#murrlexei

[jaegerisim]

STRANGER THINGS SHIPS AS GRINDR TEXTS

[thedeadestmeme]

we can’t have shit in Hawkins.

today’s complaint: Alexei and Murray Bauman, the ship that got shot down before it even hit the water

listen. if you didn’t watch that scene of Murray opening his door with a gun in hand, pointing it at Alexei, and switching to Russian at the drop of a hat to insult the man— if you didn’t see that scene and think about how that’s the perfect set up for a meet ugly, then i’m here to provide some thoughts.

i’m not saying that they have to be together. if you liked them as a bromance, that’s totally cool. please feel free to be equally as pissed that your bromance was robbed from you in only 3 episodes.

but if you do… c’mon, there’s no way Alexei didn’t find that *a little* hot.

yes, Murray is a total mess of a man. he’s mostly characterized as the overly-paranoid, overly-blunt conspiracy theorist. however!! he has some valid reasons in this universe for being like that. bc well. some of the conspiracies were true.

he isn’t the most likeable, but i think he could have benefited a lot from having a friend in his life. especially when that friend actually shares his humor, which seemed like a hell of a shock for Murray!! (see: the car scene where Murray says, “I told them they should have sex” and Alexei, without hesitation, responds, “they have not had sex?” And the two start losing it).

and the fair!! the FAIR!!

me, @ the writers: you wrote an entire scene of two characters that go to a fair. it’s a spontaneous decision. one of them wants to take the other somewhere fun bc they’d never been. and they want to be the one of watch them experience it. and they decided that bc they wanted to show this person that life could be so fun, especially if that person was able to stick around

the writers: yup!!

me: …you wrote one of the most basic dating setups. this is a dating trope. this was a date—

the writers: what was that? couldn’t hear you over the sound of another character that you’d just started to get attached to dying:)

i don’t have to repeat that this is bullshit.

the most bullshit thing tho?? MURRAY HAVING TO WITNESS IT. LIKE WHAT THE FUCK, DUDE.

Murray thought he had a friend. this man that’d rather spend all his time alone, never trusting anyone— he finally had a FRIEND.

HE DIDN’T EVEN GET TO WITNESS ALEXEI PLAYING GAMES!! HE DIDN’T EVEN HAVE A CHANCE TO ASK HOW HE WON THAT HUGE WOODY WOODPECKER PLUSH!!!

WE WERE ROBBED OF AN ENTIRE MONTAGE OF THEM PLAYING GAMES TOGETHER. I AM. SCREAMING.

side-note: get you a man that’s so good at carnival games that he manages to win the biggest prize in one-go.

anyway. if Alexei would’ve survived, i think it would’ve been great. i mean, can you imagine how funny it could’ve been to see Alexei and Murray living in Murray’s safehouse?

they would’ve had the energy of bickering gay uncles.

like. imagine that in this universe, Alexei would’ve survived the bullet wound. so, understandably, he’s not looking forward to getting involved with anything else. hell, Murray doesn’t want ANY part in anything anymore bc he nearly watches Alexei die. so, sue him if he doesn’t want either of their lives at risk. and the entire time that the other characters are trying to convince them that they should help, you’ve got these two men — probably standing in their grungy tank tops and boxers bc they had visitors barge into their place while they were having a lazy day of watching cartoons —, and they’ve got their arms crossed as they’re just trading the most annoyed looks.

they keep bickering in a mixture of Russian/English as they try to decide if it’s worth it to bother with these people.

bonus idea: every time that someone tries to ask how Alexei deals with Murray as a roommate, Alexei tries not to look done as fuck. he realizes that Murray was totally right — these people are oblivious as fuck to relationships of any kind.

and just to make it worse: he’s *literally* wearing Murray’s boxers. Murray’s wearing his shirt. the guest bedroom is obviously untouched. he’s stolen Murray’s cup from the man’s hand on multiple occasions in the past hour — not bc he doesn’t have his own to drink, but bc it’s funny.

Alexei, after staring blankly at Joyce/Hopper/whoever for a whole minute, tells them in Russian — “we have fucked three times and that was only this week.”

somewhere, Murray fucking chokes. he stays laughing for like an hour as Alexei continues to explain nothing.

