#mike wheeler is so me coded btw !!

[literallymikewheeler]

if mike wheeler lived in todays day and age, he would be listening to "best friends brother" from victorious on repeat. all while having a tiny little side smirk

[daydreamsandcloudnines]

No thoughts just:

- Will Byers who asked Jonathan if his hands were ok JUST WHEN HE BARELY SURVIVED THE UPSIDE DOWN

- Will Byers all giddy seeing all of his bestfriends in Ghost Busters costume and hyping up Lucas's Vencman costume

- Will Byers asking why Jonathan wasn't with Nancy during the incident with Mrs. Driscoll at the hospital

- Will Byers letting Max join them on halloween without seeking Mike's approval since he thought Mike won't mind as he saw how excited Dustin and Lucas was

- Will Byers having the time of his life third-wheeling Lumax (just a headcanon btw 😗)

- Will Byers willing to stay with Dustin if only not for the fact that it's already late and has to go home before Joyce starts talking to the lights again, jk 🥹

- Will Byers being the only one who told Dustin 'Welcome Home' and invited him to play DND for the next day which shows how much he missed him and spending time with him and the others

- Will Byers probably hurt when Dustin couldn't make it to the DnD campaign but doesn't blame him since he knew Dustin's feelings are valid for feeling left out just as soon as he came home from camp and being all excited for his friends to talk to his girlfriend, Suzie (little did he know that Dustin was just having a code red mission with scoops troop and didn't mean to skip his campaign)

- Will Byers interrupting Jonathan and reiterating to the officer that they are El's brothers ergo she's their family ergo LET THEM SEE HER!!

- and just William Byers with Michael Wheeler

- LASTLY, WILL BYERS WHO HAD TO CANCEL HIS WHOLE AS* EMOTIONAL BREAKDOWN AND IS ALSO PROBABLY EXHAUSTED FROM TAKING DOWN CASTLE BYERS JUST SO THE PARTY CAN FOCUS ON THE BIGGER PROBLEM AT HAND (MINDFLAYER)

'Your honor, my client is guilty of being an angel' - probably me if i ever become Will's lawyer after he was charged for whatever they did at Las Vegas

William Byers, please continue existing

[pretty-emo-dad]

NO BECAUSE YOU ARE SO RIGHT

Some specific lyrics that stick out to me and what I relate to them in canon

“There’s comfort in the bottom of a swimming pool

Im holding my breath for you

There’s no doubt in my mind that if you could then you would try

Crack my ribcage open

And pull my heart right through”

OKAY SO MAYBE CONTROVERSIAL BUT I THINK THIS FITS BYLER BUT LUCAS AND MIKE. Hear me out, both are obviously worried for him and I do think that Mike can See their worry but he knows that he is too closed off for them to get him to open up (some (me) might argue that he does this on purpose). They both look at him and think about him with concern but he just will not let them help. BUT HE NEEDS TO GET HIS RIBCAGE CRACKED MAN !!!!!

“There’s comfort in the silence of a Living Room

The Tv is on for you

Hide in your basement while your house burns down”

This part of the song makes me think about the Wheeler family angst BUT SPECIFICALLY the Ted/Victor parallels w the burning cradle and “while your house burns down”. ALSO it makes me think of the basemen starting out as a safe place for mike but eventually turning into the empty shell of a living space when his depression gets worse

“Your teeth are loose inside of your gums

They will eventually fall out”

I VERY FIRMLY BELIEVE THAT MIKE HAS A FEAR OF GROWING UP. I am rewatching and want to do a full length analysis on why and how this is but loosing teeth is a very uncomfortable part of growing up and loosing people is also an uncomfortable part of growing up, it’s just so mikes fear of loss/of growing up-core

“I am a creature of a culture that I create

I’m the last on on the dance floor

As the chandelier gives away

And I am permanently preoccupied with your past

I’ve been around long enough to know

That the good things never last, they never last”

This reminds me of @/aemiron-main ‘s analysis of Mike thinking that he is the problem instead of his queerness or anything else being the problem with him, he is actually just a ball of self hate and failing repression. THEN. THE DANCE LINE it reminds me of the sno-ball so fucking much dude AGH. The “your” that Mike (in song ig) is speaking to can change depending on how you look at it but I very firmly believe that in this specific line it’s El because he has the care and concern for her and he’s also involved in the aftermath of what she went through. And the last lines come off to me as him acting older than he actually is and having that fear of loss and being so “mature” that it’s actually immaturity

“How low is your self esteem?

How low can it possibly be?

And I know, I know you’re in love with me

And I’ve been ignoring you”

In this part, I still the the “you” is El, but it’s also himself. He knows that Eleven is in love with him and he knows that he hasn’t been a good partner to her, but he’s also berating himself for having such a low self esteem that it’s “getting in the way” of his relationship (even though that is notttt what’s going on at all. My king is in repression mode rn)

“I will stop bloodying my pants and shorts

I will address the issues I cannot ignore

And I will do the things that I think you might like

And I will be alone, probably the rest of my life”

Continuing the theme of repression mode, I think this is Mike trying to get better and out of his depression but it just ISNT WORKING because he still doesn’t view himself as worthy when it’s just him. He has to be useful to somebody to be worth it, so he continues to do things that he thinks other people will like, but it’s not working and is actually making things worse. It makes him continue to loose the people closest to him

BEGGING you guys to listen to this when you have the chance because it is such a Mike Wheeler song. It feels a lot like how I think Mike experiences his depression and how it think it’ll feel for him when he gets vecna’d, and there are lyrics in there that feel so personal to him. PLEASE like it will help you understand him better I think (it did for me idk)

Also like a lot of the songs The Front Bottoms make are very Mike Wheeler sooooo

[greenfiend]

thoughts? STREAM a recurring theme

very BYLER coded song (Why do i sense that Mike/Will loves Kenny Roger) such a good song btw

Thank you for this ask and bringing this up! I’ll be honest, it’s been a while since I’ve watched Ghostbusters so I forgot about the whole “don’t cross the streams!”

Cross the Streams (also known as Crossing the Streams) is in reference to when two or more Proton Streams cross paths. X

I’ll just go and outright say it for y’all: there’s phallic symbolism here. Lol kind of like this:

So I did some research and found this out:

This is from the original script of Ghostbusters so the wording is a bit different (beams not streams). But my god, that is VERY interesting.

So basically what I gather from this is:

“Crossing the streams” is a metaphor for gay sex. Dustin says “don’t cross the streams” as they walk past the Wheeler’s house with a Reagan sign up (who was notorious for being homophobic and ignoring the AIDS epidemic.) If one does “cross the streams” they will be punished badly.

Thank you for sending me these asks! Sorry for responding late!

