#dustinsteve

[lucassinclaer-archive]

tags by @lumaxramblings that i felt deserve their own post bc it's such an interesting aspect to talk about:

#ok so.#i'm going to add my 2 cents to this#as someone who has psychoanalyzed dustin (and has friends who psychoanalyze him way better)#i DO think that dustin does see steve in a slightly parental light#except not really?#so. his dad's gone. he either disappeared between seasons 1 and 2 OR they didn't just give dustin's homelife thought until s2#(because he says ''parents'' to lucas when he says he'll get in trouble)#so he latches onto older male figures because he won't admit it but he misses the bond he had with hs dad#so he doesn't see steve as a DAD and definitely more as a brother#but there's DEFINTELY some complicated feelings around his bond w him because of his absentee father

(btw, i think mr henderson actually shows up in s1, at will's funeral if i'm not mistaken, so my personal hc is that dustin's parents got divorced between seasons 1 and 2.)

it's such a shame that this wasn't explicitly stated in season 2, because that could've given us an even more meaningful start to dustin's and steve's dynamic. if dustin is literally dealing with his parents divorcing when steve first really factors into his life, that really adds so much to dustin's character.

season 2 marks the party, and dustin and lucas in particular, actually trying to grow up. it's not forced on them, they're actively going after more "grown-up" things to do. and for boys that does often include their dad's influence. teaching them to shave or asking out romantic prospects or how to dress up are often tropes to portray that in fiction.

steve does, to an extent, take on that role. and for dustin (if we go with these hcs) that's important and probably does blur the lines given that he doesn't have that already.

however, dustin is also the only party member that doesn't have a sibling. even more specifically, he's the only one who isn't or doesn't have a brother, aside from el who eventually comes by two brothers regardless.

and beyond the above-mentioned tropes, steve definitely takes on more the role of a brother. because he doesn't have the actual charge or authority of a parent and is very much portrayed as a teenager throughout the show. (dustin's mother does and isn't. she just doesn't know about the supernatural side of hawkins. but she enthusiastically sends off her son to halloween, is the only one who proudly tells him to show off his pearls, watches tv with him at night, hugs him.)

dustin and steve bicker like siblings, dustin is open with steve in a way people often are with siblings but not necessarily parents (bc they have the responsibility and are therefore often more strict), they're closer in age range than a parent and a child which does make a difference just on a maturity level.

and this is the point where i bump up against the rigidity of assigning nuclear family roles to characters. the point of found family isn't necessarily to project those roles one-to-one, especially bc it specifically goes against the notion that a family can be only one thing. i don't think you need to assign steve one role definitively. like originally stated in those tags, these things can be complicated and that's okay and sometimes they don't fit in a box readily available.

[daeneryssansa]

#he protec

[mikewheelerr]

ur acc is so cute 🥺🥺

omg..... 😖 thank you!!!🥺 i love YOUR ACC.

[gr-ogu]

my favorite human ! always happy always, always has best jokes, amazing icon, amazing person! one of my closets friends on here❤️❤️JUST AMAZING FUNNY TALENTED ALL OF IT !! MOST IMPORTANTLY MY SISTER WIFE 🥺🥺

VAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! MY FAVOURITE HUMAN I LOVE YOU SO SO MUCH! my sister wife, thirst buddy, the best FBI agent in the universe and all around beautiful person inside and OUT! thank you so so much for these lovely words and for being an amazing friend i have SO much love for you!!!!!!!!! also you’re insanely talented ok!!!!!!! sjfhsdjfh BEST JOKES GET OUTTA HERE!!!! i love you to the ends of the EARTH so so happy we became friends <3 <3 <3 

Confess something you’ve thought about me on anon!!!

[nessa007]

i follow you bc you’re my best friend! AND U ARE SO TALENTED AT EVERYTHING ESPECIALLY HIF MAKING!! YOU TAUGHT ME EVERYTHING I NEED TO KNOW🥺❤️AND I LOVE U SM !!!!

VAL MY WONDERFUL BEST FRIEND!!! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH!!!!! 😘😘😘💜💜💜

Anonymously or not tell me why you follow me

[clary-jace]

hiii love:) just wanted to say i love your edits and i hope you have a great week! 💕-val

ahhh val thank you so much angel! that’s so sweet of u <3 

[lesbiaine]

happy birthday!! 🎉🎊

thank you so much Carly!!!!!!!!

