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alcalystrasz · 13 days

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This, is what I think is going to happen for BYLER in season 5:

1. They will get multiple heart-to-heart/intimate scenes together. As we already saw in season 4, they got 3 in total: the first on at Will's house, after El shmacked Angela's face, the second one on the car in the desert, after burying the Hero Unknown Agent Man's body, the third one in the van when Will opens to him. In season 3, we didn't get any, but in season 2 we had 2: the first one when Mike reassures Will about the Mind Flayer and they touch hands *so cute*, and the second one when Mike tells about the first time they met. So if we're being reasonable, it could be 4, I think we'll have 4 scenes in total.

Let me explain that... I see the first one being about Max and Lucas' mental state. It could be at the hospital, or at school, or at Mike's house. The second one could be some sort of fight. I remember one of the co-writers saying there will be an other rain fight. I don't really know if it will happen cause he confirmed it a long time ago but let's say it is. So an other rain fight, at Mike's house, but maybe this time it could hint Mike's sexuality instead of Will's like in S3. The third one could be where they try to reassure each other that it's okay they will win right after Vecna's back, more likely at Mike's house or someplace other. The fourth one could be in the Upside Down, because may I remember you that Mike never went in the Upside Down? That's what we call a first time, right Mike! So Mike and Will in the Upside Down could talk about everything they've been through and Mike could finally kiss Will and tell him how much he loves him.

For a final scene, a fifth but not really fifth, it could be when everything's over. They go to some sort of High School Ball to celebrate their final year and I see them finally breaking the "I'm scared" barrier and go in the middle of the dance floor and dance together like no one else is there with a Time After Time song playing on the background.

2. Their first kiss will be awkward from both their POV. What I mean is that when they kiss for like, what, 3 seconds, Will pushes Mike gently and Mike removes himself gently and they look at each other like they did something bad. Will stutters trying to say something but nothing comes out of his mouth. Mike could say something like "Oh, I'm sorry I- I didn't..." but Will could interrupt him like 'bitch wdym you're sorry' he could kiss him back but it is after the kiss Mike will admit he never liked El romantically. Buy yeah, awkward kiss, just like Rockie's one could be actually. Mostly cause they're older so it doubles the awkwardness.

3. Jonathan gets some hate towards Mike. I can literally imagine Jonathan always being mad, upset and distant towards Mike because he can't see his brother likes him. It'd be too funny I'm sorry ;-;

4. Will gets hurt by Vecna and Mike stays next to him at the hospital. It could be the opposite actually, Mike in the bed, but I prefer Will cause he's used to it now- I can see them being close and Mike being super worried but it doesn't count as a intimate scene because Jonathan, Joyce and Hopper are close.

5. Will shirtless makes Mike blush. Let me explain, LET ME. We saw in S5 BTS they swapped clothes for some stuff. Like, we saw Will has Mike's clothes on, logic, he left everything in California and they do the same cloth size (almost). So if we consider the fact that Mike lends his clothes to Will, we can totally imagine at one point Will, coming in Mike's room asking for a shirt because he doesn't have anymore. Mike brings him one and he says thanks, then he removes his clothes, his back facing Mike's face and he gets like flustrated it'd be HILARIOUSLY CUTE. He could stare through a mirror maybe, idk but that sounds nice right?

6. Mike will get hurt in the Upside Down. Of course he has to, he hasn't been hurt in the whole show, BRO'S FINE. So he gets hurt and Will of course would help him, they could rest a little and talk two times, one "normal" hinting a future kiss and the second time they kiss.

An upside down kiss. What a funny name. It isn't a Spider-Man kiss though (should be).

I think that's it, I'll reblog my post if I find anything else.

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apomaro-mellow · 1 year

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Lil snippet I wrote before

Nancy watched as Robin perused the aisles and flipped through the books. How the rings on her fingers glinted in the light of the library. How would it feel to kiss those rings? And then those fingertips? Oh how she could-

“Earth to Wheeler? You’re supposed to be helping me graduate, remember?”, Eddie reminded her from across the table.

Nancy reluctantly turned her head away from Robin and cleared her throat. “That’s not all I’m helping you with”, she said.

“Can we not talk about this here?”

“Eddie. It could work.”

“Alright, I found it”, Robin said, using her stage whisper voice while holding up a book. “I’m checking out and then it’s off to work. See you two later.”

“Later”, Eddie waved.

“Bye”, Nancy said and she turned as Robin left, following her until she turned the corner to the check out desk. It was clear she had it bad. And if Eddie could, he would help. But the only way he could help was...

“If we do this, you should know I’m totally hopeless. Like, a lost cause.”

Nancy turned back to him and reflected on how she probably looked to other people. Dating well-known serial dater like Steve, then dating someone like Jonathan, and then dancing with someone like Dustin, and now she had her eyes set on Robin, who had prospects on her own merits, just not in the love department. After all, women didn’t get married.

“I’m used to lost causes”, she said. “But that doesn’t mean I won’t try.” Nancy cleared her throat. “Besides, you’ve got the easy part. I already know what Steve likes. Just follow my lead and he’ll be yours.”

It was a simple plan really. Once she got Steve and Eddie together, it would confirm that Steve had officially moved on. And once that happened, she could happily pursue Robin. Otherwise it would look awfully callous of her to go courting the best friend of her ex.

Eddie thought his biggest problems post-Vecna would be the angry mob. Or getting his GED. Turned out it was having his heart put on a tray for Steve Harrington to either rip apart or ignore. He didn’t know which was going to be worse.

“Alright, but let’s wait for a change of scenery to hatch our plan, yeah? I’d like to be done with high school before I’m thirty.”

“Understandable.”

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They met at Eddie’s place. His status, despite being cleared by the government, meant he was not welcome in the Wheeler home.

“So how’s this gonna work?”, Eddie asked. “Last I checked, Steve wasn’t into dudes.”

“Well...look at us”, Nancy said.

Eddie gave her a flat look. “The prep and the cult leader. What a picture we paint.”

Nancy groaned. “No, look.” She pulled him into the bathroom and gestured towards the mirror. “See?”

His eyes flicked towards her. “Are you trying to boost my confidence or flatten it? What am I looking for?”

“Eddie...you and I could be siblings. I mean you look like me more than Mike does.”

Eddie could see they both had curly, dark hair. And he supposed when he noted Nancy big, brown doe eyes, he could see that his were also rather dark and round. But besides that...

“I mean is your plan to put a push up bra on me and hope Steve doesn’t notice while you and Robin elope?”

“We’re not getting married. I’ve gotta ask her out first. Which I can’t do, until you bag Steve.”

She said it with such confidence and yet Eddie couldn’t imagine it.

“Would you like to hear my actual plan, or wallow in self doubt?”

Eddie would’ve preferred to wallow, he did. But he knew if he attempted, Nancy “Balls of Steel” Wheeler would’ve pulled him out of it. Like she helped to pull him out of the Upside Down when he was bleeding out. Like when she pulled him out of his trailer to help him get his diploma. And now she was pulling him to get his love life together.

Wait.

“Are we friends?”, he asked suddenly.

Nancy rolled her eyes. “Yes we’re-” She looked at him slowly, as if just realizing it for the first time, then smiled. “Yes Eddie. We’re friends. And friends help each other out~”

“I knew there was a catch.”

“Okay. I know you’ve got note-taking skills from that dungeons game”, Nancy said as she left the bathroom. “Take out a notebook and let’s get started.”

Part 2

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orangevtae · 2 years

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Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy [S.Harrington x Henderson!Reader]

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Chapter 13: Keep Youself Alive

"Hey, buddy, how are you? Are you ok?" You asked Dustin as you neared him

"Y/N, you were right! About the Upside Down, about Dart, about Will, i'm so sorry!" Dustin said, hugging your waist tightly and you heard him sniffle and your heart shattered at hearing it, you can't even imagine how hard all the news about Will had been on him, knowing that once more an inter-dimensional world managed to make his life complete hell again, and you hugged him tightly and right after got down on his eye level, cleaning his cheeks were tears made place.

"Hey, hey, deep breaths ok? Deep breaths" He did as you said and you smiled "That's it. Dusty i'm so sorry that you had been so pent up with everything and into this mess again, i never wanted to be right, i was just worried about you, we're together in this okay? We gonna take care of that like we did last year: together. Alright? Nothing's gonna happen to Will, we will be able to get things on it's place again, kick some asses" he laughed at that "and at the end we gonna eat a lot of snacks while re-watching Star Wars on our living room"

"Do you think it would be ok if we called Steve to join our nerdy friday's night?" he asked hopefully to you

"I don't think that he's into the pop culture world like us, but yeah, of course he can join if he wants to" you smiled at each other and he hugged you again "Thanks Y/N/N, i love you, you are so cool"

"Aw, thanks Dusty, i love you too" you said as you rubbed his shoulder

"Are you mad at me? About Dart?" he asked softly

"What? No, no way sunshine. Yes, i would like to have at least a normal year without fighting monsters but you know what?" he waited for you to continue "It would've been so so boring"

You guys laughed and you got up, hitting the cap of his hat, that got into his line of vision "No more tears, yeah?"

"Yeah" he adjusted his hat

"If you ever need me, you know you can talk to me" you kissed softly his cheek and he groaned

"I know"

Some quite time after your conversation with Dustin, you were sat at the couch, your feet up on the coffee table while Chief Hopper was talking to someone on the phone, his voice nervous trying to get to whoever was on the other side, to understand the situation you guys were in.

You tuned out the conversation and got distracted by the watch on your wrist and the coffee table under your feet, your thoughts back on last years events when you joined Jonathan and Nancy to take down the Demogorgon that had fallen just on the old coffee table, you remembered how scared you were that night, how frightened you were when both Jonathan and Nancy cut open their palms and how the last thing you saw of it was flames overtaking it and you never had to see it ever again.

You had nightmares for one month straight and everytime you went to bed, you had to close the curtains of the windows on your bedroom, afraid that if slept with them open, that thing would appear out of nowhere, you hoped that this time you could handle better. When you decided to look your surroundings again, you noticed Hopper huff and getting somewhere on the house.

Then you saw Mike get something on his hands and went back on the kitchen were everyone was gattered and you decided to follow him, supporting yourself on the kitchen counter on the kitchen entrace. Steve looked at you at where he was, a worried look on his face towards you, he hoped that you were doing alright, you were quieter than usual, he guessed that it was the first time he saw you get quiet since you guys started your journey.

"Did you guys know that Bob was the original founder of the Hawkings A.V?" Mike asked, your eyes trained on him

"Really?" Lucas picked interest

"Yeah, he petitioned the school to start it and everything, and he got a fund raiser for the equipament. Mr.Clarke learned everything from him, pretty cool right?" Mike's wandered a bit, you couldn't even imagine how the last hours had been for both him and Will, presencing Bob's death, scaping demogorgons and you thought back to Joyce, of how much it had been to her with having to worry about what hapened to Will and then having to mourn about Bob, you couldn't even imagine "We can't let him die in vain" Mike spoke again

"Well, what you wanna do Mike? The chief's right on this. We can't stop these demodogs on our own" Dustin said, a frown present on your face

"What?" you and Max asked at the same time

"Demo-dogs?" Max asked, confused at Dustin words

"Demogorgon-dogs. Demodogs? It's like a compound. It's like a play on words, you know" He was such a nerd, you couldn't believe it

"Okay!" Max interrupted and you let out a chuckle

"I mean, when it was just Dart, maybe..." Dustin said again

"But there's an army now" Lucas said completing Dustin's thoughts

Then, something clicked, like an ignition on the back of your head remembering some of the kids sessions on D&D, your eyes encoutering Mike's that had the same look on yours.

"His army!" you both said, the eyes present on kitchen turning to you both

"What do you mean?" Steve asked, eyes moving from you to Mike to the kids and back on you

"His army. Maybe if we can stop him, we can stop his army too" Mike went somewhere and cameback with one of Will's draws that he putted on the table, you took some steps closer

"The Shadow Monster" Dustin said in realisation, looking at the draw of the monster that has been torturing him on the last week "Y/N, we never told you about it, how did you-"

"I don't know, when i heard that Will was sick on the same day we found Dart and i started to connect the dots, it came as to me as an old memory from one of your sessions of D&D, i figured that what we facing, had to do with this shithead" your eyes moved to Mike, for him to continue

"It got Will on the field" Mike started explaining "The doctor said it was like a virus, that it infected him"

"And so this virus, is connecting him to the tunnels?" Max asked, getting on the hang of the thing

"To the tunnels, to the monsters, to the Upside Down, everything!" Mike exclaimed

Steve took a step forward and stoped right beside you, his presence a little above of yours "Whoa! Whoa! Whoa! Slow down, slow down" he said, looking at Mike

"Okay so, the Shadow Monster's inside everything and if the vines feel something like pain, so does Will" Mike explained

"And so does Dart" Lucas completed the thought

"Yeah, it's like Mr.Clarke taught us: The Hive Mind"

"The Hive Mind?" Steve echoed, lost in the conversation

"Yeah, a Have Mind works like a collective consiousness, it works like a super-organism" you explained to him and he nodded

"And this is the thing that controls everything, it's the brain" Mike montioned the drawing of the monster

"Like the Mind Flayer" Dustin trailed off

"The what?" Steve and Max asked, puzzled expressions on their faces.

Dustin got up and went somewhere, Steve looked lost at you but you just smiled and wink at him, and mentioned Dustin with your head when he sat down at the table again, you noticed that Nancy and Jonathan joyned you guys.

