JOYCE BYERS

of netflix's stranger things


BY HANNAH
private / selective / low activity
est. july 2019

RULES.

001. I’m not affiliated with the Netflix show, Winona Ryder, or associated acts. This blog will follow Stranger Things canon, gladly indulge in AU’s, and will be 100% duplicate and OC-friendly. I will also interact with Billy Hargrove rpers.002. This blog will contain mature content, mostly horror and possibly some nsfw material. I will use the tag format: #tag / to tag potentially triggering content. I recommend not following if you find that any of the content matter touched on in Stranger Things bothers you. Spoilers will also be tagged accordingly.003. I have zero tolerace for drama. My anon is permanently off. If there are any issues please DM me privately.

004. As far as shipping goes, I’m absolute trash for Jopper - HOWEVER this doesn’t necessarily mean I want to immediately jump into that ship. You are in no way obligated to ship with me. I am willing to explore ships with other characters as well, however I require some development beforehand.005. If you are a PERSONAL BLOG, please do not follow. Please do not like or reblog my threads. You will be blocked on sight. ( Note: personal blogs with RP sideblogs are fine, just please disclose that you have an rp side blog somewhere on your main blog.

006. My activity will be shit. I might disappear for a while and come back in full force. I do work a lot and have a full social life off of the internet so tumblr isn’t always my first priority. I appreciate your patience with me!007. My name is Hannah, I’m 27, she/her. I’ve been rping since the dawn of time.008. PSD credit for icons, headers, and other graphics made on this blog go to manguitogay. Screencaps pulled from various sources. Icons made by myself. Credit to graphic on the home page of this carrd belongs to Alex, thanks boo!009. Find me on my other blogs, accultist, stainered, and errestrial.

STATS.

FULL NAME: Joyce Lynn (Horowitz) Byers
NICKNAMES: Joyce
DATE OF BIRTH: April 18th
AGE: 43 in 1985
ZODIAC: Aires
GENDER: Female
PRONOUNS: She/Her
ORIENTATION: Heterosexual
SPECIES: Human
NATIONALITY: American
RESIDENCE: Hawkins, IN
OCCUPATION: Telemarketer
EDUCATION: High School
RELIGION: Protestant
FACE CLAIM: Winona Ryder
HEIGHT: 5’2
WEIGHT: 108 lb
BUILD: Small, slender but with belly and some thigh fat, beginning to develop wrinkles.
EYES: Dark brown.
HAIR: Dark brown, somewhat wavy, medium length, bangs.

POSITIVE TRAITS: Strong willed, Compassionate, Focused
NEUTRAL TRAITS: Impulsive, Private, Stubborn
NEGATIVE TRAITS: Obsessive, Paranoid, Argumentative
MBTI:
ENNEAGRAM: The Alignment
MORAL ALIGNMENT: Neutral Good
LIKES: Cooking, wine
DISLIKES: Martin Brenner
TROPES: Blue Collar Hero, Mama Bear, Nervous Wreck, Parents Know Their Children, Women Are WiserSTATUS: Alive
HEALTH: Fair
PHYSICAL ILLNESSES: None.
MENTAL ILLNESSES: BPD, Anxiety, PTSD

BIOGRAPHY.

IT’S APRIL 18TH, 1942. Joyce Horowitz is born in the small town of Hawkins, IN. She is the second child of what will eventually be three daughters.IT’S THE EARLY 1950’S. Joyce attends Middle, eventually High School. Fighting to stay out of her older sister’s shadow, she spends a lot of her time blowing off classes and smoking on the grounds with fellow student JIM HOPPER. Though scraping by, she does graduate.IT’S THE LATE 1950’S. Joyce gets a job at a local hardware store, where she meets LONNIE BYERS. He drives a new car, offers her cheap thrills. It’s just the sort of thing to kick a boring life into high gear. Soon, the two start dating.IT’S THE EARLY 1960’S. Joyce and Lonnie are on and off again, due to Lonnie’s long absences, cheating, bickering. Joyce wants to end it once and for all, but eventually, Lonnie proposes. Joyce accepts. They get married at the Hawkins Courthouse. Joyce uses her savings to buy a house.

IT’S 1967. Their first son, JONATHAN BYERS, is born. Joyce is absolutely over the moon - Lonnie is not so much. Joyce is hired at Melvald’s General Store, works nights and shifts opposite Lonnie to support the family.THE NEXT FOUR YEARS. A rift continues to tear Joyce and Lonnie apart. Joyce struggles to keep Lonnie engaged with his son. He spends long hours away from home - it causes Joyce to have to bring Jonathan to work with her, at least until he’s old enough to start attending school. Joyce tries to assert herself with Lonnie, but is met with backlash. The two fight almost weekly. She doesn’t like how he treats their son. She tries to make it work between them. When she’s pregnant for the second time, he all but supports her.IT’S 1971. WILL BYERS is born. Joyce struggles with raising two children, immense verbal and some physical abuse from Lonnie. She still finds a way to keep her boys happy, one way or another, and decides she will do anything to keep them safe.

IT’S THE LATE 1970’S. Joyce spends long hours at work, leaving her young sons either home alone with one another, or home with Lonnie. She develops a friendship with KAREN WHEELER when Will begins attending school, when her son MICHAEL WHEELER befriends him. Joyce supports her sons’ interests, the photography, the video games - while Lonnie continues to tear them down, stressing that the boys are just not normal. He thinks he can fix them, but Joyce finds the bruises. The fighting just gets worse.IT’S 1980. Joyce kicks Lonnie out of her home. Years of mistreatment boil up to when she finally has enough physical proof of his cheating and lying. She files for divorce, and takes everything from him. She struggles to get child support payments from him, and he easily vanishes from their lives. Joyce works countless hours to make ends meet, and relies heavily on Jonathan to help keep the family afloat.IT’S THE MID 1980’S. The events of Stranger Things 1-4 occur.

MAIN VERSE. Follows all events of Stranger Things canon from Seasons 1-4.AU VERSE. A versatile verse that loosely follows Stranger Things canon, while also indulging in rewrites and alternate scenarios.

APOCALYPTIC VERSE. The upside-down has bled into Hawkins, and it's straight out of a zombie apocalypse movie. Joyce is forced to fend and fight for herself and her loved ones.