Ok Byler Fandom We Need A Serious Talk

For a second I thought this was a deltarune AU 😭🦎

My little Stranger Things AU. They’re a bit fucked up and they might be causing the apocalypse. Also hi tumblr, I’m new on the platform. Well, I used to have a tumblr but that was back when I was a dumb kid, now I’m a stupid adult.

Katarina turned to face him. "But Simon, you're not the only person who wants to help others. I'd say a fair number of people do. Most are simply too caught up in their own lives to spare the time or effort.

It takes a unique brand of lunacy to throw everything away and go marching on a mission – one that, in all likelihood, shall end with your death."

okk hear me out.....

Thinking about them again - I love when people depict them resenting the other for not rekindling their contact by calling first, while they were both also actively not doing that.

honestly just keep it at this point I don't want it anymore

finally finished and posted my fic from this post and this post you guys!!!!

aka the one with college byler and will paints on mike bc i say so <3

also has a fun convo about mike's insecurities about his appearance and i literally loved writing this so much i had so much fun, being that it might be last fic for a while (university)

EDIT: I had to change the link because the fic was on the wrong date and AHHHHHHHHH yeah its fine now tho

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The reason why Milkvans always say Mike and El have been "built up" for FOUR SEASONS or they've "been together" for FOUR SEASONS is because they can't defend them in Season 4.

Because judging by the MOST RECENT SEASON, Byler is on the rise and Milkvan is in decline.

-teambyler

thinking about will byers, who’d always been visibly different, forced to conform at a young age by his father- but quickly learns that he doesn’t need to like or do something because people think he should. his mother cherishes his sensitivity, nurtures his kindness, encourages his artistry and love of colorful creations and clothes. his brother tells him he can like whatever he wants, that being a freak is cool and conforming is lame, and that he’ll love him no matter what.

will byers doesn’t pretend to be someone he’s not. he is authentic and open about what he enjoys and how he expresses himself - D&D, art, comic books and games, his clothing and style, his nerdiness - he never treats these as bad things or something to “grow out of”. will has a good idea of who he is, what he likes, and how he expresses this to the world. he never tries to conform due to social pressure, especially not when it comes from his closest friends.

thinking about mike wheeler, whose family voted for reagan, whose father is emotionally absent, and who rarely leans on his family members for support. mike wheeler, who has to be told he likes el in s1, and pushed to say he loves her in s3. who believes the root of his relationship problems is social pressure from “mouthbreathers” rather than his own actions. who is deeply insecure about his usefulness to his friends, and believes the only way his girlfriend will stay with him is if he “just said that one thing” and told her what she wanted to hear.

mike wheeler pretends to not like d&d anymore in s3 to try to “grow up” as he begins a relationship with a girl for the first time. he shows up to california in a silly outfit he thinks will help him fit in, one that’s explicitly called “a shitty knock-off” to his face. he lies his way through a love confession that doesn’t magically save the world like he wanted it to. the first person to tell him that it’s okay to be different and that conformity is harmful dies.

which one of these people sound more likely to have a self-acceptance arc in s5?

thinking about thinking is weird, and cause for an existential crisis.

THE LAST ONE IS KINDA LOUD SO DONT HAVE THE VOLUME TOO HIGH!!

Stranger Things as Tubbo and CoyPiso clips because I got bored as hell

yo what do we think of my new mike wheeler playlist tried to keep it realistic 🫶