#jim hawkins was a gay awakening

[sylvertongue]

Hhhhh formative childhood memories

It's Treasure Planet Birthday Day

Time to drown you in concept art, thank me later.

[steddiebang2024]

Feels Like The First Time  |  Teen and Up |  50k

Author: @artsadvocatetrashcan

Artist: @yellowsweater-bluevest

Beta Reader: @acasualcrossfade

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Pairings: Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington

Characters: Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson, Robin Buckley, Chrissy Cunningham, The Party, Joyce Byers, Jim “Chief” Hopper, Jonathan Byers, Nancy Wheeler, Wayne Munson

Tags: Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things), Gay Disaster Eddie Munson, Bisexual Steve Harrington, Steve Harrington Has a Bisexual Awakening, Mutual Pining, Tattoo Artists In Training Eddie and Chrissy, Tattoo Artist Eddie Munson, kind of lol, Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington Are Roommates, Romantic Comedy, Alternate Universe - 50 First Dates Fusion, Platonic Soulmates Robin Buckley & Steve Harrington, Chrissy Cunningham & Eddie Munson Are Best Friends, Steve Harrington Needs a Hug, Memory Loss, Caretaker Robin Buckley, Hurt Steve Harrington, Eddie Munson is a Sweetheart

Trigger Warnings: Mental health struggles, anxiety attacks, memory loss, minor head trauma, caregiver burnout, mentions of doctors and hospitals.

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Eddie's lived in Hawkins long enough to know he wants to get out of there one day. He and his best friends have big plans to move out west and start a tattoo shop, but it all goes to the back of his mind when he jumps head-first into a friendship-turned-crush with Steve Harrington, who's plagued by a condition that makes him forget every day that passes by.

There's no way Steve can ever feel the same way about him, though. Right?

[sparks-olivarpente]

Byler Fics List: the Grown-ups

I adore Stranger Things adult characters, here are some fics where they play an important part:

Until you wake up by Roxhylee Will is in a coma and Mike visits him every day. This one has some of the most thoughtful Ted-and-Mike chapters and an interesting take on Ted <3

Wedding at the End of the World (What do We Have to Lose?) by Julia_Skysong "Hang on, hang on," Jonathan interrupted, frowning slightly. "Let me do the math here. You've only been a…thing, for like a few days? And you want to get married?" "Dude, you're gonna get a new step-dad! Argyle cheered, trying to high five him. "Please for the love of GOD let me officiate this," Murray cackled. OR Joyce and Hopper decide to have a spontaneous wedding at the end of the world and help their kids figure out love and life.

Bananas and Closure by @tired-bisexual-brainrot Hopper runs into Diane while at the store. He invites her over for dinner, and she finds out that he now has a whole family with three kids and a wife.

No Cure for Queer by AlabasterInk (@alabasterswriting) Will Byers had about thirty minutes between realizing that the butterflies in his stomach came from appreciating Mike’s smile a little too much, to walking into his house and hearing Hopper say, “…wrong, Joyce. A guy with another guy. We used to arrest queers, you know…” And it all went downhill from there.

california show your teeth by @fireflywitch Fourteen months after a rash of unexplained disappearances tore an Indiana town apart, a new chief of police and his very normal, nothing-to-see-here family moves to Hawkins from Lenora Hills, California. "I wondered what it would be like if the Byers, El, and Hopper had grown up in Lenora Hills instead of Hawkins and moved to Indiana later on - how things would be different and what things would stay the same and which characters might be better off or worse off…" for Claudia and the Moms <3

You May Be the One Place I'm Sure About by elsie (the_technorats) the one where Joyce Byers and Jim Hopper finally have a moment to themselves. no byler here but you should read it all the same ;)

mom, i'm gay. wait, you are too? by dragons_like_smores @howtobecomeadragon “What if there are no men out there for me, Michael?” Mike, not focused at all on his mom, said absentmindedly, “Then maybe you can just date a woman.” Or: Mike unintentionally starts Karen's lesbian awakening while he simps for his boyfriend, Will, all summer long.

poor old jim's white as a ghost by AttaboyLuther Even when he started on the force back in 1980… Jim Hopper knew there was something special between William Byers and that brat Mike Wheeler. (AKA: Mike and Will fall in love, told through the perspective of one Chief Hopper)

and if you wanna cry or fall apart (i'll be there to hold you) by Strangerangels Mike Wheeler and his relationship with Will Byers, as told by Joyce Byers. Inspired by that scene in S2 where Mike holds Joyce and leads her into the car. Y'know, the one where Bob dies. You just know Mike is going to be the best in-law Joyce will ever have.

