#labyrinthgate

[bylerspookie]

Bro I finally watched "Labyrinth" and the fucking parallels bro THE FUCKING PARALLELS especially from Sarah to Mike cause wtf wtf wtf

[aryshacore]

the persona video was so enlightening thank you for sending…… me when

YEAH. i just wish the uploader would have recorded it with more fps, it looked better on tv when i was ~12 (that's not just nostalgia speaking!!)

me when im looking at characters and theyre killing eachother while sam smith sings about love&sex:

[octopusoptimusprime]

byler theorists r making me want to rewatch labyrinth. i love you guys and also you scare me

[renytherat]

go to bed

i forgot youre not in the same time zone right now 💀

[dokjaism]

happy winwin wednesday (not wednesday)

HE'S SO 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫🥰😵‍💫😵‍💫🥰😵‍💫🥰😵‍💫🥰😵‍💫🥰💘😵‍💫💓🥰💘😵‍💫💓🥰💓😵‍💫💓🥰💘😵‍💫💓 happy winwin wednesday (not wednesday) to you too

[umiwomitai]

happy birthday leo <333

bdkshsjjd thank u dear <3

[theswifterhood]

Random Season 5 Predictions:

- pre-time jump we don’t have any revelations about max or her condition

- the first post-time jump episode, ends with el somehow reaching max, or something changing regarding max’s condition.

- the second post-time jump episode opens with Max’s eyes opening up in the void (Vecna’s mindscape thing is seemingly gone now and it faded to a void while El was there) which will be a parallel to 2x2 when El wakes up in the UD after the characters believe her to be dead, but it’s revealed she’s alive. we’ll then follow Max’s experience in the void throughout the beginning of that episode, and will be provided with the (possibly foreshadowed) reasoning (from a storytelling perspective) for Max surviving

- El will go work with Owens in the time between now and the time jump

- Mike and El will have broken up over the course of the time jump. It’ll be offscreen, but will be explained as to how it happened.

- Jonathan and Nancy will have broken up before the time jump, maybe during. If it happens at either of these times they will get back together. If they don’t break up till after, they won’t. Or if they don’t break up at all……. someone’s dying

- Steve will die

- El won’t die but will go through a major independent character arc, which will wrap up the arc we were teased in s3. So 11 will die.. but El will prevail

- Multiple references to Eddie. “this is for you Chrissy” parallel with Dustin saying that about Eddie.

- major byler moment in 5x5 (betting it’s the painting reveal

- byler kiss isn’t until episode 7

- flickergate is real

- birthdaygate is real

- manifesting labyrinthgate 🤞

[bylerspookie]

Certain lyrics that stand out to me in Mike’s Spotify playlist (Part 3)

When Love Breaks Down

Okay, so, here’s one where I think the album cover definitely was intentional when they chose to put this song on his playlist. The same with “A Real Hero”.

In “A Real Hero”s cover, it looks very similar to the scene where Mike and El hold hands while like skipping away from that field (I hope you know what I'm talking about lol)

And in this cover it’s VERY similar to the scene where Mike lets El ride on the back of his bike??? and there’s 4 people on the cover (probably representing Mike, El, Lucas and Dustin while they were looking for Will)

There’s a guy on a motorcycle and a woman is sitting on the same bike behind him with her arms around him and her face squished against his back. She’s wearing a similar outfit to Eleven in Season 1 (the pink dress with a blonde wig, the woman in this wears a pink jacket and she has blonde hair)

This leads to us thinking that maybe the song is from Mike’s point of view (because it’s his playlist duh) and about El. (some parts might still be aimed at Will though)

And guess what…it’s a break up song!! supriseeee!!

“My love and I, we work well together

But often we're apart”

they were apart for 6 months (as were Mike and Will)

“Absence makes the heart lose weight, yeah,”

Mike “the heart” Wheeler… (you are NOT slick we know what you are)

“Oh my, oh my, have you seen the weather

The sweet september rain

Rain on me like no other

Until I drown, until I drown”

ISTFG THE AMOUNT OF WATER IMAGRY AND MENTIONS OF WATER ON THEIR PLAYLISTS AND THE ACTUAL ST SOUNDTRACK KEEPS ME UP AT NIGHT CAUSE WHAT DOES IT MEAN. HERE IF YOU WANNA SEE MORE ON THAT.