[most-canon-non-canon-ship-poll]

literally hoping they break up in the last season

Why Mileven is shit - a submission-based essay, part 2/3

Mileven - a currently canon het ship from the Stranger Things fandom between Michael (Mike) Wheeler and Jane (Eleven) Ives/Hopper/Byers/IDK

they NEED to breakup (AGAIN) in the final season let's start w their character arcs rn. el was born in a lab and was raised VERY strict to be a weapon and shit. she escapes and now her whole arc is finding herself and being who she is separate to what people tell her she is. mike comes from a lowkey conservative family with parents who are married only to fit into the normal, not because they love each other. his arc, similar to his sisters' struggle in earlier seasons, is to not fall into conformity just because you feel like you should. both of these stories line up with the main moral of the show: be who you are even if it isn't "normal" ot whatever now how does mileven go against this? mike, and a bunch of ppl around el, in the earlier seasons keeps telling el what she should do/be. even in the later seasons we see mike refering to el as a "superhero" (which she doesn't like). neither of them feel free to be themselves around the other (shown by el lying to mike and mike being WAY out of character around el, etc). mike literally can't tell el he loves her while not under pressure. mileven sometimes parallels mike's parents' and sta.cy (a failed conformity relationship) and other bad relationships ANYWAYS it also reallyyyy pains will byers (who's been canonically in love with mike for like years, and mike's best friend) to see this. also, milevens keep harassing will/mike shippers on anon even months after the last season. like they have a hate discord server just for it. anyways i love mike and el but ohhh my god there is still SO much i haven't mentioned about how bad they are together (and how bad shippers often are, sometimes being violently homophobic and calling bylers delusional and shit)

OOOH IT FUCKING SUCKS THEY ARE SOOOOOO BAD FOR EACH OTHER JESUS THEY DON'T COMMUNICATE LIKE EVER THEY ARE BOTH CLEARLY IN IT BECAUSE OF THE EXPECTATION OF A ROMANTIC RELATIONSHIP MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE THEY CAN'T CONFIDE IN EACH OTHER THEY DON'T SHARE ANY INTERESTS THEY'RE HAVING CONFLICT MORE OFTEN THAN NOT THANK *GOD* I AM UTTERLY CONVINCED THEY ARE HEADING FOR A CANONICAL PERMANENT BREAKUP. NOT TO MENTION THEY ARE BOTH GAY AS HELL TO ME. YOU SEEN THAT "THIS SHIP IS SO CANON AND IT'S A LESBIAN AND A GAY MAN" TWEET? YEAH. FUCK THIS STUPID FUCKING SHIP NOT TO MENTION THE SHIPPERS ARE FREQUENTLY OPENLY HOMOPHOBIC. UGHHHHHHH KILLING BITING (this is my fave btw)

they have no chemistry or buildup unlike the other st couples. they kissed season 1 right after she asked if he would be her brother. hes very obviously compensating for something. i think i gagged when they made out in season 3. speaking of. thats all they do. make out. they dont really have meaningful conversations. this also comes from the fact that when mike met her she was fresh out the lab that abused her for like 11 years. she was not socially ready to understand the bounds of a platonic relationship let alone a romantic one. anyway mileven break up s5 will happen i believe it. if nothing else. cross ur fingers gamers

the sheer homophobia and general toxicity that the fans of this ship create is absolutely insane when their perfect (read: mischaracterized) straight (read: homosexually-coded) couple is judged for having toxic or incompatible elements is insane. the only good romantic aspect between these two characters is in a cringefail "wow this really doesn't work at all" i-want-to-put-this-dynamic-under-a-microscope-and-study-it-because-it's-an-absolute-trainwreck" kind of way. el has been abused and cut off from society her whole life and at 12 years old she immediately gets together with this guy at whose earth shattered after his best friend went missing who then has surviors guilt after she almost does which is misconstrued as romantic rather than unhealthy obsession and trauma. and so on and so forth.. there's just so much wrong they lie to each other So Fucking Much despite truthfulness being very important to them and they ignore their friends to make out (which is filmed in a way that is meant to feel uncomfortable btw lmao) and el doesn't understand mike's trauma from bullying and he doesn't understand how she doesn't want to be built up into being a superhero etc etc. and it's just so increasingly bad I want to rub my temples just thinking about them. they're just so bad for each other and their relationship has done nothing but make them worse in general but for some reason their ship is viewed as fluffy or cute or whatever the hell. anyway mike is so heavily coded to be fucking gay and in love with his best friend (and el can be interpreted to be lesbian coded) and I just need to get them out of there amen

I'm gonna make a list bc the reasons are many: 1) their first casual interaction they get together but in the same conversation she asks him if she can be like a sister to him 2) all their "cute moments" are them making out in the 3rd season with still absolutely no chemistry 3) their only actual cute scene is them dancing at the snowball yet in the same scene they portray the same way two couples that are not romantic 4) mike becomes a terrible person when he's with eleven 5) eleven literally GOT OUT OF A LAB SHE WAS RAISED IN and this is the first guy she dated 6) she can't even say he's a good kisser 7) mike can't tell her that he loves her (bc he doesn't) and the only time he does he makes this whole ugly ass speech up about how she's his "superhero" even though she doesn't want to be seen only for her superpowers 8) in said speech, while listing the things that he loves about her, he only names her superpowers + he lies multiple times 9) EVEN AFTER SAID SPEECH she is still mad at him and won't talk to him (probably bc she saw right through his bs) 10) she spent a whole 6 months lying to him about all of her life 11) mike is clearly gay and is meant to be with his childhood best friend will 12) mike idolizes her and doesn't see her as an actual person 13) eleven needs to be her own person (ffs she just got out of a lab) 14) the ship sucks and even the authors and actors say so

