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new (old) photo of Noah Schnapp as Will Byers during continuity photography for season 1 🥹💛

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did a study. um turned it into them

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break the cycle

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The Cleric and The Paladin

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people can have whatever headcanons they want, but I hate buff will byers with my whole soul and I think that’s okay too 💛

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So we have an issue that should be addressed.

I love all byler fanartists sooo dearly you’re all so talented and creative…..but why do I feel like I see so many with people drawing will being built like a twig and having sticks for arms, while at the same time turning mike into some meaty muscle-ish guy?

I mean frankly…it’s the other way around? Like Mike is actually super tall and skinny so obviously he’s very lanky, that’s just how he looks. And Noah was BULKED UP in season four like crazy in comparison to the seasons before. Why do you feel the need to turn will into your twink stereotype just bc he’s canonically gay, likes art, and is more sensitive.

It’s even weirder people denying both their body types by making them BOTH TWINKS. Like I think our biggest issue today is teenage fans changing mlm ship characters to fit into their stereotypes and even pandering to their own obvious fetishized idea and preferences.

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noah schnapp casually arrives on set and suddenly gives the most outstanding performance then walks away like it’s nothing. like he breaks down in tears, analyzes the depth of wills suffering, yells, shakes, violently sobs, and then he logs into tiktok

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noah schnapp bloopers are so important bc they’re pretty much my only shot at seeing will happy

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remembered this happened in light of recent news

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Knight & Wizard

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With the Byler fandom rejuvenating -- along with hatred for Noah rearing up once again-- I wanted to put some thoughts out there about THIS fandom and my own personal feelings of disappointment.

It's quite weird to me that so many Bylers continue to publically crap on/use abusive language toward Noah while stanning Will Byers, their precious baby boy. I just came across a post earlier today that had someone expressing their sadness that Will Byers was getting hate post-teaser because of his actor, and while it was ok that Noah Schnapp, the real human being, was receiving this harassment, hating Will (a fictional character) was simply unfair. I want to shake these people and remind them-- if Byler receives negative backlash, Noah, the REAL gay young person, will be receiving the brunt of that hatred and you know that.

I have no feelings toward those who don't care to support any particular actor for political reasons, but I find it very offputting when people try and dismiss Noah's contribution to Will Byers, which was informed by his very real experiences coming of age and to terms with his identity. Those who try and remove Noah from Will Byers, or fancast some other (usually non-Jewish lol) actor as Will-- it feels extremely gross to me. Noah's formative years from 10-18 were on this show, and he IS Will Byers, whether you like it or not. No one else could do it like he does.

Don't even get me started on those of you who censor him out of photos posted by people who clearly care for him and want him around despite your coping and seething! And then will turn around and use toddler/young child (pre-Stranger Things) photos of him for Will Byers fan posts--pictures which were probably taken by his family! Do they not see how weird and violating that is? Some people's cognitive dissonance even goes so far that they fantasize about or sexualize the character Noah plays while speaking unkindly or abusively about him online. It's not just unkind, it's dehumanizing.

All this to say, I feel so much pity for child actors/entertainers growing up under this intense social media scrutiny. Turns out few are interested in a young person's right to privately deconstruct a belief system they grew up with and wish to instead cast stones and act morally superior. Use the pretense of social justice to be hateful and hypocritical. Noah seems, while I don't actually know him, to be a kind, thoughtful and grateful young man, and I hope to see him rise above the campaign of abusive harassment he's been on the receiving end of for the last two years.

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who let him be so gorgeous? 💛

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Finn Wolfhard and Noah Schnapp at TUDUM 2025

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☎️💌byler 70s

I made a dialogue based on my own AU, where Mike is an office worker and Will is a good designer. husbands ehehe

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WILL BYERS Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 1