Welcome to the Henderhop Variant List, a list of AUs/Situational scenarios for Henderhop that some Henderhoppers have been working on for the last month. So much love has gone in to this list!
Shoutout to @pinballlizard (the biggest of shoutouts to Lillian specifically for the initial draft) @4rielle @melkvvv and @stranger-things-yapper for all the contributions to the list! as well as the rest of the Henderhoppers who contributed
Bardmage - standard dnd au where Dustin is the Bard and El is the Mage in a DnD setting. Subsets of this variant include:
Bardhop - bard!dustin x normal!el
Hendermage - normal!dustin x mage!el
Mirrorhop - Interactions between El, Dustin, the Bard and the Mage
Wizbard - Dustin as the Wizard, El as the Bard
Lunarhop - werewolf variant where both or either one is a werewolf.
Henderfae/Fairyhop - one or both of them are fairies
Skelehop - skeleton variant where one or both of them are skeletons, maybe summoned from the dead.
Zombiehop - Similar to Skelehop except one or both of them are zombies, potentially in a zombie apocalypse setting.
Vampirhop/Hendires - Variant where both El and Dustin are vampires.
Hendervamp - normal!dustin x vampire!el
Vamperhop - vampire!dustin x normal!el
Different Ages/Different Seasons
ElDu - Season 1 Henderhop
Waffleteers/CurlyHop - season 2 henderhop
MaterialCode - season 3 henderhop
Rollerfire - season 4 Henderhop
Crawlerhop - season 5 Henderhop
HenDartHop - variant where Dustin keeps Dart and he and El coparent it
Camperhop - variant where El went to science camp with Dustin
DuEl - rivals/enemies to lovers variant
Jancerhop - El as Jonathan and Dustin as Nancy. El as the town pariah who is searching for her lost sibling, Dustin as the booksmart investigator who lost his best friend.
GatMilHop - actor variant where El is a British actress and Dustin is a former Broadway kid breaking into the Hollywood business
Baby Hellcheer - cheerleader El, DM/drug dealer Dustin
Bylerhop/Vanisherhop - Dustin is the one taken by the demogorgon and El is his best friend trying to find him. Dustin eventually unlocks his own powers.
Jopperhop - sheriff Dustin, single mom El
Stonerhop - Both El and Dustin take up weed as a way to cope with their trauma (similar to Jargyle)
Fortnitegate - El gives Dustin her blue bracelet in the Upside Down right before the final battle.
Offenderhop - Bad boy Dustin x daughter of the Sheriff El
Henderswap - Dustin as the escaped lab child with superpowers x El as the nerdy kid who has a secret crush on him.
Pohredneh - Henderhop in the Upside Down
Sciencehop - El and Dustin as scientists who work at the Hawkins lab.
Byclarkehop - Single mom El x science teacher Dustin
Wonderhop - Both El and Dustin were lab kids who escaped and have psychic abilities.
Fusion Variants, based on Henderhop put into other forms of media
Dandadanderhop - Dandadan variant with El as Momo and Dustin as Okarun
Benderhop - General term for Henderhop in the Avatar The Last Airbender universe.
Alice in Borderhop - Alice in Borderland variant with El as Usagi and Dustin as Arisu.
Kirahop - Death Note variant with Dustin as Light Yagami and El as L.
Cowboy BeHop - General term for El and Dustin in the Cowboy Bebop universe.
Henderspy X Family - spy x family variant. El is Yor, Dustin is Loid. D’art is Bond.
Hop Psycho 100 - mob psycho variant. El is Mob. Perhaps Dustin as Tome and Steve as Reigen
One Punch Hop - One Punch Man variant. El is Saitama, Dustin is Genos
Hungerhop - hunger games variant. El as Katniss, Dustin as Peeta, Mike as Gale, Max as Johanna, Lucas as Finnick, Hopper as Haymitch and Will as Primrose.
Halfbloodhop - General term for Henderhop in the Percy Jackson universe. Potentially El as Percy and Dustin as Annabeth
The Enemyhop- Dustin and El living in Charlie Higsons the enemy series where they try to survive against the sickos while also dealing with a budding romance between them.
Ineffablerhop - Good Omens au with El as Aziraphale and Dustin as Crowley.
Sentinel and Guiderhop - General term for Henderhop in the Sentinel and Guide universe.
Daemonhop - Daemon variant, with Henderhop in the His Dark Materials universe where everyone has animals representing their souls.
Frankenhop - Dustin is Dr. Frankenstein, El is the creature
Jedushop - El as Jesus, Dustin as Judas
Dauntlesshop - General term for Henderhop in the Dauntless universe.
