#byler is not a plot twist

[chirpsythismorning]

Sometimes I remember the beginning of Stranger Things literally kicks things off with a nod to the textbook definition of Chekov’s gun and I have to sit down

"If in the first act you have hung a pistol on the wall, then in the following one it should be fired. Otherwise don't put it there."

[paladinsbrainrot]

just realized that we’re going to see byler at 8 and 18 in the same season This Is Fine I Am Not Freaking Out

[thefailedabortioon]

thinking about mike passing will his hellfire shirt for something to wear while he’s staying with the wheelers and will’s just like “what’s this???” mike looks back at the t-shirt and just shrugs.

“just a club requirement.”

“hellfire.” will reads off of the shirt, “cool name for a club. what kind?”

mike swallows, twisting his fingers awkwardly. “dnd.”

will’s grin widens, “you joined a dnd club?”

“yeah. me, lucas, dustin. we all joined.” will’s just giggling dumbfoundedly because since when did hawkins high school have a dnd club? and why was he only finding out about this now?

“you guys have got to let me in,” he said, pulling the shirt over his head. it’s a little too big for him, and it’s loose. he wouldn’t think it would fit mike either but to be fair, just about anything would fit mike’s size.

mike breath shortens, lungs possibly threatening to collapse, because god his shirt looks so good on him. “i’ll talk to eddie. you’re going to absolutely love the guy.”

[whynotimtired]

Something something S4 shows through Nancy how someone can be pressured into a relationship by well meaning people, how easy it is to project your significant other onto someone familiar when they're gone, something something Nancy only started giving Steve eyes during situations he reminded her of key moments in her relationship with Jonathan, how you could see all over her face that she was going to reject him, how the audiences emotions are lined up with Steve and not her and the fact that Steve wants a girlfriend so badly means the audience wants him to have a girlfriend too bc he deserves it ! He's grown so he can do better this time ! She CAN love him ! Look ! The people who just officially met them this week think they're true love ! But Nancy is in love with Jonathan. But Steve wants a white picket fence life at the end of a cul-de-sac with 6 children, which Nancy said herself is like her worst nightmare. But Steve was never the problem in their relationship. Nancy didn't love him. Nancy is not a prize. He doesn't deserve her for changing. And the people trying to matchmake them DO NOT KNOW BOTH PARTIES WELL. Robin JUST officially started talking to Nancy, all she really has to go off of is whatever Steve has told her and EDDIE met BOTH OF THEM officially like three days ago. All he knows is their reputations really, and that "act of true love" was entirely typical of Nancy's character and she would've done it for just about anyone she cares about, he doesn't know that though because he doesn't know her. And she ended the season in her bf's arms setting up their conflict in s5 while Steve ended the season alone but with his friends.

[groovinrightalong]

I’m SO bad at descriptions and this doesn’t even have a title yet but I’ve started on that new fic I mentioned.

AU where season 4 doesn’t happen, Mike and El don’t get back together, and Mike and Will fall out of contact, only to reconnect after graduation when Mike moves to California for college.

Edit: I posted it!

[astrangerthingsblog]

can i just share, i’ve been rewatching stranger things with a group of my friends lately, one of which has never seen it before, and so far (just finished season 3) none of them have even picked up that will is into mike. interested to hear what they say about season 4, but makes me realise that it’s gonna hit most people like a shock when byler is endgame

[bugsbenefit]

my annoyance with the current leaker isn't even with what they say. they're about as credible as any other "leaker", easily bullshit but sure maybe there is something behind it. nothing provable until we get serious leaks or more show teasers. my annoyance is just from how everyone is jumping at everything they say, even the vague nothing statements, and using it as "proof" for their hcs theories. and not in a, "this would work together nicely" or "this inspired me" way which i get but in the "since we now know this we can conclude theory xyz is happening" way

i'm already seeing people that take every self proclaimed leaker to heart and base their entire approach to s5 on them. every time i get a "since A is happening it would be so cute if B" approach i think i missed something new getting out but no, it's just the ripple effects of an alleged leak on twitter from two weeks ago

it's just frustrating, not new, happens in every fandom, but still, frustrating. because now you have people putting anonymous internet users on the same pedestal as actual in show canon which is the exact way you get a fandom to fixate on an idea that "needs" to happen. which will just make everyone unhappy when s5 drops and disappoints their expectations

we'll just have a "Will's painting is a swingset" (for some reason?) 2.0. i got back on ST tumblr in late July and i Still had to wade through people bitch about how disappointed they were with the painting. just because they were so set on the swingset idea. when, genuinely, a swingset would have been so corny, the dnd painting is infinitely better (to me)

