#byler married couple

[willthezombieboy]

That's because they are

They look like a married couple look at them

"then betty said that her front yard was bigger than ours-"

"thats nice honey"

[starbylers]

I will never understand what it is about this show that sparks such intense heteronormative fever in some people

[will80sbyers]

literally stop looking like boyfriends if you don't want to get shipped together like what the fuck

[longstoryshqrt]

excuse him if he’s stressed, he’s a married man

[total-serene560]

A little teaser from Chapter 3

currently posted fic below the cut:

[chirpsythismorning]

u know what? I'm a Willel twin truther now, Mike being in love with El's twin is much better than Mike dating his cousin LMAAO

LMAOOOO a win is a win

[pizzaboat]

"Yeah... I did. I guess I really did."

Will slaying that "totally not breaking up" argument in season 3

[groovinrightalong]

Started a new fic that nobody asked for🫡

It’s not posted yet but I’ll let y’all know when it is! I wanted to do Mike and Karen stuff because honestly ANY of the Wheeler relationships are so fascinating to explore and I also was listening to fifties music and decided I wanted to write about Karen being Mike 1.0 (aka, a repressed gay teenager in love with their friend)

In other words, Mike finds out that the odd trend of Wheelers falling for Byers is, in fact, genetic.

(Joyce and Karen fic>:3)

Is this interesting would people read it

[gayofthefae]

And for more subtle ones we also have Millie saying El's arc is independence from men (the same day of interviews where she called their fight her favorite scene I believe: "he isn't loving her the way she wants to be loved")

Essentially 'Mike and El almost break up. El should be less dependent on men in her life' = I think them breaking up would be a good idea.

Say that you don't ship mileven without explicitly saying it :

1. Caleb

2. Gabriella

3. Finn

Said *you wish * and rolled his eyes after Millie said that she wanted El and Mike to get Married

4. Mattew

5. Noah

[longstoryshqrt]

gay ships for gay people

[love-byers]

yes this is 100% true!!

it's important that they show us will and mike together, a duo no matter what's happened. mike never takes a dig at will for what happened. the forgiveness, the comfort, the easiness, it's unspoken.

i didn't say it

you didn't have to

honestly this shot tells me everything i need to know about the love triangle

LOOK AT HIM AND WILL. THEY LOOK LIKE A FUCKING MARRIED COUPLE DAWG COME ON

mind you their fight happened maybe 10 minutes ago. and they're already attached at the hip. no personal space. like there are so many ways they could've positioned them to make it look less like mike and will are a duo and el is alone, or that mike and will aren't automatically cool after the fight, or that mike was more concerned with being there for el. they didn't have to make mike and will stand that close they just didn't

if mike really loved her on her good days and bad days he wouldn't be standing with will, who he just had an explosive fight with. he'd be at that table with her comforting her, because even though it was a 'bad day' for her and she really messed up he still loves her and want her to know he's there and on her side. instead he stuck with will and left her all alone and never once implied he was on her side and would be there for her through it. he left her to feel like a monster. if you love someone, and you know you love them, you simply don't do that.

[lizbetlovesbyler]

ex milkvan ride-or-die shipper and i am convinced the majority of modern day milkvan shippers are people who didn’t watch the show until it became super popular in 2022 when s4 was coming out.

like, there is a difference between binging all four seasons of a show and having years of wait between each one.

the time between each one gives you time to reflect on what you might see next season. as a milkvan truther after watching the first 2 seasons of the show in 2018, i was super excited for season 3 because we could see mike and eleven finally be together after their sweet reunion in the s2 finale.

and then…they literally break up in the first 2 episodes 😭

all my expectations flew straight out the window. i remember sitting there like “oh…wait what?” not necessarily disappointed (probably idk i was like 13) but super confused. even when they kissed at the end i hated it because it was just such an awkward kiss omdsssss😑

fast forward 3 years then i’m 16 and in a lesbian relationship and milkvan is just not hitting any spots. can’t remember what my expectations were for them, but i hated their reunion and didn’t have high hopes for them after that. (high hopes looked at the “i love you” scene, laughed, and left forever)

it was after vol2 was out and marinated when i started to see byler for what it was, because much like milkvan itself, each new season broke down all the expectations i had for them whilst byler only thrived.

binging all four seasons completely in one go strips this kind of trial and error experience away from you, you’re less likely to have grown accustomed to the writing and predict what will happen next time. (not suggesting bingers who joined in 2022 and post cant have picked up on byler too, it’s just a bit more difficult for the average person so pat yourself on the back if that’s your experience)

hence why i see so many new milkvans claim s5 is gonna be the season where they’re finally the power couple we thought they’d be back in 2018…and they weren’t.

