#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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* WHEELER , MIKE @paliedin prompted : ♫ [ send me ♫ for a playlist ! ]
THE ADULTS ARE TALKING ━ THE STROKES . hello ? // yeah , boy , here we go // and a-one , and a-two , and a-three // here we go , friends // hold on , i can't- // maybe that's kooky situation // so , let's go back to the old key , old tempo , everything. BOYS WILL BE BUGS ━ CAVETOWN . i'm a dumb teen boy // i eat sticks and rocks and mud // i don't care about the government // and i really need a hug // i feel stupid ( stupid ), ugly ( ugly ) // pretend it doesn't bother me. KIDS ━ CURRENT JOYS . oh , i'm no longer a kid // and everything has changed // there's nothing in my heart // and lightning in my brain // so listen up you kids // hear what i say // don't listen to your brain // and follow your dreams // just like this now. INTERLUDE : I’M NOT ANGRY ANYMORE ━ PARAMORE . i'm not bitter anymore // i'm syrupy sweet // i'll rot your teeth down to their core // if i'm really happy // it depends on the day // if i wake up in a giddy haze // well i'm not angry // i'm not totally angry. TEENAGERS ━ MY CHEMICAL ROMANCE . they said , "all teenagers scare the livin' shit out of me" // they could care less as long as someone'll bleed // so darken your clothes , or strike a violent pose // maybe they'll leave you alone , but not me.
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HE USED TO THINK HARRINGTON WAS ALL FARRAH FAWCET SPRAY AND POLOS . . . but every time he snatched him up by the collar of his goddamn ralph lauren he saw a flash of himself. he remembers being seventeen . . . being eighteen . . . he remembers feeling so small despite his stature when his parents would sit him down and explain that he’s throwing�� away the life they wanted for him. he began to soften for the kid ━ even if he was a GIGANTIC PAIN IN HIS ASS ninety-nine percent of the time. he saw a different side of steve harrington standing in joyce byers’ living room in 1984. he realized just how similar they were . . . he was long gone from the kid he used to pick up for god knows what with that prick tommy h. STEVE WAS MUCH MORE ENJOYABLE WITHOUT THEM BY HIS SIDE. he was just another kid dragged into something he should have no knowledge of , but hop saw how he cared for the younger ones. he saw how he fought for them and he realized there was no other teen he’d want to put his daughter’s life in the hands of. jim made a lot of mistakes in his life that he was still paying for and if he could save someone else from doing the same thing . . . you bet your ass he would even for steve harrington. so . . . he started dropping little bits of FATHERLY ADVICE whenever he could it wasn’t long before steve started dropping by the station from time to time.
on the outside they looked like such an unusual pair but most of those people didn’t know jim hopper in high school . . . if they did they would realize how much sense it actually made. only children from well off families that played any and every sport, with an image that could not be tarnished but very well was because who gives a fuck about who you hang out with if they made you happy ? if steve was anything like him he had his safe friends . . . the ones who came over for dinner with his parents and then your ones that make people say ❛ you never see the one without the other . . . ❜ he started inviting steve ( and robin , see above for why ) over for dinner , which confused el for a period of time but eventually she grew accustom to having the other teens join them at the dinner table. he passed on knowledge to both of them . . . about leaving your hometown and how it can be the best thing for you to see yourself in a different environment , to meet new people , and experience new things.
on the flipside , he reminds him it’s never a failure to come back to said hometown, though, he advises him to try and do it a little more gracefully than he did. he makes sure he knows that it is okay if he doesn’t turn out like the dream vision his parents had. his life is his and his alone and should it cause any sort of rift . . . well, hop’s got a couch that steve can crash on. oh . . . and he tells him that the girl is always worth it. always. but that’s a story for another day.
STEVE HARRINGTON CAME A LONG WAY FROM THE KID THE CHIEF PICKED UP ALMOST WEEKLY he became someone hopper was proud to call a friend.
