#sorry but 'even bullied kids can eventually find the societally accepted picket fence life' just doesn't fit

[gayofthefae]

Jopper: You can find love again after being divorced.

Duzie: Love isn’t about social status and the validation of having a partner but rather things like common interests and love of each other’s company.

Stobin: Your “true love” doesn’t have to be a romantic one and you can be entirely fulfilled by a best friend.

Jancy: Love and family does not need to be the focus of your life. You can have those things while still being career driven and oriented.

ElMike: Romantic and platonic love are not hierarchal. Sometimes one relationship is closer and better as friends than as lovers. (similar to Stobin but rather than exchanging a friend for a romantic partner, shifting the nature of one relationship)

Lumax: A loving and supporting relationship is more important than the social disapproval that may come with it. (similar to Duzie but with higher stakes of racist consequences rather than just a lack of societal approval, an active disapproval)

Byler: Queer people are just as deserving of love and romance and do not need to settle for platonic relationships if they want more.

#ship analysis #stranger things #themes #narrative arcs #sorry but 'even bullied kids can eventually find the societally accepted picket fence life' just doesn't fit #there is nothing wrong with that irl but as far as narrative themes go it doesn't fit into this show #the one that does a nature of their relationship shift #which also inherently means stop being toxic antis and saying they shouldn't have any relationship at all #byler #jopper #platonic stobin #platonic elmike #lumax #duzie #dustin x suzie #jancy #character arcs