#airport scene

[kdjojo]

BET YOU GETO GOT IT EVERY DAY AND NIGHT DURING THOSE TEN YEARS AND IN HEAVEN (airport)

#jjk #jujutsu kaisen #geto suguru #gojo satoru #gojo x geto #suguru geto #jjk gojo #jjk ship #satoru gojo #GETO GOT IT EVERYDAY #Gojo stans always going wild over someone elses man (Getos) #grrr #geto gojo #culling game arc #culling game gojo #culling game geto #airport scene

[doriandrifting]

I still feel so crazy about the fact that El’s reaction to Mike’s note is the same as Mike’s reaction to Will’s painting which is the same as Will’s reaction to Mike’s hug.

#I was working on another post and realized how perfectly the screenshots aligned and it has me screaming #they need to up the age rating bc they had us watching a live train crash #byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #i know what you are #will byers #airport scene

[gayofthefae]

You know what it is about this scene? He didn't fake a smile. He faked a frown. And that is SO much weirder.

#airport scene #what are you hiding that if you smile it's fake but if you give rbf it is also fake #the only answer that's been consistent is like a suspiciously larger smile?? #he faked a FROWN who does that #mike wheeler #i know what you aare #byler #stranger things

[anulithots]

I got to chapter 236.

And maybe I'm finally getting closer to fully analyzing Gojo. Because.. this made a lot of sense of his character actually, and to me it does not seem out of character for him to seem 'less caring for his students' compared to empathizing with the king of curses himself.

I think that Gojo drew the line after Riko's death, because meeting Geto was the first time he allowed himself to be anyone but just 'the strongest'. He had fun and joked around and enjoyed himself.

But... the confidence given to him as 'the strongest' was taken from him. He wasn't strong enough to defeat Toji. So he doubled down on making himself stronger, and fought with a crazy streak.

From here on out, he was simply 'a living creature'. I'd even go as far as to say that he never let himself get as close to anyone as he did with Geto and Riko. He would love them, he does love them, but he had to 'draw his line', lest the same thing happen again. If he isn't the strongest for one moment, people he cares about die.

He couldn't allow himself to be around Geto as much. He needed to be stronger.

After Geto left, Gojo says he can only save those who want to be saved.... and I think that was Gojo's motive from then on out. (Like when he talks to Megumi about being selfish, he doesn't say anything until Megumi asks to be trained.) Because he couldn't save his best friend. He couldn't save anyone that mattered. Not even as the strongest, not even after he isolated himself to be the strongest.

Gojo portrayed himself as the strongest, the one who would handle everything and no one would see him as human. He wasn't human. He loved them, but he kept his distance. He'd protect them. But he'd keep his distance.

He'd make sure that everyone else could be strong enough to protect themselves without experiencing his loneliness.

Because the corrupt system makes it so. If you're strong, then you are lonely. If you aren't strong, then you'll still die alone.

Gojo's going to do everything he can to give them companionship and happiness... and the strength to protect themselves from the system.

Because he could only have one or the other. And he chose strength because... he was the strongest after all.

Gojo himself doesn't see himself as anyone but the strongest. The moment he allowed himself to have friends, they were taken from him, so he went back to being the lonely sorcerer he once was, regretting everything that happened.

In this way, he mirrors Itadori:

Gojo does regret the way he's lived.

I don't think Nanami would honestly say this. He may say something along these lines, but he wouldn't say it like this.

This, I think, is Gojo's perception of what others think of him. Because he doesn't do it just to satisfy himself, if that were the case, then he wouldn't have been a teacher or done all he did to protect his students (to the point where the moment he was sealed a lot of people got screwed over)

The only one who understood Gojo was Geto, but as @ellionwrites pointed out in this post, Geto left with the words of 'are you just 'the strongest'?

And to Gojo, it's almost like there's no hope for him now. He's the strongest, but what power does that give him really? In this society? He 'gave it his all' and in return he only got solitude from everyone else, who thought of Gojo as above them.

The only solution he can think of is:

Fix society so that way no one is alone anymore.

(not that Gojo himself would be alleviated from his loneliness...

One last thing:

Gojo might've lived with regrets, but he didn't die with them.

... sorry for rambling! Really tired right now. I'll try to make a condensed version of Gojo's character like I did for pre-shibuya Itadori soon.

@justrustandstardust @lmskitty @bygeto

#jjk #chap 236 #jjk 236 #jjk chapter 236 #gojo satoru #jjk gojo #jujutsu gojo #geto suguru #satoru gojo #jujutsu kaisen #jujutsu sorcerer #jjk satoru #satorugojo #jujutsu satoru #geto #gojo jjk #gojo saturo #airport scene #jjk analysis

[justjams7787]

they live in my head rent free GET OUT OF MY HEAD. This is a comic i was too lazy to actually finish so- 😭

#geto suguru #gojo satoru #satosugu #gojo x geto #geto x gojo #crack treated seriously #airport scene #chapter 236 #shitpost #unfinshed art #that i will never finish #stsg brainrot #my art style that fluctuates more than my bowl movements <3 #mini comic #comic strip

[henrysglock]

How I imagine the lead up to the airport scene went

Will, in Lenora, staring at himself in the bathroom mirror the night before: You're fine, you're gonna look good, you'll be fine 😮‍💨 You've got your outfit ready, you're gonna look so nice in that blue button-down 🥺😤 You're even gonna use the fancy, special-occasion-only cologne, nothing can go wrong, just be cool 😓😭 Mike, in Hawkins, staring at himself in the bathroom mirror the night before: Maybe if I look stupid enough El will dump me on sight 🤔

#dogs out and everything? that's a deliberate choice. mike wheeler knows this is a relationship killer. #byler #airport scene #mike wheeler #will byers #anti mileven #1k

[will80sbyers]

awkwardddd...

