#Nancy & Troy Need a Tag

[anoseforrottenapples]

 ♒ Troy from Nancy

@timeguardians (Nancy Drew)

Troy looks up from his cup of tea, squinting hard at Nancy as she stumbles into the kitchen. “You look like hell.” He does not wait for more of an explanation. He just starts fixing her a cup of tea. It is only after he sets the cup down at her elbow that he speaks again. “Just tell me you had nightmares last night, and that’s why you look so rough. If you were out running around all night trying to do who knows what, I’m locking you in your room tonight. You have to sleep at some point, Nancy, even if you have a case.” Nancy has a bad habit of running herself ragged when she is hunting clues. Her world centers around each case, and she is fascinated by the work. Unfortunately, that means she burns her candle on so many ends that she is left with a stub in no time flat. Though it is not part of his official duties, Troy has decided it is part of his job to make sure Nancy manages to reach thirty without having some kind of meltdown. At the rate she is going, he might have his work cut out for him.

[ladykailitha]

Not All That Glitters is Gold Part 12

Well, this story is complete. I finished it on Friday and will be fully uploaded in two weeks. With chapters 14/15 next week on the 31st and 16/17 on April 7th.

This has been one hell of a ride. I never thought I would ever do omegaverse. But this one just demanded to be written.

TAG LIST FOR THIS STORY IS CLOSED

Eddie takes Steve shopping and they go the Grammy's.

Pt 1 Pt 2 Pt 3 Pt 4 Pt 5 Pt 6 Pt 7 Pt 8 Pt 9 Pt 10 Pt 11

@mira-jadeamethyst @rozzieroos @redfreckledwolf @emly03 @itsall-taken

****

Steve loved shopping. It was his favorite thing in the world. He especially loved it when he went with Chrissy or Robin or sometimes even both. But he was finding out that shopping with Eddie was special.

“I’m going to rock your world, sweetheart,” Eddie murmured when they entered the shop.

It was all high end, naturally. But it was the type of stuff Steve would have bought for himself back in high school.

“Eddie...” he whined a little.

It was sweet, it really was. But he couldn’t wear the ‘uniform’ of a omega housewife. Not anymore.

“Just wait, darlin’,” Eddie whispered, “it’s gonna be good.”

Just then a man came over. He was short, barely 5’5”. He had warm brown skin and silver hair.

“Hello, loves,” he said, voice as warm as his skin tone. His accent was the vaguely British of someone who had lived in the United States for a long time.

“Hello,” Eddie greeted, kissing him on each cheek. “Steve, this is Raj. Raj, this is Steve Harrington, he’s a Starcourt omega.”

Raj clasped his hands together. “It’s a pleasure to meet you, Steve.”

Eddie turned to Steve. “Raj is a professional stylist. He’s dressed me for many an event and he’s going to help you find your style.”

Steve smiled at him. Because of course Eddie was only trying to help and not make him feel inferior about liking a style that he couldn’t wear.

“Come on, love,” Raj said, “tell me what you like.”

And so Steve did just that.

They spent the afternoon trying on several different combinations and styles that Steve felt like he was a runway model to the crowd of one.

Eddie sat on a big, white, overstuffed armchair and made comments on everything Steve tried on.

Three hours later, Steve was walking out of the store in a navy blue striped polo and tight fitted jeans and several bags filled with clothes of a similar style.

Steve laughed when he exited the shop, twirling around with his bags. Just so happy.

Xander took the bags from Steve and put them in the trunk of the car to keep the bags from going flying.

Eddie pulled him in for a kiss.

“God, you are so gorgeous when you’re happy,” he murmured into Steve’s neck.

Steve hummed. “Well, it’s a good thing that the thing that makes me happiest is you, huh?”

Eddie looked up at him with a tender smile. “Back attcha, big boy.”

Steve wrapped his arms around his neck and kissed him deeply.

“Will I get to see you before the Grammy’s on Sunday?” he asked, softly.

Eddie sighed. “Unfortunately not. I have so many interviews and shit that I just won’t have time.”

“That’s okay. I still have other work I’ve got scheduled this week.”

Eddie kissed him deeply. “You have fun, babe and I’ll see you on Sunday.”

“Bye.”

Eddie watched as the car pulled away from the curb. He had gotten to meet both Robin and Xander, the two people tasked with keeping Steve safe and he found that he loved them both.

And that fact settled one of the worries in his chest about Steve, knowing that his boy was being looked after properly when he wasn’t around.

****

“Troy’s coming,” Robin said, “I’m not asking, I’m telling you.”

Steve glared at her. “He’s creepy.”

“He’s really not,” she defended. “He’s very protective of the omegas in his care and I need a second pair of eyes on you tonight.”

“I don’t see why,” Steve said rolling his eyes. “I’ve done hundreds of events with only one handler in the past. What makes tonight so special?”

“The press.”

Steve huffed. “I literally when to an event for the press with Nancy, how is this any different?���

“Because these aren’t the civilized press, Steve,” Robin said menacingly. “These are the vultures. The bottom of the barrel. Sleazy, gasping, horrible people who will judge you, seek to tear you down, and humiliate you.”

Steve let out a long sigh. “Fine.”

“Thank you.” She kissed his cheek. “Eddie has his own security, but they’ve been coordinating with Troy and me all week. What’s your signal for needing to get out quick?”

“Moving my clutch from my left hand to my right,” he said.

She nodded. That was a good signal. Steve liked his right hand free to shake hands with people.

“What’s your signal if you need to get away from the alpha?” she asked next.

“I take out my earrings,” he dutifully replied.

Again, not something Steve would normally do, so she nodded.

“The code word to get both of you away from someone who is harassing one or both of you is ‘caveat’.”

“As in ‘one of the caveats for dating an escort is to be understanding when something work related comes up’?”

Robin grinned. “Perfect. All right, we’re good to go.”

Steve grabbed his black clutch and matching shawl. It was February in California, but it was still February.

He draped the shawl over his shoulders and walked out to the car.

Troy and Robin got into a white SUV with Troy at the wheel.

Steve slid into his car to find a waiting Eddie.

“Well this is a surprise,” he cooed, sliding up to press himself against his boyfriend’s side.

Eddie chuckled, lifting his arm to wrap around his shoulders. “Benefits of properly courting you, darlin’. Management is letting me know where you live. Ish.”

“Ish?” Steve asked, scenting along Eddie’s jaw.

“Yeah,” he murmured. “The windows were tinted so I don’t know exactly where we are, but I know enough.”

“Ah.”

Yeah, that made sense.

“You look so pretty, baby,” Eddie said, changing the topic. “You look good enough to eat.”

Steve chuckled. “So do you.”

And he did. He was wearing a black suit coat with black rhinestones embroidered into the lapels, with a white button up shirt that decidedly not, tucked into a pair of black slacks. On his neck were several necklaces and chains and his wrists were covered in bangles and more chains.

He had a single earring in his left ear which was an upside down cross.

Steve was enraptured.

“This is all for you, baby doll,” Eddie murmured into Steve’s ear. “I rarely dress up for these things, but I wanted to look good for you.” His hand reached around to cup Steve’s ass. “Especially with you looking like sex on legs in that short dress.”

