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[ju-nebugg]

that first meeting….

[amberstruck]

evening meeting 🔮

[scapegods]

sleeping in

[w1llspark]

I'm going crazy i swear

[frogcult19]

piling up the fluff before the angst of season 5

[dukeofdelirium]

Byler kiss where Mike puts his hand on the back of Will’s neck to replace the fear he associates it with with love and comfort. Walk with me byler nation…

[faaremi]

Sillies being silly <3

Trying a different art style again 💔

[hazaddd1223]

Smalltown Boy

[wooneygoblin]

i lowkey never liked this so i wasnt going to post it bt idc anymore so

like imagine them stealing a kiss in the library and mike being a pining idiot what if i obliterated

[ohfallingdisco]

recent fav byler fics (ao3)

would recommend <3 how are you all geniuses

5k+ you are sick (and you’re married) by wiseatom

Will’s favorite coffeeshop regular comes in with a girl. Clearly, they’re married. (1/1)

Dumbstruck by wwhatevr

Will gets doped up on pain meds after Dustin accidentally hits him with a board, and Mike is being normal. He is.

Finally Boyfriends (Actually, We've Been Dating For Five Years) by Vecnas_Left_Toe

Will and Mike finally got together the night before, and the following day, are now balancing being affectionate and deciding whether or not to tell their friends. (1/1)

in the closet (at mike wheeler's house) by andiwriteordie

Suddenly, Mike Wheeler is pushing Will back into the closet, and the door closes quickly on the two of them (and the apocalypse). Because... you know... the universe is an asshole and stuff. (1/1)

10k+

need-to-snow basis by smoosnoom

Mike has been acting strange, and, if Will didn't know any better, he'd almost think Mike was flirting with him. Thankfully, he knows better. Kind of. (1/1)

a three-step plan to make will byers fall in love by RomeoWrites

It’s Christmas break and Mike Wheeler is having a crisis. The rest of the party concocts a three-step plan to get Will Byers to fall in love—assuming, of course, that he hasn’t already. (1/1)

Going Too Far Just to Have You Near by borealisaurora

Mike Wheeler always seems to gravitate toward Will Byers. When Robin points this out, he thinks she’s crazy, and they strike a deal. If she wins, he has to consider that maybe Mike has a crush on him too. (1/1)

15k+

it would be the death of you to come with me by willow_lark

Will is gone, and no one is sure where he is. Mike thinks he might have an idea, though, and sets off to not only find him, but get some answers regarding the name on his wrist this morning, and why Will hadn't said anything about it at all. (1/1)

just gotta call on me by wiseatom

Five times Mike and Will shared a phone call throughout the years, plus one time they didn't have to. (1/1)

20k+

playing pretend never felt so real by RomeoWrites

“So, what were you saying then? About your mom and the vacation?” Mike and Will pretend to date. It goes exactly how you would imagine. (1/1)

the words we held back by mogiah

Mike and Will get Holly'd. “Why didn’t you call?” Will’s breath hitches. “What?” “Mike called you almost every day but you never called. Mike complained all the time.”

50k+

roll for initiative by sapphicwithapen

A Jumanji AU where Mike’s homebrew DND campaign is a bit more than just a game. (14/18)

Much Ado About... Something? by RainyPebble07

For his senior year, Will Byers decides to try out theater. The school is putting on Much Ado About Nothing. He's sure it'll be fun...even if he does have a hopeless crush on the lead actor. (28/28)

[willbyerstoledo]

[hazlehoff]

why does nobody ever talk about these pages from will byers secret files 🥺🥺🥺

[dodele]

Hope u like it. It is for @skizdlr ‘s #dtiys on instagram.

[notstapler]

mike better wake the fuck up and put will's bitchass bandaid right back on

[boycattj]

some more little soft byler moments - this time in polaroid form :p (also sorry abt the formatting , there was originally five but i took it out and this is how it ended up but by the time i realized it looked wonky asf, it was 2 late 2 change it w/o having 2 redo most things cuz the lines would get fuzzy)

again - close ups and some backstory to them under the cut :>

just 2 preface - the dates on these r in not like. special i just picked months that fit the scene (colder months if they r more clothes/school months in the school one/etc) and totally random days. also idk any characters birthday so if i accidentally put the date of one, just ignore it or change it in ur head 2 a different date in the same month lol

also ! i hc that el took these w/ a polaroid camera that she gets for christmas bcuz she liked watching jonathan take pictures so they got her one so she could do it herself :) which is also why they dont start until 1987 and i think she would b the biggest byler supporter of their friend group (which is why she takes these pictures)

oh and i hc that the byer's move back 2 hawkins in2 a different home which is where the every one except the first one is placed - and the first one is placed in the school (probably in either the hellfire clubroom or the av one? i think thats what it was right?? god i need 2 watch the show again i can't remember anything lol)

like i said b4, this ones in a clubroom/classroom after school where its just the party. the two people in the back r dustin + el w/ lucas taking the picture for her ig. this is what i was referring 2 in my headcanons post , where they lay over eachothers shoulders like this :) idk i just think its cute :p also yes they r wearing eachothers sweaters .

