#Hopper the ally

[lorax-devito]

After coming out to hop will wants to introduce his new boyfriend, hopper is ecstatic until mike wheeler walks through the door and he deadpan says "no" as michael flys across the room as if El were there

[princessdave]

Hopper accidentally becomes the biggest ally in Hawkins out of hatred for Mike Wheeler. El wants to date Max? Perfect, Mike is terrified of Max. El wants to date Max and Lucas? Even better, more people to keep Mike away. Will comes out to Joyce and Hop? Hopper is immediately studying up on gay culture and flagging so he can find him a Hop ApprovedTM boyfriend. He sees that nice boy Gareth cuff his jeans one time and starts inviting him to family dinner. Mike seems annoyed that Steve is spending more time with Munson? A pamphlet titled “Accepting your Bisexuality” finds its way into Steve’s jacket pocket. Hopper has never seen Mike as furious as the day Steve and Munson arrive at dinner holding hands. It’s a good day. Hopper isn’t sure how Nancy dating the Buckley girl will annoy Mike, but he’s willing to give it a shot.

[paladinsbrainrot]

tried to shut up about willel for five minutes and almost exploded

close ups + my reference !

[bylergetonefree]

literally nothing is funnier to me than the idea of el telling hopper that she and mike broke up and him being like “oh. sorry kid. a great decision tbh, but sorry” and then throwing himself a little party, and then like a month later will’s like “dad meet my boyfriend” and hopper just sits down and takes several very deep breaths because mike wheeler is somehow his future son in law again what the fuck

[stladies]

EL HOPPER and MAX MAYFIELD 3.02: The Mall Rats

[bylerisrequited]

happy pride month from the gayest show 🏳️‍🌈

[estrellami-1]

If I Should Stay

Part 1 | . . . | Part 56 | Part 57 | Part 58

They get out of the Upside Down no problem; it’s a short trek back to the portal, a quick hop through, and soon they’re all stumbling back into the Harrington house.

Steve immediately makes his way to El, who’s in the living room, and scoops her up into a hug. “You did it!” He cheers. “I’m so proud of you, Ellie,” he continues, whispering to her.

“Thank you,” she whispers back, letting her eyes slip shut. “Can I sleep now?”

“Of course you can,” he murmurs, shifting to pick her up. “I’ll bring you up to bed, m’kay?”

She yawns big enough he fears for her jaw. “Your bed?”

“Sure thing, Ellie. Sleep as long as you want, m’kay?”

“M’kay,” she murmurs, letting her head loll back onto his shoulder. He smiles, kisses her forehead, and stands. He smiles wider when he notices her smile.

Eddie appears in front of him, wide-eyed. “She okay?”

“Yeah,” Steve smiles. “Just tired. I’m gonna put her in my room. Wanna help round up the rugrats and figure out food?”

Eddie bites his lip. “About that. Joyce is taking hers home, Nancy’s taking Mike, and Dustin and Lucas have already called their parents for rides. I think Hopper dipped the second he was able.”

Steve snorts. “Sounds about right. You wanna head home too, I guess?”

Eddie shrugs, a smile playing on his lips as he gestures towards Steve’s room, beginning to walk with him. “I could. But I’ll have more time with Wayne. I’m not sure about you.” His smile falls. “Another thing we haven’t talked about, I guess. And I don’t know if we’ll have time. Maybe after, I don’t know. But I’ve got time with you now, I guess is what I’m trying to say?” He hides behind a piece of hair.

Steve glances down at El, confirming she’s still asleep, then pecks Eddie’s cheek. “I’d like you to stay,” he murmurs. “If you want to.”

Eddie’s eyes crinkle. “I’ll go tell Wayne.”

He leaves, and Steve continues the walk upstairs. “Steve?” A small voice asks, and he looks down.

“Yeah, Ellie?”

“You and Eddie are good together, I think.”

He smiles at her. “I’d like to think so, too.”

He tucks her in and finds Robin waiting outside his door. “Hey.” He smiles and tucks her under his arm. “What’s up?”

She looks up at him. “It’s really over?”

He sighs, looks away, runs a hand through his hair. “I mean. I hope so? Vecna’s gone at least. And I’ll tell Alli to make me apply to Scoops if the mall gets built, if that helps. If we’re not friends in this time when we go back to our time. Damn, this is confusing.” He sighs again. “I dunno, Robbie. But I really think it is over.”

Robin hums, leans into him. “I hope so.” She sighs too. “It just feels like we’re waiting for the next shoe to drop.”

“I know.” He turns, pulls her into a real hug. “Wanna stay over?”

“Is Eddie gonna?”

“I can send him home. You take precedence here.”

She gives him a small smile. “Love you, Dingus.”

“Love you too, Robbie.” He squeezes her. “What about it? You, me, rocky road ice cream?”

She chuckles. “How about a big sleepover? The three of us?”

“Or maybe the four of us?” Allison pokes her head around the corner, teasing smile in place. “Or am I not cool enough to hang out with you?”

Steve chuckles. “You’re cooler than I am, Alli. Of course you can join.” He suddenly points at both of them. “But I want no joking or whispering if Eddie and I do anything, alright?”

Robin gasps. “But Steve! What about my delicate lesbian sensibilities?”

Steve rolls. “You’re raunchier than I am, Robs.”