"The Mind Flayer" Dustin said, opening in the page of their RPG, Hopper reapered, interest on your little conspiracy

"What the hell is that?" Hopper asked, his voice filled with disppointment

"It's a monster from a unknow dimension, it's so acient that doesn't even know it's true home. Okay, envolves races of other dimensions by taking over their brains using it's high-developed psionic powers-" Dustin rambled

"Oh my god, none of this is real! It's a kids game" Hopper said, palms against his eyes

"No, it's a mannual. And it's not for kids and unless you know something that we don't, this is the best metaphor-"

"Analogy" Lucas interrupted Dustin

"What?" Dustin asked

"It's an analogy, not a metaphor" Dustin looked at you and you shrugged

"Analogy? It's that what you worried about? Fine, an analogy for understanding whatever the hell this is" Dustin huffed

"Okay so, this Mind Flaymer thing" Nancy said, Dustin corrected her but she ignore it "What does it want?" she looked at you

"To conquer us, basically, right Dusty?" you asked your brother

"Exactly, it believes it's the master of races"

"Like uh...like the Germans" Steve said and everyone turned to him

"The nazis?" Dustin asked

"Yeah...yeah, yeah, like the nazis" he cleared his troath and looked elsewhere

You chuckled at his reaction, seeing the tip of his ears get red by the attention his mistake gave him and you passed a hand up and down on his back in a comfort manner and got your attention back on the conversation.

"...views other races, like us, an inferior to itself" Mike completed to whatever Dustin had said before "It wants to spread, take over other dimensions"

"We are talking about the destruction of our world as we know it" Lucas finished the train of thought

"That's great! That's great, that's really great, Jesus" Steve said and you giggled at his reaction

"Hey, calm down pretty boy, don't go stressing over it, it's just theories" you said lowly to him

"But still scary" he responded on the same tone, eyes on you and soft smile on his lips

"Okay so if this things it's like a brain controlling everything, if we kill it" Nancy said

"We kill everything it controls" Mike completed

"We win" Dustin exclaimed

"Theoritically" You and Lucas stated at the same time

"Great. So how do we kill this thing? Shoot it with fireball or something?" Hopper asked, tone full of sarcasm and you could tell that he had enough

"No, no, no fire, no fireballs. You summon an undead army, uh, because you know...zombies, doesn't have brains and the Mind...Flayer..." he saw you moving your head to one side to the other to get him to shut up and he went quiet "It's just a game. It's a game."

"What the hell are you doing here?" Hopper stated

"I thought we were waiting your military backup?" Dustin responded, a frown present on his face

"We are!" Hopper shouted

"Even if they come, how they gonna stop this? It's not like you can shoot this thing with guns" Mike asked

"You don't know that! We don't know anything!"

"We already know that it's killed at the lab" Mike said

"And that the monsters gonna molt" Lucas completed

"And we almost got killed by them, we were lucky that they just went away" you added

"And we know that it's just a matter of time until those tunnels reach this town" Dustin sighed

"They're right" Joyce said from the kitchens entrace, joining your group gathering "We have to kill it, i want to kill it"

"Me too" Hopper went up to her

"I-"

"Me too, Joyce, okay? But how do we do that? We don't exactly know what we're dealing here"

"No, but he does" Mike interrupted and you looked at where he was looking: Will's sedate body, sleeping happily while your group tries to deal and get to a point of understandment of what to do "If anyone knows how to destroy this thing, it's Will. He's connected to it, he knows its weakiness"

"I thought that we couldn't trust him anymore because he's a Mind Flayer spy" Max voiced your thoughts

"Yeah, but he can't spy if he doesn't know where he is" Mike finished and as if on cue and everyone's understandment, everyone started to go to the small cabinet that the Byers's had on the back of the house and cleaned it, taking everything out and bringing things so it could be an unreconasible place to Will's to keep his mind off of being a Mind Flyer spy.

As you got inside and out of the house with some tapes to deliver and help Nancy and Steve, you stopped besides Jonathan that was taking off the clothes "So, will i wanna know what happened on these three days?"

"Sure, Nancy wanted to get an end on all the Barbara missing issue, to get her parents to know the truth so that they stop suffering and have a real chance to mourn their daughter's death, and i went to help" he said taking off the last article and looked at you

"And were does it enter you guys together at the hip being super dorkys with each other?" you smirked

"I think we got into an understandment and hmm..."

"Are together finally?" you finished for him "Like dating?"

"Yeah, like dating" he smiled, a little embarrassed

"I'm happy for you Johnny Bunny" you laughed at the way he rolled his eyes

"Will you please stop it?"

"Eventually" he groaned

"So...will i wanna know what's going on between you and Harrington?"

"There's nothing going on between me and Steve" you told him

"Steve" he mocked the way you said Steve's name "C'mon, i saw the way you were looking at each other at any moment you got"

"I really have no idea on what you talking about

"C'mon Y/N/N, you can play naive with anyone, but not me. I know when you lying" he said and you scoffed "I'm not!"

"Then why are you playing like that with your foot?" he pointed to the way you were pretending to kick something, an unfortnate move you tend to do when lying

"I hate you so much" you deadpanned

"No you don't, now will you answer me?"

"I...i don't know okay? Just kinda happened i guess, but i don't wanna jump to conclusions" you sunk

"Really?" he raised his brows

"Yeah, really" you said lower this time "He's obviously still in love with Nancy and i don't know if i'm ready to have my heart shattered again"

He looked the way you went like, that look on your eyes when you fear disappoinment, the last time he ever saw this look was after what that asshole did to you, you passed a whole day crying on Jonathan's chest till you fallen asleep for exhaustion. He knew that that situation between you and Steve were way more different than his situation with Nancy.

"Okay, i understand, if you ever need me, you know where to find me" he smiled softly at you and you nodded

"Yeah, thank you, i will uhm...give this to Nancy" you montioned for the tape on your hand

"Sure"

When you arrived at the cabin, you immediatly runned over to help Nancy and Steve to tape everything together. You were on one side while Steve and Nancy were on the other.

"Hey hmmm...it was nice, what you guys did, helping the kids, i mean" Nancy said, breaking the tension that settled after some time

"Yeah, i guess so, those knucleheads are a pain in the ass sometimes" Steve mentioned and you giggled, getting another piece taped

You shrived a little and tried to keep yourself warm the best you could, damn you the moment you left home without thinking to bring an extra jacket, you tried to ignore it and kept on putting tapes and getting everything together.

Suddenly, you felt something heavy on your shoulder and was surprised to see that it was Steve jacket, his hands adjusting it better around your shoulders while you looked at him "Better?"

"Yes, thank you. But really-"

"If you gonna say that you don't need it because you worried that i'll get cold, i suggest you don't, i've noticed that you were cold at the lab too, so just take it, okay? You gotta take care of yourself too and your hands are freaking cold" he looked at you, expactating an answer but nothing came

"Okay, thank you" you sighed up at him

"Sure, i'll head inside, yeah?"

"Ok"

And then he leaved, leaving you and Nancy alone and she let out a giggle after getting the final panel taped on the same time as you "What?"

"It's just that, that was freaking cute"

"I guess so..." you trailed off

Truth be said: It was deeply strange to talk about that with your crush's now ex-girlfriend. Yeah, you came in terms and just accepted that you developed a huge crush on Steve Harrington after what he said to you on that cliff before you encountered Nancy and Jonathan.

"You really didn't noticed, did you?"

"I really don't understand what you implying Nancy" you said confused

"Nothing but the fact that he just got head over heels for you! And that you reciprocate" she nudged you a little

"No! What? Pff, i don't..."

"So tell me on my face that i'm wrong Y/N/N" You really wish you could be able to lie to her, to say that no, she was wrong and that no, you didn't developed a crush on her now ex-boyfriend, but you knew that lying would be in vain because she knew really well how to read someone and unffortunately she knew you like the back of hand, so you just slumped "Ok yeah, you right, i have a stupid crush on Steve Harrington, again"

"When was the last time you had a crush on him?" she asked, voice full of pure curiosity

"Ninth grade, and i was doing so well in forgetting that i had that silly crush on him" you said, palms covering your cheeks and Nancy smiled softly at you "But everything just happened so fast and when i last seen it, he just snapped his fingers and everything was just like ninth grade again"

"Y/N/N, you're so cute, i highly doubt that he would not fall for you, i can see it by the way he looks, talks and even moves when you're on the same room" she said

"What do you mean?"

"You kidding right? He looks at you like you're hanging the moon and the whole stars on the sky" she said while accompaning you outside of the cabin "It's easy to say that something has been going on between you two in less than three days."

"God, you and Jonathan really are made for each other" you let out a giggle and saw her cheeks get red at the mention of Jonathan "Isn't that weird for you? I mean, you just turned to be his ex-girlfriend now"

"No, not in the slightlest, i had been such an ass to him on the last months, pretending that i felt the same when i couldn't give not even half of what he was giving me because i was selfish and wanted a normal life to forget last year and i don't deserve not even a single teardrop coming out of his eyes because i know that i was a jerk in keeping this up instead of telling him how i truly felt" she took your hands on hers "Steve is a sweetheart, it's kind, funny and caring, and the only thing i deserve from him is to at least be the receiving end of his anger, but you? God, you deserve everything he has to offer. You're kind, selfless, more funny than i'll ever be able to be, super smart and i'm not even gonna talk about of how you care and take care of the children whenever they in danger"

You felt overwelmed about what Nancy was telling you, you never thought that hearing her say that to you made something on your chest, giving a comfort zone that you never thought would be able to get out from.

"I've broken, spitted and completely shattered his heart with my lies and choices, but if there's someone that can help him mend it everything together, that one is you."

"You think so?" you asked, a little bit hesitant

"I know so" she smiled and the both of you went back into the house

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smalltown-babygirl · 1 year

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[giving explicit permission to not think about the fact that they are gay in the 80s. Like it literally does not matter (because I said so.)]

11:59:30 Wheelers house 1988

Will and Mike enjoy the warmth of each others company as they sit on the couch and share a mug of mulled wine. They’re having fun, laughing about everything and nothing and talking about a new campaign when

Everyone, it’s 30 seconds til midnight!

Glancing over Will sees the muted constellations of his best friends face up close. He feels his face grow warm as he realizes how close he is to Mike. Mike’s eyes find Will’s and their eyes lock. He’s suddenly very aware of the warmth growing from his stomach and the light buzz from ms wheelers particularly heady mulled wine. He can’t imagine having this much fun with anyone else and suddenly struck with the urge to close the space between them.

How did this has happen. he’s only hoped for this exact scenario in his dreams

10 SECONDS TIL MIDNIGHT

10 will looks away. Why would Mike want to kiss him. Sure, it’s not like he’s in a relationship anymore, but that doesn’t mean he wants him.

“Will what’s wrong?” Mike hasn’t stopped staring at him. Will can feel his eyes burn into him and he’d rather run back to the Upside Down before

“It’s almost midnight Mike. You’re supposed to be finding someone to kiss”

“I know that.” Mike pauses and goes quiet for the first time that whole night, staring off into space with an almost forlorn look. He’d never seen Mike like this before. Will can’t stand Mike looking so pitiful. Mike of all people doesn’t deserve not feeling loved.

“So what’s wrong then?” Will shifts himself so he’s closer to him, so they can share the thoughts only the two of them can hear. Mike returns the shift in couch physics and Will is relieved to be back in Mikes line of sight. Their eyes meet again and this time Will’s heart nearly breaks seeing his deep eyes filled with so much pain.

“I just don’t get it, will. I thought after everything happened you’d start to…I don’t know…feel what I feel?” an involuntary gasp breaches wills lips. Mike eyes shift down to the culprit. “I mean, the energy shifts when we’re alone. do you feel it too will?” Will slights his head in response, looking up into Mikes lovely eyes. “Because if you didn’t, I’d get it, but… if you do I just don’t know why you’d think I’d try to find someone else?”

Will blushes and looks away, but can’t bear to not stare into Mikes eyes for longer than he has to

Will catches mikes eyes again, and sees his pupils are blown open. Will is sure his are matching. Mikes stare is unwavering, steady and true, his brave paladin.

“I’m serious will. It’s always been you”

Will could combust on the spot

Will has always admired Mikes lips. When he was younger he thought he was just jealous of the natural beauty of Michael Wheeler, but ever since puberty he knew it was more. They’re just so kissable Will muses how could anyone not stare? . Will sees Mike blush and this makes him blush even harder. Of course Mike would notice Will suddenly go silent just to stare at his lips.

Will looks up and sees Mike staring at will and blushing harder than he’s ever seen him blush in his life.

They are two idiots blushing at each other

it’s now or never. Maybe not never, Will would just have to wait another year. Another year of staring at each others lips, at having to shoulder the weight of the emphasized silence that hangs between them anytime they are alone. Will can’t even stand the thought of waiting that long. waiting was too much to bear.

they start leaning in towards each other. The gravitational pull that has always kept them together starts to grow. They move towards each other like they have since kindergarten.

they stop and look at each other. A small smile spreads over Will as the urge to kiss Mike Wheeler, his best friend and truest love. The craziest part was, Will was like 99% sure Mike wanted to kiss him too. This was better than his dreams could’ve ever predicted.

Will deserved this moment of bravery

“Mike” will says softly “there’s something I’ve want to do for a very long time and I think if I don’t do it now I’ll never forgive myself”

Mike breaks out into the most radiant smile “I think if you don’t, I’ll have to”

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!

Their lips match together like the final pieces to the most elaborate puzzle, the beautiful picture of their life finally falling into place. The home they’ve always searched for was right in front of them this whole time.

#oh god help me #i will never emotionally recover from this #welcome to my first fic I’ve ever posted!#byler fic #boyfriendism #byler #I love them so much #byler fluff #mine

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While You Were Gone

Steve Harrington x reader

Warnings: discussions of starting a family and spoilers for the end of season 4. I think that’s it.

So to preface this, reader is the same age as Steve and they’ve been dating for awhile, let’s say since summer. She goes to school somewhere that isn’t close to Hawkins, but isn’t so far that you have to drive more than say, three maybe four hours. Also reader knows everything with the Upside Down and knows the gang.