* @videodingus prompted : hc + videodingus < 3 [ send me hc + a word ]
#fuck off ( affectionate ) kris im crying#videodingus#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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* HARRINGTON , STEVE @videodingus prompted : ♫ [ send me ♫ for a playlist ! ]
GOOD OLD-FASHIONED LOVER BOY ━ QUEEN . ooh , love , ooh , loverboy // what're you doin' tonight , hey , boy ? // set my alarm , turn on my charm // that's because i'm a good old-fashioned loverboy. HOOKED ON A FEELING ━ BLUE SWEDE . i can't stop this feeling // deep inside of me // girl , you just don't realize // what you do to me // i'm hooked on a feeling // i'm high on believing // that you're in love with me. WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS ━ QUEEN . i've paid my dues // time after time // i've done my sentence // but committed no crime // and bad mistakes // i've made a few // i've had my share of sand // kicked in my face // but i've come through. I’M GONNA BE ( 500 MILES ) ━ THE PROCLAIMERS . and when i haver , hey // i know i'm gonna be i'm gonna be the man who's havering to you // and i would roll 500 miles // and i would roll 500 more // just to be the man who rolls a thousand miles // to fall down at your door. EVERYBODY WANTS TO RULE THE WORLD ━ TEARS FOR FEARS . welcome to your life // there's no turning back // even while we sleep // we will find you // acting on your best behavior // turn your back on mother nature // everybody wants to rule the world.
#i present : the unlikely team jams out in the car < 3#videodingus#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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families weren’t always built by blood no , sometimes the best people in your lives were the ones who STEPPED UP , versus the ones you were born into. somewhere in the midst of monsters and superhero kids , ferocious mothers and missing little brothers . . . they built a family , albeit a bit fucked up , they’re still some haphazardly put together family of misfits. STILL , even though they’d been this unit of their own for quite some time now ━ jonathan’s words tug at hopper’s chest . . . warmth pooling behind his ribs . ❛ you don’t gotta tell me kid , i know . ❜ his voice is soft , as if his words were a secret only to be shared between the two . AS IF SOMEHOW SOMEWAY HIS WORDS WOULD SLIP THROUGH THE WALLS OF THE HOME & make their way to indianapolis , landing in the lap of the man who should be in his place ━ the man who threw away his chance to be a father . ❛ hey , i know. ❜ hand reaches out to squeeze his shoulder. there’s a weight that comes with knowing you weren’t enough for the one who was supposed to love you unconditionally .
he wishes he could take every bit of that off of him ━ off of them . ❛ i need you to know that i am never going anywhere , jonathan. ❜ words punctuated by the squeezing of his shoulder. ❛ SCREW EVERYONE ELSE is right . you’re gonna be sick of me before this is all over. ❜
* BYERS , JONATHAN @hawkinsfreak prompted : “ you’re my family, screw what everyone else says . ” / found family.
#your honor ...#hawkinsfreak#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.
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HE’D FOLLOW HER TO HELL AND BACK, HE JUST WISHES SHE’D STOP GOING THERE . . . to get the full story , he’ll have to take you back to HAWKINS, INDIANA SOMETIME BETWEEN 1958 & 1960 . behind the wheel of a barely held together pickup truck with his favorite shotgun rider humming along to the radio beside him as he took the familiar path to the usual hideout. they didn’t even come out here to do what all the other teens did ( no matter what the whispers through town may imply ) they would sit, sometimes in silence, sometimes talking , but always passing a cigarette or two between the pair. he simply liked being in her company, listening to her talk about any and everything in between he just thought she was so interesting . . . even when she talked about things he had no clue about. especially then. HER NAME WAS JOYCE AND SHE’D BEEN A FOOT SHORTER THAN HIM AS LONG AS HE’D KNOWN HER BUT SHE WAS LOUD AND FEISTY AND SHE DIDN’T TAKE HIS SHIT and maybe that’s why he liked her so much . . . jim hopper got every girl he’d wanted thus far and sometimes all he had to do was smile but joyce was immune to him and maybe it was that damn chase that enticed him so much. every laugh he was able to pull from her lips, every crinkle of her nose, every playful punch to his shoulder was a victory ━ the metaphorical chipping at walls that were built so high. they played a very dangerous cat and mouse game, toeing the line between platonic and romantic. one , two , three taps at her foot under the hopper family dinner table his mouth says ❛ i should get you home soon . . . ❜ her eyes beg him to take the long way; he obliged every time. they’d share a smoke and a couple laughs, trade the usual goodnights and see you tomorrows and sometimes if he was lucky, she lean over the bench seat and kiss his cheek as a thank you and toss a glance over her shoulder before disappearing into the house ━ only then does he put the car in reverse.
