Bonnie

yes all my OTPs are fruity let a girl live

[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

I for one will not be excusing someone’s bad faith actions or opinions just bc they happen to be a Byler shipper. Nor should you compromise your values to protect problematic behavior just bc the problematic person in question is a Byler shipper. Generative AI usage in fandom space in 2026 during the Trump administration and AI takeover is genuinely wild, and I’ve seen posts defending it like “Don’t be too harsh, there’s a person behind the screen” well slippery fucking slope. You can use that rhetoric to defend all kinds of abhorrent behavior including fascism. Y’all would not be riding this hard for bestie if they were a Milkvan or a non-Byler shipper. Don’t let fandom goggles blind you from the fact that sometimes people do bad things, EVEN Byler shippers. It’s giving tolerating anti-Palestine rhetoric in the fandom just bc the bad faith actor is a Byler shipper. Like can we not fall back into these habits? You do NOT get a pass from legitimate criticism just bc you ship Byler.

[mikeandwillsweddingofficiant]

we know who it is

[megocharm]

wilbran but it’s byler

[luisserrascigarettes]

i cant do this im giggling so bad

[pixi3hollowlez]

While we’re on the subject. Using ai for a fic when you’re a self proclaimed “Finn Wolfhard fan” when that man is making music videos with stop motion companies, recording albums on cassette, just in general pro human art.

Actually fucking insane.

[catr4t]

mike wheeler

[divinecleradin]

it baffles me that ppl bully others for thinking mike would bottom even once, bc like... are we looking at the same guy...?

[mikequeerlerwillbyersmyshaylas]

The overfeminisation of Will Byers on X genuinely pmo. Like, nowhere is it heard or seen that Will is feminine, nor has he ever said or done anything to be considered feminine. They always make him all pretty and preppy and stuff, and I’m not against it, but I just feel like people who ‘love Will’ sort of fetishise over him in feminine clothes.

Same with Mike Wheeler. The overmasculisation of Mike on X is crazy. They even consider him a ‘dom top’ like let’s bffr he would be a pathetic bottom. If not bottom at least sub. There is no WAY people genuinely think he would dominate Will bro 💀🙏.

[banishedcleric]

You can't even write it, wheezy

[bookishbon]

everyone's probably already heard about the super soaker ai drama, but here's the google doc explaining it so people are aware.

ai destroys creativity and passion, and not to mention, the earth that we call home. i get feeling stressed and and overstimulated or feeling like you just can't write, and if that's the case, take a break from ao3 and writing. people will understand. the absolute worst thing you can do is lazily generate ai slop. we will not have clean water forever.

[bookishbon]

will "but nothing's quite enough when i know that to get it i begged" byers and mike "if loving me means letting go and wishing me the best then i guess i wish you loved me less" wheeler

[bookishbon]

what are some byler hills you will die on?

[oliveespineapples]

”I don’t like ai but I can make an exception for byler!” do not come to my town

[amberstruck]

spideywill + mj wheeler except they’re in a gossip article 🗞️

[1sun3]

So... Cassie is aware of this 😂

[expiredkitty]

Hey my friends and foes! Are you suffering while waiting for tlkof to come out because you desperately need Kitty content? Well here’s a carefully curated list of fanfics gathered by yours truly to get you through this trying time!

As well as organised into frequent authors, themes, etc (all on Archive of Our Own)

In between scenes of QOAAD by bobmcjoe:

Would you?

In the Rain

trouble sleeping

By Ineedadrinkorsleep:

All I wanted

The Day The Earth Stood Still

Your Hands on My Insides (Your Fingertips Crawling in)

Eurydice Knows She is Loved

By insertcleveracejoke:

we keep reaching towards the light

in the kind of world where we belong

By Spooky_Drusilla:

Demystifying

Wayward Presence

By Panesth3sia:

I Free Fall Into Your Orbit

Into Fire, Into Ice

Letter-focused:

Unanswered Correspondence by thebookwasabsolutelybetter

writing letters addressed to the fire by WICKEDPoWERS

Fluff (some have smut and a tinge of angst):

Love is Immortality by theghostyouwriteabout

Blissful Morning by KTdreamer

fragile, new and beautiful by unidentifiedblackthorn

True North by amclove

two moonshiners on the cusp of a breath by soelgis

QoAaD rewrite:

Day by day by panicatwallmaria

Take Me Away by saturn_n_stars

Personal favourites (that were not mentioned previously):

Towards The Sun by Serene_Victory_77

How long is it going to take for you to forgive me?- The SOBH Reunion by walkingaftermidnighto7

Don’t Worry Darling by immortal_enemies

[1sun3]

I'm nostalgic right now so I started to listen to the TMI soundtrack and this song is not clace it's kitty with their separation and I'm crying 😭 😭 It's too much

These parts hurtttt:

I'd like to say we gave it a try I'd like to blame it all on life Maybe we just weren't right But that's a lie, that's a lie

And we can deny it as much as we want But in time our feelings will show Cause sooner or later we'll wonder why we gave up The truth is everyone knows

Almost, almost is never enough So close to being in love If I would have known that you wanted me The way I wanted you Then maybe we wouldn't be two worlds apart But right here in each other's arms And we almost, we almost knew what love was But almost is never enough