The Darkest Eyes by @light-lanterne a semi canon-compliant character study of mike wheeler, his unaddressed trauma and his relationship with will byers, told through the eyes of a very tired jim hopper who can’t help but to become attached to the boy who keeps dating his children.

The Right Thing by Nymphadoragreenleaf The second pregnancy was a mistake. They were basically at breaking point with only Jonathan and Lonnie didn’t want to have to work even more when he had already fulfilled his side of the bargain. He married her and they had a kid. What more did they expect from him (or Lonnie pov)

Benny's also by Nymphadoragreenleaf Officer Powell grimaces “The trespasser… he’s- chief it’s your misses youngest- the one who went missing a few years back.” (or Hopper pov)

some more Hopper: it's me, hi (everybody agrees) by @livsindelusion or 5 Times Mike Gets The Shovel Talk and 1 Time It's Will

and some Joyce! can't hold out forever by scorchstorm five times that others noticed how mike felt + the one time that will did.

Have fun reading :)

[zehl0w]

"And when the time comes you get the chance to really test the cut of your sails, and show 'em what you're made of, Well…. I hope I'm there. catchin' some of the light comin' off you that day"

Happy 20th birthday to my absolute favorite move of all time!!!!! My only regret in life is that I wasn’t born early enough to see Treasure Planet in theaters I can’t imagine how much of a changed woman I would be if I experienced it on the big screen. This movie is so very important to me and has consistently been in my number one spot since childhood it never fails to make me cry my eyes out no matter how many times I’ve watched it. I think as a fatherless child this movie is what sparked my complete love and adoration for found family troupes and child care animes LMAOO

If u haven’t seen treasure planet wtf is wrong with you!!!!!!! Go watch it rn!!!!!!!!! Genuine perfect fiction the whole movie is astounding (except Ben fuck you ben I hate you)

[makemesing-oh-lalala]

The reason my parents didn’t let me watch Treasure Planet as a kid is because they knew I’d realize I’m trans and i’d be too powerful, but they couldn’t stop me when I bootlegged it from youtube and began idolizing Jim Hawkins and now the process is done. There’s no going back I am enlightened

[paintsplash1712]

You know with how many posts I see of "Jim Hawkins was my gay/gender awakening" I REALLY wish Treasure Planet did well and Jim got a boyfriend I mean male friend he totally doesn't have the hots for.

Well I guess that's what fanfictions are for

[scary-crow]

Yes Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet was my sexual awakening but my gay awakening was Kate the blacksmith from A Knight’s Tale

[aftonfamilyvalues]

My blorbos is Kida from Atlantis, and (childhood crush and arguable gay awakening) Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet

such a good movie. everything about it was so great. 10/10

also a great movie but i never watched it as a kid, didnt know about it. i can see him being the gay awakening though. 9/10

[yikesharringrove]

So, this began several months ago like this and because I cope by putting my sweet bby through the ringer, it has risen.

Some of that sweet sweet Steve angst. This takes place post-season 3 but they burned the Mind Flayer outta Billy, established relationship.

Read on Ao3

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It was Will Byers that found him.

Steve had begun hosting DnD night after the second run-in with the Upside Down. He said it was to keep the kids out of the hair of the rest of the Party Moms, but Billy knew it was to keep the house filled with noise, light, life.

He knew Steve had been hanging on by the slimmest, teeniest little thread after this summer, so the kids were over more often than not. They would play for a few hours, watch a movie (deciding which movie usually took at least an hour in and of itself) and all the kids would pass out in the sitting room. Billy and Steve would take that opportunity to sneak up to Steve’s room for the night.

It was a typical game night when Will was startled awake. Almost a year later, he was still getting nightmares of his possession, of the Mind Flayer using him to hurt others, lure people to their deaths. He needed a minute to gather himself, so he went to the bathroom to the left of the upstairs landing, the bathroom almost nobody uses.

