Jonathan Byers Imagines

Muse

Jonathan Byers x Reader

Requested by anon​

Jonathan sighed as he leaned forwards, head in hands as he leaned his elbows on his knees. "You're going to be fine. Your work is amazing." Joyce insisted from her seat next to him.

"What if they change their mind about the scholarship?" He said quietly.

"Oh, they won't. They liked what you showed them." Joyce smiled encouragingly. They were sitting in the hall of a college that was a thirty-minute bus ride away from Hawkins. The town it was in was a small but fast-growing, according to the sign they'd passed on their way in.

"Maybe I should have added some more photos to my portfolio. There's that one that Hopper liked that I left out. I didn't think it was good enough." Jonathan ran his hands through his hair and then shot to his feet as the door opposite them opened.

"Mr Byers. We'd like to welcome you to the course. We'll make some adjustments for you so you can do a day or two at home each week, which should help with the travelling costs. We'd like to see more of these when you start." A man who had interviewed Jonathan came out and shook his hand before handing him back his portfolio. Joyce looked thrilled and rushed them both down to the reception office to get all the details she needed.

As they got in the car Jonathan went quiet. "What's wrong?" Joyce asked.

"This. Is my personal photo folder with photos of us. Not my college one I've been working on. It's mostly test pictures of (Y/N). I must have grabbed the wrong folder when we left. I didn't have time to double-check. The folders they're in look the same." He explained and leaned his head on the dashboard.

"I'm sure (Y/N) won't mind." Joyce assured him.

"But they want more. What if they only liked my pictures of (Y/N)!" Jonathan complained. Joyce chuckled as she turned back towards Hawkins.

"Then I suppose you'll owe (Y/N) a lot of trips around town." She joked. He gave her a look as if he was mortified but she shook her head and smiled. "Just make sure you talk to her." She said as she turned the road towards the Byers's house. Hopper's cruiser was outside and she could see them as she rounded the corner rebuilding Will's fort.

"I hope you're right." He said as he leaned on the top of the car and sighed. Joyce rolled her eyes and walked through the house to the back garden.

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"Jonathan we've been doing this all day." You complained as he leaned in with his camera. He sighed and lowered it.

"I know! I know. I'm sorry. Just one more picture." He said. You sighed and gestured for him to take the picture. You didn't mind helping Jonothan. In fact when he'd told you about the folder mix up you'd found it very amusing, having told him having matching folders would cause a mix-up. He took several pictures, his camera making a snapping noise each time the flash went off. By the time he was done your eyes hurt from the flash.
"Now are you done?" You asked as you rubbed your eyes.

"Yes. Thank you." He smiled as you nodded and he helped you get down. "You're a very good muse."

"I'm a very tired muse. You drove me all over Hawkins for some pictures." You grumbled. He smiled as he packed up and you helped him carry everything back to his car.

"I'll get you something to eat to make up for it. Then I can develop these. You could come with me if you like?" He offered. He chuckled when you crinkled your nose. You thought back to the last time you'd helped him develop his photos you'd opened the door too quickly and ruined several of them. "Or we could get something to eat and I could drop you off."

"You don't mind?" You asked as he drove towards a diner he knew that you liked.

"Not at all. I've been taking your picture for almost eight hours. Must be exhausting." He grinned when you tutted and smiled.

"So exhausting."You joked.