#stranger things party

[elya-doodles]

Game night with the party

[fayme08]

“My life started the day I found you in the woods.” Mike’s speech has always confused the shit out of me. A lot of fellow byler shippers disregard the speech as being disingenuous or that Mike was lying for the sake of saving El in that moment but it never read that way to me.

I’ve always kind of just ignored the speech as a whole because I couldn’t figure it out. To me, it felt like what he was saying was real but it wasn’t coming off in the correct way.

However, I realized something about El recently that made the speech make SO much more sense. El is the physical manifestation of hope. El made everyone believe it was possible to find Will, El stood up to the bullies, El is the only reason Mike didn’t kill himself when jumping off the cliff, she gave Hopper hope for the first time since losing his daughter. El is hope.

If El is hope then that means Mike is talking about hope in his speech. “My life started the day I found you in the woods” isn’t a fuck you to Will. It’s not negating the fact that that was the day he went missing. It was the first time Mike had any hope after one of the most hopeless days of his life. El didn’t just give hope that he could find Will but also, that he could DO something, that when Will came back it would be different, no more bullying, no more shitty dads/family, Will and Mike would be safe because Mike now had someone powerful on his side.

His life started that day because for the first time he thought maybe he wouldn’t have to worry about his friends life. The speech isn’t about who El is, the speech is about what El means to him.

[missjashin]

Steve and Eddie having to drive the kids somewhere and since there’s nine of them in total, ten if Robin is tagging along, they have to take two cars so obviously the ones with actual licenses have to drive. And Eddie is immediately like “I’ll take the boys, you can take the girls” but starts to doubt his decision right away because uhm why does Steve seem so happy about that?

Eddie really thinks it would be easier this way. I mean he knows most the boys little better and. They’re all guys? Nerdy guys too. He can handle them. Steve can try to deal with the girls. Like Robin is a force to be reckoned with and he has to have Max AND Erica in the car with him as well ? With the addition of a girl with actual super powers? Yeah sure Eddie is the one who’s gonna have it easy…

Or so he thinks. He just forgot to take into account the fact that the girls? They all get along just fine. Meanwhile the boys? Sure they are best friends but they can have a debate over EVERYTHING. And they will too.

This would be most hilarious comedy scene honestly. Showing Steve and the girls in the car. The music is nice and everything is calm and they’re all smiling and having fun. Switching to Eddie and the boys and it’s all heavy metal and screaming and rage and something might be on fire too- and cut back to Steve and girls and they’re just happily singing along their pop tunes.

Eddie is gonna need a vacation after this car trip.

[steddiealltheway]

Thinking how on Thanksgiving, Steve’s parents never come home which he’s honestly thankful for. But the holiday itself has never meant anything to him really. Before, it was just a day where he was forced to dress up, be quiet, eat the turkey his mother made that his father always said was too dry, and try to comfort his mother while she cried and cleaned up.

This Thanksgiving, Steve plans on staying in and watching a movie, maybe throwing a frozen meal in the microwave. Just another day really. He would’ve taken a shift at the Family Video, but they closed for the day.

He wonders what everyone else is doing. If the Wheelers are already arguing if it’s too early to put up Christmas lights. If Dustin is getting kicked out of the kitchen for “taste testing” his mom’s pie fillings. If Robin is able to hold her tongue in front of her crazy aunt. If the Hopper-Byers first Thanksgiving is going well. If Eddie and Wayne or the Sinclairs got Max to join them for dinner. Maybe Steve should’ve invited her and her mom over.

He shakes his head at the idea. No one would want him to host Thanksgiving. He wouldn’t know how.

The doorbell rings. Steve’s heart races. His parents aren’t supposed to be home until after Christmas.

He reluctantly makes his way to the door and opens it. The first thing he spots is the familiar mop of dark curly hair.

“Eddie? What are you doing here?” Steve asks, taking in Eddie’s smiling face.

“Happy Thanksgiving to you, too. Do you have any plans?” Eddie asks, bouncing on his heels, obviously excited for some reason.

