#WILLIAM BYERS LOVES MICHAEL WHEELER

[fruitbythefoot7]

will loves mike the way mike wants to be loved 

[daydreamsandcloudnines]

I just love how the core four in stranger things is composed of:

1. Eldest Child - Lucas

2. Middle Child - Mike

3. Youngest Child - Will

4. Only Child - Dustin

[skeletal-butterflyy]

Mike loves taking care of people. He loved taking of el in season one, and he loved taking care of will in season two, he loves feeling needed. He desperately wants to be the knight(paladin) that will sees him as. Mike and el love each other but not the way that mike and will do. Mike was only able to say he loves el because will told him that “el” would always need him no matter what:

Mike even says that he knows el doesn’t need him and that’s why they’re having problems. It isn’t mikes monologue that gets her out of Vecna’s vines, it’s max. We even see it in the last scene of s4 where el is separated from the rest of the group. She’s become independent, doesn’t need just mike, as a romantic interest, she’s not a damsel in distress. What she does need is the support of her friends and family.

You know who does need mike though? Will! He makes it clear through the painting and his monologue in the van scene, and we see how happy this makes mike, to know he really is needed. That’s why byler works.

[themoonflowersgrove]

Apocalypse Mike and Will:)

“As long as we are crazy together”

“Yeah, crazy together”

[miikewheelers]

will n mike better call each other by their full names when flirting this season 😤😤😤

[bananasbyler]

why do you use so many colours in your posts?

Hey there!! ^w^

So I use them for multiple reasons, actually. I’m glad someone asked, haha!!

Mainly, it helps organize and emphasize my thoughts, I’m someone who has trouble focusing and I have to re-read sentences sooo many times. It makes it easier to go back to typos as well, actually.

It helps some of the readers digest ALL of what I’m saying (bc I say a lot lol).

I use red mostly. That’s because it’s my favorite color lol, but if needed to break up a lot of red where it gets messy, I use blue occasionally. I also use it with side points to show the difference of what I’m saying (like this. Always bolded too).

I even color code certain characters names (albeit maybe inconsistent with other posts) like Will, Mike, Lucas, Eleven, Max, Nancy. If I have more characters than that, sometimes I’ll reuse colors like Dustin, Steve, etcetera!! In certain sentences, I’ll refer to a character like he or she or they and you already know who I’m talking about without repeating names. I always bold names as well. Here’s an example of the difference: Steve and Eleven went to the Hawkins hospital (because of whatever). Steve and Eleven went to the Hawkins hospital (because of whatever). Steve and Eleven went to the Hawkins hospital (because of whatever).

I always highlight important words to get my point across so it’s VERY easy to understand my final point. If I were to say: “one of my favorite characters is Will”, you might skip over “one” or even “favorite” or have to reread “Will”. But if I say: “One of my favorite characters is Will”, then you clearly see my point.

OCD definitely has a part in this, but also having fun!! I like to see all the colors and it’s fun for my eyes, haha!!

Hope this wasn’t too long or anything, but this ask was actually very fun to answer!! :3 <3 <3

- RR

[mirkwoodsuperspy]

"my comfort character is mike wheeler" somehow makes you sound more damaged than "my comfort character is will byers"

but god, "my comfort character is jonathan byers"...

[writing-processing]

im so not sorry but like if anyone ever looked at me the way Michael Wheeler looks at William Byers I would NEVER recover

[callico-awts]

Mike's "realizing he loves his best friend but it's too late moment"

Unrequited love byler (except for Mike's part)

TW: canon character x oc

"Who is that boy? why are they laughing together?.."

Ig this random au has ofc byler in it, will sorta loses his feelings for mike but then mike realizes he loves will..

then will met Sebastian again, in this au will and Seb known each other since they're in mid school but they never interact with each other that much..

How did they met and dynamic??

-Will goes watches basketball play in school out of curiosity also since Lucas is there too, Seb is a basketball player just like Steve his big bro..

They met once again in the upside down cuz Sebastian was doing his own search of will then he found that weird tunnel (like the ones Nancy n Jonathan saw inside the tree) and there's a demo dog charging at him but will distracted him to give him some time to flee

That's they're backstory for now, I'm bad at writing backstories lmao shhshshs

Maikol will definitely have a playlist titled realizing you love ur best friend but it's too late..

