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It is autumn, 1983 and nine-year-old Will Byers goes missing. In the days following his disappearance, his mom, Joyce will be consumed with looking for him. Hawkins police chief, Jim Hopper, will also become entrenched in the search.
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Three Times Her Back Hurt (and the One Time His Did) by thatsoccercoach
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Apr 2026
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Three times in Joyce's life where her back has hurt and one time where Hopper's did too, thrown in for good measure ;)
There's definitely mentions of lingering trauma in the first vignette and then Lonnie and his abusive behaviors in a flashback in the second thought neither is really the point. -
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Hop has something in the back of his top drawer where she won't see it. Oh, he's not hiding it forever, just until the time is right. Joyce has something in the back of her top drawer. It's not a secret, just a surprise she'll share when the moment is right.
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Joyce and her family in Montauk.
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What makes the life you live *enough*? Jamie and Claire have everything they need, but life has a way of making you think of all the possible "what ifs?" there could be.
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- Part 5 of TSES
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TSES by thatsoccercoach
Fandom Outlander & Related Fandoms, Outlander (TV), Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
07 Mar 2026
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Which Door? (Fluffy Fraser Fics) by thatsoccercoach
Fandom Outlander & Related Fandoms, Outlander (TV), Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
06 Sep 2020
- Words:
- 81,816
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- 79
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- 51
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Beauchamp, Plain and Tall by thatsoccercoach
Fandom Outlander & Related Fandoms, Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
02 Oct 2022
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- 40,150
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- 5
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A Very Murray Christmas by thatsoccercoach
Fandom Outlander, Outlander & Related Fandoms, Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
24 Dec 2019
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- 5,225
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- 2
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Falling In Love With Love by thatsoccercoach
Fandom Outlander & Related Fandoms, Outlander Series - Diana Gabaldon
19 Aug 2019
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- 2,216
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In the quiet weeks after El is gone, Hawkins feels smaller. Emptier. Joyce can't breathe without feeling the weight of what she's lost—and now something new threatens to pull her forward when she's desperate to stay in the past. But Hopper is there to remind her that love isn't a replacement, and healing doesn't mean forgetting. And that sometimes, the brightest gifts are delivered in the darkest seasons.
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18 Apr 2026
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Joyce had always been the disappointment of the family. So, when her elderly mother asked if she had a partner, she instinctively replied with a yes. However, when she was invited to her mother's eightieth birthday celebrations in Montauk for the weekend and pressured to bring her 'partner', she is forced to ask Hopper for a favour.
Bookmarked by thatsoccercoach
28 Mar 2026
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And the Shame was on the Other Side by queen_of_hawkins_why_ler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Feb 2026
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Roughly a year and a half after Vecna wreaked apocalyptic havoc on Hawkins, Indiana as we know it, Mike Wheeler, Eleven Jane Hopper, and Will Byers struggle to make sense of their complicated relationships with one another as their best friends, Dustin Henderson and Lucas Sinclair, spiral further into grief and depression over their lost loved ones (Eddie and Max).
Meanwhile, Nancy Wheeler continues to struggle with survivor's guilt over the loss of her best friend, Barb, as her boyfriend, Jonathan Byers, and Steve Harrington grow ever more competitive towards each other over her hand in a relationship. She wonders whether there is any way to protect her family while avenging Barb's death.
Finally, Chief Jim Hopper struggles against his desire to keep his daughter, El, safe, knowing that he tends to only hold her back whenever he tries to protect her. Will he overcome the guilt he feels about his daughter's death, or will he allow it to destroy the beautiful family that he is forming with Joyce Byers?
A complete Stranger Things 5 rewrite beginning from episode 1 in which Mike and Will actually DO end up together as they were always supposed to, and Mike and El learn to become friends.
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15 Mar 2026
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Life in Montauk was supposed to be the "after"—the hard-won peace Joyce and Jim finally deserved. But after a week of inexplicable vertigo and a sudden loathing for the scent of the local station's fries, Joyce finds herself haunted by a whispered, late-night dare they made in the heat of passion.
Now, staring at two blue lines in the pre-dawn silence, she’s terrified she’s shattered their sanctuary.
WritersNote: I know we got into an agreement that Joyce would most definitely not get pregnant BUT… what can I do, the people crave this.
@KaillaHopper @sunshinevicck
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15 Mar 2026
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It had been one of Joyce's better nights. Now, it's just a blur of vodka and friction in her mind...
AU where Joyce and Hopper hooked up at Murray's in ST3, but vowed not to discuss what had happened until after the dust settled and everyone was safe.
But Hopper's nowhere to be found; the dust doesn't exactly "settle."
Especially when Joyce discovers she's pregnant.
[Post ST3 with elements of ST4]
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- Part 1 of After Hawkins
Bookmarked by thatsoccercoach
14 Mar 2026