Steve heard a knock while he was mindlessly watching the news to see if anything new happened. Everyone who was unharmed was safely at home with their respective family, but Steve was stuck in that empty house that held nothing but bad memories, all alone. He couldn’t dwell on that for long. He opened the door to find you standing there.

“What the hell happened?” you demanded immediately after the door started swinging open.

“Y/n, why are you here? Shouldn’t you be at Disneyland?”

“Yeah, I should be, but my parents called my hotel to let me know that a massive earthquake hit Hawkins and asked me to come home, so I’ll repeat, what the hell happened?”

Steve opened the door more to let you in. Once you were inside, he said “You might want to sit down for this; it’s a long story.”

So you sat down on the couch as Steve turned off the TV and started explaining everything. Vecna, the murders, the Upside Down merging with the regular world.

Once Steve’s done explaining, you immediately ask “Is everyone okay?”

Steve sighs before he tells you “Max is currently in a coma. She technically died, but they were able to revive her, but they don’t know if she’ll ever wake up.”

“No, not Max,” you reply with melancholy. Although you would never say, Max was your favorite of the kids because she reminded yourself of a younger you. You were her surrogate sister.

“And also Eddie Munson died fighting off a hoard of demobats. He joined our team when he was used as a scapegoat for Chrissy Cunningham’s death.”

You nodded your head solemnly. You barely knew Eddie, only hearing about him and seeing him in passing during your senior year. You knew that Lucas, Dustin and Mike adored him from what you heard when you came back for Thanksgiving and Christmas break. You couldn’t imagine how heartbroken they must be right now.

You broke out of your revery to take your boyfriend’s face in your hands. You brush his hair back and ask “Are you okay?”

He holds your wrists while you tilt his face, inspecting for even the slightest of injuries. “I’m fine,” he responds. You look him in the eyes with the most tender look possible before looking at his lips. He leans into the gentlest kiss possible. There’s so much emotion in it, but all your worry fades away now that he’s here in your arms.

“I don’t think I can go back to college after this,” you explain after you break away from Steve’s lips.

“What?” Steve asks, confused.

“What if something happens while I’m away? What if I’m not here to protect the kids?”

“It’ll all be okay. I’ll be here to protect them. Nancy and Robin are also here to protect them. I know how much your education means to you. You can’t give it because of some inter-dimensional demon is trying to take over the world.”

“You do know dumb that sounds, right?”

“Look, the point is, college is your one chance to get out of this deadbeat town; your one shot at escaping. You know you can’t give it up. Think of our future together. You want to get a job in some city, so we can get an apartment together and maybe have a couple kids. I don’t want you to feel like you’re forced to give it up. And say something does happen? I’ll personally drive up and pick you up from college so you can help out. Is that a deal?”

“Okay,” you respond. You go in for another soft kiss, expressing all the emotions you can’t put to words. You pull back, resting your forehead against his and say “I love you.”

“I love you too,” he responds.

#steve harrington #steve harrington x reader #steve harrington x you #Steve Harrington x y/n #stranger things #stranger things fic #steve harrington fanfic #steve harrington imagine #steve harrington one shot

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Hi Dani. Can I ask you if you still believe in byler endgame after Noah words and what do you really think Mileven and Byler storyline will be in s5?

Hi! Yeah, of course I believe in byler, remember that Noah can't spoil anything so he has to stay vague or if he knows something he will lie for sure but we also know that they haven't even finished all the scripts... so I don't think he even got them all and if I was the writers I would not give the spoilers to Noah on purpose because he's not to be trusted 🧐

Now for the next question, I think it could happen in so many different ways honestly... I think I made a post with all the different scenarios I've imagined because it depends a lot on what the general storyline is about... like it depends on what works best with that, if time travel is involved, if birthdaygate is real or not, if they have a time jump of two years or if they don't.. if Mike finds out about the painting on his own or through El or if Will tells him during his own love confession... If Max wakes up before the time jump or after... it's really all depending on other things because it all influenced the plot so I can only speculate but I don't know how it will happen!

A scenario I am imagining now is for Mike and El to break up at the beginning of the season, then El lies to Mike when he talks about the painting to her and tells him she did tell Will to do it because she understands Will is in love with Mike and doesn't want to out him to Mike herself

I think it would be sweet if she and Will talked about it and had a bonding moment like that... then Mike is left confused because El broke up with him anyway even after he was vulnerable with her and maybe he gets a little bit depressed because of that but he still has to accept it...

then things happen in the supernatural department, El in some way closes the gates again and Max comes back from her coma maybe but someone else dies or end up in a coma in Max's place - I vote Jonathan!

then we have the time jump and after two years of normal life where some things changed in the group, something happens and Will feels that Vecna is still alive so this time they decide to go to the Upside Down together to find him to kill him and have revenge because of Jonathan being in the coma or maybe because he dies being killed by Vecna before the time jump

before they go to the UD the painting gets brought back in the story because maybe Nancy sees it and says that's what Vecna showed me or something like that and they talk about it and El forgets about keeping the lie going somehow and Mike understands that the painting was only from Will but Will doesn't want to confess his feelings and they fight badly and Mike is left confused because he now knows he loves Will too but doesn't know what to do and he doesn't understand why Will lied to him so he tries to ask but Will refuses to tell him and gets angry at him back and leaves.

things are unresolved between them but they go to the upside down all of them to kill Vecna once and for all and that's when Vecna attacks them, first he separates all of them from El and we think El maybe died for one episode, but she didn't and she will come back...

then they keep going hoping to find El again and that maybe she's with Vecna and they can save her... but Vecna attacks again and they all split in smaller groups!

Mike and Will end up alone, during the season they had all types of little romantic moments but no one confessed or did anything... Mike is openly pining for him but the directors made it look like it's not clear and maybe he was pining for El? unclear... now they are alone, just Mike and Will, and Mike is trying to talk to him about personal stuff and resolve their fight... Will after what happened to Jon has become a little colder and honestly is not thinking about trying anything with Mike again, they still have romantic moments and an almost kiss and at one point Mike almost dies

they reach Vecna and he attacks them again and makes them see visions, he torments Will because of his sexuality and Mike because of both his sexuality but mainly his belief that no one wants him and needs him... Will wins against his visions of his father, Jonathan and the bullies and everything and tells Vecna basically to go fuck himself and that he has accepted being gay and Jonathan would be proud of him and not hate on him and then Will gets inside Mike's visions somehow, and it's a mix of moments when Mike felt abandoned and Mike is crying desperate and is almost gone when Will starts talking to him and confessing all of it, the painting, his love for him and how he didn't want him to know because he's too important for him to lose etc etc and we are shown the first time they meet on the swings, Will uses the same memory Mike used in his s2 speech and Mike gets back to reality with him and they embrace crying (and maybe kiss? or maybe that happens later in a calm moment Idk)

anyway after that... supernatural shit happens, El comes back saving the others from their own visions, and then they all go to the library and Vecna tries again maybe attacking El with a vision but then Will joins this vision and then we get Willel fighting together in Vecna's mind and Will creates a dragon and this dragon kills Vecna in his mind - at the same time Mike and the others have made a plan to kill Vecna in the real world and in the end Lucas chops his head off at the same time when he dies in Will's vision!

a lot of other things happen but Idk the details... but anyway this is all just my own imagination and I think it needs a lot of adjusting because you have to find a way to make all the characters do something and continue their own storylines so don't take this as a prediction because I honestly don't know if we can predict much at this point in time... maybe with the trailers or the behind the scenes pictures we can predict more!

#byler #will byers #mike wheeler #el hopper byers #st5 speculation #ask #willel

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"Shh, alright, Will I need you to take a deep breath." Fuck. Will should've never gone to the Upside Down. Well, actually...He's at his destination and is on the last stop of his plan so maybe it's not all bad. If only Micheal Fucking Wheeler hadn't come. His plan was to die. To find Vecna, give him his best shit-eating grin before stabbing himself in the chest. It wouldn't have hurt. The others would've found his note. Found closer with each other.

"In a way Will's death saved us. Brought us closer." The others would say. Just a kind way of saying that they were glad he was dead.

"Will! Shit, Will, can you hear me?" Mike's voice jerked him from his thoughts. This was all of his fault. He found Vecna. He had to fight his laughter off as Vecna gave his stupid speech and just as he finished his speech and rose his knife Mike jumped from behind a vine, screaming his name. He jumped and the blade fell. Not in his chest, for Will had never been lucky, but right in the gut. Vecna only laughed, vanishing.

"Will!" Mike ran towards him, practically tripping over himself. Will wanted to run away. Hell, he tried to grab the blade but Mike grabbed it first.

"Fucking hell! What the hell were you doing?" Mike demanded.

"Mike, listen to me! You need to think the worst thoughts imaginable and-"

"Why would I do that?"

"Mike!"

"Will, what's happening?"

"Mike, please...Please just listen to me." Will's voice cracked.

"Fine."

"I can kill Vecna-"

"Why didn't you tell anybody?"

"Mike. It's just...Killing Vecna means killing me."

"Will..."

"It's fine, I've come to terms with it."

"Well, what about the others?"

"They'll be fine, Mike."

"So, you were going to kill yourself?"

"I was going to save the world."

"Will..."

"Mike, just give me the damned knife. Maybe if he senses danger he'll come and then I'll-"

"No! Will, please! There's got to be a different way to do this!" Mike pleaded.

"Like what?" Slowly, slow enough that Mike couldn't notice, Will began to inch his hand towards the blade.

"Hey, asshole! VECNAAAAAAA!" Mike hollered out, using his hands to amplify his voice.

"Mike!" Will hissed, voice sharp.

"Micheal Wheeler. It's so, so, so nice to see you." Vecna grinned. Will felt his hand close around the blade, and he slowly, slowly, lifted the blade up. Shit, he was in pain. He had a fucking stab wound after all, but the pain wouldn't last for long.

"Micheal Wheeler, it's very bold of you to be here. After all, you know what I do. You know what you are." The blood from his face drained as Mike turned to Will. Fuck, if Will hadn't loved Mike so much he would've hesitated. He would've tried to save him some other way but he couldn't let this happen to Mike. He couldn't. Just as Mike turned around Will had once again brought the knife to his chest. Fucking Micheal Wheeler. The love of his life. Mike leaped towards him, completely knocking the blade from his hand and fell in his lap.

"I love you, Will. I want you to find out from me and not this asshole. Not only that, I want to kiss you." Will couldn't do anything but nod. Vecna clapped slowly as they broke the kiss.

"Fun. Very, very fun. William, you are a scared little idiot. You have not won nor lost, but let me make myself very clear. The next time you see me will not be without casualties." Mike pulled Will up, dragging him as he broke into a run.

"Come on!" He screamed, dragging him towards the opening. They fall on the floor in the long abandoned Hawkin's library.

"Will...Don't ever do that again. Please." Mike begged, burying his face in the crook of his neck. Honestly, if Will had been feeling better he would've made some joke about Mike's kissing making it all worth but instead he nodded and hugged him back.

"I told you I loved you, and that won't ever change." Mike kissed him softly.

Shit. This wasn't over. It should've been over. He should've been happy and kissing Mike. It wasn't over but he could be happy. Even if it was just for a few moment.

#byler #byler angst #tw sucidal ideation #TW suicide attempt #byler fanfic #Byler angst #I love them

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Honestly have so many things to say. I’m just mad and sad. AGAIN, let me rant about Stranger Things, but this time, Volume 2. This is your warning if you have not watched it already and your general warning that these are my thoughts and opinions and as much as I encourage discussion, please do not fight me on this. It took me three times watching it to think about these and actually solidify them. So enjoy? Be mad with me? I don't know. Your choice.

Dr. Brenner / Papa absolutely did not deserve peace of mind and I am so happy El did not give him the satisfaction.

El could’ve explained to Dr. Brenner why she needs to go NOW. She heard the whole conversation from Max’s trailer. She could’ve explained to him that his earlier metaphor of the dam breaking is about to happen if we don’t move fast. But well, Dr. Owens was right on the money when he said Henry’s going to do this even before Eleven can throw a punch.

We all know Will is fruity and for me, he does not need to explicitly say "I am gay." to confirm that. That scene on the drive to Nevada was his coming out scene. I support my baby, I will always do. It hurts to see that Byler can never come out from this as we can also really see Mike's love for Eleven. It was even portrayed stronger when he did that whole speech for her. Also to mention the fact that Will cares for El just as much and would not get in the way of her happiness - her and Mike's happiness in this case. They better introduce a new man for him, one he truly deserves.

Seeing Robin heartbroken when she saw Vickie with an E broke me.

Argyle, the man that you are. The fact that he just accepted all these with ease and even offered solutions. And he even went with them to Indiana? My man.

Hopper did not just get hot. He was always so hot ever since! But guys, he lost so much weight because of torture and beatings and y'all are siiiiiick for saying he's hot now that he's basically malnourished. In real life, yes, David Harbour is fit but Jim Hopper endured a lot for you to say he’s HOT now.

JOPPER IS CANON NOW!!!!!!!

Eddie's metal concert best scene hands down. I love that man so much. It hurts to think what happened after.

The Russia plot did not stick out to me as much but I just have to trust their theory that that actually did help the kids an upper hand.

Antonov's lips are so pink, it's distracting. I wanna kiss him.

I don’t care much about Yuri but I am just glad he had a change of heart. Cutting too close to the sun but changed, nonetheless.

I never understood why Eddie and Dustin just didn't get a molotov as well. That could've helped them a lot. Or have the spears have fire as well?? I'm just so pissed cause they could've been more geared up! And the most prevalent thing is that the Upside Down's weakness is fire?? Like we have known this and why are we not using this information well?

I needed the comedic relief "I piggybacked from a pizza dough freezer." gave me.

