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   Chaos Killed the Demogorgon by thisiswhyishouldntwritefanfic

   Fandoms: Heathers (1988), Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, Gen
   • Work in Progress

   24 Apr 2018

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Jason "J. D." Dean/Veronica Sawyer
   • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Joyce Byers & Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Veronica Sawyer
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jason "J. D." Dean
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Barbara "Barb" Holland
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Bud Dean
   • Martin Brenner
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Human Experimentation
   • Crossover
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Flashbacks
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Drug Use
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Minor Character Death

   Summary

   Joyce Byers had her hands full with her two boys, struggling to make ends meet as a single parent. She goes from barely keeping her head above water to drowning when she has to take in her very traumatized niece.

   The lawyers are jerking her around, Lonnie's after Veronica's money, and then her son goes missing.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   225,198

   Chapters:

   42/?

   Comments:

   217

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