#st5 headcanons

[aemiron-main]

“S5 ends similarly to S1”

Eleven is going to die. Eleven deserves to die. I want Eleven to die. Eleven needs to die in s5 for a happy ending.

Eleven is going to die at the end of season 5 and Jane Hopper/El Hopper will take her place. Eleven is going to lose her powers, which means she going to die, because Eleven is nothing without her powers. Unlike El/Jane Hopper, who is a vibrant, kind, intelligent, funny, wonderful individual without her powers, Eleven, is nothing more than her powers.

In s4, when Mike is focused on El’s powers, and talking about how she’s a superhero, he calls her Eleven. But she doesn’t want to be a superhero. She doesn’t want to be eleven. She wants to be ‘normal,’ to be Jane, to be happy. And it’s not even that she has to change herself or become normal- I don’t even think that has to happen. I think that it’s not so much about wanting to be normal as it is about wanting to be herself.

Because “Eleven” is a name that was bestowed upon her specifically to pigeonhole her into a box of expectations and remove her sense of self. Just like how Eleven gets her hair shorn off, but Jane grows it long. It’s not about the length of the hair but rather, about the choice and agency behind it (or lack thereof when it comes to getting her head shaved).

It’s not even about the name “Jane,” being a better or “normal” name. People who love El for who she is call her ‘El’. Because that name, like Jane, but unlike Eleven, isn’t meant to force her into a certain lifestyle- it’s meant to invite her into one. Into a family. El is a name bestowed by friends. Jane is a name bestowed by family. And even past that, it’s about choice, El’s choice- what does she want to be called, who does she want to be? And as far as we’ve seen from El, she doesn’t want to be Eleven, she doesn’t want to be a superhero. Which is why I think Eleven needs to die.

Eleven has been dying for multiple seasons now. Eleven was fatally wounded when El and Max went to the mall. Eleven was fatally wounded when El joined the Hopper-Byers family, and on so, so many other occasions. And I hope that in s5, they strike the killing blow.

Eleven is going to die in s5. At least I hope so.

[henrysglock]

And when we get the "canned peaches in the apocalypse" trope in st5?

When Will offers to share some canned fruit with Mike because, y'know, canned food is an apocalypse staple, and Mike willingly takes it? When they share fruit together?

No more shying away from fruit on pizza. No. Mike's willingly eating straight up fruit that was shared with him by Will.

Just a couple of fruits happily eating canned fruit in the apocalypse.

[chirpsythismorning]

When ST5 drops and fans start saying byler came out of nowhere, but when asked the Duffers burst out laughing and say rewatch the show:

[miaisagirllover]

s5 wishlist (idk if i’ve made this post before)

byler (or at least will’s sexuality and mike’s behaviour being explicity adressed and for it not to be sidelined)

malooban mutual breakup

lucas and max going on their cinema date (well at least a date bcus max is blind so she probably couldn’t watch the film that way)

possessed will again (pls ple pls i need this duffer brothers i will pay u for this)

[hawkwidows]

LEADER MIKE WE KNEWWWW IT I REALLY NEVER LOSE

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[infinite-orangepeel]

now i’m not saying it’s happening but…..i have my suspicions…..

[smithsibsceo]

thinking about barb and nancy + that 'it didnt have to end this way vs it was always going to' post. because at first glance, it DIDNT have to end that way. barb could have lived and loved and her and nancy would be happy. if nance had gone home with barb, or declined steves invitation, she would still have her best friend. but then, when you look deeper into it - it did have to happen. if barb hadnt died nancy would still have heels in her shoebox instead of a gun, and the pretty pink wallpaper coating her walls, and she wouldnt have ever been able to protect hawkins. their town would have fallen a long time ago if nancy didnt go upstairs. barb is both the unstoppable force and the unmovable object. her death isolates nancy, turns her on herself, festers in the back fo her mind like a parasite - but its that same guilt that drives her forwards. nancy has to grieve to allow the anger it puts in her to fight. it was always going to end that way. barb was always going to die. nancy is a soldier, and barb is her sword, sharp and bright and cutting.

[fizzseed]

i don’t think i can accurately describe how much i need everybody wants to rule the world by tears for fears to be in s5 of stranger things. i will combust into flame if we get there’s a room where the light wont find you / holding hands while the walls come tumbling down / when they do i’ll be right right behind you

[byler-alarmist]

I have this great need for both older Wheeler siblings to be very, very jealous. Jealous Mike is already basically canon, but what if jealous Nancy?

We haven't really seen it with Jancy, since Jonathan seemingly doesn't hang out with or even know a single other girl in the world.