NANCY, ROBIN, STEVE WERE LIKE CHOKING FOR HOW LONG??? LIKE HOW ARE THEY NOT DEAD??? OR EVEN PASSED OUT UNCONSCIOUS??? I DON'T GET IT.

"He is the monster, Henry. Not you." is giving "This isn't you. Look at me, Henry. Look at me."

Vecna be having a choke kink.

The whole speech of Mike is so corny but it made me SOB. His feelings are genuine and whole. I do not want Mileven to crumble and fall.

As much as I hate Jason and was satisfied to see him disintegrate, he looked so distressed, it made me feel so bad. He is the best example of a greatly written character. HE MAKES SENSE (but not one that favors us). I can't imagine how he feels by all these when he literally has no idea. If he wasn't delusional, he actually had room to grow, dare I say even be part of the group. If it was only explained to him (there was never time), he could've even helped with the plan. But see, I know he will never understand anyway. It was even so soft when he showed concern with Max as of course, he just doesn't get it!! He doesn't understand what's going on and you see another person be in the same position as your bestfriend - eyes white and in a trance. NEVERTHELESS, it is his fault Max was taken. He destroyed her headphones and beat up Lucas. He needs to say hi to Chrissy for me.

Jason's friend though? Like damn, my guy, she's just a child. That was so uncomfortable to watch.

Vecna, my man, you could have executed your plan fast if you stop with the speeches every time. This is a joke. Of course he needs to narrate for us.

Steve's dream of having six little nuggets is the cutest thing. What's not cute is saying you want/wanted it with Nancy. All the Stancy scenes this season was unnecessary. Not everyone needs a romantic interest. Their character development literally started when they broke up. As much as Steve had so much character development and matured and grew, making him STILL head over heels for Nancy just proves that maybe he didn't exactly grow that much then. It would've been better if he ended his whole ass speech by saying Nancy was the one that helped him grow (which he did) and that the dream of his is something that makes him hold on and try to save the world because it is something he looks forward to with someone else now (which he didn't). They could've portrayed a healthy, platonic ex relationship with them. As much as he loved her so much before, he was thankful for that love, that he got to experience it and that he really is prepared when someone else comes along. +

+ Steve is not my favorite this season, that includes him in Volume 1. I love him being a bestfriend to Robin. What's stopping him for being that with Nancy too and not an ex longing for a comeback? Him showing he has not moved on from her also makes the bathroom scene from Season 3 all the more sad. He was already having a confession to Robin in motion but now, apparently, he's back to square one? And just because a lesbian rejected him? I love Steve so much and he will always be my favorite adult teen but babe, you're not it this season. Your whole character is a simp and babysitter of course. His character just seems like it cannot even stand on its own anymore.

Nancy, on the other hand, has developed so much she can even stand alone. She can break up with Jonathan, it would not even matter. But she does not need to get back with Steve. I love Jancy but if it’s for the better they break up, they should. Sometimes, it looks like it. And the way she cares for everyone? You gotta see her character thoroughly. She's always been the first one to face danger. When she thinks about something, she'll do it at once, no questions asked, without hesitation. Just like what Jonathan said: she never does anything halfway. Her jumping in to go after Steve or being the first one to try and get Robin out of the vines are not necessarily acts of love but of pure instinct and bravery.

Everything is one second short? If Joyce had come a second earlier to help Hopper, that could've hurt Vecna EARLY and could’ve saved Max - that is if their theory is correct. Eddie could've been saved as well? The demobats died shortly after. The trio as well are moving so fucking slow. Mike’s speech way too long too.

I could’ve agreed if you told me Season 1 Mike was the heart of the group, but he is definitely not the heart now. His character to me is very dull and for some reason, felt like is very neglected already. Just like Steve, the character cannot stand on its own anymore. Mike being the boyfriend and Steve being the ex. As for the heart of the group? Dustin definitely is.

Eddie’s hands.

Eddie, wake up :( I don’t like this, Eddie, wake up :( hey? Hello? :( Eddie, my love. I am so sorry. You deserved to graduate. You deserved to snatch that diploma yourself. You deserved a funeral. I hate that I saw no one else mourned for you. I hate that no one fucking cared. You did not have to save the town that hated you but you did. You could've, SHOULD'VE ran. I am so sorry, Eddie. You deserved better. +

+ Dustin holding Eddie and his speech to his uncle broke me so much, I'm still crying about it. But at the same time, I just know his uncle does not even understand what "He fought and died to protect this town that hated him. He's a hero." meant because like what he knew is that an earthquake happened so what needed saving exactly.

Jonathan being the only person showing Will that he cares so much for him is what makes him a good character. He's not the best boyfriend right now but he's a damn great brother. His continuous decision to lie about their plans breaks me. He just knows he can't leave Will, El, or Joyce behind but he loves Nancy too. See the dilemma here?

Max. I can't even. I have no words. You were such an amazing addition to the group. You were the real soulmate of Eleven, you were the glimpse of normal and exciting for her and now, you’re “gone.” I love you so. +

+ BUT, your death could’ve been solidified and I would’ve accepted it. Like what I said before, deaths are inevitable - in real life or tv series. Good guys can not always win. And I hate the Duffers for copping out for Max. I don’t know what their plan is for her next season but I just hate how they left her in a coma. She could have died and yep, yeah, she did. There’s nothing that Lucas could’ve done when Jason was there, plus the destruction of her headphones.

I'm so confused why El was confused on why Lucas was at the hospital. You were there with them? Sidenote: the Hopclair hug is personal to me. My favorite underrated duo.

Basically, I’m mad, sad, and now confused. I have so many questions. Is Dr. Owens still cuffed or does the government have him? What happened to Antonov and Murray? Are they safe too? How about Yuri? Did he go to America too? What happened in the two days time jump? Did they leave Eddie’s body in the Upside Down? How did they even get out? So Suzie is still a side character? Jason’s friends’ did not report what happened in the Creel house before the earthquake, especially that Jason dies and had his body melt in half? I know that they’re hiding from the government still, but all of them are wanted at this point, are they not? I mean they freaking ran away from military. Max’s letters? They actually needed them, why is there no mention of this? Also her mom is not home? Argyle basically left his family too? YSBXUEBCI just so many questions.

I hate the fact that the Duffers are so scared to kill off people out of the main cast. Trust me, I will cry a river if it happens but it should, and it would, happen. These people care a lot about each other and would literally die for one another and I hate how somehow, it just does not happen. Why the immunity? There's no risks? They all lived happily by the end but all the newcomers were the ones to sacrifice themselves? It does not make sense to me because the new comers are the ones that are not that familiar with the group and they’re the ones to give it their all? Killing off characters is unpredictable and emotional, it causes chaos. The formula of bringing new people to the show and eventually killing them is not the way to go. Some of the main characters are even disposable at this point - not to say I hate them. I love them but it doesn't seem fair that who dies are the ones when they've barely known these people they're dying for. Most of the main in Volume 2 were bystanders and were literally just watching everything unfold. Writers are chickening out but the show is a story of found family as well and if one dies because of love, they will.

I didn’t like it very much. Somehow, it felt predictable and mellow. It was hyped for a month and it did not meet my expectations on what it COULD be - no need for me to say what things should’ve been. It’s just that it could be more.

I don’t think I have anything else to say? But if I do, I’ll get on here then.

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ST4 pt.2 thoughts under the cut! here’s my post from last month about pt.1

Brenner begging El to understand what he did was “for her” when all he did was torture and hurt her and her not giving him that understanding felt so incredibly good. I was worried they’d make his end this touching moment between them, but imo after all the shit he put her through, trying to actually save her for once (even if it was out of selfishness) was very cathartic.

both the orchestral additions to Running Up That Hill in pt1 and the remix for Separate Ways at the end of ep8 were *chefs kiss* incredible uses of songs while adapting them for the scenes they were used for. Like holy shit, amazing editing!!

jason is supposed to be attractive, but imo the only moments he looked hot were in ep8 when he looks kinda greasy and unhinged lol

the Russians having even more Upside Down shit desperately needs an explanation! where did they get the demodogs from!! the goddamn particles!!!! this doesn’t make sense!!! to be fair though, the whole Russia plot felt incredibly bloated. Loved Dimitri though.

Lucas and Max continue to be the cutest couple out of all the canon pairs tbh. Like, I genuinely don’t care for most of the romance in the show, but these two just have so much chemistry with each other and so much love for each other. Caleb absolutely knocked it out of the park in ep9.

i fucking knew Steve trying to get Nancy back would happen but i didn’t want it and i hate that it was so heartfelt and sweet???? The way Joe delivered that little speech about the camper van was just too charming, even though it was soo unnecessary. Nancy not saying anything later when he revealed that he imagined her at his side and then her just going back to Jonathan at the end was kinda hilarious tough.

Both Steve and Nancy defending the other when other ppl are dismissive of them warms my cold heart though. Please, I just want them to be friendly exes!!!!!

Steve’s little anecdote about him crawling backwards as a baby and then falling down the stairs and hitting his head puts another mark on the “the harringtons are shitty parents” tally. baby your head is more craced eggshell by this point!!!!

can we PLEASE stop with the guy speeches.though!! eddie got one jason got one mike got one even the camper story felt like a mini speech. im tired!!

ppl call Billy racist for threatening Lucas and shoving him around, so i hope everyone really fucking goes after jason bc on top of having to watch Lucas actually threatened by a white dude with a gun and almost beat and chokes to death felt borderline insensitive to, y’know. fuckign everything. same thing with that guy holding erica down.

here’s the thing: while i think it’s shitty writing for the show to leave out Billy being a victim of abuse and to simply get rid of Neil (because the writers would have actually have needed to deal with the abuser still being there), i do think Max gets to hate Billy for how he treated her. more importantly though, in the scene where she admits that she wanted him to die, she pretty obviously makes that speech to access the deepest pit of her depression and her lowest point emotionally to draw vecna in. and i don’t think that negates what she said at billy’s grave. i think she came to terms with these terrible feelings and she was forced to finally put into words both the good and the bad.

genuinely sad about the death flags for Eddie coming true. His guitar scene??? insane. that interaction Dustin had with the uncle at the end? heart wrenching

Max saying she doesn’t want to die while essentially dying in Lucas arms?? hellow??? WHO SAID THIS WAS OKAY :(((((( .

the way will essentially did a whole speech about how much he loves mike while also comforting El was so, so sad. and jonathan of course knew. imo they’ve been handling Will’s feelings really well with this situation. Like, he genuinely loves El and cares for her. He didn’t want her to lie to Mike. He probably encouraged her to make the hero diorama in the beginning of the season because he wanted her to make sth that would make her happy. but man, that whole situation must be so fucking painful. Really, really well acted imo.

To add to that, while I don’t necessarily care for who dates who, I very much love the way a lot of the relationship dynamics are portrayed in the show and I think this season really nailed that. Robin and Steve, Steve and Eddie, Dustin and Eddie, Max and her entourage of Dustin/Lucas/Steve, so many more!!

Jonathan taking Will aside to reassert how much he loves him was also a standout scene. There’s not much I have to say about Johnathan most of the time, but goddamn does their sibling relationship warm my heart.

Hawkins splitting into quarters was honestly an amazing culmination of vecna trying to get both dimensions connected. I had a feeling something like this would happen and I wonder if the upcoming season will lead to more of the public finding out about the Upside Down because it can’t be covered up anymore.

Some overall thoughts on the season: Some parts, especially Russia and the hatemob in Hawkins dragged on for way too long. It’s not a perfect season and for example Eddie dying was a truly shitty move- one they already did with Bob ffs!! Let the nerds have their hero moments!! Despite that, as I said last month, I think the tone and atmosphere, the mix of horror, mystery, humor and relationship dynamics was some of the best stuff I’ve seen since s1. It’s been an absolute blast watching this season tbh

#st4 spoiler #txt #alright time to go to bed haha #come into my askbox if you wanna talk about the season hehe

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butterfliesluke · 3 years

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Ex trouble:

Request: Y/n and Luke are married. Luke's ex Sierra keeps bothering them tho even tho Y/n is pregnant. It goes as far as that they have to call the police.

Requested by: emmyb.allen1 (this is for a request no hate towards Sierra)

A/N: Sure thing! Enjoy!

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Y/n's POV:

The light breeze of summer air was hitting my face. My body sprawled out on the bed.

My back against Luke's warm chest as my eyes fluttered open. A smile on my lips as I felt warmth curled up against my belly.

Little paws pushed against it. Petunia has been always attached to me since the day I moved in with my at the time boyfriend.

Now Husband. But since I got pregnant she was practically guard dog.

I scratched her head smiling before turning around slightly. Luke's eyes shut closed.

His eyelashes laying against his cheeks. His hair messy against the pillows.

My finger went up to poke his cheek with a cheeky smile.

A groan leaving his lips as he opened his ocean blue eyes with a glare.

,,Just cause you are carrying my child doesn't mean you can be cheeky darling." He mumbled making me giggle.

A sudden ping interrupting my planned sassy remark.

His phone lighting up on his nightstand. I huffed annoyed.

Since Luke's ex found out about my pregnancy she apparently noticed how much she still loves him.

Don't understand me wrong. I always had respect for Sierra. But this is going to far.

,,If it's her again I will actually give birth and then jump out if the window." I laughed making Lu chuckle.

,,Don't stress about it love. It's bad for our little bean." He whispered against my lips before pressing a kiss against them.

He sat up grabbing his phone. Before slandering into the bathroom.

I sighed before turning to piggy who was now sitting up next to me.

,,Goodmorning pup!" I whispered smiling.

After we got ready for the day Luke and I decided to go out for lunch with the boys.

We all sat in the back of the little diner.

,,I'll have..the chicken Alfredo with garlic bread..but could I get the garlic bread on a different plate? I don't like my food touching." Michael murmured.

The waited giving him a side eye meaning he will definitely spit in our food after that.

Crystal shaking her head with a smile.