Poor maikol.. I love mike but sometimes i want to hurt some characters hehehe~

Adios-

[stranger-theory]

i cant describe how completely accurate this is to my emotions right now. like, i was obsessed in 2023, but i am much more educated, and much more annoying. cant wait to go crazy with yall.🫶

[daydreamsandcloudnines]

'You can fly. You can move mountains. I believe that. I really do. You just have to keep fighting.'

Mike's monolgue really started as a weird ass confession and ended as a beautiful valedictory speech.

Sweetie really ran out of things to say, he just started spouting like he just graduated at the top of his class.

[hellinhawkins]

sometimes i forget that william byers is actually canonically in love with michael wheeler and i go crazy just a bit

[themoonflowersgrove]

Apocalypse Mike and Will Part 2:)

After the dust settles when Mike and Will see each other across the ruins. Prev / Part one

“I thought I lost you, Will”

“You did lose me, but we did it”

“We made it”

TW: Blood/Scratches

Reference

[castlebyersafterdark]

I wonder if the rest of the party have heard the things Mike says during sex to Will, or even Will's noises woops, and - In the nicest, not actually mean, best friend way - I wonder if they bring it up or do some light teasing about it especially to Mike 🤭🫣 wonder what they think (maybe not freshly together Byler but after some years when everyone's super chill)

I think these two are so funny because they really try to be so "normal" about each other, but once their friends know and everything's cool, and they have support... they're embarrassingly obsessed with each other. I mean, they always havs been, but now it's of a different flavor. "Which one is the clingy boyfriend?" Uhhhhh BOTH 🤭 anyway, as they get more open with their affection, the comfort level raises. Maybe too comfortable haha. Cue the party side-eying as Mike and Will get lost in their own world. Always whispering to each other, sneaking a kiss whenever its safe and they can, personal space becomes nonexistent. The infamous handsy-ness during movie nights - dead giveaway when Will involuntarily squeaks or whimpers while Mike thinks he's being subtle under their shared blanket. And their friends absolutely calling them out for a conspicuous hickey. And they're always sneaking away.

One day at school, Lucas is in the boys bathroom during third period. As he's standing in front of the sink he hears the sound of a palm slamming against the locked stall door, the last one in the row. Rolls his eyes and winces at the unmistakable babble and breathy moan of one Mike Wheeler. "That's it angel. Fuck, you're perfect, babydoll, so fucking pretty." Plausible denisbility to the gender of the other participant, but he's one of the few who knows the truth that it's Will Byers on his knees. He makes fun of them at lunch, mostly for the fact that they couldn't even make it to ten a.m. that day.

Another time, Dustin learns his lesson the hard way when he shows up early to Mike's house for a campaign session planned for later that day. He opens the side door to the basement and hears before he sees the insatiable, insufferable duo. Mike sitting on the couch, with Will straddling him, riding him slowly with unmistakable noises punched out of him as he bounces on Mike's lap. Both fortunate for his sanity and unfortunate for the reality of what he's walked in on, he doesn't get much of an eyeful, because Will's wearing that damned wizard costume. And Mike's got part of his homemade armor on. But Dustin is not safe for long. The worst part is their banter. Kill him now. "Ohhh, Michael. That's right, lay your hands on me, you’re the only, hmm, only one who can save us. Take me, oh god, take me and be healed, take what you need from me." "Yes, William, so good, come on, give me what I need. Give me your wisdom, your body." "Uhhh, oh yeah, Michael, that's good. Say my name again, address me by my full name, love." "Uh, fuck yeah, Will the-"

Slam. He's done. He's going home now that he shook himself from the transfixed shock as he was subjected to that trainwreck. Dustin’s going to be ill. If it was just walking in on his friends having sex, fine. Awkward, but ultimately hilarious after the fact. That??? He could have lived his entire life without knowing that. Especially with whatever the hell those accents were. Screw going home. He's heading over next door to Lucas's to immediately tell him what just happened.

[bananasbyler]

So you’re telling me that El thought the painting was for a girl for no reason?

NAHHHHH!!

- Will wouldn’t let her see it. Like at all. Why? HM?

- El noticed how hard he was working and how much time and effort he put into painting it.

- This means she assumed it was for a LOVE INTEREST (she mentioned it being for a girl possibly aka meaning a crush) because of the way he was acting with it.

