#karen/joyce

[lonesome-witching]

Dinner Party

Back on our regular 'first come, first served' schedule. Here is another one requested by @rabbitofdeath-atcastleaarrggh. It is set in the 'I Think We're Alone Now' universe. It is a bit of a sequel although I feel like you can read it as a standalone. In this scheduled episode Karen Wheeler and Joyce Byers throw a dinner party to announce their relationship. Robin and Nancy each cause some drama. Chaos ensues.

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Robin could almost taste the tension in the room. It’s not that she had wanted to be here. She just couldn’t refuse her girlfriend anything. So, when Nancy had come up to her with a soft smile on her face and asked her to come to a Wheeler-Byers family dinner, Robin had said yes. Despite knowing what the dinner was for. And despite feeling out of places, dangling somewhere between the two families, not belonging to either. It didn’t matter that both Karen and Joyce treated her like a daughter.

That was how she had ended up seated between her girlfriend and her girlfriend’s ex-boyfriend. Even Nancy’s hand on her knee couldn’t alleviate the stress that was coursing through her body.

Will and Mike seemingly felt that same tension in their own bones. They kept shooting each other hesitant glances.

“Robin, calm down,” Nancy whispered.

“I can’t calm down. This entire dinner is my worst nightmare.”

“Why? You’ve had dinner here plenty of times.”

“Yeah, but that was before.” Robin nodded her head towards Mrs. Wheeler, hoping to make her point clear.

“Mom,” Nancy turned her head, “can you please tell Robin things haven’t changed just because you and Mrs. Byers are together?”

Mrs. Wheeler shot her daughter a reprimanding look, right before the chaos ensued.

“What? Mom! What?” Mike shouted.

“Mom, what is she saying? Are you and Mrs. Wheeler like together?” Will joined in.

“Look, you can’t do this to us. Me and Will are sort of…”

“We’re together.”

Nancy rolled her eyes.

Robin pushed her chair back just a little, wanting to separate herself from the chaos and quickly noticed Jonathan followed her example. As Nancy began to shout in her mother’s defense, he turned toward Robin.

“It’s almost comical to watch,” he uttered softly. When Robin looked at him there was a small smile on his face. “I guess this does mean I’m the last straight person standing.”

“You’re straight?” Robin asked, her voice probably slightly too loud, but the shouting around the table still drowned her out.

“Yes, I am,” Jonathan laughed softly. Slightly uncomfortably.

“Oh shit, I truly thought you were dating Argyle.”

“Dating Argyle. Why would you think I was dating Argyle?”

“You guys are super close and always together and he kisses your cheek like all the time. And a few weeks ago, you were sitting on his lap. And I thought ‘Good for them’ but I guess I was wrong.”

Jonathan’s eyes grew wide as he started to mumble to himself.

[treepyful]

Yesterday’s Gone by treepyful

For Stranger Things Femslash Week 2023! Day 7: Free Choice

It was a cool grey day in March when Karen showed up on Joyce’s doorstep, Holly standing morosely at her side. “I’ve left Ted,” she said shortly. Joyce stared. “Can we stay with you tonight?”

Joyce didn’t say anything as she took a step back from the door and waved them inside.

Details: Joyce/Karen, 12k, rated M, no archive warnings.

@strangerthingsfemslashweek

[pumpthefruits]

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.”

[luveurmilk]

i just woke up from a dream where this was the byler endgame.

[meowza315]

joyous day today fellas

I finished it.

After 25 and a half hours and three separate attempts, I finally finished the fan-made S5 poster :) I remember getting the idea in November of last year, and I just now finished it almost a year later. thats actually wild

not everything or everyone is perfect, but that’s okay. I’m proud of it and I think that’s all that really matters

character closeups under the break

[imactuallyreallycool]

Hello every-pony lmao

Here’s some of my mlp x stranger things designs :)

[hellshee]

Grief is not a feeling, but a neighborhood. This is where I come from. Everyone I love still lives there.

