#byeler headcanon

[thatgaytick]

THATS IT. I'M MARRYING WHOEVER TF EDITED THIS RIGHT NOW.

[ackledot]

I've figured it out.

hc: The Party (bar Dustin) are all polyamorous and they just date in a big circle.

Lucus is dating Max, Max is dating El, El is dating Mike, Mike is dating Will, and Will is dating Lucus.

Everybody wins. And if you want Henclair, do it. Why the fuck not?

[annes-andromeda]

I know this is probably gonna age horribly since the Duffers will more than likely do something different, but I’ve been having some thoughts about the Upside Down.

I think Wills painting may serve another purpose besides being used for the Byler storyline. This isn’t necessarily a theory but more or less like an alternate storyline thing cause I don’t believe this might happen in the show, but it’s fun to think about.

Now this has been talked about a little bit about how the painting may be foreshadowing for S5. Some have said that the three-headed dragon is the Mind Flayers final form, others have said that it’s the Thessalhydra. I personally believe it’s the latter since Nancy described the creature in her vision as having “a gaping mouth”. And she’s definitely not describing the Demogorgon or Demodogs or Demobats because if that’s the case, then she would’ve just said it.

This is the only picture I could find that depicts the Thessalhydra with wings, but it definitely fits both Nancy’s description and the painting. And it’s not like the show hasn’t made changes to creatures from DnD.

But back to the painting, I believe that it is foreshadowing the Party comic together and defeating a common enemy. Now in the show this may very well be the Thessalhydra, but I have this sort of headcanon that I’ve been concocting:

What if just like Byler in S4, the painting ends up being a miscommunication. Like it is correct in the Party stopping a great foe, but it’s wrong in who the enemy ends up being.

If was just revealed that Vecna was the big bad this whole time despite focusing on the Mind Flayer for three seasons, then imo it would feel cheap. It would feel like when the Star Wars sequel trilogy clearly set up Snoke to be the big bad… only to kill him off in the second film and then suddenly revive Palpatine because reasons I guess🤷‍♀️

In terms of canon, I’d like for it to be revealed that Vecna only thinks that he’s in control of the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer, only for the MF to do a 180 and show him who’s really running things.

Since I believe the MF to be an Eldritch demon of some kind, I think he is the only being who’s mind Henry cannot read. So if he were, let’s say, using Henry as a way to regain power or merge the UD with Hawkins, then Henry wouldn’t know because the MD could simply block his own thoughts.

I do not believe that Henry created the Mind Flayer, but more so gave it its form. Similarly to how Will didn’t necessarily make the Upside Down (because we saw it existing even before his time), but he most likely gave it the form of Hawkins because he was afraid and home was the first thing on his mind (It’s also why I believe transmutation to be one of Wills abilities)

So essentially, Vecna is the Darth Vader to the Mind Flayer’s Palpatine. However, while the Mind Flayer can be referred to as the ruler of the Upside Down, I wouldn’t necessarily make him the creator of it.

This is where the Thessalhydra and the painting’s miscommunication comes in (Once again this is all just a headcanon)

What if it ends up being wrong that the Thessalhydra is the final boss. It could start off that the characters think this giant dragon-like kaiju with multiple heads and a gaping mouth is the ultimate villain to defeat or whatever.

But what if it ends up being revealed that the Thessalhydra is not only the original ruler of the Upside Down, but the creator? And that after the portals begin opening up, it is finally allowed to break free of whatever prison it’s been held in. This means the Thessalhydra can finally reclaim its throne and defeat it enemy, the Mind Flayer.

Now how would all of this be revealed? Well, I don’t know about canon but here’s my vision for an alternate story:

In S4, it’s revealed that Will has powers like El. However, it is subtly hinted that his powers may very well be generational, mainly on his mothers side.

Now this is something that actually was hinted at way back in the very first season. We see in S1 that after Jonathan, Steve, and Nancy defeat the Demogorgon, the lights begin to flicker in the Byers house.

Nancy and Steve think it’s the Demogorgon again, but Jonathan is the only one who senses Joyce walking around in the Upside Down. Not Joyce and Hopper, just Joyce. And the crazy thing is, Joyce senses him back.