When he opens the door, the first thing he notices is the clumps of dark brown hair littering the counter and sink.

He met Steve’s eyes in the mirror and found them red-rimmed, filled with tears. His hair was a fucking mess. Random chunks had been cut at odd angles. Nothing was the same length and overall his hair was shorter than Will has ever seen. 

He didn’t know what the fuck was going on.

He was wearing green shorts Will recognized from the Hawkins High Basketball Team and a ratty old Mötley Crüe shirt Will would have never pictured Steve wearing, let alone owning.

He put the scissors down when he noticed Will behind him and whipped around. His breathing was fast and ragged, he had a white-knuckle grip on the counter behind him.

“Steve?” Will took a step forward as Steve’s knees seemed to buckle. He lowered himself to the ground

“Get Billy. He’s-he’s in my room. Tell him I-” he closed his eyes and took a few shuddering breaths. “Tell him I need him.”

Will booked it the fuck outta the bathroom, opening doors at random as he sped down the hall. He felt like shit leaving Steve alone in the obvious panic he’s in, but if Billy can help, then Will’s helping too.

He knew Steve’s room from the honey smell. Steve had a very particular scent Will recognized immediately, the fresh wheat of a meadow in late summer. The next thing he noticed was the giant lump of very obviously naked Billy draped across the left side of the bed. Will’s mouth was dry as he approached, but this was important. Focus Will, c’mon. He whispered out Billy’s name.

Billy was a light sleeper. He heard the door open and was awake right away. When it wasn’t Steve who was silhouetted against the hall lighting, he knew something was fucking wrong.

The second Will Byers whispered out his name in the darkness, he was up and out of bed, digging through the piles of his and Steve’s clothes strewn about the floor for something, anything, to put on.

“Where is he?”

Will just turned, motioning for Billy to follow him down the hall to the large bathroom just to the left of the landing.

Billy’s heart shattered the second he saw the devastation that was Steve Harrington in a heap on the floor. He approached like he would a scared animal, slowly lowering himself near Steve’s head, carefully keeping his movements slow and deliberate.

“Baby, it’s me. I’m here, I’m right here for you, Honey. I’m not gonna touch you, okay? You come to me when you’re ready just like always. I’m here, Baby, I’m not going anywhere.”

Will’s brain was going a mile a fucking minute. He felt like he was going to throw up. He was too worried about Steve to actually process what Billy was saying, to actually process the fact that Billy and Steve were obviously, together, in a way Will had dreamed of being with another guy. All he could think about were Steve’s uneven breaths and all the fucking hair covering the bathroom.

He began to clean it up, quietly picking up the clumps of dark hair and placing them in the trash he found under the cabinet while Steve slowly came into himself enough to crawl pathetically into Billy’s lap.

“Can you talk to me, Stevie? What’s going on?” Billy was running his fingers up and down Steve’s back, gently making patterns through the shirt Will now figured wass Billy’s.

“I wanted, I wanted it gone,” was Steve’s mumble. Will had abandoned cleaning, dropping himself down the wall adjacent to the one Billy was propped against.

“Okay, okay. Can you tell me why? Take your time, Baby. We’re right here for you.”

“Had another, ‘nother nightmare,” Steve was still taking shaky breathes, spitting out his words on every exhale. “‘Bout the-the Russians.”

“Okay, I know what happened. I understand, Baby. Just focus on your breathing, okay? Try to match mine. We’re not going anywhere.” Billy looked at Will, flashing him a small smile he sheepishly returned. Steve turned his face into Billy’s chest, closing his eyes and checking out, focusing on the steady rise and fall of Billy’s strong chest.

“Is he, is he gonna be okay?” Will was about to have a breakdown of his own. Watching Steve, someone he always saw as strong, the protector, succumb to the same panic and fear Will had felt his whole life. It was jarring.

“Yeah, kid. This happens sometimes. We just gotta give him a little extra love.” He huffed a breath. “Anyone ever fill you in about the Russians?”

“Kind of? Like Dustin told us all about being trapped in that elevator and the underground base while we were getting the Mind Flayer out of you. I don’t think I’ve ever heard Steve say anything about it though.”

“Well, you know how he is. Threw himself of the sword so Dustin and Erica could get outta there. He ended up getting- I mean he and Robin both got, drugged and, and tortured.”