they have NO chemistry. they kissed after one week of knowing each other when they were 12 and eleven didn't even know what a romantic relationship was at the time, given the fact that right before mike kisses her she says "will you be like my brother?". they spent the entirety of season 2 apart with mike calling el on his walkie and el watching romantic movies on the tv for a year (then will is in trouble and mike says 'fuck it' and goes full protective boyfriend mode but this isn't about byler so i digress) and start dating soon after they meet again even though they haven't had a SINGLE conversation and are barely friends. season 3 comes along and the writers do their utmost best to show us how incompatible they are. their makeout scenes are uncomfortable, they break up at the beginning of the season and neither one of them seems particularly bothered that their first relationship is over. in fact, the happiest we see el in the entire series is during the time they're broken up, when she gets close to max (who she actually has chemistry with, by the way) and finally experiences freedom, being a teenage girl and etc since mike had been "keeping her all to himself" for like, a year. aside from that, he doesn't go after her at all after she dumps his ass (literally) but when he and will have a fight, he bikes across town in the rain just to apologize, that boy is GAY. finally, the theme of season 4 is lies and once again, mike and el spend the season apart (once again, mike spends the season with WILL) and right before they part ways, they have a big fight about mike being unable to so much as WRITE "love, mike" on his letters to el, let alone say it, and he bullshits his way through it and refuses to say the actual reason until vol. 2, when he apparently "confesses" that he's afraid he'll lose her if he says it (okay, amigo, you're gonna lose your girlfriend who was literally begging you to say 'i love you' not even a week ago, aham, totally valid excuse). conclusion: they don't know each other and they don't act like themselves when they're together. mike hides his nerdy nature, el feels like she has to be the amazing superhero he's always viewed her as or else he'll lose interest and it just feels like they're both grasping at straws because this relationship has been dragged on for too long that they don't know how to break up permanently. they are afraid of losing each other, but not romantically, as mike was el's first semblance of family after escaping the lab and mike feels like it's his duty to protect and care for el. also, mike is gay. in other words, FREE THEM.

[willow-lark]

ok but 'You Belong With Me' is such a byler-coded song. it fits so good

nonnie. nonnie. thank you for this ask. however. i don't think you understand the tirade you're about to launch me on. thank you for presenting me with this hallowed opportunity. i know many bylers who listen to taylor swift a lot more than i do have talked about their thoughts a lot more in depth than i ever could, but i present to you, what became an overly-long analysis, in no particular order:

lark's top ten byler-coded taylor swift songs 🫡💕🤩

You Belong With Me

um?? hello??? "You're on the phone with your girlfriend, she's upset/She's going off about something that you said/'Cause she doesn't get your humor like I do/I'm in my room, it's a typical Tuesday night/I'm listening to the kind of music she doesn't like/And she'll never know your story like I do.../If you could see that I'm the one who understands you/Been here all along, so why can't you see?/You belong with me" will byers wrote this song. he wrote this song. like what???? AND IT WORKS BOTH WAYS. this is theee jealous mike wheeler song. ever. i wrote a mike pov fic last year & i had this song on repeat the entire time i was writing.

2. I Wish You Would

"You're thinking that I hate you now/'Cause you still don't know what I never said/I wish you would come back/Wish I never hung up the phone like I did, I wish you knew that/I'll never forget you as long as I live/And I wish you were right here/Right now, it's all good/I wish you would.../I wish we could go back/And remember what we were fighting for/And I wish you knew that I miss you too much to be mad anymore" LIKE WHAT??? this is the song that was playing when mike & will were having their little fight in the roller rink btw. this is the song that represents the 6 months they didn’t speak to each other. they miss each other so fucking much. augh. them.

3. Paper Rings

"I like shiny things, but I'd marry you with paper rings/Uh huh, that's right/Darling, you're the one I want, and/I hate accidents except when we went from friends to this/In paper rings, in picture frames, in dirty dreams/Oh, you're the one I want/I want to drive away with you/I want your complications too/I want your dreary Mondays/Wrap your arms around me, baby boy" like r u kidding me. this is the byler fluff anthem. i am forever and always an angst girly but AUGH. THEY ARE SO IN LOVEEEEEEE. adorable. they love each other so much. literally make me squee. augh. mwah

4. Seven

"I think your house is haunted/Your dad is always mad and that must be why/And I think you should come live with me/And we can be pirates/Then you won't have to cry/Or hide in the closet/And just like a folk song/Our love will be passed on.../Cross my heart won't tell no other/And though I can't recall your face/I still got love for you/Pack your dolls and a sweater/We'll move to India forever/Passed down like folk songs/Our love lasts so long" mike wheeler wrote this song. sorry. it perfectly encapsulates byler's feeling of haunted or lost childhood friends, who always stay with you, and you wish they were still in your life. it fits them so well.

5. This Love

"Your kiss, my cheek/I watched you leave/Your smile, my ghost/I fell to my knees/When you're young, you just run/But you come back to what you need/This love is good/This love is bad/This love is alive/Back from the dead/These hands had to let it go free and/This love came back to me" this song just screams s4 to me, like their relationship fell to shambles and everything broke apart s3-s4, but byler can't help but always find their way back to each other. and that's not even including the "back from the dead" implications COUGH COUGH ZOMBIE BOY

6. You Are in Love

"One look, dark room/Meant just for you/Time moved too fast/You play it back/Buttons on a coat/Lighthearted joke/No proof, not much/But you saw enough/...You can hear it in the silence.../You can feel it on the way home.../You can see it with the lights out.../You are in love/True love/...You keep his shirt/He keeps his word/And for once you let go/Of your fears and your ghosts/...You kiss on sidewalks/You fight, then you talk/One night he wakes/Strange look on his face/Pauses, then says/"You're my best friend"/And you knew what it was/He is in love" ok that's a long set of lyrics but i'm SORRY??????? this song is literally will and mike's love story. they're dancing back and forth with each other, but they're certain there's something deeper there. and it doesn't even need to be said between them.

7. You're On You're Own, Kid

"Summer went away/Still, the yearning stays/I play it cool with the best of them/I wait patiently/He's gonna notice me/It's okay, we're the best of friends/...I didn't choose this town/I dream of getting out/There's just one who could make me stay/All my days/From sprinkler splashes to fireplace ashes/I waited ages to see you there/I search the party of better bodies/Just to learn that you never cared/You're on your own, kid/You always have been" when i tell u my jaw DROPPED TO THE FLOOR when i heard it for the first time. this is the most will byers-coded song i've ever heard in my entire life. GOD. the angst???? this is HIS ANTHEM i'm telling you.

8. Message in a Bottle

"I know that you like me/And it's kinda frightening/Standing here waiting/And I became hypnotized/By freckles and bright eyes/Tongue-tied/But now, you're so far away, and I'm down/Feeling like a face in the crowd/I'm reaching for you, terrified/'Cause you could be the one that I love/I could be the one that you dream of/A message in a bottle is all I can do/Standing here, hoping it gets to you" ok what if i said the "message in a bottle" was the painting. what if i said that. this song goes both ways for both their povs but like??? another s3-s4 anthem. there's a tension between them that scares them so they try to insinuate it as best they can!!

