#elli talks mike wheeler

[booksandpaperss]

Steve is gonna figure out Mike is gay and it’s not bc his gaydar is any good (it’s not), or because he himself is fruity (I don’t have any strong opinions on the bi Steve hc so), but because fast times is his “do they like boobies” detector and he’s gonna hear Mike loudly complaining about how overrated pheobe cates is and how that one shot at 53 minutes 5 seconds didn’t serve the plot at all and was so unnecessary (Mike’s words not mine), and Steve’s brain will immediately go 🚨gay🚨and he’ll run to Robin so fast like “ROB MIKE DOESNT LIKE FAST TIMES DO U KNOW WHAT THIS MEANS” and she’ll just be like “wtf are you- OHHHHHH”

inspired by this post lmao

[booksandpaperss]

ALSO ALSO the fact that the Wheeler family has three kids even though the ideal nuclear family model is two heterosexual parents and two kids to match, and the Creel family even only had two kids

I’ve always thought this was bc there was something weird going on with Holly and that she’s the one that’s not supposed to be there but wibble ur post is making me THINK 👀

now i don’t think mike has powers but i find it incredibly weird how often he almost gets killed, both by vecna and by other forces, how he’s able to see el in the void (though he thinks he’s just experiencing PTSD), and how he’s constantly depicted as being one of the major forces in defeating vecna. how he looks so incredibly different from the rest of his family and how he doesn’t seem to fit anywhere no matter what he does. how he holds so much power despite not having any. idk gut instinct is telling me mike isn’t supposed to exist in any timeline, that he’s a total anomaly

[puhpandas]

I think my official voiceclaims for Tony and Ellis are Mike wheeler in season 3 specifically for Tony and Alberto Scorfano for Ellis

[bethhiraeth]

So can we (not you @booksandpaperss sorry elli I'd actually love to hear your thoughts) talk about how byler coded I Know The End by Phoebe Bridgers is? Like,

"Close my eyes, fantasise" - playing dnd

"Three clicks and I'm home," "There's no place like my room"- Will in the upside down wishing he could go home

"But you had to go, I know" Will leaving for California, Mike 'leaving' Will for El

"Man I hate this part of Texas" "But I'm not gonna go down with my hometown in a tornado" - Hating Hawkins for its memories and closed-minded people and want to run away (Smalltown boy style?)

"Talking on a rusty swing set" HELLO? SWING SET??

"After a while you got quiet and I got mean" Will being quiet and not sharing his feelings and Mike getting frustrated?

"I'm always pushing you away from me," HOW MANY TIMES HAVE THEY PUSHED EACH OTHER AWAY? Also the next line "But you come back with gravity, and when I call you come home." They always find their way back to each other.

OH AND THE COVER ART FOR THE ALBUM! I think it was @wayward-sherlock who pointed this out, but the art is literally two people standing in the same spot but the image is mirrored and one of them is UPSIDE DOWN.

This song just screams THEM every time I hear it.

[will80sbyers]

Byler endgame parallels GIFs masterpost:

Byler & Rovickie parallels

Byler Vs. M*leven - Stupid & Crazy code + Jopper

Byler & M*leven contrasting parallels

Mike reacting in the same way for El & Will

Byler, Lumax, Jancy find their lovers + El saves herself

M*leven/St*ncy/Boyce/Tedren kiss at the start of the season = not compatible enough

M*leven/St*ncy parallels -> it's not true love

St*ncy & Mil*ven fight "What is wrong with you?"

Mike/Ted/Steve parallels

Byler & Jopper parallel in s3

Byler & Jopper parallels

Byler/Jopper/Rovickie looking at the love interest

Mike and El don't understand each other anymore

All the couples holding hands in the show

Byler & M*leven: Understanding each other Vs. Not

Mike grieving for Will & El in the same way

Mike hearing Will & El on the radio when they are missing

Mike thinks Will & El died and then gets a hug from his mom

Will & El lose consciousness and Mike is worried for them

Mike fights someone to defend Will & El

Mike is worried for Will & El after something UD related happens

Mike makes the same love expression looking at El & Will

Byler & Jancy: the Byers make the Wheelers smile

Byler & Jopper: Joyce and Mike romantic moment + guilt

Byler & Jopper: Hopper and Will look at Joyce and Mike from a distance

M*leven & Stancy: something romantic happens to you when your best friend is being killed

Byler/Jancy/Jopper: roadtrip together looking for someone

St*ncy/M*leven/Boyce: make out at the start of the season because they are not compatible long term

Mike & others trying to change themselves and seem cool for their partners -> not true love / not working out

M*leven/Jancy/Lumax/Jopper/Byler: denying a romantic implication

The interruption trope being used for all the romantic couples

Willelmike love triangle framing

Byler & Jancy parallels part 1

Byler & Jancy parallels part 2

Byler/Jancy/Jopper/Lumax talk about killing the monsters

Love triangle framing + El breaking free from it

Byler/Jancy/Jopper/Lumax sharing a nice moment together... near a vehicle

Byler & Lumax parallels part 1

Byler & Lumax parallels part 2

Byler/Lumax/Jopper thinking they lost someone they love

El choosing to leave Mike behind

Steve/Dustin/Mike idealizing someone they think they love

to continue...

BYLER PARALLELS WITH OTHER SHOWS & MOVIES :

HEARTSTOPPER

Byler & Nick X Charlie parallels

Mike is trying to look cool for El and not being himself like Tao was briefly

Nick's speech about heteronormativity fits Mike and his behaviour on the show

HALF BAD

The same framing of the queer love triangles

I AM NOT OKAY WITH THIS

Byler parallel to Sydney x Dina: 3rd wheel at the date

Possible parallel

Another byler X sydina parallel

PARALLELS FROM THE IT SAGA

Byler & Benverly

PARALLELS WITH EMMA 2020

Best friends to lovers

PARALLEL WITH HARRY POTTER AND THE CHAMBER OF SECRETS

The awkward hug

THE LAST OF US

Ellie X Riley & Byler in the crazy together scene

[velvetcloxds]

hey could I request a blurb for dbf! hopper where he calls reader whenever he needs help with eleven? love your blurbs!