he remembers all too well when it began to go downhill, when she started to worry about what his other friends might think of him giving her the time of day ━ fuck his other friends half of them weren’t even really his friends . . . they started bickering more and sometimes she would skip out on their shared break between fifth and sixth and while he had no problem smoking alone those times left a bad taste in his mouth. LONNIE BYERS FOLLOWED NOT LONG AFTER, TAKING UP RESIDENCE IN FRONT OF HIS LOCKER and suddenly she didn’t need his rides home anymore. the gap was there and graduation was looming and she had lonnie and he had chrissy and one day during one of those very last smoke breaks he took a full step over the invisible line and he kissed her . . . like he hadn’t drank in days and she was that stream that ran through the woods on the outskirts of town. he thinks he loved her then, he thinks he’s maybe always loved her, there just wasn’t a right time for them. nothing ever came from it and before long he was shipping off to vietnam and the last he heard . . . she and lonnie were doing just fine.
there were many years between before jim hopper made a return to HAWKINS , his army days behind him. he wonders for a while�� if she managed to get out and if she’d got out alone, his questions are answered by the sight of her; gold band on her finger and boy on her hip. jim hopper didn’t have the guts to talk to her that day. his post army return to hawkins wasn’t long, he met diane, they had sara, they married, and they made the trek to NEW YORK. he made it out of that town for a period of time at least and by the time he made a permanent return, the byers family was fractured and he’d heard the stories of what went down. not one for small town gossip, what he’d heard made him feel both guilty and sick but he didn’t have time to dwell too long on it ━ headfirst into several addictions he had his own shit to work out and none of that involved a high school flame that was less flame and more wet match you managed to get to spark once ( but isn’t it funny how every woman he found himself in the company of strangely looked a little like her in some fashion ? he’ll say it’s because his ex-wife was blonde and so were most of the girls from his past . . . he was ready for something different. ) .
THEY HAD BEEN FRACTURED FOR A LONG TIME and to be honest a rebuilding of a long lost friendship was not on either of their minds until the NOVEMBER OF 1983. ever since the vanishing of will byers . . . jim had been tied to joyce ━ but if you really knew him you would know he’d been tied to her for much longer. HE KNEW HE LOVED HER THEN . . . HE KNEW HE STILL LOVED HER NOW . . . BUT MAYBE THERE WAS NO RIGHT TIME FOR JIM HOPPER AND JOYCE BYERS , MAYBE THEY WERE JUST ALWAYS SUPPOSED TO BE AN ALMOST . . .
* @videodingus prompted : hc + joyce [ send me hc + a word ! ]
#word vomit < 3#i tried bestie#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘠𝘖𝘜𝘙 𝘕𝘈𝘔𝘌 𝘍𝘌𝘌𝘓𝘚 𝘛𝘖𝘖 𝘏𝘖𝘛 𝘛𝘖𝘖 𝘏𝘖𝘓𝘠 𝘍𝘖𝘙 𝘔𝘠 𝘜𝘕𝘊𝘓𝘌𝘈𝘕 𝘔𝘖𝘜𝘛𝘏 … ’ › dyn: joyce byers.
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* HOPPER , JANE @elverted prompted : ♫ [ send me ♫ for a playlist ! ]
VIENNA ━ BILLY JOEL . slow down , you crazy child // you're so ambitious for a juvenile // but then if you're so smart , then tell me // why are you still so afraid ? // where's the fire , what's the hurry about ? // you'd better cool it off before you burn it out // you've got so much to do // and only so many hours in a day. MAKE YOU FEEL MY LOVE ━ ADELE . when the evening shadows and the stars appear // and there is no one there to dry your tears // i could hold you for a million years // to make you feel my love // i know you haven't made your mind up yet // but i will never do you wrong // i've known it from the moment that we met // no doubt in my mind where you belong. BROWN EYED GIRL ━ VAN MORRISON . playin' a new game // laughin' and a-runnin' , hey , hey // skippin' and a-jumpin' // in the misty morning fog with // our , our hearts a-thumping and you // my brown-eyed girl // and you , my brown-eyed girl. LITTLE GIANT ━ ROO PANES . you made me run like i'd never run , // try like i had never tried , // fight like had never fought , // made me want it. i'm always saying i'll make it right my dear , // cos losing you is my greatest fear. // i know i found all the blame this side , // but still you say be yourself you'll turn out all-right. TO BUILD A HOME ━ THE CINEMATIC ORCHESTRA . there is a house built out of stone // wooden floors , walls and window sills // tables and chairs worn by all of the dust // this is a place where i don't feel alone // this is a place where i feel at home // 'cause , i built a home // for you // for me.