9. All Too Well (10 Minute Version)

"I can picture it after all these days/And I know it's long gone, and that magic's not here no more.And I might be okay, but I'm not fine at all.../And I was thinking on the drive down, any time now/He's gonna say it's love, you never called it what it was.../And there we are again when nobody had to know/You kept me like a secret, but I kept you like an oath/Sacred prayer, and we'd swear/To remember it all too well, yeah/Well, maybe we got lost in translation/Maybe I asked for too much/But maybe this thing was a masterpiece 'til you tore it all up/Running scared, I was there/I remember it all too well/And you call me up again just to break me like a promise/So casually cruel in the name of being honest/I'm a crumpled up piece of paper lying here" ok that's another long set of lyrics. i'm sorry. but I MAINTAIN that willel would have had this song on BLAST ON REPEAT the entire drive back to hawkins in s4 if it existed in 1986. they need the catharsis. they r going Through it. the ANGST. no one is having a good time right now. every time i write a byler angst fic (which is. often) i put this song on repeat.

10. Haunted

"You and I walk a fragile line/I have known it all this time/But I never thought I'd live to see it break/It's getting dark and it's all too quiet/And I can't trust anything now/And it's coming over you like it's all a big mistake/Oh, I'm holding my breath/Won't lose you again/Something's made your eyes go cold/Come on, come on, don't leave me like this/I thought I had you figured out/Something's gone terribly wrong.../Stood there and watched you walk away/From everything we had/But I still mean every word I said to you" the angst in this song goes all the way back to season 2. oh my god. the two of them r so incredibly dramatic. like will being possessed??? oh my god. OH MY GOD.

/end rant. nonnie, i am sorry this took me so long to answer & i'm sorry i derailed the whole thing to go on a tangent about taylor swift. if anyone has any byler song recs plsssss tell me them. i need to start talking about byler & music more. mwah 💖🫶

[andiwriteordie]

im pretty sure this is not your music taste but wtv

structure by odd sweetheart is such a romantic angsty byler coded song its surreal (im being dramatic its not surreal)

i feel like different parts of the song match both mike and wills perspective so listen to it in MikeAndWill pov

love your fics btw <3

fun fact, my music taste is the most confusing thing known to humanity, because it's usually just "does this remind me of my current hyperfixation? yes? COOL I LIKE IT!"

OKAY YEAH THIS IS SO BYLER WTF. AND YOU'RE SO RIGHT IT'S BOTH OF THEM, THIS IS SO GOOD!!!

like this part

You're the only structure that's keeping me up You're my bones, take my heart, break my ribcage apart 'Cause I'm already broken, these last couple years Have torn me and I have shed blood, I've shed tears

so will coded to me. like "cause i'm already broken" hello get out of here nobody speak to me

I've shed my old skin, I've grown something quite rough I've grown something that shields from what people call love And I know that you've grown this rough skin like me too 'Cause I've seen you shed blood and shed tears crystal blue

AND THIS IS MIKE WHEELER TO ME. S3 AND S4 MIKE. GOD.

thank you for the song rec!!!! :)

[bylerpoet]

one day i'll write an essay about why rory gilmore is a great character and she's so well written and her ""downfall"" is just a natural response to the way she was brought up. but that day is not today

[activebrainrotting]

controversial opinion: mike wheeler + a pearl by mitski

[wheelercurse]

Anti hero is so me coded and as a Mike kinnie is also Mike Wheeler coded btw

[thewrongmoon]

mike wheeler NEW spotify playlist predictions

i already posted this about my predictions of new spotify playlists dropping tomorrow, and because i love to be proven right and need validation that i am correct, here is my predictions for a new mike playlist:

side note - if i do all of this and there is A. no new spotify playlists at all or B. everyone gets a new playlist BESIDES mike and will...... i will be mildly upset. anyways.

side side note: a lot of these are based on the music chart i made, so it's primarily 70s/80s music, but i know that the actual canon playlists dont care about time period accuracy... so. oh and also 90% these are from the playlists i've been working so long on so. sneak preview if you're interested in that ig

THE SONGS:

Paint It, Black - The Rolling Stones (1966)

so i know mike liking "darker" music is a highly debated topic. But the fact is that they made an effort to make mike look edgier, and ultimately i see them showcasing that in his new playlist. this one is a classic, the whole thing is a metaphor for depression, and i think it fits mike's s4 character arc perfectly.

Suburbia - Pet Shop Boys (1986)

A song about how boring/dull suburban life is. the key here is the last verse of the song: "Suburbia / where the suburbs met utopia / What kind of dream was this / so easy to destroy? And who are we to blame for the sins of the past? / These slums of the future? / suburbia" Up for interpretation, but i think what it's saying that suburban life is the "ideal" life, playing into the nuclear family theme, and how quickly it can crumble apart. obviously fits the wheeler family; perfect "utopian" image, but a closer look shows how distant the family is.

Bizarre Love Triangle - New Order (1986)

when i tell you this song has been on my mike wheeler playlist foreeeever. it's so so fitting. I can't even explain how fitting this song is so i'm just going to give you some lyrics:

"Livin' a life that I can't leave behind /There's no sense in telling me / The wisdom of the fool won't set you free /But that's the way that it goes and it's what nobody knows /Well, every day my confusion grows"

"I feel fine and I feel good /I'm feeling like I never should /Whenever I get this way, I just don't know what to say /Why can't we be ourselves like we were yesterday?"

I Want To Break Free - Queen (1984)

this one of many deceptively-coded songs i'm including on this list. at first glance it could be a mlvn song, but a closer examination makes you realize how byler coded it is. could be a double metaphor- wanting to break free from heteronormativity, but also maybe wanting to break free from vecna's curse.

Shake the Disease - Depeche Mode (1985)

(i'm the #1 believer in depeche mode fan mike btw, so if none of the new songs on his playlist are by them, i will be SO fucking disappointed.)

like i've said previously, deceptive song. the lyrics themselves have two possibly meanings: a man promising his girlfriend that he will give up a bad habit for her to "prove" his love for her. the other meaning: a man suffering from internalized homophobia. both are perfect for mike. i much prefer the internalized homophobia explanation, and that's the vibe i first got when hearing this song, but, yknow. they're vague enough to not spoil anything.

here's the lyrics, idk, let me know what you think their meaning is:

"Here is a plea from my heart to you /Nobody knows me as well as you do /You know how hard it is for me to shake the disease /That takes hold of my tongue in situations like these"

That's Really Super, Supergirl - XTC (1986)

this is a purely mlvn song. in essence, a song about a man in a relationship with a super hero, he feels like she's abandoning him and their relationship, and despite the fact that she has super powers and is saving the world, she cannot fix their relationship. super fucking fitting, if you ask me.

Telephone Line - Electric Light Orchestra (1976)

not sure if it's quite his genre, but by god if the lyrics don't fit. honestly, i will go insane if they include any song with mention of a phone call in the lyrics. anyways, the song is about a guy trying to call his ex, who never picks up. heres some lyrics:

"Are you still the same? /Don't you realize the things we did, we did /Were all for real, not a dream? /I just can't believe /They've all faded out of view"

Out in the Cold - Judas Priest (1986)

dipping our toes into some metal here. basically a song about a guy who has been left by his lover, and he calls for them to come back for him. could play into mike's insecurities, and also foreshadow him being a damsel-in-distress next season.