Will felt the tears he’d been holding back this whole time roll down his cheeks.

“I didn’t know that, he-why didn’t he tell us? We can help him. We all l-love him a lot and we’re a family. We’re his family.”

“He knows that. He does, and it means a whole hell of a lot to him, you guys really are his family, but he’s-he’s got it in his head he’s gotta be the strong one. The one to protect all of us, so he pushes his shit down until, well, until this happens. But, kid, you gotta, you gotta promise both of us not to go tellin’ this to the other nerds, okay? You know he would fuckin’ hate it if they all knew about this, and I’m not-I’m not just talking about the attack, I mean, you know, me and him.”

“I promise! I really promise, I know what it’s like, the-the panic and, you know, the, well the other thing.” Billy’s eyes brightened.

“Yeah? You a social deviant too, Baby Byers?”

“I, well, I think so.”

“Hey, welcome to the club! Nice to know there're more queers in Hawkins. I need to give this hick town more fuckin’ credit. Good for you, figurin’ that shit out quick. It’ll save you a lotta confusion. ‘Lotta heartbreak too.”

“I think I’ve always known. Never thought about girls, not when, not when-well. I always knew.”

“Who was your first crush? That guy that just made you go ‘hot damn’?” Billy was grinning at Will. “Mine was Jim Morrison. Saw a poster of him at a record store once, and just, you know. Knew it.”

Will didn’t really know what to say. He knew exactly who it was that awoke the gay beast inside him, but he didn’t really know how to tell Billy.

“This is kind of, well it’s kind of embarrassing,” That only made Billy’s smile grow.

“You need to tell me right the fuck now, kid. C’mon, I can tell you Steve’s too!”

Will flushed. So he was doing this.

“So, he probably told you this, but um, Steve used to coach little league. And, he was my coach the summer before sixth grade, and, well...” he trailed off, not making eye contact with Billy until he let out a bark of laughter.

“Are you fucking telling me,” He shifted Steve around on his lap who made a disgruntled noise before settling back into Billy’s chest. He was entirely zoned out, focused on the rhythm of Billy’s breaths and the cadence of his voice, not registering any actual words from the other two.

“Are you fucking telling me, that Steve Harrington, this lump right here, caused your sexual awakening?” Billy was laughing.

“I mean, he was always really nice to us, and like, I hated baseball, but he made it, he made it really fun and he would always be so excited for us when we did well-”

“Plus, he’s hot as fuck.” He cut Will of, shooting him a wink, with his tongue between his teeth. Will went bright fucking red. “I’m just fuckin’ with you kid. I know he’s a sweet one.”

“He made me want to play baseball. I hated baseball. Only did it because my dad made me. He probably thought it would straighten me out.” Billy’s teasing smile dropped from his face.

“Sounds like we had the same kinda dad.” He took a breath, looking down at Steve for a moment. “He ever hit you?”

Will’s blood ran cold.

“No, not me. He used to hit Mom and Jonathan. I think they both thought that if they got hit, at least the rest of us weren’t gettin’ any. She definitely caught him slapping Jonathon around once, though. All his stuff was on the lawn within the hour.”

Billy smiled, but it was kind of, sad. “Your mom is a damn spitfire. I adore that woman.”

“I do too. She’s the best mom in the world.” Will could talk about his mom all day and all fucking night.

Steve was shifting around again, moving between Billy’s legs and sitting up more on his own.

“Hey, Baby. Welcome back to us. You okay?”

“Yeah, I’m okay.” He looked at Will. “I’m really sorry. I’m really sorry you had to see all that.”

“It’s okay. I understand. I get anxiety like that too.” Steve smiled at him blearily before turning to Billy. “Okay, be straight up with me. How bad’s the damage?” He swept his fingers over his hair, wincing when he felt the different lengths and random chunks.

“I’m not gonna lie, it’s not good. But I think Robin could fix it. She seems like the type that can cut hair. It’s gonna have to be short though. Real short.”

Steve whined, pushing his bottom lip out at Billy. “You gonna dump me? I’m not pretty enough for you anymore?”

Will’s heart nearly stopped when Billy leaned in to bite at Steve’s pouty bottom lip. He had never seen moments like this between two men, just sweet moments that showed how much they love each other.

