college dropout joyce… she went in the first place because she thought it was what she should do &. after all, her classmates all seemed to be pursuing further education &. she’d rather die than stay stuck in hawkins for the rest of her life. but it’s not what it seemed, the deadlines and pressure are too much —— she hates the stuffy pretentiousness of the english literature department and her personal relationships ( read: current roommate, karen wheeler ) are falling to pieces.

a year and a half and she’s out, moving back to hawkins because she craves the old comfort she used to desperately want to escape. back working at melvald’s, dodging questions about why she’s back &. instead dedicating herself to trying to fix her life through kindness to those in her life. even those who don’t deserve it.