls away

with that the heaters are loaded into the truck and you stand there not knowing what exactly to do

"aren't you coming?" joyce asks

"do you want me to?"

"that's a stupid question, c'mon"

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nancy fills you in, on everything that has happened and what they plan to do, on the way

~

you, joyce, jonathan, and nancy enter as the door creaks open

joyce places down the heaters they got from you and then flips on the lights, revealing the insides of hoppers's cabin

everyone looks round, curious to this new found space, hopper's hidden life

"it's... kind of nice actually" nancy breaks the silence

"to be honest, it doesn't surprise me that hop has some secret hideout" you laugh a little causing joyce's lips to curl at the corners

as jonathan sets will down on the sofa, joyce crouches by
the stove, looking it over and then turns back to the teens and you

"we'll do it here" she finalises

both joyce and nancy drag eleven's bed out of the bedroom and position it front of the wood stove

you carefully pick will up, "it's going to be okay, will", from the sofa and lay him onto the bed, tying him down using rope while joyce secures her son's hands - she yanks the rope tight

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