#byler #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things #strangerthingsedit #byler gifs #byler airport #airport scene #st4 #st4 gifs #byler tumblr #will80sbyersgifs

[chirpsythismorning]

I'm sorry but, I really don't know how anyone can still believe with full confidence that Mike is straight after the airport scene.

It's arguably the most blatant, yet overlooked scene between these three characters, specifically Mike's dynamic with El vs. Mike's dynamic with Will.

Although Mike shows up in sunglasses, I highly doubt he wore them the entire flight. This means Mike probably put on the sunglasses to go from the plane, through the Passenger Boarding Bridge, and directly to the gate entrance where they were waiting for him, all of which are indoors.

Yes, it's sunny in California, and that's what makes this such a good excuse (alibi) for Mike.

Now could this just be a coincidence? Yes, it definitely could!

Now, does Mike ever wear his sunglasses again? No..

Not even for sun purposes in sunny California? No.

(At least not technically until the end of s4... but that's a whole other blatant metaphor about 'eyes being windows into the souls' for another time.)

It's only after him and El have kissed and hugged that Mike finally takes off the sunglasses... How convenient.

But you want to know what Mike did in this scene right before this, that's just... there's really no excuse for it.?

If I was a hardcore milkvan fan at this point, THIS is what would've ended that era for me. Like, I just can't think of anything other than one obvious reason for why Mike did this...

Picture it.

You're Mike, reuniting with your girlfriend with whom you haven't seen in about six months. You were even kind enough to get her a gift, flowers, which you, *reads notes*, quickly put in between you and your girlfriend moments before she embraced you, with you almost instantly shouting CAREFUL, CAREFUL YOUR SQUISHING YOUR PRESENT, so that she had no choice but to separate...

How... sweet?

Nope. I'm sorry, but no. Nothing excuses this at all.

Dude literally risked ruining the present he got for her, by using it as a shield. He literally used the present he got for her as an excuse for why they had to separate sooner than later...

Like, this is repressed gay behavior of epic proportions, especially considering what follows.

Notice how when Mike approached El, he's decked out with hat/sunglasses, his hands full with the flowers and his duffel bag?

Well, notice how in contrast, when Mike approaches Will right afterwards, as he's going in for a hug, Mike switches his duffel bag from his right to his left hand (now empty after giving el the flowers) so that he can go in for a better hug with Will, with his dominant arm, only to immediately backtrack and settle for a shoulder bump...

We also get a shot of Mike looking Will up and down, no sunglasses to hide his reaction this time.

So.. basically, Mike's instinct here with El was to not make it so obvious he's not in love with her, while his instinct with Will was to not make it so obvious that he's in love with him (and boy did he fail)...

Mike addressing Will's painting, assuming it's indeed for some girl, only to never attempt to find out anything else whatsoever, for the rest of the season, about said girl his best friend is in love with?

Argyle calling Mike's shirt a knock-off, essentially calling Mike a knock-off?

Mike looking offended at Will's mention of Angela???

Like, this scene is just all around Mike being an absolute gay disaster, and the fact that 99% of audience doesn't realize this, is downright hilarious.

#stranger things #byler #airport scene #4x02 venca's curse #gay mike wheeler #bi mike wheeler #bisexual mike wheeler #this scene does have bi mike wheeler proofs so i should say bi disaster #he's a disaster all around #gay disaster #bisexual disaster #disaster all around #but we love him #but someone should also check in with him besides #unreliable narrator will byers

[fruity-cleric]

ah that fateful day

#will byers #el hopper #mike wheeler #stranger things #airport scene #roller rink #byler #mileven #willel #goofy guys #fanart #byler art

[thatgaymood]

Argyle saw Will’s painting and said 😏

#he ships it #argyle #byler #stranger things #season 4 #mike wheeler #will byers #jonathan byers #airport scene

[mikeslawyer]

#byler #mike wheeler #byler endgame #byler is canon #stranger things #will x mike #mike x will #will byers #byler s4 #byler tumblr #byler proof #airport scene #painting #the painting

[gayofthefae]

Always remember besties Byler actually got interrupted FIVE times. Once by Joyce and Hopper, twice by Jonathan, and TWICE by Argyle. We count the airport scene because Mike was so in his head about something staring at Will that he was shaken out of it by Argyle's voice.

#stranger things #airport scene #interruption trope #byler

[howtobecomeadragon]

mike saying "sooooo awkward" 💀

#byler #mike wheeler #airport scene

[cannibalismyuri]

firm believer in 'mike truly realized his feelings for will in the airport scene' sorry not sorry

#mike's in love #byler #airport scene #who u kidding w ur gayness mike??? #stranger things (sara's version)

[your-stranger-halfblood-things]

My guy looked so happy at first and then Mike gave him this awkward as fuck hug and he looked so sad after

Mike, go squeeze the shit out of Will and kiss his neck as you strangle him with love. No more pathetic hugs- only ones that show emotion

And Will, tell him the truth about the painting. Tell him and tell him about the letters you wrote him, but never sent. Tell him about all the times you wanted to hug him but couldn't. Tell him everything he needs to know

And fucking just talk about it- for hours, please. And then hug and kiss and fall asleep in each other's arms. Just be your two lame, loser selves, who love each other. That's all I'm asking

#stranger things #byler #mike wheeler #will byers #the painting #when blue meets yellow in the west #friends don't lie #gay mike truther #gay mike wheeler #gay will byers #bi mike truther #bi mike wheeler #airport scene

[will80sbyers]

back to the start «

#will byers #mike wheeler #el hopper byers #jonathan byers #argyle #argyle stranger things #stranger things #stedit #byler #mileven #elmike #strangerthingsedit #will80sbyersgifs #airport scene