#dustin x suzie

[manic-pixie-aquarius]

So I'm doing a season 3 rewatch and I've noticed some things (some ramblings about 3x01)

1. Hopper goes to Joyce and makes her write the heart-to-heart to Mike and El, nothing super significant about that alone (and of course Hopper actually ends up writing his own letter). I just think it's interesting how later on Will is the one to create a heart-to-heart "from El" to Mike... The Byers are always solving everyone else's problems lol, I love them but babe you needa focus on yourself and your happiness too😭

2. Also, when the party + El and Max are going up the hill to use Cerebro to talk to Suzie, Dustin mentions that Suzie is Mormon. He explains that: "her parents would never approve. It's all a bit Shakespearean. Like Romeo and Juliet. Star crossed lovers". I thought this was interesting because you could say the same about Mike and Will being gay in the 80's in a small town where being in a gay relationship does seem forbidden. And when Dustin says, "her parents would never approve" El is cut off from the frame... Idk the fact that she's the only one out of frame is interesting to me, especially since she's clinging right onto Mike's arm the whole scene. Instead, the two people in the back of the group who aren't engaging in the conversation are Mike and Will. Then she comes back into frame when Dustin mentions Romeo and Juliet. Now the thing about Romeo and Juliet is that it's regarded as a romantic tale, but I disagree with that perspective honestly... R + J love for each other is so intense and passion filled that they ignore everything else, even important things like family and other responsibilities. Their love is destructive, kind of like Mike and El's love. In Hopper's letter he mentions that he misses when he and El would spend time together and is feeling her distance because of her new relationship. Similar to how Will, Lucas, and Dustin recount that Mike is being super distant and annoying because he is neglecting the group to makeout with El all the time. Max opposes them by stating "It's romantic". Max is also the person who's been in the group the shortest amount of time, the boys who have known Mike since childhood state, "It's gross" and "it's bullshit". Mike is severely neglecting his friendships in the name of love, El is doing the same to her paternal figure.

3. Another thing I love about this season is how Lucas is quick to call out Mike on his bs. When Mike makes the excuse of "I was spending romantic time with my girlfriend" Lucas says "Yeah well I'm spending romantic time with MY girlfriend" (whilst still spending time with his friends) But it's also funny because Lucas is insinuating that this theater going experience is romantic, like everyone has pointed out by now, this was essentially a Byler + Lumax double date (like this scene didn't HAVE to happen, they could've waited until Dustin got back to see a movie together, and once Dustin does return we already see how neglectful Mike is being towards everyone. So, what was the point of this whole mall movie theater scene...well to establish the mall setting and the new characters, thats first and foremost, but it was also to show that Mike is still trying to at least put in some effort into his relationship to Will. It shows that he still cares and is at least kindaa keeping his promises from the previous season (making sure his best friend is feeling safe).

4. The hand grab Joyce does to Hopper to reassure him... Byler heart-to-heart vibes...

Question: Why aren't there more Nancy and Mike scenes when they share the same passion of writing???

Anyways this episode is just so funny honestly, I love how angry Hopper gets at Mike. All their scenes together in every season are so good. We missed out on those in season 4, I hope we get some more in s5

[gayofthefae]

Jopper: You can find love again after being divorced.

Duzie: Love isn’t about social status and the validation of having a partner but rather things like common interests and love of each other’s company.

Stobin: Your “true love” doesn’t have to be a romantic one and you can be entirely fulfilled by a best friend.

Jancy: Love and family does not need to be the focus of your life. You can have those things while still being career driven and oriented.

ElMike: Romantic and platonic love are not hierarchal. Sometimes one relationship is closer and better as friends than as lovers. (similar to Stobin but rather than exchanging a friend for a romantic partner, shifting the nature of one relationship)

Lumax: A loving and supporting relationship is more important than the social disapproval that may come with it. (similar to Duzie but with higher stakes of racist consequences rather than just a lack of societal approval, an active disapproval)

Byler: Queer people are just as deserving of love and romance and do not need to settle for platonic relationships if they want more.

[miwiromantics]

Do we have any duzie shippers here?

[shinpikurage]

My personal ranking of Stranger Things ships, couldn't find Kali x Steve stuff but it goes on best ship ever

[will80sbyers]

They need to meet in the show 😭

[alex-the-bringer-of-chaos]

The party and other "kids" - my Stranger Things hcs

Obv if there are any canon confirmations I will be uptading this.

Angela (she/her).

Cis girl, Pansexual and Monogamous.

Dating Jake. Had a crush on El (and couldn't handle the sapphicness).

Dustin Henderson (he/him).

Cis boy, Trixen and Ambiamorous.

Dating Suzie. Soft romo with El. Has a crush on Max.

Is part of The Party.

El Hopper-Byers/Jane Ives (she/bun/fae).

Pangender, Cupiorose, Pan desinoaro, Lesbian aceflux and Monopoly - no preference.