OUR GIRL | J.H.

word count: 1k

warnings: I made this nanny!reader x dbf!hopper, hope that's okay, age gap obviously, reader is in their twenties. giggles terribly because I love him so much- also the gif??? ignore the blood though

summary: hopper asking you to come over after eleven and mike broke up

You were sitting with your back against the wall, Eleven gripping her pillow tightly though her head was settled in your lap, your fingers digging through her hair in an attempt to calm her down. When Hopper called claiming he was having trouble with her attitude you'd expected to come over to settle a little pre-teen-encouraged spat, what you found, however, was a girl trying to cope with her first breakup.

"Ellie, I'm so sorry," you hummed, the girl moving further into your lap, looking up at you with the saddest brown eyes and absolutely breaking your own heart in the process. "Boys suck," was your simple reply, and though Hopper was stuck in the hall, not allowed in but obviously peaking through the half-closed window, he offered a little nod in agreement.

You'd been the designated nanny for all the kids in town, getting first-hand information about all the latest couples and crushes and you'd sworn to give Mike Wheeler a hiding at his full pre-teen age if he so much as caused a frown on the little Hopper's lips. She was special to you, always the best company if you had to finish an assignment when watching her, helping you with dinner when Jim was working late and it didn't help at all when you and Jim ended up in your complicated little love affair, you'd rearrange the whole town for her before, you'd wipe out the whole world for her now.

"Dad said so too," she sighed and you couldn't stop yourself from pulling her up into a hug, knowing she'd long outgrown being sat up in your lap to be coddled when sad but it was awful hearing her cry like this and she clearly didn't mind, nuzzling her head into your chest with a few sniffles. "Said he'd beat Mike up if I wanted, I didn't," you had to smile, looking up to the door knowing Jim was there, knowing he'd catch your eyes and shrug.

"You can still change your mind," the man noted, and when he pushed his head through the open space both you and Eleven shook your head, sharing a knowing look before reaching a hand out to beckon him over.

"Come on in, old man," you breathed.

"Dad," she groaned and peaked up from where she'd been engulfed in your, Jim's, sweater, letting him take her hand despite her pride, managing a little smile when you squeezed her one more time. "Not cool."

"Listen, Ellie," you stepped in, guiding her to look at you, smoothing some hair from her face and dotting away the wetness under her eyes. "Not all boys are trouble, you know, despite what your dad says, but do you maybe want to wait a little longer before trying the whole dating thing again?" she nodded quickly, if this is how bad Mike, her friend, could make her feel then she had zero interest in any other boys.

"No more boys, ever," she concluded and Hopper was very pleased with that, a wide smile dipping into his lips and earning him a warning raised brow from you. "Except for Dad," she added and made both you and Jim laugh lightly. "He's a good one, that's why he's your boyfriend," she explained and wiped her cheek dry, shrugging as if it was all very self-explanatory.

"He is a good one," you agreed, happy that she was no longer crying, clearly still sad but no longer needing the extra cuddles you had planned for later.

"Do all boys break your heart?" the purest little question, Hopper looked to you to answer, this entire conversation was not for him because he could swear she was just his little El yesterday and now she's talking about boys.

"Not all of them, not the good ones," she moved to sit next to you, a little yawn slipping from her lips, tired from all the crying and the long day and the drama that was sure to come, so you brushed a hand up and down her back, an old habit from when she struggled to fall asleep. "Your dad would never," you were looking at him, smiling just as widely as he was, it was something to behold, such a silly little gesture but it was true, Jim Hopper would protect your heart for as long as he could and you knew that for sure.

"Okay, so I just need to find a good one then, like Dad," Eleven yawned again and you nodded for Hopper to meet you in the hallway, slipping out from your little corner and holding onto the girl's hand as she moved to lay down, sighing happily as you draped her with a blanket, tucking her in just as you usually do.

"You don't have to worry about that now though, you know, just stay our little Ellie for a little while longer, won't you?" you crouched down to be at her level, smiling at her sleepy state and she giggled lightly at your comment.

"I'll try," she mumbled and you kissed her forehead, booped her nose, and squeezed her hand three times just like you'd do when she fell back asleep after a bad nightmare. "I love you, blueberry," she breathed, eyes closing, heart already asleep but mind fighting it just for a few seconds.

"I love you too, pancake," and you did, she wasn't yours, not even slightly but you loved her like she was, like you'd been a part of her life forever, and in special moments like these it felt like you were. "We need to have a little word with Wheeler," you announced tiptoeing into the kitchen where Jim was already making you a cup of cocoa, silently bribing you to stay a little longer.

"We can meet him in the alley," he scoffed and you were drawn to him without any control, melting into his back as you snaked your arms around his waist. "Thank you for coming to talk to our girl," he sounded shy in the statement, busying himself by putting too much sugar in the mug Eleven got you for your birthday, she'd painted it herself and admittedly it looked awful but it was your favourite thing in the world.

"Our girl," you breathed and the words sounded so perfect to your ears, tasted like home on your lips. "We do make a good team though, don't we?"

"The best," he lifted one of your hands from his waist, squeezing it three times, kissing it softly, holding it tight. "You staying the night?"

"Will you help me study if I do?" he wouldn't, he'd distract you long enough for you to cave and cuddle but you had an extra day to study anyway so you'd risk it.