#this one killed me < 3#elverted#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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her voice comes from behind , drawing him out of thought and as he turns he catches glimpse of DARK HAIR over the top of the green pinto he’d been propped against ━ it had become habit really, him waiting on her. she never asked and he never offered ... FORGO PERMISSION AND ASK FOR FORGIVENESS LATER or something like that. camel held between two fingers , he finished it off before flicking it away while an exhale of smoke follows. ❛ i hear ENZO’S is pretty good. ❜ a shrug as he pushes off the car, allowing her the space she needs to unlock her driver door. ❛ i’ll pick you up ... drop el off with the boys load ‘em up with pizzas and movies ... ❜ he reels himself in with a clearing of his throat ━ just a coupla thoughts away from all but doodling her name in little hearts the same way he’d watched his daughter do at the kitchen table.
hopper pulls his hat from his head, running fingers along the brim. main street was quiet at this time silence settles over OLD FRIENDS the only sounds being that of the wind and a lock disengaging. MAYBE HE’S SAID TOO MUCH ... he was always good at that. allowing words to trip and stumble past his lips before his mind has a chance to slow them down. ❛ ...or we can go somewhere else. m’not picky. ❜
his mind silently begged her to say something ... to quiet his thoughts . ❛ y’know if you just keep starin’ at me i’m gonna take that as a yes and i’d really hate to go back on my word once i tell the kid she can hang out with them. ❜ fingers twist and turn his hat in his hands, the steady rise and fall of his chest being the only source of grounding in this moment that suddenly felt much too long. ❛ hello ? EARTH TO JOYCE .... ❜
* BYERS , JOYCE @byersmom prompted : ❛ you owe me a dinner. a very nice dinner. ❜ [ 200 random prompts ] .
#this in the nicest way........ is word vomit <3#also? hi>?#byersmom#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.
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it had been obvious from the start . . . this was a SUICIDE mission. not one for pointing out the holes in their plans , he’d just decided somewhere along the way he was going to be the one who didn’t make it out. IF SOMEONE HAD TO GO ... IT MIGHT AS WELL BE HIM. maybe he’d finally feel like he’s paid off some of those debts he owes if he does. anxiety prickles beneath his skin , leaving every hair to stand up as he silently finishes packing supplies ━ it was better if he didn’t tell anyone about the change in plan . . . if they didn’t know ━ NO ONE COULD TALK HIM OUT OF IT. his chest swells with a mix of pride & sadness as he watches the kids iron out details , all their voices colliding into a mess of noise that any other time he would’ve used his own gruff & booming voice to ask them to quiet down . . . today it’s welcomed. he wants them chatting amongst themselves to be one of the last things he hears. ( maybe , just for a moment , he can pretend they’re just talking about dnd & not the world they’re about to attempt to save. ) before long , it’s well past the time for sitting & talking & preparing : IT’S NOW OR NEVER . they split the crew into teams , he presses a kiss to el’s forehead before sending her on her way with her brothers & he turns to give the older kids a nod ━ a silent i’ll be with you soon. it was the end of the world as they knew it . . . he granted himself once last moment of reflection.
the plan was , surprisingly , going to plan & he began to think to himself maybe he didn’t have to go through with it after all. UNTIL ━ the earth began to shake beneath their feet, their source of shielding becoming unsteady as pieces of the ceiling and walls began to crumble around them. ( wishful thinking , jim , don’t you know you were always meant to be their martyr ? ) doubt rises but he knows what he must do . slinging the gun from his shoulder , he gives steve a shove in one direction & robin towards the other. he takes a block of concrete to his shoulder, gritting his teeth to keep from crying out. ❛ you two need to go. now. ❜ the room was becoming more unstable by the second, the window for getting them out shrinking at the same time. if anyone deserved to get out ━ it was them. no matter how much he felt like he still had to teach them or how much life he felt he still had to live ( at least he’d lived a decent one already ━ they deserved the same opportunity ). he braced himself on a wall , straining to hold it the best he can. ❛ i’m serious. i need you two out of here. ❜ DON’T BE HEROES. DON’T BE HEROES. LIVE YOUR LIVES & MAKE ME PROUD. ❛ goddamn it ! i don’t know how much longer i can hold this up ━ don’t be stupid. you’re too smart to hang around here with me. go. chief’s orders. ❜ he grunts , setting his jaw before using his eyes to reiterate his words : GET OUT , NOW. another tremor floats through the house & finally they cross the threshold. the wall he was supporting began to slip and he gives a stern final nod. this is the way it was supposed to happen.
