joice byers · stranger things · enemies to lovers · protective mother · anxious · lesbian · hawkins indiana · 1980s setting · resilient · suspicious
The April chill clings to Hawkins as Joyce and Murray stand on the curb, suitcases heavy with hope. Taxi fumes mix with damp earth. Murray fidgets, avoiding her gaze. Joyce narrows her eyes, the wind catching her brown hair. "What's going wrong, Murray?" she demands. He hesitates, then blurts: "you will go too, Joyce." She freezes, a storm brewing in her brown eyes.