"Of course, I will," he reached a hand around and patted your butt gently, completely contradicting his words. "No distractions, no kisses until you're done," you giggled, kissing the space between his shoulder blades and you didn't need to see his smirk to know it was there, hand not showing any signs of moving.

"Liar."

[andiwriteordie]

Mike coming out to Will sometime during season 5 before they’ve confessed their feelings for each other or anything hehe

For the writing prompt requests <3 also CONGRATS ON 1500 ANDI U DESERVE IT!!

hi elli!!! oh my god this prompt 🥺 this is so sweet, and it was so much fun to write. (side note i have now written like 3 coming out stories in the span of a week so. that's fun!) also tysm!!! <3 i hope you enjoy this!

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you pull me in (and i’m a little more brave)

Mike Wheeler has two secrets.

He’s never really been a person who has liked keeping secrets, at least not from his friends. He’s kept secrets from his parents for his entire life, so that doesn’t really matter. But Mike has always tried to be honest with his friends. After all, the Party’s first rule isn’t “friends don’t lie” for nothing.

But Mike Wheeler has two secrets, and he’s kept them close to his chest for the past couple of years.

The first secret is this:

Mike Wheeler is gay.

Yeah, that… that had been something difficult to come to terms with. It all started back in the fall of 1985 before everything went to shit and before the world started ending and before they got trapped into an interdimensional war with One and the monsters of the Upside Down. Talk about an awful time to have a sexuality crisis. 

Seriously. Mike spent… a lot of sleepless nights, absolutely terrified that his first big secret would be found out. When you’re fighting a monster who literally reaches into your brain and brings out the worst parts of you—the parts that you’re terrified to even admit to yourself—it’s really not a good idea to have this big of a secret. 

At least… at least that’s what Will said when he came out as gay, early last year.

God, he’s the bravest person that Mike knows. There’s no one braver in the world than Will Byers—not even El, whom Mike believes is really fucking brave. But El, as incredible as she may be, is also a superhero. Of course, she can bravely face monsters and government scientists and anything the world throws at her. Mike thinks he’d be braver too if he was better than Superman.

Will’s just Will though, and he’s been through so much. And yet, he makes the decision to get back up every time the world tries to knock him down. He stands up against all the monsters and the bullies and every single being that’s ever hurt him, and yet, he still manages to be the kindest, most loving person Mike has ever met. He’s never lost sight of who he is, and everything he does inspires Mike to be braver. 

There’s no one braver than Will Byers—no one better in the world than Will Byers.

And that’s exactly why Mike decides that Will Byers should be the first person in the world to learn his secret.

The two of them are sitting in Mike’s bedroom now. Earlier, he’d asked Will if they could talk—alone, he’d been quick to add. Naturally, Will had been a little bit confused, but he’d nodded and promised to come over to Mike’s room in the lab after dinner.

And so… here they are. 

Mike’s heart pounds inside his chest, and his hands feel clammy. Of all the people in the world, Will is going to be the most accepting. Everyone in the extended Party has been accepting of Will and Robin (who’d come out a few months before Will), so honestly, Mike knows he shouldn’t worry about their reactions. But still, he’s never shared this secret with anyone before, and… and it’s terrifying.

But this is Will.

And Will makes him feel brave.

So, with Will Byers’ kind hazel eyes staring back at him, Mike takes a deep breath, and he wrings his hands nervously.

And he chooses to let his walls down.

“Will… I… I’m gay,” Mike admits, his voice impossibly soft. He doesn’t dare look up at his best friend—not yet. The memories of words so cruel and so hurtful, said years ago on a day full of pouring rain and his worst mistakes, make their way to the forefront of his mind. “I… I’ve known for a while now, and I, um… I didn’t want to admit it... But I… I don’t want to hide anymore.”

Another breath—shaky and quiet this time.

Mike dares to look up, and he meets Will’s eyes. “I, um… I said some things to you when we were younger,” Mike whispers, and though his vision is a little blurry because of the tears stinging his eyes, he can still see the recognition that flashes across Will’s face. “Some really, really hurtful things… and I’m sorry, Will. I… I know it’s no excuse, but… that’s when I was first starting to realize this about myself… And I was scared, and I took it out on you. And I’m sorry… I’m so sorry.”

One more breath. In and out.

“I wanted to tell you first,” Mike says, his voice soft, “not… not just because you’re gay too, but… but because you’re my best friend in the entire world, Will. And I just… I trust you more than anyone else, you know? And also… because you make me feel brave enough to be myself. So… yeah. That’s it, I guess.”

For a moment, Will just stares back at Mike, as if he’s searching for… for something or trying to understand Mike better. There’s curiosity but also compassion and understanding in Will’s eyes, and before Mike knows it, he’s being pulled into Will’s arms.

“Oh, Mike,” Will whispers, holding him close. 

The embrace is warm and familiar and comforting, and God, fresh tears well in Mike’s eyes as he all but collapses into Will’s hug. Will’s arms wrap around him tighter in response, and Mike sniffles, burying his head in his best friend’s shoulder.

 “I’m so proud of you,” Will murmurs, rubbing Mike’s back gently. “God, I am so, so proud of you, Mike. You have no idea. Thank you. Thank you for… for trusting me and for being you. You’re incredible, and I’m so proud of you.”

Somehow, just like he always does, Will knows exactly what to say. He knows exactly what Mike needs to hear, and Mike can’t help the watery laugh that escapes his lips. “I didn’t really do anything,” he admits. “Nothing that you haven’t done.”

“Hey.” Will pulls back, just enough so they can look at each other now, and he smiles at Mike, gentle and familiar. “Coming out is terrifying no matter what, and it’s not about me. It’s about you and how brave you are and how incredible it is that you’re accepting who you are. So… I mean it, Mike. I’m proud of you, and thank you for trusting me enough to tell me.”

