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Alvin. They/them. 33.

[miwiromantics]

So, just to be clear

Byler bones, mileven bones, jancy bones, stancy bones, duzie bones, rovickie bones, Kali bones, El bones, Mike’s entire personality bones and yet Ted is still fucking alive???

[elfrudeart]

Hope you're enjoying your chicken, Duffer's.

[elfrudeart]

To the milevens out there...

Those of you who have followed me for a long time probably know that I've always advocated for people's right to ship freely, regardless of whether that ship makes sense to me or others. It's fiction. Shipping is fun and people find enjoyment in different things and that is totally okay.

So while I personally haven't rooted for mileven since somewhere around season 2 - I was still sort of appalled by the fact that Mike (knowing that his girlfriend was about to get herself killed btw) STILL could not say "I love you" back??

After the entire 4th season revolving around his inability to say this directly to her face, making her feel insecure to the point she was convinced he thought of her as a monster...?? Or that he lowkey only wanted to be with her because she had "superpowers".

So, all mileven shippers out there - are you guys okay? How do you feel about this?

Because yeah, I might be a byler-shipper myself, but even I feel like that was an absurd and disappointing choice for the writers to make.

I'm genuinely sorry they stole that moment from you. ❤️

[elfrudeart]

So... the message the Duffer's were trying to convey this whole time was "shit happens, move on"?

Cool. Glad I emotionally invested in this show for almost a decade.

[elfrudeart]

This wasn't even a nothingburger.

It was an idiot sandwich.

[fandomfoundmyart]

Mike: *shows up to california in that god awful outfit*

Will: Ugh I can't believe I'm going to make out with him

Jonathan: You don't have to

Will: No I'm gonna

[elfrudeart]

yeah no this happened, we all saw it

[elfrudeart]

i can't believe the duffer brothers sent me this deleted scene

[elfrudeart]

As promised, here's another lil' comic based on your silly stuff!

I don't know why I got so intense with the coloring and backgrounds on this one, it sort of just happened eheh--

Based on this post!

[elfrudeart]

I said I'd draw them - and here they are 🧡💙

[elfrudeart]

They (i.e Mike) keep saying that Will's powers are innate. Repeatedly. There is so much emphasis on this, it's almost ridiculous, right?

Even though what we actually see is that Will only has access to them when he is connected to the hive mind.

Does that seem like innate powers to you? No, it doesn't. Right?

But what if Mike is right? What if the reason the show keeps telling us Will's powers are innate, is because he doesn't actually need the hive? He only thinks he does.

[miwiheroes]

i’ve been doing some thinking over the past few days and i’m in two camps about the coming out scene and it really depends on whether byler is endgame:

- If byler is endgame somehow: the coming out sort of makes sense to make all seem hopeless. Will came out because he was forced to, making him beg for everyone to accept him because he’s terribly afraid. He downplays his emotions surrounding Mike because Vecna made him feel like his love wasn’t a beautiful thing or requited in the slightest. This is a contrast to when he’d been so hopeful at the beginning of the volume with Robins conversation about the coming out. It’s a good set up to Mike reciprocating as it’s a good plot twist set up. Could have been executed far better, and Will deserved to come out with his own autonomy, but for story purposes, it makes sense in a way.

- If byler isn’t addressed/endgame past the coming out: this is what I’m afraid will happen because it means that the showrunners made Will get over his love for Mike in the space of like three days and reduce it down to a mere one sided crush when Mike has treated Will with such care for their whole friendship prior to season 3. It means that the Duffers main message was to tell queer people that sometimes things don’t work out! as if we don’t already know that. It means that we were supposed to feel empowered by Will coming out because of fear, instead of with his own autonomy. It means that Mike probably will never know how much Will truly loved him. It means that Will was begging his friends to accept him and was apologising to Mike for loving him and was reassuring THEM about being gay - and that’s supposed to be empowering.

