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I don't know if I'm more chill about Byler endgame because I have the intel that people didn't have during volume 2 or what, but to any other ending that doesn't involve Byler becoming canon would just make the Duffer brothers the worst writers in the history of ever.

Because what do you mean you have a gay character that doesn't believe he'll get a happy ending only to prove that you know, he's right? How would that make any sense?!

I've said it before and I'll say how many times I have to: They could've made Will in love with literally anyone else. I don't know, some boy from Lenora, some other guy from Hawkings, hell, even Dustin was an option. But noooo, they instead chose to make him in love with his best friend.

They could've presented another male character with Argyle, instead they spent God knows how much money of their budget getting every Byler scene just right. Who would give this much dedication to a sinking ship? Like, they literally talked about how they had to wait during the day just so the lightning was just right during the van scene.

And also, the lighting during the cabin scene as well? Because that must have taken them ages to get it right. For the line to poor down only on Will, and that's not an artificial light, is literally the sun. So you're telling the Duffers were going to waste precious time getting these scenes just right but you know what? They don't mean anything at all, forget about it.

And to further drive the point home, the storyline makes no actual sense from a logical standpoint. Remove Byler. Let's all pretend we don't ship for one second.

Why in the world would they make Will in love with Mike of all people? He could've been gay without having to be that in love with someone. I know I'm repeating myself but I have to because I don't think you guys understand how senseless this plot is if they're not going to do anything about it.

And I mean senseless in the sense that it literally has no use to the plot (that we know of which is why I made that post about how Will's love will be fundamental to the story).

And not only that, not having Mike go with El to the Nina project thingy literally stalled their progression which is a huge deal. I know some people don't like that Byler was removed from the supernatural plot, but I for one think it was a necessary evil to allow Will to explore his feelings and for Mike to miss him.

And to honest, even if the writers are the most douchebags to ever douchebag, it still wouldn't explain the amount of care they took in every Byler scene. It wouldn't explain how whenever we are in Mike's POV, is like he literally sees Will like this shinning beacon of light.

Because if they wanted a quick cash grab on the expense of the queer community, I can assure you there are easier ways of doing it. I remember when I was at the Sterek fandom and J*ff Davis was an ass about the ship during interviews. I remember how Tyl*r P*sey made terrible comments all the while they were clearly using the shippers in the series. And yeah, while I do agree Teen Wolf wasn't necessarily queerbait because there were actual queer couples, it still left a bitter taste on my mouth.

The way they built this, they didn't give themselves an easy way out. It would be one thing if Will was gay but not in love with Mike, it's a completely different thing for him to love Mike so deeply that he's willing to sacrifice his own happiness for him.

The writers made him to me irrevocably in love with Mike. (You don't make her (him) feel like a mistake at all), El (Will) needs you and she (him) always Will. These aren't the words of someone that has a crush or whose feelings are fleeting, these are the words of someone who would rip his heart out just so that the man he loves can be happy.

These aren't the words of someone that can be just be: yeah, I moving on from this. Mike is Will's heart.

So sure, Will needs to discover self acceptance and self love. He needs to recognize that he can be happy and deserves to have happiness, but if that was the entire point all along, he literally could have figured that without having to be in love with his best friend whom he believes will never love him back.

If the sole point of his arc was: Needs to learn how to accept himself for who he is, there are other - less cruel - ways of going about.

Because at the end of the day, making Will to be this deeply in love with Mike only to be rejected is just that: pointless and cruel.

And again. Pointless.

The GA already believes that to be the case, the Mil*evns too, Will also believes that. So why would it be a conflict at all if it was actually the case?

Why would they make a slowburn reaction? Will already thinks he was rejected, that's the thing. He already thinks it's hopeless.

So why would they use the painting? Why would they frame everything as a love triangle? Why not get this shit over already?

Why pair them together with the already canon couples?

At this point I'm just rambling and repeating myself. I'm gonna sleep, but I hope I was coherent enough.

You guys are welcomed to chime in, I love to hear your thoughts on that because I feel like I wrote all of this before but I'll say however many times I have to.

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“what do i say to convince you that i need you too?”

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I love this short with my entire being

Dreaming of Good Times

A wonderful Pokemon chinese animated short film directed by DaiWei (All Saints Street) and produced by MTJJ / HMCH studio (Legend of Hei) for Chinese New Year.

Youtube link

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me and the gang when byler is endgame

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reblog to be eaten by this thing

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Screaming, sobbing, dying, shitting my pants

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as another Byler I also confirmed this fact…

it is scientifically proven that when you are a byler, every song you are listening to is about byler

(source: dude trust me)

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Bro same

you know what? fuck it. im choosing skeptical delusion. im going to live this gap between s4 and s5 like ive actually lost my mind and with the full knowledge that i totally and completely have. im going to overanaylze everything literally anyone says until i can no longer breath yet take every word and movement with a grain of salt, knowing everything is irrelevant. i am schrodingers cat.

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Y’all I wanna cry.

Mike why did you have to say ily to El. Why

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This is it you guys. Time to cry my eyes out.

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There is no point

i’m a loud and proud mike-initiates-first-kiss truther because otherwise what is the point

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Tried out digital art on an iPad for the first time. It turned out pretty good ngl. Anyways just some more byler because I can’t wait for Vol. 2.

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This is my religion

This is the Bible of byler shippers

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Mike is really an under rated character. Believe it or not he has a lot of depth to him. And even though he can act like an asshole something (well I guess most of the time) he really does truly care about the people he loves. I mean hell he jumped off a cliff to save Dustin. And sure he can be a little bit hot headed but fuck he’s a teenager. Even better a most likely closeted gay teenager, in the 80’s!! He probably has a fuck tone of internalized homophobia because 1) his parents (maybe I have no idea actually) 2) the way he was raised 3) the society he grew up in. And he’s already a freak I’m pretty sure he doesn’t want to be treated like even more of a freak. Surprising or not Mike is probably my favorite characters in stranger things. Also not to mention, the amount of trauma that he has is more then anyone should ever have, and the best part about it he can’t talk to anyone about it. And I mean he doesn’t really talk about his feelings that much in general, but sometimes you really just need someone to talk to and share your feelings with, *cough* Will *cough*. Well thank you for listening/reading my giant spiel, anyways have a good day.

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bro the fact the all the Byler shippers are just raving over a calendar. I mean I am too but it’s just so funny to me. Like I never would’ve thought that this would happen 😂

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Ok I don’t know why but I think it would be really funny if El went to Jonathan (or someone) to get her letters to Mike proof read so that there weren’t any like misspellings. And so she goes to Jonathan one day and was like “hey can you read through this letter for me?” And Jonathan stoned af is reading through it, all of the lies just going over his head and then it just goes to the part where El thinks that Will has a crush on a girl and he’s just like “oh, I think you mean boy right here.” And just totally moves on. And Els just hella confused.

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LOOK AT HOW COOL THIS IS

Stranger Things 4 as an 90's anime (video), art by me 🖌️