“No,” Steve says. “What are you-?”

“Great, that would be awkward,” Eddie says, then calls out behind him, “We’re all clear guys!” Eddie grabs Steve’s hand and tugs him away from the doorway.

“Eddie. What-” Steve stops when he glances behind him and spots the Henderson’s first. Claudia rushes in somehow balancing four pies wrapped in tinfoil in her arms while Dustin holds some type of casserole.

Steve lets go of Eddie hand and rushes up to grab two of the pies from Claudia and guide her to his kitchen to set them down. By the time he turns around, he’s greeted by Joyce who hugs him tightly after setting down a large bowl of what seems to be mashed potatoes. As Steve melts into the hug, he feels Hopper clap a hand on his shoulder and squeeze. When Joyce breaks the hug, Robin appears by his side, hugging him and whispering, “Thank god this got me out of talking to my crazy family.”

Dustin eventually shoves Robin out of the way and announces, “My turn!” as he hugs Steve which eventually turns into a large group hug as the other kids rush in. Steve looks around at everyone and tries as best as he can to hide the happy tears in his eyes. He almost lets one slip as he sees even Mike join in on the hug.

As they all break away, Steve pinches his nose to keep himself from crying and shakes his head in disbelief. Nancy and Jonathan make their way over to give Steve a quick hug as well. “How- just how?” Steve asks them.

Nancy smiles and glances towards where Eddie is standing introducing his uncle Wayne to the other parents. “Eddie had the idea and arranged it all,” Nancy says with a wink and rushes off to help arrange the food.

Steve glances towards Eddie for a few moments, warmth blossoming in his chest. Eddie glances up and makes eye contact with Steve, shyly smiling at him. Steve’s heart skips a beat.

“Hey, sweetheart, do you have plates we can use?” Joyce asks kindly, breaking Steve away from Eddie gaze.

“Yes, of course,” Steve says smiling brightly at her. She looks at him knowingly, and Steve blushes and feels his eyes start to burn.

Steve gets a stack of plates out of his cabinet and sets them down where there’s some spare room on one of his counters. He glances over at everyone talking and filling his house making it actually feel like a home for once.

Steve’s heart races and he feels the pressure behind his eyes build a bit. He easily slips away down his hall and makes his way into the guest bedroom. He takes a deep breath trying to get ahold of himself.

The door opens behind him.

“You okay?”

Steve turns to find Eddie closing the door behind him, looking worryingly towards Steve.

“Yes,” Steve says honestly, vision blurring.

Eddie stays in place, fiddling with his rings rambling, “I should’ve asked you first before I did this. I just… I know you mentioned how you didn’t have any Thanksgiving plans, and I just couldn’t let you spend it alone. You know, you saved us, all of us. You saved me, and I just can’t ever repay you for something like that, man.” Eddie takes a deep breath and continues, “And I just wanted to show how thankful I am for you. How thankful we all are for you. But now I’ve just overwhelmed you and kind of took of your house like a goddamn idiot. I mean what was I thinking-”

Steve cuts him off by pulling him into a tight hug. Eddie tenses up at first but then relaxes into it, bring his arms up to squeeze Steve back. “Thank you,” Steve says, two tears falling down his face. He can’t remember a time when he’s ever cried with joy.

He pulls away and swipes at his face. “Shit, this is embarrassing,” Steve says with a laugh then explains, “I haven’t cried in front of someone since I was a kid.”

“Sorry,” Eddie says pulling his hair in front of his mouth and folding in on himself.

Steve laughs, and feels another tear fall down his face. “No, no. Eddie. I’m not crying because I’m upset. I’m just so damn thankful, you know?”

Steve sees a hint of a smile grace Eddie’s face as he continues, pointing towards where his kitchen is, “This is the first time I’ve had a Thanksgiving with a real family, and I can never repay you for that.” Steve moves forward and cups Eddie’s face in his hands. “Thank you,” Steve says.

“I mean, saving me from dying versus a big meal,” Eddie says with a snort tilting his head from left to right. “I can’t imagine who has a bigger debt to repay.”