AND THIS ODDLY REMINDS ME OF THE BYLER FIGHT IN S3 IDK WHY

“When love breaks down

The things you do

To stop the truth from hurting you”

“The lies we tell,

They only serve to fool ourselves,”

I’M LOSING MY MIND. “cause what if they don’t like the truth?”

“She'll never crowd me out

Fall be free as old confetti”

and the use of the word free? again, more on that here. (same post as earlier lol)

(if you’re not comfortable with discussions about sex you should skip to the next song <3)

“You join the wrecks

Who leave their hearts for easy sex”

see, I’m not 100% sure about this part but I’m trying to analyse everything okay

firstly, let’s talk about labyrinth and Romeo and Juliet.

Labyrinth is a movie in which the main character is paralleled to Mike SO much that it’s scary. He even has a poster of it in his room. Go to @connect-dots7 to see more on this. In short, connecting to this particular lyric, Sarah, the main character in labyrinth and she has a big scene where she discovers herself and her sexuality and they’re not even slightly subtle about it with the sexual imagry. The exact same sexual imagery is used with Mike (and some other characters).

Romeo and Juliet is a couple that is paralleled to Mike and El in the way that they were doomed at the start. For example, they fell in love at first sight. Shakespeare used this trope as a joke because he didn’t believe in love at first sight and it’s the same with the Duffers. They also mistook lust for love. Also I’m pretty sure Romeo was sort of using Juliet to get over someone that he actually loved but correct me if I’m wrong.

All I’m saying is, I think this lyric is very important, especially with the mention of “heart”. He’s not following his heart, basically.

(I know discussion of sex is very taboo in the byler community and I don’t understand why? Obviously, sexualising them is different, but just discussing the sexual imagry isn’t bad because it IS there and the Duffers aren’t scared of it. @henrysglock explains it here in a better way than I ever could lol. It’s the double standards between heterosexual couples and homosexual couples. )

anyway

Love Is a Stranger

the album cover is a man holding a heart in his palm? do with that as you will

“Love is a stranger

In an open car

To tempt you in

And drive you far away”

VAN SCENE VAN SCENE VAN SCENE VAN SCENE VAN SCENE

“Love is a danger

Of a different kind”

being different…

“And love love love

Is a dangerous drug

You have to receive it

And you still can't

Get enough of the stuff”

The way “White Rabbit” (the first song to play in st) is about Mike because he’s literally the white rabbit in Alice in Wonderland (again, you can read more about it on @connect-dots7 s page) and the song is about drugs????

“Comes in like the flood

And it seems like religion”

MORE MENTIONS IF WATER??

And Mike has too much religious imagery around him it’s insane…

“And you're left like a zombie”

There’s a lot of zombie imagery in st too? Wtf is going on help

“It's guilt edged”

Who’s going to be the one to tell him that he doesn’t have to feel guilty for feeling the way he feels about Will?

“You know it's jealous by nature”

Airport scene I’m looking at you…

“False and unkind”

“And I want you

And I want you

And I want you so

It's an obsession”

Mike it’s okay we’re all obsessed with Will Byers

Beta Girl Lost in Forever

Literally couldn’t find anything about this song lol it’s suspicious...

please tell me if you guys know anything about this song!!

[renytherat]

if you go to a restaurant and you’re seated and find that there’s a cellphone sitting there, clearly forgotten-! you say “someone forgot their cellphone” like it’s that simple but people wanna stay pressed 😭

they do! its complete bullshit and not to mention I get pressed especially when I'm hearing proclaimed Christians say this shit. like yeah the bible uses "mankind" and "he" to mention a human being but they use "thou" and "thee" as well which is basically an archaic form of they/them. technically they mean "you" but the concept is there.

and there are a lot of other languages that don't use gendered pronouns at all! hungarian, finish, etc.

[kingsunboo]

Thank you! 💞💞

Last song listened to:

Currently reading: Jasher (lost books of the Bible) and technically House of Cards (BTS fanfic) which I keep stopping oof, I've only read 2/25 chapters bc I have issues but I'll get there-

Current obsession: Yang Jeongin, the song Plan A by Paulo Londra, bellflowers, learning languages, crochet

Tagging: @labyrinthgate @petunia1622 @pocketsizeddemon @adorablestor @softyfor-sweaterpaws @changguscomet @taeilmeyourw1sh @zeegeetee @yeoliravioli and of course anyone else who wants to join ✨

Tagged by @youraveragetrainwreck 🖤

Last song listened to:

Currently reading: Uhhhh in between books at the moment but I think I’m going to read a Nancy Drew book soon… my girlfriend got me some for Christmas

Current obsession: Nancy Drew, Waterparks, and Final Fantasy IX (always always)

Tagging: @ratkingbunting and @fanchengsgf!

