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GUYS BYLER CONFIRMED

OMGOMFOMGOMGOGMG

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Me vs not drawing Will/Byler

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BYLER BYLER BYLER BYLER

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SPREADING THE BYLER AGENDA (and miniongate)

My college will all be bylers soon just you wait just youuuuu wait

Also ambushed my friends ( @amxityy ) sketchbook with byler ehshsbsjshs everyone will be bylers by 2026 AHAHAHA

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How byler am I for using them as inspiration in my college coursework 😈

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We will never see eye to eye with milkvans I think we need to collectively just stop trying to argue with them 😭 we are both such stubborn fandoms because we both fully believe in our ship bring endgame. We should just stick to our fandoms. (I am so guilty of debating with milkduds but I'm actually getting to sick of using the same arguments they never listen to.)

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Yay cleradin yay wiseheart yay byler

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When byler is canon I want the fluffiest cutest edits to cheesy love songs. I like the angst but I want to see them happy together so freaking badly.

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Firstly, when you get this, you have to answer 5 things you like about yourself, publicly. Then, send this ask to 10 of your favourite followers.

1. Am a byler shipper

2. Am friends with byler shippers

3. Can convert people into being byler shippers

4. Am an avid Will Byers/Mike wheeler defender

5. I get to yap about byler on my stupid blog

6. My friends let me yap about byler

7. I ship byler

8. I ship Miwi

9. I ship cleradin

10. I know miniongate is canon in st5

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I'm not sane about byler.

New chain!!! Explain your username :)

Mine is like byler + charlie but I think it could also be like By Charlie? idk😭😭😭

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Just me and my files with over 300 different theories, proofs and other byler related things against the world 🙏💙💛

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Spoke to someone I know at college today about byler, and I sort of started the conversation my usual way when it comes to them with like a not rlly serious convo. I went to go explain myself on why I think they will be endgame (I usually have to prove the ship like im asking for someone's hand in marriage and telling the parents why I'm a good fit.) And they were like wait wait Mike and Will from stranger things? And I was like yeah. He said that them being endgame was like the most obvious thing ever. I was surprised. Shocked. Flabbergasted and curious. So I asked why. He's a GA member who I assume has only watched the show once so no examples were used but he basically said Mileven could have been good but their whole love story went downhill fast and there has been very obvious build up of byler since the beggining. He said he would be surprised if byler wasn't the way they were going.

Felt like sharing cuz it felt like the GA is finally catching on. ( though I'm not sure because my college friend group is very queer so he was probably looking through a queer lense already).

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Making a byler comic strip and it's actually finishing me off I'm crashing out thinking about it.

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Me trying to collect people who let me rant at them about byler and actually talk back and engage in theory and conversation about them instead of just waiting for me to be done yapping 💔 (so far it's a party of 2 people)

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Byler tumblr low-key feels like a massive group chat

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Ship so good I started using my Film and Media A-level knowledge to analyse, my art skills are being utilised just to draw them, starting to write fanfiction again and becoming actually involved in fandom again. Redownloaded tumblr for them and cranking out edits all the time.

Byler might actually be the best ship of all time 💔

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Debate I had today with a Milkdud.

Pls tell me if I ate or if I just splurged random info on them.

Melvin: I don't think bylers gonna happen because El is important to the plot

Me: El being important to the plot doesn't really have anything to do with Mileven or Byler endgame

Mitochondria: No Mileven is endgame because El is so important to Mike's character.

Me: I completely agree his relationship with El is integral to his character. however view it in a different lense. Walk with me here this might be a bit long.

So in the beggining of the show he is so focused on finding Will and instead finds El in the woods he wanted to send her to a mental asylum or get his mum to deal with her UNTIL she recognises Will and gives him hope that he can be found. He then completely brushes her off and hits her when he thinks he's seen Wills body and only forgives and gives her the time of day when she proves he's alive.

