rebelwise final girls

he/him, 21 somethingolden on ao3 free palestine

[smashingorpassing]

some organizations working on the ground in gaza right now

gaza soup kitchen

the sameer project

salam charity

watermelon relief

[miwiheroes]

am i crazy or is this lescleradin..... guys

[camrlart]

i love this au

[bloomandglass]

the main difference between hyyh and begins youth is that the tragedy of hyyh comes from willful ignorance whereas the tragedy of b≠y comes from the inability to act

b≠y is a Lot more self aware than hyyh is, the characters know about their own struggles and eventually confide in others about them whereas in hyyh no one acknowledges eachothers struggles bc they r blinded by their own until y22 forces them to when it becomes too late

b≠y instead bases its horror in the limitations of youth, these kids intimately know and see how much themselves and the others are struggling and yet they do not have the power physically or socially to do anything about it, they are forced to sit back and watch shit go down

we know the loop is a representation for generational traps, an external force trapping these boys into succumbing to their issues brought about by their parents or the societal systems they inherited, unable to move on until you address + dismantle the system not the consequence

thats why seok-jin/hwan has always been the loops witness, he can see outside the trap because he is the only one who has the privilege of means to do anything about it hence why its also generational, they both frame this as a sort of reparations for his hand in their suffering

hyyh loops are seok-jins awakening, his class consciousness moment, he repeats his friend's pain until he sees the true extent of the external societal forces upon them instead of just their individual incidents and joins arms with them to make a change together rather than alone

in b≠y hwan Knows how his fathers doing/society as a whole negatively impacts the rest of them but hes never been brave enough to stand up for what is right at his own detriment, the loops here are the universe saying heres the means, now follow through on your promise to change

[hisfavregret]

i bring nothing to the table but melancholic eyes and ovethinking

[cottontailbyers]

will byers would reblog this

[krokodilsredimudil]

A crew member's revelations (gone unnoticed)

So I was reading comments on ST reddit (yep, i'm masochistic)

And then I stumbled upon this one (all names are blurred, I'm not doxxing anyone)

On the one hand, this is just a rando on the Internet who says shit with no proof

On the other hand, it's a rather serious allegation (sus) and worth looking into

I skimmed through their post history. They're active on multiple subreddits where they mention work in the film industry

So I decided to dig deeper and two hours later I found their imdb page. They're legit!!! (they're actually credited in the show)

Let's look at everything they said about working on ST and the Duffers (brace yourself, it's A LOT):

This person seems incredibly bitter. However, all that info that's resurfacing these days ...

Take everything with a grain of salt.

And wait for the NDAs to expire ...

[mirrorballsorcerer]

so tired of seeing people get mad and sad and frustrated at this show’s cast/directors because we’ve BEEN known they’re not good people. stop humiliating yourself.

first of all they’re all zionists, they’re “just” okay with being friends with zionists at best. Second of all they’ve BEEN misogynistic, racist and homophobic for years but you all don’t want to accept it.

this fandom keeps seeking some kind of validation from who created the show in any way, which is an insane thing to do even after the show ended the way it did. stop giving any kind of attention to the people involved in this show. pirate content. create art, write stories, do anything you want with the characters that you love and make this story and its potential yours

[mirrorballsorcerer]

i don't care what the duffers write or say or do mike is a leader he's empathetic he's sweet he's a protector he's gentle and kind and he views people's insecurities as superpowers and he's creative and imaginative and emotionally repressed and he needs to be needed and he's insecure about his looks and his personality and he has internalized homophobia and survivor's guilt and and AND!

[marsargo]

How can I be cool like you?

