#byler loves each other

[henbeaka]

mike tying will's shoes in the middle of the street. mike grabbing will's hand when he feels that he's anxious. mike tickling will to wake him up. mike posing for will for hours for paintings. mike glaring anybody that breathed too loud near them if will was sleeping. mike giving will his sweater immediately if he saw him shiver even a little. mike watching will sleep with the dopiest expression. michael wheeler in love.

#byler #stranger things #michael wheeler #i love him. so much. #could someone make a sequel with will #be warned #i will if no one does >:( #byler loves each other #<- find sequel on this tag

[mikesbasementbeets]

Sometimes I think it's just scary to open up like that. To say how you really feel. Especially to people you care about the most. Because what if... what if they don't like the truth? // Sometimes people don’t really say what they’re really thinking. But, you capture the right moment… it says more. // I didn't say it. // You didn't have to.

[remake of my very first gifset one year later]

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #mikesbasementgifs #hiii i rly love making gifs i'm so glad i started it's been so much fun playing and learning and i'm genuinely so surprised and also #proud of myself for how far i've come in a year. theres so much more i want to learn and seeing how much i have visibly improved is #great motivation to keep pushing myself and trying new things... like this actually i've never done a set like this before dhjsfdsdjhs #also if you’ve ever said nice things about my gifs please know that i love you it means the world to me <3333333 #anyway look at these gay boys they want to kiss each other on the mouths!!! (and they will!!!!!) #ok byeeeeeeeeeeeee

[chromaherder]

anyways here’s some smooches for no reason at all

#byler #byler art #byler fanart #the spirit of byler possessed me this morning so here we are #loud smooches bc they need all the love they can get #pushing the “byler kissing each other senseless in S5” agenda #kinda wish I had some more energy for more finished pieces but sketches is all I have in me lately #fanart

[formosusiniquis]

When Mike Wheeler, red faced and still faintly tear stained, asks him how he knew he liked both Steve doesn’t know how to tell him it was his sister.

Before Nancy Wheeler it had only been boys. Before Nancy Wheeler Steve had been sure he was gay and knew well enough to keep it to himself; dating around enough to earn himself a protective reputation. Before Nancy Wheeler there’d been Marcus Summers, from the baseball team, during freshman year. Steve had gone to every game, and had been forced to make up excuses about schoolwork and his other commitments when asked why he hadn’t tried out for himself. Before Nancy Wheeler there’d been Tommy Hagan. The summer between seventh and eighth grade had been very kind to Tommy, he was sunkissed and boy next door sweet, Steve had wanted to hold his hand and count the freckles across the bridge of his nose. 

Before Nancy Wheeler there’d been his first love, a boy who only visited one summer, the year Steve turned ten. His name had changed every time they hung out but he’d favored E’s. Eli, Emmett, Elliott, Eric, Excalibur, Excelsior, and once for about an hour Wayne. His hair brushed his chin in pretty brown curls and his big brown eyes were always bright with excitement. He always got storm off mad when any of the other boys they’d played with that summer said he was acting like a girl, E would run off to the woods and Steve would always follow. E always came up with the best games anyway, he didn’t like playing soccer or HORSE or anything else with rules that couldn’t be bent; he preferred imagination games where they were knights or wizards. He didn’t laugh when Steve said he always liked playing house, but never wanted to be the dad because why would he want to be someone who never wanted to spend any time with his kids. E who, while insisting on being called Samwise all day, was his first kiss.

Cause he knows what Mike wants to hear. He’s seen the way Mike and Will have danced around each other since the last portal closed. He’s heard the things Mike has said to and about Will. He’s heard all about the week that Will was in the Upside Down. He’s heard all about the summer of ‘85. He’s heard all about the final off again that seems to officially mark the end of Mike and El romantically. He knows that Mike wants him to say that he’d never even thought about boys before he met Eddie. That there’s just something special about Eddie that makes him want to give up his lady killing ways. That Eddie was different. That it was okay that he was having these scary new thoughts, maybe Will was just an exception.

