Manifestation theory where Vecna's final confrontation with Will goes something like this:
Vecna stalks towards Will as vines encroach on him.
"Don't you get it, William..." he says.
He flickers into Mr. Whatsit form, a sickeningly sweet smile on his face.
"I'm you," he says cheerily, raising his eyebrows.
He flickers again into adult Henry Creel, staring down menacingly at Will.
"Every angry thought you push away, every shameful thing you repress, every ounce of self-hatred... They all come to me. Feeding me. Growing my powers. Until I am strong enough TO DESTROY YOU."
Will struggles against the vines, gasping.
"No... no."
Henry returns to Vecna form, caressing Will's face with his sharp claw.
"You didn't think it would all just go away, did you?," he mocks. "All the memories you pushed down? All the terrible thoughts you try to hide from? I... see... EVERYTHING."
He presses his face towards Will, cocking it to the side.
"You think I don't know what your Daddy did to you?"
Will's eyes darken, face trembling.
Suddenly, Will hears a voice.
"Will, Will, wake up!"
They look over to see a rift in the mindscape. Mike is cradling Will's face, crying over him. His real body is there but... he can feel Mike's hands on his cheeks. A tear slips down his face.
Vecna turns back to Will.
"That's why you're afraid, isn't it? Why you run from your feelings. Why the guilt eats you alive."
Suddenly the face turns to Lonnie's, leaning in dangerously close.
"Because I was right," he says with venom. "You're weak... pathetic..."
He knows what comes next.
"A faggot," Lonnie sneers.
"If I'm so weak, how did I take control of you?" Will spits back.
Lonnie glitches out, replaced by Mr. Whatsit.
"Oh sweet, sweet William. You think you broke in," he says laughing. "I unlocked the door."
Will's eyes look panicked, confused.
"I knew that to get to you," Mr. Whatsit continues matter-of-factly, "your mind had to be open. What better way than to be in mine? You made the connection easy. So very easy."
He grins politely, so sweet it's mocking.
"Go to hell," Will growls.
Vecna glitches in once again, slowly reaches his claw up over Will's face.
i don't believe in hell and even if i did i wouldn't believe anybody deserves it but if i could press a button to force the motherfuckers in office to experience the all-encompassing existential terror of believing you've damned yourself to eternal conscious torment over something inconsequential that i felt growing up in a death cult the button would break from how fast and hard i'd be slamming it
... friendly reminder that transphobes die in hell ... and an extra fuck you to anyone in the lgbtqia2s+ community who thinks only the fucking L and G are relevant ...
i think it's dustin's locker bc he's still wearing his hellfire shirt in the pics & mike looks like he may be leaning back towards conformity. plus remember dustin filled in his shirt to make it nerdy in s4 so i think he'd draw on his locker too 😂
