#elkdiaries

[teamahwol]

when you get this ask you have to answer with 5 of ur fav songs and then send this ask to 10 or ur favourite followers :)

MWAH thank you! Songs are in no particular order

1: Chinese Satellite by Phoebe Bridgers

2: Now That We Don’t Talk by Taylor Swift

3: Run Away With Me by Carly Rae Jepsen

4: She Calls Me Back (feat Kacey Musgraves) by Noah Kahan

5: Algorithm by Heejin

[emergingghost]

ty @anticurser and @albiclalepsza for the tags!! top 5 on repeat songs. (extremely predictable!!)

no pressure! :) @lirigsblog @allrelativefiction @nonbinaryavrage @arelativefiction @angelofviscera @elkdiaries

[paladin-n-cleric]

i was tagged by @unfortunate-sapphic-disaster

rule: go to Pinterest, search “[your name] core aesthetic” and create a moodboard from the first nine images. no need to mention your name!

tagging @finalgirlbyers @tommys-16yearoldcostume @elkdiaries

[tsugarubecker]

Chapter 4 of ST S5 E01 - The Painter is out! <3 

Biiig thank you to @elkdiaries who left the sweetest comment ;__; <333 (below)

(I’m not crying you are lol 🥰💖)

Enjoy!! I hope you love it! ☺️✨ If you want a couple more reasons to check out this fic psst look here 👀 or click here to start at Chapter 1 💓

[hypezombies]

Wait this is so cute 😭

Sending you hugs back!! @wallywise

And sending hugs and/or pats on the back, depending what you like best, to all my moots!!

@bylertruth3r @jazz-penguin @byersfolklore @l0v3c0r3e @byler-invested @newlesbianprideflag @starmanbyler @byler-alarmist @delusionaltogether @thebestfriendstoloverstrope @brokenwheeler @mike-queerler @mikeslawyer @m1cha3lk1nn1e @toria-hanny @elkdiaries @pinkeoni @merth-or-nothin @will80sbyers @runninguplenorahills @starbylers @xxcreamixx

do care + did ask + im hugging you + im hugging you + im hugging you + im hugging you + im hugging you

[paladin-n-cleric]

thank you for the tag @nooneisstraight :)

Are you named after anyone? italy, i believe

When was the last time you cried? yesterday

Do you have kids? no but i will!

Do you use sarcasm a lot? 24/7

What’s the first thing you notice about people? their reactions and behaviors

What’s your eye color? dark brown

Scary movies or happy endings? good question. i feel like these aren’t comparable tho, so idk

Any special talents? most of them are hobbies so i’d say im very good at detecting humor and things like that

Where were you born? 🫡

What are your hobbies? drawing, pottery, guitar, etc

Have you got any pets? a dog and some chickens

What sports do/have you played? rock climbing

How tall are you? 5’6”

Favorite subject in school? i’m only taking 3 classes, but english

Dream job? acting and writing a show!

tags @willthecleric @elkdiaries @thesapphicbard @axquiva @wayward-sherlock @demadogs @buck-yyyy @bethhiraeth

[sunsetserenade]

what’s a cute byler moment that doesn’t have a high chance of happening in st4 but you really want it to happen anyways?

akdjksjdksj im making myself all warm and fuzzy just thinking about it,,, congratulations! you’ve unlocked Sappy Mage Hours

so!

i am a sucker for hugs. in every fic/story i write, i try to include a ghibli-esque hug that you can feel through the screen

cheesiness ensues. you have been warned.

im talking faces buried in necks and arms wrapped so tight it looks painful, but it’s not painful—it’s warm and it’s sincere and it’s the culmination of every word that hasn’t yet been said but is conveyed all the same. im talking hands cupping cheeks and chests pressed together so hearts beat in sync; fingers carding gently through hair and hands traveling the length of the other’s back.

im,,,, ah. anyway yeah. that is what i want.

i want the two of them to just… share a moment. words, glances, whatever. and neither knows why or how but they end up in each other’s arms, as if their bodies moved without thought, as if they were magnetic and were pulled too far apart before, snapping together intensely.

*head in hands* it’s so cheesy <333 but i love cheesy <333 and thus the brainrot continues. and so does the desire to write a fic for them.

so yeah. i don’t think something like this would happen in st4 because it would seem a bit to early maybe? and also this is Greatly Catered to Me, so, who knows skdjsk

anywhooo. cheesy byler hug <3

[clericbyers]

hi hi, welcome back! who’s your favorite stranger things character and why? :)

hiiiii glad to be back! heh my fave is will , my opinion unchanged as ever . he’s a character I like for his heart, his kindness and love for his friends and how he’s maintained that sweetness despite the horrors he’s suffered. I love his courage, I love his trust, I enjoy his role in the story and cannot wait to see his further development as he lives outside the oppressive nature of hawkins and it’s environment—both the people and the culture. while it’s the rage to talk about California’s progressivism and as a Californian I’m always like, “true BUT” bc inland unfortunately exists, I think california is gonna be a really great fresh start for will and I’m excited to see his character develop further into himself . i relate to that, being in a more open culture that allows for the exploration needed to understand lgbtness…and the 80s is different from the late 90s/2000s for sure but still . I think he is a wonderful pallet of affection, care, and strength that isn’t embraced enough in many depictions of young boys that are supposed to be gruff, unemotional assholes .