this one is one in the hopper-byers' new house and i think it would probably b like. a movie night or smth tho idk y the lights would b on but whatever. it could b w/ all the hopper-byers + mike or could just b a movie night 4 mike + will - whichever one u want 2 imagine. either way , el finds them like this and takes this photo :) also i tried 2 add a background in the window but its bad so dont look at it 2 hard lmao (its just trees) also will Definitely wakes up w his shoulders/back hurting cuz ive slept in a similar position a few times b4 and God it does not feel good when waking up lol

this ones supposed 2 b a morning at the hopper-byers' home. i tried to add little bits of mike's hair 2 show it got longer over time but its so minuscule idk if u can even tell. also yes thats The flannel lol. i had 2 have in here at least once. and will is wearing a hellfire shirt, whether its his own or mike's is up 2 u :p . i also put the black nail polish in this one and not the others bcuz i think that this is abt the time they would start wearing it? yknow? cuz like. doing stuff like that takes time cuz u have 2 work up the courage 2 do it, especially in the 80's. i only started wearing nail polish consistently a few years ago and sometimes i still get feelings of 'i would pass better if i didnt wear it' or 'ppl will see my nails and assume im a girl bcuz of it' and i dont even have 2 worry abt getting hatecrimed- not physically, anyways.

sorry that kinda got away from me . anyways - i think this would b them coming downstairs in the morning and hanging out in the living room for a bit talking to whoever's there. while they're distracted (so they dont protest/move) el takes this one . (shes also probably learned by now 2 always have her camera on her so she doesnt miss moments like this)

this ones another one that would b in rhe morning af the hopper-byers' house . i also set it further in the future (for them at least) so it would make sense as 2 why they - specifically mike - would b this comfortable in the house. i just think that it would b such a safe space for the both of them and that they would act in a more carefree way than they would at the wheeler's house or anywhere else really. mostly bcuz joyce is the Best Mom™️ and she definitely creates an environment where every1 feels comfortable 2 just . b themselves in? idk i just really like joyce lol . she kinda reminds me of my mom in that sense . also i Had 2 have a will carrying mike in some way in here, i wouldnt b me if i didnt lolol.

anyways this ones mostly just self-indulgent lol. i Live 4 hella domestic moments

thats all i have 4 backstories but if u wanna read a fic w moments like this from me , its currently in the works and i have been posting abt it under the tag 'summer of 1988 fic things' if u wanna check that out :p (its inspired by these fanarts if u wanna look at those as well)

[idk-im-weird-deactivated2024010]

no because i get it now. 

and if i was going to lose you, i’d rather just get it over with. like ripping off a bandaid.

and

he stifles his sobs, fully resigned to knowing that he’s just ripped off the bandaid.

ripping off the bandaid isn’t will getting over mike - it’s will losing mike. why does will think he’s lost mike? BECAUSE HE THINKS THAT HE’S JUST PUSHED HIM AND ELEVEN TOGETHER. because will’s veiled confession, in his mind, pushes mike away from him and towards el. rather than suffering with watching mike be confused about el, rather than drawing it out, will uses his own feelings to get mike and el together, to get the ‘losing mike’ part over with. 

it’s so sad because mike is finally doubting his relationship with el, and will, instead of taking advantage of that, or even getting some hope that mike could maybe like him back after all, just wants mike to be happy, and to rip off that bandaid, so to speak. he’s not just pushing mike and eleven together, but he’s telling mike that he’s losing him, and he’d just rather get it over with. i literally can’t express this coherently lmao my brain doesn’t seem to be working, but. it’s not about will moving on from mike, it’s about him using his feelings to propel milkshake together, and therefore thinking that he’s lost mike for it.

so in conclusion, this script doesn’t actually change anything, it’s just kinda reinforcing what we’ve known all along - that will thinks mike doesn’t love him, and would rather happily with eleven than give himself anymore ‘false’ hope.

[nyaningkai]

stifling my sobs bc he deserves the entire universe

[nyaningkai]

can the duffer bros PLEASE leave my boy alone for once [crying emoji]