#byler pins

[sarahivess]

[bylertruth3r]

Mike and Will literally share shoes (and Will might be sleeping in Mike's room) and might not be dating yet when they start dating they're gonna share a whole closet and flirt with each other about how good they look in each other's clothes and just being obnoxious (I will rewatch those scenes so many times) what if they're sharing/swapping shoes because it's the 80's and they're in a really homophobic and conservative town and if they want to give little hints that they're dating and want to openly show it (to at least their friends) they have to be subtle about it? and maybe when they're at home they share clothes without feeling like they have to be careful with how they act around each other and can be openly affectionate (like them in s2)

Thank you for pointing it out @cler1csfink

Confirmation that they're the same shoes and they're both size 10 so yeah they're sharing shoes

and Mike brought these shoes from Hawkins which means the puma suede belong to Will

and in a leaked footage El and Mike broke up/ were already broken up because Mike says "we'll still be friends" and "i wanted to tell you first" which makes me think he might have came out to her (and in that video he was literally wearing his boyfriend's shoes)

video from @nowmemoriees

in s1 during that scene on the train tracks they're friends and in the leaked video they were wearing similar clothes to what they were wearing in that s1 scene where they were friends and could trust each other. i think Mike's gonna come out to her (as gay) there which would explain why El was crying, and why Mike said "i wanted to talk to you first", in s1 Mike said "friends tell the truth" to El and in s5 it's Mike's turn to be honest about himself and maybe he'll tell her he's in love with Will or maybe he'll tell her that he's dating Will

it's the same song that played when Robin came out to Steve, obviously Steve had a crush on Robin but she's a lesbian and can only love him platonically while even though Mike tried to love El romantically he couldn't do it because he's gay and he didn't even bother to close his eyes and kiss her back

plus in a deleted script it says he was mad at himself

and the song playing when Mike and El were kissing in s3 "can't fight this feeling" is about someone being in love with their friend and not knowing what to do about it while already being in a relationship with someone else so it's about Mike being in love with Will and not knowing what to do so he represses it and pushes him away to get over him but then realizing it's not working (which is something he realized at the end of s3) and he's gay and he want on a double date with Will and Lumax after that

and Mike in s4 was trying to be normal and might be into new things (men, because dnd is not new)

and

and in s4 "in the closet at rink o mania" started playing Mike took what Will said "and us?" as romantic and felt the need to clarify that they're friends and Will said they used to be best friends and the camera panned back to Mike plus synth music is his thing since he has "Smalltown Boy" (gay song) as his first song on his spotify playlist, it's a song about a gay man leaving his homophobic town to start a new life and Finn said he wants Mike to leave Hawkins

and he has a "one way" sign pointing to his closet because he's gay and closeted and in his room he has a poster of a shirtless man while the others (Steve, B*lly, and Lucas' "friends") all have women posters because they like women

Mike being obsessed with Superman? and him having a poster of a shirtless man while Steve, B*lly and the tigers all had posters of women in bikinis (because they like girls) Will has a skinny pink panther poster in his room which symbolizes his type in men (Mike) Mike has a shirtless man poster and a buff male dragon poster which symbolizes his type in men (Will) (he's not really buff but he's stronger than Mike) they're each other's type and love each other plus you can see Mike looking at Will's arms during some scenes

also in s3 he was happy about Dustin having a gf and asked him about her but then in s4 when he "finds out" Will has a crush on a "girl" he doesn't ask him about "her" and acts distant (he was pretending he didn't care but he was jealous) and he asked Will about the painting because he was hoping it was for him (it was)

and he realized Will loves him back in the van scene, Mike wants to feel needed and Will needs him, Mike felt lost without Will, Will felt lost without Mike, Will loves him, Mike loves him back, they both think the other doesn't love them, they will prove each other wrong in s5 when Mike finds out Will lied about the painting and loves him back, they love each other the way they want to be loved

and he was so happy to see Will drew a heart on his shield

which is literally an engagement ring, no hands because they'll be more than friends in s5

they've been filming a lot at that farm.. and Ross and his wife said that they enjoyed eyewitness

and Lukas and Mike both have internalized homophobia (Lukas was dating a girl to be normal and then he breaks up with his gf and starts dating Philip,his male best friend)