“You’ll always be my Pretty Boy, you fuckin’ know that.” They were smiling at one another so softly. “You know Will and I got some nice bonding time in while you were working on your breathing.” Steve leaned sideways against Billy’s chest, slipping one hand into the big front pocket of his sweatshirt.

“Yeah? What’d you all talk about?”

“Oh, you know. Shitty dads, first crushes, normal stuff.”

“Oooh, I already know yours is Jim Morrison, you’re old news around here, Bill. Care to share, Will the Wise?” No, Steve, he does not care to share.

“Oh, umm it was actually uh,” He reached around for a name, absolutely not ready to admit to Steve his first crush. “Marlon Brando?”

Steve’s tired eyes lit up a little. “Brando? Honestly, he was one a’ mine too. And Harrison Ford. I saw Star Wars four times in theatres. Couldn’t tell you a single plot detail. So you’re playin’ for our team?” Billy rolled his eyes and mumbled something that sounded vaguely like fucking jock under his breath. Steve elbowed him.

 “Um, yeah. Although, I haven’t really, told anyone, so if you guys could, you know.”

“Oh, yeah, discretion is key.” Steve nodded. “We’re not too bad at keeping secrets, you don’t gotta worry about us.”

“So none of your friends know? That’s rough, Byers. I mean, even here I’ve found a few people I can tell, Steve, obviously. But California, all ‘a my friends knew.”

“Well, I mean, I told Mike. Last year. And he was really cool about it, but then this summer we got into a fight, and he kinda, threw it back in my face.”

Billy and Steve both looked shocked and appalled on Will’s behalf.

“What did the little fucker say? I’ll kick his ass if he called you a fa-”

“No! Nothing like that, it’s cool, Billy. He just, well we got into it about how he and Lucas didn’t really have time to play DnD, or hang out with me in general anymore, and he said ‘it’s not my fault you don’t like girls’. We didn’t really talk about it, I mean, he kinda apologized, but it was right when everything was going down. So, I put it aside.” Steve got his Mom Face on.

“But have you talked about it since everything has blown over? Has he apologized? He shouldn’t have said that. He just wanted to hurt you and that was the one thing that probably came into his head, but that isn’t okay, especially if he was the only one you trusted enough to tell.”

“I know. I keep meaning to talk to him, but we’ve been really good lately and I don’t want to, want to,  fuck anything up.”

“All the more reason to do it now. If you two are really tight right now, he’ll probably listen to how shitty he made you feel, and feel really bad about it.” Billy was nodding along to what Steve was saying. “And, you know if you ever need to talk about shit, we’re here for you, and you know, probably understand  you more.”

“Or if you just want someone to teach the little poser a lesson-”

“I think I’ll just talk to him, but, uh, thanks?” Billy grinned. Steve leaned back into him, pulling Billy’s left arm around his chest to pull him in more. “Um, Steve, do you think I could-I mean, would it be okay to ask you what, um, all this is.” Steve’s face fell immediately, and he shrank back more into Billy. “You don’t have to! I just, it kinda freaked me out to see you like that. I’m sorry, I shouldn’t have asked.”

“No, it’s okay. I can’t-I can’t talk about it too much right now, I’m still a little” he looked at Billy “fragile, I guess. But, well. What do you want to know?”

“Nothing you don’t want to talk about, or, or feel okay telling me but, I mean, why go for the hair?”

Steve shifted some more. It looked as though he was trying to disappear into Billy. 

“You know about the Russians? The ones under Starcourt?”

“Yeah, Billy filled me in a little. Just generally what, what happened to you.”

Steve sighed. 

“Well, for some fuckin’ reason, the general that was, in charge of us, he, uh, he really liked pulling at my hair. He would just grab it and move my head around, or-or use it to hold me steadily while they, um, while they hit me and-when I woke up I couldn’t think. I just, I wanted it gone.”

Billy’s face was white as a sheet. He looked like someone had pulled the entire floor out from under him.

“Steve, why the fuck didn’t you tell me? I thought you-you used to love when I played with your hair. I would’ve stopped.” He looked disgusted with himself at the idea of contributing to Steve’s pain in any way. 

“I thought that-I don’t know. Maybe it would go away? That I would like it again?”