[dokjaism]

omggggggg no way jo *kicks feet on my bed like it’s an early 2000’s movie and i have a voice protected diary and glitter pen*

ehehehehe 🫶

[umiwomitai]

omg my first prev tags smoochies

all the love for u and ur beautiful brain <3

[kingsunboo]

Give your moots an idol to have a sleepover with and why!! Please 🙏

@changguscomet - Kevin, he seems like a cool and funky little dude, I think they'd have a blast, dancing and gossip involved

@petunia1622 - Kim Jaehyun, my bf he is just so silly and goofy, he would suggest something dumb and she will say no and when he does it himself he's like :O

@softyfor-sweaterpaws - Jooyeon, I can see them doing each other's hair and nails and talking about music, all the fun stuff

@labyrinthgate - Sunghoon, because they are obsessed with each other and I think they should kiss

@iwasforceedagainstmywill - Bambam, I just know they would throw hands and I would like to see that lol

[itsmalachitenow]

WELL ALRIGHT, HERE WE GO.

1. Blood In The River - Zeal & Ardor 2. Party Like Its 1920 - The Swinghoppers, Wolfgang Lohr 3. WonderGirl&LabyrinthGate - Joruzin, Kagamine Rin, Ren Kagamine 4. Night Eyes - The Orion Experience 5. The Villain I Appear To Be (Cover) - Annapantsu 6. Big and Loud (From "Cat's Don't Dance") - The Manhattan Singers 7. The Horror and the Wild - The Amazing Devil

I'm tagging your mom.

i wanna do it too so i'm just gonna say i was tagged by @cloudjumpervalka to post the top 7 songs on my spotify On Repeat playlist. look at my songs, boy.

clipping. - wriggle

loveless - running up that hill (a deal with god)

morphine - buena

dangers - kiss with spit

rancid eddie - dry

king gizz - gila monster

lauren bousfield - slow slicing - klonopin

tagging @clawedghouls @aceticacid @necromancindancin @birdybirp @itsmalachitenow @syntheticninjas and whoever else wants to.

[moon-bling-gyu]

ah thanks for tagging me @kibumanti. i had fun picking songs. yeah i half cheated with b 😁

Challenge: Spell your URL with song names

M - moving on by kyuhyun ♡

O - one of those nights by key ♡

O - ophelia by l'arc en ciel ♡

N - nightmare by SHINee ♡

B - backhug by snsd // backhug by sechskies

L - lips by nct 127 ♡

I - i am music from mozart! the musical (korean // german)

N - no hay ley by kali uchis ♡

G - gravity by maaya sakamoto ♡

G - gray paper by yesung ♡

Y - yokan by dir en grey ♡

U - u by millennium parade (eng // japanese)

i just went down the moot list, but if i didnt tag you and youre reading this i am requiring you to do it too. consider yourself tagged 😊👊❤️

@labyrinthgate @skyisfull @djxrins @up-to-eleven @kuori @koalabe @kpoporacle @ambivartence @fanbynature @honeybeaus @aximemellark @the-winterofourdiscontent @yesunqs @swagaliciousswagger @wild-feathers13 @im-bicurious-yeah

[renytherat]

RAE I AM GOING TO KISS YOU FR THIS WAS THE BEST THING TO WAKE UP TO!!!! I WILL START SOBBBING KN THE SPOT FOR REAL HOW ARE GOU SUCH AN ANGEL (also your tag for me i’ll sob even more)

YOU THINK YOURE GOING TO KISS ME? IM GONNA SMOOCH YOU! that idea was THE cutest thing ever and it came from your mind!! also IA M SOBBING you are the angel your tags literally made me reread my own work trying to see it from an objective pov to gauge if it actually was good or not. and yk i HAD to make him say angel that is your favourite pet name is it not? you melt <3 (im so glad you liked it! i tried my best with actual personality bc ik you hate cookie cutter characters)