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mike at his most likeable is will's mike..... mike at his least likeable is el's mike & somehow they think it's an accident lmao

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stranger things 5 leaks (100% real)

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do any fic writers have suggestions for what apps they use to write? I prefer google docs on computer but I don’t like the format of it on my phone

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when i pull up to my psych eval next week and i show them this

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cr. miwiseven on twt

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mike and will laughing at the lunch table together into each others spaces while dustin lucas and max all stare at them and roll their eyes

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☁️.

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I still think this draft has more appeal.☁️

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Things ST Actors & Directors have said that make me believe in byler endgame

Noah Schnapp/Will Byers:

Someone asked: "What were your favorite moments with Finn on set?"

Noah: "Oh, um... well, I would probably say from this new season, so I guess I can't tell you but..."

"I think I spend the most time with Finn throughout—the course of— wait. Um... sorry, I gotta not—make sure not to say anything from season 5, but in other seasons... what was the question?"

"Lot's of good stuff coming. It's going to be a wild last season, so just, everyone get ready. There's some crazy stuff, some iconic scenes thrown in there."

Noah talking about Will:

"I think in season 5, it will have some... we'll just be like, "Yes! Something went right for him!""

"Mike was always super protective of Will and Will always leaned on him, and you could never really tell if it was something romantic or just a really special friendship."

"I can just tell you that I'm very, very excited for what's to come. I think they did a great job with Will's character this season, and beautifully addressed everything they needed to. The way they closed the show is just perfect – the story started with Will, and it’ll end with Will."

Someone asked: "Is there one scene in your whole career that stayed with you the most?"

Noah: "Yeah... but I can't talk about it."

Finn Wolfhard/Mike Wheeler:

Someone asked: "Finn, where do you think El and you are going to go?"

"Oh, I don't know. I don't know, I'm really interested in like the end of the show in general. You know, it's hard to tell, obviously, with Eleven and his relationship... but I hope they find—you know—happiness."

"Mike is just trying to be a normal teenager as much as he can."

"I think Mike is trying to be as normal as possible and trying to keep on a normal path. He might be into some new things."

"How is he (Mike) this clueless right now? With the Will scene in the car, I remember asking the Duffers, why would he not know this? And they're like, "Don't worry, it'll pay off in the end.""

Caleb McLaughlin/Lucas Sinclair:

"I love Lucas and Max's relationship, it's not like Eleven and Mike's—you know— in that teenage relationship dynamic. Their love is very—you know— it's real."

Sadie Sink/Max Mayfield:

"We're (Lucas & Max) both very independent. We're not like Mike and El where they just kind of are obsessed with each other."

Gaten Matarazzo/Dustin Henderson:

"The Byers have moved to California and the season picks up with Mike going out there to visit his friend Will—and Eleven who lives out there with them."

Shawn Levy/Director:

"Our show is an anthem for the marginalized and imperfect, precisely because the Duffer brothers know from experience that the popular and easy road is rarely the most interesting one, and that character, grit, connection, and soul are bred in the same moments that challenge us the most."

"People talk about mythology and The Upside Down, and all that is huge, but the magic of S5 are the characters who find a sense of belonging with one another and through that connection, become heroes."

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you know what hell yeah

@bylerlesbian

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I think we should talk about this more often like...

It's actually crazy to have this contrast between Mileven and Byler shown in the same episode if you think about it. They're literally throwing it straight in our faces that Mike's fight with Will upsets him so much more and is more serious to him than his fight with El (that lead to a break up up mind you). Like what do you mean Max tells El that Mike is gonna crawl back to her, desperately trying to apologize because according to Max that's what boyfriends do after a fight but then Mike does in fact do that but... not for his girfriend but for his best friend. Biking to the other side of Hawkins in the pouring rain immediately after the argument to beg for Will's forgiveness.

The Duffers were actually crazy for this.

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no, i am SO passionate about this topic. about mike wheeler’s physical appearance and how if we really got into it, realistically mike would be the one having all the gay allegations and homophobic bullying due to the fact that he fits looks more “stereotypically queer” than will. he has long hair, unconventional interests, and is arguably more feminine in certain aspects than will is — if this was real life in the 80s people would have assumed he was queer first before assuming that of will.

i think back to the first episode when joyce says that kids at school would make fun of wills clothing. and i remember thinking.. why? his clothes that look identical to what most boys in the 80s would wear? flannels? sweaters? t shirts?

maybe i have some history wrong here but i have thought about this quite a lot. it’s insane to me that people want to argue mike is “such a straight character” when he fits typical queer stylization, especially in s4 with the alt-punk look, which is arguably queer in and of itself.

It’s honestly crazy to me that people look at this guy and think “straight man”

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and we kissed, as though nothing could fall

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so they spent 12 fucking hours shooting the van scene and you're gonna tell me the duffers didn't notice finn wolfhard pulling this shit as mike wheeler not even once and they just let it slide yeah right

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