Will pauses for a brief moment; then, he smiles again. “When I came out,” he says softly, “Robin told me this… She said that the world becomes a better, more beautiful place whenever anybody accepts who they are and shares it with the world. So… just remember that, okay?”

Mike can’t help but smile, and he reaches up, putting his hand on top of Will’s. “Okay,” he whispers back. “Thanks, Will… Seriously. Thank you for… for everything.”

The look on Will’s face turns soft again, and for a moment, the world shrinks until it’s just the two of them. Something wildly beautiful and familiar and electric lingers in the air between them, close enough for Mike to reach out and grab it, and he nearly does.

Because, you see, Mike Wheeler has two secrets—though, he’s now shared one of those secrets with someone and is starting to find the courage to share it with others.

The first secret is this: 

Mike Wheeler is gay.

The second one is… a little more complicated than the first, and it’s this:

Mike Wheeler is in love with Will Byers.

[randomestfandoms-ocs]

Fandom: Stranger Things - LI: Nancy Wheeler

Caden Cunningham, Chrissy's older brother, himbo with a heart of gold

Jock, close friends with Steve, town golden boy

Graduated at the end of s1, enlists in the military, spends the summer at boot camp and then gets sent back to Hawkins to work at the lab. He's totally separate from all the sketchy experimental shit but accidentally finds some of Brenner's old files, including one on Barb Holland. He pretends everything is normal, sneaks a note to Nancy, and starts helping her her expose the truth (or truth adjacent) of what happened to Barb

(somehow saves his little sister details tbd)

bonus, a second OC that accidentally got created while making him

James Jack Hopper, Chrissy ship

Same age as Steve, works part time at the police station, knows that something isn't right about Will's disappearance

He used to babysit the kids (he would always babysit Will for free if Jonathan had to work, babysat Mike if Nancy was busy, sometimes babysat Dustin & Lucas) and is able to get them to talk to him by promising he won't tell his dad, gets involved with the Upside Down that way, misses his baby sister Sara but also loves his baby sister Ellie-Jane so much

After Hopper dies he stays in Hawkins but has to move to the trailer park (says it's because of money but it's also very much about being there for Max), sees flickering lights in Eddie's trailer and runs over because Upside Down trauma and is able to save Chrissy that way

[lovestuckyhatemarvel]

Okay so, here we are with season 4 episode 1 of Stranger Things. But before I get into the episode, I need to explain something: I’ve never actually watched this season before. I have, however, watched Steddie compilations on YouTube. Regardless, I’m labeling this as a ‘rewatch’ because it’ll keep the series consistent. And parts of it technically are a rewatch. Anyway, these are also going to be way longer than usual because a lot more is just Brand New™️ to me. Although some I haven’t seen but do know because of fanfiction.

1.) I literally can’t remember what made the Texas shooting something that would be necessary to be mentioned at the beginning when America has shootings all the time.

Edit: I have been reminded of the actual case it’s referencing. But I think Texas shooting is going to become less and less of an obvious connection as time goes on, especially for people who aren’t in America. I am in America, and there’s just…too many shootings to keep track of, tbh.

2.) I don’t know why I’m watching this recap. I literally watched season 3 last week or whatever but they really cut out the Russian interrogation/secret base locating stuff entirely from their recap.

3.) season 4 really starts out by being like, “Remember Brenner? Remember that douchebag? Well, guess what. He’s actually super boring in everyday life.”

4.) 010 come on down to get your psychic powers tested and your ability to interpret Brenner’s bad drawings tested. Oh nvm at least now they’re trying to locate people only to witness both Six and Dr. Ellis’ death.

5.) Wait why did Brenner survive this? How did Brenner survive this? Ten is dead. Also, since when does Brenner care about the kids? It’s not like he’s treated them well.

6.) El looking really crazy covered in blood and basically hyperventilating.

7.) El’s got her own room. Also, we’ve gone 185 days since season 3 and now El is painting little figures. And is giving a recap via letter. Joyce is a telemarketer, Will is gay pining, Jonathan has a broken car and is a stoner. Argyle has a pizza van and takes them to school. The bullies in school are cliches.

8.) Nancy drives Mike to school and Karen Wheeler looks great. Also they want Mike home by 9 pm because of his 6:30 flight.

9.) Suzie is editing a D- to an A for Dustin.

10.) I love this conversation about crushes between Robin and Steve. Boobies. Although I don’t like Robin’s hair as much this season.

11.) Max rides the bus and missed a Thursday meeting so needs to go after lunch.

12.) oh there’s Chrissy. And here’s the marching band with Robin playing the TRUMPET. Looks like Vickie’s a clarinet player. Jason and Lucas on the basketball team while Dustin and Mike argue about girlfriends in the crowd.

13.) I know it’s way too early since Jason hasn’t done anything yet, but I already hate him. He just has a punchable face. “Think about all these dead people DID THEY DIE FOR US TO LOSE AT BASKETBALL?” I would have keyed his car in high school. Like oh my god.

14.) Mike and Dustin are nerds and freaks and proud of it. To be fair, Lucas always has been cooler than them. But also Lucas should have gone to Eddie himself.

15.) PACKAGE. FROM. RUSSIA. Man, do not ever send anything delicate to Joyce, she fucking demolishes packages. Oh, that’s an ugly doll. I’ve read about the doll but didn’t know it was that ugly.

16.) El/Jane has to go after a blonde girl talking about Helen Keller for her presentation about Hopper? That’s rough, buddy. Angela is a bitch and I hate her Ariana Grande looking ass. Will is trying and I love that him and El are siblings but yeah, no, that presentation went badly.