[dcfcyay]

awww thank you so much for the tag @giveuthemo0n !! <3

@wingl3ssthing @emergingghost @elkdiaries @yeothewrld @imswimmingback @isitoversnowtvs @pueringeniosus @astraeasparrow @dandelions-fly-in-summer-skies @gayoticbeing @halucynator @kingofmylastkiss @lexa-deservedbetter @xgirlidiotx @literatureisdying @bookscorpion73 @cathinthealps @crowgenius @braaando @nonbinaryavrage @mandythedino and anyone else i forgot!

i love you all <33

[stranger-chichka]

Back to the Future 3 & the Forever Clock in Stranger Things 3

At first I just started noticing this windmill, which kinda looks like Dustin's Forever Clock, in the background near the Clock Tower that is paralleled to the Hawkins library, and also near Doc's love interest's house. Dustin is associated both with the Forever Clock and the library.

Lately it's mentioned as the "point of no return" in Doc's plan of getting back to the future, and I wonder what would it mean for the plot in Stranger Things. Can’t be a coincidence.

In s3 Dustin gives the Forever Clock to Will with the words "very useful in the apocalypse" and Will looks very interested in this invention. Also, considering the fact that it's made of Coke and knowing about Regular Coke representing Mileven and New Coke - Byler in s3 (@ghostgirlinsatinirlinsatin and @awhstrangerthings are geniuses!!!), makes everything even more interesting.

And why it's always Dustin? Library references? Dustin.

Nov. 6th!!!

Five at a time. Curiosity voyage. Time travel foreshadowing? Five of them are going into the Upside Down. It's definitely not about s4, because we have 4 people there (Nancy, Steve, Robin, Eddie). But also the librarian says "you already have 5 books checked out", so maybe there will be more people going into the Upside Down for some sort of mission.

Electricity references? Dustin. Water references? Dustin. Here we have wind. I don't really remember any references to the wind before in the show, but @awhstrangerthings in one of their posts pointed out that the Mind Flayer is actually made of wind and dust. Now we know it's controlled by 011/Henry/Vecna. And look what @elkdiaries posted.

I haven't properly analysed Coke references in s4 to connect the dots, but maybe @aemiron-art has something to say, he's really into Coke theory. I remember only one New Coke appearance - on the clock during Mileven fight above Mike’s head = he’s thinking about the relationship between him and Will at that moment.

There’s Regular Coke during the reunion scene, where see El's disappointed because he wrote “From, Mike” again.

At Rink o Mania we see Regular Coke 2 times - when Angela takes El to the roller rink and Mike shows zero concern about it, ignoring the fact she definitely looks scared and uncomfortable near Angela (she even looked at him for help, come on!!!), and when we see devastated El after the accident, sitting alone and Mike, again, showing zero concern.

Again, we see Regular Coke during dinner, when Mike says “She didn’t look fine.”

One more reference I can remember is during their interrupted talk at Surfer Boy Pizza, where Mike starts talking about their fight and we don’t happen to know what he wanted to say, because Argyle brings pineapple pizza (pineapple pizza and New Coke both represent Byler) and Mike looks very uncomfortable with it.

What I think about it is that only when Mike accepts what kind of relationships he wants with El (platonic) and Will (romantic), only when the three of them (=the Forever Clock) are in good terms will they be "powered and useful in the apocalypse" (= in defeating Vecna).

In Back to the Future 3 Doc says to Marty: "Once we pass this windmill, it's the future or bust" = The future depends on the relationships between El, Mike & Will. Byler = future, Mileven = bust (a complete failure here, but it also means woman's breasts, which makes sense, right?).

By the way, I also wrote posts about Back to the Future 1 parallels, check the pinned post <3

[leons-d3n]

more of @elkdiaries hs hcs >:)

[kaypeace21]

also any theories as to why wills touching his watch in unreleased merch?

Hard to say since "time" is used for various characters to have various symbolic meanings.

- Could be just Will wanting to "turn back the clock" to a simpler time.

-Could be a ref to vecna referencing "time coming to an end". Since Will can sense the mindflayer/ monsters. Will may be sensing time is of the essence for his hawkins ' friends.