,,Ofcourse..I'll be back with your drinks." She sighed and turned around.

,,Why is she making such a fuss? It's literally her job!" I laughed as Luke wrapped his hand around my shoulder.

,,I don't know! Don't worry Mike." Ashton smiled patting his frowning friends back.

Whose eyes then went wide while looking behind me matching everyone's who was sitting opposite us.

,,Yall look like you saw a ghost!" Luke exclaimed turning around to.

A small curse leaving his lips making me and Calum turn around too.

,,Oh fuck no.." I spat as I watched the one person I least wanted to see walk in the diner.

Sierra. Today is not my day.

,,What the fuck is she doing here?" Kay asked confused as she walked up to our table with an annoying grin.

Luke grabbing my thighs and whispering calm words in my ear.

That didn't help my boiling self tho.

,,What a pleasant surprise! 5sos and their girls! And the one night stand that got pregnant." She teased with an smug pout.

A gasp leaving Crystal's lips.

,,Oh fuck no girl. You are not ruining our day." Luke laughed standing up.

,,Oh Luke..don't get so worked up! We both know she's just a phase." She scoffed.

What the hell. Everyone is looking at us.

,,Sierra I am literally married to him you you blind chicken." I giggled shaking my head.

,,Deaton. Leave before I fucking call the police." Calum threatened also standing up.

Suddenly a glas off tap water being placed infront of me making me realize the waiter is back.

Sierra eyeing the orange juice infront of Luke and the sprite infront of Kay.

Her grabbing them both and with a swing I felt it splash against my shirt and pants and a slap against my cheek.

A yell leaving my body as I looked at her with stunned eyes.

,,Babe! Omg was it something hot? Did it hit your stomach!? Someone call the police right now! " Luke ranted before cupping my face.

His eyes filled with worry and pain.

,,I'm alright lu. It's okay.." I reassured standing up.

,, You guys take a taxi home. We'll handle this from here." Michael spat looking at Sierra.

I nodded standing up with Luke guiding me outside.

I guess this is what it's like being married to a celebrity.

Ex trouble part 2:

Request: Can I Have a Part two where Sierra feels so Guilty

Requested by: emmyb.allen1

A/N:Ofcourse! I tried my best! Hope yall like it was very requested by all of you♥️

THIS IS JUST AN IMAGINE. THE MENTIONED TOPIC DOES NOT APPLY TO SIERRA IN REAL LIFE. WE LOVE HER (no really. I am practically obsessed with her.)

Luke's POV:

It's been a week since the drama all happened.

And I'm still worked up about it. What is the liquid would have been hot? It would have burned her skin.

No matter how much I used to love Sierra. This has gone too far.

The constant stalking, messages, drama.

I'm married for God sakes. The moment she got physical the line got overstepped.

,,What are you still fuming about?" A sweet voice asked making me turn around.

Y/n waddled into the kitchen. Her belly looked like it could explode any second.

Her signature dimply smile flashing across her face.

,,The Sierra thing..." I murmured as she sat down next to me.

Her head falling on my shoulder as her perfume went up my nostrils.

My heart beating faster by the second.

,,Oh Lu. Stop stressing. It turned out fine. She won't bother is anymore." She whispered as I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear.

Management has finally decided to do something about this mess allowing me to be able to never let Sierra near us again.

,,I know...but-"

My sentence got interrupted by the door bell.

Y/n furrowing her eyebrows. ,,Are the boys coming over?" She asked making me shake my head.

,,Mhm maybe it's Crys." She shrugged pressing a kiss to my cheek and standing up.

Running to the door as best she could. A grin on my face. I'm so madly in love.

My day dreaming cut off once I heard a loud ,,LUKE!!" from the hallway.

The Luke that mostly comes when either she is upset with me or she needs me instantly.

My mind running a mile per hour. Did I order something stupid again?

Oh God what did I do?

Jumping up I quickly ran to the door.

My eyes widening as I saw who stood infront of the door.

,,Yeah no. What are you doing here?" I asked crossing my arms, standing next to the shocked Y/n.

Sierras guilty face dropping some more.

I know that face. She really felt bad for something.

,,Luke.. Y/n..I don't know what got into me to be honest. I was hoping I could apologize and maybe explain myself." She muttered.

Her gaze fixed to the ground.

,,There's nothing to ex-" ,,Hush! Sierra this is the last chance. If you try to pull a thing like that again I don't wanna see you again." Y/n, miss sometimes too kind hearted, said.

Sierra had a small smile on her lips before nodding. Us stepping aside and walking into the living room.

,,She better have a good reason." I grumbled making Y/n push me slightly.

,,Negative Nelly.." she spat shaking her allowing me to roll my eyes.

We sat down on the couch. Si taking a huge breath before starting to speak.

,,Firstly..I wanted to say how truly sorry I am. I should not have lashed out on you especially since you are carrying a Child." She said.

Her eyes screaming -I really mean it this time-

A small nod coming from Y/n.

,,And Luke. I really do care about you. I'm sorry for hanging on you even tho you are married." She explained.

My dark eyes turning a shade lighter as I nodded too.

,,The thing is..when I found out your pregnant...my heart shattered." She admitted.

Unexpectedly her eyes filling with fresh tears.

Y/n's face dropping as if she knew something.

,,I-I can't have kids. I found out two months ago." She cried out.

Y/n's eyes filling with tears aswell as I gasped. Even tho she practically turned my life upside down..I was still in love with her a while ago.

,,Oh my..Sierra I'm so sorry!" I exclaimed as Y/n put her hand on hers.

,,I got so jealous and I'm sorry!" She sobbed making our heart shatter.

,,oh shh it's okay..I can't imagine how you feel." Y/n cooed rubbing her shoulder.

My arm coming around Y/n's shoulder as I placed my hand on Sierra's thigh.

Y/n was my everything. My whole world. And her allowing me to have a child is the best gift in the world.

But I can tell the excitement on her face when we talk about welcoming our baby into the world.

She will be an amazing mother and her love for our child is already so huge.

So passionate.

I can't imagine how it is for a woman to find out that she will never be able to have children.

Pulling her into a hug we all stayed close to her.

And in the end...our little girl and Sierra got along so well.

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erectionsandtea · 3 years

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Poly party summer fun headcanons, part 2 ! 😀 (this got way too long so I’m posting it as it is, and if I get more ideas, or if you guys want to send me anything 😉, I’ll either reblog this post or make a new one.) Enjoy!

(part 1 can be found here)

Amusement park: (these are based on amusement parks I have been to since they're all I know, lol)

IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER

- they go early so they can do everything (twice) but they also stay until it gets dark bc El wants to see all the lights

- one of her favorite rides is the big ship that swings back and forth because it feels like flying

- Max, Lucas, and Dustin take El on her first roller coaster ride, and it's super scary but she also loves it (Robin and Nancy go, too)

Lucas and Dustin scream like little girls on the roller coaster and become the butt of many jokes about it (most of them from Max)

Max and Lucas would totally try to kiss for the roller coaster camera (idk why okay, stop me) but the photo would look absolutely ridiculous and Max’s hair is fuckin EvERYWHERE

El uses some of her money to buy a copy of the photo (she buys a copy of their photo from every ride, it's a lot of money, but the others help her out with it), and when she gets home, Will helps her make a collage of all the photos that she puts up in her room

- El also wants caricatures, but they don't have enough money for everyone (so she just gets one of herself). Will watches the artist, who gives him tips on how to do it so he can draw some for El later (and he totes does bc good brother vibes)

- they do the ferris wheel last bc it is super romantic (even more so at night), and everyone wants to go with everyone else. Max wants to go up every time someone else does bc she wants to try to spy on them, lol

Groups, in order from side to other side (sitting, not riding order):

for her very first time: Max/El/Mike (her two bffs, aka her bf and gf)

Mike/Will

Max/Lucas

Dustin/Suzie

El/Max/Lucas

El/Mike/Will

El/Mike

El/Max

the guy running the ferris wheel is just like “you kids again???” bc they keep just getting off the ride and going straight to the back of the line to go up again, but eventually they have to stop bc the park is literally about to close and they’ll be kicked out

- there's also a haunted house ride and El absolutely has to ride with Mike bc when she is scared or feels like she's in danger, he's always been the best at making her feel okay again. She clings to him throughout the ride, but ends up laughing at how cheesy not-scary most of the effects are.

- as exhilarating as the drop rides are, El doesn’t like going on them too much but she can do it like, once. maybe twice.

- Lucas and Max, and Dustin and Will, like that ride that’s like the ferris wheel except you’re in a cage and you can manipulate the cage (by spinning it and stuff) to take you upside down. Dustin and Max do it too much, like to an extreme, and Will and Lucas are like “stop, the world is literally spinning” and they’re very disoriented when they get off

- there’s a rapids ride, and since the rafts are big enough to hold 8 people, the whole party is able to go together in one, and then the teens can go together in another one. they totally get sprayed by bystanders.

- there's a shooting game (like where you go through a tunnel on a track, and targets pop up and you shoot them)

Lucas is the best and El rides with him bc the best should introduce the newbie, and she has so much fun, it's nothing like the guns she's experienced in her previous (lab) life.

Max and Dustin fight really hard to be second best.

Mike and Will go together and compared to the others, they suck, but that's okay they have fun anyway, and they joke about their own terribleness.

- Dustin buys those deep-fried snacks (you know the ones I mean) and he is literally the only person in the group that likes them (okay, not true, Robin can handle them, too)

El, against the advice of the others, wants to try those snacks bc she’s never heard of anything like that before, and the first time she takes a bite, her face goes through a range of like 10 emotions bc she’s being assaulted by flavors-

but after she manages to swallow it, she’s like “wow, that was amazing” and the others are like “...you serious??”

Mike is just like “that is disgusting and I’m not kissing you after that lol” and El is just like “but...why?” (he totes does tho, he doesn’t give a f, he’s kissing his gf bc he just can’t resist the cuteness)

Nancy, even though she doesn’t necessarily like it, can totally handle taking a bite and finishing it (like that beer from season 1) and Robin is like “that’s impressive, band geek” and Nancy’s just like “I’m not in band” (idk lol)

- El wanting to try EVERY food but the others have to cut her off bc it’s so expensive and she will get so sick

- Mike being a good bf and holding souvenirs bought by his bf and gf (Will totally buying a sweet little something for his awesome mom) (El totally doing the same thing to remind herself of Hopper, but she keeps it in her room instead)

- Lucas also being a good bf for the same reason but complaining about it, lol

- everyone goes on the log ride (you might know it as the flume) bc there isn’t a person on earth who doesn’t like that ride, and even tho she knows about the impending splash, El is still super surprised when it happens

Groups, in order (front to back):

El, Mike, Max, and Lucas (Max is explaining to El over Mike’s shoulder that “you absolutely HAVE TO be in the front, it’s the best way”)

Suzie, Dustin, Steve, and Robin (irrelevant but don’t tell me Robin sits in front of Steve, there’s no fuckin way, she’s not his gf, also Steve and Dustin just have to sit together bruh)

Will, Dustin (bc obvsly he goes on again), Nancy, and Jonathan

Mike has his arms around El like he thinks he’s going to protect her from the huge spray of water (but his skinny arms won’t protect shit lol) and he somehow manages to make a decent photo come out of him kissing her cheek while she is simultaneously screaming (good screaming)

- everyone loves the bumper cars (Jonathan and Suzie hang back tho, to hold everyone’s stuff and cheer from the side)

Max, as the only one (sans teens) who has actually driven a car before, rides with El so she can teach her how to do it

her and Lucas (with his passenger Will) are automatically in competition with one another (”you’re going down!” “no, YOU’RE going down!”)

Robin, riding by herself, goes after Steve and driver Nancy (who’s surprisingly good at this)

and Dustin (passenger Mike) gangs up with Robin to take on Steve and Nancy, which makes Nancy even more determined now to destroy both of them

Steve’s a little afraid of Nancy when she’s like this, lol

eventually Dustin and Robin are like “okay okay, we’ll stop! jesuschrist, how did you get so good at this??” (but also they are just in total awe of Nancy) and they just go after each other instead

- El doesn’t like spinning rides (too dizzy and they totally make her tummy “feel weird, like there’s a storm in it” “uh oh, you’re nauseous, El” “naw-shus?” “yeah, like sick, here, sit down for a minute”), but Will loves them and he’s there for her

- the sky ride (the one that takes you from end of the park to the other), groups:

Mike and Will on one side, Max and El on the other (the seats are basically little cabins, seats for 4 people)

Lucas and Dustin on one side, Jonathan and Steve on the other

Robin on one side (she totally takes up the whole double space, putting her leg up), Nancy and Suzie on the other

- carousel ride! (during the day)

El wants the prettiest horse

Max gets the most badass thing which is like...a wolf??

Lucas and Dustin ride only bc there’s a game where you can try to throw rings into a hole while going around (they each get one in by pure luck but otherwise suck). they don’t really care what animals they get, they just need ones that move up and down. Dustin gets a cat with a fish in his mouth, and Lucas ends up just picking a rabbit before everything is taken and he doesn’t have a choice anymore. The others fuckin laugh at the image of Lucas riding a rabbit

Suzie gets another horse

Will gets a lion which doesn’t move up and down but he’s okay with that, he’s kinda just going bc everyone else is

Mike gets stuck with a horse bc he was at the back of the group and by the time he gets there, every other non-horse animal is taken (but they joke about how he should have gotten the non-moving giraffe, taken by Steve, bc it’s so tall and gangly like him lol)

Nancy gets a horse

Robin takes the wild boar bc “dude that is the most badass animal on a carousel I have ever seen!”

