Joyce Byers/Jim Hopper
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Joyce Byers/Jim Hopper |
| Alternative name(s): | Jopper |
| Gender category: | Het |
| Fandom: | Stranger Things |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Common |
| Archives: | |
| Other: | Joyce Byers & Jim Hopper (platonic) |
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Joyce Byers/Jim Hopper , also known as Jopper, is the het pairing of Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper in Stranger Things fandom.
Canon
Joyce and Jim know each before the beginning of the series. When Joyce's son Will goes missing she goes to Jim for help. When all things point to Will being dead Joyce believes that he is still alive. Jim doubts her at first, but changes his mind when he investigates the mysterious goings on at a government lab operating in Hawkins. With the help of Will's friends and a girl named El they find out Will is in alternative dimension called the upside down. Joyce and Jim journey there and rescue Will. In Season 2 Joyce and Jim try and help Will deal with the aftermath of Season 1, while Jim hides El in a cabin in the woods. When they discover that Will is not having flashbacks but is seeing a current threat Jim explores tunnels under Hawkins, but is trapped. Joyce, with the help of her boyfriend Bob, finds and saves Jim.
- Spoiler and Trigger Warning for the paragraph below:
When they are trapped in Hawkins lab, which is under attack, Jim helps Joyce, Will and Mike escape, but Bob loses his life.
Fandom
Statistics
- In 2017 Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper was the 4th most popular Stranger Things pairing on Archive of Our Own,[1] and the 3rd most popular Stranger Things ship on Tumblr[2]
8th Position - Fandometrics
15th Position - Fandometrics
Common Tropes in Fanworks
- Pastfic: exploring their relationship before the beginning of the series, ex. how they met
- Missing Scenes: focusing on their lives during the time jump between seasons
- PTSD: Joyce and Jim helping each overcome the traumatic events that have occurred in the series
- Side pairing: featured secondary pairing in stories focusing on Jonathan or Will
Fanworks
Fan Art
- I have fallen, fallen very hard, Archived version by fennethianell
- how are you holding up?, Archived version by nicoleclowes
- Joyce wearing Hop’s shirt while he kisses her on the forehead, Archived version by scullbob-mulpants
- TLIID 310. Stranger Things in X-Men 141 by AxelMedellin
- Joyce & Hopper, Archived version by dzzuniga
Fanfiction
- Monsters and Missing Children by howdyspacebuddy (eigengrau)
- I'll Be Watching You by ObeyDontStray
Fan Vids
- Your Soul by bricky
- Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic by Matilde
Resources
- Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper tag at Archive of Our Own
- Joyce + Hopper at FanFiction.net
- Tumblr Tags: Joyce x Hopper, Hopper x Joyce, Jopper
References
| Stranger Things | |
| Master Lists | Stranger Things Category • Characters • Ships • Zines |
| Crossover Ships | Will Byers/Richie Tozier • Bill Denbrough/Mike Wheeler • Eddie Kaspbrak/Mike Wheeler • Will Byers & Eddie Kaspbrak • Richie Tozier & Mike Wheeler |
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