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brie | she/her | swiftie | 23 | writer & book nerd | byler | adam parrish ily

[gleefulbrie]

new byler au fic (wip) <3

"me & my ghosts (we had a hell of a time)"

➺ When Mike Wheeler is released from Pennhurst Asylum in 1997, he is thrust back into the unresolved mysteries of his past, with danger looming over both his life and the lives of his friends. As two decades collide, Mike must recall his final year at the Welton Academy for Troubled Youth, where he found himself tormented by a horrifying supernatural creature and the complicated feelings he held for his (former) best friend, Will Byers.

this one is for all of my au & fantasy lovers (so basically myself) - i'm so excited to share the newest installment of my au series, inspired by the tortured poets department! new chapters will be posted weekly! give it a read if you're interested 🤍 xx

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[vault-of-amber]

oh god i hate the coming out scene more with every second. i hate that he came out to his mom at the same time as his science teacher i hate that joyce didnt show any surprise or emotion during her son's full on fucking panic attack i hate that murray was there i hate that none of his friends reacted i hate hes my tammy three episodes after it was established hes been in love with mike since kindergarten i hate that that line outs robin to a bunch of adults she doesnt know right after she said she wanted to come out on her own terms i hate that nobody comments on it or has anything to say i hate that theyre all accepting and theres no complex emotions at all despite it being the 80s i hate the fuckass me toos and that mike is like fifth to go i hate how nothing of substance gets said by anyone other than the kid pouring his heart out to like twenty people i hate that everyone claps at the end and they all move on i hate mike wheeler's complete blank slate of an expression and el's complete lack of emotion for her BROTHER that she remembers sticking by her side in cali when everyone thought SHE was the weird freak i hate 'everyone should know this too' i hate that it was done out of fear and to get it out of the way instead of as any actual emotional resolution to the character arcs theyve been building up for years i hate that everyone sat there in silence and watched this kid almost throw up with tears as he talked i hate that he says 'i dont like girls' instead of 'i like boys' and how it focuses on the negative and something he lacks instead of a source of joy in his life i hate that that line calls back to his and mike's argument in season 3 but in a way that makes it seem like mike was in the right i hate that nobody had anything to say i hate that hopper was there as though he wasnt asking joyce whether her son was a fag in season one i hate the utter lack of complexity or emotions or character i hate it being framed as a confession of secrets that he was going to have to get out the way sooner or later i hate the message it sends to younger viewers about bending over backwards to get accepted for your queerness. about getting over decade old 'crushes' because you dont want to make it weird and telling every single person in your life at once because you 'owe it to them' even though you have no reason to trust half the people in the room with your bleeding heart and about making a point beforehand to remind them that youre exactly the same as they are so youre not a freak and they should really just forget about it as soon as possible because itll be easier to accept if youre just like them even though youre not, youre not the same, it's not just i like girls vs boys, it's the way your entire childhood has been shaped by fear and bullying and being ostracized for things you couldnt control and the constant terror of growing apart from your only friends who you feel safe around and watching everyone around you get girlfriends while you sit at home waiting for them to call but dont worry about that im just like you im not a freak im not a faggot im just like you. will byers take my hand ill lead you out of this stupid fucking show

[blueraine]

group coming out plot for a gay sixteen year old in the 1980s is the kind of bullshit only a straight writer could come up with

[lynx-224]

when i’m bouncing between byler tiktok byler instagram byler tumblr and byler ao3 and i genuinely reach flow state

[gleefulbrie]

genuinely how the past week has been for me

[mikesbasementbeets]

Do you want to be friends?

[gleefulbrie]

this is so special to me

[laxinxiang]

robin saying that time slowed down when she saw tammy....the ending shot of will wiping his nose being in slow mo....that shot being from mike's pov......IM GOING CRAZY

[seeyouincastlebyers]

one frustrating thing about being a lucas sinclair fan is that you aren't allowed to point out that eddie wasn't actually that nice to him specifically because everybody will lose their freaking minds at the idea of even one single tiny iota of criticism being thrown in his direction and i hate it. everyone goes omg eddie is so yada yada yada so sweet and nurturing he's the safe place for all freaks uwu yada yada yada and like... to each their own or whatever... but not to lucas he wasn't.

and he really could've used some support btw.

why did eddie need to meet chrissy and steve in order for it to register to him that you could be both a) a fully fledged person with a functioning brain and b) also participate in something that is popular?