Steve rolls his eyes and leans forward, pressing his lips against Eddie’s cheek. “I’m so thankful for you, Eddie,” Steve says with a soft smile.

“I’d be more thankful for you if you would’ve moved that kiss over a little,” Eddie jokes.

Then, Steve does exactly that. Eddie jumps a bit, probably not expecting Steve to actually do it, but then he’s running his hands through Steve’s hair and kissing him back.

When they pull away for air, Eddie comments, “Yeah, I’m definitely very thankful for you.”

Steve laughs, “That was a horrible line!”

“You’re acting like you didn’t say it first!”

Eddie joins in laughing, resting his forehead against Steve’s.

There’s a knock on the door. Steve breaks away from Eddie and reaches around to open it.

Joyce stands on the other side with a concerned look on her face. “Is everything okay in here?”

“Yes,” Steve says with a bright smile.

Joyce smiles back and says, “I just wanted to let you know that we’re going to start making our plates soon.”

“Thank you,” Steve says and grabs Eddie’s hand. “Come on.”

The boys follow Joyce back to the kitchen where people are starting to pile their plates high with all the food that was brought. A few people notice Eddie and Steve holding hands, but they don’t make a big deal out of it. Except Robin who nudges Nancy and directs her gaze towards them. They both look at each other and say, “Finally.”

When everyone is sat around Steve’s dining room, living room, and kitchen, eating, talking, and causing a general ruckus, Steve squeezes Eddie’s hand and thanks him again.

He has a lot to be thankful for this year.

(I’m so thankful for you guys this thanksgiving. So sorry I haven’t been very active. I’ve been sick and so busy. I love you all)

[heartsgettingwiser62]

10 y/o miwi starting to crush on each other + Lucas and Dustin. That must've been SO funny like-

Will absent-mindedly doodling Mike all over his notebook during class; Mike with the biggest, brightest heart eyes talking about the last drawing Will gave him like it was a Da Vinci; Will randomly zoning out of conversations bc he got distracted staring at Mike; Mike tripping on air while walking bc he was too busy focusing on telling Will a joke; Will always separating and saving Mike's favorite candy so he could give it to him; Mike whispering god-knows-what into Will's ear and Will trying to stifle his giggles for the next 10 minutes...

All of this while Lucas and Dustin look at each other like '??????'

[steggymus]

a page of doodles

[steddietogo]

Got inspired by this post and went off on a tangent

———

What if Steve and Eddie both know how to cook. Except, Eddie is the rummages through the fridge for three random ingredients and throws them together to make a meal type. And Steve is the there’s a proper way to do everything type.

The both get so stressed out when the other is cooking. Eddie is like why do you need to use so many different spoons, god, Steve! And Steve is like you’re supposed to use vegetable oil not olive oil Eddie! It’s chaos in the kitchen each night.

But they’re both good at cooking so the party instigates a food war between them so they get twice the amount of tasty food as Steve and Eddie try to one up each other.

[yui-kuromori]

You know, if Mike gets Vecnafied in volume 2 and that's the trigger for him to come out as queer in any sort of way, it will be the second time a character in a series in the 80s played by Finn Wolfhard gets outed by a supernatural creature who preys on the fears and insecurities of others played by a handsome actor covered in prosthetics, which isn’t a lot, but it's weird that it happened twice.

[hazmatazz]

imagine like pre-s1 mike learning about d&d and being sooo eager to tell his friends. begging his mom to get him the rule books and such him explaining the rules and idea and lucas, dustin, will getting progressively excited. dustin suggesting that they invite nancy and mike going :D! because i wanted something to bond with nancy with. them making their character....mike and will decicing on paladin and cleric. the kids asking nancy or adults to help them with math sometimes...their parents and jonathan happily listening to them ramble about their campaign. little mike telling will secrets about the campaign he's dming (and vice versa). them cheering when one of then lands an attack....little pre-s1 them dressing up as their characters... them voice acting the characters... their little monster sounfs if they have to act as a monster...them deciding to call themselves the party ...