❛ i hope you know how proud i am of you. ❜ he calls over the sounds of destruction, stopping robin briefly. ❛ keep making me proud. live a long , fulfilling life , kid. for me. ❜ his traction on the ground begins to slip out from under him & he swallows thickly. ❛ and hey, make sure they know i love them. ❜ there’s a sweet , sad smile crossing his features & robin is getting harder to see through the dust. ❛ tell them i’m sorry it had to be this way and tell her . . . tell her i would’ve married her if given the chance. ❜ shaky breathing accompanies shaky words , shaky hands , & shaky feet as he finally lets go , allowing the space between them to be filled with concrete & drywall & dust. ❛ get outta here , buckley ! go ! ❜ the world goes dark after that. GOD . . . HE HOPES THEY MADE IT OUT.
* @b1gerror : [ SACRIFICE ]: knowing that the circumstances only allow one of them to survive, the sender sacrifices their life in order to guarantee the receiver’s survival and safety. + reverse
#thanks i hated this#b1gerror#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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the moment the story had left the kids’ mouths he knew he had to get up to the hospital. the group lobbied against it , said they carry a message from him up to her but he’d already decided . what’s a better time for a dead man to walk amongst people unnoticed than when the town is in literal chaos ? he keeps his ball cap pulled low and his head down as he walks beside the kids ━ allowing them to lead him down the hall and into max’s room. THE SIGHT BEFORE HIM TAKES HIS BREATH . air catches in his throat , threatening to choke him as tears manage to pucker at the corners of his eyes. it was so easy to forget , how small they were in retrospect . . . they had all changed so much in the time he’d been gone. they shot up in height to rival him , their baby features had settled , seeing lucas bent over max’s side tugged at his heart ━ so young and yet so mature in so many ways. he taps the boy’s shoulder, giving him a gentle squeeze before reaching out to do the same to the redhead’s hand. she stirs under his touch and he mentally kicks himself for disturbing her, but when her eyes open and he gets the same look he’d gotten from the other kids back the cabin, he simply smiles at her and nods as he pulls his cap off.
❛ not dreaming. ❜ he simply says in response to her words, a chuckle mixed with a sob he tries to choke back slipping out unintentionally. he gives her hand another squeeze before reaching up to smooth hair back from her face. ❛ not dead either. m’not a GHOST , promise. ❜ he gives her a look. ❛ heard you’re quite the fighter , kid. they sang your praises the whole way up. ❜ he nods to the others , looking back down at her. ❛ you don’t gotta fight anymore though . . . we’ll take it from here , kiddo. ❜
* MAYFIELD , MAX @heardangel prompted : ❝ you…you’re not supposed to be here. ❞ , STRANGER THINGS 4 PROMPTS.
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the world was saved for now . once again , for whatever reason THEY had been chosen to carry the weight ( a weight that grew heavier & heavier he might add ) and subsequently have been spared once more. HAWKINS was in absolute disarray as they were driven through and for a moment , hopper forgets there’s a headstone with his name on it out there. reunions all around . . . they’d spent a few moments with their children before the familiar sight of steve harrington’s car lulls to a stop outside of the barely still standing cabin in the woods . THERE’S A HEADSTONE WITH HIS NAME ON IT : JAMES RICHARD HOPPER III 1942 - 1985 . it’s etched into the faces that climb out of the car . . . you were dead and yet you’re here . something else lies there too . something hopper remembers seeing in soldiers who came back without all their comrades , something he’d seen behind murray’s eyes when they’d lost alexei. his eyes scan the kids in front of them ━ someone is missing . . . all of their comrades did not make it through this fight & his stomach drops but it’s not something he can dwell on right now. not when all of a sudden a flash of brown hair is barreling into him , enough to make him stumble slightly before his mind catches up and his arms return the sentiment holding the other close. ❛ shh . . . you’re okay. ❜ voice is barely above a whisper as fingers card through the ends of hair.
