DJo

"In some unearthly way, it’s always gonna be you and me"

- Dawson

DJo is the het ship between Dawson and Joey from the Dawson's Creek fandom.

Canon
Dawson and Joey have been best friends since they were little. When they hit their teen years, their relationship changes and they have trouble navigating that and their emerging romantic feelings for one another. When Jen arrives in Capeside and catches Dawson's eye, Joey is immediately jealous, while Dawson remains somewhat oblivious to what is going on between them. Dawson asks Joey to tag along with him, Jen and Pacey to the movies so Dawson can have a shot at a none-date date with Jen. Joey agrees, but proceeds to throw barbs at Jen the whole night, much to Dawson's frustration. At the theatre, Dawson reaches to hold Jen's hand and Joey's viscerally pained, abruptly starting an awkward conversation about sex with Jen to try and interrupt, which she does successfully, as Dawson pulls her away. In the lobby Dawson is confused about what's going on and Joey gets angry in her frustration, saying Dawson's ignoring her in favour of Jen. They tentatively broach their feelings for each other, but halt before making any real admittances. They both worry about their friendship, but manage to patch things up. Just as they do, Joey sees Dawson's mom cheating on Dawson's dad.

Dawson continues to pursue Jen while Joey continues to suffer heartache. She tries, in spite of her feelings, to be a friend to Dawson and goes with him to the homecoming dance as he pursues Jen. They go on the dance floor so Dawson can talk to Jen, who is on a date with Cliff, but a slow song starts playing. They start to nervously look around the room, and at each other; then Dawson approaches Joey and takes her hands and she puts hers on his shoulder. As they dance, Dawson is visibly nervous to be this close to Joey, but distracts himself by looking over at Jen, while Joey looks up at him. Later, when Dawson doesn't know how to handle the situation with Jen being on a date. He tells Joey that there are similarities between her and Jen, but it's still different how he relates to them and Joey's so hurt that she leaves. She walks home with Dawson and Pacey later and Pacey leaves so they're alone, but Dawson spies Jen and Joey says it's okay if he leaves. She watches as Dawson dances with her at the docks.

When Joey finds herself interested in a rich teen visiting Capeside, Dawson takes notice and gets a little jealous, though not quite understanding what he is feeling. Later, when Joey pretends to be someone else, Jen plays along but Dawson, after catching on, seemingly tries to subconsciously sabotage Joey's fling, though unsuccessfully. Joey has her first kiss with Anderson, while Dawson has his with Jen at the ruins. Dawson and Jen start dating and Joey doubles down on her criticism of Jen.

Season 1

 * happiness | ABRA MOORE
 * dawson and joey slow dance


 * grace | MICHELLE MALONE
 * dare kiss


 * surrounded | CHANTAL KREVIAZUK
 * dawson tries to tell joey


 * daydream believer | MARY BETH MAZIARZ
 * kiss in dawson's room

Season 2

 * out of my head | FASTBALL
 * waking up the next morning


 * london rain (nothing heals me like you do) | HEATHER NOVA
 * first date


 * have a little faith in me | JOHN HIATT
 * swing set kiss


 * kiss the rain | BILLIE MYERS
 * making up


 * harvest moon | DONNA LEWIS
 * at the ruins


 * you get what you give | NEW RADICALS
 * walking in the rain


 * feels like home | CHANTAL KREVIAZUK
 * reunited

Season 3

 * time after time [cover] | TUCK & PATTI
 * dawson and joey on his dock


 * absolutely (story of a girl) | NINE DAYS
 * joey asks dawson to hang out


 * break the chain | SUE MEDLEY
 * dawson asks joey for advice


 * i do | JUDE
 * dawson's video present


 * imagine | JOHN LENNON
 * joey brings dawson the poster


 * devoted | JULIE PLUG
 * dawson offers joey the keys


 * daydream believer | THE MONKEES
 * dawson and joey's karaoke song


 * let that be enough | SWITCHFOOT
 * joey tells dawson she needs a friend


 * music to my ears | JENNY BRUCE
 * joey brings e.t. for movie night


 * london rain (nothing heals me like you do) | HEATHER NOVA
 * dawson picks up joey


 * i believe | KIND OF BLUE
 * dawson and joey dance at prom


 * jealous | SINÉAD O'CONNOR
 * dawson and joey dance at his parents wedding

Fanon
The most popular het ship of the series until PJo took off in Season 3. While was popular during the original airing of the series, kids today hate Dawson categorically and despise the ship, especially as it rivals PJo. This is of course also due to the parts of the show and characters that haven't aged well, although that includes every ship of the show.

Fandom
FAN FICTION