People who truly care about cool are usually lacking real substance, so my advice would be to just be yourself ;)

[giantmultifandommasterlist]

"Byler Angst" Masterlist

Will Byers/Mike Wheeler

Miscellaneous Angst there is thunder in our hearts (Painting confrontation) take these broken wings (Will gets injured) i’d make a deal with god (Will tries to end his friendship w/ Mike) Make Up Your Mind (Painting confrontation) the price to pay (Zombie apocalypse AU) my castle’s crumbling (Mike finds Will at Castle Byers after the fight) heart on your sleeve (like you’ve never been loved) (Will gets truth serumed) the Sun drops with my defenses (Mike grows up to be a homophobic jock)

bury me in your memory (Will memory loss AU, happy ending)

where is my mind? (14/14) (Will memory loss AU)

Vecna-Related Angst

goodbye stranger. (Will has to kill Vecna/Mike) I Understand, I’m a Liability (Painting confrontation, Vecna possesses Will) Could Never Do It (Will has to shoot Vecna as Mike) Empty Rooms, Shuttered and Dank (Will possessed by Vecna) you were bigger than the whole sky (Will is in the Upside Down for much longer) Lived and Learned from Fools and from Sages (Will defeats Vecna, temporary amnesia) hold on to the memories, they will hold on to you (and i will hold on to you) (Will is Vecna’d) and do you feel like you should (10/10) (Will is Vecna’d) Wouldn’t It Be Nice (if we could wake up) (2/2) (Will is Vecna’d) we could be heroes (just for one day) (Will is Vecna’d) they’re coming to get me (maybe i’ll let them take me) (Mind Flayer Will) I Hope You’re Satisfied (5/5) (Will has powers, Will is Vecna’d) An objectively terrible plan (Will agrees to be Vecna’d) Crescent (2/2) (Will Byers has powers, the Upside Down is an entity) would you miss me? (6/6) (Will thinks that he must die for Vecna to die) if i only could (4/4) (Will gets Vecna’d)

[pinkmonkey-11]

reblogging so I don’t forget

[phoebebyers]

byler fic rec masterpost ｡𖦹°‧⭑.ᐟ

at some point last year i started bookmarking every byler fic i've read and liked enough to recommend to someone and ive been wanting to finally make a coherent list for a while. i'm only including fics that ive read for now but will try to remember to update as i read!

lots of classics here! and if descriptions are brief it's because i read some of these a loooong time ago and dont remember much

⭑'s before my absolute favorites <333

one shots

⭑ running up that road by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - post season 4 angsty mike character study

darling, you got to let me know (should i stay or should i go?) by andiewriteordie - mike gets vecna'd

⭑ i’d love to see me from your point of view by unidentifiedblackthorn - mike and will smoke weed and kiss each other softly idk

there is thunder in our hearts by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - painting confrontation

i'd make a deal with god by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - mike confronts will about them growing apart

⭑ you can't help but become the sun by miwiheroes - mike is will's reference for a painting, mike has self esteem issues, they paint on each other

Say It With Your Hands by Pseudologia - mike and will work at a movie theater and mike is rlly into his artists' hands

if you kissed me now by astrobi - established relationship byler are snowed in with the party

all this time (how could you not know?) by astrobi - will gives mike relationship advice

A Blue Christmas by kwritessometimes - mike has internalized homophobia and the wheelers are catholic

king of my heart by bookinit - soulmates au

esoteric by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - will talks to mike post-breakup with el

(go on and) kiss the boy by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - mike and will are cringefail losers and fail mutliple first kiss attempts

mama said you can't hurry love by andiewriteordie - byler from joyce's pov over the years

⭑ i'm tearing you asunder by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - getting together fic during the post-eason 4 era

i had a dream (i got everything i wanted) by andiwriteordie - mike gets vecna'd

⭑ got your spell on me, baby by astrobi - college halloween byler. flirting through star wars

kiss him you fool by andiwriteordie - college sickfic. will kisses mike while he's sick and loopy

love's a game (wanna play?) by andiwriteordie - companion fic to kiss him you fool. el and max ask will to rate the guys in the party from 1-10