And Steve doesn’t know how to have that conversation. When he realized he liked both it was a relief, that maybe he could have something normal and wouldn't have to spend his life lying or hiding. 

But Eddie was different. Eddie was special. Eddie was probably it for Steve which is scary in a different way that he’s not ready to touch yet -- not when it’s only been three months.

There’s never been another girl since Nancy Wheeler, not really

There will never be another boy after Eddie Munson.

So he tries to help, as best he can. It’s easier with Eddie there, not quite dozing against his shoulder -- the kid’s emergencies always seem to come so late at night these days. “When I was ten, there was a boy whose name kept changing who decided prince charming should get to kiss his faithful knight. And when I was sixteen, your sister-”

Mike’s goodwill diminishes quickly as his sister gets introduced to the conversation.

“Stevie,” Eddie says. It’s not an admonishment for bringing up Nancy. It’s awestruck and watery. “You remember that?”

“Of course I remember the first boy I ever loved," that word catches up with him a second later. Remember. 

Cause there's Eddie with his riot of brown curls and his Bambi eyes. Eddie, who has explained why soft feminine words chafe against his skin leaving him itchy and anxious. Eddie, who has an Uncle in Hawkins. Eddie who moved to town the summer before he entered high school with a buzzed head and his mother's last name. Eddie who finally settled into an E he liked best.

"Wheeler, here's a tip from me to you," Eddie says, his advice is always better received than Steve's anyway, "if you have to ask you probably already know."

"Straight people don't really spend much time wondering if they aren't really straight," Steve agrees.

They don't rush Mike out the door, a crisis is a crisis and even in the wake of new discoveries Mike deserves to be heard out. Deserves a chance to cry and rage and feel those emotions someplace safe from his Reaganite father -- just as much as Will deserves to have someone who knows what they want come to him, deserves better than experimentation.

They cross the bridge from late into early by the time Mike sets off. The sun is creeping up over the horizon and Mike looks solid, certain; the dawn hints at the man he is growing up to be. Though every instinct of Steve's begs him to drive the kid home, Eddie's soft hand lingering at his hip holds him fast. They wave instead, encouraging Mike to go home and to bed before he does anything; knowing his front bike tire is already pointed toward the Byers-Hopper place.

"The first boy you ever loved, huh, Stevie?" Eddie teases before the door has even managed to click shut.

"And the last, I'm hoping, if I play my cards right."

"You were always pretty good at that. You were the only person that summer who called me by my name, except Wayne."

"It was your name." He knows that's too simple. Knows how hard Eddie has had it, continues to have it. But that summer it had been that simple, Eddie trying on names like shirts each one fitting until they didn't. "For what it's worth, I like Eddie a lot more than Excalibur."

"Oh fuck off, I was going through a fantasy knight phase. Which I know you remember."

"Right a phase, and how much longer is this fantasy 'phase' going to last?"

They're the kind of tired that makes you feel drunk, when Eddie tackles Steve and sends them both to the floor and to giggles. Eddie might not have been his bi awakening, but Steve is pretty fine with him being his everything else.

#steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson #trans eddie munson #implied byler #steddie fic #my fic #i do worry that sometimes i come across as a nancy hater #which i cant emphasize enough is not the case #nancy is a complicated character and i love her and she and steve are not good for each other #also eddie trying on wayne because wayne was the first adult he told that he wasnt a girl and who handled it well #wayne at the breakfast table like okay then what is your name if its not [redacted] and eddie does not have an answer yet #so wayne says well just tell me when you get up what youre going by #so he decides while playing that day that its wayne #and that lasts exactly as long as it takes for steve to call him that before hes like nope thats weird #eddie is short for edmund but also short for eddie the head #eddie contains multitudes

[strawberrybyers]

the byler kiss is going to change lives. the passion, the frustration, the sadness, the yearning, the love, the shame, the fear is all going to be released in that kiss. like the kiss scene is going to be on a whole other level of cinema

#as you see i have a vision of how the kiss should go and i need it to be executed exactly as i see it in my brain #like the wanting to pull away and they both do but then they realize no i love you and kiss again and they’re just holding each others faces #like bitch omfg i NEED THAT #I NEED YEARNING I NEED PASSION I NEED TO BE SLIDING DOWN A WALL CRYING #byler #will byers #mike wheeler #stranger things