(GIFs are not mine)

The fact that both Jonathan and Joyce can sense each other’s presence despite being in different dimensions is insane to me and I hate the fact that this is never brought up again after S1.

So this would fuel my little headcanon (or theory whatever) that Joyce’s side has some sort of generational abilities. Joyce and Jonathan’s abilities would be more mentally focused, whereas El and Will’s abilities would be more physically focused. Yes, I know El isn’t a biological Byers, but we see in S2 that her bio mother Terry has powers of her own, so her powers may also be generational.

It’s also the same for Henry. I also theorize his powers to be generational, once again, on his mothers side. It would explain why his mother was the only one who caught on to what Henry was doing in their house, and his father and sister were oblivious.

So let’s say that while the characters are fighting against some monsters of the UD or Vecna, Jonathan gets taken. Since Vecna has already held Will and El hostage, why not give Joyce even more trauma and stress and take her eldest son/first child🙃

While the group is trying to find Jonathan, he gets taken to an unknown location. There, he meets the Thessalhydra face to face. This could parallel to how Will is the first one to see the Mind Flayer in person.

Obviously in the beginning, Jonathan thinks this is just another monster trying to kill him like all the other ones. But unlike the Demogorgon or the other creatures, the Thessalhydra is much more intelligent and can sense that this boy is not a threat.

Since the Thessalhydra is the creator of the UD, the creatures living there actually were originally impervious to fire. However, once the Mind Flayer took over, the UD became a cold, barren wasteland. Creatures like the Demogorgon and others had to adapt, which is why fire can now hurt them.

Along with figuring out the UD’s history, Jonathan finds out that like his brother and sister, he too has powers of his own. He can actually control the monsters of the UD and sense their thoughts and emotions, which is why the Thessalhydra knows he isn’t a threat. He can also link his mind with the people closest to him, which he uses to communicate to his mother and siblings, as a parallel to S1. Joyce also this same mind link power.

Jonathan shows the rest of the group that the Thessalhydra isn’t their enemy, and boom! Cue epic face off against the Mind Flayer and Vecna (or just the MD if he decided to kill Vecna idk)

Will all of this happen in the actual season? Highly doubt it. But I’d definitely like to learn more about the Upside Down and the Mind Flayer and how it all came to be. And it is the last season, so you gotta go out with a bang.

[mrnlupic]

This fanfic has been nothing but relatable… I see so much of my experiences and myself in mike, I empathize with both of them so much @byeler its really great thank you so much for sharing, I really love it, although I headcanon mike as gay and not bi I think the representation was very accurate, funny and wholesome

[beepboop358]

Byler headcanons?

ahhhhh :)))))))) <3333333 also hello anon I hope you're doing well!

Will is Holly's favorite out of Mike's friend group

Mike and Will played together every single day of recess in Elementary school

Mike is the only one of Will's friends that Will gives his drawings to

Will draws pictures of Mike that he keeps hidden in his room, in a box in his closet. Will drew a picture of them that day they met on the swings and wrote "It was the best thing I've ever done" on the bottom of it and it's one of his favorite drawings and he looks at it a lot

Their birthday gifts are always each other's favorite out of everything they get.

Every time Will was shy or nervous at school, Mike helped him through it

Will and Mike used to do their Homework together after school but they couldn't stop laughing and giggling so they got no work done

Mike and Will used to have sleepovers in Castle Byers

That Dustin knows they both like each other.

Mike becomes a writer and Will becomes an artist when they grow up and they make comic books together <3

Mike and Will get married in a private ceremony with just their closest friends and family and move far away from Hawkins to a big city like NYC or really anywhere that they will be more accepted and free to be themselves

They play D&D together on their anniversary

Joyce and Jonathan have always suspected something between Will and Mike

For S4:

Mike visits the remains of castle byers in s4 because he misses Will, and maybe he sees the pride symbol Will had in there in the wreckage.

Mike and Will almost kissed during the summer of '85

Mike gets grounded and his parents forbid him from going to Will's for his birthday and we get another sassy/annoyed Mike at the dinner table with his parents scene, and Mike steals his dad's wallet and sneaks away to California to see Will anyway and Smalltown Boy plays in the background of the montage of Mike going to see Will.