She snorts inelegantly. “Yeah, alright. Just nothing too PG-13-rated, okay?”

Steve turns pleading eyes on his sister. “Alli?”

She narrows her eyes at him. “We won’t say anything about kissing with no tongue. Anything else is fair game.”

“I wouldn’t do anything else with you in the room,” he retorts, then sticks a hand out. “Shake on it.”

She smirks. “Pleasure doing business with you.”

Steve makes a face and wipes his hand on his pants. “Don’t make me sound like Dad!”

Allison cackles. “Your face! Oh my god, that was great.” She ruffles his hair. “We won’t say anything as long as it’s just a little kiss, alright?”

Steve rolls his eyes. “And if we end up talking about us? About what we’re doing?”

Allison tilts her head. “Would you want us there? As a sounding board?”

Steve shrugs helplessly. “Kinda? But I feel like this is something we should do on our own, too.”

Allison exchanges a look with Robin. “I think it’s time to teach you the ways of being a woman, Steve. We share everything with each other. Especially this stuff. It can be really helpful to have a sounding board.”

Steve eyes her. “Even if you’re biased?”

“We’ll do our best to stay unbiased,” Robin promises. “Deal?”

He grins and squeezes her again. “Deal.”

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[weird-an]

"I'm not gay," Billy shouts, face scrunched up in anger. "I don't know why you would think that."

Jim sets his beer down and raises his hands. "I just thought, you know, because you hang out a lot with Steve and..."

"Steve's a friend," Billy says. "I'm not a queer, Jim."

For a second Jim is close to buy the whole act. Maybe he is wrong. Maybe the sleepovers and Steve hanging out at their place every second day are only symptoms of a really good friendship. Guys can do that. Sure.

"I'm not," Billy repeats and the desperation in his eyes shines too bright not to see. "You don't have to worry."

Jim decides that this is not a conversation for a beer. More for a bourbon or a whole distillery. That's not what he wanted to hear. He wanted this to go the exact opposite way, to show Billy he doesn't need to worry.

"I'm not worried," he says. "If you're…"

"We're not…whatever you think," Billy answers, crossing his arms.

El peeks out of her door. She is always silently retreating when Jim and Billy have a disagreement or sometimes a shouting match.

"Friends don't lie," she says.

"I'm …" Billy begins, but then stops. He turns to El. "Steve.. and I…"

Jim downs his beer.

"You're great for each other," El simply says and closes the door.

"What the fuck." Billy blinks as if he tries to make sense of what just happened.

"She's usually right." Jim shrugs, internally cheering that for once he's not the one that gets called out by a psychic teenager. "Is your boyfriend coming over tonight?"

Billy sighs defeated. "Yes, he is."

"Good," Jim says. "For what it's worth, I think you're great for each other too."

Billy's lips twist into a tiny smile.

"Thanks," he mumbles. He snorts. "He's too good for me."

Jim disagrees, but he feels the same way about Joyce.

[sinclairstarz]

a little messy but i dont believe in real lineart 🫶 redraw of that really shitty version of this i did like a year back, now ft… my first time ever drawing mike wheeler with short hair…. it still doesnt feel right

[idiotcurls]

Another silly little thing I love about the fanficition I’m writing: 

Everyone obviously sleeps over for new years. Hopper has a strickt rule, boys and girls sleep seperately. DO NOT sneak around the house after midnight.  HANDS OFF the pot with the mulled wine on the stove. YOU can have the pot next to it, with whatever apple thing that is! (Mike stole a cup of wine and didn’t like it)  He wondered at first why Nancy and Jonathan didn’t protest, but counted his blessings.  A few hours later he sees Nancy and Robin kiss on the front porch and was FURIOUS. “You could have filled me in on that, Joyce. I made a complete fool out of myself. The girls were laughing at me!” Joyce just laughts it off and says he has to pay better attention. Everybody knew for ages. 

[princessdave]

Standing in like for the Joseph Quinn & Grace Van Dien panel and my partner whispers to me: “these people don’t even know you wrote the mildly viral ally Hopper post”

It was supposed to be supportive, but it kinda feels like a burn lol

[paladinsbrainrot]

kids

full version + close ups !!

original version (since I updated this after i got a better look at their outfits)

[hitchell-mope]

(When Jane’s gone on a trip with her dad)

Mike (longingly): That reminds me of El.

Dustin: Cotton candy?

Mike: No. This picture of El.

[stladies]

EL HOPPER and MAX MAYFIELD Stranger Things | 3.02: The Mall Rats

[erikiara80]

I like Owens, but he’s so sketchy. The things he says...

Didn’t you really think we were working out of a shed, did you?

And you say that so casually? 

Yeah, doctor, tell us about how it is working out of a shed. Maybe you’re thinking about a shed in particular. Like that little shed in Hawkins where lights flicker and scared kids disappear. 

I keep thinking about it. He really said that, lmao. The writers really left such a huge hint there.

And his son’s name (if he really has one) is Peter, like Henry’s name at the lab. And what about this parallel with Hopper, doc?

What were you thinking about here?

Ok, this is scary. Again, he just says things so casually. Yeah, let’s put kids in a coma. I know he said that to save El, but wow. The implications.

Not sus at all, Sam

[bethhiraeth]

okay but i need to know... what would hopper and karen's dynamic be like if they were to interact in future?