Jonathan stays behind, no matter how much the others beg, but he takes lots of really good pictures (including the one time Dustin gets the ring in the hole and then cheering, then also him and Lucas high-fiving, and the various couples exchanging really cute looks, and El having the best time ever bc she’s never been on one of these before)

they go on the carousel one more time near the end of the night and this time Jonathan gives in and rides with them, but he sits in one of the benches that’s just there for the parents), and he still takes pictures as best he can without getting up and moving

- photo booth photos! (I’ll leave the silly face ones up to your imagination)

El and Max (one super close hug with faces pressed together, one kiss, one silly faces, and one smiles)

Will and Mike, but Max and El totally burst in for like, the last 1.5 pictures, it doesn’t ruin them tho, Mike and Will just ignore them (one nice smiles bc they’re like “what do we do??”, one hug, one kiss being interrupted by the girls in the background, one candid laughing while the girls wave at the camera)

Will and Mike again (one candid of Mike holding the curtain shut to make sure no interruptions and Will laughing, one kiss (non-interrupted), one silly faces, one just being super cute and close together and leaning on each other)

Max and Lucas (one smiles, one kiss, one of her pretending to look tough by putting him in a headlock or putting a fist next to his face like a punch, one that was supposed to be funny faces but instead is her looking off to the side where Mike has opened the curtain and stuck his head (with his tongue out) in as revenge and Lucas with that look of “dude, really??” on his face)

Dustin and Suzie (one kiss, one smiles, one nose-to-nose, one super close together leaning on each other cute)

Mike and El (one smiles, one kiss, one of him like surprise-trying to pull her into his lap kind of thing idk and her just looking super surprised but happy but also Max is in the background ruining YET ANOTHER picture, and one candid of them giggling about the previous picture with their foreheads pressed together almost nose-to-nose)

Mike and El again bc she wants non-interrupted photos (one with her actually sitting in his lap this time (she did this beforehand so he wouldn’t scare her again with the surprise-pulling thing), one of them pretending to look all hoity-toity like super models, one with her arms around his neck and his arms around her waist and they’re all close and cute sort of candid, and one just like the last one except they’re looking at the camera and smiling)

Will and Mike and El (one with Mike in the middle while his gf and bf give him a kiss on each cheek, one with El hanging over Mike’s shoulders in sort of a half-piggyback and he and Will are laughing, one with Mike and Will kissing while El makes a funny face at the camera, one of them all making funny faces at the camera)

Max and El and Mike (one with El in the middle, Max’s arms are around her waist almost dipping her backwards, her legs are up in the air (as far up as they can go in the tiny booth) and her head is tilting back onto Mike’s shoulder with his arms around her shoulders and he’s pressing a kiss to her hair, one with El kissing Mike’s cheek while he and Max make funny faces, one with Max behind them and her arms over both of their shoulders pulling them all close and their faces squished together with this super big cheesy grin while Mike is laughing at El’s funny face, one with Mike and El kissing and Max sitting next to them making the 👌🏻 symbol and winking at the camera, bc she just has to get sassy)

Bonus, more teens:

- Robin takes Steve on all the crazy rides (aka drags him, makes him go, etc.) They both get a little sick, but for her it's totally worth it (for him...not so much)

- Dustin and Robin get along hella bc he joins them on the crazy rides and is just @steve like “what are you, a pussy?”

- Nancy has to remind Jonathan that the kids will be FINE, and they don't need to hover around them all evening, "let's go enjoy ourselves"

- Nancy likes roller coasters, CHAnGE mY MInD

- Steve and Robin totally scream when they go on the drop ride together, except Robin’s scream is more “holy shit, exhilarating and so exciting! whooooo!” while Steve’s is more “this is fun but also I’m totally gonna die!!”

- Steve is a boss at those games where you have to throw something at/into/onto a target and he wins a stuffed animal

- Robin is p decent at those games too, but she’s not a match for the king (she comes close though, they actually turn it into a competition to see who can win more stuff)

- Nancy kicks butt at that game where you shoot a spray of water and make the target thing rise to the top or race or whatever (any shooting game, really), you know what I mean (Jonathan fucking fails, sorry Jonathan)

- Steve totally wins that game where you swing a mallet and try to ring the bell. Robin doesn’t win but she gets way closer than they thought she would and Steve’s “wtf”. Dustin is also stronger than he looks, and even tho he doesn't win, he can at least lift the (smaller) mallet, which is more than any of the others can do.

- Robin HAS to do that game where you try to climb the flat, almost horizontal rope ladder to the end and she doesn’t even make it halfway before she falls, but it’s hilarious

- Nancy also tries that game after some goading from the others, and she makes it farther than Robin (about halfway) but still fails fantastically. And then she takes a bow.

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kaypeace21 · 3 years

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Lets talk about how these spotify songs confirm byler’s endgame.

Will’s songs

Don’t you forget about me: illustrates Will’s feelings after Mike says they won’t be together for the rest of their lives (but have to get gfs). Love’s “strange” (stranger things). And Will fears change will pull them apart- and as it rains he hopes Mike won’t forget about him/ and questions if Mike will ‘ever love him’. And Mike in the rain (instead of “walking on by?”) calls his name.

“Tell me your troubles and doubts.Giving me everything inside and out and Love’s strange so real in the dark. Think of the tender things that we were working on…Slow change may pull us apart.Don’t you, forget about me.Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t.Don’t you, forget about me.Will you stand above me?Look my way, never love me?Rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling.Down, down, down.Will you recognize me?Call my name or walk on by? rain keeps falling, rain keeps falling. “

“Don’t you try and pretend. It’s my feeling we’ll win in the end.I won’t harm you or touch your defenses-Vanity and security.Don’t you forget about meI’ll be alone, dancing you know it baby .Going to take you apart.I’ll put us back together at heart, baby Don’t you, forget about me.”

( Will physically took them ‘apart’ -from the photo. But in the end it’s also Mike who fears Will will forget about him too. And Will doesn’t harm Mike by picking at his insecurities - like lack of ‘security' in their relationship. But just says the truth that it’s “not possible” to replace him (after he moves). And of course deep down they know they’ll be together in the end. )

upsidedown: Just Will saying he loves Mike and he turns Will ‘insideout” (like the previous song) and “upsidedown”. And he loves him but he’s “crazy’ (cough ‘crazy together’) to think Mike is all his. But no matter what he’ll always love Mike.

“I said, “Upside down, you’re turning me.You’re giving love instinctively.Boy, you turn me inside out .And ‘round and 'round-Upside down…Instinctively, you give to me the love that I need.I cherish the moments with you… no one makes me feel like you do…I know you got charm and appeal.You always play the field.I’m crazy to think you’re all mine.As long as the sun continues to shine.There’s a place in my heart for you, that’s the bottom line.”

here i go again: Will saying he’s “not going to fall in love” ever (like he said in s3) cause he doesn’t want to waste time on Mike. But he keeps backpedalling on the idea and desiring to love Mike for ‘the rest of his days’. Like how Will said he thought they’d never get gfs but play games for the rest of their lives.

“ (verse 3)And here I go again on my own.Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known…Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone.And I’ve made up my mind.I ain’t wasting no more time . (verse 4)Just another heart in need of rescue- waiting on love’s sweet charity.I’m gonna hold on for the rest of my days'Cause I know what it means to walk along the lonely street of dreams (verse 5) And here I go again on my own .Goin’ down the only road I’ve ever known.Like a drifter, I was born to walk alone.And I’ve made up my mind I ain’t wasting no more time.BUT here I go again.Here I go again.Here I go again.Ooh baby, ooh yeah.”

Take my breath away: This excerpt speaks for itself that byler is real/endgame after Will moves/s4 and 5. XD

Mike’s songs

Will’s canon Spotify playlist. He ALSO has the song “I’m still standing” by Elton John (who is gay)? Aka cause Mike has a ‘romantic comeback’ with Will XD

I’m still standing’ is a guy bragging about a breakup and now feeling like a kid -lol Mike saying he feels like a 7 y old after the breakup . And moving on -lol it’s mileven). The album is from “to be continued...” I MEAN, C’mon. That’s , very on the nose for s4 byler happening after mileven XD

‘Your blood, like winter, freezes just like ice” (when El broke up with Mike , “cold as ice” played).”I got a taste of love in a simple way.And if you need to know why I’m still standing.You just fade away.Don’t you know I’m still standing better than I ever did?Looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid.And I’m still standing after all this time.Picking up the pieces of my life without you on my mind.”

‘Baby I lied’, also reminds me of the byler fight where Mike insults Will/talks about El and then says to Will “ But, we’re not kids anymore. I mean, what did you think, REALLY? That we’d never get girlfriends? Sit in my basement and play games for the rest of our lives?” Causing Will to storm off crying- thinking Mike doesn’t even imagine Will being there for the rest of his life (in favor of a girlfriend).And then Mike (although already knowing of his feelings for Will) realizing that it wasn’t a temporary crush/phase- but that he was in love with Will. And only realizing he can’t live without him when Will left. Making it sink it to Mike that he was lying to Will during their fight.

“Did I say that I’d be okay if you said good-bye? And did I promise you I could take it if we were through? And forget about these feelings inside? Baby I lied when I told you I could walk away .Baby I lied…And did I ever tell myself I could always find someone else? Did I say if you left today it’d be no surprise? Did I ever leave any doubt I could hold up if you walked out? I know I told you that I could survive. Baby I lied…And now that I can see you walking out of my life . Saying good-bye, I realize….”

also ‘Love is a battlefield’ (could be recontextualized/interpreted through a que*r lens given the time period-typical hom*phobia) . Love would be considered a ‘battlefield’. ( The song could be. about 2 people refusing to state their feelings/ holding back from doing anything romantic. Despite both people in the song secretly knowing the other secretly reciprocates mutual romantic feelings) . But they fear pursuing anything cause society says their love would be ‘wrong’. It also reminds me of s3 byler fight . Both ‘standing’ secretly in ‘heartache’. One character in the song(Mike) being mean to the singer who’s angry and wants to go home (Will). Then after that (Mike/song character) begs the singer (Will) to stay but then is mean to the singer again . So in response (Will/singer) gets annoyed and then asks ‘am I in your way? or am I the ‘best thing’ you have?(s2 byler ref). And the singer could internally question if they made a move on the Mike (/song character) would they be rejected? And like that singer ,Will, also throws Mike’s words in his face by saying he actually did think they’d be together for the rest of their lives without girlfriends (cause he may suspects Mike is full of shit?). The singer pretty much says-when it becomes impossible to ignore your romantic feelings for me - you’ll realize you’ll need me ! The song also emphasizes they’re “young” (kids) and Will/the singer questions if their love will get “old” , but quickly decides their love can’t get ‘old’ or die (despite Mike’s lies stating the contrary) * Also saying “no promises” could be a ref to show it’s the opposite of mileven who have the promise line.*Seems like the song is from Will’s pov.

“We are young.(Heartache to heartache) We stand. No promises(No demands)…We are strong. No one can tell us we’re wrong. Searching our hearts for so long. Both of us knowing, love is a battlefield. You’re begging me to go. Then making me stay. Why do you hurt me so bad? It would help me to know : Do I stand in your way?Or am I the ‘best thing’ you have?When I’m losing control.Will you turn me away? And when all this gets old,will it still feel the same?There’s no way this will die. But if we get much closer.I could lose control.And if your heart surrenders-you’ll need me to hold.”

‘Kiss off’ could also be seen through a queer lens aka Mike trying to deny he’s gay but realizing at the end of s3 it’s not a phase. And hopefully learning to accept it in s4.

“I need someone, a person to talk to. Someone who’d care to love. Could it be you?could it be you?Situation gets rough. Then I start to panic. It’s not enough!it’s just a habit! Hey, kid your sick. Well, darling this is it! You can all just kiss off into the air!Behind my back I can see them stare.They’ll hurt me bad . But I won’t mind. They’ll hurt me bad, they do it all the time.”

El’s songs

The power of Love is the 1st song that shows El desire to learn about love despite it scaring her and not really understanding her relationship with Mike. (it’s a very heteronormative idea- “I’m your man /i’m your women” so we’ll fall in love). It also shows her more questionable behavior like spying on Mike. (The later songs illustrate mileven falling apart.)

“Even though there may be times it seems I'm far away. Never wonder where I am'.Cause I am always by your side.'Cause I am your lady.And you are my man...We're heading for something.Somewhere I've never been.Sometimes I am frightened.But I'm ready to learn of the Power Of Love.”

(The second song)Another one bites the dust is about a dysfunctional romantic relationship.

Girls just want to have fun illustrates El’s annoyance with both Hopper controlling her, and Mike (like Hopper trying to control her) and keep her away from the outside world. And just preferring hanging out with Max and not having a romantic relationship.

“ (verse 2)My father yells, "What you gonna do with your life?".Oh daddy dear, you know you're still number one.But girls, they wanna have fun... (verse 4) Some boys take a beautiful girl and hide her away from the rest of the world.I want to be the one to walks in the sun.Oh girls, they wanna have fun.Oh girls just wanna have.That's all they really want. Some fun.”

Don’t tell me lies - (El in s4) saying they’re whole relationship is a lie and she was ‘naive’ to think otherwise.But now she knows her Mike will be with someone else and their relationship was always based on a lie. And she’s ok on her own. “Every move you made before was never meant for real.Over my naivety is this how I should feel?...they'll never ever be another one.Don't tell me lies.Don't tell me lies.Looking back I realize it's always been this way.We must note what has gone and never turn away...Broken loose from indecision.Now I'm alright on my own...I guess I'm alright on my own.”

I feel like i’ve talked the lying aspect to death but it’s an important element to their relationship.