Mike calls Will all the time when they are apart

Mike and Will write letters to each other with love-y connotations

Mike gets Will a watch for his Bday and engraved on the inside it says "Crazy Together" and everyone else who's there is just like .... and the birthday card Mike gets him is signed "Love, Mike"

Murray will meet Will and Mike and he will instantly pick up on their chemistry and we will get a scene with Murray & Byler like we did with Murray for Jancy & Jopper

Mike works at the video store with Robin (& Steve) and that's how she realizes Mike is gay because he is secretly taking out all these gay romance movies and she notices

prom in s4: They're both sitting on the sidelines while their friends dance, Mike staring at Will while Heaven plays, then he finally works up the courage to ask Will to go somewhere with him and they leave the gym and go somewhere it's just the two of them talking being cute and flustered while True Colors plays in the background

Mike has a breakdown and a small coded coming out speech where he hints to being scared about things changing and why he acted like such a jerk last summer

when they first kiss I want them to be in a bit of a fight because Will is confronting him for acting all sweet in private and leading him on, but putting on the straight boy act in public and being kind of a jerk, and it goes something like:

WILL

No MIKE. You said you were sorry for being an asshole last summer, but you’re still acting like one! It’s like one minute you care, and the next you don’t! I don’t understand, you tell me I’m your best friend but then you act like...THIS! Which one is it? Do you want to be my friend or not?!

Mike interrupts Will by kissing him.

1...2...3...

Mike pulls away.

Shock spreads across Will’s face. Panic floods Mike’s whole body.

What did I just do? Oh my god. Oh my god.

Silence hangs in the air as they stare at each other for a few seconds.

Mike runs away and Will is left standing alone, at a complete loss for words.

What. Just. Happened.

and then they're left to talk about it... because at this point Mike hasn't officially come out to Will yet.

[madcaprainbow]

Byler headcanon that every Halloween, instead of going trick-or-treating or going to Halloween parties or something, Mike and Will have a sleep-over and watch scary movies and just hang out in Mike's basement.

They cuddle wrapped up in a large blanket and neither of them ever acknowledge the obvious romance of the situation but they're both incredibly aware of it and wouldn't give it up for anything.

[waffles-isa]

stranger things s3 review and ranting

ok so I was a pretty big blog back in 2017 about stranger things here (nowadays I have around 2k followers, but back then it was pretty huge

then I left, graduated, completely forgot about stranger things

but then quarantine

and I realise I haven’t seen s3 yet, and here I come

ok, thrilled as usual but the last episode had NO RIGHT to destroy me, and so it goes:

1. first things first, in 2017 I used to see myself a lot like mr. clark, and now, 3 years later, I’m 100% hopper, so wtf????????????????????????????? bruh, i was relating, duffer had no rights

2. smirnoff (alexei, also I have this thing with names just like hopper so), U HAD NO right

3. I’ve read somewhere that a girl started shipping byler after s3, and I’ve also watched this video, which got my hopes SO HIGH but honestly???????? s1 gave me much more byler than this, it’s due to you guys pronouncing the canon as byler, when it’s obviously byeler, we’ve got almost nothing but crumbs

4. WHAT. ON. EARTH. was that goodbye between mike and will, for FUCKS SAKE, they are best friends, mike slept by the hospital with him in s1, and you tell ME that there wasn’t a proper hug? I WANT UGLY CRYING

5. hopper??????????????????????????????????????? eleven deserved better than grieving 1000x in a lifetime, give her some peace of mind please

6. eleven powers (”they’ll come back, don’t worry”), GUYS ALL OF YOU ARE IN PTSD AND YOU DONT EVEN CRY AFTERWARDS, postpone this for a few years and you won’t be able to socialize anymore, wtf

7. winona so CUTE???????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? wtf, the most beautiful human being

8. no one gave a SHIT about will, can someone take him to the therapy PLEASE

9. steve is my babyboi, fuck off and robin has my life, I would love to be roomates with them