17.) Max is doing her loner thing but does get to see Chrissy being upset in the hall as she heads away from the counselor.

18.) C in English and C- in Spanish. It’s not normal for Max but babe, C’s get degrees. You’ll be okay. Max’s mom is drinking, working two jobs, and stepdad is gone. Max is still my favorite even if she is a liar. Lucas’ advice about finding something she cares about is technically good but poor wording and timing. Max isn’t really open for help.

19.) Stranger Things really loves shots of people in bathrooms holding the sides of the sink. Also we get to hear Chrissy vomiting.

20.) Chrissy’s hallucinating. She has issues with her mom being awful about her weight and honestly, mood.

21.) Oh hi, Eddie. You’re a goofy guy. And now Eddie walks across the table. Also honestly, so far the bullying in Hawkins is like, minimal. All that happened in that scene is Eddie got called a freak. Dustin and Mike do try to get the game postponed. I still think Lucas should have asked. Eddie’s got to pass Mrs. O’Donnell’s class and that’s it to pass the class. Eddie really does yank both those dweebs out of their seats with barely any effort.

22.) Murray has karate from 1-3 on Fridays? Good for him. Oh and the doll from Russia has nipples. Teeny tiny nipples. And now needs to be smashed.

23.) Everyone thinks it’s weird that Nancy and Jonathan aren’t spending spring break together. I still think Nancy’s a comphet case. I love that Mike asks Nancy and Dustin asks Steve. Max is sarcastic to Dustin’s request which is very funny. Literally everyone shoots them down. Dustin comes up with an idea nad sprints off faster than I knew was possible.

24.) Oh it’s the picnic table behind the school scene. And we hear and see a clock chiming as she waits for Eddie. I’ve never actually seen the build up to the meeting with Eddie. Did not know the clock breaks and spills spiders.

25.) Eddie is tempted to leave ‘cause Chrissy is acting crazy. Eddie is very dramatic and they were in a talent show together. Eddie used to have buzzed hair and now plays at the Hideout on Tuesdays. I would have loved for Chrissy to live and for these two to be another Steve and Robin. Chrissy asks for something stronger.

26.) El failed a math test, I think? And if that’s the test she failed, it’s extra sad because that’s what she called herself good at in the opening letter. And then Angela tripped her? And her stupid friends stomp on her project. I wanna kick Angela’s ass. El forgets that she doesn’t have powers and it’s so embarrassing. El doesn’t snitch but a teacher takes Angela away anyway.

27.) Will feels so bad and is trying so hard to help.

28.) I feel like it wouldn’t require a paint can from a tree to break a porcelain doll. Oh, Murray thinks it might have an explosive. AND IT’S FILLED WITH A NOTE SAYING HOP IS ALIVE AND IT’S WRITTEN IN CUT OUT LETTERS LIKE IT’S FROM A SERIAL KILLER. WHY DID THEY DO THAT??? LMAO

29.) And now it’s the championship. I feel like fanfics stretch episode 1 into like, 3 chapters. Steve came with his date to see Lucas. And here’s Tammy Thompson. And she’s…bad. this bad performance is worth it for Steve’s sassy expressions.

30.) Oh, hey Erica Sinclair. LMAO WAIT, IS SHE WEARING AN AMERICAN FLAG? GOD, YOU DWEEB. I will say that the rest of hellfire that just kind of chortles in response to everything is so far just background noise that I do not care about. I do love that Erica is way better at insults than Eddie and he kind of adores her.

31.) I still hate Jason.

32.) Technically if we’re going with the lore of we thought Vecna was killed by Kas then technically El/Jane is this show’s Kas.

33.) Okay going back and forth is too hard when they’re going back this fast between basketball and Hellfire so I’ll just summarize at the end. Lucas going in and the gameplay mirror each other very obviously. It’s an old trope but a good one. Eddie’s unhinged.

34.) “There is no shame in running. Don’t be heroes.”

35.) Dustin misses and so does Jason. But Lucas and Erica both win. This slow mo is kind of excessive. Eddie’s fucking thrilled that Erica did a critical success. Although did they actually need a natural 20 to win? That doesn’t really make sense if the guy only has 15 HP left. Presumably they haven’t been critting to attack this fucking thing this entire session. So really it’s a matter of going above his AC. And technically you don’t need a nat 20 to do that, especially if you have enough bonuses. Although they are playing a different version of D&D than I’ve ever played so maybe I’m taking out of my ass.

36.) Aw, Max listened to the game’s result on the radio. I thought she went. Her mom is passed out on the couch. Max takes food to a dog. Eddie lives like, directly across from her. For some reason, from fanfics, I thought they were like, directly next to each other. Still, Max saw Chrissy go into his trailer.

37.) Wayne works nights. Eddie does not know where his ketamine is. Should keep track of that. That is a very cool guitar he has though. Chrissy’s hallucinations are very bad now and she’s no longer responsive. And now the lights are flickering. Vecna’s ugly as hell. There are so many spiders in this vision. Eddie really is trying to wake her up but I’m not sure how he thought I DON’T LIKE THIS, CHRISSY, WAKE UP would help.

38.) did not know we see Vecna in episode 1. “It’s time for your suffering to end.” Don’t be weird, dude. And now Chrissy is floating. Her death is like, both weirdly graphic and also sanitized. Like it looks cartoonish. I didn’t realize how cartoonish it looks. Bones don’t break through the skin. There’s barely any blood. Her skin moves like putty.

[booksandpaperss]

I love how Joyce, Jonathan, and Will are all extremely confused when they see or hear abt Mike’s behavior around El, bc it does not match up with the Mike they know at all

The byers are used to seeing how seeet and gentle Mike is with Will, so the Mike Wheeler that Hopper is describing? The Mike Wheeler Jonathan witnesses at the airport? The Mike Wheeler Will saw that was being an ass to El after the whole rollar skate fiasco? Does not like up with their Mike. Does not line up with Will’s Mike.

