apocalyptic Hawkins. There's fog everywhere, the upside down is leaking, there's demogorgons crossing the streets, everyone's struggling to get food, water is dirty (IS SINK WATER SAFE TO DRINK IN THE US? PLEASE TELL ME), lights are always flickering, maybe it's not even safe to breathe and the town is basically abandoned.
The military will be completely scrapped, they did nothing apart from making Jane commit.
the abyss doesn't exist. The upside down was just fine on it's own, there was no need for another plot line.
I might still have rovickie being together from the beginning, but there'll be some flashbacks of them getting together. If not, they'll get together in episode 1 or 2.
They'll also have more scenes together! And yes, I Think We're Alone Now WILL play over a montage of them (and maybe one or two shots of byler having tension while the song is fading out).
Jonathan and Joyce will NOT be sidelined.
Holly will still be taking, but we don't see anything from her pov, we can only imagine what happened to her. Also she gets taken to the upside down, not the abyss.
Ted's not surviving the massacre. Sorry, not sorry.
Max will wake up in episode 3 or 4, and the music (and happy memories with ALL the party members, not just Lucas) does bring her back because that's actually a cool concept.
Mike is targeted by Vecna for his internalised homophobia and just trauma. Sorry Nancy but you're gonna go through a lot.
Speaking of that, apart from Will, Lucas is the one who's constantly with Mike and really worried for him. He's not losing another loved one to Vecna and he derserves to be more than Max' boyfriend.
Robin will still mentor Will, but instead of having Tammy haunting the narrative, she'll just say she used to have a crush on someone, and she'll also freaking mention that Vickie used to have a boyfriend😭
Lucas is mentoring Mike. Mike also has a conversation with Vickie at some point.
Mike and Nancy will be more than just a prize to win in a love triangle.
my man Steve will also be more than a love interest.
no, and I mean no, new characters. The town's abandoned anyways, so there's literally no one else.
The og party is together the entire season. I can't believe they were seperated again.
Jane and Mike are either broken up from the start or break up in episode 1. But they're still really close for the rest of the season and I will honestly keep most of their moments except for the void scene obv and Mike telling her to "recharge her battery and try again"... (the "what painting" also happens during the cabin talk)
We also have WAY more bonding moments between the Byers and Hopper and Jane.
There'll be jonmike and nancewill bonding moments. ImagineasceneofWillandNancyshootingtogetherandthenMikecomesandWillteacheshimhowtouseagunanditsreallytenderandromanticandNancyprobablyclocksthemandgivesJonathanaknowinglook.
Jane and Will will be a team, and they'll have a conversation about Wills powers.
LOTS of elmax moments. They'll have THE most emotional reunion to the point where the ga notice how important Jane is to Max.
byler will have a s4-lumax-s2-byler-dynamic.
byler WILL kiss in the rain after a painting fight and Heroes WILL play in the background. They'll also have 2-3 kisses in total, personally I imagine they have their first kiss, one before the final battle, and one in the epilogue.
now we're talking byler: paintinggate, lettergate, phonegate and flickergate WILL be adressed.
Will comes out to Joyce and Jonathan with Mike eavesdropping. I imagine it being in episode 5 or 6.
plot holes WILL be resolved, we'll find out why the upside down is frozen in time, who unlocked the door, why Will was taken etc.
the final battle consists of Will and Jane in Vecnas mind and the rest are fighting monsters.
the final battle will also be LONG, and no it's not boring if you do it right (shoutout to lotr).
characters WILL get wounded, and I'm talking permanent scars and maybe even losing body parts. Sorry Max, but you're gonna be in a wheelchair and be blind.
Someone is dying and no, it's not gonna be ambigious whether they did or not. I'm not sure who, but someone WILL die.
Jane is surviving and she gets to be a normal girls and spend time with her family and friends, and henderhop might happen...
speaking of that, Janes arc WILL be about her independence and breaking free from the men in her life.
the epilogue is not gonna be 40 minutes, a well written season doesn't need nostalgiabait. It be 15-20 minutes and will probably just be the party playing d&d and some glimpses of the established couples, families and elmax:)
also the epilogue will probably take place a few months after not 18 months, everything won't be perfect, they'll just slowly be recovering, maybe talking about leaving Hawkins?
