#romainlettusdinnerparty

[wisehearts]

sonni the ask about will in a oversized shirt,, i have such a vivid image of him with nothing on but i big fluffy white sweater - just wandering around their apartment, humming while making a sleepy breakfast, or lounging around when mike comes home from school/ work, and mike walks in either groggy and just waking up or tired from a long day and sees will looking so cozy and at home, Their home, and he just jumps will’s bones. starts off like mike just hugging him from behind cuz he looks so sweet and cozy he just has to hang on to him but will’s been horny, he’s not wearing anything else for a reason, he’s got himself all ready so he pushes back into mike and mike is all too happy to discover a certain ease of access…

Oh this is a dreaaaam zia 🫠 I'm in love with both scenarios, the cozy vibes are so strong.

"starts off like mike just hugging him from behind cuz he looks so sweet and cozy he just has to hang on to him" yes yes! aaah! I mean how many times does mike's cuteness aggression lead to sex because he just needs to squeeze. today's another one of those days where will is irresistible and reminding him how lucky he is just by exisiting, he can't help but scoop him into his arms!!

so easily picturing will pushing back and mike's hands unwinding from his waist and finding themselves on his bare thighs, completely joking about how will's not wearing much. an amused huff of a laugh at will being so direct but that smile gets wiped off his face as his hands trail up under the sweater and it's just more skin under his hands, soft and smooth all the way behind to where his hands really want to be.

and mike really shouldn't be surprised when he slides a finger between will's cheeks and feels that easy access, that will intended to be taken care of, to be used, even. all mike can do is burst out with a moan against will's back and press him against the nearest surface

(btw "he’s got himself all ready" is making me need to bite something. as if stretching himself open is like dolling himself up. and he enjoys prepping himself too. whore of all time ☝️)

[problematicbyler]

please please please do a post on gates id love you forever i want to know the drama but i get so annoyed while it’s happening that i don’t actually follow it but i wanna knowww

you are right, i did it and had so much fun compiling everything and seeing what a dumpster fire the 2022 fandom was.

here's the post :)

[zannolin]

maybe not super historical cuz it was first performed in 2018 but probably my favorite queer media like ever,, the play The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

it’s about different generations of gay men and what they owe to each other especially surrounding the aids epidemic. it’s based off of the book Howard’s End by E.M. Forester (who also wrote Maurice), so it kinda takes the structure of that book and it’s discussion on different classes and generations but sets it in the queer community. it’s not only super poignant but also just a really fun read,, i’ve been obsessed with it ever since I first read it and have sobbed like a baby every time i’ve revisited it lmao

i'm sorry i left this one so long it was one of the few things i didn't get around to watching during pride month but i DO plan on getting to it eventually i promise!!!

[etchedstars]

hi i just wanted to drop a ss of the comments i wrote on my notion page for captured ghosts because im about to reread and i think this fic deserves all the recognition in the world it slays so hard and you should know the absolute anxiety and simultaneous joy you caused me!!!

HI OH MY GOD ?!?!??!?!? thank you asufaudsf this is so so nice the joy THIS brought me?????????? immeasurable ty <3333

(ps theres a lot of thoughts in the tags w captured ghosts spoilers for those who may or may have not read my will byers gets haunted multichaptered fic!!)

[teambyler]

Everything after Mike's monologue shows that El has moved on from Mike

After the climactic events of season 4 including Mike's monologue, we have ZERO scenes between El and Mike talking about what happened. And we're never explicitly shown what she's thinking: we have to pick it up through clues.

Here are ALL the significant things El does afterward that give us any clue of what she thinks about their relationship.

Mike tells El to "wake up," and then El says (while looking at Max) "No... You're not going... No." The first "no" can also be a direct response to Mike. She is choosing not to go back to Mike and to help Max:

Of course, she wants to save Max's life. But her "no" becomes more significant when we see her thoughts while saving Max. She remembers her s3 friendship with Max, where she found herself happier dumping Mike and becoming independent. Max told her about ANOTHER female superhero Wonder Woman, said "Not Hopper, not Mike, YOU... There's more to life than stupid boys... Against the rules? We make our own rules":

We then time jump to 2 days later. Mike and El are sitting next to each other in the van, but they don't interact.