[amarithegreat42]

Ships and whether or not I ship them

Most definitely ship:

Byler / Will x Mike

Elumax / Eleven x Lucas x Max

Ronance / Robin x Nancy

Jargyle / Jonathan x Argyle

Jopper / Joyce x Hopper

Rovickie / Robin x Vickie

Murrlexei / Murray x Alexei

They're cute:

Stonathan / Steve x Jonathan

Jancy / Jonathan x Nancy

Steddie / Steve x Eddie

Henderhop / Dustin x Eleven

Byclair / Will x Lucas

As friends:

Stobin / Steve & Robin

Henderhop / Dustin & Eleven

Madwheeler / Max & Mike

Stancy / Steve & Nancy

I don't see it:

Mileven / Mike x Eleven

Stancy / Steve x Nancy

Harringrove / Steve x Billy

Murroyce / Murray x Joyce

Hellcheer / Eddie x Chrissy

I'm shocked why is this a ship:

Max x Billy

Willel / Will x Eleven

Karen x Billy

(Be nice in the notes, tell me why you might ship something)

[byler-alarmist]

Alexei was really the perfect little guy for Murray, huh.....

[salamandergoo]

STWG Prompt “You’re Shaking”

“You are shaking.” Alexei’s voice was low, his accent a balm for Murray’s aching head.

Murray tried to answer, but it came out in a sneeze. The trip from Russia had been harrowing and long, he might argue longer than the trip there. At least being drugged had let him get some sleep. He sniffled and tried again. “Just a cold.”

“You are too warm.” Alexei pulled another blanket over Murray’s shivering form. It was embarrassing, even hidden in the little room in the back of Jim’s partially destroyed cabin.

Murray had called in a favor before leaving for California, had Alexei stay with the Harrington kid. Judging by the way the kid had looked like he’d been dragged from hell, Alexei had gotten into some shenanigans here in Hawkins. “You could lay down with me.”

“No funny business.” Alexei shrugged off his jacket and got into the bed, sharing his warmth.

Murray wasn’t much of a touchy person, never had been. But something about his companion made him want to hold and be held. He liked tucking his head under Alexei’s chin and listening to the slow, even beating of his heart.

He felt loved, and it was… nice.

[idksjdhshdhd]

Hey guys! I need a quick break because I’m watching THAT scene in Stranger Things 3 (the carnival scene. Iykyk.) THX!

Quick vent: THEY COULDA BEEN BOYFRIENDS! 😭😭😭 THEY COULD’VE BEEN MARRIED 😫😫😫 WHHYYYYYYYY 😞😞😞

[robertdownerjunior]

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[ronancebyler]

hello,

you're at the gateway to the upside down.

it's right this way, come in!

[itswhatyougive]

Nothing makes me smile like that scene of Murray and Alexei laughing together in the car in S4. They were so cute and silly!!!!

[thedeadestmeme]

absolutely could’ve been a world where Alexei survived.

while Joyce was packing up her kiddos to go to California, Alexei was moving in with Murray since that’s the only safe place for him. and since his life’s already at risk bc he’s considered a traitor, he’s left to stay home while Joyce and Murray go on their rescue mission.

i would love if Alexei would be Murray’s version of Suzie. like, in a moment of absolute panic, the characters would find a way to call him. and the scene cuts to Alexei, sitting on Murray’s couch with a spoonful of ice cream in his mouth. he’s chuckling at some cartoon, mumbling to himself about the silliness of it. and he hears the phone ring. and it’s genuinely surprising bc that phone NEVER rings.

instantly, he knows it has to be Murray. he knows it has to be serious bc Murray would never call, unless it was life-threatening.

so, we get a silly moment of Alexei trying to happily answer the phone bc even tho it could be dire, he hasn’t gotten to speak to anyone in a week. (it’s been lonely at the bunker!!) and Murray’s trying not to scream into the phone bc “yes, yes, it’s been a lovely trip. we’ve really loved the sightseeing. snow, snow, and — oh, look! more snow! it’s just great. anyway, as i was saying—.”

