#Jonathan Byers my beloved

[dynamicccsworld]

guys I know this has nothing to do with byler but please give me Jonathan Byers centric fanfics.

Angst, Fluff, Romance, I don't care.

[dynamicccsworld]

I really hope Jonathan gets more attention in S5, he deserves it.

He needs a hug so bad :(

Things to remember and other unpopular opinions about Jonathan Byers:

1. He bites his nails when he's anxious.

2. He decides against wearing neckties because he doesn't know how to tie them. Lonnie was never around to teach him.

3. He was probably an accident.

4. He's too empathetic and patient to make objective decisions.

5. He's thought as a freak not in the same way Eddie is. He's calm, quiet and remains outcasted by choice because, like he told Nancy, he dislikes most people. Eddie, on the other hand, is outcasted against his will, but he likes to be surrounded by friends, he takes care of his sheep because he knows what it's like; he's whimsical and loud, while Jonathan prefers to keep a low profile.

6. Remember when Jonathan beat the shit out of Steve? He knows what people say about him and he doesn't care, but the very moment Steve started to mess with his family, that's when Jonathan reacted and beat his ass. What happened with the Nancy graffiti was probably part of it, but let's remember that he wanted to simply take her out of there peacefully until Steve started to poke at his nerves.

7. During the first season, that one scene where Eleven is in the improvised tank trying to locate Barb and Will, as soon as the lights start to blink, everyone looks up at the lights, but Jonathan keeps an eye on Eleven.

8. He had to become 'the man of the house' at a very young age with Lonnie's absence, and he had to parent both Will and Joyce, in a way.

9. Joyce mentioned that Jonathan was always independent and knew how to take care of himself. Eldest siblings, we know what this means, and please tell me that very statement doesn't break your heart.

10. Jonathan had to deal with a lot at the ripe age of sixteen. Not only did he witness the crumbling of his parents marriage, but also take care of his little brother not as a brother but as a father figure, work to help Joyce make ends meet, deal with the guilt of Will's disappearance because the very night he disappeared, he was out at work, deal with a funeral for his little brother and choose a coffin, and then hunt monsters and witness very gory things, and be constantly on edge due to the government keeping an eye on him and his family plus not knowing when the monsters and any other evils of the Upside-down would be back.

11. I'm sorry but Jonathan Byers is what Steve Harrington fans think Steve is.

12. He's very observant.

13. The OG mixtape maker.

14. He's very family-oriented and his priorities are clear.

15. He's always in disadvantage because of his socio-economic situation, so he has to work extra hard to demonstrate that he's worthy. Probably also, in a way, he felt like he had to clean the last name of the Byers while he was in Hawkins.

16. He's very genuine because he had never felt like he had to impress anybody. Quite the contrary, in fact, given that he dislikes most people, the least thing that he wanted was to have people approaching him.

17. Had not Jonathan seen Steve storming off the bathroom, he would probable have had a new friend. Or potentially a girlfriend. A goth girlfriend.

Remember Samantha, at Tina's party? Jonathan made her laugh. He wasn't used to talk to people, nor did he know how to keep a conversation going, but Samantha looked comfortable, probably found his awkwardness endearing, and they could have kept talking, but then Steve came out of the bathroom, visibly upset and Jonathan knew something was up, and went looking for Nancy.

18. Jonathan took Nancy home because it was the safe thing to do, and also because he likes her. But if you'd really understood the character, you'd know Jonathan would have taken Nancy home even if there was nothing between them because he had always taken care of other people. Jonathan takes care of Nancy because he's an older brother, and Steve never learned about taking other people's feelings into account nor to take care of other people because he's an only child, and didn't learn it from anyone else because in his own words, his father is a major a-hole, so he had no good examples on how to be a decent human being since he was a kid.

20. Jonathan probably lied for Steve's sake. The day after Tina's party, Nancy talked to him and asked him if Steve had asked Jonathan to take her home and he said yes. Then proceeded to reassure her that Steve was only being like that because he cared about her.

Steve didn't ask him to take Nancy home because for starters he was NOT OKAY with him taking her home. He was beyond pissed.

You see, Jonathan knows yet denies himself his own feelings for Nancy because he knows he can't have her, but also because he thinks she's happy with Steve, and her feelings are more important to him than acknowledge his own.

20. Jonathan is just quiet, asocial and introverted, and that's a personality too.

I'm tired of people thinking he's bland just because his personality isn't loud like Eddie's or Steve's, quirky like Robin's, or strong like Nancy's. He isn't that physically strong but he's always willing to fight and aid, and the fact that his support goes unnoticed because it's usually silent upsets me to no end.