and if this leak is actually correct there would be another parallel

because in eyewitness Lukas gets injured and his boyfriend stays with him and he kisses his forehead, Lukas' dad sees it (he's ok with it), it would explain why Karen was at the hospital and why they needed an ambulance on the set, so if this leak is true then Will's gonna kiss Mike's forehead and Karen is gonna see it (that would mean Mike and Will are already dating)

and in s2 Mike stayed with Will at the hospital so now it's Will's turn

they've been filming a lot at that farm.. and Ross and his wife said that they enjoyed eyewitness and they filmed at like 3 or 4 different farms (one of them has swings) and they're literally filming at one right now

more s5 leaks and Mike and El staying friends after the break up and Mike being worried for Will <33 and Mike and Robin bonding over their partners being in danger

Will is wearing one of Mike's shirts in s5, Mike wore something similar in s3 it's a gap shirt and Eddie said Mike wears gap shirts and Will has never worn something like this in the previous seasons and he didn't bring that many clothes back to Hawkins so he's gonna have to wear Mike's if he's staying at Mike's (the Wheelers added 2 chairs to their breakfast table and Will's tiger plushie is in Mike's room, it makes me think that they're already dating in the scene because Will is wearing blue yellow and green which are Byler's colors

Noah liking another byler edit? fork found in the kitchen. pic from @iamforbyler from here . there are hints that Mike and Will's first kiss will be in s5 episode 7 (during Jopper's first kiss there were boxes that said MW705, Mike and Will s5 episode 7) they definitely told him to promote Byler again to introduce Byler as boyfriends to the GA and Millie is not promoting mlvn anymore and when they asked her what her favorite pop culture couple was she said the couple from twlight instead of mlvn

Will's wearing Mike's black jeans, the blue shirt looks like something s2 Mike would wear but the undershirt looks like Will's in s4. he's just stealing his boyfriend's clothes atp because Will has never worn black jeans before and he's wearing blue (Mike's color) and Mike's the only one in the party who has worn black jeans and Will might be staying at Mike's because his tiger plushie was in Mike's room and the Wheelers added 2 chairs to their breakfast table plus Will has to stay at Mike's since he doesn't have a house in Hawkins and the cabin is too small for all the Byers to live in.

maybe he's wearing Mike's black jeans from s5 instead of the s4 ones but either way they're still Mike's jeans since Will has never worn black jeans before s5 and Mike has, Will is stealing his boyfriend's clothes, plus Mike is wearing Will's shoes in s5 <33

Byler is so obviously gonna happen even without all those proofs because they gave mlvn the stancy storyline of Nancy not being able to say "I love you" to Steve because she's in love with Jonathan and they didn't give that storyline to Jopper, Lumax and Jancy or even Duzie which are healthy couples who don't lie about who they are to each other and never felt unloved by their partners, and Mike wants to feel needed and Will needs him and El doesn't and Millie said El realized she's her own superhero and that she's gonna figure out who she is without Mike and Millie is not promoting mlvn anymore

Mike and Will spent s3 acting like they were the exes because in s2 Mike was overly affectionate with Will but he stopped doing that when he got a gf because he saw what he did as romantic so in his mind being affectionate with Will even just hugging him or just holding his hand like he did in s2 would be cheating because he's in love with Will and he's gay

Mike becomes less and less interested in El the more feminine she becomes, it becomes more difficult for him to pretend he's straight i mean he "fell in love" with her when she looked like a boy and people kept calling her a boy..

Mike probably thought she was a boy at first, everyone kept calling El the boy with the buzzcut at first in s1 and Mike said "that's not Will" instead of "that's a girl" and interesting thing is the more feminine El becomes the less interested in her Mike becomes, he probably thought El was a boy at first and she was wearing a yellow shirt (Will's color) maybe she reminded him of Will?

I mean Mike being gay aside who would you rather for him to be with?

A, with someone who doesn't understand him and he feels like he has to change himself to be with and who makes him feel insicure?

