#istg if there's even a vague possibility any of this is true ... LMFAO ...

[ven0moir]

*little disclaimer that i'm well aware i've finally lost it also but ...

I think you're onto something here

i first started suspecting *something* like this myself ( BYCHANCE + MARKETING TEAM? ) when I was setting up the bychance slides 🕵️

I was tracking the usage of the word 'chance' + any context surrounding it that could count as a potential ✨clue✨. one of them was this:

S4EP5 The Nina Project 33:44

see anything?

neither did i at first, so i didn't think this counted as a clue and considered it just a random use of the word 'chance'. the only thing that stood out to me about it was that wayne's dialogue felt ✨unnecessary✨but I just didn't know what it could mean ...

some time later, threemanoperation made a post about two vecna'ings occurring at each gate, and I got curious because nancy and chrissy ( two characters some others and myself associate with Will ), had vecna visions in the SAME spot. could that just be a ✨coincidence✨? 🤔

I felt there might be something there and revisited the scenes where that specific gate appeared, which included this one ... and ...

33:41

... I was like "wait a second ... I'M SORRY WHAT?!!??! EXCUSE ME!?!?!"

LEAK + CHANCE in the same sentence triggered the weird Bychance mathy pattern recognition thingamajiggy™ and that sparked a thought. But before jumping to conclusions, I googled if my suspicion could be somewhat within the ballpark of reality and ...

source yup. a very old post, but the idea isn't--because boy, did the love interest leak created buzz and hype indeed. this is also the SAME EPISODE where we get this scene, which almost gave me a heart attack when I first discovered it, btw:

Bychance is hidden in plain sight because it literally already EXISTS in the fandom--as far as I'm aware, it is the ONLY will 'crack/joke ship' that has inspired actual theories, not to mention edits, art, posts and even some fanfics after a whole year since it was first conceptualized.

it's also been the only will crack/joke ship to lead into a ""CIVIL WAR"" which was discussed not only on tumblr, where it originated, but on twitter AND even tiktok.

i have 0 clue on wth is actually going on here but I HAVE some questions, mainly ...

ARE #THEY AMONG US!?!?1?!?!1/1?!@!>!?!?

ULTIMATE CUCKOO TIN FOIL HAT MOMENT

(Aka I finally lost it.)

My latest unhinged suspicion is that there are currently multiple active Stranger Things ✌️“fan”✌️accounts in various social media (INCLUDING Tumblr, Twitter, & even AO3) that are actually a disguised, deliberate & coordinated marketing/production effort with the goal of pushing certain very specific ideas/hints/“headcanons”/“leaks” into the larger fandom’s collective consciousness.

One of these “headcanons”/“leaks” being the ✨Bychance✨ one. (Credit to @ven0moir)

These accounts purposefully speak & write in a common “fangirl”, “stan culture” style full of “jokes”, while simultaneously delivering bizarre & overly sus cryptic subliminal messaging.

Some very recent AO3 ✌️“fan”✌️ fics I’ve been reading (specifically bychance fics) are way too dangerously close to the canon timeline, characterization, metaphorical subtext, narrative patterns & mythological lore of the actual show.

Coincidence? It gets to a point…

Like an insane, elaborate, insidious ruse or conspiracy from the source itself lmfaoo.

Call it narrative cryptic astroturfing sock puppets. 🤪🎭