ROBIN BUCKLEY had been a surprise , a welcomed one of course with their facts and their overall opposite demeanor a stark difference to JIM HOPPER’S and yet . . . they were just another child thrust into a world of horror they never should’ve been burdened with. he’ll hold them as long as they need it ━ with his own horrors lurking over his shoulder , threatening to slink around & take him by the throat , choking him out of the moment. for the first time in eight months russia feels far away , feels like nothing compared to standing here in front of worn , young , faces that were looking to him ━ to joyce for answers they did not have. ❛ i’m here . . . i’m here and i’m not goin’ anywhere , kiddo. ❜ repeated like a mantra , the words are murmured into an unruly bob before lips press a kiss to the side of robin’s head. it was obvious that something awful hung in the air something that would have to be talked about later when the shock of seeing a ghost wears off. TRAUMA STACKED ON TRAUMA . . . god when do we get a break ? when is enough enough & we’ve proven ourselves worthy of having a normal life again ? out of his peripheral , he can see the others & after tucking robin’s head under his chin he’ll cast a look to the rest of the group. A SILENT PROMISE that this was real . . . he was here and they would all get a turn. mourning seemed synonymous with family bonding and there was time to makeup for . . . things to apologize for , questions to ask , & traumas to unpack but for now he’d hold robin buckley and any of the others who needed it for as long as they needed . the world survived eight months without him . . . what’s a few more hours ?
* BUCKLEY , ROBIN @bukley prompted : ( hug ) - for the sender’s muse to hug the receiver’s muse after an emotional moment . / found family.
#zawn im suing for emotional distress#how dare you#also bold of u to assume he wouldnt want 2 be stuck with them ://#bukley#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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DID YOU HEAR THAT . . . ? NEITHER DID HE . silence was a foreign concept and yet , here he was blinking to life with no sounds but the inhale and exhale of the woman breathing next to him. the woman sleeping next to him. that was also a foreign concept . . . his days of bar and bed hopping long behind him since his days now consist of monster hunting , child raising , and . . . pining. he wouldn’t exactly call her position graceful , but it brings a smile to his face regardless and the way her hair fanned out behind her on the pillow made his stomach do a somersault. it was the most relaxed he thinks he’s seen her in years . . . he was content to stay in the cocoon of warmth they’d accumulated beneath the blankets. shorter limbs tangled in longer ones ━ a reminder that last night had happened and it wasn’t one of those dreams that makes him think real hard when he wakes. he shifts ever so slightly onto his side, sliding an arm under his pillow to prop himself up as he watches her chest rise and fall. he could get used to this . . .
SHE SPEAKS and a flush crawls up hopper’s chest and neck, burying his face in the pillow briefly ━ using it to muffle a sleepy chuckle. ❛ are YOU pretending to sleep so that you can catch me watching you sleep ? ❜ he arches a brow and extends an arm, letting his hand cup the back of her head ━ a calloused thumb running soothing circles on the side of her jaw that lie beneath it. ❛ or you were watching ME sleep first and had to close your eyes real quick when you heard me stir . . . ❜
* BYERS , JOYCE @jocelynbyers prompted : “ are you watching me sleep? ” [ the morning after ] .
#will jon dont look <3#hey :) i'll :) cry#jocelynbyers#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.
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* BYERS , WILL @clericlost prompted : ♫ [ send me ♫ for a playlist ! ]
I’M JUST A KID ━ SIMPLE PLAN . i woke up it was seven , i waited till eleven // just to figure out no one would call // i think i've got a lot of friends // but i don't hear from them // what's another night all alone // when you're spending everyday on your own // and here it goes // i’m just a kid // and life is a nightmare. 505 ━ ARCTIC MONKEYS . but i crumble completely when you cry // it seems like once again you've had to greet me with goodbye // i'm always just about to go and spoil a surprise // take my hands off of your eyes too soon // i’m going back to 505 // if it’s a seven hour flight or a 45 minute drive. LEMON BOY ━ CAVETOWN . lemon boy and me started to get along together // i helped him plant his seeds // and we'd mow the lawn in bad weather // it's actually pretty easy being nice to a bitter boy like him // so , i got myself a citrus friend // but soon his bittersweet started to rub off on me // you'd think smelling like lemon zest would be pretty neat. DEVIL TOWN ━ CAVETOWN . life's alright in devil town // yeah , right , no one's gonna catch us now // dad has bought a new car now // we're fine , no one's gonna catch us now ( okay ). BOYS DON’T CRY ━ THE CURE . i would say i'm sorry // if i thought that it would change your mind // but i know that this time i have said too much // been too unkind i tried to laugh about it // cover it all up with lies // i tried to laugh about it // hiding the tears in my eyes // 'cause boys don't cry // boys don't cry.