(Most of the big problems started after season 3 so that’s where I’m focusing)
KILL OFF HOPPER IN THE MALL
Have Mike and El break it off halfway through season 4 after they semi realise they weren’t meant for each other in season 3
More Will and El scenes
Mike still goes to California but Will conflict gets solved earlier and things slowly grow from there
When El gets kidnapped Joyce goes with the boys and we explore the horror of having another child go missing
Jonathan does something
The boys are more empathetic to Lucas and actually go to the game and skip dnd (makes them feel guilty for what happens to Eddie)
Keep Max the same she’s perfect
NO STANCY IT PISSES ME OFF
Steve, Robin, Nancy and Eddie have more time together so it makes his death more tragic and sets up more character exploration for season 5
Make the upside down scary again (idk how to)
Explore Joyce and Jonathan’s relationship because even tho I love Joyce she’s really neglectful to Jon while they’re on the road
More Robin and Vickie
Make the coming out scene more private not saying just Mike and Joyce but all the boys, Robin and Jon should be there
Byler starts when Mike asks El about the painting when they start talking about how they broke up ( they remain friends )
Let El actually interact with the group in season 5 instead of locking her in blue screen prison (fixed anyway because hopper is goneskis
The Jancy breakup is fine honestly I like it
Have Steve feel guilty as well as angry about eddies death because it’s the first death that happened on his watch and he was beginning to think of Eddie as a friend
Explore more of Nancy’s fear and disillusion with relationships from episode 1 on season 5
Let Kali and El live a happy life so the message about surviving abuse is to kill yourself
Joyce acts more of a mother to el and is the one who gives hoppers suicide speech
Since I played Chilling Devotion I'm not normal /Silly
I've tried this game, and honestly, it's beautiful visually, musically, and obviously, the mysterious atmosphere it puts you in is so unique that a friend and I went into conspiracy mode to create a theory that I'm going to share.
First of all, I'll clarify that it all started with a joke between my friend and me, "MC got the chamuco" (chamuco is a way of joking about naming a demon/monster).
But well.
ADVISE, THIS THEORY HAS SPOILERS FROM THE GAME.
If you haven't played it yet, don't read it for your own good.
As I replayed the game and checked the options, I started to analyze it a little more, taking it more seriously.
What caught my attention was that the food, the jam, had a strange, metallic taste.
But playing another route, it seems to have some special ingredients that weren't meant to make us sleep... BUT to keep something/someone away.
Being that in and of itself, my strongest suspicion is that it's primarily a creature (one of my favorites), which would be the Wendigo.
What is a wendigo?
The wendigo has its origins in Algonquin folklore, particularly among tribes in the northern United States and Canada. The legend likely arose to explain the harshness of winter and the desperation that can accompany hunger. The wendigo is typically described as a gaunt, emaciated being, often with an elongated face, glowing eyes, and a skin-covered body that seems stretched tightly over its bones. Some versions depict it with antlers or other animal features.
The wendigo symbolizes the dangers of greed and the loss of humanity. It is said to manifest in people who succumb to extreme hunger or desire, leading them to commit acts of cannibalism. This transformation into a wendigo is considered a curse or punishment.
But above all... One particular version of the legend mentions that if a person dreams of the wendigo, their body may become vulnerable to possession by the wendigo's spirit during the dream.
The wendigo itself is a creature that needs a greedy human... and in fact, MC could be shown to be greedy by wanting Jim. Which would explain why Jim, unlike other yandere characters, decided to push the MC away to immediately go do something important (I'm not saying Jim is innocent).
But beyond the graphic description of the wendigo.
Wendigos avoid fire since they're winter creatures and belong in the forest.
They avoid silver leaves and silver itself (remember MC tasted metallic in his food), which, upon investigation, seems to match the drawings. Jim's food tasted metallic, and we might believe it's silver.