Steve chuckled. “You keep this up and we’re going end up torturing poor Xander’s ears by having sex back here.”

Eddie’s eyes blew wide. “Shit Stevie, if we didn’t have to be there at a specific time, I would absolutely hold you to that.” And he pulled Steve even closer to him so that the omega could feel the reaction to his words.

Steve couldn’t stop himself from scenting Eddie again.

“Did I tell you that thing the attracted me to you second to you being the sweetest thing,” he murmured, “was your scent?”

Eddie licked his lips. “Right back ya. Together we smell of Christmas.”

Steve giggled. “A little bit, yeah.”

Xander caught Steve’s eye in the rearview mirror and raised his eyebrow causing the omega to blush, ducking his head shyly.

Xander knew something that Robin didn’t as she couldn’t be in the car with him for things like this.

Despite a Starcourt escorts’ reputation for being sex pots, sex wasn’t allowed in the back of the car. Mainly because of the driver, but also because what they did was meant to be higher than just make outs in the back of a car.

It wasn’t a rule, like not giving out their personal number was a rule, but it was a guideline that Steve had adhered to almost religiously. So for him to even suggest jumping Eddie was completely out of character for him.

Eddie raised Steve’s head gently with his forefinger. “You look so pretty when you blush, baby, but there is nothing going on here that you need to be ashamed of, okay?”

Steve nodded.

Just then the car rolled to a stop, signaling that they had arrived at the red carpet.

Behind them Troy and Robin stepped out with Eddie’s two security members. All of them dressed in black suits and ties with pristine white button up shirts.

All of them pulled out their sunglasses and slid them on. Troy walked up to the door and opened it.

Eddie slid out first, waving to the crowd. Then he turned around and helped Steve get out of the car. Steve waved, too, then slipped his hand around Eddie’s arm.

“The first interview is with Vanity Fair, Kayla Brosnahan,” Troy murmured to them. “She’s very fashion orientated so she’ll ask about your clothes first.”

Steve nodded. He glanced at Eddie, who nodded.

They walked up to the beautiful alpha reporter in a long, slinky, red dress.

“Kayla, Vanity Fair,” she said to the cameraman, “here with Eddie Munson, frontman of Corroded Coffin who is up for three awards tonight, and Starcourt escort, Steve Harrington.”

She turned to them. “Wow! You two look absolutely stunning together. Who designed your clothes tonight?”

Steve smiled. “Omega designer, Lola Martinez and the jewelry is by St Giovanni.”

“Wow,” she breathed. “Those are some pretty big names. And how about you, Eddie? Who are you wearing tonight?”

“Jimmy Pantera.”

Jimmy was a known alternative style fashion designer. Chains, leather, denim, studs; basically the metal and grunge scene. What Eddie as wearing would have been very conservative for his collection.

“Very nice,” Kayla said. “I can see it now. Wow.” She turned to Steve. “Have you had any clients cancel on you because you’re being courted?”

Eddie bristled and was about to lay into her when Steve touched his elbow.

Steve batted his eyelashes with a simpering pout. “Oh, Kayla, you know all client information is confidential.” Kayla opened her mouth to say something snide, but Steve beat her to it. “Plus, I don’t kiss and tell. Not like a certain omega who’s been warming your bed.”

Suddenly she was sputtering and back tracking. “Eddie, you’re up for three awards tonight, what are your hopes for tonight?”

“Corroded Coffin and I are very happy to have been nominated for Best Metal Album, Album of the Year, and Single of the Year for ‘Hell’s Lookin’ Better Than Heaven’, but we were disappointed we weren’t nominated for more. Best Metal Performance is a prime example. Even though we made more money then any other touring band last year, we weren’t even considered.”

Again Kayla was forced to back track and try to start over but they had chosen that moment to move on. Kayla turned to her camera and made a slicing motion across her throat to tell him to stop taping.

All the interviews kept in the same vein. They would be chatty, ask about what they were wearing or who they were most excited to see perform and then drop shit like:

“Are you going to make Steve stop escorting once finish your courtship?”

To which Eddie replied, “I’m not so fragile that I need constant validation that my dick is big enough. Stevie is his own person and if he wants to keep working, why would I stop him?”

Followed by back pedaling and Steve and Eddie moving on.

Next asshole:

“Steve, are you angling for a bond to get out of being an escort?”

Steve and Eddie just blinked at him like he was too stupid for words. They just walked off.

Once Troy just moved them past an interviewer calling their name.

Steve looked down and a little behind him. “What was wrong with that one?”

“He’s been sexually harassing omegas that come through,” Troy muttered back. “Making lewd comments, making passes at them, touching them without their consent.”

Steve nodded and Eddie put a protective hand on his lower back. They made it through the gauntlet and into the Radio Music Hall.

They sat down at the table that already had the rest of the band and their plus ones and settled into enjoy the show.

****

Part 13 Part 14 Part 15 Part 16 Part 17

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[monstrous-femme]

Tagged by @yxlenas to find some random words in some random WIPs

My words are: hell, stop, waist, hour, right

Tagging @galwithalibrarycard @flowersandstarlight @runawaymarbles @bus-ghoul and @goonflower

Your words are: loser, night, evidence, spider, and pain

From like a damaged nerve, like a dark bird

“You’re a bard and I’m coming to meet you. Outside the Met. Four hours form now,” she says, and hangs up before Eddie can say he has work, or that he’s too busy, or anything else that hasn’t happened yet but easily could happen this time. It’s a Tuesday in the middle of summer, the summer right after she graduated and hasn’t found a job yet. She leaves the city, then drives like a bat out of hell for as long as she can before finally hitting the New York traffic.

and

Nancy looks out at the water. “I guess you’re right,” she says softly. The thought of never getting to hold Robin again, never getting to kiss her like she so badly wants to, is a vice around her ribs that is only slightly loosened by the thought that she might have those things with Chrissy. “There’s no real reason not to, is there?”

from an upcoming ronance smut fic

“Sure,” Robin says. She slides ungracefully from her bar stool and joins Nancy on the dance floor, where Nancy’s arms move to around her waist (fantastic, 10/10), but her leg remains woefully far from being between Robin’s legs (reasonable but also greatly disappointing.) “I can’t believe you just struck out,” Robin says. “She looked so into you.” That’s what a chill, regular person who doesn’t have a giant crush on Nancy would say, right? Probably? Maybe?

from my abandoned Trobed fic

“Well, I was in town for my annual Bingo tournament, and we all went out to the bar to celebrate when who should I see but my good friend Jeffrey! Of course, I came over to say hi, and to my complete surprise—but delight, of course—when I asked if I could buy you a drink, you said, and I quote, ‘I suppose I can’t stop you.’ And the rest was fate, of course!” “And this is a real, legally binding marriage?” “Well of course, nothing but the best for my marriage! And the great news is, it’s legal in Colorado too, so we’ll be able to bring it home with us! Tell me, whose apartment should we live in? Full disclosure, mine’s a little messy, but it’s all part of the Craig Pelton charm, that’s what I say. Of course, there’s quite an argument to be made for your apartment too! Who knew that being married would have so many things to consider?”

and

“Troy, are you suggesting that we drive three hours to middle of nowhere Nevada because the name of the place makes you giggle?” “Well, are you suggesting we sit around for another three hours waiting for Annie to text us back when they’ve clearly all ditched us?” “Well, to get there we’d need a car.” Slow pan to the dresser, where Jeff had conveniently left the keys to his rental car before going out last night. Abed’s face curves into a smile. Across the room, Troy’s smile is identical. “Well, I guess we’re going to Gold Butte.”

