#Will Byers has a gun

[euryleli]

I like the idea of will byers carrying a gun in s5 not because I think he would enjoy it/it would be badass, but because the ANGST and the exploration of the abuse lonnie put will through is really important to me

I need it to be addressed!!

[mikeslawyer]

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don't you know the truth (that i'm so in love with you) [14,014 words]: soulmate au (will's pov)

please, tell me the truth (cause i'm so in love with you) [17,486 words]: soulmate au (mike's pov)

when we're finished saying nothing (can we please get back to us) [8,879 words]: will, post s4, finally decides to rip off the band-aid of his friendship with mike

it's not just a figure of speech (you've got me down on my knees) [2,091 words]: never have i ever ft everyone has a crush on will - mike's not happy about it

take my whole life, too (for i can't help falling in love with you) [1,641 words]: lettergate but valentine's edition

we could kiss (just like real people do) [2,789 words]: will starts flirting with mike - what could be a better solution than practice kissing?

the stars only answer our questions (not our pleas) [2,286 words]: will gets vecna'd with no music tapes around and no faith in mike's words

i'll make the moon shine (just for your view) [3,533 words]: my take on flickergate

kiss me with your mouth full of smoke (and don't let my heart burn) [2,307 words]: will, mike, two joints and the mystery of flirting

I don’t quite know what to say (but I’m here in your doorway) [5,439 words]: the mandatory will doesn’t know they’re dating fic

that’s my closest thing to closure (I can’t stop this rollercoaster) [2,261 words]: byler getting high in the celebration of 4/20

he’s gonna notice me (it’s okay, we’re the best of friends) [3,113 words]: will asks for advice how to tell the signs of someone having a crush on you - mike’s showing them all

heart on your sleeve (like you’ve never been loved) [3,180 words]: will gets shot with truth serum - mike won’t stop asking questions

I picked the petals (he loves me not) [10,098 words]: hanahaki au with vecna possessing the both of them

be that attached (to the person i’m holding) [3,474 words]: will has a fever and confesses. mike has a breakdown about it.

I keep biting my tongue just to keep you here (made you wait for someone I could never be) [2,468 words]: mike and el post break up talk s5 prediction

cursing my name, wishing I stayed (look at how my tears ricochet) [chapter 5/7, ongoing]: will is tormented by vecna - not by nightmares, but by his hidden dreams, taunting will with the vision where mike loves him back - while mike just wants to get his best friend back before he slips right through his fingers

never thought I’d let a rumour ruin my moonlight (well, somebody told me you had a boyfriend) [2,293 words]: will has a crush, whose description sounds a lot like mike. mike does not connect the dots.

[henry-fox-biggest-stan]

There is always a game of tug of war going on between the real world and the upside down, and Will is the rope

[grandmags]

Will Byers season 5 sneak preview

[annes-andromeda]

“Will with a gun” this, “Mike with a random object” that-

-Hopper giving Mike his sword from the Russian prison (or Mike comes upon it whichever you prefer), and Mike practices with it every day cause that boy is an overthinker and in the final battle Will using his powers to light the sword on fire and byler lives out their Paladin/Wizard DnD fantasy together

[gayofthefae]

Will never be over the character choice of gentle, kind Will Byers to, instead of raising his gun when the demogorgon appeared,

mouth "please"

[theunholyvirginemilyprentiss]

What do all my crushes have in common?

Literally nothing, idk what you mean.

#anditallstartedwithemilyprentiss

Is this a kink? Do I have a dark haired fringe kink? Because Emily Prentiss has already given me a gun kink, so…

[cringengl]

I think Will should use a gun in season 5, but only to show character development.

Since his initial instinct when first saw the demogorgan in s1 was to use a gun, now that everyone is going to be fighting Vecna with weapons, I think that he'll pick up a gun again as others such as Nancy and Hopper will have one and he'll feel like he has to use it in order to save his loved ones. It'll be similar to Jonathan in s1 who clearly has bad memories of using a gun, but tries it anyway as he cares more about saving Will (although I think that Will will be a better shot just so he does use a gun in s5).

However, the point that has been made many times about how learning to shoot is linked to trauma and that Will doesn't have to be made more masculine in order to be a 'stronger' and him liking shooting is kind of ooc anyway.

As guns are linked to Will trying to be a 'real man' and covering up his queer identity by doing something overtly masculine, I think that whilst Will will initially use guns, he won't find them very useful, as Vecna seeks to expose the status quo and destroy it ("conformity, that's what's killing the kids"- or however that line goes) so Will fighting Vecna with something traditionally masculine that he doesn't find strength and power in- which is why Nancy's guns and El's powers have worked for them, they find power in them- won't succeed.

Will will have to find his own way to defeat Vecna and it will likely parallel him truly accepting his queer identity (which honestly seems to be some kind of powers, whether they're light, creation, or an extension of his link to the UD).