[fatechica]

Rising from the Tumblr dead to post the latest chapter of my fic. And, yes, you’ll noticed that it’s a Valentine’s Day themed chapter in April, but dammit I was gonna write their first Valentine’s Day come hell or high water, I was! 

And, with this success, it’s time for me to slink back under my tumblr rock and reemerge much, much later like a deformed Groundhog’s Day groundhog.

(only I don’t determine whether we’ll have 6 more weeks of fandom winter.....)

tagging (let me know if you’d like to be added to or removed from this list):  @formerlyjannafaye @el-borealis @lovelysheree  @milevenhearteyes @mikewheelersmileven @mad-maxine @elhoppers @maplestreet @thief-and-dragonfly  @dustinsteves @elshopper @starcourt-85  @dustinhendrsn @lucascsinclairs @wolfhardfinn @serendipitousrambles @supercomms @schoolofrock @luke-patterson

[dcbicki]

mileven moodboards: road trip au

it’s spring break, and jane hopper needs to get back to indiana from the university of southern california. too broke to fly home, she posts an ad around campus, asking if anyone is willing to carpool. she’ll contribute toward gas, and she’ll even buy their road snacks. down on her luck, she thinks all hope is lost. but then she finally gets a response: mike wheeler, aspiring screenwriter and her best friend’s boyfriend’s roommate offers to take her there free of charge. turns out he’s from indiana too, and he’s going home for a family wedding. is it fate or just coincidence? // to the ends of the earth

[headcanons under the cut]

she needs to get back to hawkins urgently because her dad says he has something important to tell her and he wants to do it in person;

and since she’s always prided herself on being independent ever since she could, jane – who goes by el – doesn’t want to ask him for the money to fly home so instead max (her best friend) suggests she put up an around campus to see if anyone can help;

all hope looks lost when three days pass and nobody has answered her ad except for some pervy freshman. but then a miracle happens;

she gets a call from mike, who says he’s max’s boyfriend’s roommate. apparently, he found her ad on the ground outside a coffee shop and lucas told him who she was;

mike’s from indiana too (though he doesn’t say from where exactly), and he’s driving back over break anyway because his sister’s due date is next week and he’s the baby’s godfather;

he’s willing to take her home, and his only request is that she doesn’t mess with the radio in his car;

they set off a day later, and max and lucas both see them off;

since it’s spring break, el has packed nothing but short dresses and her one pair of converse;

when mike’s car breaks down on day two amidst a thunderstorm;

stranded by the side of the road, they hitch a ride down to the nearest motel where they plan on spending the night while mike’s car gets repaired;

problems arise at the motel: first, the motel clerk books them a double room because it’s all that’s left beside a single. but it turns out that there’s only one bed. then a small fire breaks out when el overpowers an electrical socket. and, to top it off, the couple in the room next door are *loud* in their exploits;

*queue heavy romcom vibes*;

in the morning, they grab some waffles to go and check on mike’s car. it’s not going to be fixed for another day, so they spend that time getting to know one another;

mike’s sister is pregnant with her first child, and he’s actually pretty nervous because she’s chosen him to be the godfather and mike’s not sure he’s responsible enough;

el assures him that he is because, even when his car broke down and their night was *chaotic*, he somehow managed to keep his cool;

back at the motel, outside their room: just as they’re about to kiss, max calls el and interrupts the moment. she wants to knows how things are and if they’ve /done/ it yet because she and lucas have a bet going;

el hangs up on her, and when she gets inside the room, she finds mike sat on her side of the bed. he was clearly waiting for her;

he tells her that he likes her, /really/ likes her, and that he can’t help but think it’s fate that they’ve found each other. what are the odds that they’re both from the same place, right?;

el disagrees, saying she doesn’t believe in fate, but she admits to still falling for him;

*shit gets tense for maybe two seconds before mike kisses her*;

the next morning, they pick up his car and find that they’re only several hours away;

the car ride is silent for the most part, aside from the sounds on the radio;

tensions arise when a song comes on and el switches it to a different station; it played *last night* and she doesn’t wanna think about that right now because she feels awkward;

mike doesn’t understand why she would feel weird about it, so she explains that she has no experience with guys and being in such close proximity to him at all times is doing weird things to her;

he gets it (he thinks), and tries to reason with her that maybe they are *fated* and that’s why she feels strange around him, not because they had sex;

she denies this, yet again;

mike drops el off on her front doorstep, and he thanks her for her company, clearly wanting to say more;