[thestobingirlie]

I saw that post about r/nance supposedly not being a betrayal to Steve and sent a follow up ask that brought up that they're breakup wasn't exactly amicable and they were like "I don't think their breakup was any messier than an average high schooler. They dated for a while and weren't good for each other so the relationship ended and Steve just wants Robin to be happy

They also acknowledged their high school experience involved a friend group that dated around with each other and that some people's perspectives might be different to theirs if they had worse experiences with that, despite their initial post implying that people who "hone in" on r/nance are lesbiphobic but whatever

They're tags said that being a Nancy and Steve fan allowed them to view their relationship "critically" which is a funny wording, because they were expressing annoyance at people actually criticizing it

Their initial tags also said "bro code doesn't exist when you and your ex are clearly not meant to be in a relationship"

Like, grl what are you talking about???

I also tried to address their point that if they both had a crush on the same person like vickie I think they could discuss it and either both decide to hold off or let the crush choose (like troy and abed did in that valentines day episode) but I think they thought I was referring to r/nance, kind of agreeing with them, so that was annoying

anyone trying to say stancy had a normal high school break up is insane. what the actual fuck did they have going on during high school?

it’s not that they ‘weren’t good together’, stancy broke up because while at first nancy liked the way steve hid from his trauma, and she was happy to act normally, it eventually started getting to her. she blamed the both of them for her best friends death and wanted to get justice, while steve was too afraid of being killed to do so. nancy also has a fear of being alone after barb’s death, which led her to dating steve despite not feeling about him as strongly as he did her. they finally broke up because steve realised she had feelings for another man (but didn’t realise she and jonathan had actually already slept together), and knew that they couldn’t go back to way they had been acting before.

if they’ve experienced any of that, they need therapy. because this is not normal. it’s pretty drenched in trauma and misery.

and yeah, steve wants robin to happy, with her canon crush vickie. not his ex, with whom he had a pretty explosive breakup that lasted days. and who he still has feelings for.

yeah, it’s kinda funny that they implied anyone that doesn’t like r//nance is lesbophobic when there are different lesbian ships in the fandom. (it actually kinda pisses me off that so much of that side of the fandom seems to think they’re special; if you don’t like r//nance you’re lesbophobic, if you don’t like nancy you’re a misogynist. get a grip, and please look outside your immediate vicinity, there are other female characters!)

i honestly think if you hate stancy and refuse to engage with their actual relationship, to the point that you ignore scenes and try to overwrite them and impose your own feelings onto the characters, you will never be able to understand their characters. that relationship is a core part of who those characters are. and trying to dismiss it as high school drama is getting rid of large swathes of character for both characters.

bro code absolutely still exists even when the two people shouldn’t have been in that relationship? like what? and even if we ignore that bro code, bros before hoes baby. robin is Never putting nancy before steve and steve wouldn’t put his love interest before robin either.

and yeah, if they had a crush on the same person, they’d figure it out. but i think their figuring it out is absolutely just, “wow that girl’s hot. nice! same taste in women.” *highfive*

[spaceofentropy]

tag game - stranger things edition

The lovely @dragonflylady77 and @harringrovest tagged me so here I am!

ride or die ship (your otp): Harringrove

most annoying ship: it's a tie between Steve/Nancy (those two don't work together in canon, they are like soap and grease, why even try to put them together AGAIN?!) and Byler (because Will deserves way better than Mike Wheeler, and he should realize it soon for his own good! T^T)

second favourite ship: Metalsandwich. There's something so fun in the ways those three interact and interconnect...

favourite platonic relationship: Stobin all the way!

underrated ship: Mungrove

overrated ship: Byler (again, free Will Byers 2023!)

one thing i would change in canon: ONE?! I get only ONE and I even have to choose which one?! How can I decide?! [Sadie Doyle voice] The utter inconsistency in how the UD works! No, Troy the little bully almost killing a kid and getting away scot free! No! El needing to be re-traumatized to get her powers back! No! Karen Wheeler noncing around unpunished! No! Eddie's stupid death! No! The rest of the party being shitty friends to Lucas again and again and him just going along with it in the end like it's no big deal! No! Nobody actually trying to pull the mindflayer out of Billy! No, just Billy's death in general!

something canon did right: quoting @harringrovest's answer, lifeguard!Billy. And Steve in that silly silly sailor outfit. Season 3 was a weird beast, but at least it gave us those two things!

a thing i'm proud of creating for the fandom PLEASE BRAG ABOUT YOURSELF I WANT TO SEE/READ YOUR ART: my metalsandwich long fic Of soulmates and colors and also my oneshots Come close and Amok which were banged out in a couple of hours each but I love a lot. And also What doesn't kill you makes you a monster, because writing demobat!Steve Harrington was fun as fuck! Yeah, basically I'm proud of each fic I published, thank you. And I'm also very proud of the shark glasses that led to THIS! beautiful, perfect edit by @imsodishy 🥲❤️

a character who is perfect to me (wouldn't change a thing): Billy Hargrove

the character i relate to the most and why: Billy Hargrove, because... well, personal reasons.

character i hate the most and why: Dr. Martin fucking Brenner, because he kidnapped kids, manipulated and tortured them, tortured El's mom until her mind broke, and the narrative wants us to... not hate him, not really, because after all he was right? He re-tortures and re-traumatizes El but it's for the greater good? Well, fuck that shit, fuck the Duffers and their whole writers' room, and fuck Brenner with a rusty pipe!

something i've learned from the fandom: as with anywhere else, there are lovely talented people in fandom that make great stuff, and there are also not great people (looking at you, assholes who wish harm on others because they like one character you dislike!), so the block button is your best friend. Also, squeeing in happiness at good art and fics is even sweeter when done in group! ❤️

three tags i seek out on ao3: I don't really have an answer, since I don't usually look for specific stuff; I more go with the flow or jump on fics that someone recommended/mentioned that sound interesting.

song i strongly associate with my otp/favourite character: Desire by Meg Myers is so Harringrove it hurts; and while Wolf by Yeah Yeah Yeahs is pure "Billy Hargrove after basking in Steve's love a little too long", Like You Better Dead is my favourite Billy-coded song, because, yeah, he can be as angry as he wants to be, just watch him burn!

I should tag someone, so... uh... argh! Hoping you've not been tagged, and begging preemptively pardon just in case... @salthat @destroya2005 @ariesbilly @suometar and anyone who sees this and wants to do it! :P

[bethanyactually]

tagged by @ponyregrets!

3 ships: Nancy/Ace from the CW Nancy Drew, Josh/Donna from The West Wing, annnnnd I don't really have a third ship I'm actively thinking about at the moment, but I'll go with Penelope/Schneider from ODaaT because people keep reblogging my text post edits and making me nostalgic for them.

First ever ship: Probably Han/Leia, in the sense of me looking at two characters bickering and thinking, "they're in love!"