Homosapien - Pete Shelley (1981)

okay, so this one is kind of a joke. i'm putting this on here ONLY TO SAY: this is the gayest possible song i can think of them putting on mike's playlist. like mike wheeler's days as a heterosexual are fucking over with if this song graces his playlist. do i really expect it to? no. but do i hope it does? yes.

Where Did Our Love Go? - Soft Cell (1981)

title is pretty itself is self-explanatory. can be a mlvn or byler song.

Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy - Queen (1976)

fuck it, another gay song i don't realistically see them adding but i want them to anyway.

Bringin' On The Heartbreak - Def Leppard (1981)

mlvn song. kind of goes into how mike is giving el the "best" of him, but it's still not good enough. yea.

I Could Show You How - Naked Eyes (1983)

another deceptive byler-coded song. gonna just give you the lyrics:

"You've been away for so long /You walked out on me /There's no communication /No letters for me /And I wish that I could break this chain of reaction /Turn my feelings into action"

Still Loving You - Scorpions (1984)

do not let the heterosexual couple on the cover of this album fool you, i did pick this for byler. you could view it from a mlvn lens for sure, though that was not my intent.

"Yes, I've hurt your pride /And I know what you've been through /You should give me a chance /This can't be the end"

Don't Let Me Down - The Beatles (1970)

The lyrics may appear somewhat romanitic at first, but the way that they're sung, and with how many times they repeat, they begin to sound like either a cry for help or like they're trying to convince themselves they are true. i do consider this a mlvn song.

Senseless - Erasure (1986)

michael wheeler gay yearning ost

Why Can't This Be Love? - Van Halen (1986)

originally thought this would be a mlvn song but surprise, it's a byler song because it's about unrequited love

Better by You, Better Than Me - Judas Priest (1978)

(this particular song has an extremely controversial history but i picked it only because i liked the lyrics lol.)

basically, this song is about a guy telling his friend to tell his lover how he feels because he feels his friend can do a better job of conveying it.

That's the Way (I Like It) - Dead or Alive (1984)

you can put any dead or alive song here tbh they're all gonna serve the same purpose of being extremely gay, i just liked this one the best

Oh! Darling - The Beatles (1969)

a song pleading for a girl to not leave. the lyrics make whatever relationship was at stake sound very co-dependent. paul really strains his vocal chords to sing this one, which adds to the intensity of the pleas.

"When you told me, you didn't need me anymore /Well, you know I nearly broke down and cried /When you told me, that you didn't need me anymore /Well, you know I nearly fell down and died"

Ordinary World - Duran Duran (1993)

a song more mike wheeler-coded has never existed. if this was time period-accurate mike wheeler would be crying his eyes out to this DO YOU HEAR ME?

one of many fitting lyrics from this song:

"What is happening to me? /Crazy, some'd say /Where is my friend when I need you most? /Gone away"

It Doesn't Matter - Depeche Mode (1984)

moody song about a man lamenting the loss of his romantic love despite his feelings still remaining. i consider it a byler song, jealous and depressed mike vibes for sure.

"I am happy that I have you /Even though you're not here now /I know somewhere you are dreaming /Though it's definitely not of me"

and that's basically it! i have just a couple more, but these are my top contenders. the duffer brothers personally owe me 5 dollars for anyone i do get right btw

[vampwitchcoven]

SPOILERS FOR THE "REBEL ROBIN" PODCAST

I'M LISTENING TO IT RIGHT NOW

robin has a crush on barb??????????? barb is queer confirmed?????? HOLY MOLY BROLY THEY WERE GIRLFRIENDS???????????? "Barb is like me" gay. THEY USED TO TALK IN 6TH GRADE. NEW SHIP UNLOCKED. NEW SHIP UNLOCKED. HOLY SHIT. OMG. FRIENDS TO LOVERS THINGS. ROBARB. I love Robin being a theatre kid. HER TEACHER IS ALSO GAY. HELL YEAH. omg tammy thompson. gay. "people that are different don't last long in hawkins". "barb has nancy". its so gay. "DO YOU THINK IT'S POSSIBLE YOU'RE PROJECTING" SAY THAT TO MIKE WHEELER BRO. well maybe she DIED, robin. i cant. anyway. guys i love robin and barb's friendship. and i just found out about it. anyway. running away...mike... lol sorry. the teacher knows she's gay...it seems like it... OH SHIT SHE NEEDED TO AVOID SOMEONE. WHO. IS. IT. HOLY FUCK THEY BASICALLY CONFIRMED GAY WILL. SHE SAID HER AND BARB AND WILL WE'RE "DIFFERENT". THE QUEER CODED CHARACTERS, SHE INCLUDED HERSELF WITH THEM HOLY FUCK. "the way youre talking about feels like a literal monster" sir you are going to be very surprised. he's gAy jk jk but could be. *eye emoji* hardy har har. WHAT DID BARB AND THE TEACHER TALK ABOUT HOLY FUCK. MYSTERIESSSSSS. OKAY I LOVE THIS VERY MUCH I WANT MORE.

btw i exaggerated a lot they never confirmed any queer stuff but HINTING also will and barb are practically confirmed as queer here

[spectraling]

My problems with S3

Salty rant in no particular order below the cut

What the HELL happened to the Byers? They went from being the emotional heart of the show to literally having one brief scene together in ep1 and then Will and Joyce had a hug by the end of ep8, which btw Jonathan DIDN’T EVEN JOIN IN ON??? He was literally in the background in that scene, are you trying to tell me my boy Jonathan Byers would not come out to hug his family after all that shit they just went through???? Jonathan and Will spent like what, four episodes standing next to each other and they barely even exchanged a single line?? Not a comforting touch, a hug, anything??