21. He could probably see an escape to his old life in Hawkins as soon as he got to Lenora Hills because his last name had no reputation.

22. I coud never say his character got ruined by turning into a stoner because, even if though I'm not celebrating his consumption of weed, I don't condemn it. After everything he's gone through, finding a way to forget about it for a moment is the least thing Jonathan deserves. Which is also the reason I don't understand the Argyle hate. He's the first friend Jonathan has made because he sees him for who he is, and Argyle is wise, gives him good advice and he's always ready to lend a hand.

Jonathan Byers is an extremely underrated character and I'm sick of it.

[miwiromantics]

It makes me visibily sick to remember that Joyce byers thought her son was a victim of a hate crime when he went missing. She was terrified that something horrible happened to her son in their conservative town.

It makes me throw up when I think about how Jonathan even checked the trunk of lonnie’s car because he knew he was capable of doing horrible things to his brother. Even thought Will wasn’t there, just the fact that he had to check is sickening enough.

It’s sick that people think the boy that has been subjected to abuse and hatred by his own father, his classmates and entire town is a crybaby for wanting to play with his friends. It’s just disgusting.

[share-the-damn-bed]

welcome back, monster hunting trio (ft. dustin)

[vecnawave]

*while cuddling*

jonathan, about to fall asleep: your eyes are really pretty....

steve: aw really?

jonathan: yea.... wish i could keep them in a jar

steve: that's so sweet ba—wait what. what do you mean by that what the—

jonathan: *already asleep*

[key-lime-slice]

“Jonathan’s going to die anyways” as if Steve isn’t the one with death tropes chasing him around every corner.

Keep my best boy Jonathan’s name out of your fucking mouth Anon

Steve is much better and more likable/enjoyable to watch than Jonathan. And Stancy was bad in S1 obviously, but I kinda like Stancy now. Both characters have grown from where they were in S1 and I think they could make a relationship work. Also, Jonathan will die anyway.

nahhhhhh not the Jonathan vs Steve bs they’re both great and they should fuck again in st5

[jonathanbyersphd]

dinkleberg

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[vanweezer]

jancyweek day 6 -> au: slice of life

carrie helen wheeler-byers & her love for little critters. inspired by this fic where the byers know sign language (sorry if i didn't do the signs justice, im still a beginner myself).

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[cha-lii]

in my rewatch of stranger things i’ve noticed that jonathan’s plans pretty much never work - he searches for will and can’t find him, he and nancy don’t manage to kill the demagorgan, he fails to fight or kill the monster at the hospital, he isn’t able to get the worm thing out of el’s leg, he can’t get the car started to get them away from billy, i’m not on s4 yet but i’m sure he doesn’t get a win then either… so can we just see jonathan win in s5? please, just one win for jonathan personally, that would be so swell

[dynamicccsworld]

i will personally be hitting the duffers with a foam baseball bat if jonathan byers doesn't get to talk about his own problems in s5

[kakerutori]

not sure if you've talked about this already, but what do you think about the casting call for young byler and jonathan?? because it really seems like they're giving mike and will's relationship a lotttt of focus this season.

Oh yes, the casting call! No, I didn’t talk about it yet, so you’re in luck! I kinda didn’t even consider talking about it. It was just another nail in the coffin, the point’s been made, we win a thousand times over.

But it is interesting to think about what kind of scene will be made of these three in particular? I hope that maybe it’s a scene of Jonathan chaperoning Will and Mike to the playground or Jonathan just watching them fondly as they play games together or work on a school project together or something, or maybe it’s a kind of moment where Jonathan tries to help Will but Mike intervenes perfectly, or maybe even Jonathan and Mike moments? Or it’s something that will parallel/foreshadow a past/future scene?? The possibilities are endless as these three literally go way back since Mike and Will were in kindergarten.

Whatever the case, though, I’m really excited because we’re getting Miwi!!! It’s gonna be so good.

[miwiromantics]

Me about jancy.

[wheelerpilled]

Charlie Heaton reenacting the pre-vis for season 5😭😭

Found this on the strangerwriters twt

[vecnawave]

if steve's arc is earning the love of the people who he disappointed when he was a jerk and prove he's changed then why doesn't he date the guy he said the cruelest things to only to get his ass handed to him. huh. coward

[jonathanbyersphd]

Pining [pahy-ning]

adjective

suffering with or expressing longing or yearning for someone or something

failing gradually in health or vitality, especially from grief, regret, or longing