So telling tbh.

Joyce being immensely confused because this is how she sees Mike:

she's probably like are we talking about the same mike??? the mike that befriended my son and told him it was the best decision he'd ever made??? that cute lil boy that was constantly worried about will???

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imagine if the events of stranger things happened when ao3 first started being around solely so that Mike could do the classic ao3 author cliche of abandoning his fic for 5 years and then updating it with an authors note saying “hey guys bet u thought I was dead 😎 sorry this took so long my best friend literally got kidnapped and then possessed by an eldritch horror that turned out to be controlled by some fucked up dude and it turned into a whole war everyone in my hometown and all my friends and family almost died lol anyways here have some angst of me projecting my childhood trauma and PTSD into this today #winning”

[milevenhearteyes]

is it bad that I like Mike’s outfits? not those too-hideous-to-even-belong-in-the-trash grey shorts and yellow shirt, though. I’m not insane

[runninguplenorahills]

Karen Wheeler headcanon pre s4:

Karen obviously knows that Mike has a girlfriend but she literally knows nothing about her and I don’t think Mike ever talks about El at home. But we all know Karen is that typical nosy, caring mother that just wants to be all up in her son’s business so she’ll ask him all kind of questions about his girlfriend. And with the best intentions possible she will call her “Ellie” every single time she asks because she just can’t manage to remember her name correctly.

[sunsetserenade]

hi how was the movie? :]

okay now for byler. who do you think will have the most amusing reaction to mike and will coming out (as a couple)? any headcanons as to the person's reaction?

hope your day has been awesome!

hi hello!!! the movie was SO good. still sobbing actually <3 /hj

anyway!

hmmm… the most amusing reaction…

oh, this is easy. hopper.

he’s gonna be like “you’re telling me… that after all that effort i spent trying to separate you and el… you’re in love with someone else??? oh now i REALLY am gonna kill you, mike wheeler—“

i feel like, despite having no evidence yet to back this, hopper wouldn’t have any problem with the fact that either of them are gay. i feel like he’d take that fact very well actually. but being a shitty boyfriend to his daughter? mike better run for his life <3

next up, and more so for will, id say lucas will be the most shocked. again. nothing to back that with. but i feel like he’d be the type to just step back for a second and be like. “holy shit??? did i miss something?? i mean nice… but what???” dustin probably knew it would happen eventually honestly. but at the same time his gaydar is nonexistent considering he tried to be a wingman for steve and robin akdjskjdjs

but no yeah. all in all it’s gonna be hopper. he’ll walk past his soon-to-be stepson and give him a high-five, but he’s definitely gonna strangle mike <3 a bit hypocritical yknow? actually hold on hypocrisy isnt the word im looking for… ah. favoritism.

some headcanons, as requested:

as said, at first, hopper is angry

because he wants the best for el

he knew mike couldn’t be the one to give el what she deserved, but he’s also just very, very protective. understandable. the events of season 3 proved it too soon for el to know what love really is for herself

so hopper is still gonna be like. you guys went through all of that. and for what???

and mike and el are gonna just stand there like.. it’s okay. we talked it out. we’re good, we promise. pls don’t hurt us

but when hop talks to Will he’s gonna be like “im happy for you, kid. hey, look at me. love is hard. it’s gonna hurt sometimes. so just… talk to each other, okay? talk to each other” and gives him an unexpected pat on the shoulder

will stands guarded but nods intently because if anyone knows this, it’s him

hopper doesn’t stop staring daggers at mike for the next seven months whenever mike is at the hopper-byers residence

joyce has to calm down hopper so he doesn’t surprise mike with a sucker punch to the stomach

will thinks the entire thing is comical

thanks for the ask, ellie!! <3

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My stranger thing self insert!! Bonus Eddie/Elliot content.

—> my full mood board <-

Name: Elliot Henderson

Aliases: El (mocking), Ellie (mocking), freak (mocking), older Henderson, big bird (Dustin code name), E&E (referring to him and Eddie) Big E, Henderson

Age: 16-18

Residence: Hawkins, Indiana

Relationship status: dating Eddie Munson

Family: Claudia Henderson(mom), Mr. Henderson(dad), Dustin Henderson(brother)

Other relationships: Jonathan Byers (best friend),Eddie Munson (boyfriend), Steve Harrington (friend),Nancy wheeler (friend), Lucas Sinclair (friend), Will Byers (friend), Mike Wheeler(friend) Eleven (friend), Max mayfield (friend), Gareth ( friend/fellow club member), Jeff (friend/fellow club member)

"Adios Asshole.”

Elliot Henderson is a young boy who lives in Hawkins, Indiana all his life. He is a 5’5 tall boy who mostly only wears black or dark colors. Elliot is quiet and to himself, he wore a sour look on his face a lot and kept his head down. He was never the most liked boy in school, and that’s why him and Jonathan Byers became best friends. Outcasts like other outcasts. With both the boys having quiet personality they didn’t do much to stop the bullying. Elliot never stood up for himself and would try to stand up for Jonathan even if it ended with him getting a punch to the face.

Elliot loves metal music, skate boarding and dnd; He and Dustin would talk endlessly about their campaigns and would make characters with each other. Dustin and Elliot have always been close brothers, even with the stuff with Eleven; Dustin told him everything. Dustin knows his brother and he knows when to take things seriously. Dustin was the first person to know about Eddie and Elliot dating when he was scared to come clean with everyone.