Last song: Sound of Your Voice by Barenaked Ladies

Currently reading:

I'm relistening to Whispers Under Ground, the third Rivers of London book with Troy, who's listening to the series for the first time

also relistening to Network Effect, the Murderbot Diaries novel.

I just started reading Whose Body?, the first Lord Peter Wimsey mystery...

...after finishing Cloud of Witnesses, the second Wimsey mystery, last night. I read that one first on @preux-chevalier's recommendation, after proofreading a friend's Yuletide fic and thinking, I really gotta give this series a try. I'm liking it a lot, so far!

I'm looking forward to reading Space Opera by Catherynne M. Valente, which I got for Christmas.

Last movie: Operation Mincemeat, about the successful WWII British operation to disguise the 1943 invasion of Sicily. Both 1995 Darcy (Colin Firth) and 2005 Darcy (Matthew Macfadyen) were in it.

Currently consuming: a cup of coffee. I should probably eat some food, too.

Currently watching: Watching new episodes of @dimension20official's Neverafter as they air. Rewatching Fringe with my whole family (it's my kids' first time watching). Still immensely enjoying the slow rewatch of Nancy Drew with @wereadtoliveathousandlives.

Currently craving: I wasn't craving anything, but then my 12yo came down and said she needed to eat something, and was trying to decide what she wanted to eat. After she decided on a toasted everything bagel with cream cheese, I decided that sounded good so now I'm eating that too.

Low-key, no-pressure tagging Sarah/preux-a-chevalier and Shelby since they were mentioned in this post, plus @pressdbtwnpages, @twelvemonkeyswere, @wheresmytowel, @beturass, @blackcatsandbookshelves, @wordybee, @enterprising, @coffeegleek, @bgonemydear even though she's not here, and anyone else who'd like to do this.

[ao3feed-byler2]

It Started By Chance

by writeandburn

It all started by chance, when Bill noticed the black eye Richie was sporting. Then came the downward spiral of social services, finding out you are adopted and have a long lost twin brother, and leaving the town you grew up in to go live with the family that adopted him. *** You mean I didn’t just get stuck with the worst parents on the face of the earth by the fate of conception? You mean they actually chose me just to wish they hadn’t all these years later? You mean I now have two families that don’t want me? It makes sense really. I'm just a big trashmouth. I’m a disappointment. Why would anyone want me? *** The Wheeler's really are polar opposites from the Tozier's. What will it take for Richie to understand he can actually be wanted? How will these boys react to the change in family dynamic? What happens when they both are pining over the same boy? Get ready for a deep dive into the emotions of Richie, Mike, and Will as they navigate these life changes in the last few years of high school. Can they handle it? We'll just have to see.

Words: 4472, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti)

Rating: Mature

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Richie Tozier, Mike Wheeler, Will Byers, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Eddie Kaspbrak, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Bill Denbrough, Beverly Marsh, Stanley Uris, Ben Hanscom, Mike Hanlon, Karen Wheeler, Nancy Wheeler, Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things), Troy Walsh (Stranger Things), Original Characters

Relationships: Will Byers/Richie Tozier, Eddie Kaspbrak/Richie Tozier, Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler, Troy Walsh/Mike Wheeler

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Post-Season/Series 04, mentions of abuse, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Gay Will Byers, Bisexual Mike Wheeler, Jealous Mike Wheeler, long lost twin, Aged-Up Character(s), Developing Relationship, Self-Acceptance, Fluff and Angst, Lots of Angst, mike is having and identity crisis, Richie Helps Will Accept Himself, Love Triangles, Unrequited Love at Different Times, Eventual Smut, Self-Harm, Sexual Assault, Homophobic Language, the losers are background characters for the most part, Troy Walsh needs his own warning tag, Character Death, this is not a byler or reddie fic, we live on angst here

from AO3 works tagged 'Will Byers/Mike Wheeler' https://ift.tt/5idYoOj

[moonriseblueeyes]

Stranger Would-You-Rather

Hey everyone! Since last week I posted general Stranger Things-related asks, I figured this week maybe we could try would-you-rather scenarios. Feel free to respond and tag folks :) Again, I chose eleven...

So, would you rather:

Have Eleven’s telekinesis or “mind-walking” ability (and if you would use either for something in particular, do tell)?

Join Hellfire Club or join band with Robin (if you have a particular character class or musical instrument, let us know!)?

Eat “triple decker Eggo extravaganzas” with Hopper and El, or watch movies at home with Joyce and Jonathan (what toppings or which movies)?

Work at The Hawkins Post or Family Video?

Tell off Angela or Troy (feel free to be creative with how you handle them…)?

Go trick-or-treating with The Party or go to the Snow Ball with The Party?

Be trapped in the Upside Down for a week or experimented on by Hawkins Labs for one month?

Eat Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup on your eggs (if you’re like me, your tofu eggs) or pineapple pizza from Surfer Boy Pizza (pineapple can be controversial, but from the last asks, it seems team pineapple is going pretty strong!)?

Be Vecna’d, and rely on someone else to save you, or watch your best friend get Vecna’d and need to save them?

Have Robin or Nancy as a sister?

Take karate lessons from Murray or skating lessons from Max?

Have fun guys <3

I'm tagging (only if you'd like to respond of course): @theosgaylittlethoughts @williambyler @ki-flor @roseateveils @joyce-bi-ers @swashbuckling-chicken @nancyfilm @woadisme @ch3rrydream @slaymaxuwu

[stbyers]

I was tagged by @roseateveils to do this “stranger things would you rather” tag game by @moonriseblueeyes. Thank you :-)

1. Have Eleven’s telekinesis or “mind-walking” ability?

Telekinesis would be so fun I think! El using her powers for mundane things is sooo relatable ugh <3

2. Join Hellfire Club or join band with Robin?

This was a hard one 😵‍💫. But! I play a few instruments so I chose band with Robin :)

3. Eat “triple decker Eggo extravaganzas” with Hopper and El, or watch movies at home with Joyce and Jonathan?

4. Work at The Hawkins Post or Family Video?

5. Tell off Angela or Troy?

Another hard one! If only I could chose both skkdjsks. I chose Troy because I think El has the Angela option under cover (girlboss 😌)

6. Go trick-or-treating with The Party or go to the Snow Ball with The Party?

I LOVED SEASON 2’S AUTUMN VIBES 🍂 ! Trick-or-treating with the party for the win :)!

7. Be trapped in the Upside Down for a week or experimented on by Hawkins Labs for one month?

8. Eat Mrs. Butterworth’s syrup on your eggs or pineapple pizza from Surfer Boy Pizza?

No offence to Will and Mike but syrup on eggs is literally the worst thing I’ve ever heard of 😭. What is wrong with them (affectionate)

9. Be Vecna’d, and rely on someone else to save you, or watch your best friend get Vecna’d and need to save them?

10. Have Robin or Nancy as a sister?

I really do adore big sister Nancy so this was an easy choice. Robin as a sister could be really cool too tho!

