#byler stranger things

[claiireluv]

count your days, mike wheeler.

[ashsure]

Me after reading a 300 page slideshow of byler evidence >_<

[mirkwoodsuperspy]

boyfriends

[kurtkankle]

It’s almost Valentine’s Day! Which one would you send to your Valentine?

[meilia-stims]

can you do a byler (mike wheeler x will byers , stranger things) themed stimboard with lots of blue and yellow? 💙💛

Mike Wheeler x Will Byers (Stranger Things) stimboard with yellow and blue for anon

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[byler-is-endgame7]

yall there’s more OPEN YELLOW CURTAINS in MIKES ROOM and the light is SHINING ON HIM

[goldrushenthusiast]

Byler needs to be canon in s5 do the duffer brothers know how embarrassing it’s gonna be to have been so confident about it and then be proved wrong in front of your entire family??

[sebbianas]

idk why i just realized this but with mike’s monologue to will on st2 they were able to close the gate and save the world with mike’s monologue to el it opened a gate and destroyed the world…

do what you want with that information

[byleriscanon713by]

DO YALL SEE THE VISION FOR ST5 HERE (you know maybe a fanfic writer sees the vision here�� just saying)

They’ve just defeated Vecna. Will is injured pretty badly and really tired. He’s lying on the ground. Mike runs to him and he’s super happy about how it’s finally over. Will is too. That’s when Mike realizes Will isn’t okay. Mike freaks out and is holding Will close to him. Will passes out which freaks Mike out even more. They rush Will to whatever apocalyptic hospital they have running. After a little while Will wakes up. Mike is sitting by his bed holding his hand and he hasn’t left. When Mike realizes he’s awake it kind of parallels the hospital scene from st1. He can kiss Will once Will kinda regains his strength or realizes what’s going on.

Anyways that was written really horribly cause I rushed it. But if anyone’s a really good fanfic writer and wants to write like a one chapter of this I will love them forever.

[byler-com]

COLD WIND? GROANING TREES? - 100% the upside down

A child’s voice - WILL?!

Familiar song - should I stay or should I go

Are you telling me the first scene in s5 is a flashback to Will’s time in the upside down 🤨

[stranger-theory]

Expand on current narrative that means byler? Because biased based theories aren’t a narrative I could argue a whole theory that Joyce and Karen want to get down and dirty with time and screenshots and easily led “narrative”

Although i'm not as articulate or as expert in expressing my opinions on this as I would like, i'm willing to try my best to explain to anyone who will politely listen.

Quick note: Using "bias" would mean that I treat Byler with higher status, and that I don't listen to any Mileven perspective, even if it's objectively the right one. Both ships have a shot, I just lean to the Byler side, but that doesn't mean i'll never listen to a Mileven. I'm more than open to hear why that perspective makes sense to them.

That being said, the first thing I would like to say is that technically, yes. You could argue that Karen and Joyce would be into something like that. But it's obviously not anything like Byler, specifically considering that there isn't a love triangle situation going on between Joyce, Karen, and Hopper.

Again, you are correct in the sense that these are simply theories, and anything can be the outcome at the end of the day, but it's more likely for Byler to happen than Joyce/Karen. The relationship between Mike and Will has been explored far more than an example like that. By that comparison, Byler's chance skyrockets.

-Karen/Joyce haven't had scenes with [tender, emotional music playing],

-Karen/Joyce haven't had the most obvious queer coding,

-Karen/Joyce haven't been confirmed by the Duffers that one has been canonically in love with the other through the whole show,

-Karen/Joyce don't have a famous love triangle where people debate wether or not Joyce wants to leave Hopper for Karen,

-Karen/Joyce aren't being promoted along with the other couples in posters or general media for the show,

-Karen/Joyce are not in a similar situation to Byler.

Now that we've established which is more likely, let's remove the comparison, and talk of Byler generally.

