#is that what they call mike and dustin?

[groovinrightalong]

Mike is absolutely for sure not jealous

#mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #byler #byler fic #jealous mike wheeler #dustin henderson #lucas sinclair #max mayfield #el hopper #dustin wants a raise for putting up with this #bisexual lucas sinclair #dustin fact checks with the homo homies to make sure he’s making his points accurately #mike is a mess #byler wip #wheelerson #is that what they call mike and dustin? #sure #platonic wheelerson

[buck-yyyy]

the original party and why they were bullied

will: gay in a conservative town, poor, absent father

lucas: black in a conservative town

dustin: physical differences (teeth and collarbones)

mike: gay gamer

#i’m not really sure what to call dustin’s but yk what i mean #but seriously if mike isn’t gay this is going to look fuckin stupid #stranger things #byler #will byers #mike wheeler

[bylertruther]

wouldn't it have been so fucked up if season one / st was actually a real ghost story and will rly had been dead the whole time n was communicating with joyce from the literal other side. like we as the audience know tht will was alive bc we're The Audience but to everyone else it jus sounded like a ghost story concocted by a mother out of her mind with grief. canonically. but like.......... the "he's been dead since the beginning" / "someone has to leave first. this is a very old story. there is no other version of this story" of it all hits so Hard

#and mike hearing him on the radio n dustin thinking it was will's ghost omg #he likes it cold / will being cold once possessed n part of the upside down -> the whole thing abt ghosts feeling like a cold breeze #and the i'm right here stuff n always being left behind #he's Already a ghost in the story but what if he was A Literal Ghost #nd in s4 he can't rip the bandaid off bc he still has unfinished business #do u see the vision do u get it . real actual wraith will #waittttt actual ghost will trying to lead joyce to his body so he can properly pass....... calling out to her from the valley of shadows.. #made myself sad wtf .

[kittykat940]

in conclusion miscommunication trope....😂

#byler #and when dustin tells will mike did try to call him then what?

[emily-mooon]

Hi :D

I heard you were looking for art inspo

What would you think about the party chilling on a inflatable island on the water?

Hello :)

Ooooo yes!

I decided to go on Google and find ones that I liked and doodled the party in groups of two on them. It may look weird to have drawings on images of real objects but I think stuff like that is silly and fun.

Also have nice bonus of Steve, Argyle, Robin, Nancy, and Jonathan on a banana boat. I only did the heads because all I had was a vision and no idea on how to draw it in it’s entirety.

Hope you are having a good week and thank you for the request. It was really fun to do and I hope you like it!

#my personal favourite is the moose #I want to go riding in that inflatable boat #sleepy henclair is my favourite drawing it’s just really cute #I gave max short hair because I love short hair max #for drawing requests I am going to do it in my more simple style so it doesn’t take me too long #i don’t want people to wait too long #drawing requests #stranger things #the party #mike wheeler #will byers #byler #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #henclair #el hopper #max mayfield #elmax #what do we even call the group of five teens? #the fancy five? the fabulous five? the fantastic five? idk #argyle #jonathan byers #nancy wheeler #robin buckley #steve harrington

[uselessnbee]

everyone understands that Will had a hard time helping El and standing up for her because he himself has trauma from being bullied his whole life and doesn't know how to fight them back, his reaction to bullying is to freeze. but suddenly no one understands it when it comes to Mike and he's just called an asshole for not being able to stand up and fight El's bullies

i'm not saying he is innocent and did nothing wrong. he could have done more and just handle the situation better but he was just too focused on Will and was in his head and being the otherthinking oblivious dumbass that he is

but just imagine your girlfriend tells you she is having a good time and has friends, she does not mention anything bad and then suddenly she's getting bullied in front of you. when you've been bullied your whole life your first reaction is to freeze, to panic and just wait and hope it passes quickly and they'll leave you alone. Mike did not have any knowledge about her bullying or having any kind of problems, as long as he was aware those people were her friends. he himself has trauma from being bullied (he literally mentions it later on why yall keep forgetting??) and being suddenly thrown into a situation involving bullying can be really distressing.

when you have experience with being bullied even just seeing someone else getting bullied can make you freeze up and panic. and we know that Mike does not stand up for himself when he's the victim. even when you're not on the receiving end of the bullying but you just see it happening and suddenly you're a scared little kid again holding back tears desperately hoping for them to leave you alone.

