El sitting in the middle of class trying so hard not to cry while they were doing a math test because even though she was doing her best, she didn't understand any of the questions and was wondering what was wrong with her and why it seemed so easy for everyone else
Byler parallel jumpscare while I was reading Rebel Robin. Not Robin creating a piece of art involving a heart because it makes her think of Tammy Thompson and how much she loves her
Bonus: Tammy called it amazing
Even better is that another character (who also has a crush on Tammy) claims he was the one who came up with it. Mind you, this book came out almost a year before s4
Here's some of the lyrics for "Total Eclipse of The Heart"
I couldn't help but feel like the lyrics were reminding me of something... Then it clicked. While working on s4, the ST writers posted this on Twitter (the post they're quoting has since been deleted, but it was something along the lines of using lyrics to give a hint about s4)
"I'm always in the twilight, in the shadow of your heart" -> "Your love is like a shadow on me all the time"
"I tried to find the sound, but then it stopped. And I was in the darkness, so darkness I became" -> "Once upon a time, there was light in my life, but now there's only love in the dark"
notice how in my s5 mike arc post i didnt make byler have a giant fight over the painting and instead let it be a sign of hope for mike the will may love him back
AND i made mike and els final breakup emotional and heartwarming and not just a halfassed breakup in the first episode so the narrative can skip right to byler