As you can see, there are similarities between the drawings and the objects below. Which are silver leaves and thin silver bars.
Whatever is tormenting MC in the dream, mentions that we are IDENTICAL and even the phrase "the one who dreams of wolves" AND COINCIDENCE, wolves are creatures capable of massacring a person.
Also, let's take into account... Jim's behavior.
First, consider the fact that the jam has metal, the fact that he spends his time counting and checking MC's pulse, AND HOW HE ALSO starts singing an unknown melody. Upon further investigation, another way to repel wendigos is with shamanic chants. In fact, when I played Li again, I remembered that I chose this option, and now, playing it again, I analyzed the scene further.
He starts checking our pulse again and here comes the striking part.
BACK HERE, Jim emphasizes being careful about what we let into our dreams. And oh, coincidentally, we actually have a creature tormenting us.
My friend even suggested that it wouldn't be surprising if even the wood carving, or, as it's posed, a talisman, contains something to try to ward off the creature.
BUT the biggest question to be answered... how does Jim know what's going after MC?
We know that Jim is clearly very besotted with the MC and that, apparently, he set EVERYTHING up so the MC would stay and he could "protect" MC, which I find strange considering they theoretically don't know each other.
But, rewinding to dreams.
The Creature, they say the rabbit is the most fragile and docile creature, the perfect sacrifice, and that they are the same. (Like they are trying to convince)
They says the fox is quite cunning, but not enough to escape them... But the wolf...he says, "We'll see if you're worthy".
but to both the fox and the wolf the say...
Like, they are not trying to convince the MC, they straight tell them they CANNOT escape.
And going in one of the routes where I did...
Coincidentally… it seems like the creature tormenting Mc is “related to this animal.”
Another interesting thing about the Wolf and Fox route.
The meat is no longer in the fridge, and Jim says he moved everything to the cellar because the refrigerator was malfunctioning, and the defensive way he acted was very suspicious.
Also… in the wolf's ending, it struck me that, most likely, since he's the most aggressive, cruel, and even selfish when it comes to speaking (which attracts the wendigos), he's much closer to the creature than he is to the rabbit. With the rabbit, he seems to want to persuade it with the idea that they're the same, but with the wolf.
But on its own... not eating meat won't help MC... No eating meat won't prevent MC from transforming into a wendigo.
In folklore, transformation into a wendigo is often linked to cannibalism or possession by a wendigo spirit. Most stories mention that eating human flesh, or even being near a wendigo, can lead to transformation.
Also if MC show these symptoms they are done...
People who experience Wendigo psychosis exhibit a variety of symptoms, including paranoia, anxiety, hallucinations, and cannibalistic urges. Typically, the onset of Wendigo psychosis is characterized by depression, nausea, and anorexia.
On a different note... moonflowers symbolize rebirth, renewal, and blossoming.
So, when we talk about wendigo possession, the person is somehow "reborn" into a creature.
And the art here contains interesting symbolism, which in fact, everything is connected.
It seems strange that Jim is positioned this way. In fact, my friend translated it for me, and Opferfleisch means sacrificial meat in German.
But why is Jim being sacrificed?
Also, there's a Roman numeral on the tree, and he's basically like the Hanged Man tarot card.
That card symbolizes the acceptance of circumstances, whether good or bad.
So, Jim has accepted the fact that he's a sacrifice, as the description says. And just like the card, he appears to have a halo formed by his own hair.
Jim technically KNOWS what is happening or is going to happen to MC.
Honestly, I wouldn't be surprised if the little bear's cub cabin never actually existed, and that it was all a plot by Jim to lure us in.
Since our car also coincidentally stopped working (he probably took advantage of the time outside to do something to the car before it reached his own front door), and he seems obsessed with MC staying, while it could be because of his obsession with MC, there's obviously something else going on.
Although the dream about this creature could also be Mc's unconscious warning about Jim.
Billy’s pretty sure he’s going to cum in his pants.
