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Hey :)

Do you think, that Will has powers? (Other than the ones we already know of, like feeling the Mindflayer and Vecna). If you do, what powers do you think he might have?

Have a good day and enjoy your weekend :)

I don't know. There has to be something about him that Henry wants. If he wasn't special in some way, Henry wouldn't really be treating him any differently. In fact, you'd think he'd want someone who could sense his presence to be eliminated.

There's also the matter of Will being in the Upside Down for a week. The play establishes that Henry got his own powers by exposure to the other dimension. Unless Dimension X and the Upside Down are two entire separate dimensions, then it stands to reason that Will also could have developed powers. And if it's not the Upside Down, then how did Henry and the Mindflayer get there? I think the current understanding is that Dimension X turned into the Upside Down on November 6, 1983.

People credit El with creating the Upside Down when she made contact with the demogorgon while in the void. But do we ever see it as the Upside Down until Will is already there? Someone will have to let me know, but I don't recall us seeing inside the Upside Down until Will is already taken. I'm wondering if Will is actually unwittingly responsible for the transformation. If so, whatever power Will has that allows him to do so may be what Henry is after.

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!!!

scott come home!!!!!

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i don’t know how many times it must be said… there was literally no reason to make will in love with mike if it wasn’t going to result in something between them.

you cannot seriously tell me they decided to use a traumatised gay character who has felt lonely and broken his entire life because of who he is as a plot device to “fix” a STRAIGHT SHIP.

like seriously, just stop and think about how messed up this actually is.

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship in a show made for outcasts and minorities.

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who kissed at 12 years old after knowing each other for less than a week and immediately became romantic JUST because one is a boy and one is a girl (it would NOT have happened like this if they were the same gender. there would’ve been outrage especially with how fast it happened and people would’ve said “they’re forcing sexuality onto children!”. it only got accepted without question because anything straight gets accepted without question).

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who hasn’t known what it’s been like to truly be single since they were officially forced into this relationship + can’t see each other as anything other than romantic since they were just friends for only a few days and probably think they HAVE to stay in a relationship so they “don’t lose each other” (i don’t know how anyone can think this is healthy for two traumatised children).

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who have absolutely nothing in common, don’t have healthy communication or heart-to-heart conversations, don’t trust each other, don’t feel fully comfortable around each other, are so painfully insecure and fake with each other and can’t be themselves around each other.

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship that absolutely no other character in the show has said anything positive about (other characters have only complained, rolled their eyes and been sick of them excluding and ignoring everyone rudely when they’re together).

a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship that wouldn’t even EXIST without him (mike only met el when he was desperately searching for will, who wouldn’t have even been taken to begin with if el didn’t open the gate which resulted in him getting kidnapped. AND their relationship wouldn’t have been “fixed” and mike wouldn’t have said he loves her if will didn’t lie to him about the painting and confess his OWN feelings for him in the van using el’s name as a disguise).

the issue is not mike and el being a couple or because people have a problem with straight characters/couples in general - that’s not why we’re mad. it’s HOW they handled everything. it’s the fact they dragged an innocent gay kid into this mess for extra drama and to USE HIM as a plot device to fix a straight ship. it’s insulting and gross. gay people suffer so much just for who they are and literally live their lives in fear. straight people do not get attacked, judged or hate crimed for their sexuality. they are NOT oppressed for being straight.

they could’ve introduced ANY other love interest for will earlier, but they didn’t. or they could’ve made m*leven a healthier and cuter relationship that everyone rooted for, but they didn’t (even the other characters in the show don’t say anything positive about their relationship, they only complain). and out of all people, why did WILL have to be the one to give relationship advice and help the boy he’s literally in love with get back with his girlfriend??

they’ve only shown us all the reasons mike and el DON’T work well together, while simultaneously showing us all the reasons mike and will DO work well together. how could you possibly blame people for rooting for byler after all of this?

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im gonna riot in the streets

"We've got shared trauma" "What's a little more?"

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THEYRE SO IMPORTANT TO ME YOU DONT UNDERSTAND

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convinced this is will casting fireball

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OH MY GOOODD

SUPER SPY WILL IS BACK BITCH

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STOP IT RIGHT NOW

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MY SHAYLAS 😭😭😭😭 THEY'RE SO MEANT FOR EACH OTHER 😭💔

THAT BETTER NOT BE JONATHAN'S FUCKING BLOOD NO FUCKING WAY

gazing at his bf in concern WTF MIKE WHEELER

the siblings ever

necessary straightbait 🥰

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i am nervous

parents

if anything happens to them i'll riot

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HELLO THIS IS ALL I'VE EVER WANTED

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We are going to be seeing:

Miwi byler (the first time they met)

Girl dads byler

Sunset field byler

Lover's lake byler

Underwater kiss byler

Church byler

Hawkins highschool byler

Robin byler trio

Screaming crying byler

Sharing clothes byler

Epilogue byler

Cleradin byler

Upside down byler

And more. I am going fucking insane just thinking about it.