lucas was right there and he was doing both. he was right there balancing all of it. he was still kind and empathetic and nerdy and smart. he just ALSO had to deal with things eddie couldn't even begin to fathom. and eddie knew him! and that wasn't enough for him to believe you could have basketball AND brain. he encouraged lucas's friends to ostracize him (lest they themselves earn eddie's disapproval) and oh yeah openly belittled him for having a hobby he doesn't approve of. behind his back. to his friends. and encouraged his friends to do the same. like he doesn't already have enough to worry about. and he didn't apologize. lucas always apologizes when he treats someone even remotely badly (even when he's justified) and he's a lot younger so i'm sure that eddie coulda thrown a "sorry i'm a douche" his way instead of giving one to steve harrington who didn't even NEED (or really care about) an explanation.

but anyway, justice for lucas, he had the worst fucking time in s4 and s5 doesn't look fantastic for him rn either 🥲

don't prove my point by feeling the need to defend eddie on this post btw don't make it that easy please. i implore you to read the room. you will not change my mind but you will make me embarrassed for you in the two seconds it takes me to delete your comment 🙏

[labyrinthaze]

YOU ARE IN LOVE ON REPEAT ALL DAY

[gleefulbrie]

from the prophecy to this 🥹 i'm so happy for her!!

[gleefulbrie]

completed byler au fic!

"My house of stone, your ivy grows, and now I'm covered in you."

When William Byers is commissioned to paint a portrait for the wealthy soon-to-be-weds, Michael and Jane, he finds himself upon the Massachusetts coast, entangled in a messy web of family secrets and an unexpected love that changes his life, for better or worse.

after two years, i've finally completed my 1890s byler au fic! i'm so proud of this story! i don't often see byler au's being recommended, but give it a try if you're interested in seeing our boys fall in love in a different universe! <3

[kidovna]

post tenebras lux

[nightmarist]

A COMINT !!

[gleefulbrie]

Hey!

Just came here to say that I got ivy as a surprise song last night and I immediately thought of your fic, I love it so much 🥺

Hope you have a great day! <3

omgg that's so sweet! i always watch the surprise songs live and when i say i gasped!! i ADORE ivy! thank you for loving my fic <3

(also, fresh out the slammer x you are in love is verrryyyy fitting for the next update (the date of that still pending lmao) and is just an amazing mash-up in general)

i hope you have a great day too, love <3

[howtobecomeadragon]

Parallels found in In Memoriam by Alice Winn

(no big spoilers!!! most quotes are from the first 100 pages of the book, and the others don't spoil any events from later on in the book)

[gleefulbrie]

i've found my people <3

[hjartasalt]

"he's so zesty" girl just say faggot if you're gonna be homophobic I wanna hear you say it with your chest

[itsacleanmachine]

I don't understand people who think that having an unrequited love story arc for Will would be reasonable. Of course, this is something that happens in real life; it's realistic. Yes, it is realistic to write a character who would go through this arc.

Why would you write an unrequited love story for your only gay character, though? They had this planned out for Will since the beginning, and they could have chosen so many different directions for him to explore his struggles about being gay. His arc could have been about not relating to his friends when they started dating girls (like in season 3, except they had to make Mike specifically involved with it). His arc could have involved a romantic interest, or it could have not involved any romantic interest at all and still have been developed and explored.

They had plenty of time to introduce another boy to the story and have him end up with Will. They could have also chosen to continue with the unrequited love story involving Mike, but have the rejection occur much earlier, perhaps in Season 3. Then, they could show how Will was able to move on and find someone else.

Instead, they specifically made him fall in love with Mike and made sure to confirm and emphasize this storyline in the penultimate season. Why would they give this storyline to a kid who has been suffering terrible things since before the Upside Down even affected him? That has endured homophobia and already believes he has no chance at love whatsoever?

That is the worst character they could choose to write an unrequited love story about. It would add nothing to Will's development since he already thinks nothing good is ever going to happen to him. It wouldn't surprise the general audience at all because that's what they're expecting.

What kind of message would that send? Yes, gay kids don't deserve a happy ending and should just be thankful that their friends and family don't hate them for who they are?

Byler has many proofs in many ways, but honestly, the biggest proof to me is that it simply doesn't make sense for it not to be endgame.

[tryworks]

what they dont tell you about growing up as a very lonely little girl is that you grow up and still a part of you remains that very lonely little girl

[elmaxism]

[gleefulbrie]

byler falling in love in other universes is my religion