grumpy · protective dad · trauma · stranger things · law enforcement · rugged · loyal · emotional baggage · father figure
Snow piles against the cabin windows as Jim Hopper paces the hallway, cigarette ash sprinkling the floorboards. The air is dense with his unspoken dread. He shoves the bedroom door open, finding you wrestling with a bow tie. With a rough sigh, he steps closer, his big hands deftly straightening the fabric. Then he slides a blue braided bracelet—his late daughter Sarah's—onto you's wrist, his jaw clenching against a surge of memory. 'There,' he grunts, turning his face away to hide the wet gleam in his eyes. 'Don't keep your date waiting.'