The way the street lamp is shining down on the car gives him just enough light to see the warm orange glow across Steve’s flushed face that's pinched with pleasure, his mouth parted with stuttering little gasps and quiet reedy whines that Billy can just hear over his playlist that fills his car.
He’s got his seat pushed all the way back, his pretty boy perched on his lap with two of his fingers buried deep in Harrington’s ass, down to the knuckle and pressed right into his prostate.
“Fuck, you’re tight, baby,” he breathes, nearly moans, as he feels Steve’s hole clench around his fingers, sucking him in deeper, so hot and wet with too much lube.
“Sh…shut up,” Steve gasps, rolling his hips and tilting his head back, all but riding his fingers now, desperate.
Billy isn’t sure how long it’s been, he doesn’t really care, not when he’s wrapping his free hand around Steve’s huge cock and giving it a couple strokes, feeling how wet he is with precum at the tip.
Steve’s always been a slut for this — for Billy fingering him, spreading him open, stretching him in just the way he needs.
He’s always a slut for anything, really, which is what makes him so fun.
They’ve got plans tonight, and when Billy feels Steve begin to tense, his breath catching in his throat, the sound going shorter and shorter, he pulls his hand away from that beautiful cock and slips his fingers out to rub at his rim.
“Billy—” Steve cries out, having been denied his orgasm three times already, making this cute pathetic little sound in the back of his throat as he clutches at Billy’s shirt, begging against his mouth feverishly, “Please, please, let me, please, I’ve been so good—”
Fuck, Billy wants to give in. He wants to watch the pretty boy fall apart on his fingers, make Steve look him in the eyes as he does so he knows exactly who makes him feel like this.
But, he reminds himself of their agreement, their plan, and coos a mockingly sweet, “No, Stevie,” and presses a kiss to that open mouth, licking into it slowly just to feel Steve’s bottom lip tremble. He grins against Steve’s hot mouth and murmurs, “You’ve been so good, just a bit more, yeah?”
He puts his hands on Steve’s hips as the brunet leans forward, pressing his forehead to Billy’s shoulder as he takes a deep, calming breath before nodding quietly.
“Gotta get you all riled up, honey,” Billy hums, sliding a hand down to grab at one of Steve’s ass cheeks, smoothing his palm over it as he turns his head, his lips against Steve’s red-tipped ear, “You’re so wet and open for me, it’ll be worth it, I promise…”
“It better be,” Steve pouts, pulling back to look at him, his face so flushed and pretty, even with that put-upon look across it as he asks, “Again?”
Billy’s eyebrows lift, “I think you might cry if we do it again…” which he really would love to see, but he doesn't want to risk Steve actually coming just yet.
“Hasn’t stopped you before,” Steve mutters, a little smirk pulling on his lips, so Billy kisses it away.
No, he’s not going to fall for it this time. He knows Steve's tricks.
“I think,” he hums as he pulls away, smirking as Steve follows his mouth before giving up, “I think…I’m going to take you home now.”
There’s a look in Steve’s eye then, because he knows what comes next, but it’s almost like he’s fighting an internal battle of wanting to cum now and wanting to try something they’ve both wanted for so long.
So, Billy picks for him, and wipes his lube-slick fingers across Steve’s ass before beginning to lift him from his lap, grinning at the sound of Steve’s huffs and sighs as he slumps back into the passenger seat and grabs his sweatpants from the floor.
He’s such a brat and Billy can’t get enough of it.
He throws his car into ‘drive’ and gets Steve back home within minutes.
“Don’t even think about humping your goddamn bed,” he nearly growls as he parks outside the Harrington house, turning to Steve just in time for the brunet to lean over and kiss him, desperate and hungry.
How Steve is going to fall asleep after this, Billy doesn’t know. Maybe take one of his mom’s sleeping pills or something.
The thought, weirdly, makes his dick throb in his pants.
“The key is where it usually is,” Steve murmurs, which Billy nods at, before Harrington’s hand drops to his lap and gives Billy’s dick a rather hard squeeze through his pants.
It’s like a punch to the gut, arousal flooding his entire body as he grunts, hissing, “Fuck you,” with a grin as Steve smirks at him.