the scene of Murray with the flamethrower, but he’s extra motivated by the idea of getting back home to his roommate.

before that, there’s a moment of Murray complaining about Alexei in every other scene. like, he totally knows that Alexei’s probably eaten all their cereal. he keeps saying that he’s dreading that he’ll have to go shopping when he gets home. he keeps telling Joyce about all these specific things that Alexei does that annoy him, but the more that he talks, the more obvious it is that he really misses the surprisingly domestic life that he and Alexei have built.

throughout all of it, Joyce keeps staring at Murray and trying to figure out if Murray knows that he might care about Alexei as more than a roommate/best friend.

bonus content: if Eddie made it, i can totally imagine that he’d somehow end up at Murray’s bunker.

everyone’s worried bc Eddie needs a place to stay until they’ve figured out how to clear his name. and Nancy’s like “…i think i actually might know a guy.”

now, cue Eddie having to deal with two dysfunctional gays looking after him. he’s actually surprised bc he ends up becoming buddies with Alexei, despite the language barrier — which Alexei’s been working hard to fix with Murray’s help.

it’s actually really nice. Eddie’s surprised to discover how much he relates to Alexei. not only do they both have the displeasure of being on house arrest until the world’s safe enough for them to return to, but Alexei knows a thing or two about feeling ostracized by others. there’s some other stuff, but that’s definitely the biggest thing for Eddie.

by the end of it, Eddie feels seen for the first time in his life by these two.

he has some really good talks with Murray bc Murray knows way too much about ostracized by his peers — he lives in a bunker that’s totally off the grid for a reason. anyway, he’s been called many things by way too many people. but at the end of the day, he knows who he is. he knows that he isn’t the best guy, but he isn’t a bad guy either. he knows that he doesn’t prefer people, but he can be pretty personable when he wants to be. and he knows that he’d rather live in a way that makes him happy than try to fit to any standard. so, if Eddie finds happiness in trying to learn those loudass guitar riffs and dressing like a punk, Murray doesn’t see any problem with it.

Eddie doesn’t realize that he *might* have been adopted until Steve makes a passing comment about how they’ve become kinda protective. it’s probably something like Eddie’s first time out in a while bc they’ve deemed it safe. so, Steve’s probably brought Nancy, Robin, and Dustin to come take Eddie out for some actual fun. and the whole time that Steve’s picking Eddie up, he’s like “wow. this reminds me of when i’d pick up a girl for a date, but her dad is definitely trying to intimidate me into being on my best behavior.”

and he tells Eddie that. and Eddie, who’s definitely not used to having guardians that care enough to do that, just goes — “…huh. ya don’t say.”

spoiler— Eddie’s definitely not used to having parent figures that not only care about his wellbeing, but they’re also very present in his life. it feels strange bc he’s had to be independent for all his life, but now he’s gained a support system as he’s entering adulthood. that being said, Murray and Alexei are just wacky enough that Eddie’s totally okay with it.

[mac-n-cheeseeee]

y’all someone make new murrlexei contnent I’ve read every single one that exists and now I don’t know what to do with my life lol

[anonym1sblog]

I decided I needed to make more fics about eagle’s nest+ Alexei

[80sgayz]

ok for the fun of it i'll list my ships in no particular order. haven't written down as much yet!!

byler : got me into stranger things in the first place. the only reason i got so sucked into it were the 1-4hour long video essays i stumble upon on youtube lol.

elmax: grrrrrrrr max supporting el in her independance and figuring out who she is on her own grrrrrrrrr /pos /pos /pos

lumax: ahhhhhh i like them so much they're so compatible

→this obviously means: elmax & lumax together as a poly trio (lucas and eleven being friends) just. ahhhh i need FICS of this. (i'll ask ppl for recommendations at some point)

murrlexei my beloved. my not-so-crackship that ended before it got to become anything. r.i.p. they would have been the best crazy gay uncles who'd just always be up to shenanigans. (the words "gay uncles energy" comes not from me, but someone else on tumblr i think. i dunno where exactly though sorry. (i like to give credit where credit is due))

that's it for now but i am sure i will come up with more. i don't really care about the other ships that much. anything else is just "cool good for them :)"