The finale is in two days now, and I’m not really going into it expecting anything neither positive or negative. I’m letting go of my expectations tbh. Hope you guys will be rightfully annoyed with me if option 2 happens instead of claiming that there’s some “secret cut”…

[elfrudeart]

This is the level of denial we've been dealing with for five seasons btw

[gayofthefae]

I'm still here actually.

[mivynna]

mike and will walking behind the team, separated from them enough for a private conversation.

m: this.. "tammy" of yours. did you really have a crush on him?

will's a little hesitant to answear.

w: yeah.

m: does he even deserve it?

will stops walking, mike too. will's lost for words. did mike not get it?

w: what do you mean?

m: i mean seems like all he did was hurt you, how can you possibly like him?

w: i- i don't understand what you mean.

mike starts talking fast.

m: for the past few years he only made you feel like shit, you fought all the time and he doesn't know why but he just couldn't act right with you. so why, i mean how do you like him? enough to make it hurt, enough for vecna to use it against you?

will is starting to understand. mike got it, just not quite.

w: what do you mean, mike? sure, we fought, but... he always apologized and we were so close that it hardly mattered. i didn't care if it hurt and i just couldn't help it. he was so nice and he made me feel like i mattered, i had no chance.

m: you do matter.

w: ... okay.

will and mike stare at each other for a while. until mike starts talking again.

m: why.. why did you never tell him that?

w: dunno. i never planned.

m: why?

w: why does it matter?

will starts to get frustrated.

m: well, maybe if "tammy" knew he would have...

w: what?

m: i dunno! maybe you could've figured it out together.

will huffs a laugh.

w: right. okay, yeah sure, mike.

will starts walking, mike follows.

m: do you still have a crush on "tammy"?

w: what? mike, this is not the time.

m: we could not make it till tomorrow so it's the perfect time.

w: why does it even matter?!

they stop again. will is angry now. what is this interrogation?

m: it's important! do you?

w: we knew each other for years and spent almost every day together and he's annoying as ever and i still like him, okay? you happy now?

will crosses his arms waiting for mike to answer, too angry to back down. he anticipated him getting all awkward about it but he can't quite read mike's expression.

m: yes, actually. i am.

mike was beaming. will's confused.

w: what?

m: maybe that's all he needed. maybe he was too scared to admit to himself that he felt more for his best friend than for his girlfriend. maybe he was mad at himself for thinking that way and tried to run from the truth. but if he knew, if only he knew... then everything would have changed. he wouldn't have to be scared anymore.

will is shoked.

w: mike.. what do you mean?

m: i mean.. if you still wanted him he doesn't have to be your "tammy" or whatever. he can just be... yours.

they just stood there. mike looking at will like that. like he always did but even more now. and will... he just couldn't believe it. is this some trick? is he still captured by vecna?

w: mike. don't joke like that. it's cruel.

m: i would never joke like that! never.

mike was looking at him with the most earnest eyes.

god... was he serious?

before will could even think of an answer they got interrupted.

- guys, move along maybe?

right. they are in the middle of what could be the final battle. will didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

w: we should get going.

m: yeah..

w: mike.. it's not just a crush, i don't just like him. i.. i've been in love with him for a while.

mike smiles softly.

m: looking back... maybe he was in love with you longer. he was just a fucking coward.

w: you're not a coward.

mike made a face and shrugged, like he didn't believe him.

he then playfully nudged will's shoulder.

m: c'mon, don't wanna be late for vecna's slaughter.

they started walking, bumping shoulders and steeling glances, smiling and blushing. they have to survive this shitshow. they have such a good thing waiting for them.

[corgicrafter]

I have many thoughts

[fatfatgaybitch]

If the last 5 minutes of Sorcerer can re-contextualize byler for thousands of people after a volume of basically no byler then the finale can too

[elfrudeart]

true.

[elfrudeart]

Unpropose?

How about we unrelease vol. 2. Yikes.

[momentov1vere]

the human body was not built to hold this much byler hope and doubt/anxiety simultaneously

i feel like i’m going insane

[radio-sizhu]

if we’re going crazy then we’ll go crazy together right

crazy together 💛💙

i srsly need help