I've always said: there's always a ship for anything. So it isn't really a surprise that there were big Byler stans back in 2016, and I can't count that as proof. What's bigger proof to me is how many people have become stans now. There's such a large community of Bylers on tumblr who genuinely believe they'll end up together, and they're dedicated fans. I've seen this show sixteen times, and the past six watches have given me confidence that they stand a good chance. Their story makes sense to me in a lot of ways, mainly being the general idea for the love triangle.

Let me explain the Byler plot through my lens.

Imagine this: Two best friends since kindergarten. One day, Boy1 meets Girl. Their friend group keeps insisting that they like each other, so Boy1 gives in and says, "Why not? It's all part of growing up anyway, right?". Boy2 becomes jealous and sad that Boy1 is pushing him away for Girl. What Boy2 doesn't know is that Boy1 and Girl aren't the happy couple he thinks they are. Boy1 feels unfulfilled in this relationship, and he feels strange about his friend. In hopes that these feelings leave, he pushes Boy2 further away. Because of obvious tension, Girl confronts Boy1 about why he can't say "I love you". And it's simple. He can't say what he doesn't mean. Friends don't lie. Girl and Boy1 know they aren't in love, but for the sake of normality, they pretend. (Next is my idea of after canon) They eventually talk about everything, and feel at peace. They become best friends who want nothing more. Boy1 grows more comfortable with his feelings for Boy2, and they even flirt sometimes. Something dangerous has returned to their small town, and stress is high. Through this stress, their bond is even closer, and they confess the years of feelings they have. Maybe a smooch?? Who knows. They're secret for a bit, but when they tell people, everyone is happy for them. Boys who've been pining for years, but couldn't say anything about it because of heteronormativity(rip), finally have their happy end.

That's a dramatic run down of how I see their relationship going. Again, you don't have to agree, but since you asked, that's how I see it. There are also other things that aren't in the show itself, that I find interesting. They constantly promote Byler along with Jancy, Lumax, and Jopper, meanwhile El always has her own posters/pictures. They use a song between Lumax for a Byler scene (we know how important music is). Mike's top Spotify song is "Smalltown Boy", a song about being gay in a smalltown and wanting to run away so you can be out. There's also "Are Friends Electric?" in the playlist (I think the title explains itself). Honestly there's a lot his playlist says, but those are my top picks for kinda fruity.

ANYWAY, i'm sorry that this was a bit long, i'm just not one who's very good at explaining what I mean with fewer words. I hope you understand better why I see them becoming a thing, and why I wouldn't say it's an unfair bias. I think both have a chance, but this is my take on why this makes more sense to me. Thank you for asking! This took me way too long to write, but I hope it helped.

[claiireluv]

cant stop thinking about these 2 idiots so here’s a messy doodle

[mischievous-thunder]

Person B: *Posts a stunning selfie with the caption "gonna delete later"*

Person A, attempting to flirt in the comments: Well, hurry up!

[mirkwoodsuperspy]

7 byler moments where i felt like i was intruding (not including the fanart of them kissing on my homescreen that makes everyone watching me on my phone feel like they are third wheeling):

(not in any particular order)

the hospital scene where mike lay his head on will's chest. an intimate moment that was over quickly, but still just subtly earth-shattering

the married couple argument in season 3 while el and max were in the bathroom. you cannot convince me that lucas did not feel uncomfortable

that moment after "cool." "cool." where they were just gazing at each other with tears in their eyes, only to be interrupted

"it was the best thing i've ever done." because seriously, the eye contact, the tears, they baring of the souls?

"you're the heart". no, not the van monologue time, im talking about the other time. will's hand on mike's back. mike's frantic look at will, when he forgot everything else, just oh, he's beautiful. the moment will repeats himself and there's so much to be said on both sides, but mike turns away with that heartbroken look on his face

the hospital scene in season 2. just. everything.

"not possible." the smiles and the wistful lights. the implications and the thoughts in the silence. the longing.

yup, that's it. i know i missed all the iconic byler moments, but those were beyond making me feel like i was intruding, far beyond. (behold the power of two teenage boys).

[nellsaf]

recommend me some byler fanfic!!!

[kurtkankle]