When they visit Max at the hospital, El puts her head on Mike's shoulder and he puts his arm around her. This is the ONLY expression of closeness we see between them after the monologue. Even here, both of El's arms hang at her sides:

But in this and later scenes we see Mike having more interactions with Will than with El. When Lucas says the doctors thought it was a "miracle" Max came back to life, Will and Mike have the same thought -- that El saved her -- but they look immediately at each other first instead of El. El, meanwhile, hadn't shared that Max almost died (and what she had done to save her) with Mike. She doesn't look at him. (Thanks to @romainlettusdinnerparty for pointing this out)

While cleaning Hopper's cabin, El tellingly closes the door after entering her old room, immediately after glancing at Mike and Will together. (There is no reason to close a door when you're cleaning a musty old house!) We find out that she has barely been talking to Mike:

Finally, the last scene. The three of them walk out onto the field side by side. Mike and Will stop at the same time. El walks forward ahead of the other two. Mike doesn't follow his girlfriend and stays by Will:

Since this is the very last scene and there's no dialogue, it's fair to say that what we're seeing visually will foreshadow events in the next season. She is walking ahead into the rotting part of the field (the Upside Down?). And she is moving away from Mike, and Mike is choosing to stay with Will. Mike and Will aren't holding hands, but they're BREATHING IN SYNC.

To drive things home, she sees the EXACT same kind of flowers that Mike picked for El and gave her at the airport, the yellow and purple flowers:

... But now they're wilted... a very on-your-nose symbol of their relationship. She holds on to the wilted flower while looking at the devastation in Hawkins. This reflects and foreshadows her personal journey:

The only other reading of these final images is that she will defend what is good -- Hawkins -- from Vecna. But the chosen symbol is too associated with Mike's bouquet. It can't be her protecting their relationship from Vecna. It has never been threatened by external threats. (In fact, facing shared danger from the "bad men," etc. brought them together.) Their relationship has corroded from within.

The absence of ANY scene between Mike and El post-monologue is startling. We get MANY scenes in the epilogue where we see how the main characters now relate to each other. El and Will hug Dustin, we see that Robin and Vickie might enter a relationship, heck we even see how Mike and Hopper regard each other. But for Mileven, where THE arc this season has been "Will Mike say he loves El?" we get no resolution!

Instead, we get implications and symbols. And everything makes clear that Mike and Will have grown closer, while Mike and El have grown more distant.

This, AFTER Mike said what El told her he needed to say for their relationship to work out! If anything, it made El MORE distant. As if El realized that isn't what she wants after all... unlike early in s4, El is now hardly relating to Mike whatsoever.

Mileven is a sinking ship. But that doesn't mean Mike and El must end up unhappy.

-teambyler

[id-rather-be-home]

@romainlettusdinnerparty

[wisehearts]

PLEASE POST THE HORNY BYLER TIKTOKS IM BEGGINGGG

YUSSSS I shall start compiling them! 🥵

I know I have some of my fave unhinged noah ones from last year somewhere too

[wisehearts]

i just reread in the midnight hour and by god sonni you put crack into that fic oml!! they are so tender and loving and the way you capture that manifesting physically is insanely beautiful. for every thought and emotional reaction there is a touch and for every touch there is a thought and emotional reaction and it all flows so perfectly. i feel like this fic perfectly illustrates mike and will's give and take, they are perfect equals in their relationship. they love each other so much they dont even have to do anything monumental to make the other weak at the knees and that is just so freaking yummy i cannot even!!! they barely even have to put effort into the give and take of it all, they fit so well, they love each other so much just as they are, that they just live in this perfect harmony of giving and taking exactly what the other needs - its just natural for them - and the way you depict that is making me feral!!!!!!

anywho,, i am week at the knees for you and your writing my love ❤️❤️

Omg zia this is the nicest thing to come online to I don't even know what to say AAAH thank you!!!?!?

it's so nice to hear how my writing comes across because (and I know I always say this when my writing comes up) I'm still learning what I'm doing and the fact there's any emotion or hotness, and it hits means so much to meee!!! Like, as a smut writer obviously I was so focused on whether people found it hot that I was so surprised when I got so many comments about the fic being hot AND sweet, I was like oh wow I felt like I was just writing them and their relationship in the realistic way they exist in my head! like I wasn't trying to make it mushy yet people find it full and authentic, and that's so cool to hear, because I really enjoy writing slice of life fic for them and hope others enjoy that too!

This is really motivating so thank you genuinely 🥺 I know I didn't want to go this long without posting again, but life happens and it's also tricky to build a routine when I hadn't written much before this fandom! I hope I can deliver more spicy-sweet for everyone with all my wips❣️