Spellbound

gal | 95' | she/her | I like stuff, and I tend to be dedicated about it

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Happy pride to all of us!

[deyageka]

Mike Wheeler BirthWeek 2026

April 1st: Favorite Variants/AUs Interacting

Paladin Mike meets Scoops Ahoy Mike meets MJ Wheeler (bc of some multiverse bs)

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Smalltown boy hurts

You don't understand, after that mess of a finale I was inconsolable, in an effort to find some comfort or some accompaniment I went on TikTok and I found THE most gut wrenching edit with this song, just a few videos in and then I saw it, I felt a hole forming in my chest lol.

It was such a physical reaction too, my chest area felt heavy, not to be dramatic but it genuinely broke my heart

I cannot hear this song the same. I actually avoid it because it still hurts

I actually don't think I could ever listen to that song the same way I did before the finale.

I used to love it, I played it quite a lot. Now I'm giving it an indefinite break.

In retrospect, I shouldn't have searched for comfort there, but it felt too overwhelming to go here or Twitter

[kidovna]

“I don’t want to be your Tammy. I want to be your Mike.”

commissioned by @quatrovillian for their fic His Reflection in the Snow Covered Hills!

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Mike would've explored

Damn right he would!

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And Shawn Levy does not get enough heat for my liking, he was also part of that queerbait.

What was the reason to post just byler stills around the series finale? Dangling the carrot when he knew damn well we were not going to get resolution at the end.

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GA 'fan' service was the ruin of Stranger things

I'm using 'fan' here very very loosely, they aim to please the general audience, those that watched it just because people were talking about it, they dropped the show as soon as they finished that last episode and never came back again, don't know their characters' name, don't care about their storylines. In return you let down your most loyal section of viewers in the most egregious way, underestimated, disrespected them. Just nasty, lazy, and in the byler subsection, the most ill spirited, cruel, queerbait I have ever seen.

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Man, fuck the Duffers once again, like, everybody was okay, even rooting for Byler to be canon, except for your asses

Ambiguous Byler, they figure it out eventually!

[miwiheroes]

this man was literally built to hold a sword, have a sword, use a sword, defend will byers with a sword and they took that from him (also never forget that finn wanted an actual weapon so they decided to make fun of him and give him a flare gun as a joke bc they didn't want their innocent mike to hold a gun)

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But somehow seeing the cops pull your best friend's body out of the quarry doesn't take away his innocence. Or see a monster murdering your friend's brother. Or being in the middle of a shooting and literally watching a man being gunned down to then bury his body in the middle of the desert with your best friend that, btw is the same best friend you watched being dead (and then not, false alarm) at age 12.

Nope, these things didn't take his innocence away.

They should've given this 16 year old a sword, his sister got a gun at 15!

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Jonathan Byers would NOT throw Nancy's pink sweater away, it feels so out of character.

[everyonehtswill]

Protecting your younger self (Yes both mikes are looking at both wills what about it)

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Mike and Will used the same memory to save one another.

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I LOVE the miscommunication trope

Like what do you mean Mike thinks Will rejected him?

What do you mean Will thinks Mike completely understood Will liked him and didn't correspond when in actuality Mike doesn't know wtf is going on?

What do you mean Mike thinks Will likes Robin and is jealous about it and doesn't understand why but he kinda low-key hates her?

What do you MEAN Mike thought Will liked a girl back in Lenora and that is part of the reason he got distant with Will?

What do you mean Will thought Mike didn't like the flirting in the field scene when in reality he was just too flustered because usually the one approaching is Mike and this time, when it changed it took him so by surprise he didn't know how to act

This NEEDS a resolution, otherwise is kinda tragic

[vampirementality]

i really like the idea of bravebyers where Will is like,, blatantly really into all the affection Paladin Mike is giving him - even though it's only because he thinks this is the closest he's ever going to get to having that affection with his Mike, because obviously he's straight an not into him -

- but then it all culminates in our Mike finally breaking down, like full on sobbing, and asking Will, "What's so great about him, huh? Why do you want him and not me? Which thing is it about him that I don't have??" because from his POV, he's had an unrequited crush on Will this whole time, only for Will to seemingly fall head over heels for literally just another version of Mike, but better.

[silvercloudsxx]

I also love sweet chivalrous Paladin!Mike but I feel we make him too sweet. That's still Mike Wheeler, y'all.

He may not say "You piece of shit" but you bet he says "Thou hast the honor of manure and none of the use."

"Should my name be spoken, tell them I am gone from this land."

"Must thou assault us all with thy chewing?"

"I swear upon my honor, my Liege, plots are being woven in secret against me."

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In the mid 90's Karen divorced Ted, she got into real estate (she is a really good saleswoman, top 3 agents where she works at)

When they got the news:

Nancy tried to keep a neutral reaction on her face, asking her mom how she's feeling, but honestly glad that her mom finally did something was apparent she needed to do since Nancy was little.

Mike can't really help how blunt and transparent he can be, sighed deeply, a faint smile, relieved, it was a long time coming. Hey, it's for the best for the whole family let's be honest, his dad was always there, but he is just there, not engaging much, just give a few approving or disapproving grunts, depending on what was needed in the moment, hums or nods, sprinkling some "language!" here and there... And her mom while always trying to engage and be there for him, he could always see, when he paid attention, how sad her eyes could look, how disinterested, he also noticed how regular it was to see wine glasses on the kitchen counter. His parents are probably going to be happier that way, he is mainly concerned for...

Holly.

Holly was confused, mainly, she didn't fully understand the implications of her parents' divorce, does this mean she will never see her dad ? What about Thanksgiving? Or Christmas? What about the afternoons where she would watch t.v with her dad to then inevitably fall asleep next to him?

What about her family? Surely Mike and Nancy will visit more often, right? She doesn't want to think about this too much because the confusion will turn into sadness, and if she's being honest, confusion is way easier than sadness

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I will always love you more than Twitter, Tumblr you're my special girl

My nuanced, minding their own business, not polarizing girl