Mike while apologizing to El at the grocery store never apologizes for lying -despite it being the cause of the breakup . He never apologized for lying cause the love is the lie- like Max said “boyfriends lie ALL THE TIME”. And it’s why the camera panned to Will when Lucas asked why Mike lied to her. And he never answers El’s question of ‘why do you lie?!’ (he just looks up silent and guilt ridden). In s2, Mike says “i never gave up on you (to El). “ When moments earlier he says to Max “it took her just like it took Bob.” HE’S LYING AGAIN . He thought she was d*ad.Plus he also fought with Hopper in s2 (’about El’) in Will’s room too. He wasn’t actually calling Hopper the liar he was calling himself “a stupid disgusting liar”out of self hate . That scene was foreshadowing his lying to El in s3 (about his feelings for her). He blamed Hopper for his feelings for Will cause he told himself it wouldn’t have escalated if El had been around to ‘fix him’ . “I BLAME YOU! NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS OK! NOTHING ABOUT THIS IS OK. YOU STUPID DISGUSTING liar, liar, liar, liar”.starts crying.

In s3, mike (in Will’s room) did not reciprocate El’s kiss/ or say ‘i love you ‘ back and had his eyes open while the same exact song plays that robin came out to: called ‘the first i love you’. These are the only times the song plays in s3. The ‘first i love you’ also sounds like ‘the first lie’ - that song played when jancy said they were just friends. it sounds the same cause jancy lied about it not being romantic while mileven lied by saying it was.

Ugh- why are the tags not working? I guess , please, reblog if the tags continue to act up or else no one will see this.XD

#byler #mike wheeler #will byers #el hopper #byeler

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gravegroves · 3 years

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“11. Billy” seems mysterious ! pls I must know more

11. Billy

The actual fic is named so too, as that's the way Billy signs all his postcards. The fic is about Claudia Henderson giving Billy a lift from the hospital to the airport and about the postcards he sends her from his trip. It's eventual Harringrove, but I haven't gotten that far yet. Here's a weird assortment of snippets from the fic:

As they pass the turn-off for Hawkins, the road Claudia would have originally taken to get home, Billy sinks down into his seat beside her, turning his head away from the town sign to stare straight ahead, jaw clenched.

"You from Hawkins, too, Billy?" Claudia ventures, curiosity and concern competing for first place.

"Not from that shithole," Billy mutters. Claudia frowns. "Lived there until yesterday."

"Oh, you're moving?"

Billy barks a harsh laugh and Claudia flinches a little in surprise.

"Got a bedside visit from the old man to tell me not to bother coming back to get my shit. After everything and he's the one that gets to slam the door in my face--" Billy's voice cuts off, his breathing harsh and uneven.

Claudia tightens her hands on the steering wheel.

*****

"Help yourself."

Billy gives her a look that tells her he doesn't have much confidence in her taste, but he opens the glove compartment and pulls out a box of tapes. She can hear the click clack of him looking through them all, reading the labels and discarding them one by one before he stops.

Curious, Claudia looks over. In his hand, Billy holds a familiar, well-loved tape.

"Oh, I haven't listened to them in a while. Pop it in!"

"You like Led Zeppelin?" Billy asks, choked, like his whole world is turning upside down.

Claudia laughs, "Oh yes. I wanted Stairway to Heaven played at my wedding, but my husband wouldn't allow it."

"And you still married him?" Billy grins, somehow brighter and more real than any he's given up so far. Claudia feels a little proud of it somehow.

"Well, he's now my ex husband, if that helps."

Billy's grin only grows wider. None of the usual averted eyes and condolences Claudia typically prepares herself for. It's refreshing. "Good for you."

*****

"You call me when you get where you're going, alright honey?" She says, "Let me know that you're not dead in a ditch somewhere."

Billy nods, folds the paper securely into his threadbare wallet. He looks back through the window at her.

"You're the only person worth anything in that fucking town, Ms Henderson."

She smiles, "Oh, I think we both know that isn't quite true."

His face goes distant. Claudia watches him, silently.

"Maybe."

He hesitates again.

"Thanks, Claudia." He slaps the edge of the open window, straightens up with an air of finality and adjusts the duffle bag on his shoulder.

"You take care, Billy."

She watches him walk into the airport. He never turns to look back.

*****

Steve is sleeping on the couch when Claudia gets home. The boy is sitting in the sofa chair in front of the muted TV, neck bent at an odd angle, mouth open and drooling on his own shoulder.

She wakes him gently, coaxes him half asleep out of the chair and down the hall into the tiny guest bedroom.

He collapses onto the bed, out like a light before she can bid him goodnight. The boy never seems to get enough sleep, so she's happy to leave him there instead of sending him back to that lonely, empty house of his. She throws a blanket over him, knows it's not her place to pet his hair and give him hugs unless he asks it of her. So instead she makes sure his feet are covered, knows by now that if Steve's feet get too cold that it'll wake him and keep him up until they're warm again.

Before going to bed herself, Claudia checks on her son. She notices the light coming from under his door and sighs a little before she gently knocks. There's no reply. She cracks the door open and peers in. Dustin is tucked into bed, his bedside lamp on and a book collapsed over his face.

With a small smile and a shake of her head, she moves into the room. Gently peels the book away, marking the page with a bookmark before placing it on the bedside table. She tugs one stray arm down -- knows her Dusty has a tendency to sleep with his arms above his head and wakes up with them half numb and hurting -- before she tucks him in and kisses his curly head.

She turns off the light and closes the door on the way out, ready for bed herself and happy knowing her boys are safe and sound and close.

*****

The last time Claudia cried herself to sleep was the day she accepted that Mews wasn't coming home. She's an easy crier, it doesn't take much. She'd cried as she picked up Tews from the shelter and again the first time she woke up with him sleeping at the foot of her bed.

This time is different. When the first sob escapes her, it feels like it's being wrenched out of her by force, like a cork out of a bottle, leaving her helpless to stop the grief from pouring out. She feels like she might explode from the emotions if she doesn't let it happen, so she just… lets it all out. Bawls into a pillow, hugs it to her chest when she can manage to breathe without great heaving keens and stares into the dark.

She cries for Dustin, her darling boy who's been so brave for so long, for Steve with his absent parents and desperate need for company, for Billy and the kind of life that leads a boy to wherever he is now. Maybe even a little for herself.

Being a single mother hasn't always been easy. Claudia has gone without more times than she can count, but that's on her. She brought Dustin into this world and for that she owes him the best life she can give him. Even when that means divorcing her no-good husband. Even when she struggled to make ends meet and put food on the table. Things are okay now, but there was a time not too long ago when her tiny family had been one injury away from losing everything.

Even then, she knows things could've been so much worse.

She imagines Gene doing to Dustin what she suspects Neil Hargrove has done to Billy. Or abandoning him to a lonely hell like the one Lorne and Kate Harrington have left Steve in and she buries her face into the pillow yet again.

Claudia is definitely not the only good person in Hawkins, but she thinks there are far fewer than she might've once thought.

*****

Billy doesn't call.

Claudia knows there could be a multitude of reasons for why that is, the most likely of which being that Billy simply doesn't want to. She still feels a little ball of worry forming in her stomach.

The first post card arrives two months later. It's short and to the point, but Claudia feels such immense relief that each word feels precious to her.

Not dead yet. Prague is nice.

Billy

Claudia clears the cork board she has up for reminders and shopping lists and pins the picture of a beautiful European town where she can see it every day.

*****

Karen Wheeler is someone Claudia knows by association. They've exchanged the usual niceties while picking up their kids from each other's houses and should they pass on the street they smile and nod to each other at the very least. Claudia knows Karen Wheeler, but they aren't friends and they certainly don't frequent the same social circles.

Claudia likes her book clubs, her cats, her knitting. She enjoys a quiet and comfortable existence after a life of too much family drama and financial strain.

Karen Wheeler likes… well, none of those things. Which simply means that conversation doesn't exactly flow between them unless they're talking about their sons.

Today, talking at length seems unavoidable. Dustin and his friends are insisting that they need another fifteen minutes to finish up their English presentation and Karen is standing at the front door looking done up and impatient.

Claudia, of course, invites her inside for a cup of coffee while they wait for the children to finish up.

It's as they're both sitting at the dining table that Karen spots the cork board.

"Is that Billy Hargrove?" She points to the latest photo he'd sent her, tacked over the letter that came with it. Claudia opens her mouth to respond, but instead watches, speechless as Karen gets up and untacks them both before bringing them both back to the table.

Claudia swallows down an annoyed comment and smiles politely.

"Yes, that's Billy." She says, before going on to explain how she came about meeting the boy.

"He sends you postcards?" Karen's eyebrows shoot up towards her hairline, corner of her mouth twitching and giving Claudia a look she can't quite discern.

"It's more of a favour to me," She laughs "I asked him to let me know if he made it safely so I didn't have to worry and since then he's been nice enough to keep my mind at ease. You do hear about such awful things happening to young travellers, it's good to keep track."

"That's… that's very sweet of you, Claudia."

Claudia wraps her hands around her mug and frowns a little. "Someone needs to care about that boy."

"Oh, of course." Karen says, looking slightly taken aback.

"If his parents won't, then that someone might as well be me."

Karen hums and goes back to looking at the photo. "He's rather good looking, don't you think?"

Frowning at the incredibly odd change in subject, Claudia opens her mouth to answer when the words really begin to sink in. She closes her mouth and stares.

Unaware of Claudia's scrutiny, Karen continues. "Did he send other photos? I'd love to see them."

Claudia opens her mouth again and knows she's about to tell a lie. She's interrupted by Mike sulkily appearing in the doorway to the kitchen.

Karen gets up. "All finished?" She asks and doesn't seem bothered at all when Mike ignores her and disappears out into the hallway to put his shoes on.

"Thank you so much for the coffee, Claudia. Please, don't get up, I'll let us out."

She rummages around her purse before she takes out a pen and piece of paper. She scribbles something Claudia quickly realises is her address and phone number before she slides it across the table. She clears her throat.

"You're right to be so worried for Billy, he needs all the support he can get. Maybe… maybe I could write to him as well? The more people that care, the better."

It's only when the front door closes that Claudia realises that the photo is gone.

There is a moment where she stares at the spot where the picture should be, right beside the letter, completely dumbstruck by the sheer audacity of Karen Wheeler. And she might have let it go under different circumstances, but Claudia has been on this earth long enough to know when to trust her gut, and her gut is telling her to not let Karen get her hands on any piece of Billy Hargrove, no matter how small.

Emboldened, she snatches the piece of paper off the kitchen counter and runs to the front door. When she steps out onto the driveway the Wheelers have already gotten into the car.

Claudia marches up to the car without hesitation and knocks on the window. Karen looks surprised for a second, then rolls it down.

Without a word, Claudia sticks her hand in, palm flat and face up.

They stare at each other.

The other woman tries for confusion for a few seconds, before she, rather guiltily, reaches into her purse and takes out the photo.

Claudia snatches it out of her hand before she can give it over and the woman flinches slightly.

"I don't think this will be necessary." She tosses the crumpled piece of paper through the open window, turns about and marches back up to the house without a backward glance.

She doesn't miss Mike's "What just happened?" Drifting out into the evening air, but she's too angry, too… something to care in that moment.

When she's back in the kitchen she calls Steve and invites the boy to dinner with her and Dusty.

I have much more, but I don't want to flood peoples feed. So I'll leave it at that.

#gravegroves writes #tag game #billy hargrove #steve harrington #Claudia Henderson

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chloelucia13 · 3 years

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Chapter 17: The Flayed

Pairing: Jonathan Byers x Henderson!reader

Prompt: You always thought Hawkins was the most boring town of all, stuck in a vacuum void of excitement and entertainment. Well, it seems that way until the world decided to flip upside down, literally.

Chapter Summary: After what had occurred the night before, everyone was on edge. However, when everyone is grouped back together to combat this monster that was once thought to be gone, things take a dark turn.

Warnings: more angst bc what else do you expect from me, the tiniest bit of fluff if you squint, language, violence, gore, descriptions of possession

Word Count: 2441

A/N: We're getting close to the end of season 3!!! I've got a lot of ideas planned for the finale, and I've also been thinking about maybe posting some filler drabbles for the story while we wait for season 4! Let me hear your opinions and head canons, and as always, my taglists and requests are open!

Tags: @just-my-fandom @nightbu-g

The cold concrete of the warehouse made your skin sting, nipping at the exposed flesh despite the nearly-impermeable humidity that blanketed the air.

You couldn’t force yourself to move, staring idly at the mind flayer that laid just feet from you as you thought of what occurred between you and Jonathan earlier in the night.

You knew it was wrong, it was stupid and impulsive and damaging. And it wasn’t you. If you were in your right mind, you never would’ve even gotten close to kissing him. You would’ve never betrayed Nancy.

Maybe it was a good thing that the creature took over when it did. If it didn’t, you truly couldn’t imagine what else would have taken place.

The creature lifted its head slightly as you thought of it, reminiscent of a dog that heard the crinkling of a wrapper. A mutant, rotting dog that made you nauseous whenever you looked at it. But now, staring at it was the only thing that kept you grounded, keeping you in the horrifying reality that you were unfortunately living in.

It was moments like these, your mind caught in a loop of morbid curiosity, that you wished you had El’s powers. The ability to look into people’s lives without anyone else being aware of it. You just wanted, for a moment, to check on Jonathan and make sure he was okay. Though, you couldn’t decide if you wanted to stay away to keep him safe or if you wanted to keep yourself safe.

As the creature settled back onto the ground, you let out a huff and silently cursed yourself for getting into this situation (well, whatever this situation was).

***

“Are you positive?” Nancy questioned, everyone eyeing Jonathan worriedly.

After coming to the conclusion that Billy’s surge of power was linked with what Nancy saw happen to Mrs. Driscoll that same night, Jonathan had realized that what happened with you also fell into that same time period and also sounded extremely similar. He debated bringing it up at all, but knowing that this put so many people at risk, he spoke about it.

He explained to everyone what happened with you last night (minus the kiss, for obvious reasons), claiming that you seemed normal until you just... weren’t. He also noted the black veins that were present on Billy and Mrs. Driscoll as well, another thing that held many similarities to Will’s case last year.

