#will dies

[henrysglock]

LISTEN OKAY IN RELATION TO MY LAST REBLOG!!

I love LOTR parallels, but god!! No one is talking about the possible CQL/The Untamed parallels!! Specifically this scene from Episode 33.

MAJOR CQL SPOILERS BELOW!!

Wei Wuxian throws himself off a cliff because he just wants everything to stop. He blames himself for the deaths of several family members and just the general suffering of everyone he loves. He figures the only way to stop everything is for him to die.

His soulmate (And later husband!! Don’t let this scene fool you!!), Lan Wangji, barely catches him. He’s injured, there’s a battle raging in the background…Wei Wuxian rips his arm away and falls to his death, leaving Lan Wangji standing alone, devastated, on the cliff.

So. How do I relate this to st5?

It’s a common belief that Will thinks, or might come to believe, that he started all the Upside Down fuckery. That he’s the final connection to the Upside Down. That he is the last obstacle between The Party and making all the pain and destruction stop. Sound familiar?

Byler has been together for a few episodes, and it’s was very emotional, it’s been very cute, but now it’s time for the final battle. Midway through, Will has the realization that in order for all of this to end, he (as the final connection) must die. He and Mike are injured and separated from The Party. El is trying (and failing) to close the Rifts.

Will pauses by the edge of a Rift, staring into the abyss that is the Upside Down. Mike notices that Will has stopped.

“Will, c’mon, catch up.” he says, voice gentle.

When he doesn’t respond, Mike makes his way back to Will’s side.

“Will? What’s wrong?”

Will looks up at Mike with this devastating expression. Silent tears drip down his face. His eyes are apologetic, filled resignation, determination, and a little bit of fear. He’s decided.

“I’m the connection, Mike.”

Mike realizes what he means, what’s about to happen, just a second too late. Will closes his eyes and steps off the cliff.

Everything feels like molasses. Time and space are stretching as Mike launches himself in an attempt to catch Will as he plummets. Mike’s arm is broken, and it hurts like hell when he grabs Wills wrist, when Will’s body weight yanks against his shoulder. He doesn’t care, it doesn’t matter. In that moment, all that matters to Mike is that Will isn’t dead, that there’s still a chance to save him.

Will stares up at Mike in pure shock, framed by the same darkness that stole him back in 1983. The same darkness that Mike vowed he wouldn’t let Will succumb to again. Mike struggles to pull Will up, but he’s too weak. Blood runs down his arm, droplets landing on Will’s face, mixing with his tears.

“Will,” he pleads, “come back.”

The earth rumbles with an earthquake, jolting them both. Mike is dragged forward, stubbornly refusing to let go even as the ground pulls him towards certain death.

Then his grip on Will’s arm slips, only for a second. Will is shaken from his shock and realizes that if Mike doesn’t let go, they’ll both die. He can’t let that happen.

“Mike,” he whispers, “let me go.”

A heartbeat passes, Mike staring at him in denial and disbelief. Then, with all the strength he can muster, Will rips his arm free. As he falls into the Upside Down, the Rift closing rapidly above him, he watches Mike’s face go from shock to anguish. Mike’s arm is still outstretched, as if he’s still desperately clinging to Will. He hears Mike scream his name as the ground knits itself back together.

I’m sorry, Mike…and thank you for loving me, Will thinks as he falls into the abyss of the Rift.

(end scene)

LIKE WOULDN’T THAT JUST BE??? SO DEVASTATING???? anyway, thank you for coming to my TEDtalk.

[frankie-the-undead]

*rises the moon by liana flores plays*

My brain: what if LJ accidentally fatally hurt Will and baby blue just dies in his arms? His last words were probably reassuring LJ that he didn't blame him.

Me:*literally in tears now*

*cake by the ocean by DNCE plays right after*

Me: what the fuck shuffle?

[teaboot]

BRUH a dude I know from work came in for the first time in months and I thought he looked different but couldn't figure out why?? So I asked if he'd changed his hair and he was like "BITCH I GOT TOP SURGERY"

[goldiipond]

if there's anything i've learned from the current state of social media it's that this is one of the worst possible notifications you can receive upon opening an app

[ryan-sometimes]

So true queen!!!

[chillyfeetsteak]

little thingy from the other week, stuff on my mind

[cherriielle]

itty bitty ghost king 👑💀

[xx-k1tsun3-k1d-xx]

ROUND TWO OF LIKES CHARGE REBLOGS CAST ✨

[absolutedestinyapocalypsse]

how are they gonna adequately prepare whatever child they cast for nico di angelo. it has got to be impossible for someone that young to give informed consent about playing the saddest wettest loser in all of human history. like hey kid i know youre sprightly and all of ten, but we need you to be in all five stages of grief at all times. remember, your mother was killed in fascist italy, youre eighty years old, and now youre in love with the guy who killed your sister. say this next line like you know what it's like to be an ear of corn.

[kermit-coded]

god. hades saying, "ask me for sanctuary" after percy talks about kronos hits like a truck when you remember that he tried to do the same for maria, bianca, and nico.

[ink-the-artist]

Love the contrast between the Americans’ “Apollo” and the Soviets’ “Sputnik.” You got the Americans naming their rocket after a Greek god trying to communicate the grandness and importance of this rocket. And you got the Soviets naming their rocket “fellow traveler.” Like a friend you go on an  adventure with together. This rocket is our little friend lol 

[archibaldtuttle]

I want to show you an actual training slide from my customer service job that I had to see yesterday.

[welcome-to-the-shit-library]

hey so we put your morally grey character in a fandom. yeah half the fanbase makes them into a perfect angel who did nothing wrong and the other half depicts them as a cartoonishly evil villain who hurts people for fun. no we dont know how to explain that people can do bad things for good reasons or good things for bad reasons. sorry man

[h0rsegirlpercy]

Knowing how Hades is in the show now it’ll be really funny to see him and Nico interact bc Nico will be all Dark and Depressed in the underworld and Hades will just be like “son… please… you’re killing the vibe”

[millificent]

Every Nico Di Angelo fan focusing more on the background of the episode than the actual plot

[ciderbird]

academic bias is so funny because you’ll be reading about the same historical event and one person is like “Despite the troubles that befell his homeland and near constant criticism of the court King Blorbo remained strong in the face of adversity” and the other one is like “after letting his people carry the brunt of his cringefail decisions Blorbo the Shitface refused to listen to any reason and continued to be a warmongering piece of shit. Also he was ugly.”