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Murray doesn't have to say a word

He doesn't. Murray just needs to observe Mike and Will and give THE LOOK and keep it to himself. Then 80% of the audience would connect a BUNCH OF DOTS IMMEDIATELY.

-teambyler

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Obvious no pressure and I JUST WANT TO THANK FOR FOR UR SERVICE TO THE BYLER COMMUNITY and for ur gorgeous artwork obvi

But if u have time to draw this WIT BYLER it would literally scratch and itch of mine and i would be so everly greatful 💙💛

I finally did it 😭🙏💖✨✨✨, hope you like itttt! ALSO TYYY ☹️🫶💖

Also happy late birthday Will Byers 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍🌈💖💖💖✨✨✨

(Also sorry I haven’t been posting/on tumblr much haven’t had much art motivation (art block 💀💀💀))

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‪If this is just the release dates announcement, what will Noah’s performance be in the season like omg I knew it was gonna be impressing but like THIS IS JUST THE RELEASE DATES ANNOUNCEMENT ‬

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fandom is only fun on tumblr to be very honest

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The most hypocritical anti Byler argument:

"Why can't two boys just be friends? Why do you have to make everything gay!?"

Whenever I hear this argument or some variation of it, I think back to my two cousins, one a girl and the other a boy. (He was from my dad's side of the family; she was from my mom's.) They were maybe six years old at the time, and they were innocently talking and playing and giving each other math and spelling-bee quizzes. ALL my family were giggling, saying they were going to be boyfriend and girlfriend.

I also think back to all the times I see young girls being judged on their physical beauty and told they're going to have a handsome boy when they grow up because they're so pretty.

From childhood, boys and girls have their sexuality assumed for them. Their SEXUALITY and romantic possibility are talked about openly in front of their face. They're made to look at themselves sexually before they even want to.

So when people yell at Byler fans saying "Why do you have to make everything gay?" I want to scream at them:

"Why do you have to make everything straight!?"

Why do you insist on sexualizing children to be heterosexual even before they're ready to start thinking of themselves in those terms?

Why do you have no problem with Mike kissing El in season 1 right after she asks him if he's like her "brother"?

Why do you idealize their relationship when they were children, while simultaneously trying to shame Byler fans for trying to "sexualize children" even though these are fictional characters and the actors who play Mike and Will are already adults?

Why do you shame any thought or possibility of homosexual romance, while imposing heterosexual norms on everyone?

It reminds me of people who say "You can be gay of course... just don't shove it in our faces (by holding forth that you're gay, kissing in public, etc.)." When no one bats an eye when straight people do the same thing. They might claim they're not homophobic, but actual equal treatment of LGBT+ people they don't accept.

It's Straight Privilege in action: the norms and standards that straight people enjoy quietly do not to apply to us.

This hypocrisy even distorts how Milkvans view Mike and El. We're told that if Mike and Will get together, that would mean Mike "used El" and El would never be able to forgive him.

Not only does this disregard that people can have amicable break-ups and still be close friends: it also shows that the idea of a platonic loving relationship between a Mike and El is beyond their comprehension. To them, the only loving relationships boys and girls can have with each other are romantic ones.

(Now, before anyone objects: sure many people accept Robin and Steve, but that's because Robin is canonically gay. We all know that before she came out many of us (me included!) were shipping those two as a couple!)

If someone ships Mike and El WITHOUT her confronting him about his poor treatment of her in early s4, without there being an honest conversation about that, this definitely raises an eyebrow from me. The "love confession" didn't address this: his fear of losing her did NOT explain his failing to comfort her or failing to say he loved her. Theoretically it's possible for these two to repair things. (And if Milkvan is endgame I hope that they do by addressing this!) But for some Milkvan shippers the need to address Mike's behavior doesn't even enter their minds because they're idealizing their relationship. In other words, THEY are imposing their idea of a relationship on these two, much in the same way my family was imposing their own ideas on my two cousins without regard to the people involved.

So if anyone asks "Why can't two boys just be friends? Why do you have to make everything gay?" it's purely hypocritical and dishonest. No, we just want THIS relationship between Mike and Will (which is clearly being built up as romantic) to be gay out of a sea of heterosexual relationships on TV.

No. THEY are the ones who rule out a boy and girl just being friends. THEY are the ones who insist on imposing romance on a boy and girl when they're not ready. THEY are the ones who insist on "everything" being one way.

-teambyler