Elliot had been in the dnd club at Hawkins high since he started. He meet Eddie though the club, Elliot thought Eddie was so cool and Elliot didn’t understand why he wanted to be near Eddie. This started Elliot asking himself. He questioned his sexuality.

Eddie/Elliot (EnE)

Elliot meet Eddie in the Hellfire club.

Eddie:6’0 Elliot: 5’7

Elliot thought Eddie was so cool; he was what Elliot wanted to be. He was funny, confident and accepted himself.

Elliot didn’t think what he had was romantic feelings for Eddie but he wanted to be alone with him, be close to him.

Eddie would ask Elliot to hang out and they would both end up being delinquents. Breaking into abounded buildings, spray painting, smoked weed, skate boarding, or just hanging out somewhere they shouldn’t.

Elliot never comes clean with his feelings, Eddie brings it up first; he knew Elliot dug him. He admits he liked Elliot too.

They start a relationship in secret. Only Dustin knew. They hide it from the club members for as long as they could.

Everything comes out when everyone walks in the club room to see Eddie and Elliot lip locked.

Elliot leaves notes for Eddie, many of them ending in “fuck you” “bye babe’" "asshole"

Eddie stands up for Elliot when anyone attempts to bully him. If the football even walk towards him, Eddie is there. Call him a freak? Fine whatever. Call Elliot a freak? Nope. Eddie isn’t having it.

Elliot is at Eddie's trailer alot, since they are "best friends" to his parents not one questions them having sleep overs.

Elliot has a tooth brush at Eddie's.

Eddie loves giving Elliot his much bigger clothes to wear. He thinks it's cute.

Painting minis together is a common date.

Have made out at skull Rock.

Everytime they get high together Elliot ends up laying in Eddie's lap and staring at the ceiling.

Elliot is a light weight for everything.

Most of their dates are away from people but they have gone to roll-a-mania or the arcade together or something.

[neonponders]

✨Hogwarts Harringrove ✨ pt. 13 ( 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 14 • ao3 )

“Mom!”

Heads lifted from the tables to see an older woman with longish, dark hair and curtain bangs opening her arms for Will to run into. Midterms were on the horizon, so the school had extended lunch period to allow study sessions. Many students took advantage and sunbathed on the grounds, but Steve, Robin, Billy, and some others hunkered down with the mindset to get the disastrous tests over with. Plus, helping Billy and Max study inadvertently helped the upper classmen improve.

Jonathan followed right after his brother, hugging them both until Mike and Dustin hollered from the Gryffindor table, “Hi, Mrs. Byers!”

“Hi, guys. Shhh,” she tried to both greet and chide. She hugged Nancy next, and waved over her shoulder at Steve.

After being noticed, he returned to his notes and stuck a plantain chip in his mouth. He’d been alternating between the savory plantains and sweet banana chips for so long that his breath smelled like banana pudding. He touched Max’s notes and reassured, “Don’t worry about the Magical Creatures practical. If the professor is too busy to tutor you - which he usually isn’t - then me, Hopper, and Ellie can help you.”

“I thought the grounds keeper was an auror,” Max said grumpily. She had almost the same workload as her stepbrother.

“He turns into a bear,” said brother informed. “Safe to say, he’s used to navigating forests and what lives in them.”

Max’s jaw dropped and then she snatched it back up. “I told Mike there were bear tracks outside. Shit head can’t stand being wrong.”

“It’s a Wheeler thing - ” Steve began, only to have a Wheeler touch his shoulder.

“Steve?” Nancy frowned at their conversation but continued, “Can I talk to you outside?”

“Yeah, sure.” He left his things on the table and transferred Cupcake to Billy’s shoulder, planting a kiss on his hair. “Stay with Billy, Cup.”

She was already humming something suspiciously akin to ‘Radio Ga Ga’ as Steve and Nancy exited the Great Hall.

In their absence, Robin queried, “How do you two practice animal stuff without one? It’s required or Transfiguration.”

Max answered, “The school loans us stuff. We only had time to buy wands and uniforms. For some reason, they gave me a rabbit the size of a dog.”

Robin chuckled. “It has to be big enough to stand in a classroom of owls.”

“It’s meaner than an owl,” she remarked, causing Billy to snort in his water.

* * *

Steve stared at Nancy while holding onto his hips. “You think he’s where?”

She sighed and leaned back before he uttered, “We need to tell Hopper.”

“Do you really think Greg is going to respond well to an auror walking into his hiding place?”

Puzzled eyes diverted from her earnest blue ones. “I don’t know? Milch has always been book smart. Not really great at the decision making, though. Obviously - ”

“I’ll go.”

They both refrained from startling at the calm voice suddenly beside them. Ellie wore rose tinted glasses today. It was fine to look at her briefly, but too long and the glasses weren’t good enough. Steve and Nancy had the muscle memory to keep their eyes moving.

Nancy peered between her and Steve. “Ellie?”

“Hopper said he’s sick. Too much potion.”

Steve intercepted, “Yeah. Which is why Hopper should be the one to bring him to the hospital wing.”

“Why?” Ellie asked.

“Because first aid. In typical, academic bullshit, we know how to levitate stuff but we don’t know magical first aid. What are we gonna do? Catapult him toward the school and hope we aimed at the right windows?”

“I won’t miss,” El confirmed.

Nancy ventured a small smirk but waited as Steve shifted his weight, sliding his jaw to the side as if he had much to deliberate on. Finally, he let his eyelids fall shut and shook his head, resigned. “Just another day sneaking off school grounds.”

* * *

To the people of Hogsmeade’s credit, they hardly noticed three students wandering through the village. If anything, they were used to students figuring out how to skip class. Either way, El tucked the red scarf Steve loaned her into the oversized coat Hopper had bought.

Steve inhaled while squinting at the sky. “It’s warm, but smells like snow.”