Not exactly how I act around someone I supposedly like (I know for a fact most people including myself are a little blinded by attraction when it comes to peoples actions yet he completely throws her off) he only really starts viewing her romantically when Lucas and Nancy suggest that he might like her.

He then could feel like he has to act on this she's 'the only girl that's not grossed out by him' so has to like her right? but then she goes missing and he gets Will back.

Their relationship is important here as its setting up Mike's need to conform (this is further pushed by later seasons Finn describing Mike's arc as the need to be normal aka to conform).

Now in s2 we see that he has been trying to contact El every day which alot of people think is romantic and while it very much could be I belive its more out of guilt because he essentially used her to find Will and once she did she was gone, as he doesn't make even a tiny bit of effort to actually go out and find her unlike how proactive and determined he was to find Will.

This creates contrast in the level of care he has for each of them, he cares about her so much of course he does but at this point she was more of a superhero to him for saving Will and having powers so much of his feelings come from a point of admiration and awe for the other. And once Will gets into trouble he immediately drops calling her on the walkie and focuses all of his attention on to Will this contrasts to when he found out all of the trouble El was in but still puts the large majority of his focus on finding Will.

This sets apart his relationship with Mike and the 2 people even further as he is always totally dedicated to making sure Will is alive, mentally and physically well. We also see in s2 that Mike clearly missed El I mean ofc he did she's the superhero that brought his best friend back but he isn't reminded of that until after he has saved Will and she's already back. Now s3 Mike's arc is one of growing up and adjusting to how becoming a teenager feels. He starts the show in a romantic relationship with El however in private he pushes her hands off his face and she rejects the idea of him singing and having fun. This separates the two from being safe with each other and understanding each other on a deeper level than making out. El then dumps him which is framed as very comedic and doesn't change Mike's behaviour or the way he feels in any shape or form. he just mopes a bit and doesn't even try to fix anything. However his fight with Will in the same episode is framed as much more important to both Mike and Wills characters. Mike has already been shown that his actions have consequences with El but he doesn't seem to care it doesn't really affect him. But when the same thing happens with Will he does everything he can to fix it immediately. he bikes all the way across town in the rain and does all that he can to apologise to Will. This is clearly a relationship so important to Mike's character frames so separately to his relationship with El. it shows that he is very serious about Will and not so about El. In the end of s3 he has a conversation with Will were Will commits to something with Mike (not joining another party) Mike is smiling like crazy he is so happy (the moment is even a little flirty). this is in such direct contrast to him looking low-key miserable at Els confession of commitment (her saying she loves him). he looks upset he doesn't reciprocate and he doesn't even close his eyes or reciprocate the kiss she gives him and afterwards he just looks confused. These moments happen right after each other and prove that Wills relationship with Mike contributes so much to Mike's happiness whereas Els contributes to his confusion and his inner hatred.

Now s4 is a huge one. Yes the majority of Mike's arc in s4 is him not being able to tell El that he loves her. but that's the thing his arc is that he doesn't love his girlfriend enough romantically to tell her that he loves her (ofc he loves her just not romantically) We should trust El when she sais Mike doesn't love her. However the thing that really saves El when it comes to life or death is Will. Will gave Mike the words he used in his supposed love confession. Will told Mike to keep going because he was the heart. Will was the one Mike confided in and sorted out his emotions with. Will is everything that Mike needs and vice versa. Their characters are so so important to each other and these final seasons are proving more and more that El is an independent girlboss that shouldn't need a man to tell her he loves her for her to win she needs her FRIENDS to help her keep fighting and she only starts winning when that becomes the case. S4 also ends with Will and Mike being a team they promise to fight Vecna together and there is some very obvious imagery of El stepping away from them to be by herself and byler sticking together because they are a team. So yes. El is incredibly important to Mike's arc because she shows that him conforming to normality doesn't help them win (as they loose the battle with vecna) she shows that Mike cares so deeply about Will more so than anyone else. Thank you for coming to my Ted talk feel free to ask questions.