“See you later,” Steve hums, pulling away and opening the door.
“Sleep tight,” Billy smirks as he watches Steve shut the door and make his way back up to his house, waiting until the other is inside before driving away.
-
He’d gone home and checked in with Neil, letting the old bastard believe he was home for the night before sitting in his room and waiting. He’d wanted to stay at Steve’s, wait for him to fall sleep, but the temptation would’ve been too much. It was better this way — more believable, like they’d discussed.
And fuck, he was hard again. He’d jerked off in his car after leaving Steve’s, just to take the edge off, but as he drove across town he found himself getting harder and harder as the streets passed, thinking about Steve settling in his bed and trying to get comfortable with lube between his cheeks and a hard cock that he was forced to ignore.
Thinking about Steve was usually enough to get him going, but this was something else. This was uncharted territory, something they both knew they wanted, and it was driving him insane to wait for it.
But, he had, and now he finds himself outside Steve's house again in the middle of the night.
He finds the key where he always does and slips inside, making sure to put the key back and lock the door behind him as he does. Steve's parents aren't home, having left earlier that day, and the house is dark and quiet as he pauses at the foyer to listen.
Nothing.
So, he toes his shoes off and sneaks upstairs, listening for any sign that Steve might not be asleep.
He spots the pretty boy's bedroom door cracked open an inch and there's a gentle glow coming from it.
Slowly, he pushes it open a little more, and peeks inside.
Steve left his desk lamp on, a habit he has for whenever he's sleeping alone without anyone else in the house, but it's the perfect amount of light to see him where he's asleep on his bed.
He's sleeping on his stomach, his face turned away from Billy, but he knows Steve's sleeping because his breathing is slow and he's snoring just a little.
Shrugging his shirt off and pushing his sweatpants down then off, Billy crawls onto the bed easily, knowing Steve's a deep sleeper. He feels his dick throb as he slowly pulls Steve's blanket down, eyeing the soft sleep shirt where it's riding up his waist until he realizes that his Stevie didn't bother to wear anything else.
At all.
Fuck, he thinks, smoothing a hand down Steve's back to see how deeply he was into his sleep.
Nothing, not change in breathing or shifting.
So, he slides his hand down further, giving that perfect ass a gentle squeeze, watching the flesh and muscle and fat dimple under his fingertips before glancing up at the back of Steve's head again.
Damn, he's out.
Licking his lips, Billy inches down the bed, gently pushing Steve's legs apart and settling between them, his hands going to pull Steve's cheeks apart to admire his hole in the dim light.
A pretty little furl, still slick with lube, probably so sensitive to the touch.
Unable to help himself, Billy leans in and gives it a little kiss, his breath ghosting across tender skin as he laves the flat of his tongue up the twitching muscle.
He hears a soft sigh from Steve, but not much else.
God, he's so hard it aches.
He takes his time eating Steve out, loves every second of it, giving slow and broad licks and groaning softly as he feels the muscle clench against the flat of his tongue. Spearing the tip of it, he presses forward, not needing to put much force before it just slips inside, the heat of Steve making his cock leak against the bed.
He worships Steve and his perfect body, licks down to that sensitive patch of smooth skin before mouthing at his balls, sucking them into his mouth and only stopping when his jaw begins to ache and he can't wait anymore.
Pulling away, he pauses and waits, listening to how Steve's breathing has picked up a little but he's still clearly asleep, his body so limp and relaxed. Billy wonders if the pretty boy is dreaming of this, taking these touches and putting them into his unconscious, maybe dreaming of him.
He grabs the lube from Steve's bedside table and squeezes some onto his fingers, settling back down onto his spot as he rubs his slick fingers across that soft entrance, two of them slipping inside without a problem. Steve's so relaxed and loose, a little sloppy from all the spit and lube, but it only drives Billy fucking crazy.
He can't wait. He pushes Steve's legs together and straddles them, slicking his aching cock with lube as he presses the tip to Steve's entrance and gently bullies inside slowly.