Henderhunters - General term for Henderhop in the Shadowhunters/Mortal Instruments variant
My Immortalerhop - Dustin as Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way and El as Draco Malfoy.
Hendergleeks- General term for Henderhop in the Glee universe.
Wilderhop- General term for El and genderswapped Dustin (Daisy) in the Yellowjackets universe.
Slayerhop - Buffy the Vampire Slayer variant. El is a vampire slayer, Dustin is a vampire
HenderWho - Doctor Who variant, Time Lord El x Companion (or Master) Dustin
Deducerhop - Sherlock Holmes El, John Watson Dustin
Cannibalhop/Hannihop - El as Hannibal Lecter, Dustin as Will Graham.
MyLittleHenderhop - General term for El and Dustin as ponies in the My Little Pony universe.
WitcherHop - El is Geralt/a Witcher, Dustin is Jaskier, Max is Yennefer
The Hender Dead - General term for Henderhop in the Walking Dead universe.
Bridgerhop - The Wheelers and the Byers are two high society families and El is looking for love, and finds it with Lord Dustin.
Squiderhop - General term for El and Dustin in the squid game universe
Gravityhop - Dustin works in the mystery shack and El travels in dimension x with Ford
Hendergems/Gemderhop - General term for El and Dustin in the Steven Universe universe, specifically as Crystal Gems
Kimpossihop - El as Kim Possible, Dustin as Ron Stoppable, Dart as Rufus, Henry Creel as Draken, Patty as Shego
Spongehop- SpongeBob au, El as SpongeBob, Dustin as Patrick, Max as Squidward
Henmermaid/hop20:just add hender - General term for Henderhop in the H20 Just Add Water universe.
Hendernatural - General term for Henderhop in the Supernatural universe
Hendercats - General term for Henderhop in the Thundercats universe
OnceUponAHop - El as the Dark One/Rumplestiltskin, Dustin as her ‘maid’
DerryHop - General term for Henderhop in the IT Universe.
Hunterhop/Hendertroll - General term for Henderhop in the Trollhunters universe
Scooberhop - El as Daphne, Dustin as Fred
Hender Trek - General term for El and Dustin in the Star Trek universe
Dustin Phantom/Ellie Phantom - El is Ellie Phantom, and ends up with Dustin.
Hendoyles - Disney Gargoyles au. One of them is a gargoyle, one of them is a human
Henderhel - Addams family au where El is Hel Addams, adopted daughter of the Addams Family and Dustin is a regular boy.
CasperHop - friendly ghost El, Dustin as the guy living in the house she’s haunting
Cinderhop - El as Cinderella and Dustin as the Handsome Prince.
Hendermind - Dustin as Megamind and El as Roxanne Richie.
Tangledhop - El as Rapunzel, Dustin as Flynn Ryder
Hiccunzelhop - El as Rapunzel, Dustin as Hiccup (lumax as Merifrost)
Junglehop - El is Tarzan, Dustin is Jane
HotelTransylHop - Hotel Transylvania variant, El is Mavis, Dustin is Jonathan, Hopper is Dracula
Alice in WonderHop - Alice in wonderland variant. El is Alice, Dustin in the Mad Hatter
Henderstasia - El as Anastasia, Dustin as Dmitri
HenderHotFuzz - hot fuzz au where El and Dustin are cops in a small town that uncover a town wide conspiracy. El as Angel, Dustin as Danny
Hender Girls - El as Cady, Dustin as Aaron, Angela as Regina, Max as Janice
Scotthop - Dustin as Scott Pilgrim and El as Ramona Flowers
Final Hopanation - General term for El and Dustin in the Final Destination universe
Heisterhop - El and Dustin commit heists together in an Oceans 11 style way.
Fridayhop - Freaky Friday variant where El and Dustin swap bodies
Kenderhop- Barbie variant where El is Barbie and Dustin is just Ken
Hender’s Moving Castle Hop - El as Sophie and Dustin as Howl
Who Framed Dustin Rabbit - Dustin as Roger, El as Jessica
Set It Hop - Henderhop in the Set It Up universe
Dodgehop - Henderhop in the Dodgeball the movie universe
School of Hop - henderhop school of rock universe
Spiderhop - El as Spiderwoman, Dustin as her guy in the chair
Night at the Henderhop/Jedtaverhop- El as Octavius, Dustin as Jedidiah
HobbitHop - El as Frodo Baggins and Dustin as Samwise Gamgee
Wall-EHop - Wall-E variant, Dustin as Wall-E, El as Eva
JurassicHender - Henderhop as the scientists who work for Jurassic Park
Hop Wars - General term for Henderhop in the Star Wars universe
Henderhanleia - Specifically El as Princess Leia and Dustin as Han Solo
Mr and Mrs Hop - Mr and Mrs Smith au where they’re both spies but doesn’t know the other one is and they’re married
Henelopehop - Penelope au. El as Penelope, Dustin as Johnny (he accidentally steals Steve's identity), Joyce and Hopper as her parents, Murray as the reporter
Kung Fu Hop - Dustin as Po, El as Tigress.
