[thatgaymood]

Increasingly convinced that the last songs on Will’s playlist will align perfectly with the ending.

They practically gave Byler endgame away with this song alone.

[mikesbasementbeets]

i'm going insane over will/el/mike blocking and framing... from the beginning whenever mike and will are side by side, will is on mike's left

but starting in s3 when all three of them are together, will moves to mike's right and el is on his left

the only major exception (i think) is right after el dumps him and he fights with will, where will is directly on his left again, between him and el

at the end of s3 though (and after), will is back on mike's left, but separated by el now

(or worse... back to this)

but then el leaves them alone (involuntarily lmao) and

and after the roller skate incident, el is suddenly on his right. and will is directly on his left again

(except for...

when he's focusing on (the crumbling facade of) his "heterosexuality" and will goes back to the right, or el goes in between them)

[pinkeoni]

!! This is because of lateral screen movement, a real part of film theory!!

It’s not universal, but typical right -> left movement on the screen represents regression or danger, and left -> right represents progress. So when Will is on Mike’s left (or screen right) it’s meant to show that Will is how Mike is meant to move forward. It’s very intentional and part of the filmic language!!

[whenbluemeetsyellowinthewest]

too many gay thoughts go through mike wheelers mind.

[willblogger]

byler fights are so entertaining because will actually has good arguments and calls mike out on his shit and then mike is just like oh yeah ? well i'm straight and your big beautiful sad eyes were killing my vibe so

[demadogs]

FINN WOLFHARD as MIKE WHEELER

⤷ STRANGER THINGS ✧ 4.08

[kittykat940]

They were wild for this

[sade-alicious]

[fairyrona]

come, ye faithful, join the praying circle

🕯 🕯️

🕯️ 🕯️

WILL BYERS

🕯️ 🕯️

BTS PICS

🕯️ 🕯️

🕯️ 🕯️

[byersfanclub]

you know were so back when the byler tag is divided over an opinion aka whether the rooftop scene is them breaking up or postbreakup

[mybreakdowns]

the dynamic of will and mike is so lovey dovey they're so

[holyvirgilscriptures-deactivate]

it's missing will hours (again)

[acendio]

byler fic recs

hi, here are some of my recent favorites from the byler tag on ao3, fics i can't forget and that made me feel things. adding little descriptions based on my reading of the fics but please read the authors' own descriptions lol.

ps: for this post i chose fics in the canon universe and most are post-s4 vol 2.

(all the fics listed are on archive of our own -ao3)

and if i could give you the moon -qulizalfos

rated T / 7k words / one shot

mike and will go outside for a supply run during the apocalypse, end up hiding in the arcade and talking. the painting comes up. this fic feels very in character.

every breaking wave (shipwrecked souls) -eightfifteen (funkylittlebidiot)

rated T / 99k words / 21 chapters

el and will moved back to hawkins. this fic has a lot of the party dynamics in hawkins high school, and i love the writing of byler throughout it. i don't usually read long multi chaptered fics but i couldn't recommend this one more. I'm serious.

it’s my time coming- astrobi

rated T / 7k words / one shot

will leaves the house late at night before they fight vecna and stuff. mike finds him, they talk. i won't spoil anything else but read the tags. i love the characterization in this one!

esoteric -smoosnoom (moonsooms)

rated T / 5k words / one shot

mike broke up with el, he tries to talk to will and they are honest with each other for probably the first time in a long time. will and mike's characterizations here are, as always with this author, very good.

i'll kidnap all the stars (and i will keep them in your eyes) -delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)

rated G / 6k words / one shot

mike takes will stargazing as a surprise and they have a conversation. i remember this fic as soft and well written, i love mike in this.

skip the conversation (when you already know) - delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)

rated G / 4k words / one shot

another one by the previous author! this fic feels natural to byler's friendship. will's family moves back to hawkins and mike and will are spending time together in his new house. they talk, as i always say not to spoil things. and i just really recommend this fic.

sleeping with the lights on -singingseok

rated T / 73k words / 4 chapters

another long multi chaptered fic I'm recommending! this is honestly the only other i really like. unlike the previous, this one is mike centric and i love reading a good mike pov. read the tags. i already made a post screaming about this fic, it's amazing.

salubrious -smoosnoom (moonsooms)

rated T / 4k words / one shot

oh this one is so sweet. "will wakes up from a nightmare, and mike keeps him close", to quote a part of the description on ao3. this is awesome and if you want some calming happiness i suggest reading it!

okay, i think that's it for now! i might have missed some good fics while searching through my byler bookmarks, and this only took me about an hour and a half to organize. but if you end up liking any of these, check out more from the authors because they are exceptional!

also, if anyone wants modern setting fic recs or anything else feel free to comment, I'd be happy to do another post like this later on.

[will80sbyers]

English is not even my native language and I'm still trying to read Mike's lips lmao that's being delusional

[acendio]

sorry for being annoying about byler it will happen again. constantly, actually. every day

[acendio]

im actually all in on this byler stuff now, if i go down i go down with 300k more people on tumblr.com okay.

[acendio]

i once said will byers is gay and people attacked me. now i say mike wheeler is gay. let's see who's right in the end

[acendio]

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