"Fuck," he groans low and long, watching his cock disappear inside Steve so slowly, feeling how Steve's sleeping body accepts him so easily, not putting up a fight at all. He presses the meat of his palm against one of Steve's cheeks to get a better look, watching himself sink deeper and deeper before a filthy idea pops into his head. Stopping, he leans down and lets spit gather on his tongue before letting it drop onto Steve's stretched rim, groaning again as he continues to press deeper, his spit disappearing into the pretty boy until he's stuffed Steve full.
He waits there, bottomed out, for a long moment, his eyes trailing up to the side of Steve's sleeping face and admiring it. God, he's so pretty. He watches how Steve's eyelashes flutter, how his brows are furrowed a little, his lips parted against his pillow because his breathing's picked up a little.
Billy's eyes still glued to Steve's face, he leans forward to press his hands down onto the bed on either side of the pretty boy's waist, and rolls his hips down.
Steve makes this sound, like a groan, but it's muffled and sleepy and it makes Billy pull his hips back before thrusting them forward, starting a slow rhythm that feels so fucking good, Steve so warm and perfect around him as he uses him, the slick sound of the spit and lube making Billy's eyes roll back just a little.
He begins to move faster, chasing that pleasure, his half-lidded eyes focusing on Steve again as he hears the cute little noises of confusion as he begins to wake up, his eyes fluttering open and going impossibly tight around Billy, probably panicking for a second before he's relaxing and moaning in a sleepy tone, "Billy..."
Hearing his name, Billy presses himself down onto Steve's back and kisses the side of his face, finding his ear and murmuring, "M'right here," and smiles as Steve moans, clenching around him again and it's that's so fucking perfect that it almost makes Billy stop thinking for a second.
"You're taking me so good, baby," Billy groans softly into Steve's ear, pouring filth into it, "So perfect for me, so easy, you look so pretty right now taking my cock..."
"More," Steve breathlessly begs, pressing back against Billy where he's not moving, his movements still so slow but purposeful, "Please..."
If his baby wants more, he'll get more.
He pulls out and ignores the whiny little sound Steve makes, grabbing his hips and pulling them up, waiting a moment before Steve gets the idea and stuffs a pillow under them, and then he's sinking back in, his groan matching Steve's as he bottoms out.
He doesn't hold back, groaning and cursing as he begins to fuck into Steve, the sound of their skin slapping just barely covering every little hitch of Steve's breath, every moan smothered into his pillow, every time he quietly whines Billy's name and clenches around him.
He's kissing at Steve's back and panting against it, open-mouthed in mindless pleasure as he fucks into his pretty boy, feeling Steve begin to meet his thrusts, suddenly whining louder and louder.
"M'gonna cum," Steve pants, shivering under Billy, tensing completely in the way he always does when he cums, and it makes Billy grin against Steve's back as he fucks him through it, listening to the fucked-out moans Steve makes as he cums onto the pillow under his hips.
"Be good for me and take it," Billy pants, pushing himself up again then, fucking into Steve's tight and oversensitive body as he watches his cock disappear and reappear between Steve's cheeks, unable to help himself as he rubs the pad of his thumb over Steve's stretched rim, feeling where they're connected because it satiates that possessiveness inside of him.
"Please cum in me," Steve whines, so far gone now, his eyes glassy as he looks at Billy from over his shoulder as best he can, "Please, Billy, please..."
He always knows exactly what to say to get Billy there, always knows exactly which button to press.
"Fuck, Stevie," he groans, giving a final thrust before he's pressing himself down onto Steve's back again, feeling himself fill his pretty boy, just like he asked.
Hearts racing, they lay there for a while, catching their breath before Steve's whining about Billy being heavy.
"Too bad," Billy murmurs, pressing lazy kisses to Steve's shoulder, sweet on him now as he asks, "You okay?"
"Would be better if you kissed me," Steve whispers, shy, as if Billy wasn't just fucking him while he was asleep.
It makes Billy smile, though, and he carefully pulls out of Steve before collapsing beside him, watching the pretty boy grimace as he turns his head to the other side, his neck probably sore.