“We need to get him to the school before the weather changes,” Nancy agreed.

“How did you even know it was Milch? Only me, Billy, and Hopper know. Well, I guess Conners, too.”

“He’s in my Potions class,” Nancy said. “Or, was supposed to be.”

The shack standing on the far side Hogsmeade was more like a small, dilapidated estate. Generations of students had explored the abandoned and neglected vineyard, along with the fusion of Italian and Scottish architecture of the house. It was tradition to prove courage by visiting the place on Halloween, but also to sign one’s name on the walls before graduating.

Ironic, how the place carried fear but also hosted a line of graduates queueing through its halls every spring.

El surprised Steve by taking his hand. She wasn’t the type to seek physical comfort, usually. He squeezed it back and asked, “See something spooky?”

“Ghosts.”

Nancy and Steve glanced at each other, the former admitting, “I didn’t know the shack had ghosts.”

“Explains the noise,” Steve said with a bit of a laugh. Extra bragging rights went to those who could get laid in the shack.

He kept it to himself as they carefully traversed the hills and broken stairs up to the front door. It was locked. The shack was never locked.

Nancy magicked it open wordlessly. Steve released El’s hand to be the back of their train, glancing behind him before shutting the door. El pointed upwards through the ceiling. “There.”

Nancy called out, “Greg! It’s Nancy and Steve! We’re coming up!”

The house creaked, as if a weight shifted, making the floorboards sigh. The three of them shared a look and one by one, navigated the old stairwell. Ellie’s fingers grazed over the many markings on the walls: faded ink, chipped paint, and clumsy etchings.

They found Greg in one of the bedrooms, bundled up in both Ravenclaw quidditch robes as well as his usual uniform. The hood stayed over his head as he greeted in a pitch-uneven voice, “The prefects getting ahead of the job. Exemplary.”

Nancy cut right to it. “How much potion have you had, Greg?”

He sighed heavily. “Enough to be stuck.”

Steve blurted, “Stuck?”

It was a testament to his dwindling resolve that he shoved his hood right off his head. The visage before them was a perfect and disturbing amalgamation of both his and Elizabeth Conner’s faces. Blond hair mixed with brown. One eye blue and the other dark. A skinny bottom lip and a plush top.

“What’s the kid doing here?” he spat when El slid her glasses onto her hair, but his averting eyes gave him away.

He had to flinch back when Ellie stepped forward, capturing his eyes with hers. “I can hold him.”

Nancy countered, “Ellie, I don’t really think that’s necessary. Greg, you need the hospital wing. You needed it days ago. We’re not here to punish you. We just want to get you back in the right body.”

El glanced back at her and Steve, and the moment Greg’s mind snapped back into his control, his resolve shattered. Wracking sobs filled the room. Steve and Nancy exchanged uncomfortable, sad looks with each other. It was hard to look at him, let alone listen to.

After a moment, Steve asked, “Greg, where’s your wand?”

A loud sniffle, and then the piece of wood skittered over the floor. Nancy picked it up and Steve continued, “Can you walk?”

“It hurts,” he stammered, sounding far younger than the youngest in the room.

“Okay,” Steve finished softly, and moved his velvet cloak aside to reveal the broom the three of them had ridden down here. Not unlike Robin’s basket enchantment, Steve could hide large things under that cloak and appear no different than any other silhouette. “We’ll help you sit down and I’ll get you to the doctors.”

* * *

Billy whistled a melody since he couldn’t get a damn radio in this school. Cupcake finished the tune for him, more and more familiar with his favorite songs.

“Is that them?” Max said beside him, pointing through the cloisters on this side of the castle. It was approaching dinnertime, but in the last hours of sunlight, they gazed down the slopes of the grounds. He saw the familiar circle of people sitting in the grass behind Hopper’s cabin. The blend of red and blue paraphernalia.

“Want a head start?” he asked the bird when they were close enough for her to recognize Steve. With a screeching announcement, she flew off with a great smacking of feathers.

Steve’s head turned at the sound and he raised his hand to catch her. Billy heard him say, “Make room. Puff incoming,” and then the circle expanded enough to let Billy sit down between Steve and Dustin. On the other side were Nancy, Jonathan, and Will. Lucas, Mike, Robin, Ellie, and Max filled in the gaps.

“Where’ve you been?”

Steve’s brows reached for his hairline as he exhaled. A less than ideal sign. “Convincing Greg Milch to let me fly his ass to the hospital wing. Nancy had a hunch and she was right. He Frankensteined himself. Half his girlfriend, and half himself.”

“Jesus,” Billy said, unconsciously watching Cupcake bob her head from where she stood on Steve’s thigh. “Is that it? This is the guy that used your bird as bait.”

But Steve shook his head. “It doesn’t feel like a victory. It’s just feels...sad.”

Billy realized that was what their huddle felt like: somber. A little sad. Nancy sat with a leg folded against her torso, elbow on that knee while she held her head up. Jonathan rubbed her back as she elaborated, “He spilled everything to Hopper. His parents don’t like Elizabeth, so he thought some quidditch wins and excellent grades would turn their opinions.”

Robin exclaimed, “That’s...that’s a lot. That’s more than just a polyjuice potion scheme.”

“He loves her,” Nancy lamented. “It’s sweet. Sweet and infuriating.”

“That’s Gryffindor,” Dustin said as he adjusted his blue headband, which doubled as ear covers, over his fluffy curls. “Brave to a fault, and loyal past the point of agony. Thankfully I asked to be in Ravenclaw.”

Lucas retorted, “Only because you’re allergic to the barrels around the Hufflepuff dorm.”

“Don’t remind me of my greatest tragedy! You have no idea what I go through, living sixteen floors away from the kitchen.”