I'm really crying thinking about this child growing up feeling scared but maybe finding a bit of courage from playing Will and hearing all of the speeches that the writers wrote in the story to give Will the strenght to be himself and like... Will gives so much courage to me about my own identity, he's my favorite character because he inspires me with his story and his kindness and to think that he probably did the same thing for Noah is so beautiful I can't stop crying and I'm so so happy for Noah I'm so happy he gets to finally be fully himself
the party visits Hawkins for the holidays, circa December 1991.
i was lucky enough to get to participate in a secret santa gift exchange along with my friends, some of the most talented people in the stranger things fandom! my recipient was @halosketches, one of the coolest people i know. it was a pleasure to be able to work on this and i'm happy to able to share it now! happy holidays, boys 🫶
just a preface - do not b mistaken ! this is not an in-game dnd design, but a costume 4 the campaign
in my head, this is post-apocalypse, the party hasn't been able 2 play dnd for nearly a year + a half (cuz. yknow. the world was ending + they were a lil busy), but now everything is finally over For Good and they decide 2 go all out for their first campaign back together again. im talking like, at least a 4-5 months of planning + preparation. (mike is the dm)
they all make their own costumes, some choosing to share w and get help from the others, others choosing to do it all on their own and keep it a surprise, and mike makes props + stuff for the more prevalent npc's. they even decorate(?) the basement for the proper ~vibes~. basically its sick asf and every1 is fuckin Stoked by the time the first session comes around.
will is one of the ones who chooses 2 keep it a surprise - w the exception of his mom (2 help sew) + el (under a Very strict promise 2 not tell Any1, lest the surprise b ruined) .
design notes >
the eye make-up was borrowed from el
the gold in his hair is coloured hairspray/paint/smth idk yet i havent really decided
the gold on the boots + staff is hand painted
the pants were dyed the dark purple
the inside of the cape is the same sheer purple w stars fabric as the shirt
the staff thing is a real stick (like. its not foam or anything) + somehow willel shape it that way w her/their powers or spend an entire day in the woods looking 4 the right one or something, idk i havent fully fleshed out that part
the rings, bracelets + the moon on the staff r real metal so will's lightning/electricity is attracted 2 them (done for the vibes cuz jt looks fuckin cool)
every other moon/star is either foam or fabric
the stars on the pants r stitched on, but the ones on the cape r glued on
u cant see it in these, but the cape attaches to the collar in the middle like how it does in the frontline
his powers notes >
big fan of flickergate, so i Had 2 make his powers b electricity/lightning centered
took inspo from the 'the heart' poster(?) and made it blue
he has telekinesis as well, but its not as strong as el's
u can see the blue lightning in his eyes when he uses his powers
he gets nosebleeds less frequently than el
instead, when overworked, his fingertips essentially get fried/burned (sometimes his entire hands if he pushes too far)
discovery of his powers follows the flickergate theory of byler kiss in the upside down makes the lights flicker but also i think he shocks mike or makes his hair staticky or smth and when they pull away theres blue lightning dancing on his fingertips
once his powers r 'unlocked' so 2 speak, he starts unconsciously using them when feeling strong emotions (flickering lights, tv/radios/other electrical appliances turning on/off, shocking someone/thing and in much less common, more serious cases, blowing fuses and lightbulbs, lightening-shaped burns on whatever he's touching, completely frying electrical appliances, etc)
byler centric notes >
will helped mike sometimes w making the campaign + the prop-making (think whole days spent brainstorming ideas while mike writes the outline and will sketches the designs)
mike constantly pesters him abt showing him his costume but will holds his ground abt keeping it a secret so he only gets glimpses of scrap fabrics + foam on will's desk/floor when he comes over
ergo, he promptly loses his mind when he finally sees it and needs like. five minutes 2 fix his broken brain (which the party does tease him abt, of course)
and hey, if mikes hair/clothes r staticky when they come back from a mid-session break, u cant prove anything
ok .. i think i need 2 write a fic w will having powers now lol . this got outta hand
SOUND FAMILIAR?????? A SWORD????? FIGHTING A DRAGON DURING THE APOCALYPSE???????
Mike’s name is Michael for a fucking reason. There’s a reason that Robin described the vibes leaving as “divine intervention” after Mike’s monologue, and there’s a reason that Mike’s always falling (tripped by Troy, jumping off a cliff, tripping over vines in the tunnels). Viktor said that he was saved by the voice of an angel. Max ran through the graveyard in her first Vecna vision and we literally saw angels around her
And Nancy and Robin were in a place that looks just a bit too much like a church when they found out how to save Max.
And no one calls Will ‘William’ or Max ‘Maxine’- only Mike is regularly called his full name.
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