Billy looked like he could cry. A level of hurt and remorse and apology Will had never seen him exhibit. 

“Jesus, Stevie. You need to tell me when you feel shit like that. You know all of my shit and triggers and whatever.”

“I know,” Steve buried his face back into Billy’s chest, curling his body inwards again. “I’m sorry I didn’t tell you, you know me though. You know I don’t like-”

“Having a weakness?” Billy seemed sardonic. Steve’s head shot up to glare at Billy in the eye.

“That is not what I was going to say and you know it. I was going to say that you know I don’t like being vulnerable and I’m sorry and I’m working on it. But this was, I didn’t even realize what I had done until Will walked in.” 

A look of pure horror came over Steve’s face.

“How the fuck am I supposed to hide this from the rest of The Party tomorrow? Dustin is gonna ask so many questions I do not have the answers for.” Billy chuckled lightly, all tension that may have been building between them melting away. They snuggled even closer and Will’s heart turned to a big pile of mush.

“Just stay in bed tomorrow. I’ll tell the nerds you’re sick. Plus, you always ass out for about 18 hours after a panic attack anyway.” Steve rolled his eyes. 

“Will, do you think you could maybe, not tell anyone about this? I’m gonna have to come up with a cover story and everything.”

“I already promised Billy I wouldn’t. But, you know how you said I could always talk to you two? Well, the same goes for you. We all really love you, Steve. And maybe we don’t understand exactly what you’re going through, we just, we want to be here for you. We are here for you.” Steve’s eyes went even bigger and all watery when Will spoke. 

“That, that really means a lot to me. I love you shitbirds. I hope you all know that.”

“We do,” Will said quickly. He doesn’t think he could watch Steve cry anymore tonight. Or maybe ever. “We know that.” Steve gave him a watery smile, looking at Billy’s watch. 

“I think it’s time for sleep. I need a soft bed and a big man. Now.” Billy rolled his eyes, but picked Steve up as if he weighed nothing. 

“Go to bed, Baby Byers.” He knocked Steve’s foot into Will as he went past.

“Thanks, Will.” Steve’s voice was soft as Billy brought them back into the bedroom. 

Will went downstairs as quietly as possible, settling back into his little makeshift bed.

“Hey, you okay?”

And of course it was Mike, whispering to him from his own little spot. 

“Yeah. I’m good. Let’s talk in the morning.” And Mike smiled at him, and gave him a little wave, and flopped back onto his pillow.

[theelfmaiden]

1, 8, 9, 17, 18, 20 for the fandom ask (you don't have to do all these, I'm just curious)

Thanks for asking! 😊 I value your curiosity, so I'm gonna answer all your questions! Lett'ce go!

1. If you could hit any character without repercussions, who would it be?

Any bad guy! No matter their intentions or their backstory... *slaps* you're a creature of free will, I don't care, you CAN do good! Or anybody - just to see their reaction or reaction of the surrounding people, if they're some present. Can you imagine you hitting Frodo? You can't? Well, that's 'cause you're dead.

8. Do you prefer happy, bittersweet, or sad endings?

That depends. If I love the chars, of course I'd wish them the best of the best, but I'm also an angst slut, y'know... anger, grief - it adds the right zing to the story.

9. Do you like prequels?

If they're good, hell yeah. A good prequel imo offers enough information to answer your questions, but still leaves you with the feeling of "what if...", if you know what I mean. 'The Silmarillion' could be a good example - it answers questions but still leaves space for discussion.

17. Are there any tropes you wished were used less often?

Bad-guy redemption, including falling in love with the baddie - why? It's not sexy or whatevs. Lack of gays... 🤣, unnecessary f/m romances - men and women can be besties, they don't have to sleep with each other! Also tropes based on stereotypes, unless it's eg. a comedy made by someone who knows what to do/how to portray those. I'd rather watch a comedy about Slavs from a Slavic director, or better - the director coming from given area (Poland, Slovakia etc.).

18. Characters you want to wrap in a blanket and tell them they’re going to be okay?

Jim Hawkins from 'Treasure Planet' comes to my mind. He's talented, smart, courageous, but misses/needs affirmation. His father had left him and his mum, mum works all the time and so he matures alone with no sense of direction or affirmation that he does well. That's why I love Silver - he gives Jim reassurance and hope, which he should've been given a long time ago.

