⋆˚࿔ essence (it was a seven)

she/her byler endgame movies, music, writing and art :) @jadesessence on ao3!!

[heyvani7y]

“even though i know—i know they’re not like me.” are you sure?

[jadesessence]

the entire coming out scene was jam packed with gay subtext for mike. you will not convince me otherwise

also amazing edit :))

[sharigirlblogs707]

do i even need to say anything

[andrewthegaynerd]

A belt was never going to stop a leaky pipe, by the way. Genuinely what the fuck were they writing if not gay shit?

[sebacreat]

🌺🧖 vacation

[gingik]

[jadesessence]

byler fanart has to be the best thing to ever exist, like y'alls works are so fucking beautiful so holy shit omg what do you mean i get to see this for free damn

[puckckckc]

winter byler❄❄

[zomb1ebyte]

made this at the family function dinner table at olive garden 🤔

[demogorgirl7]

I kind of love that Will's coming out feels more in-character for Mike to me.

"I haven't told any of you this because I don't want you to see me differently. But the truth is...I am. I am different."

The audience already knows Will is gay; they've already seen other characters suspect it in the show. We've had multiple scenes hinting at it: Jonathan's hug, the Van scene, all the longing stares in S4.

But the audience might see Mike in a different light after the truth is finally out. They might see his interactions with El differently now—his coming of age is hidden in plain sight now, there for everyone to analyze and speculate.

"I just pretended like I wasn't because I didn't want to be. I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to be like my friends, and I am like you."

Will doesn't like pretending; he's always honest with himself. He says it to Jonathan in S2—he knows he is a freak. He chooses Bowie over Kenny Rogers. Will never really pushes Mike away because of shame. He's just resigned himself to the "best friend" moniker.

But Mike does pretend. He is afraid of what other people think of him. He wants to be like everyone else, so he quickly turns to the first girl he meets. He wants to be like his friends, so he turns to Lucas for advice. Mike does push Will away because he's ashamed.

[tmgghn-mw]

NYC, on the subway 🚇

[miwiheroes]

his posture worsening over the years,,, brother just another me

[mj-rulesdaw0rld]

he is literally me

[marwan44sblog]

He is tall it's because of that !!

[kitkat9400]

Byler lumax double date you will always be famous ❤️

[knightmars]

Your friendly neighbourhood spiderman, Will Byers

[puckckckc]

goth will 🎵🎵

[jadesessence]

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

new boreo one shot fic!! check it out, if you please :)

[stardust-daydreamss]

sometimes i remember watching the stranger things finale at my grandparents' house in maine, and when the ending came and i was sitting there in shock and horror my grandmother said "what about will? does he find love?" and my sister was like "yes he did, he had that guy he was with at the end, remember?" and my grandma just said "i dont know....i dont think that counts"

friendly reminder that my fucking GRANDMOTHER had more media literacy than the shows fucking creators :)

[rubyrider6000]

I'M TIRED OF ITTTTTTT

PEOPLE WHO LIKE T!WILL AND B!MIKE ARE NOT "mischaracterizing them" !!!!!!

PEOPLE WHO LIKE T!MIKE AND B!WILL ARE NOT INHERENTLY MISOGYNISTIC!!!!!

EVERYONE HAS THEIR OWN PREFERENCES AND HEADCANONS AND REASONS FOR HEADCANONING CERTAIN THINGS!!! AS LONG AS PEOPLE AREN'T BEING GROSS OR HATEFUL OR HORRIBLE DON'T LIKE DON'T READ.

WHY ARE WE PUTTING BYLER IN A BOX ANYWAY??? MOST QUEER RELATIONSHIPS DON'T HAVE SET ROLES!!!

sorry t/b discourse makes me just so IRRATIONALLY angry like filtering tags exists bro there is no need for so much hatefulness

[jadesessence]

as a b!mike/t!will truther i can definitely see how people think the opposite. in my mind they switch