Hender and the Beast - El is the Beast, Dustin is Belle
WarriorsHop - General term for Henderhop in the Warriors universe as Lesderhop
SpyKidserhop- Spy Kids variant. El is Carmen, Will is Juni, Dustin is Gary Giggles
Henderbo - turbo variant. They’re both snails and one of them wants to be a racer, or they’re just normal snails in the turbo universe. The whole thing with the racing snail is going on and they’re just eating their fruit <3 Dustin has a cracked shell
Henbeehop - Dustin is Barry B Benson, El is his human girlfriend
HenCarHop - cars variant. They’re sentient cars from the Cars franchise
Slasherhop - They're slasher killers together.
Nightmare On EL Street - Freddy Krueger! El x Jason!Dustin
Ghostfacerhop - they're both Ghostface Killers in the Scream universe
HenThorHop/HenderThop - El is Thor from Marvel, Dustin is Jane Foster the scientist, Will is Loki
OncelerHop - El as the Lorax, Dustin as the Onceler
Oncesthop- El as the Greedler Dustin as the Onceler
Heatherhop - Heathers AU with El as Veronica and Dustin as JD
Cyclonehop/spacedollhop - ride the cyclone au with El as Jane Doe and Dustin as Ricky
Hendertown - hadestown/orpheus and eurydice au, Dustin follows El through the gate in the finale
LegallyHenderhop/Henderblonde - Legally Blonde au, El is Elle Woods, Dustin is Emmett Forrest (Will is Vivian, Mike is Warner)
SeussiHop - Seussical the Musical au, Dustin is Horton, El is Gertrude
A Gentleman’s Guide to Hender and Hop - A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder variant, Dustin as Monty, El as Sibella, Suzie as Phoebe
BringItOnderhop - bring it on the musical universe with El as a cheerleader
HendDearHop - Dear Evan Hansen variant with Dustin as Evan, El as Zoe, Will/Mike as Connor, Erica as Jared
Be More Hop - Be More Chill au. Dustin as Jeremy, El as Christine
Hamilhop- Dustin is Angelica, El is Hamilton and Mike is Eliza or Dustin is Hamilton, El is Angelica and Suzie is Eliza
Phantom of the Hopera - El as Christine, Dustin as Raoul/the phantom, Mike as the Phantom/Raoul
Twistedhop - Starkid’s Twisted variant, Dustin as Ja’far, El as Sherazade (Mike as Aladdin)
Lautskihop - Dustin as Pete and El as Stephanie in the Nerdy Prudes Must Die universe
Mamma Mihop - El as Donna, Dustin as Sam, Mike as Harry and Max as Bill
Paulkinshop - Dustin as Emma and El as Paul in The Guy Who Doesn't Like Musicals universe
Hollodukehop - El as Mrs. Holloway and Dustin as Duke from the Nightmare Times Universe
Phanderhop - Dustin as Dan and El as Phil
Directionerhop - Dustin gets sold to One Direction, El is Harry Styles
Belieberhop - Dustin is Justin Bieber and El is a fan.
Underhop - General term for Henderhop in the Undertale Universe
Deltahop - General term for Henderhop in the Deltarune Universe
Five Nights at Henderhops - El and Dustin as the nightguards at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza
Hendermon - El and Dustin as Pokemon trainers
Slenderhop - slenderman El x Dustin collecting her pages
Hendertide FortyJane - warhammer 40k au inspired by the video game darktide (drawing on the bard/mage dnd sona thing). Armageddon Steel Legion (former tank crew) Varlet dustin and warp witch psyker
Enderhop - General term for El and Dustin in the Minecraft universe
Imposterhop - General term for El and Dustin in the Among Us universe
Danganronperhop - El as Kyoko Kirigiri and Dustin as Makoto Naegi in the Killing Game
Personahop - General term for El and Dustin in the Persona universe
Slophop - umbrella term for capitalism/employed aus
Podcasterhop - one or both of them host a podcast.
Baristerhop - one or both of them work as a barista, and one of them is a customer.