11. Take karate lessons from Murray or skating lessons from Max?

MAX!!! 🛹❤️❤️❤️

Tagging anyone who’d like to do this 💗

[imaginingmarvelandeverything]

Convenience Store Clean Up

Pairing: Billy Hargrove x Reader

Warnings: Spoilers for season 3, blood and injury

Word Count: 1256

A/N: So, here is part 22 of Nightmares and Bruises. Sorry this is a bit later than I said it would be but I’ve had a very busy two weeks because I had to move out of my uni accommodation. Anyway, I hope you like it even if it is a bit of a filler chapter. The taglist is open so drop me an ask or a comment! I won’t reply to comments because this is a side blog but know that I see and read them all.

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As the cars tore into town, Y/N flashed her lights at Nancy and gestured for her to pull over as they approached a convenience store. El’s leg was bleeding badly and needed to be treated sooner rather than later. Both cars came to a screeching stop outside the shop before everyone got out. Nancy grabbed a rock and threw it through one of the locked, glass doors as Y/N, Mike and Max helped get El out of the car.

They all followed Nancy through the door, Max and Mike supporting El, and made a beeline straight for the first aid aisle. Nancy grabbed a bottle of rubbing alcohol and gauze.

“Okay, get her down.” Nancy said to Max and Mike. They glanced at each other before gently lowering El to the floor against one of the shelves.

“Okay,” Nancy dropped to her knees by El’s leg. “let me see.” Nancy carefully rolled El’s trouser leg up to reveal the bite.

“Oh shit.” Max exclaimed as everyone else made similar comments.

Blood was oozing out of the puncture wounds and started to run onto the floor. It looked a lot worse than any of them were expecting and was worse than anything any of them had dealt with before.

Nancy started unwrapping some gauze but Max stopped her. “Hey, what-what are you doing?”

“I’m cleaning the wound.” Nancy said reaching for the rubbing alcohol.

“No, first, we need to stop the bleeding, then clean, then disinfect, then bandage.” Max said resting her hand on Nancy’s to stop her, as Nancy looked at her with wide eyes.

“She’s right.” Y/N said dropping down next to them. “Skater kids know best.” She flashed Max a quick smile which Max reciprocated. “So, what do we need to do?” She had some experience cleaning Billy up but it was never as bad as this.

Max laid some of the gauze over the bite and then grabbed Mike’s hand. “Mike hold this. Keep the pressure on it, nice and firm, okay?”

El groaned as Mike did as he was asked.

“We’re going to need water, soap.” Max turned back to Nancy and Jonathan.

“Yeah, okay. Alright.” Nancy said as they got to their feet and went off looking.

A sudden clattering caused them to turn and see Lucas emptying the contents of his back pack all over the floor. “Does any of this help?”

“No! Go get me a wash cloth and a bowl.” Max ordered.

“A bowl?” Lucas repeated.

“Lucas. Go.” Max said sternly.

Will smacked his arm and started walking away, forcing Lucas to follow.

“You need me to do anything?” Y/N asked.

“Bandages and medical tape or something else to secure them.” Max said.

Y/N stood up and walked up to the shelf Nancy had grabbed the gauze from. She grabbed some bandages but there wasn’t any medical tape. She walked back over and handed Max the bandages. “I think I’ve got some medical tape in the kit in my car.”

She walked back outside and opened the boot of the car. As she shifted through all the junk her cast got caught on something and she made a mental reminder to clean it out tomorrow; if they survived the night that was. And it was one big if. It suddenly hit her just how serious this was compared to the other things that they had faced. At least last time everyone was together. This time they had no idea where Joyce, Hopper, Steve and Dustin were. Or where Billy was her brain reminded her.

She pushed the thoughts out of her head as she located the first aid kit. She checked that there definitely was some medical tape before taking the whole thing inside with her. When she got back inside Mike was screaming into the walkie talkie.

“What happened?” Y/N asked as Nancy and Jonathan appeared at the other end of the aisle.

“It was Dustin, he was trying to tell me something about the gate but he kept cutting out.” Mike said.

“El, do you think you’ll be able to find him?” Y/N asked as she dropped to the floor in front of her and opened the first aid kit.

“Yes.” El nodded.

Y/N looked at Nancy. “Get Max, let’s get El’s leg strapped up and then figure out where Dustin is.”

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After they had successfully strapped El’s leg up, they moved her in front of the freezers. Mike found a bandana to use as a blindfold as Nancy and Y/N opened all the freezer door to create a low buzzing noise. Then they all took a few steps back and let El do her thing.

Until Lucas opened a can of new coke.

“Quiet.” Max hissed.

“Oh, sorry.” Lucas whispered back.

“How do you even drink that?” Mike asked in disgust.

“Because it’s delicious.” Lucas said.

“What?” Mike and Max said simultaneously.

Y/N and Nancy shared a glance because they couldn’t believe they were going to have this argument at this time.

“It’s like Carpenter’s The Thing. The original, is a classic, no question about it. But the remake…” Lucas paused to slurp at the coke before giving a contented sigh. “Sweeter, bolder, better.”

“You’re insane.” Mike stated.

“So, you prefer the original Thing?” Lucas asked.

“What? No! I’m not talking about The Thing; I’m talking about new coke.” Mike said.

“It’s the same concept, dude.” Lucas said.

“Uh, actually, it’s not the same concept.” Mike said condescendingly.

“It is the same concept.” Lucas shot back, their voices rising in volume.

“No, it’s not.”

“Yes, it is!”

“Hey!” El yelled as she ripped her blindfold off.

“Sorry.” Mike said.

Prompting Lucas to do the same. “Sorry.”

El just glared at them both.

“Did you… find him?” Mike asked.

“He’s at the movies, in Starcourt.” El said.

“Then let’s go.” Y/N said as she grabbed the first aid kit and her keys.

Lucas grabbed a shopping cart and loaded it with fireworks, which he said could be used against the mindflayer, while Mike helped El up. They loaded the fireworks into both cars before everyone got in as before. Y/N once again pulled out behind Nancy as they set off for the mall.

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It wasn’t too long after they had left that the Camaro pulled up in front of the convenience store. Billy’ boots crunched on the broken glass as he walked into the store. His movement was almost robotic and his eyes were glazed over as he walked past each of the aisles, looking down them to make sure they were clear. He stopped at the end of the first aid aisle as he noticed all the dried blood and medical supplies on the floor. He crouched down and dipped his fingers in the blood that was still on the floor as the mindflayer came to life in his mind once again.

Part 23 (coming soon)

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[lesbianlovelanguage]

also high school musical au! it'd be hilarious if nancy was sharpay and steve was troy.

Hi bb! I’m so sorry this took forever, but I really wanted to make it good 😅😪 Also I’m sorry it’s so short, it just felt like a good ending..

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Steve was never the most studious person at East High, but the beginning of a new semester made even him excited. Not to mention this was the semester where they would be battling for the basketball championship.

Feeling lighthearted and excited, Steve got off the bus and was immediately swarmed with Tommy and the other members of the basketball team. Everyone was eager to give him a high five or say hi, and who was Steve to deny them? He high-fived and cheered and fist-bumped his way through the front doors of the school, with Tommy right behind him every step of the way.

He didn’t even stutter when he passed Nancy Wheeler in the halls, a marked improvement from the end of the last semester when he couldn’t even look her way. The Ice Princess of East High had shattered his heart, but after the trip with his family to the ski resort for the holidays, meeting the mysterious Billy, Steve had started to move on.

