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Edward Creel theories are…

a) an example of cornplating off a cliff

b) an excuse for henry stans to absolve henry of his crimes against humanity

c) big if true, but I’m not fully sold

d) possibly true, but I don’t really care. If it’s true, we’ll see in S5. but I’m here for byler rn

e) true/brilliant/captivating/earth-shattering/fascinating/life-altering!

f) completely true, but I’m still here for byler and don’t care that much

g) what in the name of ted wheeler is an edward creel?

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Was it romantic of Mike to call El for 353 days?

A) yes

B) no

C) nuance

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Is Will’s gender nonconformity interesting to you?

Yes and I read/write/think about fics that explore this (please please please drop some in the tags!)

No, not really, it’s not a central part of his character

He’s gender nonconforming?

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what are you most excited for in S5?

a) byler! byler! byler!

b) everything with the supernatural plot

c) all of the characters and their arcs in general

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who would you rather hang out with, mike or will? no nuance, you must choose.

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Do you think the Byler fandom being majority queer gives us an inherent bias when watching the show and interpreting the characters and their arcs? Whereas the majority straight audience likely wouldn’t notice the same subtle things & the (possibly?) majority straight writing team wouldn’t intentionally include them?

A) yes, we’re inherently predisposed to see things through a queer lens

B) no, but in the opposite direction. we’re more likely to have be hurt by queerbaiting in the past, so we’re less likely to be tricked again. so the fact that we notice byler is a good sign.

C) no, we’re just picking up what the writers and showrunners are putting down. Us being majority queer is just coincidental/due to overall fandom dynamics, which tend to be queer

D) yes, but only somewhat

E) a secret fifth thing

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“Mike is more queercoded than Will is”

A) Yes

B) No!

C) They are both equally queercoded, just in different ways. 

D) Will is just queer. Mike is coded. 

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If you’re against the hypothetical concept of Mike being bi with a male lean, why are you?

A) I’m not against it! In fact, I that’s how I interpret Mike Wheeler as a character and what I think is happening in the show 

B) I’m not against it, even though IDT that’s what is happening in the show (Mike is gayyyyy)

C) I’m not against it, even though I don’t think that’s what’s happening in the show (Mike likes guys and girls fairly equally, he’s bi bi bi)

D) I AM against it cause it’s important to me that Mike likes guys and girls fairly equally. This “heavy male lean” interpretation is filtering things through the gay Mike lens, which is biased. I think Mike liked El even in S3, he just loves Will more. This is ultimately just a classic love triangle situation. Why do people make things more complex than they needs to be?

C) Cause it would be a narrative cop-out, especially if the show went the unlabeled route in the process. It’s important to explicitly state that Mike is unable to love El/girls romantically because he is only attracted to boys/Will. This is the only thing that will satisfy. Mike is a homosexual. No middle ground here.

D) Because that’s a meaningless concept, especially within the show’s narrative. If he has a “heavy male lean,” he’s functionally just gay. Why is it so important for him to “like girls,” even a little bit, when he’s clearly gay within the subtext and text of ST? Boys only, not boys most of the time. When has he ever shown an interest in girls within the show?

E) Because I genuinely don’t understand this concept, both in and out of the show. It also seems like more of a modern concept IMO and not how 80s Mike would understand his sexuality (gay). Why jump through hoops just to avoid hurting El/erasing romantic Mlvn? 

F) Because the analysis only points one way, and any bi Mike interpretation is working backwards and trying to fit Mike into a label that doesn’t describe him for biased reasons. People WANT him to be bi, but the very fact that some bi Mike truthers are in bargaining mode shows that he isn’t bi. If they wanted to write a bi character, they would’ve done so.

G) I truly don’t care where Mike falls on the Kinsey scale as long as he and Will get together! 

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who would win the byler all-you-can-eat competition?

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most shippable st character?

a) nancy

b) max

c) steve

d) other

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do you think that in canon, will would (or will) feel some sort of guilt when he first gets with mike? mainly i’m thinking because of el but it could be for other reasons

A yes

B no

C other (explain)

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who'd make a terrifying villain?

(el and will are excluded because we already have an idea on how they'll be like [el with her powers and possessed will])

a. mike

b. dustin

c. lucas

e. max

lemme know why you think so as well, i would love to know! ☆

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will you be disappointed if el has more screen time than will in S5 once again and if everything gears up to yet another showdown between El and Vecna?

1) yes

2) no

3) nuance

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does anyone else turn into a diehard mike stan/apologist whenever people (bylers or otherwise) start getting a little too anti-mike and then morph into a diehard will stan whenever people (bylers or otherwise) start getting a little too anti-will?

a) yup, this is me, even though I’d consider myself a will stan first and foremost

b) yup, this is me, even though I’d consider myself a mike stan first and foremost

c) yup, this is me cause I’m a stan of both equally

d) no, this isn’t me because I’m 100% in the will stan camp. he’s my favorite forever.

e) no, this isn’t me because I’m 100% in the mike stan camp. he’s my favorite forever.

f) this isn’t me, but I don’t really have a favorite between the two. I just never go into diehard stan/apologist mode and don’t relate to this

g) I’m the Byler that often gets accused of being anti-mike in my takes 😈

h) I’m the Byler that often gets accused of being anti-will in my takes 😈

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do you think scott clarke will be in S5?

a) yeah, he still lives in town, could be useful in the apocalypse, and he'd be a nostalgic face to see at least once or twice

b) nah, they have too many characters to juggle, and he just doesn't serve narrative purpose anymore. he's in ST heaven with keith the video store guy, steve's S1 friends, and sadly argyle.

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is cloudycleric the same as olliecoddle on ao3?

i have just looked up olliecoddle on ao3 i am in fact not them i. i don’t write that kind of thing my ao3 is the_cleriic

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who is a better listener?