#I ship byler btw

[dinosaursatemymom]

tbh it feels like most acearo/lesbian El headcanoners only have that hc bc they don't want to feel bad abt Mike emotionally cheating on el

Edit: This is obviously not all people with that hc, don't come at me

[hnbka]

i think the reason i hate childhood best friends to lovers but not when theyre mlm/wlw is because when its a het ship, people expect them to date as children/teens, so most of the movie/show/book is denying romantic feelings, rather than expanding on the once thought to be only platonic feelings in mlm/wlw ships

[boredbyler]

i got a milkvan post on my “for you” talking about how bylers ignore Robin by overlooking the fact that shes a canon queer character, and that we should focus on her queer ship instead of byler. Ive been seeing a lot of similar arguments recently from all over the fandom and i think its interesting, because every byler ive interacted with wants rovickie canon (to my knowledge). we all know that the majority of bylers (especially on this app) are part of the LGBTQIA+ community. i think we can all agree that having a canon lesbian ship AND a canon gay ship in one of the MOST POPULAR shows of our time would be a huge win for the community. basically, im not sure where op was coming from, rovickie and byler endgame, and uhhh gay and lesbian rights and bi rights and such

[butterflysonnets]

yes i'm rooting for m*leven breakup because byler is neat but mostly? i'm rooting for m*leven breakup for the sake of el and mike.

to me, their romance was always a puppy love born out of a combination of social pressures, naïve curiosity, and a lack of true understanding regarding intimacy and romantic love and what it really is. it was real in that they do truly, deeply care about each other and they are close friends, maybe even shared an attraction, but a maturing romance is so much more than that. they've grown up and out of being boyfriend/girlfriend, and that's okay! i think television/film needs to show more often that most of us don't have definite "soulmates" or first childhood loves that we spend our whole lives with. it doesn't mean these relationships meant nothing and didn't impact us, it just means they've run their course and that something else is in the cards, and this is part of life!

i've always felt el was at her best and most confident self when broken up with mike, discovering who she was and what she liked alongside another girl her age instead of just relying on mike for mentorship on how to live in the real world. she deserves more of an opportunity to find herself, her autonomy, and her independence, and to love who she is, and she's made it clear she's felt insecure in the relationship with mike because she isn't being loved and understood the way she wants, needs, and deserves from someone who is her partner.

also, it's okay if mike doesn't love her in "the way he should". he is not obligated to love her romantically and stay in a relationship with her just because she's a girl, because she "needed someone", or because he cares about her a lot. he shouldn't be pressured into a romance if it's not truly coming from his heart. he deserves freedom to find out and honour who he is, too, instead of just staying in his non-functional first relationship — one he got into as a child, essentially — and defining himself that way because it's what's expected when a boy and a girl are close. he loves her in some way, yes, but it's okay if he doesn't feel comfortable or secure being her boyfriend anymore, for whatever reason that is. he's felt insecure too, and that's valid and it matters.

they are their own people and are steadily growing and changing every day. they need time to figure out who those people are, and it's become clear (at least in my opinion) that those people aren't meant to be a couple at this stage.

they deserve freedom. they deserve to grow up and be authentic to themselves and not feel like they need to lie for the sake of a relationship. they deserve to move on from this version of their relationship that isn't making them happy and rekindle the best part of their bond: their strong, beautiful friendship. they don't have to be a couple if it doesn't make them stronger and better and happier people.

i think it would be healthy and wonderful for a show, especially one consumed frequently by young adults, to show a relationship starting, progressing, and ending on good terms in this way. sometimes things don't work out, and that is okay.

[zia-zee-bee]

i have a question

Am i the only byler that doesn’t like ronance? I’ve seen so many people ship ronance and byler at the same time, but i don’t like it 😐 someone please tell me if there’s other people who don’t like ronance 😔

[thecelestialsyzygy]

I've said this so many times but- Dear God. Truly good luck to Noah. He's not only playing a love interest to Finn Wolfhard's character, but he has a kiss scene with him. My brother in Christ I would need to be resurrected because WTF…LOOK at him. I can't get over it.

(Pic from thefirstlioveyou)

[http-byler]

it isn't byler but would you possibly do el & lucas for 3c? i just love them!! but if you're not feeling it, dw about not doing it!!

here you go!! hehe :3

for this drawing meme!! <]:3

[byler-alarmist]

It's always tough when an artist of your notp ship draws your blorbo more accurately than most artists of the ship you do like 😭 true pain

[reluctantbylerblog]

they really have the gall to say they aren’t biased against byler when these are their reactions to both of these posts:

like c’mon bffr

[thecrimsonrocketeer]

So apparently Michelle Gomez and April Bowlby ALREADY FILMED A SCENE WHERE THEY KISS but don’t know if it made the cut. I will do war crimes if they cut that scene istg. Hey byler shippers, imagine if Noah Schnapp came out and was like “Yeah me and Finn already did a scene where we smooch don’t know if it made the cut or not tho lol”. DONT PLAY WITH MY EMOTIONS DOOM PATROL WRITERS!

[ghostlycleric]

It’s actually so mind boggling to me that we are getting a season 5… like we are guaranteed more canon content. No matter what happens we know that if not romantic byler we will have platonic byler. Will is going to be centric in s5 we know this the duffers were clear about it. So there will HAVE to be byler content to close up Will’s plot involving his love for Mike one way or another, it’s part of his coming of age! They’re a team, friends, best friends again!!!! Byler scenes will be in season 5.

NO MATTER WHOS ROMANTICALLY ENDGAME

PAY YOUR WRITERS NETFLIX

[kuumara]

idk why ppl expect s5 to be straight or anything, its the damn apocalypse and u expect them to still uphold societal norms😦😦

[will80sbyers]

Tbh if I shipped them and they had marketed Mileven all those years as a real romantic relationship selling merch about them for the fans and then in the last season they tell me they were never romantic I would get why people would be pissed about that especially if I spent money on merch, I think they would be justified in feeling a bit pissed if the ship was just never meant to be real at all because they have been duped financially

[luzuraaa]

hi :) please request stranger things/toh/tbhk moodboards for me to make!!! just give a character/ship (platonic or romantic) and general theme or prompt (like an aesthetic, a season, a color, a scenario, anything really) i’m so bored rn i wanna make moodboards 😭

edit: requests are closed!!! thank you so much for all of the requests i’ve gotten but i need some time to catch up and get them all done lmao. again, tysm :)

[your-friendly-neighbourh00d-fag]

mr autism. special interest, men.

[willow-lark]

honestly i had more fun in this fandom when it seemed like byler was never going to actually happen