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1. I Fall To Pieces by cassiescroft

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   31 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Joyce Byers/Karen Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • New Year's Eve
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Drunk Dialing
   • Emotional Infidelity
   • Addiction
   • New Year's Resolutions
   • Unresolved Romantic Tension
   • Minor Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms

   Summary

   On New Year’s Eve, a lonely, intoxicated Karen drunk-calls Joyce, who comes over and stays to clean her up, keep her safe, and care for her through the night.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,205

   Chapters:

   1/2

   Comments:

   6

   Kudos:

   51

   Bookmarks:

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