The Byers’ financial situation and how that could’ve given them some interaction, weight to Joyce’s desire to move and also the Byers talking about that AT ALL was lying right there for the taking. Joyce and Jonathan both had obvious concerns about losing their jobs

Joyce got to spend time doing something else than worrying about Will this season which was nice (instead running after manchild Hopper, great), but where are the repercussions of that? With the growing up theme I was hoping for Joyce to start to look into herself, about letting go and who she is when she’s not a mom

Jonathan was once again reduced to being Nancy’s sidekick, spending most of his time following her around and standing next to her while she drove the plot forward with a vengeance. He spent most of his time in the beginning being an abrasive grump and his pov was barely there with the lack of Byers fam content, which made his argument seem as weak as it did in s2. His scenes with Nancy hit the ground running, were rushed and few and far between. As soon as Jonathan was not by Nancy’s side he disappeared entirely from the plot until she called on him again. He didn’t have one single scene without her

Nancy Wheeler would never, ever stoop so low as to mock Jonathan for a) his socioeconomic position and b) his trauma with his dad. A super ooc low blow. Nancy can obviously be ignorant about how economical strife affects others, but actively mocking him??? This is not the Nancy that approached Jonathan “the freak” in s1 and expressed her concerns despite the entire school side-eyeing her. At least Jonathan got to sass back at her later

Where was Nancy’s backstory that was hinted at before the season? Was hoping for her to get some development OUTSIDE of her rallying to save the world 24/7

Will starts out the season having a semblance of an interesting, very relatable arc (abandonment issues, afraid of growing up, done with The Straights) that then goes nowhere in lieu of The Plot and Will just... doesn’t have a lot of beef with the MF. This thing and the other monsters of the UD fucked him for life, let him have something badass to do like I dunno, give him powers you cowards, let him fight the MF you cowards

Also let Will talk to his family about his issues, or have it be a point that Jonathan is now busy with Nancy and how he misses him. Jonathan being somewhat conflicted about spending all this time outside his family and the potential guilt and effect that has on him. Will destroyed Castle Byers that he and Jonathan built together, where the hell were my brotherly feels???

There was a lot of talk about “new pairings” with the characters, but everything felt very same-y. Jopper goes off on their own, jancy does the same thing, El and Mike have a ton of screentime devoted to just them, Steve and Dustin amped up their bromance to eleven, etc. Even when characters that usually aren’t grouped together were in the same scenes, they barely got anything to say or do (Lucas being said to “become closer with Jancy” was a flat out lie or referred to literally physically standing next to them). Where was Nancy and Joyce solidarity, El and Will siblings, Mike and Nancy bonding over their family falling apart, Jonathan and literally anyone but Nancy?

Villain focus completely shifted from the US government to the spoopy, evil Russians with their spoopy language. Stereotypical, tacky and bland af. Being American is Great and in no way problematic! Go patriotism/capitalism!

The abundance of action and cgi. Omg all of the action sequences. It felt like 70% of the season was spent on El throwing shit around with her powers and Hopper fighting Russian dudes. I remember being halfway through the season and thinking they really should’ve slowed down the plot. But that’s an issue with too little time for too many characters. I had no time to bond with any of the characters I liked since the plots were So Big and So Many that they ate up every opportunity for emotional intimacy and reflection. We had time for a goddamn ad for coke but not for the Byers to interact like once???

Also the whole infection/MF working in the shadows thing? Completely wasted potential. It was set up to induce paranoia in the characters and the MF tricking, playing with and torturing them, people not knowing who to trust which could’ve lead to some really compelling scenes. Nope, it’s just a big meaty version of the MF and now it’s running around town trying to fuck El up while nobody conveniently notices and tons of people died but who cares

Robin was shoehorned into the plot and magically had all the skills it took to figure out the code, could decipher Russian with no previous knowledge (the languages she listed as knowing are not at all related to Russian and why tf does she know so many languages??). At least she slapped Stobin in the face and gave us some actual LGBT rep since the doofuses are hellbent on beating around the bush with Will infinitely

Erica was 100% SASS and nothing else. It got old really quick

The entire plotline with Steve/Dustin/Erica/Robin took up about 60% of screentime with memes and sassy jokes and provided about 5% of relevance in the grand scheme of the plot. Everything they found out in the Russian facility could’ve been relayed by the Russian guy Jopper kidnapped

Which btw, why did a random Russian dude take up that much screentime? He had way more emotional development than 80% of the core cast. Also did we need that much Murray?

Speaking of, I did not need Murray doing his creepy, invasive psycho analysis thing on Jopper like he did Jancy last season. It was terrible and lazy writing then and it’s terrible and lazy now

Steve complaining about popularity “not being that great really” made me want to punch him in the face even more than usual. Nobody gives two shits about a rich white boy who got everything he pointed at, all the popularity and more girls than he could count at school while stomping on the outcasts

Also didn’t need that jab at Nancy in his heartfelt scene with Robin (which was funny bc Robin has a lot of similar traits to Nancy)

Karen and Billy was gross, but at least Karen stopped herself to go back to her unfulfilling but legally sound marriage. No need to rock that boat unnecessarily! A completely mediocre man is just fine for her I guess. At least she got a kickass scene with Nancy

Why in the fucking world did Billy get as much screentime as he did. Why on earth did this asshat, racist abuser get some bs sob story about his awful childhood when we have 47 other, way more sympathetic and interesting characters that could’ve been explored instead. And then he did some stupid “grand heroic sacrifice”. I cried more when the Russian dude died

Max was a victim of Billy’s abuse for years which was completely undermined by her ooc constant concern for him and overblown grief at his death

El being oh so concerned about Billy when she knew he was the asshole who had abused his friends Max and Lucas (and beat up Steve) before felt really insincere

Hopper was a huge, loud, violent jerk this season and I’m not having it. I felt sorry for Joyce having to put up with him and then he presumably died heroically (??? he’s obviously still alive guys) and I...didn’t really care? Was kind of on the Jopper train but have no hopes for it now. Where was their supposed “history” together that was hinted at before the season? It just felt like Hopper constantly acting like a huge, controlling manchild and Joyce having to pep/comfort/discipline him. No sense of back and forth support

What the fuck was that music number with Dustin and Suzie?? Omg cringe. I could feel how the characters all died inside

On the subject of music, they stole Jancy’s theme song and gave it to Steve and Robin and then Mileven. Mileven also stole Jancy’s “I love you”, which was clearly hinted from the name of the song on the soundtrack titled “The first I love you”, which is literally a rehash of their theme “The first lie” in s2. A huge slap in the face to end the season with

[stranger-chichka]

Ohhhh, I always skip the russian plot every time I rewatch some scenes but these parallels you’re found with Enzo, coded messages and especially “word from America” JUST WOW, BIG BRAIN!!!

As I wrote about it already just wanted to add that not only “Smalltown boy” is the first song in Mike’s playlist, we literally see a word “boy” behind him while Argyle is rambling about a small woman.

And yes, the idea of Mike aka America giving his answer to Will aka Nintendo in Castle Byers would have so much sense considering the fact Jonathan was telling about building it during the shed scene in s2. The same scene Joyce mentioned Will’s birthday which is forgotten in s4. The same scene Mike’s telling about the day they met and how it was the best thing he’d ever done. But wat if, just what if, America’s answer to Nintendo happens in the Wheelers house? It’s also called a castle in s1 and I was wondering about Mike giving Will that letter he wrote about their DnD campaign after Will’s “It was a 7” that you’ve theorised about. That would be exact answer to Will’s coded “I Love you”, since capitalised L is 7 turned upside down and Erica in s3 says she loves capitalism the most in her country.