The warning bell rang for first period, and the team dispersed with promises of meeting up for free period to do some unofficial practice. Steve and Tommy walked towards Mrs. Byer’s classroom for homeroom.

They were in a deep discussion about strategy when they entered, and that’s what Steve blames for not seeing him first.

The mysterious stranger he had met at the ski lodge, Billy Hargrove, was here. At East High. In his homeroom.

Steve felt all of his thoughts screech to a halt as he stared at the blond curls and blue, blue eyes of a boy he never thought he’d see again.

A boy he had- Nope. That was a one time thing, and Billy probably didn’t even remember it, or him.

Steve was knocked out of the intimate memories of their New Year’s Eve kiss when Tommy threw a basketball at him and Steve hurried to sit at the only available desk, right in front of the teacher’s desk.

Mrs. Byers droned on about what she expected for the rest of the school year, and other random announcements that seemed to float in through one of Steve’s ears and out the other. He was too busy not looking at the boy two seats behind and a row over, staring intently the wall behind Mrs. Byers. For some reason, there was a massive clock taking up almost the entire wall, and he watched the minute hand tick by anxiously.

Does he talk to Billy?

Tick

No, that’s stupid. He just needs to ignore it.

Tock

It’s not like what happened meant anything to him.

Tick

He wasn’t gay or anything.

Tock

He had dated girls, like Nancy.

Tick

No matter how disastrous that relationship was, it still counted.

Tock

Ring

The decision was taken out of Steve’s hands as the bell rang and he began packing up his books. Tommy slapped him on the back on his way out the door, headed to his second period science class.

“See ya at practice, Stevie,” he called out and then disappeared into the mass of students.

As Steve stood, he realized there was someone standing next to his desk. It was Billy.

“Well well well. Who knew we would meet again, Pretty Boy?” Billy chuckled. Steve looked around the classroom, relieved to find it empty of even Ms. Byers’ presences.

Still, he leaned in and whispered to Billy, in case anyone decided to wander in. “Listen. What happened at the ski lodge was a mistake. I’m not gay or whatever, it was just the New Years buzz or whatever. Adrenaline high or something. Point is, it’s best if we both pretend it never happened.” He watched as Billy’s cocky smirk disappeared, morphing into tightly controlled rage before a blank mask fell over his face.

“Sure, Pretty Boy. I think what we did definitely counted as gay, but keep lying to yourself or whatever. See ya around.” He purposely bumped Steve’s shoulder in anger as he stomped past towards the door, causing Steve to fall back and almost topple over.

Billy turned around as he crossed the doorway. “Learn to plant your feet,” he sneered and then disappeared just like Tommy.

Steve groaned as the warning bell rang, knowing that he would be late to his next class. At least it somewhat distracted him from the gnawing ache Billy’s dismissal left in his stomach.

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tag team: @gideongrace @stevefuckingharrington @a-magey @catharrington @trashycatarcade @myboyfriendsteve @thesummerof84 @lightsupinthenorth @smashmouth-hargrove (lmk if you would like to be added/removed from the list!)

[anoseforrottenapples]

Shopping for the Wedding--Nancy & Troy

@timeguardians​ (Nancy Drew)

“Nancy!” Troy hisses in the strawberry  blonde’s ear. “This is way outside the job parameters set by your father! You know that, right?” Follow Nancy around on her cases, and pull her out of the results of her own hare-brained schemes? Sure… he can handle that. Getting dragged into wedding planning, and being hauled from girly shop to girly shop? That is way out of his range, and he suspects Hannah only made him come so he can carry the bags. Troy had foolishly assumed that his life would get easier when Nancy and Frank finally figured out that they loved each other, and Nancy accepted Frank’s proposal. By virtue of matrimony, Frank would inherit some of the duties involving Nancy and her tendency to run amuck… not that he is ever much use in corralling her. Frank is far too in love to actually stop Nancy at any of her ideas. She flashes her puppy eyes at him, and the next thing everyone knows, he is besottedly following her off the edge of the world. But Troy assumed it would still create a bit of a buffer on his end at least. He could live in blissful ignorance of Nancy’s plans for a few minutes instead of getting sucked into them from the get-go. Oh, how wrong he had been… Instead of getting a buffer, he finds himself hauled headlong into wedding planning by a zealous bride-to-be and a delighted housekeeper who might as well be Nancy’s mother. Nancy attacks this challenge with her usual headstrong fervor, and he finds himself trailing in her wake per usual, trying to keep up with the jumps her lightning-fast mind keeps making.

“Just do me a favor and don’t find some mystery to uncover in the dress shop or something, okay? I have enough on my hands without you deciding to uncover some deep, dark wedding store-embezzlement scheme or something. I know the wedding industry is a scam, but there’s a difference between just overcharging you and committing actual crimes…. Keep that in mind, okay? And don’t jump to any weird conclusions while I have my hands full.”

[nadjadoll]

mega get to know me tag game

I’ve been tagged a bunch of times (mostly by @brucewyane thank you lovely I see and appreciate all the tags!) but also by @chuckhansen @honesthearts @faithchel @bivillains @newgenesis and @noonvvraith, thank you all!

Since I was tagged in so many different about me things I took the liberty of merging some of them especially duplicate questions~

I won’t tag anyone because this is a weird amalgamation of many different tag games...

time: 9:47 am name/nickname: just shiawna, no nicknames at least none i want to mention here afjslks named after anyone?: nope! my dad made my name up birthday: august 14th 1998 gender/pronouns: female, she/her zodiac: leo height: 5′2 eye color: hazel on the side of green nationality: american :/ currently wearing: black turtleneck like a slut, the jeans i wear everyday, yellow socks and my bop harley fuzzy creature slippers song stuck in my head: la vie en rose - edith piaf average hours of sleep: 6-7 special talents?: i can write moderately well i think hobbies?: writing, watching too much tv, daydreaming about fictional characters and loving my oc’s pets?: two cats, gimli and clara! craving: burgers first thing i notice about people: eyes or smile, everyone has such different unique eyes i love it

when did i create this blog: summer two years ago when i needed somewhere to express my love for far cry 5 what do i post: nowadays i mostly post dc, some oc stuff and generally whatever i’m into at the moment, rn it’s the mandalorian last thing googled: “the last of us troy baker” other blogs: i used to have like 3 sideblogs but i couldn’t handle it haha so now i just have this one do i get asks: i do from time to time! i just take waaaay too long to answer them hence why this one is so long asdfhjdsl why i chose my url: i have too much love for harley followers: too many that’s for sure

favorites colors: orange, yellow, pink, blue, red, black bands: first aid kit, saint motel, unloved, roza,  the limiñanas, mother mother, bear’s den   solo artists: zella day, jacqueline taieb, billie eilish, kaleo   songs: cowboy like me - taylor swift, roller girl - anna karina, black madonna - cage the elephant, benny goodman- saint motel, bang bang - nancy sinatra author: honestly couldn’t name any authors right now animal noises: cat chirps when they see a bird or something ice cream: chocolate chip cookie dough

