Jopper: one shots

Eat

TW: mentions of body images and eating disorders.

She sniffled as she lifted her shirt, looking in the mirror.
"Joyce?" Hopper said. Joyce had almost forgotten that he was there for dinner earlier. "You okay?"
"Yeah." She said quickly pulling her shirt down. Her voice sounded weird as she had been crying.
"Why are you crying." He walked closer to her.
"Im- Im not!"
"Are you starving yourself Joyce? You didnt eat dinner." She looks over at him, her eyes full of hurt.
"No I dont do that, I never have."
"Joyce dont lie to me right now." He places his hands on her shoulders delicately.
Tears well up in her eyes as she makes eye contact.

"Why Joyce? Your beautiful."
"No Im not. You wouldnt be happy with my body either, especially if you had it."

He carefully lifts up her shirt just enough to see her stomach. He tucks the rest of the sweater in her bra.
"You see this belly?" He says rubbing her stomach.
"Hopper, please stop."
"This tummy, has been through so so much. And its still perfect." He cups around her stomach from behind. She looks at him teary eyed.
"Its perfect. You cant tell but it is. After 2 kids, boys and everything youve been through, your perfect. Your beautiful, your body is beautiful, your a goddess Joyce. If only you could see yourself how i see you."

Joyce bites her lip, looking up at him softly. Her tears drip down her chin. Hopper wraps his arms around her stomach and kisses her neck.
"I dont ever want you to feel like you cant eat. Because you can. Your so so beautiful inside and out. Eat something with me m'kay?"
"Geez Hop what would I do without you." She laughs wiping her cheek of tears.
"C'mon lets go eat." He untucks the extra sweater from her bra and pulls her sweater down. He grabs her hand and rubs her thumb as they walk to the kitchen.