⭑ burn off from the rush by astrobi - will smokes a cigarette and mike joins him

make a move by astrobi - confident and flirting will making mike nervous basically

no end to this want by astrobi - post season 4, nancy teaches mike how to drive, he realizes his feelings

love in slow motion by astrobi - mike is will's fake bf for a holiday party

take a little moment (find the right words) by astrobi - college byler

polaroids on hardwood floor (you and me forevermore) by andiwriteordie - 5 new years eves mike and will spent together

who am i (to ask for more) by bookinit - 5 + 1 with 5 times will came out and one time someone came out to him

meet me halfway by bookinit - college byler, roommates, jealous mike if im remembering correctly

stay with me a while by miwiheroes - mike confessed to will in an emergency, they talk about it when will wakes up

need-to-snow basis by smoosnoom (moonsooms) - hawkins winter dance, classic miscommunication with mike and will going "together"

my advice is always ruin the friendship by andiwriteordie - robin clocking byler basically

some sort of ripple effect by sylvianightshade - motelgate basically

you, all the way down by wiseatom - possessed will tried to strangle mike. they talk about it after

baby i can't fight this feeling anymore by peskeynonbinary - post-sorceror conversation

as though nothing could fall by deadwriter16 - mike saves will with a true loves kiss

⭑ just gotta call on me by wiseatom - 5+1 of 5 times mike and will talked on the phone and 1 time they didnt need to

if there is a right time (chances are i’ll be here) by andiwriteordie - post canon right person wrong time byler

more than a feeling by paladinsbrainrot - established relationship byler, will still has powers and blows a fuse if he gets kissed too hard. hi aly

In the heat of your electric touch by psychotic_fangirl369 - will runs his hands through mike's hair a lot basically

second nature by solarstarss - will has nightmares and his boyfriend cant console him. mike can. college byler

don't know what to do (when i'm like this) by liveandfall - 7 minutes in heaven. basically a whole lotta intimacy and yearning with no actual kissing or sex

⭑ red light, yellow light, green-a-light go by goldenasteri - mike and will make out at stacys party post epilgue. dutin gets a kat stratford moment

secret letters by nohzdyves - secret relationship epilogue byler

i owe you a black eye (and two kisses) by byerseason - secret relationship epilogue byler

save me 'til the party's over by miwiheroes- the party goes to stacy’s party the night of the epilogue. mike loosens up a little

multichapter

a body in motion by astrobi - post season 4 getting together fic, will staying at the wheelers'

⭑ a cruel summer with you by andiwriteordie, astrobi, and wiseatom - modern au rivals to lovers fwb camp counselors

i don't want you like a best friend by andiwriteordie - 5+1 fic of mike telling people about his feelings for will and finally confessing

i hate accidents (except when we went from friends to this). by burgundyshirts - college byler 5+1 of times mike kissed will and one time will kissed back

undertow by beansie - classic "practicing kissing" trope

touch like velvet by ciders - CLASSIC byler fic, no upside down au

working on my backwards walk by vertiginous - mwtfdydgate post vol-1

you took my heart (i was sleeping) by lameparties - power outage fic ;)

⭑ we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy - college halloween byler. mike is rlly insistent that will is not a bloody enough vampire

your touch brought forth an incandescent glow by psychotic_fangirl369 - EXTREMELYYY fluffy post s5 byler christmas fic

⭑ will byers’ guide to advanced concepts in painting by falloutboi - college byler. will uses mike as painting reference for a study of the human body

⭑ answers you seek will never be found at home by miwiheroes - basically the quintessential smalltown boys fic #tome. mike and will take a trip to the city after their senior year

series

i know the end by bookinit - quintessential season by season byler pov rewrite

[fideesy]

he's been listening to "good luck, babe" for three hours now

REALLY proud of this animation, this idea has been stuck in my head since the vol 2

AND the point of this gif is that you can make him listen to any song you want (internalised homophobia playlist)

[mirrorballsorcerer]

i was so sad an angry at the finale that i didnt open tumblr for days because i didn’t want to see theories or anything. Stayed on twitter only for a week for the jokes but now i remember why i dont ever stay too much on there lol

[domi--mi]

I will always love them no matter how much they try to assassinate mike

[mirrorballsorcerer]

finale so bad i dont even consider it canon the show ended on sorcerer

[mirrorballsorcerer]

vol2 sucked ass but let’s never forget that the duffers (+cast members ecc) lied before to avoid spoilers and they ruined m1leven while establishing that will is in love with mike. if they did just one of the two i would have byler doubt but the last two seasons don’t make sense if it doesn’t happen

[mirrorballsorcerer]

coming out scene so bad they had me wishing they never made will byers gay