20. Name a song that reminds you heavily of a specific fandom or character.

'Children of the Sun' by Dead Can Dance. It could be a theme for the Awakening of Men in 'the Silmarillion'. Try to give it a listen...

[icameheretowinry]

Hi Nikki! 1-6, 12-17, and 22 for the ask game! 😙

Hi!! Thanks for the ask! ^^

1. Animated character that was your gay awakening?

For now, I identify as straight, so I can’t say a character ever lead to a gay awakening. I never really got attracted to characters (or anyone for that matter lmfao) very often, so I guess it would be significant if I did. I’d say it was Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet. I was 8. 

2. Grilled cheese or PB&J?

Haven’t had either in years, but I’ll go with pb&j. 

3. What show/YouTube video(s) do you put on in the background when you when you don’t have anything to watch but you want something on?

Already answered. The second thing would probs be forensic files on netflix. Just realized yesterday I accidentally binged all 9 seasons.... I can’t watch horror films, but for some reason, having this on at 2am while I journal doesn’t bug me? 

4. Your go-to bar order, if you drink?

I usually drink red wine, but if I’m at a bar, I’ll order a cocktail. I love moscow mules and dark & stormy’s. Basically, if you put ginger beer in a cocktail, I’m a fan. 

5. What’s your favorite pair of shoes that you own?

My classic black dr. martens. They’re my concert shows, and they literally go with everything and make me feel like a badass. I love them!!

6. Top three cuisines?

Japanese, French, Italian. 

12. What do you get on your bagels? What WOULD you get if you had access to anything you wanted?

I lived in NYC for 3 years, so I’d always order the classic everything bagel with smoked salmon, cream cheese, tomato, and red onion. It’s the best thing in the world.

13. Brunch or midnight snacks?

Midnight snacks.

14. Favorite mug you own

Already answered. 

15. What coffee drink would you describe yourself as?

I am what I drink. Iced latte with almond milk and vanilla syrup. Classic, but just a little bit unique. 

16. Pick a song lyric to describe your current mood (and drop the name and artist!)

“Everyday that’s given to me is gonna be my best part.” - Best Part (Day6)

17. Fruity or herbal teas?

Both! If I’m drinking it hot, I prefer herbal. If I’m drinking it iced (usually with boba), I prefer fruity. 

22. What was your “phase” when you were younger? (i.e., Mythology Nerd, Horse Girl, Space Geek, etc)

I was Horse Girl. I had a toy wooden barn with like 15 of those Breyer horse figurines AND props, plus several stuffed horses, a horse-themed bedroom, and I rode. This started when I was 4 and lasted until I was probs 15. 

[gavillain]

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Alright let’s try for a childhood crush not linked to Jafar XD And for a much more normal answer...

Jim Hawkins. And really I was first majorly getting into this movie more in my preteens than when it first came out so it was definitely more of a perfect storm for “sexual awakening.” 

Jim was a crush who I kiiiiinda knew was a crush when I first started to develop it, and that crush ended up carrying me into high school when I started writing my first fanfic and editing my first gay vids. So he was one that actually endured with me past the “childhood crush” stage in a more direct manner than Jafar, Hook, or even Aladdin did. Jim was the first protagonist I thought could really be gay, and that made him important to me, regardless of whether he actually was or not.

[sparks-olivarpente]

Day 4: Friends & family

Here's my list of underrated fics for #BylerFicRecWeek2023, Day 4: Friends & family!

Stranger Things Prequel Stories by Shobi1971 : Canon compliant prequel stories set before Season One. The focus is squarely on the kids – Mike, Will, Lucas and Dustin.

When Should I Have Noticed? by @mattuhoh : Michael Wheeler is equally jealous and desperately in love with Will, and the party just wants to live their lives Post-Vecna. I loved Robin and Dustin in this one <3

poor old jim's white as a ghost by AttaboyLuther : Mike and Will fall in love, told through the perspective of one Chief Hopper

mom, i'm gay. wait, you are too? by @howtobecomeadragon : Mike unintentionally starts Karen's lesbian awakening while he simps for his boyfriend, Will, all summer long.

the greatest team that the world has ever seen by Strangerangels : Lucas Sinclair on growing up, falling in love, and his thoughts regarding Mike Wheeler and Will Byers'…special friendship.

my train could take you home by @parkitaco : College byler, Christmas with friends and family. I loved the coming out scene in this one, and Nancy being the best sister <3

if i only had a heart by @bookinit02 : Mike runs away from his house, and goes home

please say i'm young enough by @elekinetic : Robin and Will go on a supply run. Set in post-season 4 apocalyptic Hawkins.