[muppetbyers]

doing wayyy too much for it to be unrequited

#like what the fuck was the cabin scene. what the shit was that. #why would they film every scene they have together so beautifully. whats going on. #surely the editors were like ‘hey mattross… this shot of will and mike looks uh… really queer’ #surely SOMEONE realised they were filming a gay romcom at some point? #like if they’re not meant to be in love w each other then i will question everything about their film choices. #like this is not how u do an unrequited romance. at least one that u dont want the audience to root for. #like even if this ends up being painfully unrequited i will rest easy knowing they share the prettiest scenes together #sorry for going insane over byler cinematography on a random wednesday afternoon #mine

[livsmessydoodles]

so i was taking a closer look at this gif bc i love noticing little details n such especially when it comes to willel and i noticed something

when el is getting up to present, will mouths to her "you got this" 😭😭😭😭

closer look so its easier to see:

(GIF credit to @bylerdaily btw!!!)

#IM CRYING LIKE I LOVE WILLEL SO MUCH #THEYRE SO SUPPORTIVE OF EACH OTHER #MY FAVORITE SIBLINGS #will byers #eleven #el hopper #eleven hopper #jane hopper #byers siblings #willel #wonder twins #stranger things #stranger things 4 #byler #<< target audience #ANYWAY I NEEDED TO BRING THIS TO LIGHT

[thranduel]

it’s always been you.

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #strangerthingsedit #screaming crying throwing up #i love them so much #they’re the brightest light in each other’s lives #just look at how happy they make each other #and in all of these scenes they're actually being THEMSELVES #they're not being fake or pretending to be someone they're not #because they actually feel safe and comfortable with each other #they can be vulnerable with each other #they can confide in each other #they always know how to make each other feel better #they need each other #and they love each other so much #they just don't fully realise it yet #mike #will #otp: the best thing i've ever done #byler analysis #stranger things parallels

[henbeaka]

will painting mike for his birthdays. will making sure the whole party comes for mike's campaigns. will calling mike's eyes pretty whenever he can. will staring at mike like there's nothing else there when he speaks. will greeting mike with a hug from the back every single day. will giggling at the dumbest of mike's jokes. will braiding mike's long hair like el showed him. william byers in love.

#see mike's version here -> #byler loves each other #click the tag #NO ONE MADE A SEQUEL #you all hate me 😔 #but i did. #yay #byler #stranger things #william byers

[prfctmxxnlight]

i’m tired of the “mike wheeler doesn’t deserve will byers” posts because im sorry, are we talking about the same mike wheeler?

the mike wheeler that went out looking for will, not once, but twice, even after being specifically told not to, and even after everyone believed he was dead

the mike wheeler that keeps a binder full of will’s drawings and has them plastered all over his bedroom and basement walls, the mike wheeler who had the biggest smile once he got his hands on will’s art once again

the mike wheeler that defended will and stood up to his bully in front of the entire school

the mike wheeler that would always notice when there was something wrong with will

the mike wheeler that reassured will

the mike wheeler who slept in a hospital chair to not leave will’s side

the mike wheeler that biked all the way across town in the pouring rain to apologize to will after their fight, and when he couldn’t find him ran to the woods because he knew he’d be there

the mike wheeler who said this

and this

you really think this mike wheeler

doesn’t deserve will byers?

#he loves will so much #and they’re literally made for each other #like yeah maybe he’s a bit of an ass sometimes #but he makes up for it in other ways #mike wheeler #will byers #stranger things #byler

[demadogs]

the mlvn breakup has the potential to be one of the best scenes in the entire show if it coincides with mikes first time coming out to someone and im SICK of people wanting a meaningless breakup in episode one just so you can skip to byler. does heartwarming platonic love and comfort MEAN NOTHING TO YOU?????!!!!