I want Nancy's friendship with Robin to grow and deepen to the point where Nancy secretly dreams of it becoming more, and when Robin finally tells her that she and Vickie are more than friends, I want Nancy to surprise herself by getting insanely jealous.

Nancy's brain is short-circuiting and Robin starts panicking, stammering and trying to explain because she thinks Nancy doesn't approve of her being a lesbian.

Meanwhile, Nancy is trying to appear so normal about it, insisting that it's totally fine and great, that Vickie is....a really great person and it's....really, really great.

Robin is uneasy, thinking Nancy is doing her best to tolerate Robin's truth despite thinking it's gross.

Robin assures Nancy that she doesn't want to make her feel weird, that Nancy doesn't need to worry about Robin hitting on her, since they were friends and nothing was going to change that. Ironically, this makes Nancy angrier.

Nancy's head is spinning and she feels these ugly feelings rising in her chest, to the point where she has to excuse herself or she'll scream.

And all she can think is.....why couldn't it be me?

[nicxxx5]

mike coming out to dustin while off on a mission in s5

they’ve been walking around for about an hour now, making casual conversation and commentary on the invalding aspects of the upside down into their world when dustin decides to ask.

“so i’ve been meaning to ask, what’s up with you and el?” dustin asks as he carefully steps over a vine. 

“huh?” mike turns around to look at him, a confused expression on his face in response to the question that to him came out of no where. “what are you talking about?”

“well you guys are barley talking to each other let alone in the same room anymore. honestly it’s been nice to not turn around to you guys making out every five seconds but likewise it’s a little off putting the space between the two of you” dustin comments as they continue on. 

“oh,” mike says “i mean that’s probably because we broke up.” 

dustin stops and looks up at him with a clear expression of shock on his face “what?!? when!?!” “uh, since a little after the rest of us got back from lenora?” mike offers, getting a little uncomfortable by how surprised dustin is. 

dustin looks at him with utmost sympathy “aw man dude that sucks, i’m so sorry.” mike shakes his head “nah it’s fine. it’s for the best i think actually.” dustin sputters “”for the best”?! man what are you talking about? you guys were completely wrapped up in each other just last summer, how could you even say that?”

“dustin-”

dustin continues rambling “i mean you guys were so focused on each other that you ended up ditching us constantly! which was just as annoying as it was sweet by the way.”

“dustin-”

“i mean! hell i thought you guys would be together forever considering when you yelled at us that you loved her that one time-”

mike turns around and snaps “well you’re wrong dustin!”

dustin stops short and looks at mike, eyes wide in shock and taken aback from his outburst. mike deflates a bit after seeing the reaction from one of his bestfriends. he sighs looking down at the ground. “you’re wrong. el and i aren’t gonna be together forever. and i don’t love her like that. hell i’m not even sure i ever actually liked her like that.”

“what? but you guys were together like all the time. and kissing all the time. will even said that you told her you loved her when she was fighting vecna?” dustin replies even more confused

mike sighs again “yeah, i did do all those things, because i thought that’s what i was supposed to do. what all guys are supposed to do with their girlfriends. and especially in that moment in the pizza cooler, i was so afraid that if i didn’t say what el wanted me to say, that she would have died. but...” mike pauses and looks up at the sky, almost like he’s contemplating something. “none of those things i did were because i liked her romantically.”

the two of them keep walking but dustin keeps staring at mike, occasionally looking down at his feet to watch where he steps, because some things still aren’t making sense to him. “okay, but like dude, i don’t get it? when she left with the byers, you were so mopey and miserable. i mean we could hardly get you to leave you basement, like, ever. and other times all you would do is complain about joyce’s telemarketer job because you couldn’t get through the phonelines every time you tired to call them. i thought that was all from you missing your girlfriend?”

mike sighs again, but this time it’s shaky. he looks nervous as he turns a concerning combination of both pale and flushed. without turning to look at dustin he replies. “yeah, i mean i was miserable. but...el...she wasn’t the only one who left hawkins. i mean, she left with the byers remember?”

dustin’s face still looks confused, even as he’s looking down to watch where he steps. “yeah i remember but what does that have to do with- oh, oh right will. i mean we all missed will dude, you’re not the only one.”

“dustin.” “what?” mike still hasn’t turned around to look at him, his head’s hanging low. finally he does turn around and his face is pale and eyes glassy, dustin’s never seen him look this nervous and scared before. he looks at dustin and his voice is shaky “please don’t make me say it.”

with the same puzzled look on his face dustin goes “say what? mike, i really don’t get...” suddenly every thing in dustin’s brain clicks. his eyes go wide as he finally, finally puts the pieces together. he whispers “holy shit”

mike looks away and that’s pretty much all dustin needs to confirm what he was thinking. “holy shit”

“dustin-”

“oh my god dude. holy shit”

mike sighs, trying to keep his breath as even as he can “look if you want to head back now i can finish this on my own, but please-”

dustin looks at him like he just said he was gonna go and put one of the demodogs on a leash “what?! dude no! are you insane? i just can’t believe i never fucking noticed!”

mike now looks confused “huh?”