10. FEMINISM ALL OVER THE PLACE, thank. you.

I’m sad and angry and I deserve better than this: a therapist to treat them all

bless

[sunnybyler]

okay but just imagine murray picking up on mike & will liking each other

 he picks up on the chemistry instantly, as he always does but doesn’t say anything right away - he doesn’t feel the need to, he figures they’re dating - he doesn’t really care they’re both boys, he was in love with alexei anyway (maybe it wasn’t outwardly says but we all know) - they disagree on something small, but not much comes of it - but murray notices & hits them with his signature phrase - “lovers quarrel?” - everyone just goes silent - will instantly panicking - “what? no... no... we’re just friends” - he wishes they were more, but he’s not going to let that show after the way mike acted with jane - mike agrees with will’s statement - “yeah, we’re just friends” - murray picks up on their bullshit obviously - “really? i don’t buy that for a second”

i didn’t have a particular direction to take this in i just thought the concept was cute so (: 

[valeria-push]

ok i really wanna read a story where will have got a makeover in a new town, like new haircut, clothes maybe, idk, but also his character developed. he starts to smile much more, to talk and to joke, too. he kind of forgets about d&d, really grows up, just blooms and shines. like he finally over this upside down shit.

and then when they’re back in hawkins mike just CANNOT HELP but look at will all the time, he kind of can’t talk to him bc he always so shy and doesn’t know how to act but at the same time he wants all of will’s attention to himself. will is more open, he’s like - talks to everyone, becomes life of the party and really people person.

and mike has definetely has a crush on him, so huge that it is unbearable.

[wackywriterwhowriteswhenever]

Headcanon that went Will went missing and even before his “body” was found, Mike kept that binder of Will’s drawings next to him whenever he was home and by himself in his room. Mike couldn’t sleep without that binder next to him because it was like a part of Will was there with him and that’s the only way he could sleep during that week.

And eventually, Will learns about the binder and realizes just how much his drawings mean to Mike.

Yes, I will be writing a Byeler fic on this. I’ll likely write it tomorrow at work and publish it during the day or tomorrow night!

[byelerendgame]

"i never told him i love him" byeler headcanons

`°•*: while will's holding his gun, shaking and ready to shoot whatever was chasing him outside. he hears a sound behind him and when he sees that... that thing... all he can think is: my family... mike... i never told him i love him

`°•*: as the days go by and will is hugging his knees against his chest, singing should i stay or should i go, trying not to get lost inside his own mind and convince himself that someone's out there trying to find him... his mom, jonathan, dustin, lucas and mike. oh, mike... the boy who always made him feel safe and happy. the boy he loved so much, more than he should, probably, who he wanted to spend every second of his life with. the boy who maybe would never know how big was the love he woke up inside will.

`°•*: when the demogorgon finds him in the upside down. he knows he's going to die. he just wishes he could hug his mother once again, tell jonathan how much he appreciates everything he did for him and maybe find the guts to tell mike he loves him more than he loves d&d and the castle byers. but now it's too late.

`°•*: mike has to find will. there's no other option. his best friend can't disappear from his life, he just can't. while searching for will, trying to find anything that can lead him to the soft boy who never deserved to suffer, mike sometimes will look at will's drawings and feel desperation. softly caressing the lines byers did, mike wishes he could tell him how much he misses him and how much he loves him. even tho it scares him.

`°•*: that can't be will's body, mike thinks, his heart beating so fast he's scared he's gonna hyperventilate. eleven lied. she lied and will was dead. he needed him mom. so he took his bike and ran away. ran away from his friends and the body and the pain. and when his mother hugged him, he sobbed and felt his heart ache thinking about how he would never be able to tell will go much he really loved him.

`°•*: will was alive and mike couldn't be more grateful. but he still didn't know how to tell will how he really felt. when will told him he felt like he was going crazy and mike told him they'd go crazy together he hoped will understood the undertone and realized how much he was loved.

`°•*: seeing will suffering that way, seeing him being possessed by such a evil creature, it was breaking mike's heart. for the first time since will was found, mike was scared he would once again lose the chance to tell will he loved him. while retelling their story, he wished his best friend could read between the lines. asking you to be my friend was the best thing i've ever done. loving you was the best thing i've ever done.

`°•*: while watching will dance with some random girl, mike felt sad. sad like he shouldn't be. jealous like he shouldn't be. while watching will smile to someone else, all mike could think was: it should be me, it should be me dancing with him and then telling him how much i love him. then he saw eleven and remembered he should feel this away about her. a girl. not a boy. not will. but... it was will. it was always will.

`°•*: seeing will going away in the rain made mike's inside feel like it was dropping. what if he lost him again? without, once again, telling him he loved him.