#i HATE WHEN PEOPLE ACT LIKE THEY DONT CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER AT ALL #THEY DO THEY LOVE EACH OTHER JUST NOT LIKE THAT #THEY LOVE EACH OTHER LIKE STEVE AND ROBIN OR DUSTIN AND EDDIE BUT THEY BOTH FEEL PRESSURED TO ACT LIKE ITS MORE THAN THAT #MLVN DOES SERVE A PURPOSE GUYS NOTHING IN FILM IS EVER UTTERLY MEANINGLESS ESPECIALLY RELATIONSHIPS THAT LAST ALMOST THE ENTIRE SERIES #and it WILL be a heartwarming emotional scene no fucking way theyre just gonna casually break up as if it was some two week fling #i am an elmike stan i think they will be so amazing as friends and i want their break up to be BEAUTIFUL #also again i do not at all think that leaked scene is their breakup #byler #elmike #byler predictions

[messrsbyler]

THEY ARE IN LOVE YOUR HONOR *WEEPS UNCONTROLLABLY*

#THE WAY THEY LOOK AT EACH OTHER #THEY ARE SO IN LOVE I'M GOING TO SCREAM- #byler

[astrobei]

tfw when you invite your boyfriend over for a sleepover but he’s a biter

(@parkitaco: as per your request. sort of.)

#saw parker’s post and my brain immediately became white noise radio static that would not subside until i got this out #and yes i know the post said Each Other but i got tired and hungry after this so #tune in later for mike biting will . probably #this message has been brought to you by a fellow biter #who has done this on sleepovers with her past partners . #sometimes the bite urge just creeps up on you #and you are so full of love that u cannot express it in any way other than a hefty CHOMP to the arm #anyway #so sorry parker #that was a tag that already existed on this blog apparently #mike wheeler #will byers #byler #/astro draws

[swywtsaltss]

When you think about it, what was the whole point of the Cali group? Finding El? Fighting the government? Argyle comedy screentime? Nah! Mike and Will committing boyfriendism around the country

#byler #stranger things #mike wheeler #mike wheeler loves will byers #slay ig i loved that plot #when you actually think about it #they were filming that plot just to finish it off with will's monologue and finding el #but the whole plot was just mike and will pining on each other #lol

[gayofthefae]

The core of the painting lie isn't just "someone needs you". It's "someone sees you. Someone sees the love you give everything you do and receives it. Someone who you see as your hero sees you as theirs. You aren't as helpless as you think, you're helping. And someone sees that and feels it so deeply that they wanted to tell you even without knowing how you think of yourself. This painting was started months ago, months before you ever said you felt small, you were painted as empowered and strong. Someone sees you as you wish you were. All the things you feel bad about not being, someone thinks you already are."

Mike was made to feel reciprocated in a way he's never felt before, loved in the way that he loves. It reminds me of the quote "I only believe in love because of the way that I love". And that love was worth believing in in other people, and he is a receiver of that kind of love.

Mike and Will love in the same language.

And he thinks it's El.

#i can emphasize enough my favorite fucking line I just wrote about them #mike and will love in the same language #mike and el love each other but it doesn't translate well right now #stranger things #byler #byler analysis #the painting #byler correct quotes #but make it really serious #subtext

[chirpsythismorning]

Remember when the ST cast was presented with the fan theory that El and Will were secretly dating, meaning El would have essentially been cheating on Mike. And instead of stating what is believed to be the casual viewers assumption, you know, something along the lines of What? No! El loves Mike so that would never happen, they said What? No! Will loves Mike and he literally wants to play dnd and Nintendo in Mike’s basement for the rest of his life…— Meaning their problem with that theory wasn’t fans considering the possibility of El moving on from Mike, but Will moving on from Mike…

#byler #finn was so offended #‘Wow.’ #‘theyre literally brother and sister… they’re set up to be brother and sister…’ #‘Will and Mike on the other hand… he wants to play dnd in mikes basement for the rest of his life…’ #‘like he actually said that’ #they’re so real for saying there is setup for byler instead of stating what Redditors insist is the obvious #if it’s so clear that Mike and El love each other… #why do Will’s feelings for Mike and the set up of it outweigh El and Mike’s feelings for each other…?