- There wasn’t anything that directly or obviously proclaimed his love for Mike in the painting outwardly.

So this means it was just a deep inner feeling inside Will that shows it was specifically made for Mike. So really he believes his love for Mike shown in the painting is obvious, but through others eyes— it would just be seen as platonic. However, he thinks they would also see it as romantic and didn’t want to upset El.

Like he thought his deep rooted subconscious love would be so obvious that El would notice in a second…. even though the whole friend group is also in the painting.

Will you accidental romantic 😭 I love him.

[sparks-olivarpente]

Byler Fics List: the Grown-ups

I adore Stranger Things adult characters, here are some fics where they play an important part:

Until you wake up by Roxhylee Will is in a coma and Mike visits him every day. This one has some of the most thoughtful Ted-and-Mike chapters and an interesting take on Ted <3

Wedding at the End of the World (What do We Have to Lose?) by Julia_Skysong "Hang on, hang on," Jonathan interrupted, frowning slightly. "Let me do the math here. You've only been a…thing, for like a few days? And you want to get married?" "Dude, you're gonna get a new step-dad! Argyle cheered, trying to high five him. "Please for the love of GOD let me officiate this," Murray cackled. OR Joyce and Hopper decide to have a spontaneous wedding at the end of the world and help their kids figure out love and life.

Bananas and Closure by @tired-bisexual-brainrot Hopper runs into Diane while at the store. He invites her over for dinner, and she finds out that he now has a whole family with three kids and a wife.

No Cure for Queer by AlabasterInk (@alabasterswriting) Will Byers had about thirty minutes between realizing that the butterflies in his stomach came from appreciating Mike’s smile a little too much, to walking into his house and hearing Hopper say, “…wrong, Joyce. A guy with another guy. We used to arrest queers, you know…” And it all went downhill from there.

california show your teeth by @fireflywitch Fourteen months after a rash of unexplained disappearances tore an Indiana town apart, a new chief of police and his very normal, nothing-to-see-here family moves to Hawkins from Lenora Hills, California. "I wondered what it would be like if the Byers, El, and Hopper had grown up in Lenora Hills instead of Hawkins and moved to Indiana later on - how things would be different and what things would stay the same and which characters might be better off or worse off…" for Claudia and the Moms <3

You May Be the One Place I'm Sure About by elsie (the_technorats) the one where Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper finally have a moment to themselves. no byler here but you should read it all the same ;)

mom, i'm gay. wait, you are too? by dragons_like_smores @howtobecomeadragon “What if there are no men out there for me, Michael?” Mike, not focused at all on his mom, said absentmindedly, “Then maybe you can just date a woman.” Or: Mike unintentionally starts Karen's lesbian awakening while he simps for his boyfriend, Will, all summer long.

poor old jim's white as a ghost by AttaboyLuther Even when he started on the force back in 1980… Jim Hopper knew there was something special between William Byers and that brat Mike Wheeler. (AKA: Mike and Will fall in love, told through the perspective of one Chief Hopper)

and if you wanna cry or fall apart (i'll be there to hold you) by Strangerangels Mike Wheeler and his relationship with Will Byers, as told by Joyce Byers. Inspired by that scene in S2 where Mike holds Joyce and leads her into the car. Y'know, the one where Bob dies. You just know Mike is going to be the best in-law Joyce will ever have.

The Darkest Eyes by @light-lanterne a semi canon-compliant character study of mike wheeler, his unaddressed trauma and his relationship with will byers, told through the eyes of a very tired jim hopper who can’t help but to become attached to the boy who keeps dating his children.

The Right Thing by Nymphadoragreenleaf The second pregnancy was a mistake. They were basically at breaking point with only Jonathan and Lonnie didn’t want to have to work even more when he had already fulfilled his side of the bargain. He married her and they had a kid. What more did they expect from him (or Lonnie pov)

Benny's also by Nymphadoragreenleaf Officer Powell grimaces “The trespasser… he’s- chief it’s your misses youngest- the one who went missing a few years back.” (or Hopper pov)

some more Hopper: it's me, hi (everybody agrees) by @livsindelusion or 5 Times Mike Gets The Shovel Talk and 1 Time It's Will

and some Joyce! can't hold out forever by scorchstorm five times that others noticed how mike felt + the one time that will did.

Have fun reading :)