[andiwriteordie]

OKAY OKAY I HAVE AN IDEA

Remember that framed picture of the party pre season 1 of them with their science fair (?) trophy? So they are working on that project but mike and lucas bicker over will and while he stands there embarrassed for his life dustin keeps giving mike and lucas the side-eye and whispering snide comments into will's ear because he just wants to get the project done correctly with no distractions😭

I feel like this captures their dynamic perfectly especially because i LIVE for Lucas and Mike both having a tiny crush on Will before season 1. that happened, it is not a made up headcanon. Obviously. Totally.

Anyways, congrats on the followers, i really enjoy your work :))

oh my god this was an adorable idea, and listen i love the og party. i love the party in general but the og party is just SO GOOD. also i WHOLEHEARTEDLY AGREE. BYLER AND BYCLAIR RIGHTS THANK YOU SO MUCH.

anyways! i hope you enjoy!

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honey, life is just a classroom

It’s that time of the year again.

It’s time for the annual Hawkins Regional Science Fair, and oh boy, Will already feels like he’s going to lose his mind. 

Listen… Will loves his best friends. He really, really does. The Party is made up of the coolest people Will knows, and sure, none of them have any friends besides each other… but who cares? Will doesn’t really need any other friends besides Mike, Lucas, and Dustin. The Party is perfect the way that it is, and Will loves his best friends.

… 

Most of the time.

He loves his best friends, but the glaring exception to this statement happens every year when it comes time for the science fair. Because every year, Mike and Lucas bicker for God knows how long for the stupidest things, and somehow, Will always ends up stuck in the middle of the two of them. 

He doesn’t get it. They don’t seem to care what Dustin has to say or whose side of the argument Dustin is on. But for some reason, Will’s opinion on the argument is worth like… a hundred first place ribbons to Mike and Lucas. 

Will usually doesn’t even have an opinion on these arguments, so um, yeah… that’s fun. That’s a lot of fun, especially when Lucas and Mike end up derailing their entire first project planning session by arguing over what project they should even do.

“Everyone does a stupid volcano, Mike!” Lucas argues, for the umpteenth time this hour. He throws his hands up in the air and gives Mike an exasperated look. “Cody Morris and his group did one last year, and so did Olivia Baker’s group, and Dylan Tapscott’s group! Volcanos are overrated, and if we do that, we’re going to lose again!”

“Not if we make the best volcano and show everybody up, Lucas!” Mike argues back, and when he gets up into Lucas’s face, Will can’t help but wince. That’s never a good sign. It usually means the fight is escalating, which means Will’s gonna have to step in and stop them again. 

Ugh.

“Look, we’re the smartest people in our grade,” Mike reminds. “Dustin’s like a freaking genius. If anyone can make a shitty old volcano cool, it’s us. And then nobody will ever want to make a volcano for the science fair again. It’s genius.”

“It’s stupid,” Lucas deadpans. “How the hell are we going to make a volcano cool? There’s only so many ways to make a baking soda and vinegar explosion look cool. Woohoo. We put food coloring in it. Please, give us first place.”

Mike narrows his eyes even further at Lucas, and as he continues their argument, Will just sighs, falling back onto the floor of the Wheelers’ basement and closing his eyes. This is never going to end. It’s never going to end, and Will thinks he’d probably just be better off disappearing off into some faraway land, simply so he can escape the stupidity of his best friends.

“How did you put up with this for three years before I came along?” Dustin asks curiously, and Will opens his eyes, turning to look at his best friend. 

“I have no idea,” Will admits. “I don’t think they were this bad when we were little. Do you remember them being this bad?”

Dustin purses his lips, glancing towards the other two Party members; then, he nods. “Yeah, they were always pretty bad,” he remarks. “They’re being so stupid. It’s like… neither of them actually care about what we’re doing! They just want to be right! And they want you to agree with them! I just wanna make shit explode and tell people why it did that!”

