#mike loves will

[sporadicparadisewolf]

"Even El, especially El"

And Mike makes this face:

Mike wanted it to be Will who would fall apart without him, not El.

[whenyellowmeetsblueinthewest]

Fr 💀

[teambyler]

Mike and Joyce were the ones who recognized Will's voice

Just another way the Duffers established in s1 that Mike has a special bond with Will was the clear PARALLEL of Mike and Joyce being the only ones certain Will was alive. Mike knew Will so well that he recognized his voice as well as his mom did:

Mike, like Joyce, believed Will was alive despite everything. He was steadfast even though they saw what looked like Will's dead body. Joyce's faith and determination wee beyond doubt, but remember that when she saw the fake body in the morgue she had the advantage of already interacting directly with Will beforehand. She also saw that it didn't have Will's birthmark. Mike had NOT interacted with Will, had no evidence the body was fake, and Dustin had a plausible theory that what they heard was Will's dead spirit. But Mike was still determined to believe Will was alive. He was more "irrational" than Joyce:

As with Joyce, Mike's love and determination for WILL overrode everything. He was the one not held back by any doubt. This made him the leader of the party in s1. Everyone contributed, but Mike was the "heart" who fused the group together and drove them forward. And it was his love for Will, which rivaled even that of his mom, that moved him.

-teambyler

[wistfulenchantress]

mike needs to have a genuine conversation with joyce. genuinely, i think she is the answer.

i don't even think she would figure out the will thing. but i think she could help him find the words to end things with el (paralleling when she wrote the speech for hopper in s3)

joyce: but you didn't actually want to date her?

mike: everyone said i should. it was what i was supposed to do.

joyce: but did you want to?

mike: ...no

joyce: do you love her?

mike: i do. but not that way.

joyce: *wipes his tears away* then talk to her. and, if you ever love someone, do it because you want to. don't listen to anyone else.

and then, once mike has his feelings for el sorted out, he can figure out the will thing.

[taeiris]

and we kiss as though nothing could fall

part 2 to this post

this is canon to me.

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Byler portrait with a crow and a barn owl.. Thingg

I actually love hwo this turned out cuz I wasn't super sure, and idk how I finsihed it so fast?? HEHEHE ANYWAYS I LUV THEMMM

Here soems closeups too cuz i put in the WORKK

Thank you for your time 😁

Hope you love it as much as I do

[bonniebyler]

Hopper's threat to Mike

Hopper: you can't go out looking for Will Mike: goes out and desperately looks for Will for days

Hopper: you need to stop seeing El every day Mike: stays home, avoids her and even lies to her

Mike normally doesn't give a shit when adults tell him what to do. He disobeyed Karen, Ted, Hopper, Steve, the agents etc. and did what he thought was right. But in season 3, he did what Hopper told him to do, which is out of character, called him crazy and a "sick old man", and refused to tell El the truth. Hopper didn't threaten to hurt or kill him, as Mike told Lucas, so why was Mike so scared and didn't go and see El anyway (which he normally would've done), let alone even tell her the truth?

Hopper said "I'm going to talk, and you're going to listen" meaning he must've said more than just "if you keep seeing El you'll be in trouble", he must have given him a whole speech. Also, there must be a reason why they didn't show us that conversation or why we never found out what they'd talked about.

So maybe Hopper said something about Will, because that must've been the only way to scare Mike so much. Maybe Hopper knows about Mike's feeling for Will, and that he's only projecting them onto El. To me this is the only logical explanation to why Mike did something so out of character and followed orders he didn't like.

[darkcrowprincess]

Mike Wheeler about Will:

Mike Wheeler: WILL BYERS IS GENTLE, LOVING PERSON! HE RULES THE UPSIDE-DOWN WITH COMPASSION..... AND... LIGHT GOODNESS!!

[spuffyfet]

[madwheelerz]

Okay, so, like whenever I talk about how I don't subscribe to the whole Mike fell harder thing it's like we watched Will who-

1) Went through homophobic bullying at an early age, one of the sources being his own father. Not to mention the townspeople he lived with being able to see right through him bc of the way he dressed, the way he acted, the things he liked, etc.

2) Was hurt in unimaginable ways due to supernatural forces and felt like a mistake

decide that simply being in love with a Mike who didn't reciprocate his feelings made him feel less like a mistake. That's insane. Even after the rain fight, after every little fight they've had, after every horrible thing that's happened, Will is able to take comfort in these feelings. Like.

[frogwheeler]

The parallel to Mike's "I love you" crappy monologue except it's for will and it actually DOES help

The little women themed time jump seeing mike realizes how much he loves will and why it's better him and El don't end up together

Flashbacks to mike seeing the ruined castle byers

Mike having a hard time sleeping at night trying to settle his mind from thinking about will in the way he knows he should be thinking about El

SEEING HOW DEPRESSIVE MIKE WAS DURING THEIR SEPERATION

Mike's internalized homophobia and fear of being un-needed by those he loves and cares for

Will byers though a sensitive kid can still hold his own and load a gun to defend himself if it comes down to it like a true badass

PALADIN AND CLERIC EPISODE

The unsent letters from mike

The concepts

The flickergate kiss in the upside down w/ APOCALYPSE BYLER

WILL PROTECTING MIKE WITH A GUN

BYLER FACING VECNA

[teambyler]

Can we all just appreciate how, while the other kids reacted with fear when Will got possessed in the field, Mike only had empathy and sorrow for Will?

[ohfallingdisco]

from mike’s official playlist. this is not about el btw

[whenyellowmeetsblueinthewest]

Tumblr delete my past account so I’m just dropping this here :)

[bye-bi-byler]

Mike Myers symbolism in Stranger Things

There are several references to Mike Myers in Stranger Things. The very first one is seen here:

Dustin compares El to Michael Myers but in this frame from season 1 episode 2, the name Michael Myers appears in front of Mike (Michael) Wheeler, whose missing best friend is Will Byers. Myers. Byers. 

Coincidence?

It’s possible but wouldn’t it just be so fun if it was foreshadowing for Byler endgame?

The second Mike Myers (Mike Byers??) reference we get is in season 2, episode 2 when Max Mayfield shows up to trick-or-treat with the Party, briefly driving a wedge between the boys. Just moments later, Will is possessed by the Mind Flayer and Mike takes him home where they share the “Crazy Together” scene in his basement.

The mask makes a return in season 4, episode 8. I know what you’re thinking, Mike and Will weren’t even in this episode! But what were they doing while this scene was happening? There’s a three hour time difference between Hawkins and Nevada, which would put them sometime in the mid afternoon. And what scene takes place in the mid-afternoon?

That’s right: the infamous VAN SCENE where we see Will confess his feelings for Mike (under the guise of El’s feelings). Look at how Mike looks at Will when he sees the painting Will made for him.

It’s been there from the very beginning. Michael Myers. Mike Byers?

[deancaslover]

Crazy how Mike confessed his love to Will in season 2 and he had already met El by then. Mike was the first one to confess his love, and some fans are still questioning his queerness. How dare you.