B, with someone who he feels like he can fully be himself with and who understands him and who puts him on the first place and makes him feel loved? B right? with Will

Jancy had their "we're just friends" moment and they kissed in 2 and Jopper had their "it's just 2 friends getting together for a nice dinner" moment and they kissed in s4 , Lumax had their "she's not my girlfriend" moment and they kissed in s2 and Byler had their "we're friends, we're friends" moment (started by Mike who doesn't know Will is gay) and they'll kiss in s5, there were no moments like these between Dustin and Lucas because they're not in love with each other

[demadogs]

“robin talks to mike about him being gay-” “lucas talks to-” “vickie talks-”

NO! you guys are all wrong. no one talks to him. mike just accidentally sees robin and vickie kissing and laughing and he has an out of body experience when he realizes that people like him can be happy and find love and that is enough to push him to talk to will.

[sympatheticfiend]

“vecna gets will” “vecna gets mike” “vecna gets lucas” vecna gets his ass handed to him. will gets cursed only for vecna to realise that he just summoned a feral 15 y/o into his home and now vecna doesn’t have will.

will has vecna

[spideywillandmjwheeler]

This is a little blog dedicated to a Spidey Will Byers and Mike MJ James Wheeler byler AU!

There may be design variations, time jumps, out of context silly comics, but it’s all going to be Spidey Will themed. We’ve assigned roles to most characters so you’ll catch glimpses of them sometimes as well!

search #lore for posts related to the AU we’re curating on this blog! #art, #reblog, #ask are some other tags you can surf through.

Direct links:

Pre reveal

(part 1) (part 2) (part 2.1) (part 2.2) (part 3) (part 4)

(i) (ii) (iii)

Reveal

(part 1) (part 2) (part 3) (part 4) (part 5)

Post reveal

(i) (ii)

Character art

(spidey will and mj wheeler) (amateur spidey) (will byers) (spider el) (spidey will design bts)

[bylerween2023]

Happy Bylerween!

Happy spooky season, bylers. Thursday, October 26, is the first day of Byler Halloween Week (or as we like to call it, Bylerween). This is our masterpost of all of our links, mod posts and tagging system. Note: This post will be updated and added to as necessary!

Rules & Guidelines | Tagged

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FAQ

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Bylerween Rec posts

Mod posts: Ayla | Jo | Lex | Sara | Rae

Mods: @howtobecomeadragon @lucasvenkman @foodiewithdahoodie @willelfanpage @ice-sculptures

Go to @bylerween-trick-or-treat for more info on how to participate on 10/31 (Day 6).

Theme tagging system under the cut:

Day 1

Ghosts & Hauntings Trapped in the Upside Down Haunted House

Day 2

Slashers, Gore & Body Horror Demogorgon, Demobats, & Flesh Monster Halloween Party

Day 3

Demons, Devils & Exorcisms Will’s S2 Possession Pumpkin Patch & Apple Orchard

Day 4

Psychological Horror Attacked by Vecna Sweater Weather

Day 5

Came Back Wrong Flayed!Mike/Flayed!Will Carnival Night

Day 6

Supernatural Creatures Trick or Treat, Freak (2x02) Trick or Treating

Day 7

Witches, Wizards & Necromancers D&D Renaissance Festival

Double Date Night

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[henbeaka]

(the person you relate to the most)

[myspacepoet]

been working on my byler lost touch after hs au (coming not soon at all to an ao3 account near you) and its making me so so sad so i had to draw college byler to cope take this messy ass doodle okay byyyyyeeeee (i fly into the distance like team rocket)

[strawberrybyers]

hahaha omg it’s castle byers 😵‍💫😵‍💫😵‍💫 looks like the castle byers that’s still standing in the upside down. haha of course i’m completely normal about this. i am totally normal 👌

also, lucas’ watch says the time is 2:12:18. but what about the number above that?? is it saying the date is 11/2 (november 2nd) or 11/12 (november 12th)??? because if it says november 2nd then i’m just thinking about that on the last november 2nd in stranger things is when will and mike have that conversation about the shadow monster and mike telling will he’s going to be safe…. if it says november 12th then that’s the date that will was rescued from the upside down….

[sarahivess]

Just ordered some more pins to my pin collection 🥹

from HERE

[bewilderedbuck]

listen i know i made that post a while back abt how nothing is more romantic than enemies to lovers but. actually. i take that back. nothing is more romantic than what those two gay boys on stranger things have got going on. that is the only romance ever actually.