“dude it makes so much sense now!” dustin looks at him like he just gave him the simplest answer to the word’s most complicated question “i mean it explains everything! ever since we were kids! how you were so protective of him, how you always spoke to him in that voice-”

“dustin-”

“i mean you were so defensive when it came to him, i mean you wouldn’t even let us within five feet of him that one night on halloween-”

“dustin-”

“oh my god! it also explains why you never shut up about him during hellfire- EDDIE! HOLY SHIT YOU HAD A CRUSH ON EDDIE TOO DIDN’T YOU!”

“DUSTIN!” mike has now turned beat red from all the revelations his friend is now deciding to share out into the open. dustin calms down from all his sudden realizations “sorry, man i really just can’t believe i never noticed.” and mike looks at him a little shyly “and you don’t care?” 

dustin once again looks at him like he just offered to invite the next Demogorgon them come across over for tea “what? no man” he becomes serious “you’re still one of my best friends. and besides we’ve been through way too much shit for me to care about your obvious crush on will, WHICH I CAN’T BELIEVE I MISSED-”

“dustin!” mike’s laughing now, relieved that he’s finally admitted this to one of his bestfriends and he doesn’t hate him or find him gross or disgusting, although still somewhat embarrassed by his friend’s comment towards his crush

dustin chuckles too “sorry. man, i can’t believe how oblivious i was. steve would be so disappointed in me. don’t tell him about this too by the way. i don’t need him giving me shit about not picking up on people’s feelings when he still won’t tell me why him and robin wouldn’t work out! i was so sure about those two!”

mike gives dustin a knowing look and shakes his head as he laughs and pats him on the shoulder “don’t worry dustin, i’m sure you’ll figure it out sooner or later.” and continues off in the direct they were headed. dustin stays rooted in his spot as he stares after him slightly confused. after a minute he runs after him.

“hey wait what do you mean by that? mike? MIKE?”

[toomanyacorns]

Eddie showing up alive in s5

[aemiron-main]

hey guys do you think s5/the final mindflayer/vecna takeover will happen during winter because he likes it cold?

[henrysglock]

Now, I’m not saying I’m right but hell…I would 100% be pleased if Mike got Vecna’d and it went a little like this, alternating between 17 year old Mike and Mike at his age in certain memories.

12 y/o Will leaves on his bike in 1983, 17 y/o Mike tries to chase after him, to stop him, and as he runs past us it flips to 12 y/o Mike, and he’s running right off the cliff at the quarry. El doesn’t catch him this time.

12 y/o Mike hits the water, but he isn’t hurt. 17 y/o Mike swims to the surface, disoriented. Something bumps into him. It’s Will, his body floating eerily in the water. “It’s not Will, it can’t be,” echoes from the shore. We get an over the shoulder shot of 12 y/o Mike, who’s picking his bike up and running away. Here? We get the cut teary bike home.

12 y/o mike opens the door to his house, but instead it’s the lab, and Will is screaming for him. Mike, now a 13 y/o, runs, trying to get to Will. When he opens the next door, it’s his garage and he’s 14 and he’s yelling The Infamous Line at Will, watching his best friend’s expression ice over.

When it cuts back to Mike, he’s 17, and this time, instead of watching Will leave, he reaches out to pull him back. As soon as his hand meets Will’s arm, it’s rink o mania, and it’s Will who’s getting Vecna’d. Mike is watching uselessly from the DJ box. Will’s levitating, his eyes are bloody, the disco ball behind him shining like a halo. “You can’t save me, Mike, you never could,” 15 y/o Will croaks out as his bones snap.

Mike’s scrambling onto the rink, skating towards Will at top speed, tears pouring down his cheeks as he watches Will fall to the floor, and as he reaches Will’s mangled body— September sunlight. Children laughing, trees rustling. Two boys on a swing set.

[certainty2witch]

When your love interest has powers that he can’t control when he feels strong emotions… well can be pretty a mess.

Bonus 💋 (dw Mike will feel ok after this)

I share also the version without the panels

I wanted to try a less complicated style for the lineart, and I really like it! For the colouring I tried but it ended more elaborated than I established lmao

[byleriscanon713by]

I sleep so well at night knowing mike wheeler is gonna kiss will byers and I’ll get to see it in 4K on my tv screen

[itswhatyougive]

Steve is a monsterfucker. He just won't know until S5