#literally if the Duffers miss this opportunity oh yeah there will be fix it fics

[kiirotoao]

YES!!!!!!!!!!! Yes to both of you. Oh my gosh. This concept would be golden.

And the even cooler thing is that this could work for Mike through lettergate - Mike proves his feelings to Will are genuine and long-lasting as he reveals a letter written between seasons 3 and 4 (during the time skip). This could be the “it’s me” moment for Mike.

Letters are perfect for those who can’t say what they want to in the moment, which is just what Mike struggles to do. And with that much pressure of Will doubting Mike because of the power of Vecna potentially tricking him, it’s understandable that Mike might be flustered out of his mind with what to say to prove himself to Will. So maybe he doesn’t have to speak suddenly at all (like he had to with El in s4). He could bring up his heart in a letter and show the date that it was written to prove its veracity. And then, going off of @ven0moir’s post, Mike could continue to re-contexualize all of his feelings before and what he went through to get to that point. And since all of it hinges on a time before Vecna reentered Hawkins in 1986, Will (and the audience!!!) has proof and can be confident that Mike’s feelings are requited.

A heartfelt piece for a heartfelt piece. Byler can do something extraordinary and both have something to show and say as love tokens for each other.

it (1990) spoilers ahead

byler confession benverly style where mike confesses to will but will thinks it’s a vecna vision because of how much vecna has been taunting him… basically this but much more dramatic

beverly 'confesses' her love to ben before this but it turns out it was just pennywise messing with ben, making him see things, so he doesn't know what to believe anymore. this time it's real.

this wouldn’t be too far-fetched considering byler has been paralleled to benverly before, and the duffers have said It & stephen king are a big inspiration for stranger things. in It, ben writes beverly a poem confessing his love but it doesn’t have his name on it so bev thinks it is from bill. she grows feelings towards bill because she thinks he wrote the poem but falls in love with ben after realizing he wrote it originally. much like how will makes the painting for mike but passes it off as el’s so mike thinks it’s from her and confesses his love in the following ep. now all we need is for him to realize it's from will.