#byler gif

[strawberrybyers]

me getting on tumblr to destress only for the first post to pop up on my dash be a recording of screams of terror and “steve you need to run” at the radio station

#those screams were absolutely insane #how am i supposed to relax now 😭😭 #byler #<- target audience #stranger things #stranger things spoilers #stranger things s5 spoilers #st5 spoilers #stranger things 5 spoilers #stranger things s5 #stranger things season 5 #stranger things 5

[ghostmyuu]

Remembering all the mlvns that were insisting Mike and El would be working together as a team in s5 and that Will would be in his own group away from Mike or alone, only for filming to start and it looks like byler is together constantly while Millie seems to be on a completely different schedule

#byler

[xuul8]

Suppose that the story line was as follows:

Mike gets the girl - El.

El gets the boy - Mike.

Will gets the boy of his dreams (another character)

Will is unconditionally loved accepted by both Mike and El.

Everyone is happy together getting the love of their lives.

Mike and Will, best friends, sharing their first love experiences together. Comparing, laughing and happy.

Those would be nice clean character arcs for everyone.

But that’s not what the writers did. Will in love with Mike changes the whole trajectory. The wrinkle so to speak - creating the suspense. It is everything.

#byler #mike wheeler #byler endgame #stranger things #will byers #st season 5 #lgbtq #crazy together

[teambyler]

The final shot of s4 centered on Mike and Will, foreshadowing s5

They could've made El the final shot of the season, but it ended on the whole group, with MIKE and WILL in the center of the frame:

It's fair to believe these final images (which have no dialogue) foreshadow season 5 and that Mike and Will's relationship is central to s5. They even breathe in sync. Mike and WIll "being a team" against Vecna was hinted at several times in s4.

The Duffers have said that Season 5 is Will-centered... If the new episode titles are legit, we now also know one of the Wheelers will "vanish" (I'm guessing Holly) in episode 2. Will's memories of his own kidnapping and his connection to Vecna can be key to rescuing whoever goes missing.

The Duffers have said s5 will return to s1 themes. Mike and Will's closeness was established from the very beginning, and was central to s1 and s2.

Mike and Will WILL team up somehow, just as Mike shyly asked them to be back in California. A Wheeler will likely go missing. Just as Jonathan and Nancy grew closer looking for Barb and Will together, Mike and Will will grow even closer than they already are.

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#byler #foreshadowing #stranger things #final shot #st4 #st5 #st5 speculation #byler evidence #byler analysis

[pbnjloverman]

POV:bylers in 2022

#byler #byler endgame #byler tumblr #byler is endgame #byler nation #byler brainrot

[bylerisendgame105]

When mileven break up mike and will be like:

#byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #will byers #byler endgame #anti mileven

[bylerworld]

does it ever hit you like a truck that will byers is canonically in love with his best friend mike wheeler

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers

[liveforever7]

okay so we're getting will byers main character, robin and will interacting and robin being a mentor to him, we're getting byler

we really never lose

#im so excited for this season #give it to me now #stranger things s5 #stranger things spoilers #byler

[alcalystrasz]

And the Oscar goes to... Finn Wolfhard, for playing so much straight roles all the time 🏳️‍🌈

#stranger things #denial is a river in egypt #byler #finn wolfhard #mike wheeler #the goldfinch #when you finish saving the world #reddie #it chapter one #it chapter two #boris pavlikovsky #ziggy katz #richie tozier #miles fairchild #the turning

[tender-emotional-music]

Me when Mike and Will are in the Upside Down version of the Wheeler’s garage in s5 and the light starts flickering and the First Lie starts playing

#I will go down with flickergate #flickergate #byler #shitpost

[friendsdontlieokay]

I just came across a post that said that the person who recorded the "Steve you need to run!" actually spotted Will with their binoculars too, and apparently Will was screaming "bloody murderer" three times? Thoughts?

Edit: Sorry for being a dumbo like Steve and Eddie, check the comment section, Will was probably screaming bloody murder instead of "bloody murder/murderer" which is actually a metaphor for screaming loudly in pain or fear

#st5 spoilers #stranger things #jonathan byers #will byers #byler #stancy #steve harrington #jancy

[hawkinsschoolcounselor]

I'm not sure I have it in me to survive the leaks that are coming in suddenly.

#stranger things 5 #byler

[will80sbyers]

Heterosexuals!?

#byler

[wakeupthemembersofbylernation]

bylers stop being heterophobic challenge

#byler #if this isn’t satire i’m embarrassed for you

[teambyler]

The reason for no explicit hints to the GA that Mike likes Will yet

One thing doubters of Byler have right is that there have NOT been the usual (i.e., explicit for the General Audience) clues that Mike is gay/bi or likes Will. We all know what this would look like in TV media.

Here are two examples of the classic Almost-Kiss With Interruption Trope from s1:

We haven't seen that for Mike and Will. Nor have we seen Transparent Closet tropes like Mike having a clear Gay Panic moment, or zooming-in to his face while he checks out a guy, etc. (NOTE: They HAVE been there but are too subtle for the GA. Mike's entire demeanor in the "I feel like I lost you" scene is there for those who see gay subtext.)

Why not?

Put yourself in the Duffers’ shoes. Imagine you plan a Byler conclusion. Would you be able to do any of the above things? NO, not without giving away the ending.

There would have been a huge hoopla in the mainstream in 2022, about the "bisexual love triangle" in Stranger Things. It would dwarf the current one about Buck being bi in 9-1-1, with the media screaming "Breakthrough for LGBT representation!" There would be little remaining suspense about who Mike would end up with in the YEARS leading up to s5, because (1) any non-Byler conclusion would become the most notorious instance of queerbaiting in media history, and, (2) in many ways with which Bylers are familiar, even the GA would have to conclude that Mike and Will are meant for each together and more compatible than El and Mike ever were.

A love triangle isn't effective if there's no suspense. The Duffers kept suspense with Jancy at the end of s1. Through the season, it looked like Nancy was going to end up with Jonathan. But then they redeemed Steve and he had his scene with Nancy at Christmas. THAT was enough to maintain the "Will they or won't they?" for a straight love triangle. But any similar setup for Mike, El, and Will case would have no suspense: the GAY HYYYPPPE would overshadow everything. In the case of 9-1-1, the writers have handled the hype for Buck+Eddie by placing another GAY love interest (Tommy) in the way of the pairing many fans have long wanted. The Duffers clearly can't do that with El.

The Duffers have to limit themselves to bread crumbs that Mike and Will will end up together, enough for observant viewers to see. And it's REALISTIC that homophobia would keep two best friends who love each other from hiding their true feelings, for fear that it would ruin their friendship. It will be like every other well-prepared TV plot twist in recent years. Many will be surprised; others will brag how they saw it all along. Everyone will see the past clues and exclaim, "OF COURSE this is what they were building up to! It was OBVIOUS all along!" =D

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#byler #byler theory #byler speculation #st5 #mike is gay #mike is bi #mike wheeler #will byers

[kittykat940]

I thought the screams were Dustin but they sound like Will too. The terror is visceral I am scared.

yeah same anon to me it sounds like it could be dustin will or even jonathan lol i need s5 now!

#byler #st5 spoilers