#i want a byler valentine’s day episode

[strawberrybyers]

thinking about how byler would celebrate valentine’s day with will making handmade cards and drawing cute doodles on them and mike writing love letters and poems <3

[onstoryladders]

Do you know those early 2000s to mid 2010s shows with 26 episodes per season and full of filler eps where one of the characters like, learns to play soccer or whatever, just for that to never be brought up again for the whole of the show?

If stranger things was one of those shows, what filler episodes would you write?

(originally sent this to foodiewithdahoodie but it was so great I'd love to see more answers now)

THIS IS SUCH A COOL ASK GDBDJDBDNDGDG

Alright so I would definitely use those filler eps to explore different relationships and dynamics! I would hate to let them go nowhere tho 😭

These ideas are mostly funny, with a 2000s sitcom/Disney Channel show vibe gdvdudbsb

❀ THE OBLIGATORY SPOOKY EPISODE

This could be set on a Halloween night, but whatever works! The kids find themselves in a spooky situation, maybe they decide to explore an abandoned house or get stuck somewhere and get scared because they think there are ghosts or something gfbrkfbdy this would be the kind of episode where the audience sees unlikely pairings working together after being separated from the others (imagine Madwheeler... it'd be hilarious!).

The ending would be left ambiguous. Are there ghosts in the house? Who knows 👀

❀ OBLIGATORY VALENTINE'S DAY EPISODE

Will works on a mysterious paintings for Valentine's Day and Mike is seething with jealousy... until he realizes that the painting is actually for him. But of course Will gives him some bullshit excuse like "I wanted to celebrate our friendship because that's love too!" (valid sentiment in general but not for THEM) and good ol' oblivious Mike doesn't suspect a thing.

The others realize it's bullshit immediately.

ALTERNATIVELY Mike is used to Will and himself not receiving anything for Valentine's Day, so he decides to leave an anonymous message/some chocolates in Will's locker, but then he realizes Will's actually already received some... because we all know Will pulls a lot of bitches 🙌🏻 so he's sad and jealous. And then Will leaves an anonymous message for him too! And maybe something makes Mike realize who the sender is and so he smiles to himself as he reads... 🥰

❀ THE JOB HUNT

Steve decides to quit his job and needs the help of his friends to find a new one. Disasters ensue, and in the end he begs his previous employer to get him back – absolutely nothing changes lmao

❀ THE FUNDRAISER

This is a must. The Party needs to get money for something important, and they come up with a ridiculous way to do it, potentially against the older teens' will gdbdbdhd I can imagine them doing something really dumb and Nancy and the others having to fix their mess before any of the adults find out. Siblings bonding episode!

❀ THROUGH HOLLY'S EYES

An entire episodes narrated through Holly's eyes! Through her interactions and the things she sees and hears in the Wheeler house. Byler crumbs 👀

❀ THE SECRET

A character has a secret and does whatever they can to keep the others from finding out, but one of their friends find out and they have to promise not to spill the tea and to help them. Lucas, Max and Dustin as a focus for this one would be great!

❀ THE BABYSITTER

Someone is stuck working as a babysitter and chaos ensues. I imagine Steve as a character who does 54747473 different jobs like Miss Rabbit from Peppa Pig 💀 and he just ends up at the Wheeler house because Mike's parents don't trust him. So of course Mike has to find a way to get out of Steve's sight, and well... The Party is just waiting for an excuse to wreak havoc anyway 😈

They get in trouble and have to work together of course, so when the Wheelers get home they find all Mike's friends there and Steve like 🧍🏻‍♂️

❀ SCHOOL HEIST

Max and Will have a very bad grade in a subject at school, and an important test is coming up, but neither of them are confident in their knowledge and so Will proposes to steal the answers!

Bonus points if they're not just doing it for the good grade, but also because they made a bet with the others that they wouldn't fail it lmao

Also it'd be hilarious if they got stuck somewhere and had to ask for help 🤣 and El finds them but she wants to tell the truth and so in the end Max and Will have to buy her silence lmao

❀ THE MAKEOVER

El gets asked out on a date but she has no idea what to do and Max isn't there. Luckily Nancy decides to help and gives her a makeover, but she also help her understan what she really wants and also that she doesn't have to go on a date if she doesn't want to!

So in the end they stay home and watch a movie or something gsgvdg and maybe there's a scene where El does Nancy's hair in a cute style 🥰

THIS WAS SUPER FUN TO WRITE THANKS!

[mirrorballdazai]

hii hope you're having a wonderful day so far! i love your blog and your byler headcanons, do you have any more? take care, sending you a big virtual hug !!💕

thank you SO MUCH and sorry if i answer after a few days i swear i dont know why i didnt see this

anyway, BYLER HEADCANONS ! yes i have so much more

modern mike and will would watch anime; mike’s favorite is bungou stray dogs while will is an evangelion nerd and one of those people who watched every episode of one piece

lucas made will curious about basket, so in his sophomore year he joined the club in lenora. mike hated it at first but started to secretly love this new passion when will got really buff and goes to see his games every time he visits — this also made mike and then the whole party realize how shitty it is to not go to lucas’ games so now they NEVER miss one

will is the first person who reads mike’s stories, because his opinion is the only one he cares about; on the other hand, mike is the last person who sees will’s paintings because he needs to ask every person he knows their thoughts about it since he wants to be sure mike will love it — he gets so nervous about it and mike finds it adorable

when they don’t know what to do they rewatch stand by me, they made everyone in the party hate it but don’t care because it’s their movie and it’s fun to point at the characters and say “hey that’s us!” or “he reminds me of you” and watch everyone third wheel for them

at some point will starts to spend a lot of time with el and max and mike gets ridiculously jealous about it, will dares him to spend a day with them to make him shut up and mike actually enjoys it so they start to hang out all of them together (max and mike fight over will’s attention 24/7 while he just chills with el and ignores them)

once for valentine’s day mike tried to paint something for will and it ended up being the most horrendous thing ever; he never actually gave it to him, will just saw it in his room and said that he should have it since it’s supposed to be a present for him. he actually thinks it’s ugly, but keeps it in his own room anyway because mike made it just for him

when max is feeling bad and doesn’t want to stay at home with his mom she goes to mike’s and will is ALWAYS there. it’s not even funny he’s just there, always, until max asks will why and he says that “mike loves you but he’s scared you might kill him in his sleep if i’m not here”

will tried to put some make up on mike once as a joke but he actually liked it so for a few years he wore eyeliner every single day.

eddie loves will, so every time he visits eddie ditches everyone to stay with him. steve and mike start to bond over their hate for this friendship because they feel excluded while eddie and will have the time of their lives every time they’re together.

when they kiss mike puts his hands on will’s cheeks every time because will once said that he doesn’t like how “puffy” his face is so mike tries to show him how much he likes it instead