`°•*: knocking on will's door and not hearing any replies was terrifying. he kept knocking and saying sorry and wishing to see will's face again and hoping this time he would be brave enough to tell him the l word.

`°•*: both boys smiled at each other. what if you wanna join another party? not possible. their way of saying i love you. and it's forever. it wasn't ideal, but it was good enough for now.

`°•*: looking back at the byers house, knowing how empty it was, knowing will would be so far away... mike felt tears wanting to fall and his heart breaking once again. he needed him mom. and when he hugged her it was like a flashback. "i wish i told him i love him".

[jxpper]

Byeler Headcanon # 6451034B-71

Will was in love with Mike long before he disappeared, but he didn't start to notice until after he came back. Joyce had pulled Mike aside one day and asked him to please do whatever he could to keep Will safe when she couldn't. Mike agreed, of course, but he didn't tell Will because he knew his best friend was growing sick of being babied. But when Mike starts to hang around Will more, talking to him more, having his back at all times, and always telling Will that he could confide in him, Will started to see where his feelings grew from. He tried not to fall, telling himself that it would never work, but he fell and he fell hard.

[tenracoonsinacrisis]

Hopper: Finally, El broke up with that asshole Michael

Will, walking in: I have a boyfriend

Hopper: That's fine, who is it?

Hopper, seeing Mike: Not that bastard again!

[annes-andromeda]

Headcanon based on posts made on how Will drawing a crowned heart on Mikes shield in the painting is reminiscent of the song “Heroes”, and how in the van scene, the light hits Will just as Mike looks at him:

Will and Mike call each other pet names like “paladin” and “cleric”, “Wheeler” and “Byers”, “Michael” and “William”, etc.

Now usually the party doesn’t mind these nicknames, they (particularly Max) especially enjoy when Will lovingly calls Mike an idiot or a dork.

But then there are those days when Will will call Mike “King of my heart” and Mike will answer back with “Light of my life” as they make the biggest heart eyes at each other.

All while you can hear the sounds of the party groaning and rolling their eyes because they thought the pining/simping was gonna stop after the boys got together, but it just got stronger.

Basically, headcanon that Will calls Mike the king of his heart and Mike calls Will the light of his life❤️

[japplejottomjeans]

*will and mike coming down from the climax of their fight*

will: and your flip flops are stupid

*later*

mike, sobbing to max: he called my flip flops stupid!

[beepboop358]

idk if u saw my last ask lol sorry but uH Byler headcanons.

hello bestie!

Ah! It's not showing up in my inbox for some reason? I'm so sorry about this, I'm having all kinds of weird problems with my Tumblr glitching. My messages disappeared for a few days and I finally got them working again and now asks are disappearing ARGHHH! Time to send another Tumblr help request LOL. Anyways, I'm so sorry it's not showing up, I would have definitely answered if I had seen it! I am not ignoring you I promise ahh!

I'll just give you some head canons here in this post if that's okay :)

Byler Headcanons:

Will is Holly’s favorite out of Mike’s friend group

Mike and Will played together every single day of recess in Elementary school

Mike is the only one of Will’s friends that Will gives his drawings to

Will draws pictures of Mike that he keeps hidden in his room, in a box in his closet. Will drew a picture of them that day they met on the swings and wrote “It was the best thing I’ve ever done” on the bottom of it and it’s one of his favorite drawings and he looks at it a lot

Mike writes stories for Will, and Will draws pictures for Mike 🥺

Their birthday gifts are always each other’s favorite out of everything they get

Every time Will was shy or nervous at school, Mike helped him through it

Will and Mike used to do their Homework together after school but they couldn’t stop laughing and giggling so they got no work done

Mike and Will used to have sleepovers in Castle Byers

That Dustin knows they both like each other :)

Will gives Mike mixtapes to help show him some new, cool music, and Mike makes some for Will in return

Mike becomes a writer and Will becomes an artist when they grow up and they make comic books together <3

Mike and Will get married in a private ceremony with just their closest friends and family and move far away from Hawkins to a big city like NYC or really anywhere that they will be more accepted and free to be themselves

They play D&D together on their anniversary in the future

Joyce and Jonathan have always suspected something between Will and Mike

Thanks for the ask! I hope you're well! xx