[kittykat940]

S5 Leak: Will discovers that he is actually a repressed heterosexual. Years of being bullied and called gay made him confused. He only had a crush on Mike becuse Mike is kinda girly looking and it confused his brain. He runs into Jennifer Hayes and they fall in love. They eventually get married, and have five children and a poodle. It turns out Mike was actually the gay one, and he actually did like Will, but he never admitted it. Mike is killed by demogorgons. Will names his poodle Michael in his memory.

[runninguplenorahills]

Btw, If Mike had actually believed that Will was talking about El in the van then he wouldn’t have needed the second encouragement from Will at surfer boy pizza.

And btw, If Mike had not understood that what Will was saying is romantic and simply thought Will was “telling him that El will need him even if they’re not dating” or “Will loves him platonically” then Mike wouldn’t have immediately forced himself to say “I love you” to El after Will told him to remember that he’s the heart.

Mike did understand that the van speech was romantic and he did understand that it’s Will who feels like this, the complete misunderstanding happened later on. Hope that helps

[tryingonametaphor]

All the evidence in stranger things is stacked up in favour of byler endgame, but just in case they decide to do nothing with all the clues they planted and just gloss over the fact that mike and will are perfect for each other bc of studio/audience pressure, I’ll just say fuck it and never watch that show again.

Especially knowing that there are shows like Good Omens, Heartstopper, and Our Flag Means Death which have such a wide variety of unapologetically diverse queer characters. Not for plot twists, not for shock value - Just because. We truly shouldn’t be settling for any less rn. Not when all the straight couples in stranger things have been getting very obvious romantic plot lines for 4 seasons now while rovickie and byler have been getting crumbs.

[chirpsythismorning]

Happy Birthday Will Byers! Too bad the writers made a point to broadcast your original birthday multiple times this year on March 22nd and on top of that, bc of the strike and them being on hiatus they won’t be able to say Happy Birthday again on your official new birthday… How convenient.

[starmanbyler]

i’m not a huge fan of the karen is alice or henry is el’s father theories but i do find it funny because it would make mike and el cousins 💀

[will80sbyers]

Jonathan dies and miIeven gets married in episode 2 and then Will wakes up because it's actually a nightmare from Vecnasshole

[andcenterfolds]

i’m just happy noah and finn’s recent interviews mentioned Byler 😭 we’re really entering in Byler endgame territory now

note: this isn’t blatantly Byler Proof but i see they’re teasing the fans by mentioning it in interviews!! because they have a choice not to mention at all 😃

From this article: Stranger Things’ Noah Schnapp Reflects on Will’s Sexuality: ‘Beautifully Written’ and Creators’ ‘Vision for a Long Time’

[levelofyoureye]

hey y'all! still very new to tumblr and how it works LOL, but i just updated my byler fic and figured i would promote it here :) it's called please, please, please let me get what i want and i hope y'all enjoy the newest chapter! (shoutout to @booksandpaperss for showing me how to do this i love you so much)

"see, the luck i've had can make a good man turn bad..." ~ ~ ~ it isn't long after the gates to the upside down open up that the attacks begin to happen all over hawkins. and every day, things only get worse and worse. the only thing will byers and mike wheeler were meant to do was to find 001 - that was all. but will should've known otherwise. he should've known that for him, nothing ever works out, nothing is ever so simple. now he's back in the one place that he'd never wanted to see again, with his best friend whom he's withheld so many secrets from. how long will it be before they find a way back into hawkins? more importantly, how long will it be before the truth comes spilling out? ~ ~ ~ a.k.a. mike and will get stuck in the upside down together, and in order to get them out will may have to confront his worst fear first.

it's basically just byler in the upside down with a twist thrown in there lol

[bylertruth3r]

just.. thinking