“Me too,” Will says glumly, and he, too, looks over at their best friends. “I don’t know why they’re getting so upset about this. They didn’t seem to care that much yesterday when we were throwing ideas around at lunch.”

“Eh.” Dustin sits up, and he shrugs slightly. “You know how they get sometimes. Maybe that’s what we should do our project on. The human brain and all its intricacies. Why do our friends make stupid decisions and fight with each other? Do you have a hypothesis, Will the Wise?”

Will snickers, sitting up and looking at his arguing best friends in amusement. “I think… Nancy probably did something to piss Mike off this morning,” he remarks. “And Lucas’s little sister probably stole his action figures again. So both of them were already upset and wanted to be right about something.”

“Hmm,” Dustin hums, and he mimics stroking a fake beard. “Interesting hypothesis indeed, but I do have one thing to add here.”

Will raises an eyebrow. “Go on…”

A smirk forms on Dustin’s face. “I think they fight with each other because they both want to be your favorite Party member,” he declares, and Will just sputters, feeling his face go warm.

“What?” he exclaims. “I don’t… I don’t have favorites. That doesn’t even make sense!”

“Maybe not, but it’s the hypothesis I’m sticking with,” Dustin says smugly. “And the science backing it is indisputable.”

“And what science is that?”

“Well, you’re clearly Mike’s favorite Party member,” Dustin points out. “You two have been best friends since kindergarten. And you’re Lucas’s favorite Party member too, because you were the first one to befriend him too. So, if you’re both their favorites, and they already like bickering with each other… I think they want to be your favorite Party member.”

Will feels his face get even warmer, and he glares weakly at his best friend. “I’m not… their favorite,” he mumbles, embarrassed. “And just ‘cause I’ve been friends with them the longest doesn’t mean anything.”

“Okay, well even if you stop factoring in how long you’ve been friends with all of us, I think it’s safe to say you’re still everyone’s favorite,” Dustin says with a shrug. “I mean, you’re my favorite Party member, and I’m not afraid to tell the others that. Just look at them, Will. They’re bickering like idiots and wasting precious time we could be using to beat the shit out of everyone and win this science fair. Meanwhile, you are being entirely unproblematic, as usual. Plus, you’re just always nice and always willing to help all of us out, like a good friend. Ergo, you’re my favorite. And for similar reasons, I believe that you’d be Lucas and Mike’s favorite as well.”

For a moment, Will just stares at his best friend, and he blinks, trying to take in Dustin’s words. “That’s… really nice,” he admits, smiling shyly. “Thanks, Dustin. That means a lot to me.”

A bright smile forms on Dustin’s face. “No problem,” he says cheerfully. “Anyways, while that was fun, I really don’t want to go through the rest of the scientific method to figure out why Mike and Lucas are idiots. Do you want to go ahead and end their argument?”

Will raises an eyebrow. “You think I could end their argument?”

“Will.” Dustin gives him a look. “What did we just talk about? You’re everyone’s favorite. Just… pick a side, then the other one will go with it. Simple as that.”

“Okay, I’m beginning to think you are really overestimating how much sway I have in the Party.”

“Please,” Dustin scoffs, falling back onto the floor. “Will, I hope you know that all of us would go to hell and back for you. I mean… I think we’d do that for anyone in the Party, but I dunno, it’d take a little more convincing for the others.”

Will just laughs, and he nudges his best friend lightly. “You’re the worst,” he says, shaking his head. “Okay… fine. Let’s test your hypothesis, then.”

“Be my guest,” Dustin says, gesturing to Mike and Lucas. “Pick a side, and watch how fast they stop arguing.”

Will just rolls his eyes, but he stands up, willing to humor Dustin’s silly hypothesis. It probably won’t work, but if anything, maybe he can convince Lucas and Mike to compromise or something.

“Hey, guys,” Will says gently, walking up to the others. 

At first, Mike and Lucas don’t hear him, and Will glances over his shoulder, giving Dustin a look that says, I told you so. Dustin rolls his eyes, and he gestures for Will to keep going. 