last time i cried: last night out of stress last book: this is so bad but i cannot remember alfdsjsl last movie:  last song: broken parable - bear’s den last show: game of thrones dream job: can i just say nothing? i don’t dream of working dream trip: all around europe. particularly england, ireland, france, the netherlands and italy lucky number: don’t think i have one! instruments: i used to know how to play piano in middle school but i quit because it was too stressful for me to keep up with piano homework and school homework, i regret that now though top three fictional universes i'd like to live in: first thing that came to mind was the ghibli-verse, everything is beautiful and mystical and the food always looks amazing what more could you want. harry potter would be cool too because magic, i was thinking about that a while ago and if i were in the harry potter universe i would absolutely want to work with magical creatures. and for number 3 i think would be the dc universe, it sounds awful in theory but like i want super powers and to hang out with the heroes and stuff so i’ll take it have any kids?: heavens no, don’t think i’ll make it long enough to have em use sarcasm a lot?: i do when i’m like talking to myself akhfjhs i try not to around people i don’t know well though because i don’t want to weird them out or make them uncomfortable scary movies or happy endings: happy endings all the way, my life is basically a scary movie so enough of that thanks play any sports?: never and i ain’t about to start anytime soon coffee or tea: coffee but i guess it does depend on the type of tea, if it’s raspberry hibiscus sign me the heck up random: i wish i could get back the feeling of intense joy i had watching the mandalorian for the first time, i was on an all time high and i miss it, nothing could touch me i watched it like 6 times over and over again after i finished it aesthetic: pink and red heart patterns, bright colorful converse with an all black outfit, anything sparkly, plants everywhere, too much blush on, fake freckles, soft curly hair, a layer of cat fur on every piece of clothing, iced coffees all day long, loud music on late at night, pink pink pink, dark circles under eyes, candles on every surface, a million different kinds of pens, stacks of notebooks everywhere all unused, either pink/blue or red/black a la harley quinn

10 songs i’ve been listening to lately:

one way or another - blondie

why do you love me - charlotte lawrence

all of the spirited away soundtrack

crazy train - zella day

long story short - taylor swift

mindplay - roza

magdalene - bear’s den

el paso - marty robbins

bonnie and clyde - brigitte bardot, serge gainsbourg

votre coté yéyé m'emmerde - the limiñanas

my url in song titles: Happiness - taylor swift Alcatraz - oliver riot  Rebel heart - first aid kit Lonely gun - cyn Elenore - the turtles Easy livin’ - uriah heep No time to die - billie eilish Queen bitch - david bowie Ultraviolence - lana del rey I could tell you but i’d have to kill you - unloved Na na na (na na na na na na na na na) See me fly - roza Everybody knows - leonard cohen Leave me alone - idkhow

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Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Stranger Things (TV 2016) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eleven | Jane Hopper/Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Mike Wheeler, Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson/Suzie, Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper Characters: Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Will Byers, Lucas Sinclair, Dustin Henderson, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Jonathan Byers, Steve Harrington, Stacey Albright, Troy Walsh (Stranger Things), Suzie (Stranger Things), Scott Clarke, Jennifer Hayes, Karen Wheeler, Terry Ives, Martin Brenner Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - High School, High School, Glee References, High School AU, Fluff and Angst, Implied/Referenced Child Abuse, Teen Romance, Teen Angst, Slow Burn, Modern Era, Alternate Universe - Modern Setting, First Love, Friends to Lovers, Music, Falling In Love, Cheerleader and Nerd Trope, Mike has been in love with El for years, El is popular and sweet, Everyone is musically talented, Pining, Eventual Implied Sexual Content, Love Triangles, Love Confessions Summary:

Mike Wheeler is a misfit at Hawkins High School who has been in love with El Hopper since 7th grade. He joined the school’s show choir to express himself through his love of music. What will happen when he needs a female vocalist that is compatible with him?

El Hopper is a sweet cheerleader with a mysterious past she keeps hidden from the world. Her love for music is how she escapes the traumas from her past. What happens when she gets recruited for the Hawkins High show choir? What will her popular friends think when she commits in their words, “social suicide?”

A story of two very different people who fall in love through their shared love of music despite forces that drive to keep them apart.

A Stranger Things Glee inspired, modern high school AU fic!

[hawkinslibrary]

i love hearing what you have to say about season 4!! i promise it’s not too long lol, anyway i have a question for you: what do you think the next season holds for mike & el? i’m a little worried tbh

ahhh thank you !! same rules apply: spoilers ahead, so please read no further and blacklist/filter out the ‘s4′, ‘st4′, ‘spoilers’ tags if you don’t want to see anything !! 

i’m going to talk about them both as individuals and as a pair but first, i have to say that i don’t personally feel like you have to worry about them breaking up or anything again this season. i think s4 is really going to establish romantic jopper and once that happens, i don’t see them, mileven, or jancy not being endgame unless someone actually dies. which -- i’m not going to think about the possibility of anyone dying until i’m forced to confront it, so. this is fiction and it’s already unrealistic and i’m gonna take my ‘everyone survives, happiness all around, time to relax’ endings and go. anyway, i would love to add lumax to this list but i honestly think it could go either way depending on what happens in s4. that’s a different essay, though.

i tend to think that the most important dynamic on the show is the one between the whole group and i just don’t really see them spending much more time trying to develop romantic relationships outside of the ones set up since s1/2. maybe steve, robin, and will get love interests, maybe they decide to develop dustin and suzie more, maybe suzie is never even mentioned again, idk. but these will probably all be secondary -- as in less screen time, not less important than the main romances, but probably still less developed. unless it happens to be a new person added to the main cast. which, as of now, the only new mains are brett and priah who has gone from recurring to regular. so.  

i think s3 showed how messy and complicated romantic relationships (or, really just relationships in general) can be. everyone was arguing, there was miscommunication all around, everyone thought they knew what was best, no one was seeing eye to eye. but when it comes down to it, they would do anything for each other. they understand each other better than anyone else ever could. i can’t see them spending another season on breakups and romance drama after the ending of s3.  

mike and el have already been separated once before. this time, mike knows for sure that she’s alive and that’s she’s with the byers. this time, el won’t be kept completely isolated away from everyone else. they’ve made plans to meet for the holidays. they can still call and talk to each other as much as they want. i’m hoping they handle being separated this time better than they did in s2. i don’t want mike to be moping and i don’t want el to spend a lot of the season thinking about how much she misses him. in fact, i think in their case that some distance could be good for them. the same for jancy and jopper, too, honestly. it’ll be nice to see them existing outside of these relationships while still acknowledging how important they are.   

as far as i know, the byers and el stuff has not started filming yet so all there is to speculate on are rumors, the audition tapes, and logical guesses about where the story goes after s3. el obviously moves away with the byers. we still don’t know where. she’ll still be mourning hopper and trying to figure out life without her powers. and, of course, she’ll be in a long distance relationship with mike. i think she’ll be having a hard time and she’ll wish that mike was around, but she’ll realize she’s got a pretty good support system around her now with the byers, too. i’m very, very excited for more joyce and el content particularly, but there’s gotta be some great scenes with her and will and jonathan as well. 