“they’re gonna get married and 🤫 and have superpowered babies!��…what in the muthr fokc?

the only power they ever had was the power of heteronormativity

still love their pairing, but they’d be so much more powerful as friends like they were in the beginning

[obsessionatthemoment]

This is not meant to be an attack on Mileven shippers, because I think it's perfectly normal to keep up hope that their ship will happen, but this is something I've noticed. When the Mileven shippers post about how Mileven is still endgame, and how they're going to end up together and maybe get married, the only proof they use is that the couple has been together the whole series. There is no analysis, or proof, they just say "it makes sense for them to stay together because they've been together." Whereas Byler shippers have a million reasons why Byler is going to be endgame, because we actually analyze the show to come to our conclusion. Then we're called delusional, even though there has been literally no Mileven promotion or leaks since JANUARY, and they're still saying that their ship is endgame, and we are crazy. And, I'm not trying to say that they're delusional, because as I said at the beginning, it's perfectly fine to keep up hope that a ship will happen. I just think it's time to stop saying we're delusional because we actually analyze the show. The only thing they can do to convince themselves that Mileven is still happening is to undermine our ship because it's actually become threatening, and that's what I'm not okay with.

[bylertruth3r]

“i need you Mike and i always will”

“i’ve been so lost without you”

“and you know Max,Lucas and Dustin they’re great, they’re great it’s just.. it’s Hawkins it’s not the same without you”

“i feel like i lost you or something”

“i think it’d be better if we’re a team” (which parallels “we make a pretty good team”. Jopper parallel)

“you make me feel like i’m not a mistake at all”

“without a heart we’d all fall apart even me, especially me”

“do you remember the first day that we met? i had nobody i had no friends i just felt so alone and i saw you on the swings and you were alone too and ..i asked.. i asked if you wanted to be my friend and you said yes.. you said yes.. it was the best thing i’ve ever done”

“what if you wanna join another party?” “not possible” (is the "let's start a new party, you and me" about them? probably and it might be how Mike asks Will out after he tells him about Hellfire)

“hey Will if we’re both going crazy we’ll go crazy together right?” “yeah, crazy together” (which parallels “only love makes you that crazy sweetheart and that damn stupid”. Jancy parallel)

"we could just stay in the basement and play dnd and nintendo for the rest of our lives" "yeah"

also Finn in a s2 interview basically implied Will is Mike's light and in the van scene when Mike's staring at Will he's bathed in sunlight like in the couch scene which was probably from Mike's POV

[faelorelia]

My Byler Headcanon

Mike and Will continue calling each other “best friend” sometimes, even after they get together romantically. Depending on the situation, they’ll refer to each other as both “best friend” and “boyfriend”.

I firmly believe that having your significant other also be your best friend is the perfect kind of relationship.

Even when Mike and Will start acting like a couple – being affectionate and doing things most friends don’t do – they’ll still see each other as best friends.

Throughout their romantic relationship, they’ll keep doing the things they did as friends: playing D&D or video games, reading (and now also creating!) comics, talking for hours about everything, and even judging others together.

At the same time, they’ll share those deeply romantic moments: looking at each other with so much affection and devotion, kissing, and cuddling. They’ll intertwine their friendship and love in ways that will make their bond even stronger.

They’ll truly cherish the fact that their romantic partner is also their best friend. So, when they can legally get married in adulthood, they’ll proudly say they’re married to their best friend.

This kind of relationship – (childhood) best friends to lovers – is, in my opinion, the best one you could ever have. And it’s one of the reasons why I love Byler so much. ❤️

[bylertruth3r]

Older married couple byler in the past by accident (they're supernatural hunters and researchers in the future) and Mike hating it and getting second hand embarrassment from his younger self. Will is just being his sweet self. While also having a fun time seeing Mike being embarrassed and having nostalgia for their younger selves

love that