“Guys,” Will says, a bit louder now, and he waves his hands in front of Lucas and Mike’s faces. “Hey!”

Both of them stop, and in perfect unison, they turn to Will, their expressions softening.

“Oh, hey, Will,” Lucas says with a smile. “What’s up?”

“Did you need something?” Mike asks, tilting his head and offering a smile as well. “Everything okay?”

Literally, they look like two entirely different people from the boys arguing just a moment ago, and Will blinks, momentarily stunned.

…

Maybe Dustin’s hypothesis isn’t that far off.

“Well… I was just thinking we should probably decide what to do for our project,” Will suggests, and he glances over his shoulder at Dustin again. He hopes Dustin understands the silent question: What project do we do?

Dustin raises a brow, and he considers this for a moment, before nodding to his left. Go with Mike, the gesture says, and his expression also seems to say, We’ll figure it out later.

Will nods back; then, he turns around and smiles at his best friends. “Dustin and I thought it could be cool to do the volcano too,” he says. “Then, maybe next year we could do something entirely different that nobody else has done before, like Lucas suggested. … What do you guys think?”

Time for the moment of truth. 

Will holds his breath, looking back and forth between Lucas and Mike. Mike looks a bit smug, but Lucas is a little harder to read, which makes sense. After all, Will is going against his opinion here.

But then finally, Lucas shrugs, and he offers Will a smile. “Yeah, that’s fine,” he says. “I don’t really care as long as we actually win this year. I swear, last year was so rigged.”

“There’s no way Tanner and his stupid friends should’ve won!” Mike agrees, and he throws an arm around Will’s shoulder, leading Will back to where Dustin is sitting. Lucas follows after them, and Mike adds, “I’m with Lucas. I just want to make sure we win this year, so we can take that trophy and tell everyone else to shove it.”

Lucas snickers, and he reaches over Will to high five Mike. “Hell yeah,” he says with a smirk. “Mr. Clarke’s rooting for us too, so I’m sure he’ll be willing to give us advice again this year. We’re gonna make the best damn volcano anyone has ever seen.”

As the two of them continue to go back and forth, sharing ideas with each other, Will just… sits there, his mouth open in complete shock.

That… actually worked.

That actually worked.

… 

Has he always been able to do that? 

No… there’s no way, right? Will would’ve noticed that. He’s been friends with both of them for years now. This has to be something new.

But then, Dustin catches his eye, and he grins at Will. “Told you so,” he mouths. “You’re our favorite.”

Will’s cheeks turn warm again, and he can’t help but roll his eyes, glancing at Mike and Lucas once more. The two of them seem much more relaxed now, which is nice. This is exactly how it should be.

Maybe this year’s science fair won’t be so bad after all.

[polyamorous-elevenv2]

chaos as per usual

[fayme08]

Do you think Mike knows Will is gay? I’m actually really curious as to what people think.

I think he doesn’t, at least not in the first couple seasons but that’s also because I think s1/2 reads better if he DOESNT know.

Mike is very clearly more adamant on finding Will when he goes missing. The only person that matches his persistence is Joyce (also they have so many parallels in s1 and it’s actually rly interesting but i’ll talk about that another time).

Mike being so persistent is obviously a testament to they’re relationship and how much he cares about Will but I ALSO less talked about, it’s a testament to his own self-blaming/hating tendencies and his relationship with his own sexuality:

It is made clear that Will was thought to have been hate-crimed via Hopper inquiring about Will’s sexuality while investigating, Troy’s “my dad says he was probably killed by some other queer” statement and Mike’s dads’ “see what happens” comment.