[your-unfriendlyghost]

Monster Hunting

So after years of being told to watch Stranger Things, I finally did. Season one was, unfortunately, fantastic, and for once I knew all the songs that were played which was wonderful. Anyways, I really liked this duo, so…ta-da

[groovinrightalong]

Finally working on my I Am Not Okay With This AU sequel so here is a wip of the first chapter.

[akuvvv9]

after rewatching the first episode of the first season of Stranger Things, i am now a Will Byers has powers truther. why does Joyce get those phone calls from Will? it’s something unique to season one that hints to Will still being alive. it’s also not like Vecna would be calling Joyce up to rub in her face he stole her son. if not him, then Will? but how??

if Will has powers related to electricity, or has that in his arsenal, then it’d make sense why he can make those lights flicker and why the phone short circuits and literally gets unnaturally burnt. Will’s intense feelings trigger these powers. when Joyce picks up the first call from Will, we hear the sound of a demogorgon and then the phone cuts off. he was so scared that he fried the phone.

also, the UD being stuck on the day Will went missing? Vecna’s version of the UD is nothing like the perfect copy of Hawkins theorized Will to have made. if Will did indeed create Hawkins when he first entered the UD, and he does have powers relating to electricty, the fruity four are able to contact Dustin, Lucas, and Erica because he somehow left traces of his powers.

there are no magic tinkerbell fairy particles when Vecna is setting off lights in the Creel house, his prescence alone does that. when Joyce and Hopper are in the UD at the end of season one, we see the same example of this.

if we apply this to Will, it would make sense except he was like under 5 feet tall in season one and unless he was being sent flying all around the room, the lights couldn’t flicker the way they did. no, they’re set off by Will’s powerful feelings alone.

there’s also the possibilities of him being able to create gates like El has. there’s the scene where El channels Will through the radio Mr. Clarke got for the kids at the school, and Joyce is speaking to Will through the wall. what explanation is there for this? we’ve seen some sort of figure coming through the wallpaper multiple times.

whether it’s Will sometimes or the demogorgon others, we don’t know. but Will spent his time in the UD hiding in his house, which could be why the demogorgon finds a way through the same wall Will was seen talking to his mom in. he was only at Castle Byers later when El is in her sensory deprivation tank and he finally gets taken by the demogorgon. and how is he able to see her through the void?

there are so many unanswered questions about these events that never get mentioned again and never happen again in the rest of the series. you know why? because Will never goes to the UD again, and he never talks about it. probably because it was traumatizing, but there’s definitely something weird about Will being in the UD. if, in season 5, we do get Will in the UD again, and it’s confirmed he has powers, him being in the UD would be the trigger for this.

[mikeslawyer]

“will is such a crybaby, he isn’t even all that” this boy told his own brother that he has no friends and canonically knows how to use a gun, not even mentioning the fact that he survived a whole WEEK where nobody else could survive a day.

will byers solos everyone else, argue with a wall idc

[emily-mooon]

GUYS GUYS GUYS!!!!!! (gn)

THERES A NEW JONATHAN FUNKO POP!!!!

The world has been healed.

[apocalyptic-byler]

just know that if we get a scene of will and nancy seeing how good of a shot they are by shooting cans off a tree stump or something like that before going to battle i will be losing my mind

[jonathanbyersphd]

Thank you!! I am so tired of people acting like Nancy needs to be "freed" from her loving, supportive relationship so that she can achieve her Full Girlboss Potential. Like YES Nancy is a fighter, yes Nancy will get shit done, but she should also be allowed to go home to snuggle with Jonathan and tell him about how much it all weighs on her and maybe even cry a little because she's a person?? She deserves to have that?? Women suffering in silence is not badass??

The girlbossficiation of Nancy Wheeler haunts me.

Like I hate Jeff Davis but he did go off with "Can't I be strong and go to prom" from Teen Wolf. And that's really the best way I can describe Nancy.

Like yes, she's gonna make all the plans, saw off a shotgun and get the bad guy but it's like you said she's allowed to cry about it! And like CLEARLY Jonathan is that comforting space for her you know?

[thebestfriendstoloverstrope]

something something will byers WILL shoot a gun in s5, multiple times, and it'll work to keep the monsters at bay for a while, but in the end, when it really matters, the gun won't work as a line of defense against the horrors and will, as his instincts/defense mechanism kicks in, will suddenly unleash his powers in a way to protect himself and fight back. because the gun represents who his father wanted him to be (someone who fits in, someone who's normal, someone who belongs) and the monsters represent the homophobia and general lack of acceptance of outcasts in the world, and will's powers being what he needs to embrace to fight off the horrors will represent will needing to embrace himself. because forcing yourself to be normal is not the answer to fighting the bigotry of the world; accepting yourself for exactly who you are is your strength, and it will help you come out on top in the end.