-But old crack theory of mine : Will created the mindflayer. In d&d mindflayers have " no home" because they are creatures from the future that go into the past to create themselves (in said future) - creating a time loop/ paradox. If Will becomes 012. And since the creel clock strikes 12 after doing a full rotation - it could symbolize a time loop, starting and ending in 12. Aka Will (12) inadvertently causing a time loop by creating the mindflayer. And so the mindflayer goes to the creel house in the past to cause the later events in the 80s . And maybe it's why the mindflayer and the monsters are always associated with time. El sees Demogorgan in void (clock ticks), Will sees mindflayer at house (clock hand moves rapidly),Hopper in cave with vines (clock bell rings). S3 Will holds a "forever clock" and elkdiaries mentioned that vecna means "forever ".

Nancy in s2: timeline is off.

But chances are it's something much more simple . Maybe the second idea? XD

[strangertheories]

In a new interview they said that they're never going to define Will's sexuality. You've said about gay Will being important to you so I thought you'd have something to say about. I'm really pissed off so reassurance would be great hehe

Thanks for the ask. First of all, I don't think he said they'd never define it as he probably hasn't read the script for S5, although admittedly it seems like he's not going to come out in S4. Also even if they never say Will is gay, he can still like Mike. Although I don't know how they'd have that and never bring up him being gay because homophobia and labels exist within the universe or Stranger Things. He's obviously intended to be gay based off of interviews but mostly the show itself. @elkdiaries made a brilliant post with some more optimism about this interview that I recommend checking out. Full disclosure, most of this post is a vent post.

Most viewers think Will is gay by this point and in this season he's pretty obviously into Mike and not into women. They said people thought he was gay in episode 1. In S3 they say he doesn't like girls. And in S4 he's still not into girls and is pretty obviously in to Mike. The whole point of his character this season is to be gay otherwise he's just a possessive friend who did a project on Alan Turing, recoiled at a girl flirting with him and was jealous of his platonic bestie having a girlfriend. I don't think anyone is in denial of him being gay so if they don't address it it'll be super weird and confusing and most audience members would be confused. I never even questioned Will's sexuality like I questioned Byler because I assumed it was very explicit. He could be unlabeled or have a dubious sexuality if it was another character, but Will is pretty clearly intended to be gay, as mentioned in several cast interviews and just by anyone watching the show.

However, I, to quote this anon, am pissed at them not defining Will's sexuality. I hate how they're trying to get woke points by saying 'people don't need labels in 2022'. I agree that people don't need to label themselves, but writing an obviously gay character and baiting him being gay only for you to never address it isn't representing unlabeled people; it's just cowardly. Refusing to have representation in an obviously gay character is NOT PROGRESSIVE. It's not even his label that's up for debate. They're saying you can choose to interpret him as gay or as not grown up. Which is actually so annoying! He's not being immature by not liking the opposite sex, he's being gay... because he is gay!

As you've said, I've spoken at length about how much gay Will means to me. When I went through a really rough time in my life realising I didn't like the opposite sex, I felt really seen by Will. But hey, maybe I just need to grow up and like boys, right? I know I'm being way too salty, but you just know that some queer person online is going to talk about feeling seen in Will only for someone to go along and say they're forcing it and that he's just growing up slowly. It's like people saying Robin could still be bi because she never said the word lesbian. People need to be told explicitly what a character's sexuality is because they will go out of their way to deny it or call it forced or call queer people crazy for thinking something. By leaving that door open, they are robbing people of representation.

And yes, some queer kids don't know they are queer. Some kids are "confused and growing up". Will is not a real child. But real gay teens like me will watch the show and want to see a character who means a lot to them who can help them through this confusing and rough period of their lives. Noah Schnapp said people "reach to put a label on him and just want to know so badly" and there's a reason for that. It's because they want to be able to say that he is like them, not implied to be like them. Them saying Will is a "role model for kids out there who don't know what they're going through" is so disingenuous. Because Will never says he doesn't know what he's going through if they never address it. They're not representing confused kids or unlabeled people when they ignore and refuse to talk about the massive elephant in the room. They're just leaving room for annoying straight people on social media to tell queer fans that they were deluded for ever seeing themselves in this character.

I don't want Will's sexuality to be an interpretation. I want it to be canon. I want him to be in lists of gay characters. I want young queer people to be able to look at him and say 'that is me'. I want gay Will.

[paladin-n-cleric]

bylers we should do an experiment where we send scenes/screencaps to ppl who haven’t seen st. rb with their responses

[dcfcyay]

oo this is so cute!! thank you for the tag!

no pressure tags <3 @crowgenius @trying-to-be-cool-abt-it @ugotashirtstain @elkdiaries @elstookthe405 @isitoversnowtvs and anyone else who wants to!!

Starting a new Picrew tag game!

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[apureillusion]

byler movie date moodboard requested by @elkdiaries