[cleradinel]

a friendly reminder asking the cast about byler will never result in anything else but "i don't know-s" and "we'll see-s" and wasting the precious time you have at conventions on byler questions is at best useless and at worst a little awkward for everyone, because you're not going to get the answers you're looking for and you're putting the actors on the spot.

a friendly reminder ndas are very much a Real Thing and they are legally obligated to dismiss it and lie and not to disclose it, you know, as a non disclosure agreement would suggest. it's not a no confirmation agreement. it's a NON DISCLOSURE agreement.

[demobatman]

"and what about us?" "WE'RE FRIENDS. we're FRIENDS." what, because boyfriends are supposed to write and reach out to their partners and when will didnt you just assumed it was because he wasn't interested in you. 😐 ? 🤨 ????

[byierficrecs]

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[aemiron-main]

Gay Mike Wheeler Posts

The OG ‘if Will Is Gay Men Who Die By Hate Crimes, Mike Is Gay Men Who Die By Suicide’ And Hypervisible Vs Invisible Gay Men And Ted Wheeler’s Ignorance Post (x)

If Mike Ever Actually Loved El/Even Just Had A Crush On Her, Why Didn’t He Use The Moment He Actually Fell In Love With Her As Part Of His Monologue Instead Of Claiming It Was Love At First Sight? (x)

The Rainbow Lens Flare On Top Of Mike In The Shed (x)

Mike Thinks Will Had A Crush On Angela (x)

Mike’s Figuring Out What Romantic Love Actually Is/Feels Like (x)

Mike’s Sweetie Pie and Phoebe Cates Expression (x)

Mike Calling El Pretty Isn’t Meant To Be Romantic (x)

The 60 Minutes Namedrog And Its AIDs Themed Episode (x)

El Kisses Mike The Same Way The Fleshflayer Flays People (x)

We’ve Seen This Setup With Will Behind Mike And El Before (x)

Initial Post About Mike’s Crush on Eddie (x)

Watch Where You’re Going, Frogface (x)

Flying Around In Fairyland With All The Other Fairies: Mike And The Fairy Wings (x)

Why Am I So Confident About Gay Mike? Do I Think I Can See The Future? (x)

Women and Bullshit Media Propaganda (x)

Heteronormativity and Troy Pushing Mike (x)

If Mike Was Ever Attracted To El Then What Was The Point Of The Mileven Familial Parallels/References From The Start? (x)

Mike, The Rainbow Jazzercise Sign and George Michael (x)

Mike’s Playlist and Frankie Goes To Hollywood (x)

Mike’s Playlist and Level 42 (x)

Mike’s Playlist, Limahl, and Neverending Story (x)

Mike’s Playlist, Michael, and Franz Ferdinand (x)

Another Gay Vs Bi Mike Ask (x)

More Gay Mike Ranting (x)

Mike, The Sauna, and the Lingerie Store Scene (x)

Initial Post About The Hellfire Club As An Allegory For Queerness (x)

There Is No Actual Mike Will El Love Triangle (x)

Another Rant About Elmike and Gay Mike (x)

Max’s Rainbow Sleeves And Byler (x)

Gay Mike And The Coca Cola Kid (x)

How Gay Can We Write This Guy While Still Having People Think He’s Straight? (x)

Mike’s Expression Towards Dart vs Towards Phoebe Cates (x)

Mike and The Rainbow On The Muppets Movie Poster (x)

Mike Isnt Just Rebounding Into A New Relationship (x)

Mike’s Reaction To “Youve Made It Super Clear” vs to “You Dont Love Me Anymore?” (x)

I Loved You, I Loved All Of You (x)

A Rant About “Will You Be Like My Brother?” (x)

Reblog Regarding Mike’s Lack Of Attraction To Girls (x)

Quit Viewing Mike And His Sexuality Through A Will Lens: They Arent The Same Person (x)

Yet Another Gay Mike and Elmike Rant: Gay Mike Is Actually The Best/Most Amicable Ending For Mileven (x)

We’ve Been Seeing Gay Mike This Whole Time and It Doesnt Need Any Extra Long Winded Explanation (x)

[taylorswiftshipsbyler]

so I made a little(9ish hour long) byler playlist🤭🤭

now 11 hours long!!!!!!

12 hours teehee🤭🤭🤭🤭

I lied it's 13 1/2 hours long

this is crazy. now 14ish hours long!!

16 HOURS🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

okay so. it's now 19 1/2 hours long. wow.

almost 24 hours!

28 HOURS HOLY SHIT