#will byers ily <3#505 specifically bc i dont think it was /just/ the girls getting hop thru russia#clericlost#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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he mentally counts the kids for the millionth time , reciting their names silently. one , two , three ... dustin , jonathan , mike ... he was drawing a blank. she was the ━ ice cream girl , the one who worked with the harrington kid ..... rachel ? no .. ro ━ robin. her words echo in his mind . there’s nowhere left to go but down ... down into the hidden parts of starcourt , towards the gate , towards the danger as always ━ one foot in front of the other is the silent mantra on repeat as he looks from the girl in front of him to the girl in his arms to the girl woman just across the food court standing with her boys. IT’S ALL THEY SEEMED TO DO THESE DAYS ... RUN HEAD FIRST INTO DANGER , LOOK THE END OF THE WORLD SQUARE IN THE FACE AND SAY NOT TODAY. and now they’ve dragged another kid into it. ❛ there’s another option. ❜ he murmurs , smoothing el’s hair back. ❛ for you guys at least. ❜
his gaze drifts back to robin as he helps eleven get to her feet. ❛ you heard dustin. he needs to be with his ... super radio or whatever if he’s gonna help us travel these tunnels. you and steve keep an eye on ‘em and the sinclair girl ... nancy and jonathan can take the others to murray’s. ❜ he clears his throat. ❛ look, you’ve never done this before so just ... take what i say to heart and get as far you can away from here , got it ? because this ain’t gonna be pretty by the end of it. ❜
* BUCKLEY , ROBIN @codebuckley prompted : there’s nowhere left to go but down [ sugar water ] .
#codebuckley#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.
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. . . OR MAYBE HOME IS JUST TWO ARMS WRAPPED AROUND YOU WHEN YOU’RE AT YOUR WORST. armageddon knocked on a door both refused to open for neither fret the end of a world that has ended and began again in the morning over and over. there were still moments where he finds himself waiting for the other shoe to drop , for the warmth they’d gathered beneath the blankets and between tangled limbs to be ripped away and replaced with that bone aching chill the nights in kamchatka left buried in him. it’s been three days and it still hasn’t come. maybe it was time to start believing in those miracles again. ━ he thinks he’ll know every inch of her by the time they leave this room and for a moment he allows himself to think selfishly about a world where they never had to leave. his body ached from every single time they’ve had to carry the world on their shoulders and his heart longed to see the girl he’d left behind in indiana , but god did spending the rest of his life mapping out constellations made from freckles that spattered across fair skin while soft fingertips traced every new mark he’d earned as if to commit them to memory sound so damn good. hopper’s lips find her shoulder at the same time her fingers find a spot on his hip.
❛ that one’s not from russia. ❜ he murmurs as he covers her hand with his own and brings it to his lips , kissing each digit individually. the story behind it far less gruesome than any of his other mementos. it involved beer and teenage stupidity in the form of hopping fences. a soft smile crosses his lips as he let her hand go, allowing his own to take inventory of her own battle scars. some he knew the stories behind , he’d been there when they happened . . . others he could put together with context clues. it’s only when rough fingers find a crescent shaped mark just below the other’s ribs does he shimmy down in order to get a better look. his thumb swipes it one, two, three times before he leans in to press a soft kiss to raised skin ━ the audacity to look surprised when it remained even after he pulled away. ❛ what’s the story behind this little guy ? ❜ another kiss before his gaze settles on her, chin propped up on her thigh. ❛ c’mon . . . i’ll tell you mine if you tell me yours . . . ❜
* BYERS , JOYCE @sainthey prompted : ❛ 28 . a kiss over a scar . [ kiss prompt. ]
#he actually has a phd in joyce byers and not knowing will kill him thx#sainthey#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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SON OF A BITCH ! THAT’S TWICE IN THE LAST TEN MINUTES HE’S USED HIS THUMB AS A NAIL. he brings the aforementioned digit to his lips, muttering about a million curses under his breath as he attempts to stop the bumping of his pulse below the injury. she really did a number on this wall . . . twice. it’s not like anyone asked him to come over and do this and he’s not complaining . . . he just simply might be missing a finger by the end of this. THE FRONT DOOR OPENS BEHIND HIM , THE SOUNDS OF SHUFFLING FEET . . . A BACKPACK BEING PLACED ON THE SOFA. so much for getting this done before anyone got home. he gives the teen who just entered a look over his shoulder , a pained smile creeping across his features the best it can with his thumb still between his lips. he places the hammer atop the tv, ignoring jonathan’s words until he’s crossed the room, slipped a camel between his teeth, and lit the cigarette.
he takes a long drag, tilting his head back to blow his smoke towards the ceiling. ❛ turns out i’m not as good a HANDY MAN as i thought i was. ❜ he nods to the wall behind him. ❛ the only thing i’ve been able to hit consistently is my goddamn thumb . . . ❜ he mutters around the cigarette hanging from his lips, holding up the injured digit. ❛ think you could help me finish up before your mom gets off work ? ❜
* BYERS , JONATHAN @jonbyers prompted : what kind of mess have you gotten yourself into ? [ INBOX CLEAN OUT ! ].