Bartenderhop - One or both of them work at a bar.
Teacherhop - Art Teacher El x Maths/Science Teacher Dustin or any other variation of that.
Menderhop - El works as a seamstress and Dustin works as a tailor.
Hendershop - flowershop/professional shopper/woodworking shop variant.
Senderhop - One or both work at a post office.
Blenderhop - One or both works at a smoothie bar.
Twisterhop- one or both are Stormchasers.
Henderbop - One or both are musicians/in a band.
Hooterhop - they both work at Hooters, Dustin is a waitress and El works behind the counter
BillionaireHop - El is a billionaire ceo and Dustin is her sexy secretary
Hendertop - They both work as circus performers.
Hendermop - they both work as janitors at the local high school and hear all the gossip.
BellHop - one or both work as bellhops at a hotel.
Surfsahop - one or both work at surfers boy pizza
Scoopsahop - both work at scoopsahoy
Dufferhop - El and Dustin create hit show Stranger Things
Preacherhop - El is a minister, Dustin goes to her church
Draghop/Hendrag - one or both do drag
Tankerhop - aquarium/reptile shop variant. Dustin is the expert on the tanks and technology of them, El is The Fish and Insect Wizard. Dustin is too shy to talk to her. They like showing pictures of their pets to customers
Hendernightmares - henderhop r both coworkers at the most evil fucked up terribly run restaurant. Shes a waitress who wants to be a cook and he's a dishwasher who wants to run FOH. They bond over the horrible workplace problems. They hide in the disgusting barely cleaned disorganised cool room and kiss.
Tablehop - Dustin works at an internet cafe, board game store, and tabletop club (they're multifaceted). El has started going because her therapist really wants her to pick up a hobby, but she doesnt want to, so she can just follow Will when he goes.
Nascarderhop - they’re nascar racers
Surferhop - one or both are surfers.
Bakerhop - One or both work at a bakery.
Farmerhop - One or both are farmers.
Skaterhop- they’re figure skaters/hockey players/both.
Rollerhop/Henderskate - one or both of them are roller skaters/do roller derby
Looperhop/Henderloop - Time loop au where Dustin relives the day of the final battle over and over again until he finds a way to save El
Time travellerhop - adult Dustin builds a time machine to go back to 1983 and prevent all the tragedies from occuring/save El
Freakyhop - NSFW variant of Henderhop
Henderstalkerhop - both of them stalk the other
Henderstalker - normal!Dustin x stalker!Dl
Stalkerhop - stalker!Dustin x Normal!el
SocMedHop - Social Media AUs
4chumblrhop - tumblr user Dustin x 4chan user el
Spenderhop - sugar daddy El x sugar baby Dustin
Mafiahop - mafia variant, El as the mafia boss, Dustin as her trophy house wife
Cheaterhop - One or both are cheating on their respective partners with each other.
Centerhop - They meet in a Yoga class.
Fakerhop - fake dating henderhop
Rockyhop - They put on a production of the Rocky Horror Picture Show with the rest of the party and fall in love playing Brad and Janet.
Hendarrrrrrrghop - One or both are pirates sailing the seven seas.
Superhop - One or both are Superheroes.
Lawless Henderhop - One or both are cowboys.
RaverHop - henderhop are ravers that meet at a club
Fratbuberhop - performative El x performative Dustin
WhimsyPunk - whimsygoth el x punk Dustin (whimsyfire is a variant on this)
Whimsyhell/Whimsyfire - whimsygoth El x Hellfire Dustin
HenderPunk - punk4punk (canon if it were good)
Gotherhop - They're both goths.
Emohop - they're both emo
Scenehop - they're both into scene
Genderhop - umbrella term for general genderswap variants
Lesderhop - El and Daisy are lesbians.
Manderhop - El and Dustin are both gay men.
Henbyhop - one or both are non-binary.
Chickenhop (formerly HENderhop but doesn't work because of the tagging system) - they’re both chickens
Henderhoppers - they’re a rabbit and a frog
Hendeerhop - they’re both deers
CheetahHop- they’re both cheetahs
Henderhorse - they're both horses
DinosaurHop/Hendersaur - They're both dinosaurs.
Bughop - they're both insects who live underneath a toadstool mushroom in pure joy and delight
Penguhop - they’re both penguins.
Catderhop - they’re both cats
Henderhopscotch - They both live in the Scottish highlands
Cheetohop - they both love Cheetos
Omegahop - omegaverse setting
Henderheight - height difference (1 inch)
Kinderhop- they both love Kinderjoys
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