there’s only one audition tape that i can confidently tie into the byers + el plot(s?) and it’s the queen bee/mean girl character ‘angela’. if we’re running with the whole ‘there may be some truth to the audition vids’ thing, then this one teases that el will be going to school and that angela will be bullying her. this is something she would probably want to talk about with mike (b i g troy s1 vibes) but i don’t know if she actually would ? so this is probably more a thing that el and will could bond over or that she could talk about with joyce or maybe jonathan. i do think there will be at least a few calls between the two of them before the action really hits and the whole group is (hopefully...) reunited.

so, el -- at least in the beginning of s4 -- will be going to school where ‘angela’ bullies her, forming a bond with joyce + will + jonathan and becoming part of the family, mourning hopper (+ hopefully having conversations about him + his past with joyce), missing her friends back in hawkins, continuing to learn how to navigate life without her powers, and trying to maintain a long distance relationship with mike. 

mike... i’ve been seeing some wild theories about him today but they aren’t really that far-fetched i think. first, going back to the audition tapes, the ‘eddie’ audition i saw makes it seem like mike is going to be part of the hellfire club with dustin. i’ve recently learned that there’s another version of the scene where ‘eddie’ is only talking to dustin and mike might not be a part of the club after all. if he isn’t part of the club, then the basketball v. hellfire, jocks v. nerds thing turns into lucas v. dustin and mike’s probably there just caught in the middle while max is off distancing herself from everyone.

at this point, i really want mike and max to become good friends. i think the end of s3 gave them the perfect opportunity. s4 max has s2 mike vibes. it’s not the same situation at all, but he knows kinda what she’s feeling and they could connect through that + the fact that they’ll both be missing el. i also just really want... some wheeler siblings content. i’m hopeful that s4 gives us good nancy and mike scenes bc there’s no reason not to give us good nancy and mike scenes (+holly!). however...

while there’s proof that gaten and sadie and natalia and priah have all been filming since production restarted, and while i have reason to believe that caleb has been filming a lot inside/at the studio recently... there’s no evidence that finn has been on set. there’s none for maya and joe, either, but people have said that finn isn’t even in atlanta right now. maybe he is and maybe he just hasn’t been seen and maybe he’ll pop back up tomorrow. or, maybe he already filmed whatever he needed to film for hawkins before production stopped.  

the wild theory that’s popped up today is that everything gets to be too much for him in hawkins and he just... hops on a train to go visit el + the byers. i don’t know if i buy it, but it is interesting to note that he was sitting with them at the table read. and since we can guess that steve and robin will still be working at the video store, robin and nancy will be investigating pennhurst together, lucas and max may have some angst, joyce and murray are probably teaming up for the finding/saving hopper plot, and el is going to bond with will and jonathan, it seems like the order might mean a little something. i’d even bet that dustin and erica have scenes with them bonding over d&d.    

now this theory pretty much only exists because no one’s seen finn on set and one of the paps posted some pics of some trains. there’s also always theories about how there will be issues at home with the wheeler fam and if that’s going to happen, what better time than in s4 when all of his friends are pulling away and el’s gone again. so if he is missing el (and will) that much, and if he has any reason to worry about her and how she’s doing, or if the party becoming distant and issues at home are weighing on him and he feels like he needs to get away, he’s absolutely the type to venture off on a train by himself. i don’t know how it would work since he’s definitely supposed to still be in school and his friends/nancy at least would notice he’s gone, but.. it’s fun to think about and we’ve got zero actual content to go off of right now.  

another way i could see mike’s plot going is that he’s the one trying to keep the party together this season. playing mediator with lucas and dustin, becoming better friends with max, being the connection between the hawkins plot and the byers plot (along with nancy). 

there was also talk of him joining the track team bc the track has been set up with hawkins high colors for filming. but mike ‘this isn’t a stupid sports game’ wheeler? i don’t think so... basically, no one knows at the moment what’s happening with mike wheeler in s4 lol.

s4 mike is just like s4 byers fam -- a complete mystery to me currently. i don’t personally think that he’ll be leaving school and hopping on a train to visit el. i think he’ll be a part of the hellfire club with dustin, or that he won’t and instead will be attempting to keep the party from completely disbanding. i hope that we get wheeler siblings scenes and that max and mike have a breakthrough and become better friends. i also feel like he’ll be having some complicated feelings about hopper, the last interaction they had, etc. and, again, the whole long distance thing with el. 

so... mike and el broke up in s3. it was messy. but then they reconciled. and then hopper “died”. s3 ended with them at this weird place where she’s heard him say that he loves her and she’s told him that she loves him back. things are a little awkward in the scene bc everything has changed at this point, but a kiss, an ‘i love you’, planning to meet up on the holidays, and promising to call frequently all sounds like they’re back together and going to try making the long distance thing work to me. 

i think they’ll be together when s4 starts. i think that we’ll probably only see them talking on the phone or their radios for the first few eps. maybe we’ll see flashbacks or something to them being together on the holidays. the distance might be hard and they’re definitely going to be missing each other. like... el doesn’t have mike or hopper with her now and i’m thinking the party is going to be drifting apart, plus they’re both probably going to have other personal issues that have nothing to do with each other or the party. maybe they’ll be experiencing some emotional distancing of their own while dealing with the aftermath of hopper’s “death”, the move, and whatever’s going on with them at home and at school. i think that once they reunite (probably not until the last half of the season), they’re likely to be stronger than ever. 

now, onto personal theories that have zero basis. for some reason, i can’t get it out of my head that this season might dive into psychological horror a little bit ? like a greatest fears type of thing ?? and i keep thinking about brenner popping back up and using the people el loves to get to her or something and 👀👀 

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Stuck

by STFUrn

In the tumultuous year of '85, Billy Hargrove defied the odds, surviving a harrowing ordeal that left him physically and emotionally shattered. Yet, as he grappled with his newfound existence, another battle raged within the heart of Mike Wheeler. Struggling to accept his own identity and wrestle with the realization of his queerness, Mike felt adrift. Fate, however, had a plan. Through unexpected circumstances, these two wounded souls found solace in each other's company, forming an unlikely bond that transcended their differences. Together, they embarked on a journey of self-discovery, acceptance, and the healing power of authentic connection.

The Mike Wheeler/Billy Hargrove fanfic literally no one asked for

Words: 616, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences

Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Underage

Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M

Characters: Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Mike Wheeler, Billy Hargrove, Robin Buckley, Steve Harrington, Will Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Jonathan Byers, Jim "Chief" Hopper, Joyce Byers, Dustin Henderson, Lucas Sinclair, Troy Walsh (Stranger Things), Neil Hargrove

Relationships: Billy Hargrove/Mike Wheeler, Will Byers/Original Male Character(s), Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair, Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, one-sided Will Byers/Mike Wheeler - Relationship, Will Byers & Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Mike Wheeler, Eleven | Jane Hopper & Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Will Byers & Eleven | Jane & Dustin Henderson & Maxine Mayfield & Lucas Sinclair & Mike Wheeler, Billy Hargrove & Maxine "Max" Mayfield

Additional Tags: Abusive Neil Hargrove, Neil Hargrove is His Own Warning, Billy Hargrove Being an Asshole, Billy Hargrove Needs a Hug, Protective Billy Hargrove, Soft Billy Hargrove, Angst with a Happy Ending, Underage Drinking, Underage Sex

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