"C'mere," Billy murmurs, welcoming Steve into his arms, pressing a kiss to his pouting lips again and again, far too affectionate for what they are but he doesn't care, not when Steve's beginning to smile against his mouth.
"Seriously, though," Billy murmurs after a moment of cuddling, his hand in Steve's hair, "You okay?"
"Mhm," Steve nods, his eyes closed as he rests his head on Billy's shoulder, "I was kinda freaked out, at first, but then I remembered..."
"Mm," Billy hums, pressing a kiss to his forehead, eyeing the window and seeing the sun beginning to rise behind the curtains, "So, you'd do it again, or no?"
"Yeah," he mumbles, lifting his head and looking at Billy with a sleepy smile, "But, maybe next time we can switch?"
And Billy's never been one to deny Steve anything, so.
"Yeah," he hums, "I think we can make that happen..."
Steve's smile is as blinding as the sun and Billy loves its warmth.
I decided to make a list with all the omegaverse (A/B/O and its variants) blogs I have ever followed, some of these are no longer active, but I think they should not be forgotten. As more blogs crop up I’ll edit or reblog to add them to the list, so if I missed anyone please let me know.
@omegaverse-scribbles
@i-kinda-like-omegaverse
@alpha-zeta-lambda-xi-tau-omega
@treasured–omega
@sortingabosincebirth
@miscellaneous-miscecanis
@justalphabetaomegablog
@bubblegum-omega
@yet-another-omega
@theomegaversegirl
@secondhandnesting
@soft-alpha-posting
@sunshine-omega
@pack-verse
@omegaverse-lover
@omegaversehellscape
@omegaverse-headcanons-and-ideas
@omegaverse-daily
@softcore-omegaverse
@omegaverse-info
@omegaversetheory
@miscefelis-thingz
@jar-of-omegaverse
@curious-omega
@alpha-beta-omega666
@omega-loves
@alpha-beta-omegaverse
@betawere
@abo-r-us
@omegaverse-onions
@omega-butch
@verytiredomega
@betawithablog
@omega-girl-in-heat
@neat-nesting-stuffs
@omegaverse-fan
@omegaboy-abo
@ethereal-vault
@a-b-o-writing@omegaverseismyobssesion
@glitterguts13
@cosy-omegaverse
@omegasunited
@omega-gloss
@autistic-omegaverse
@omegabeee
@snippyomega
@celestial-omegaverse
@allalphaaob
@abodynamicmatch
@itsanomegasworld
@dearmadamalpha
@chamomile-omegaverse
@macaroni-omegaverse
@omegaverse-headcannons
@femslash-omegaverse
@abo-dynamics
@spaceyomega
@abomegaverse
@omegaverseonfleek-omegaverse
@smol-soft-abo
@z-ohcs
@storiesofanomega
@unusually-omegaverse
@the-omegaverse
@just-alpha-things
@cat-and-omegaverse
@abosuggestion
@abodynamicslife
@omegaverse-love
@alpha-beta-omega3
@abo-off-kilter
@omegaverse-werewolves
@wild-omegaverse-world
@omegahoney
@sweet-sweet-omegas
@nestingfox
@alphabetaomegaverse
@omegaverse-filth-blog
@abo-writer
@aboheadcannonsandmore
@omega-alpha-beta-dynamics
@abo-dreams
@oreo-mega-blog
@nochuabo-blog
@theomegaverse
@firstloveomegaverse
@omegaverseismyuniverse
@tall-omega-anon
@totally-abo
@jp-omegaverse-hcs
@omegaversethings
@omegaverse-professor
@omegaverse-seeker
Oh boy that was a lot ahahahah. Some of these are content creators, some of these are mostly reblog-only kind of blogs, but I think it’s always good to see who’s out there. Maybe their blog is exactly what you were looking for.
Again, if I forgot anyone I’m really sorry, but there’s just so many of us nowadays that it’s hard to keep track of everyone.
I also did not include fanfiction or RP focused blogs, so if these are missing that’s why.