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1. Animated character that was your gay awakening?

Probably Danny Phantom? Or Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet. Those brothers from Brother Bear but in human form. Sometimes anakin and Obi-wan from clone wars but only on occasion when I saw them on tv. I didn’t watch a lot of animated stuff (more live action)

35. You have to get one meme tattooed on your body, what meme is it and where does it go?

“Hey, you’re finally awake” scene but its stylized and probably on my calf or something. Or literally any picture of Kermit that I can get away with. OH EDIT: irs not REALLY a meme but the “scully you’re not gonna believe this” scene of mulder in the door. Would get that tattooed.

49. What’s something that you don’t have a picture of that you wish you did?

I wish I had photos of my friends and I together doing activities more often, just photos of people who are important to me in general.

Also I’d kill for a photo of the set of the phantom of the opera at the Kennedy center bc I didn’t get to film any of it bc theater is a scam and I hate it. But it was so cool and I think about the chandelier all the fucking time.

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Yes, these were quite entertaining to answer. Thanks for sending them! 1.Animated character that was your gay awakening?

Anastasia’s Dimitri, Treasure Planet’s Jim Hawkins, and El Dorado’s Tulio arrives in at my number one animated preference. However, if we are talking anime then it was Kuroshitsuji’s William T. Spears & Sebastian Michaelis. I’m WEAK.

4.Your go-to bar order, if you drink? I’m technically not supposed to drink due to medication buuut, if you won’t tell I won’t either. So when I go to drink I have three that I will generally choose from: Whiskey sour, Moscow Mule, or Mojito. It just depends on the day regarding what I order. 

5. What’s your favorite pair of shoes that you own? Believe it or not, I only have three pairs of shoes. I know right? My favorite are these black tennis shoes with cushioned soles. I have no idea what the brand is or where I got them, all I remember is that I got them for work and I’ve been wearing them ever since.

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Animated character that was your gay awakening?

Probably Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet.

What show/YouTube video(s) do you put on in the background when you when you don’t have anything to watch but you want something on?

Parks and Rec

What’s your favorite pair of shoes that you own?

My sneakers. Versatile, fashionable, and they have my gel inserts.

What was your first word as a child (that wasn’t a variation of “Mom” or “Dad”)?

Bread. I’m serious.

Look up. What’s directly across from you?

Racer, who’s holding up Tenero and calling him a stinky bastard.

Preferred way to spend a rainy day?

Watching the rain fall while sipping my fourth cup of coffee of the day.

Brunch or midnight snacks?

Why not both?

What coffee drink would you describe yourself as?

A macchiato. 

Fruity or herbal teas?

Herbal teas.

That book you were forced to read for class but actually ended up enjoying?

Holes by Louis Sachar (I was a very contrarian 10 year old).

Have you ever been horseback riding?

Nope.

Have you ever been to jail?

Double nope.

Puzzles?

What?

What section do you immediately head for when you walk into a bookstore?

...cookbooks.

Who’s your go-to musical artist when you’re feeling upbeat?

Mika.

What’s that one outfit in your closet you never get the chance to wear but want to?

My prom suit even though it still fits.

If you could own any non-traditional pet (dogs, cats, fish, rodents, etc), what would it be?

Probably a snake.

You have to get one meme tattooed on your body, what meme is it and where does it go?

Fresh ava-cado, and on my side.

Lakes, rivers, or oceans?

Rivers.

How do you dress when you’re home alone?

Baggy sweaters and joggers.

Knives or swords?

Knives all the way.

Pick an old-school Disney Channel Original Movie

I think Hocus Pocus counts?

Name a classic Vine

I’m Jared, 19, and I never fucking learned how to read.

How do you top your ice cream?

Chocolate and strawberry syrup with plenty of sprinkles.

What’s something that you don’t have a picture of that you wish you did?

Me, Racer, and Nino in the same place.