#jonbyers#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.#╰ ‘ 𝘊𝘏𝘈𝘕𝘎𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘔𝘈𝘋𝘌 𝘔𝘌 𝘞𝘌𝘈𝘙𝘠 𝘍𝘈𝘛𝘌 𝘏𝘈𝘚 𝘊𝘏𝘌𝘈𝘛𝘌𝘋 𝘔𝘌 𝘖𝘍 𝘌𝘝𝘌𝘙𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 … ’ › arc.
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HAWKINS IS IN PIECES . . . cracks in the once stable ground revealing angry looking pits below it & it’s all a bit tragic , really , isn’t it ? standing in rubble of what used to be home , hopper ignored the throbbing in his ankle , the stabbing pain in his side , and the wet crimson streak running from his brow as he scans the surroundings looking for any sign that any of the others had made it out in one piece too. his hands shake as he begins to dig through the destruction ━ a man who left religion behind years ago now silently calling upon any & everything that may or may not be out there. GOD . . . IT’S ME , JIM , PLEASE DON’T LET ME FIND ANY OF THEM BURIED BENEATH ANY OF THIS RUBBLE. i promise when this is over i’ll be better with communication , big guy. it wasn’t supposed to be like this ! they separated to make sure one of them would make it out alive for the kids NOT so one of them would be left standing alone . every bit of him ached , knuckles red & raw & angry with how rough he was being with the concrete he was slinging. panic had long since settled in his chest , threatening to cut off air supply and he doesn’t know if with every empty space he was feeling better or worse. ❛ jonathan ? nancy ? mike ? ❜ he calls their names as he steps over the remains of what looked like stairs. clouds overhead coupled with the smoke that followed disaster left their town in a haze and he’s since decided that they’re getting the hell out of hawkins for a while after this.
he’s rounding the corner of what used to be mainstreet now , distracted by the missing letters on melvald’s sign when he catches a glimpse out of his peripheral. against every no ! no ! no ! his body screamed at him, jim took off in a sprint to meet the figure in the distance. ❛ WILL ! ❜ his hoarse voice calls as feet bring him closer , the rapid beating of his heart seeming to repeat the name like a mantra. will , will , will , will. he was alive and seemingly in one piece and when hopper finally meets him , he’s surprised the sheer force of him colliding with the boy didn’t send them both tumbling to the ground. ❛ oh my god , will . . . ❜ the words come out in rapid breaths , that adrenaline that had began to wear off ramping back up as he held the other close to his chest. he closed his eyes tightly for a moment , tears spilling from both of their eyes as he pressed his cheek to the top of the boy’s head. ❛ you’re okay, ❜ he whispers, swallowing back a sob. ❛ i’ve got you, kid, i’ve got you. ❜ he kisses the other’s head , murmuring other words of comfort as he tries to soothe will’s sobs all while keeping him in a tight hold. HE SMEARS A SPLOTCH OF CRIMSON ON WILL’S CHEEK when he pulls back to hold them both in his hands and honestly he can’t tell you who’s it is ━ both were beaten , bruised , & bloody as hell. he takes in the sight before him , smoothing down his hair before squeezing his shoulders ( gently of course ) looking for any life threatening injuries. HIS SON was okay. a chuckle of relief comes tumbling past his lips as he pulls the kid back in for another hug before another thought hits him and he’s recoiling to look at him again. ❛ the others. ❜ he murmurs. ❛ where are the others ? are you all safe ? ❜
* @clericed : [ TEARS ]: having finally found the receiver, or having finally been found by the receiver, the sender breaks down in tears of relief, fear, and many other emotions as they officially reunite.
#hey what the fuck#clericed#╰ ‘ 𝘏𝘖𝘞 𝘊𝘈𝘕 𝘐 𝘉𝘌𝘎𝘐𝘕 𝘈𝘕𝘠𝘛𝘏𝘐𝘕𝘎 𝘕𝘌𝘞 𝘞𝘐𝘛𝘏 𝘈𝘓𝘓 𝘖𝘍 𝘠𝘌𝘚𝘛𝘌𝘙𝘋𝘈𝘠 𝘐𝘕 𝘔𝘌 … ’ › answered.
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