I’ve been reading a lot of Harringrove fics in the past months, and I keep noticing a trend, which surprised me. It has to do with how Billy & Neil’s relationship is depicted.
Let me preface that I’m a firm believer you should be free to do whatever you want in your writing, no matter how different it might be from canon - either through a deliberate choice, or through interpretation.
Here, I just want to talk about how surprised I was about certain lack of nuances - as if, as a collective, the fanbase chose to interpret their relationship through one angle only. Again, it is not a bad thing, but I guess I was expecting to see more diverse takes/ approaches in the amount of fic I read.
SO, some facts:
The abuse (in the canon): In the show, we can see that Neil is a hard man, a strict figure buzzing with a nervous violence. We see him being violent with Billy in words and actions. Now from there, it makes sense to infer what Billy’s childhood might have been like, how it shaped into the angry teenager with a need to prove himself.
The aftermath of S3 : When Max read her letter for Billy, she says that Neil ‘’ was a mess’’, left because she thinks he ‘’ didn’t want to be here without you’’
The abuse (in the fics) : in 90% of fics I read, Neil full-on beats Billy. I’m talking bruises, cigar burns, sometimes broken bones. And it is one interpretation, but I would have expected to also find more of the psychological and threatening abuse we saw in the show.
Why I’m looking for more variation in the depiction of their relationship:
Whenever the fics go in depth in Steve’s relationship with his parents, it’s layered, psychological, touches on how abuse can be quiet and cold rather than violent an brash. And granted, it is an interesting contrast in Harringrove fics, to have them bond about their own trauma, depicted in such opposites ways. But I wish I could more fics that go into the complexity of abuse born from misplaced parental expectations and distorted love for Billy as well.
Because if we do trust the canon, Neil did love Billy (in some way at least), since he crumbled after his death. That doesn’t make him a better parent or person, but more of a fleshed-out character.
Because sometimes, I feel like we he becomes a ‘’boogeyman’’ - Neil becomes a pure villain, his only agency being to make the characters suffer. His abusive behaviour becomes ‘’just’’ a plot point used to justify Billy’s extreme behaviour. And it’s a shame! This simplification, to me, is shame, because no matter if the writer chooses to depict physical or psychological abuse, their is nothing simple about a parent abusing their child.
And that can lead to me disconnecting from the fic : in some of those cases, whenever a character learns that Billy’s being beaten, they don’t tell Hopper/the police or any adults, do not try to take Billy away, do not confront Neil. Which CAN be justified, through character motives or reasoning, but more often then not, it just isn’t . They just don’t do anything until Billy can legally leave, and that throws me off, because those characters literally fought monsters from other dimensions.
Let me say again, that in the context of the fic, it can be justified why the characters choose to not say anything - Billy threatens them not to talk, there’s only 1 month left until he can leave, he’s worried about Max, etc. But as I reader, I want to hear those reasons.
In one of the fic I read, no one told Hop until very late, and when he learns it he’s so mad - and that felt fair! The characters had their own reasoning to not talk about it, which as a reader I might not agree with, but then another character challenges their reasoning, which s a reader is nice/ interesting to see.
Anyway, I'm not throwing shade to fics that don't want to explore the abuse dynamics in depth, everyone's entitled to how/ what they want to write. I just keep thinking about this as I read more and more fics, and need to write it down somewhere.
Despite being divorced, Flambae absolutely doesn't want Robert to date anyone. Because Robert may be a bitch, but this bitch is Flambae's ex-husband and Chad actually still thinks they can patch things up. Which means aggressively hissing at anyone who gets too close. Blazer and Visi are annoying but aren't that much of a treat (Flambae knows one is too stable and mature to properly interest Robert's pathetic traumatized ass, and the other is too traumatized for Robert to even consider it). Phenomaman, however. That could be an actual threat. Robert got a thing for brunettes and guys who are bigger than him (Flambae would know, he was married to that bitch). Plus Phenobitch is fucked up exactly enough for Robert's taste (bitch likes them with issues but not too much issues)
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