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1. My Love, My Life by theupsidedownsprincess

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   02 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Joyce Byers/Karen Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Angst
   • Eventual Fluff
   • Arguing
   • Past Abuse
   • Guilt
   • Love Confessions
   • Lesbian Karen Wheeler
   • Coming Out
   • Bisexual Joyce Byers
   • Love Triangles
   • Title from an ABBA Song
   • Pining
   • Sexual Tension
   • Romantic Tension
   • Making Out
   • Mild Smut
   • Angst with a Hopeful Ending
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Protective Joyce Byers
   • Canon Compliant
   • Complete
   • One Shot
   • Post-Canon
   • Karen Wheeler-centric
   • Joyce Byers-centric
   • I Will Go Down With This Ship

   Summary

   Joyce tells Karen about her engagement. Karen doesn’t react well, which leads to an argument that brings up a lot of tension from the past. Ultimately, Karen can no longer hide the true reasons why she’s so upset about the engagement and she confesses her feelings to Joyce.

   Series

   • Part 4 of joyce and karen ㅤ♡

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   5,776

   Chapters:

   1/1

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