and i know everyone wants to yell at me "you forgot about Mike standing up to Troy when they were saying shit about Will! so he can obviously stand up for his friends so why can't he for El??" and no i did not forget and yes you may be right but the situations are different. Mike was very well aware of Troy's bullying. he was involved in it. he was the victim there. he's had to deal with his bullying for years it was not a shocking revelation. however he did not know about El's situation at all and your reaction can be very different when you know about something and when you have no knowledge and it suddenly happens

again i'm not saying that he did nothing wrong. i'm just saying that we need to consider his trauma and his point of view and it could make him think less rationally and therefore not being able to help properly. maybe if he knew beforehand that something could go wrong he could be prepared and he would handle the situation better (even if it would be just them seeing Angela and her friends come and they would turn to Mike and say quickly that those people are mean to El he would still have at least some time and could prepare himself). but he did not know that and he was not prepared for this situation to suddenly escalate like this. he was unprepared and probably panicking and didn't know what to do so no he wasn't much of a help.

and maybe we should stop acting like this traumatised 14 years old kid needs to solve every problem and act rationally in every situation and not to make any mistakes (especially when he has no knowledge to prepare him for something distressing) and overall just putting everything on his shoulders and then insult and hate him when it does not end up perfectly well

and maybe i'm just being my overprotective extremely defensive self who's looking too much into this who knows

and i can't even properly put into words what i'm trying to say but if it makes sense to someone then great!

#mike wheeler #byler #Will is not a bad guy for not being able to stand up for El #that boy has so much ptsd from everything he's been through in his life he never stands up to his bullies #his survival tactic is to stay quiet and hope assholes won't bother him #and Mike isn't a bad guy either #no it is not an excuse for him being a bitch to El especially after she hit Angela #but again he was not prepared for anything like this to happen and it all escalated so quickly and ended up in violence #and he didn't even properly know and process what just happened #and i'm also sick of seeing everyone hating him and calling him a hypocrite for this whole thing #because 'he was okay with El using violence against his bullies' when those situations are so so different #El hurt the bullies because they literally made Mike jump off a cliff and threatend Dustin with a knife #El used violence against Mike's bullies because Mike almost lost his life he was not being humiliated #and i'm not saying that being humiliated like El was isn't bad because i know how painful and traumatising it can be #but in Mike's situation she used violence against violence and that is still different #also that happened in s1 and they were still kids and since then Mike saw so much violence and death #that it would be understandable for him to have a different view on it now #if El would humiliate Angela back like she did with Troy at first #i'm pretty sure Mike would understand that better so maybe calm down with that hate yea? #but then again it is just a speculation and my opinion so you do you #blue's 'Mike's extreme defender' ramblings

[chirpsythismorning]

Mike being the OG protagonist + Will having some girl crushing on him almost every season, tells me everything I need to know...

#byler #the protagonist's love interest is almost always framed as being wanted by everyone #they're framed as unattainable basically #bc they could literally have anyone #and so why you? #you could make the argument that its meant to hint at will not liking girls... #but the first mention we get of a girl liking will... #will isn't even present for it? and the boys assume he would be excited about it...? #the boys are all reacting to it including mike #s2 girl incident heavily involved mike.. #this is what I was thinking about the other day too #bc lucas tries to call out mike by saying he's just blind bc he likes that a girl isn't grossed out by him... #mike is seen as weird and a nerd by girls in his hometown #no girl was going to walk up to him to dance that night at the snowball #even dustin had to get humiliated trying to ask a girl #lucas was fortunate enough to have met max and now they were getting together #otherwise #the only one in their group to get asked to dance by a girl casually #was will #WILL PULLS bitches! #and mike is there to witness it half the time #in s4 mike isn't there and so i think that moment was meant for us to start to fully realize will wasn't attracted to girls #but then she just so happens to have the same hair as mike and be in the same pose as him in the junkward during the triple take #like the madness never really ends #will is the love interest!!! #why do you think he's glowing all the time!?!!?!?!? #why introduce him from the beginning as liked by the most popular girl in school like it's just such a weird choice #but not if he's the protagonists love interest... #mike being jealous of max and her friendship bond with el in s3 #i've connected the dots

[shandy-and-champagne]

I don't care if Eddie was written in because they were too scared to kill Steve before their final season and Dustin needed an arc. The fact that they gave Mike a (pretty obvious) crush on him will forever be freakin GENIUS

#i love all these characters #and eddie deserved more than the one season curse #BUT call me crazy duffers i trust you with this show #byler #mike wheeler is gay #mike wheeler i know what you are #mike wheeler #eddie munson #dustin henderson #steve harrington

