#Mike Wheeler loves Will Byers

[marinhosh]

happy birthday to my baby boy 💕

(he's eating carrot cake with chocolate 🙂‍↕️)

[love-byers]

i'm in fucking tears BACK UP BRO STOP BREATHING DOWN HIS NECK😭😭😭😭😭😭

[kyle-txt]

Finn has a streak of acting as queer characters in love with their best friend.

He sure as hell ain’t gonna break it now.

[human-being-on-earth]

I need more sassy Will Byers in my life istg

[elephantshoetoo]

"Byler in the Upside Down" - by ElephantShoe

💙💛💚

[mikewheelerisaboyliker]

[byler2025]

incoming byler theory, shoegate!!!

So we've seen Mike wearing Will's shoes in s5 for whatever reason.... but could it be symbolism?

in simple words, literally AND figuratively Mike is putting himself in Will's shoes. figuratively, because s5 Mike is going to experience what s4 Will went through. Their roles are going to be reversed.

the phrase "to put yourself in someone else's shoes" is to experience (or at least imagine) what they went/are going through.

firstly, s4 was strictly filmed from Will's pov, showing almost nothing from Mike's. this does make it feel as if mikes character arc has been left on a cliff hanger since the ending of s3, where we did get to see more into Mike's mind, and that spoke a lot to us.

so far, what we can confirm is that Will Byers is in love with Mike Wheeler, mostly from his pov being the main focus of the love triangle in s4. they made it clear for us. yet, Mike's perspective is still blurry.

thats the main reason why i think it would only make sense for s5 to show Mike's pov a LOT, and reveal some things that weren't necessarily obvious in s4 (for one, Mike's feelings for Will).

knowing we're finally going to be seeing Mike's pov, we'll see him pining over Will, just like Will did s4. they are going to switch their roles on screen, we'll see Mike, now that he doesn't have to deal with his relationship issues with El and his (not necessarily) new issue of how he doesn't think Will could ever love him back. and Will, is going to be trying to resolve issues with his connections to vecna.

my main point is, the writers are going to figuratively put Mike in wills shoes. Mike is going to be pining over Will this season, and it will be explicitly shown this time.

not done!!!

these are Mike and Will's shoes in s2. keep note of the designs and colors.

these are Mike's shoes in s5. coincidentally (not), they have the same design as his shoes in s2. but the colors seem to be the opposite?

now these are Will's shoes in s5. they too keep the same design as his own shoes in s2, and the colors are opposite, just like Mike's shoes.

or... the colors are reversed.

Mike and Will's shoes kept the same designs from s2, but the colors are reversed, just like their roles will be in s5.

[byler-alarmist]

📣📣 PUZZLE TALES NEW CHARA DROP

It's GRANDPA SWEATER MIKE WHEELER!!!

Very amazing and we love to see the throwback! It's nice to see Mike in his element again (blue) and solving problems. Plus, his in-game descriptor is "Codebreaker," a reminder that Mike Wheeler is indeed the dude that puts the puzzle pieces together. Indeed, he has not one but two abilities related to patterns.

(family ties, eh? 👀)

But here is how I know they are throwing treats to hungry Bylers specifically:

The event is called Lost Connection, and JUST LOOK at how they describe it:

HELLO???!?!?!?!

This is soooooo a nod to Mike calling Will in Lenora.

The truth is going to come out eventually!!!

Also, it's really cute that they have now released both Mike and Will from the Miwi season. Spy and Codebreaker 💛💙

[gayregina]

Sooo… Who’s gonna say it?

[wheelerslvr]

your honour i love them (max prob took this)

[marinhosh]

wdym it's gay leaving lipstick marks on your best friend?

yayyy my first digital drawing!!! 🎉

I said I would finish and post this drawing like what, a week ago? haha yeah, procrastination is a sad thing.

In my defense I had no idea what I was doing so it took me a long time to finish this one.

inspired by the beautiful design of @bujomoss

[pinksmonkey]

GUYS, NEW BYLER THEORY VIDEO JUST DROPPED! :O

Stop whatever you're doing, this is serious. Lol.

[braingobrrr]

thinking about how mike canonically practically obsesses over will’s art since they were kids, being his biggest fan and supporter. and then will moves to lenora and mike hadn’t gotten to see a new Will Byers Art Piece™ in such a Long Time. so when will shows him the painting, mike’s instant reaction is being transfixed and mesmerized while trying to take it all in and then just getting the biggest smile on his face. he loves will’s art (and will. he adores will). he’s always loved it and he always will.

[elephantshoetoo]

If "forced conformity" is what's killing the kids...

...then Vecna represents forced conformity and can only be beaten by a love that doesn't conform.

Enter Byler to save the day.

💙💛💚

[dapperapple]

I want

no

I fucking NEED "Smalltown Boy" to play over a of scene in Stranger Things s5

one that focuses in on Mike

whether it's just him in danger

him noticing that Will is in danger

him noticing that they're both in danger

DOESN'T MATTER, DON'T CARE

aside from the fact that he is literally a certified smalltown boy

the song just matches the vibes of the show so well

and look, it may be not be "Running Up That Hill" level cinematic BUT

the chorus: "run away, turn away, run away, turn away"

I mean come ON

show me that stick-bug-boy using those stilts he calls legs to do just that please

and I mean

if Byler is going to be canon

then the fact that this song is 1st up on Mike Wheeler's official playlist

yknow

a song about queer youth needing to leave their small-ass homophobic town to go be gay or whatever

is significant

and could be put to perfect use

and I think it absolutely should be

[jaegerisim]