Btw, I’ve made two posts on that Nintendo metaphor and a few posts on Erica and how she foreshadows Byler, be free to check them out and if you already did it would be fair giving me some credit 🥴

The Nina Project—“Americantendo is America’s answer to Nintendo.”

AKA Mike’s response to Will’s confession about wanting to play Nintendo for the rest of their lives...They've told us “the secret location”.

I realized that Hopper and Joyce’s plot contains a lot of metaphors and foreshadowing for Byler. Joyce receives a coded message from Hopper disguised as a message "from Enzo". "Who sent this? A friend?" Murrary asks. (It parallels Will giving Mike a coded painting from someone else and Mike saying that they're "friends.") Every time Dmitri hears from Joyce, he says that he "has word from America."

Mike, as the recipient of a coded painting, is "America".

Erica tells us something about Mike and Will this season.

Before Erica answers the door for Jason, she’s painting a model dragon scene, and its foreshadowing Will's painting. Of course, it's interrupted and in hindsight, we can see that the scene is a joke about that.

She's been covering for two days.

And looky there, we're missing two days of time after Mike's love confession that was built off of Will calling him “the heart" in reference to the painting he lied about. We know virtually nothing about the drive back to Hawkins, besides the fact that El has not talked to Will and only talked to Mike a little.

It costs 10 bucks per day. Mike and Will are two 10s according to their shoes at Rink o Mania.

“Another week” has two interpretations—either because Mike/Will spent the week of Spring Break hiding the truth (Mike about loving El and his sexuality and Will about the painting and his feelings), the jig is up for someone at the beginning of S5, or we're gonna spend one more week with them still hiding the truth, and the response to “Nintendo Forever” will come at the end of that.

Erica also gives us our Nintendo reference. She wants it with Duck Hunt.

"Duck Hunt is a shooter game in which the objective is to shoot moving targets on the screen in mid-flight. It was released as an arcade game in the Nintendo VS. series in April 1984 and was later included in the PlayChoice-10 arcade console. The console supports two light guns, allowing two players at once."

Okay, so whatever happens to them, it's going to happen at the same time..I’m pretty sure this is a reference to them “finding the light” to fight Vecna (and maybe his cult 🤨).

Now, let's jump ahead a little to the story of "Nina, or Madly in Love" an alternative version of the one referenced by Dr. Brenner at the Nina Project, because the music they play is actually from the opera version.

"As the opera opens, Nina, the Count’s daughter, has gone mad due to a broken heart. We learn that she was to marry Lindoro, with her father’s approval, but on their wedding day a richer and more powerful suitor turned up, and the her father broke his word. Lindoro challenged his rival to a duel, and was killed.

Nina goes to the crossroads at the same hour every day to wait for her lover. The villagers come to comfort her, and sing her favourite song. Nina sings in anticipation of meeting Lindoro, but when he fails to appear, Nina leaves flowers at the waiting place and returns to the village.

The Count's valet appears with good news: it turns out Lindoro is still alive. Giorgio tells the Count that Lindor is at the castle gates hoping to see his darling. The Count greets Lindoro with tears of joy. Lindoro tells him that he was seriously wounded and nursed back to health by a friend. He has stayed away until now, believing Nina married his rival. He is aghast to hear that his beloved has lost her mind.

The lovers are reunited, and Nina is restored to sanity."

This parallels a lot of Mike's experience in S1. Believing Will to be dead, but him being found at the crossroads of the gates (the library). Mike finding a "more powerful suitor" while Will was gone. Mike regretting that day on the hill with all the flowers. El finding Will at Castle Byers. "Lost her mind" = Love making Mike crazy. Argyle also asks Mike what makes him think Nina is a small woman, which is a joke because Mike's favorite song is "Smalltown Boy" on his spotify playlist. This could be another point to the theory about him getting Vecna'd since it might require the group on the hill with the flowers to sing his favorite song. Argyle also says, “It would take a big tree to hide a small woman….”

Since the Nina Project is about recovering a memory, Mike is going to unrepress his memories of the day he thought Will died--likely including that unreleased bike scene of Mike crying. Mike and Will are going to be lovers reuniting at Castle Byers together, either in a shared memory if they're being Vecna'd, or later in the Upside Down after fighting him. There, Mike is going to give us "America’s answer to Nintendo.”

And what do you know--an American flag.

All “friends” welcome.

[bill-denbro]

can’t fight this feeling | part 2

( gif not mine. )

↳ table of contents: part 1 part 2 part 3 ↳ pairing: bill denbrough x reader au ↳ summary: Bill, Richie, Stan and Eddie all devised a plan to make [Name] scoot away from Bill. She couldn't help but feel disappointed. She can't fight her feelings, after all. ↳ warnings: cursing and my ~shitty~ writing.  ↳ a/n: THIS IS AN AU BTW, inspired by the movie 'flipped’ and the song 'can't fight this feeling' by REO speedwagon/cover of the glee cast. so shooketh at all the feedback !1!1!1 im glad you all appreciate my ~shitty~ writing !! :)) btw, requests are open. . . message me too, if you wanna get added to the tags :))

You give my life direction You make everything so clear

— time skip

BILL

      "Hey Bill! Bill!" The all too familiar voice of [Name] [Lastname] boomed from behind Richie, Eddie, Stan and I.

"Shit, she's back at it!" Richie exclaimed while Eddie's eyes widened.

"N-no, no, no," I whispered to myself, while I gave them the code blue look.

You might be wondering, what the fuck is the code blue? The is emphasized just so you know. Well, all of us agreed not to use red since it's been overused, so we decided on blue instead. Besides, blue is cool. Anyways, continuing on what is the code blue, it's basically a reminder — more of an alarm to inform ourselves to evacuate away from [Name].

"Run!" I yelled out, while all of us dashed out of Literature class. While our feet carried us, well, to whatever it takes us, I smiled in triumph. I could almost see [Name]'s disappointed sigh once again. . .

Did I even feel a pinch of guilt?

Maybe, but not much to say I am truly sorry.

Once we arrived in the cafeteria — drenched in sweat and heavy breathing here and there (mostly Eddie, though) we survived yet another the code blue evacuation.

Always have the emphasis on 'the' for the code blue.

"Great job o-o-once again g-guys!" I grinned at them, while all of us take a seat on the chairs.

"Another code blue accomplished!" Richie comments, raising his hand for Stan to high five, which Stan dodged away. Richie frowns, while all of us laugh at him.

"The code blue," I corrected Richie. "A-Always emphasize 'the' in the c-code blue."

"Okay Bill," Richie pushed his glasses up, avoiding it from falling.

