jim 'chief' hopper one shots

secretary

𝐬𝐮𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐲 | you start working at the hawkin's police station as a secretary and hopper takes a liking to you against his better judgment. [big ol' grumpy hopper x smol ray of sunshine]
𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 | jim hopper x fem!reader
𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 | none – just angst and fluff.
𝐰𝐜 | 2.8k+
𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫'𝐬 𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 | thought about ending this with smut but i have another idea for a grumpy!hopper x sunshine!reader smut and i didn't want to make them too similar. enjoy

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It didn't take Hopper long to notice you when you started working at the Hawkin's Police Station in the fall of '83. In fact, it took no time at all.

Brooding and willfully ignorant to the more personal matters happening around him, Jim Hopper had no idea a new secretary was starting. When he slipped in to the station on your first day, nervous to make a good impression, Hopper halted in the same doorway he had been stepping through for years. His eyes were still hazed in sleep and red from a hangover, but that didn't prevent him from spotting you.

He had only made it a few feet into the station before he froze and turned back around to face the substantially shorter girl smiling brightly up at him.

"Hi," you said a bit too cheery for such an early time in the morning.

Hopper furrowed his brows as he examined you. His eyes traced along your long dress that clung to your waist and the way your hair was pulled back exposing your neck and collar bones. How was such a sweet thing like you making the chief of police at a loss for words?

Flo had noticed his hesitation so she took it upon herself to prevent the situation from becoming painful and introduced him to you.

He grumbled back what sounded like a hello and went straight to his office.

He had left you feeling a bit pathetic for already making a bad impression on your boss your first day on the job.
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Jim made it a point to avoid you as much as possible, treating you just like everyone else: at a distance. This left you frustrated. Why did everyone you had met so far take a liking to you except for him ? Was everyone else just being polite and you were actually insufferable and Hopper just didn't have it in himself to put up a facade.

Flo told you not to mind him. "He was dealt a terrible set of cards," she said waving her hands until one settled on your shoulder. "Don't take it personally, dear. It takes a lot to get him to not act like a giant brute."

That didn't make you feel that much better.

It wasn't until late one night that you realized you had been wrong about Hopper. Usually, Flo stayed late with Hopper, but that night, she had plans to get to. You offered to cover for her. It got close to midnight before Hopper made his way out of his office, his coat and hat on, ready to go home. You watched as he absentmidly strolled towards you. "Alright Flo, think I've taken up enough of your–" He stopped in his tracks when he made it to the front desk and saw you where he expected Flo to be.

You meekly waved at him, hoping he wasn't going to be mad at you for not being Flo.

He glared at you for a moment, making you gulp. And yet, behind his eyes, he was cursing himself out for being so drawn in to someone so delicate and innocent. He would do nothing but ruin you.

"Flo had a family thing to get to..." you mumbled out nervously, wanting to break the silence. You felt ridiculous for acting so shy around him. You just didn't want to say the wrong thing.

"Right." He nodded, snapped out of his thoughts. He continued heading out of the station with you following close behind.

You watched as Hopper made his way to his truck, the sounds of his boots on the pavement echoing in the quiet night.