Dating Lucas and Max. Soft romo with Dustin. In a wavership with Suzie. In a simulship with Mike. Dated Mike (cause she thought her platonic/familial feelings towards a guy that showed her compassion was romantic attraction).

Is part of The Party.

Erica Sinclair (she/her).

Cis girl, Lesbian aspec and Demiamorous.

Lucas Charles Sinclair (he/they).

Cis boy, Bisexual greyrose (prefers women) and Mesoamorous.

Dating El and Max. In a simulship with Will.

Is part of The Party.

Max Mayfield (she/they).

Bigender, Bisexual and Biamorous.

Dating El and Lucas. In a simulship with Mike.

Is part of The Party.

Mike Wheeler (he/him).

Nonbinary boy, Achillean greyaro demiace and Monogamous.

Dating Will. In a simulship with El and Max. Dated El (cause he thought his admiration towards her + liking the idea of superheroes was romantic attraction).

Is part of The Party.

Suzie Bingham (she/fae).

Genderfae, Omnisexual and Monoflexible.

Dating Dustin. In a wavership with El.

Will Byers (he/him).

Cis boy gnc, Gay (canon) demirose and Mesoamorous.

Dating Mike. In a simulship with Lucas.

Is part of The Party.

Other hcs

The teens/young adults

[shieldofiron]

Max and Lucas high fiving because they're the most healthy and well adjusted couple in the group(while still dealing with the drama of being a interracial couple in the 80s) their winning at relationships

Lumax are STREETS AHEAD of most of the other party. Not perfect of course (the duffers really make them break up way too much as a "joke" and I don't love that) but wayyyyy more together than anyone.

Except maybe Dustin and Suzie

[schrijverr]

Self-Promote Saturday

Old fics can still be fun, so to keep the fandom ecosystem alive, I’m promoting one of my own today. This week’s self-promote saturday fic is: The Queer Lives of the Party (112k)

Jonathan turns into a famous photographer, however he took more photos during the late 80s and early 90s. Photos of his family. These photos featured queerness at their center and could not be published. Now, some years in the future these stories can be told, so he publishes them in a book with the writing of Nancy. This series contains said book as well as modern day expansions of the universe after publishing it.

This is probably one of the works that I've written that I'm the most proud of. I especially love writing about queerness and this was kind of a love letter to queer people through the party. I tried to incorporate all sorts of hardships, but also the hope and the joy that was in the domestic moments. I love looking at pictures of queer people just living their lives both from now, but also from the past, so this is inspired by that.

It's an extended universe of non-traditional story fics. I've got the book, letters, interviews, YouTube videos, social media, and museum exhibits.

And it was just so fun to built these lives for all the characters, from the moment canon ends until the mid 90s, how each of them react to the aftermath of the Upside Down and move on and slowly move away from Hawkins, how they come to relate at to each other, the relationships they get into and the careers they work towards. Jonathan naturally goes into photography and Nancy into journalism, but having Eddie be a musician, Will an artist, Dustin a scientist, Max an activist, Erica into politics etc., was really enjoyable.

And then I left them up with hopes and aspirations, things they achieved, which I got to pick up in the late 2010s. See how they were dealing now that they shared that life they lived then with the world (even if they censored the Upside Down). How they've settled into middle age, have nice domestic lives. It's just so thoroughly enjoyable and joyous to have those futures.

I would certainly recommend you check it out, because it's truly a great work (if I may brag a little xp) <333

[freyapoststhings]

NO BUT WHAT ABOUT WHEN STEVE MEETS SUZIE??? WHY DOES NO ONE TALK ABOUT THIS??? HE WOULD ADORE HER????

[chuchayucca]

Them

App: IbisPaintX

Date: 8/13/23

(Reblogs are appreciated)

[incredipuppy]

🎶🎵Turn around…look at what you seeeeeeeeee🎵🎶

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

Sometimes I feel like I piss off straight people (which is good), but I decided to make a poll in honor of straight people:

I can't think of other token straight people -_-

[rainbowskittle]

I love them all haha so this was hard, expect one haha … good luck ! 😬

[darkcrowprincess]

Me a new multi shipper for the stranger things fandom.

Im sorry reddie and the losers club. I have forsaken you. But I'll get back to you once the brain rot and hyper fixation has stopped. Unless I get sucked up into dragon ball thanks to my friend( you know who you are you know what you did! I can not have another hyper fixation! You are feeding into my fandom brain rot addiction!)

[miwiromantics]

They should just defeat vecna in the first two episodes and the rest is just the gays figuring out who they are. Byler and rovickie going on double dates together. Jancy planning for their college lives. Steve moving on and spending time with Dustin. El figuring out who she is with Lucas and Max. Joyce and Hopper planning their wedding. Argyle, Eden and Suzie visiting Hawkins and Dustin officially introducing her as his girlfriend.

That’s what it should be. That’s all. That’s the whole of season 5.