"I swear, [Name] keeps on bugging us. Why can't she just accept the fact that Bill doesn't like her?" Eddie asked, while all of us shrugged. He takes a sandwich out of his bag, quickly taking a bite from it.

A minute passed, all of us eating our packed recess.

"I have a plan!" Richie exclaimed, as all of our eyes turned to look at him.

Stan raises his brow, as Eddie continued to munch on his sandwich. I sat there eating my biscuits, confused.

"And what i-i-is that plan?" I questioned him, while he gives me a wicked grin.

"Ask Gretta out. . .simple!" I looked at Stan, while he gives me a shrug. Eddie gives me a thumbs up, while Richie smiles triumphantly.

Thinking about it, it is a nice idea. I never understood why [Name] badly hated her. Gretta isn't too bad, as well. She's nice, pretty and has a lot of hair too!

My lips turned up to a grin, while I nod at Richie. "Y-You know what Richie, that is a good i-i-idea!"

Richie smiles triumphantly to himself, "I am quite the genius, really."

"Quite," Stan butted in. Richie glared at him, while Eddie laughs.

"So, when do I-I ask Gretta out?" I asked, while Richie shrugs.

"Maybe ask her out tomorrow at lunch time," Eddie then sits up, while he continues, "I'm pretty sure [Name] will be there tomorrow."

Stan nodded at Eddie's suggestion, as well as Richie. "Yeah! That's a good idea! Ask her out tomorrow, I'm sure [Name] will be so jealous!"

"Sure Richie," I playfully rolled my eyes at him.

"Dude, she will, I'm so sure!" Richie loudly explained. I raised my brow at him, while Stan and Eddie nodded alongside Richie's side.

"Dude, haven't you seen how she looks at you? That girl is so fucking crazy for you!" Stan laughs, while Eddie adds, "It's crazy, really."

"Well, s-she should just stop t-t-trying then. I-I don't l-l-like her, a-and she sh-should accept that," I replied, while I finished the last bite of my biscuit.

[Name] [Lastname] should just stop. . . I actually feel really bad for her, why won't she just let me be? Leave me alone?

[NAME]

      "I heard Bill's going to ask Gretta out later lunch," Beverly slides beside me, as I get my things from my locker. I looked at her, shocked.

"What?!"

Beverly gives me a sympathetic smile, while I bang my head repeatedly on my locker. "Gretta's such a bitch! Doesn't he see how she teases us and treats us like crap? I mean, sure I like him, but — but — that's just so. . ."

"I know," Beverly pats me on my shoulder. "Why do you like him so much anyway? He's a huge asshole to you, you deserve way more."

I shrugged, while I put my books in to chest, while I hug it close to me. "His eyes caught me, the moment I saw him. His eyes shine like the stars, and it just lured me in."

Beverly laughs, "You sound like Ben now, so poetic."

Giving her an evil grin, "So, you and Ben, huh?"

She blushes, while I wiggle my brows to tease her. "Awwww, Bevvy is in lurveeeee!"

She playfully pushes me away, while I laugh at her. "Don't worry Bev, I'm sure he likes you too."

"Bill will like you too, in the future!" Beverly smiles evilly at me, I shook my head at her. Slamming my locker shut, I turned to look at her.

"He won't Bev, he hates me! Hates me!" I groaned while she sighs.

"We'll see later lunch if he'll really ask Gretta out, which I hope he won't do. . ." Beverly added, while we walk together.

I halted, while I stared at her, confused. "Why?"

"You two are meant to be, it's like written in the stars! He's just an idiot, you two will be together soon enough," She grins, while she sends me a wink.

I shook my head, hugging my books into my chest.

"I'm me Bev. . . plain ol' me, that's why he doesn't like me! I'm plain dusty!" I exclaimed, while we continued walking.

"You're somethin' else [Nickname], and he's so blind not to see that," She gives me a final wave, as she dashes to the other side to go to her class.

Bill Denbrough never liked me, let alone even give me a smile! It's impossible for him to like me in the future. . .

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[s-t-r-a-n-g-e-r-t-h-i-n-g-s]

Hey guys!! I finally finished s2, and I'm so happy to be back!!! This is going to b a master post of my reaction, so if you haven't finished it, don't look (unless you want spoilers like some kind of heathen.) These are in no particular order it's just my genuine reaction.

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Holy moly!!

That was so good wow but like I'm sad

RIP Mews. Man I know they said there would be a major character death, but I wasn't think THAT major.

Jk it's Bob and I'm salty. Like he was so sweet. He knew he would die, and he sacrificed himself. I feel bad bc at first I didn't like him, but I'm so sad he died.

I. Love. Dustin. Only a precious baby like him could tame a fucking demogorgan (demodog) he's precious. When he was rejected by the girls at the end I was so mad bc he is perfect those girls can choke.

Speaking of Dustin, his friendship with Steve? Golden. Actually perfect.

Which brings me to I LOVE STEVE!!! He is the #1 best babysitter you guys. He cares about everyone so much and he's just amazing. I love him.

Eleven is so sassy wth

I love my angsty daughter

Her living w/ Hop? Priceless.

Speaking of El, Terry Ives. The fact that she has been reliving the same horrifying thing every single day is so scary. I cried so much. That's torture.

Also 008??? SHOOK. Her powers are so cool wtf?!? Like amazing, but homegirl needs to chill with the revenge a lil bit

But back to el. Her powers are so much stronger!! I'm proud.

Multiple demogorgans? No ma'am.

Will being possessed by a shadow monster virus thing? No ma'am.

But they got it out!! I love everyone (especially joyce) they're all so smart!

Speaking of smart the Morse code thing?? With Will? Genius.

Side note I like this new doctor he's so much better than brenner

I can't believe that son of a binch Brenner is alive kmn.

Is Troy dead bc like he wasn't there but that's ok w/ me

Barbs parents broke my heart into a million pieces

But at least she got a funeral finally

Also Nancy + Jonathan? Not mad. I love Steve, but I'm not mad.

BILLY SUCKS

I hate him with my whole being

But Max? Yes. Max + Lucas? YES!

I love Mike Wheeler and so does Will Byers, sorry o don't make the rules.

MILEVEN REUNION

MILEVEN REUNION

MILEVEN REUNION

I was so happy

+ I thought Mike would kill Hop

Hopper is my dad btw he's everyone's dad including ELEVEN HELL YEAH!!

Snow Ball!!!! The Suffer Bros™ stayed true to their name this season, but at the end they saved my life. I cannot believe it. I'm blest.

(im ignoring the part where the big monster was over the middle school)

That's all that's on my mind rn bc my thoughts are abuzz but it was so good!!! I'm beyond happy!!