[messrsbyler]

oh, you know. just the “main” couple of the show invalidating each other’s feelings in the span of one scene. this literally happens back to back.

maybe… now hear me out… maybe this is the duffers showing us how they aren’t really partners in their relationship, and how the aren’t loving each other in the way they should if it ends up with both of them being dismissed and hurt like this. they are trying to offer and ask for comfort, but can’t meet the other halfway because they aren’t really listening to the other. mayyyyybe because they are trying to hold onto a relationship that was never supposed to be romantic in the first place, and now they are carrying with the extra baggage and they don’t know how to deal with it without letting it crush them in the process.

but… you know… just a thought.

#both are in the wrong here by the way #dismissing the other’s feelings and experiences like that #also mike calling her eleven just touches a nerve for me like no stop that #and el saying blatantly ‘no you don’t’ like i understand where she’s coming from and that she’s hurting deeply but el knows mike knows what #is like i mean she saw mike being bullied and how his abusers would mock will mike’s best friend who they thought dead #el also saw mike and dustin’s bullies making mike jump off a cliff with no regards for his well-being #they both need to get out of that toxic relationship and be friends again i’m begging #platonic elmike needs a comeback #byler #byler tumblr #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #byler endgame #elmike #el hopper #stranger things season 4

[nicxxx5]

someone finally reblogged my fic!

please guys. please go read my madwheeler fic. i worked so hard on it

#madwheeler fanfic #madwheeler #platonic madwheeler #mike wheeler #max mayfield #will byers #lucas sinclair #el hopper #dustin henderson #erica sinclair #theres a teenie bit of byler #also i keep calling it madwheeler but theres no actual madwheeler interaction... #guess youre just gonna have to read it to see what i mean #stranger things fanfic #im gonna tag this for reach #byler #byler fanfic

[bylertruther]

some of you never grew up in a small conservative town as a (gay) nerd that was bullied, harassed, and excluded for years on end for not fitting in and for visibly and enthusiastically liking geek things—geek things that then branded you a satanist in everyone's eyes and as something Other, Lesser, and Undoubtedly Unworthy of Basic Human Decency even though you were literally just an actual child with harmless interests and not a satanist or an evil disgusting subhuman thing, and it shows.

you cannot apply modern views and beliefs to a show that is set in the eighties, especially not when it's set in conservative midwest eighties which is a whole other beast. being a socially awkward and nonconforming geek is something that people STILL get bullied for if you don't do it in a way that the majority deems "acceptable", especially if you live in a conservative, religious area.

your experiences are not universal and your inability to relate to a certain motif or story does not make it "lesser" or "bad writing."

#stranger things #mike wheeler #<- tagging and then disappearing into the mist again bc i don't like it here lol. #girls when they love stranger things because they finally see characters just like them with the same exact experiences written with such #care and respect for those that have been Deemed Other but people who have not had those experiences refuse to believe that they're #realistic and STILL happen to people bc if they're fortunate to have not gone through that then clearly that means that it doesn't exist #and if it does then it's not Traumatic Enough or a good enough plot to cause such inner turmoil in the characters who experience that #💥🛼 #i got bullied for being a nerd in the 2000s and 2010s. you can absolutely get bullied for being a nerd and being a nerd is enough reason #for social exile in some places. when dustin said that no one was nice to him or mike? when lucas said that girls laughed at them? and it's #all because they're deemed freaks and satanists for liking fantasy things? that's Real and it doesn't hurt any less just because you think #it's not a good enough reason to bully someone. #i was called a satanist to my face by adults. people acted like i was some Creature or whatever just because i liked fiction and wasn't #interested in what the majority was interested in and wore dark clothing sometimes. like.. hello. school shooter jokes? the way #that neurodivergent people get treated when they're visibly ''different'' and enjoy things passionately? the way that liking star wars was #a thing to ridicule until it suddenly became Acceptable and Popular to like? i feel like i'm living in a different reality than so many #people here with the way that they talk about certain things in this show. and don't even get me started on the way people approached #the angela and el situation.... #maybe just be glad that these things did not happen to you and stop acting like it's lesser or a bad story bc of that? just a thought.

