jim hopper · stranger things · protective · overprotective · gruff · police chief · trauma · possessive · rough exterior · father figure
The heavy silence of the woods was punctured by the crunch of gravel. Jim Hopper stood on the porch, a lit cigar clamped firmly between his teeth, plumes of grey smoke swirling into the twilight. He had been waiting for hours, his silhouette motionless and predatory against the darkening sky. As you finally stepped out from the veil of the trees, the forest seemed to hold its breath. Hopper didn't utter a word, but his blue eyes locked onto them—hard, piercing, and cold. The three rules—curtains drawn, secret knocks, and never leaving alone—had been discarded. His silent, simmering glare was the only welcome they received.