—Brenna Twohy, from Swallowtail

[fleursfairies]

guys please i cant do this anymore

1. mikes airport fit is the exact same fit any 80s kid from indiana would wear on a trip to california. you can laugh at it but stop acting like hes an outlier

edit: i am not denying mikes dorkyness

2. hollys new outfit is not ugly. it is very 80s, almost 90s. nancys outfits are also not ugly. stop saying "the wheelers have terrible fashion sense" the wheelers are the epitome of 80s fashion.

edit: obviously you are allowed to have an opinion. im more saying theres a REASON they dress like that. which some people fail to realize somehow.

3. wills super short shorts are not evidence for him being gay. nor is it proof that joyce accepted him being gay and bought him short shorts. this is the 80s. every guy in the 80s wore short shorts. please watch a movie.

4. will, mike, and steve specifically are NOT listening to taylor swift, kpop, or whatever else you guys listen to (i said will mike and steve because i see them being projected on the most)

edit: again, im talking about the playlists people make for them with ONLY these songs. obviously you are allowed to associate them with any song youd like and say that they'd probably like any song youd like. just dont ignore the songs that they are for sure listening to

5. this is semi unrelated but as someone who is an avid rock listener and metal enjoyer, i think eddie is cringe af. sorry not sorry. (someone asked, im not just hating to hate)

[containment23]

where are all the stranger things x south park or IT x south park

guys it's right there: 4 elementary kids discover the horrors

[pinnedwords]

Stranger things modern au hcs

-Max and Mike kick each other out of the party's gc constantly but El always adds them back

-Nancy is a pinterest girlie

-Steve and Robin have an ridicoulously long snapchat streak

-Karen is a facebook mom

-Billy makes those cringy y/n thirst povs on tiktok (yk the ones i'm talking abt)

-Dustin is a Minecraft Addict

-Murray is a redditor

-The party did the 'passing the phone to' trend and it went viral on tiktok

-Will is kinda popular on instagram for his art

-Joyce created a gc for everyone in case the ud shit starts again

-Argyle posts the most unhinged shit on tiktok and his videos had like 7 views everytime until one of them blew up and then he became super popular and even verified

[cigarettesaftersmut]

stranger things women bts of season 4

[lonesome-witching]

Can I Have Your Blessing?

This one is heavy on the Karen/Joyce despite them not interacting once. But no worries there is definitely some ronance in this too. I hope you enjoy this piece of work. And of course a thank you to the prompter, the lovely @rabbitofdeath-atcastleaarrggh who keeps coming back for more. It is appreciated.

You can read my previous prompts or send me some new ones.

Robin was beginning to believe she had the worst timing ever. First, she and Nancy had gotten caught by Mrs. Wheeler and Mrs. Byers. Then she had ended up at the chaos dinner party. And now Joyce Byers was pulling her and Nancy into the living room. Robin wasn’t sure what it was going to be about, but with her track record it wasn’t going to be good.

Holly was already sitting on the couch. She stared at Nancy and Robin with a smile and waved. Robin waved back with her free hand, the one that wasn’t locked in Nancy’s.

She kind of wanted to pull Holly on her lap and hide behind the little girl’s body. Not that it would make much of a difference.

They sat down next to Holly, Robin crawled into the corner while Nancy put an arm around her sister.

“What’s up?” Nancy asked, the question clearly directed at Joyce who was pacing the floor in front of them.

“I’d rather wait until your brother gets here,” Joyce answered, biting on her fingernails.

“Mike? What do we need Mike for?”

“There is just something I want to discuss—”

Joyce was interrupted by Mike waltzing into the room with a scowl on his face. He fell down in Ted Wheeler’s old recliner and sighed. “What’s going on?” he asked.

“Now that we’re all here, there is something I need to ask you.” Joyce finally stopped pacing and sat down on the coffee table. “So, as you all know, me and your mother have been together for a while now.”

Mike groaned, which only earned him a glare from his older sister.

“It’s been over a year now and I can safely say that it has been the happiest year of my life. Your mom makes me happy. And I truly believe I make her happy too. Which is why I want to ask her to marry me. And I would love to have your permission to do so.” Joyce’s eyes were scanning the reactions of the Wheeler kids.

Robin felt a smile grow on her own face at the idea. They were cute together, Karen and Joyce. They deserved to be happy together. Just like she and Nancy did.

The thought popped into her head. The idea that really shouldn’t be there yet. That maybe should never be there, but definitely not before she could talk to Nancy about it. She thought about dropping down on one knee with a ring in her hands this time. She thought about popping the question. She thought about Nancy’s smile as she said yes.