[ghostlynimbus]

i think its so interesting that people act like Billy is the worst bully/most bigoted character in stranger things

like this little shit didnt exist:

#like there are many characters that are worse than billy #but troy is the one that i never see bring up and has a ton of direct comparissons #billy's racist for a few vague scenes where he tells max to stay away from lucas/lucas to stay away from max #troy literally calls lucas a nickname based on his skin color #billy's bad bc he shoved lucas up against a wall? #troy held a knife to dustins throat and compelled mike to jump off a cliff #troy bullies dustin for his disability #lucas for his race #and will because of his assumed orientation #(he also bullies mike but tbh ive never quite been clear about what was going on there) #when el rescues mike and dustin he goes to his mom and tries to set the police on them #knife cw #bullying cw #racism cw #homophobia cw #my opinion on the racism in stranger things should have limited weight bc im not black #but imo the back and forth they do with it is worse than either sticking to it or never having done it at all #like either this is an AU where racism isnt a factor #or racism should be handled consistently #idk #rambling in tags

[intergalacticaquarium]

Eddie and Max would've been the best combo bx their friendship would lead to a complete lack of personal safety but Eddie thinks he's doing like. A great job role modeling

(OK I realized this after I wrote it and this screenshot got more notes than the fic ever did but I feel like I should just say like. If ur gonna do something like that don't actually wrap the handle around ur wrist bc then you'll get dragged. Water skiing, sledding behind snowmobiles, skateboarding behind cars, all those, just hold on tight but u gotta be able to let go if u fall)

#eddie munson #max mayfield #max and eddie #started thinking abt an au where eddie was friends with max instead of dustin and i love those two but um.....this wouldve been better #much better #they have a lot in common and she is literally in the middle of a plot where shes mourning for her abusive step brother #eddies like...ur brkther was a dick and he died and i would like to replace him. teach me to skateboard #he says thats what i do i run away and shes like dug were zoomers #canon has like. rewritten in my head to the point where this is just true #i watched vol 2 w my mom today and i like...missed them talking even thk they only so once #but its great when they do he calls her red and she gives him a mike myers mask #that is their dynamic now #he says hey cool kid and she does a skateboard trick and he points proudly #also eddie is kinda ready tk sacrafice himself for her but all her angst js from somebody dying for her #so hes like i gotta do the really hard thing and save her and myself and then deal w the murder accusations #it makes the courage arc work better bc shes so so brave too #also they have a lot in common and he lives 40 feet away from her #ither things featured in this wip: just sitting outside throwin firecrackers #finding a trashed microwave and puttinf stuff in it #summer delinquints max and eddie is everything 2 me

[spyofthestorm]

"they're so pookie i wanna microwave them so badly and bounce them around the wall and..." in the great year of 2022, they would be 51. these are MY middle aged comfort characters <3

#like i'm calling a group of middle aged people microwavable #where do i stand in this situation lmfao #will byers #mike wheeler #dustin henderson #lucas sinclair #el hopper #jane hopper #eleven #max mayfield #the party #byler #<<< because i like you guys and you get what i mean

[pretty-emo-dad]

If I ever come across as a Nancy anti I promise I’m not, she’s one of my favorite of the older teens and I love her, but when I’m talking about characters like Mike and Jonathan, some of their main conflicts are the result of her stubbornness/inability to recognize when she’s wrong

#stranger things #nancy wheeler #mike wheeler #Jonathan byers #like. the wheeler family dynamics are forever and I think will always be fucked up #and jancy-as it is being shown right now- is not a good endgame for either character #this also isn’t saying Jonathan and mike have done no wrong bc…. #looks around #but I am saying that because I love Nancy so much I can appreciate her character flaws and what she is supposed to represent #for each character she is mainly linked with #that being mike Jonathan Steve Robin and Max (as of runaway max/s4) #funny thing about her conflicts they all revolve around sexism and misogyny but through a really White Rich Woman viewpoint #and bc she’s dealt with so much misogyny she often jumps to call others out on it even when there are different contributors #(the s3 madwheeler fight over El) #not to say mike wasn’t sexist that season bc he was #but that fight was not about el being his gf bc Lucas was also worried abt her safety and Dustin would have been too if he were there #they were the only two that saw what happened last time El pushed herself and it caused mike to ‘go crazy’ lowk #but back to nance- it’s because I love her and understand that she’s more than just ‘gun girl’ or ‘stancy love triangle victim’ #that I can criticize her #because most of the reasons people don’t like her are plain misogyny!! and they don’t realize her character motivations and why she’s #Like That #Sib relationship is diff. but the ‘being a bitch to Robin/leading on Steve thing’ people are saying #just do not Get Her character and how often she (like her brother) confuses romantic and platonic feelings #bc the Robin thing was more her being wary to make a new friend (her last 2 DIED) but she projected it as jealousy over Steve bc that means #she doesn’t have to address the Barb/Fred trauma !! #and she wasn’t leading on Steve by making eye contact with him- she was ‘caught up in the moment’ bc she associates Steve with #‘guy you date to forget about dead bsf’ #which isn’t Steve’s fault BUT #the stancy break up was #he literally told her to forget about her best friend dying to be ‘normal teenagers’