he kisses her cheek because *cute* but then el pulls him into a kiss just as her front door opens and her dad steps out;

mike quickly excuses himself, realising he’s got seven missed calls: nancy’s water broke a few hours ago, and he’s gotta rush down to the hospital;

el explains everything to her dad, hopper, including who /that boy/ is and why she was kissing him;

hopper only really cares that she made it back safe, and he says the family has some important news to share with her because they haven’t seen her in a while and wanted to make it a moment; the timing’s a little late though;

nancy goes into labour shortly after mike arrives at the hospital, and it turns out her fiancé is actually el’s step-brother;

just then el arrives with her dad at the hospital, clearly at a loss; hopper explains that she’s going to be an aunt and el starts crying;

you can probably guess who the baby’s godmother is;

*queue awkward blushes and mileven walking toward each other from opposite sides of the hall*

“still think we’re not supposed to be together?”

that’s it, that’s the end.

tagging people who might enjoy this: @dustinhendrsn @calpurnias @janeswheeler @hopperels @proud-princess-el-wheeler @dustinsteves @mikewheeler @fatechica @caseyk112

[thief-and-dragonfly]

I realize that three years ago today I watched Stranger Things thanks to @gendrie who is my idol.Even though I didn’t like season three that much and I’m not really following the fandom all too much anymore,I’m thankful for all the friends I made along the way on my old blog and this one so thank you @lucascsinclairs @fatechica @formerlyjannafaye @she-who-the-river-could-not-hold @michael-hearteyes-wheeler @mikewheeler @caseyk112 @janeswheeler @el-and-hop @serendipitousrambles @maplestreet @maxmayfield @stevemossington @dancing-skygreen @whencartoonsruletheworld @junigatsu84 @the-angry-pixie @willel @nancythebisexualslutwheeler @bitchinsinclair @bitchin-mage @nancykali @mikewheelersmileven @bug-the-chicken-nug @janes-mike @janehopperwheeler @lovelysheree @pumpkingface @mad-maxine @extrahawkins @elsmayfield @dustinsteves @enchantswift @historyofbellarke @thegreatorangedragon @queerdragonwitch @blueberryblues @theamiableanachronism @sstrangerthaneleven

[dailystrangerthings]

I’m having trouble finding good content blogs that post just st only. Could you recommend any blogs that post a lot of stranger things content? It would be such a help! thanks!

of course! blogs that are probably most similar to us include @strangerthingsedits @strangerthingsdaily @strangersource and @strangerthingscentral.

you could also follow the personal blogs of our members - many of us are multifandom but still post a lot of st content! in alphabetical order:

@dacre-montgomery @dustinsteves @eggogorgon @gatenmatarazzos @glitterghosts @illusionlovers @janeivess @josephskeery @miagypsymellogoth @mikewheeler @milevens @nessa007

[daeneryssansa]

     If you die, I die.            .........Okay.

[mikewheelerr]

stranger things poll!

Hey everyone, I’ve been having trouble choosing colors for each party member for my next gifset. You can help me out by voting here. 

There are six options and you can choose the same color for different characters if they resonate with you as you go, don’t worry, it will still help! Every vote counts!

@the-angry-pixie @dgalerab @peachywasteland @astudyinsubtext @cancelstrangerthings @mikeswheeler @clericbyers @raqunzel @dustinsteves

@argylemikewheeler

[gr-ogu]

i think you’re one of my fav people ever and bestest friend and so talented and amazing and i can keep going on and on and on and on!! also iconic url bc it’s our fircken girl’s name 🥺🥺❤️

VALLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL I’M GONNA CRY PLS I LOVE YOU SOOOOO MUCH!!!!!!! 😭😭😭😭😭😭 honestly don’t know what i would do without you now my love you’re SUCH a sweetheart and i’m always rooting for you 110%!!!!!!!!!!!! you’re the talented one angel pls 💞💞💞

and HELL YES love that for us gotta represent our babie girl!!!!!!!!!!!! 😍💖

What’s my reputation? What do you think when you see my URL?

[hannahberrie]

i miss you :( hope you’re doing well !-val @vwheeler now @themallsrats /@dustinsteves

I’m doing pretty well, actually! Ilysm val and I hope all the same for you. 

[gayedmundo]

dustinsteves replied to your photoset “alright i was tagged by @dustinsteves to do my best selfies of 2017!!!...”

UR SO PRETTY!!!!!

gfcghvbjnhbvhg i love you thank you!!!!!