It could be nice.

It would be nice.

She thought passed that too. Thought about Nancy walking toward her in a white dress. Thought about vowing to love each other forever.

She thought about waking up next to Nancy every single day. Thought about sharing an apartment and occasionally a wardrobe. Nancy would borrow her sweaters when she was cold and Robin would grab one of Nancy’s scarfs or hats by accident, and it would be alright.

She thought about late nights and early mornings. Thought about dragging Nancy away from her typewriter and dragging her to bed.

She thought about traveling together. About seeing Paris and Rome and Madrid and Barcelona.

She liked that future. She liked the idea of sharing her future with Nancy. She liked the idea of sharing everything with Nancy.

“You really didn’t need to ask. I mean, of course you have my blessing to marry my mother. But it’s really not up to me to decide what the two of you do,” Nancy’s voice broke through the images in Robin’s head.

“Mike? What about you? Do I have your blessing?”

All eyes turned to the teenage boy. He sighed. “I don’t know.”

“Oh, come on, Mike. Don’t you want mom to be happy?” Nancy responded with a roll of her eyes.

“Of course, I do, but what about me and Will?”

“Those are things we can figure out.” Joyce was biting her nails again.

“Well, alright then. You have my permission to marry my mom.” Mike sounded somewhat sulky as he spoke. But Joyce jumped up to pull him into a hug. And then she turned to Holly and lastly, she engulfed Nancy in a bone crushing hug.

“This is great. Thank you for being so understanding. The situation isn’t particularly easy for any one of you.”

Joyce was already walking out of the room when Nancy turned to her girlfriend. “You seemed a bit out of it just now. Are you alright?”

“Why don’t we go have dinner? To celebrate?” Joyce asked, popping her head back into the room. Holly was already jumping up and down in delight.

“I’m alright, I was just thinking,” Robin whispered in Nancy’s ear.

“What were you thinking about?” One of Nancy’s hands fell on Robin’s knee and squeezed softly, reassuringly. A small reminder that Nancy was saying you can talk to me.

“Are you guys coming?” Mike asked as he kicked at his sister’s feet.

“I’ll tell you later,” Robin kissed Nancy’s cheek and got up.

Joyce drove them to the nearest diner. Holly ordered her weight in fries, while Nancy, Robin and Mike stuck to a burger each. The dinner was nice, slow conversation flowing between the people around the table.

Robin’s eyes shot up every time the bell above the door rang. That was how she caught Jonathan walking into the diner.

“Jonathan?” Robin called out before thinking better of it.

The boy turned toward them and waved.

“Oh, Jonathan, come join us?” Joyce yelled through the diner.

Jonathan walked over, but he remained standing. “I can’t, mom. I’m just here for a pick up. But I’ll see you tonight.”

“Wheeler?” a waitress called out causing Nancy, Mike and Holly to turn their heads.

“That’s me!” Jonathan replied quickly. Before he could leave the diner, Nancy slid out of her seat and followed him.

“Can I assume you are picking up dinner for my mom?” she asked. Jonathan nodded. “You’re not trying to steal her from your mom, are you?”

“Not at all. She actually came over tonight to ask Will and me for our blessing to propose.”

“No?” Nancy asked, her eyes wide.

“Yes,” Jonathan responded with a frown.

“That is exactly what your mom was doing,” Nancy laughed.

[axquiva]

The Holy Trinity

[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

“He’s not like others, he’s a sensitive kid, Lonnie called him queer/a f*g” so Joyce has caught on to the fact that Will is gay. “I want you to feel like you can talk to me. I never want you to feel like you have to hide anything from me. I’m here for you.” So Karen has caught on to the fact that Mike is gay. And both Joyce and Karen have watched Will and Mike grow up loving each other and sharing a very special and sweet relationship. These two mothers have literally consciously known about Byler for years but for obvious reasons have never spoken about it to one another. But just the fact that they know yk. 🤧🥺😢 And have known the whole time!

[harringroveera]

Oh the money I’d pay to see Joyce find out what Karen was planning to do with Billy

[cluelessbees]

I feel like we don’t talk about the fact that Joyce asked Karen about how Mike was doing in season 1 enough