[pxningfo0l]

The kids of Stranger Things calling Steve mum, but on Accident. (1/7)

Ok so, most of the ST fandom has just mutually agreed that Steve is like a mum right?

I got a headcanon that literally all the kids have called him mum by accident, at least once.

Here's how I think it went:

Unsurprisingly, Dustin is the first one.

It happens like this; Dustin's not having the best of days, which is fine, completely normal, everyone's got their ups and downs (pun intended lmao)

Steve is the first one to notice, obviously. So while he's driving the kid to his weekly D&D game sessions. Normally Dustin would be talking his ears off, but the kid was uncharacteristically silent, which immediately set off something in Steve's brain.

Instead of asking if he was alright, or if he was okay-- because obviously, Dustin's not okay, that would be a dumb question to ask. And because no one knew how to be fucking honest about their feelings around here, he knew Dustin would just tell him he's fine, like a liar, and Steve would have no choice but to move on-- Steve just asked,

"Did you have anything to eat today?"

Dustin doesn't turn from where he's looking out the window as if the tiny shithole that is Hawkins is interesting, or something. But just shrugs a little, and says, "Nah, wasn't all that hungry."

"Yeah, not happening," Steve says simply. "There's granola bars in the glove box-- the chocolate chip ones you like."

Dustin doesn't respond. Instead, he turns his head to give Steve a blank look, one he doesn't acknowledge.

"You don't have to eat all of them, Dust," Steve says, his voice in that soft tone he uses for most of the kids. (The mum voice, everyone calls.) "But at least have one, or just half one, okay? Don't you need the energy to play that nerd game of yours?"

"It's D&D Steve, how many times do I have to tell you?" Dustin reminds him, yet he still reaches inside the glove box, taking out one granola bar. Steve has to hold back a smile when Dustin practically inhales the food bar after two tentative bites.

When they arrive at the Wheeler's place-- where the D&D games are normally held, Dustin doesn't immediately leave as Steve expects him to. He quietly chews on the remnants of his food for a bit, then slowly reaches inside the glove box for a second. Without really thinking about it, Steve reaches behind the driver's seat for the bottles of water he keeps for anyone who needs it and grabs one for Dustin.

"Take this too," Steve says, handing the bottle.

Dustin takes it silently. He releases a small quiet breath, not quite a sigh, and says,

"Thanks, mum."

At first, Steve rolls his eyes, but when his eyes flicker back to the curly-haired teen, his brows shoot to his forehead.

Dustin is staring wide-eyed at him, his cheeks flushed like he got caught doing something he shouldn't be doing.

"Holy shit did you just accidentally call me--"

He doesn't get to finish the sentence, because then Dustin is opening the car door, practically vaulting out of the car. He doesn't slam the door, thankfully-- Steve has told him countless times enough not to do that-- but he does start walking faster when Steve rolls down the window and shouts, "I'm holding this against you forever by the way! Also, I better see that bottle of water empty when I pick you up!"

Dustin simply flips him off. Steve laughs aloud, shaking his head to himself. He drives home with a smile on his face.

#i was gonna make it one part/post for all characters #but alas #i got carried away #bc its me and i do that a lot #also lmao the part where steve carries water bottles in his car was an accidental reference #i wont elaborate watch the movies whores #i didnt even mean to make that reference but when i did i was cackling #also when dustin goes to the meeting still embarrassed and flustered eddie and everyone keep making bothering him until he tells them what #happened #and then he does tell them #and they absolutelymake fun of him #and mike goes 'ew you called steve mum' and is all gross about it #oh hohoho #if only #he knew #what i #thee writer #was planning #and when steve gets home he tells robin immediatelly #and when he goes to pick up dustin again he tells nancy #also dustin wouldnt look him in the eye or talk to him properly for a solid day after that #poor kid was too embarrassed #stranger things #stranger things 4 #steve harrington #dustin henderson #stranger things hc