If Mike doesn’t know Will is actually gay then he has seen his best friend get relentlessly bullied and possibly even murdered for being gay, knowing that he himself is “the gay one”. He’s obsessing over saving him because in his mind, he should be the one dead. Not only that, he doesn’t want to believe that Will is dead because that solidifies what his dad is said (“see what happens”), Mike is not allowed to just exist as a gay man without dire consequences. If Will is dead it confirms that people truly believe that people like Mike are so “dirty” that they would hurt someone as wonderful as Will out of pure suspicion. What would they do to someone like him? Who is ACTUALLY gay? (speaking from his friend perspective)

edit: this is just food for thought. most of the time my Mike analyzations ARE more grounded in what is directly pointed at in the show but this is more theorizing about what could’ve possibly been going on in young mike’s mind given the circumstance of the time period and based on the assumption that he doesn’t realize will is also gay

[missjashin]

Steve & Eddie co-parenting the kids

[steventhusiast]

i feel like steve would have some really niche hobbies that he’s super good at but just does not talk about because he thinks the only way to impress the party is through book smarts.

like, he’s insanely good at stone skipping because he used to practice all the time as a kid, and one time they’re all out at lover’s lake together and the kids in the party are all talking, steve’s sat by the water listening to the other teens talk and just starts skipping stones and everyone is shocked because how the fuck did he get it to go so far. and steve doesn’t even realise it’s impressive so he gets so confused when everyone goes silent and is look at him.

[messrsbyler]

the party would totally participate in those indie films festivals. mike as the director and script writer, dustin in charge of the camera work and lighting, will for costume design and make up, el at the head of the special effects (i mean she can literally make things blow up with her mind), erica in charge of dragging everyone’s asses so they are where they are supposed to be at all times (she loves the power this position grants her) and of course lucas and max as the main characters of the film

[truessences]

Least frugal to Most Frugal 

So I had a thought while I'm writing this fic about the party going to an amusement park and my friend and I were chatting about who we thought would be the most frugal of the party. I don't think any of them would particularly bad with money but I think there are some who would spend and some who are a bit more modest.

Least Frugal

Lucas: I think he definitely is the big spender lol. I feel like as they get older, Lucas wants to always be looking fresh and if he doesn't join the Air Force but pursues something in sports for a while, for sure lol. Since I think he would major in History at an HBCU, with maybe a business something minor, he definitely would like to have money and spend money. I don't think he's bad with money, quite the opposite but he likes to spend lol

Dustin: I feel like Dustin would be a little bad with money, I think (since I'd assume they're all good in math), that he would have a budget but doesn't always stick to it. I can see him going into some store and seeing something and being like "omg.. I have to have this" and the others would be like "but you already have 5 of those..." "I don't have 6 though...". Plus, scientists usually are a little bad with money but he's a good talker, so he'll always have grants and stuff to fund whatever he's doing.

El: I feel like El wouldn't be great with money, like a little inconsistent. Once she has it, I feel like she would buy clothes a lot. I think El likes nice/pretty things and buys things that either remind her of moments or people or things that make her feel good in the moment.

Max: I think Max is good with money but will have major impulse buys. When she and El go shopping, she finds a couple of things she likes but be shocked when El comes out with bags. She just a "I don't really need this" kind of person but she will have a good time though. If they're going somewhere to have fun, she could rack up the biggest bill.

Mike: I think Mike is good with money and whenever he's out with El, he'll talk her out of something lavish... unless she breaks him and he agrees that she should get it... or he would get it for her lol. But otherwise, he's the type to be like "my clothes fit... why do I need new ones? My shoes are functional, I don't need new ones". He would be interested in getting the newest technology but since Dustin and/or Lucas would definitely get it, he would wait to see theirs and mess with it before getting it himself. He likes good food though so I think he would spend money for some good food. He also might buy something nerdy but he has to really want it. I think being a kid and having so many toys (for what seemed like years), he doesn't see the need in buying the newest thing right away... unless he really wants it.

Will: I think Will is the most frugal and the best with money because of how he grew up, I think that kind of stuff never leaves you and it can go either way. Being an artist, Will knows he may not make a ton of money so he's smart with his money. He saves religiously and has a budget and if he goes out with his friends, he gets the same things off the menus, because he knows the price AND he's a creature of habit, which he's fine with. He definitely always gets gifts for his friends and family, but he may even more inclined to make something than to buy it. He will spend on art supplies though.

Most Frugal

So anyway lol just something I was thinking about and wanted to share! lol