“Yes, I’m positive,” Jonathan responded, crossing his arms over his chest.

“Did she feel cold?” Mike asked, his brows furrowing.

Jonathan froze for a moment, panicking at the question’s possible insinuation. He thought back to the night before, feeling your lips against his and the gentle touch of your fingers on the back of his neck. He didn’t remember you feeling cold, but at the same time, he wasn’t really focused on the temperature of your skin when it was pressed on his.

He shook his head and shrugged. “I-I don’t know. Like I said, she seemed normal. And she was wearing a sweater and jeans, too.”

This made Max look at his confusedly. “Why would she be wearing a sweater and jeans in the middle of summer?” she pondered. “Especially if she’s one of the flayed, she’d want to stay as cool as possible.”

Nancy gnawed on her bottom lip as she thought. “She knows how we got the mind flayer out of Will,” Nancy began. “Do you think... She’s trying to sweat it out?”

Again, Jonathan shrugged. “Whatever it is, we need to find her and get this thing out of her. Out of all of them.”

***

The search for you, Billy, and Heather had led the group to the Holloway house. After walking through the hallway and into the kitchen, they stumbled upon a slew of cleaning products and other chemicals scattered along the surfaces, the containers crushed as if they were emptied hastily.

As everyone discussed the possibility of the flayed consuming these chemicals to make a new substance within themselves, Jonathan’s mind once again wandered back to the previous night. There was no way that the same Y/N who ate ice cream with him less than 24 hours ago had also ingested copious amounts of cleaning products. It just didn’t make sense to him.

He didn’t have much time to think about it, though, as Nancy led the group through the dining room and into the living room. She glanced at the wine bottle that was discarded on the floor before kneeling down in front of a puddle of a red substance. “Blood,” she whispered, glancing over at Jonathan when he knelt beside her. “Yesterday, Tom had a bandage on his forehead.”

As Jonathan watched Nancy slowly pick up the blood-stained wine bottle, he was struggling to wrap his mind around the fact that you hurt someone, or at least assisted someone in doing so.

“He was attacked,” Nancy continued. Nancy began to walk, following the trail of drag marks and disturbed rugs that led to the garage where a pile of rope laid. “They must have tied them. They must have taken them somewhere.” Nancy stood silently, thinking for a moment. Mrs. Driscoll, she kept saying ‘I have to go back.’ What if the flaying, it’s taking place somewhere else. There must be a place where this all started, right? A source.”

“Somewhere he didn’t want me to see,” El added.

“If we can find the source, then maybe we can stop them. Or at least stop it from spreading, or whatever the hell they’re doing with those chemicals.”

“How do we find it?”

“Mrs. Driscoll,” Will spoke. “If she wants to go back so badly, why don’t we let her?”

“Okay, but this doesn’t make sense,” Jonathan argued, unable to pull his eyes from the rope that laid at his feet. “Y/N wouldn’t be able to hurt someone, let alone tie them up and drag them god-knows-where.”

“Jonathan, this isn’t Y/N,” Nancy argued.

He huffed. “Last night, when she changed, I tried to stop her from leaving because I was worried. I-I didn’t know what to do, but I knew I needed to help her, so I grabbed her arm.” He gulped. “She begged me to let her go. She said that she didn’t want to hurt me.”

A silence fell over the whole group as his words sunk in.

“Maybe she can control herself around you. But around other people, she can’t keep the flayer from taking over,” Nancy spoke finally, reaching out and touching his shoulder. “But you’re her weakness. And that’s gonna help us a lot.”

***

Silently watching Mrs. Driscoll’s body melt and condense into a meaty mush made you want to retch, but your body stood stock still as the lump inched from the room and down into the pipes. Once the mass disappeared from sight, you wandered out of the room, down the hall, and out into the stairwell, aimlessly walking down the stairs to pass time as you waited for whatever task the mind flayer would assign you next.

For once, you wish you were working at the pool, boiling under the scorching July sun. At least you’d have something to do.

Those thoughts left as soon as they came, however, when that strong fog began to flood your mind, your body switching onto autopilot as your feet led you onto the second floor.

A sharp pain stabbed through the right side of your head as you were about to turn the corner, doubling over in pain and clutching your head as you heard quick footsteps coming down the stairs. Immediately, you straightened up and jogged down the hallway, grabbing a pair of scissors from a nurse’s station before rushing into the wing of the hospital that was under construction and slipping into a room.

You heard the heavy footfalls sprint past your door, followed by another flayed that stalked slowly behind them. You stepped out of the room and walked beside him, tightly clutching the pair of scissors in your hand as the lights flickered around you.

The man beside you led you both over to a locked door, two voices echoing through the door. You nodded your head at the door and he slammed his fist through the glass, screams sounding from the two within the room as he peeked his head in before undoing the lock. As he pulled the door open, you stepped inside, a sinister grin on your face.

But that grin immediately fell when you saw who exactly was behind the door.

The man pushed past you, disregarding your clear shock as he threatened Nancy in a sing-song voice. Jonathan, who clearly was also reeling with shock but shoved it down, stepped forward and pulled his fist back, ready to attack the man. the man’s hand shot out and grabbed onto Jonathan’s neck, choking Jonathan and shoving Nancy away with his free hand.

The flayer’s control faded from your mind and you took advantage of it, hurrying over to Nancy and trying to help her up. “Y/N?” she coughed out, her eyes wide with fear.

“You have to go,” you forced out, using as much strength as you could muster to pull her to her feet while also fighting to keep your consciousness.

Behind you, you heard a groan of pain coming from Jonathan, and you and Nancy turned to look just in time to see the man slam a metal stool down on Jonathan’s back.

Nancy finally got onto her feet and you threw your scissors to the ground when you felt the flayer’s control slowly start to seep back into you. Through blurry vision, you watched Nancy take the scissors you discarded and embed them into the back of the man.

You and the man hunched over, and you let out a groan of pain as he pulled the scissors from his back. The man cursed at her, quickly regaining his composure and stalking over to her.

“Run!” you and Jonathan screamed at her, and you waited until she had led the man out of the room to go run over to Jonathan and help him.

"Jonathan,” you whispered, crouching down next to him and gently resting your hand on his back. “Are you okay?”

He gasped in pain, turning his head to look up at you. “What’s going on? How are you-” he began before you shook your head.

“I don’t know. Come on, let’s get you up.” You pulled the stool over to him and he gripped onto it, lifting his upper half up with all his might.

Moments later, the stool fell from his grip, Tom menacingly grinning down at the two of you. “Where are you going?” he hummed, nudging you to the side so he could pick Jonathan up by his shirt.

“Let him go!” you screeched, stumbling to your feet.

Tom held Jonathan by the collar of his shirt, locking eyes with him before glancing back at you. “Let him go? Sure.” He picked Jonathan up and threw him into the lockers, Jonathan’s body falling to the linoleum floor a moment later. Tom picked him up once more and threw his body into a cart, letting his body crumple to the ground.

You watched in horror as Jonathan crawled along the floor towards the pair of scissors, your whole body exhausted from all the strength it was taking to keep the monster at bay. Tom knelt beside Jonathan and grabbing him by the hair, lifting his face from the ground before slamming it down.

Once Jonathan finally fell unconscious, if only for a few moments, Tom grabbed the scissors and lifted them over his head.

“I’m in control of you! Stop!” you screamed, allowing the creature to take hold, black veins snaking up your face and arms. “Leave him alone.”

Tom turned to you, the scissors still held above his head. Tears streaked down your face as you glanced down at Jonathan, your vision slowly going dark.

However, before the creature fully took hold, a harsh pain cracked across your face, making you cry out in pain. You clutched your nose and watched Tom stumble away, only for the two of you to be tossed around by another strong force.

Jonathan and Tom both scrambled to their feet, the scissors held tightly in Jonathan’s hand. Jonathan hesitated though, looking down at you on the floor. He had realized that whatever happened to one of the flayed was felt by all of them, and that meant that whatever he did to Tom, you would feel as well.

“Do it,” you gasped out, rising to your feet with the gracefulness of a newborn fawn.

“I don’t want to hurt-” Jonathan stuttered.

“Do it!” you screamed.

Tom lunged at him, and Jonathan plunged the scissors into Tom’s throat. Both you and Tom let out a ghastly gasp/moan of pain as you collapsed onto the floor.

As the lights continued to flicker overhead, Jonathan rushed over to you and turned you onto your back, clutching you in his arms.

Your eyes searched his, both of your chests heaving with ragged pants while you both silently communicated to each other.

“You need to go, I can’t control it anymore,” you choked out before rolling out of his arms and crawled over to Tom’s body. The two of you silently watched as Tom’s body began to convulse and turn to that all-too-familiar mush (well, familiar to you, at least). Jonathan let out a gasp of horror, though his eyebrows furrowed in slight confusion when your body didn’t do the same.

He realized then that his theory was right. You were different than all of the other flayers. On one hand, he was relieved because he knew it was truly you. On the other hand, though, it horrified him that it was you who committed all of these horrible acts. That, and the fact that you somehow had control over these creatures truly made his skin crawl.

He realized he didn’t have much time to dwell on it because the strange mush of blood and meat and bones slowly began to inch out of the room the same time that your eyes fluttered closed. He contemplated staying to check on you, but decided against it after a moment, instead following behind the disgusting mass.

A strange sense of calm washed over him when he saw Nancy standing at the other end of the hallway, following her own strange substance. Silently, the two masses led the two teens down the hallway, joining together in the middle and morphing into something even more sinister.

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Misunderstanding (Will Byers X Fem!Reader)

Request: HI! I absolutely love your work and because I am in love with Will Byers could you do an imagine where reader is Mike's sister and they've known each other since they were kids? And when El comes along she gets jealous because she thinks Will likes El. Sorry for the long request.lolz thank you!

You’d almost forgotten what it was like to hang out normally with your friends, after everything that had happened recently. It’d been a month since Eleven had closed the gate to the Upside Down (hopefully for good) and things had mostly returned to normal in the small town of Hawkins, Indiana.

There were no more monsters as far as you and your friends could tell, which meant that you all could get on and do normal kid things without worrying about dying every few seconds. It was really… peaceful.

The seven of you were currently hanging out in your basement. Your twin brother, Mike and his group of friends, Will, Lucas and Dustin were huddled across the room going over strategies for D&D, probably not great ones either. You liked to pride yourself on being the strategist of the group and you’d preferred to be over there with them, but Max and El were also over. Because they didn’t understand all the D&D talk, you’d offered to keep them busy while the boys were busy.

“I think he’s really starting to grow on me…” You tuned back into the conversation as Max began talking about her and Lucas’ ‘relationship’, if you could even call it that. They hadn’t really spoken much since their dance at the Snow Ball, but you could all tell they were super into each other. Even Dustin, who had also had a thing for Max, had backed off.

You followed Max’s gaze over to where the boys were hanging out. You would never admit it, but you had had a thing for Will Byers since before you could remember. You weren’t really sure when the crush had developed, one minute you were one of his best friends and the next you were thinking about dating him.

The idea of dating someone used to disgust you to no end, especially after watching your older sister Nancy with Steve Harrington. But now… something had changed. Maybe the fact that you’d all almost died together twice? Maybe it had been that time he’d helped you after some bullies at school had tripped you and you’d scraped your knee?

Will looked up in the direction of you and the girls. Your breath hitched, but he looked past you. Disappointment welled in your stomach as you followed his gaze to where Eleven sat, showing something to Max that she’d found on the way over here. You felt your face heat up, you should’ve known.

Of course, Will would have a thing for El, she was super cool. She could move things with your mind. She saved his life, twice. You were just his best friend’s sister, there wasn’t anything between you, no matter how much you wished there was.

You stood up suddenly and everyone in the basement turned to look at you, surprised.

“I, uh, just remembered I have school… stuff.” Before anyone could argue or say anything in response, you climbed the staircase to the first floor then took the stairs up to the second floor two at a time. You slammed the door of your room, which you shared with Mike, loudly behind you, not caring who heard it.

You climbed the ladder of your bunk bed to your own bunk and laid there for the rest of the night, staring at the wall. Eventually, Mike came in to join you. You were sure he was going to climb up and try to get you to talk to him, but he didn’t say anything.

He climbed up the ladder and you made your breath shallow, closing your eyes so he’d think you were asleep. He sighed.

“I know you’re not sleeping, (Y/n). That may fool Nancy or mom, but you’re not fooling me.” He huffed, shoving your shoulder. You rolled over and glared at him.

“I just… the others are worried about you, that’s all and El has to leave soon for curfew so…” He began, scratching the back of his neck to which you let out a scoff.

“Good. I’ll come back down when she’s gone then.”

Mike was confused. He’d been under the impression that you and El were on good terms, the two of you had never fought before. You’d always been on her side, just like he was. You were the one who’d actually tried to fix the misunderstanding between her and Max, giving her another friend. You’d never been so hostile towards her before.

“I thought you liked El.” He said, dumbly. When he saw your expression, he realized he probably shouldn’t have said that, but it was too late.

“Yeah, I do. Me and everybody else, right? Look, I don’t have a problem with her, not really. But Will clearly likes her more than me. He was looking at her down in the basement.” You sat up, crossing your arms. It was stupid, part of you knew that. You’d never told Mike you had a thing for Will, but the look on his face told you that he had put two and two quicker than you’d thought.

He could be really smart. Sometimes.

“You like Will!” He grinned, face splitting into a grin. You shoved him slightly.

“I do not!”

“I’m going to tell him!” He climbed down the ladder and your face heated up. You scrambled to catch up with him as he ran out of the bedroom. You raced after him, nearly knocking Nancy back down the stairs as you passed.

“MIKE DON’T YOU DARE!” You called after him, making it to the top of the basement stairs. You began to run down them as well when you saw Will and Mike, standing at the bottom. You didn’t even bother to take the remaining few stairs; you tackled your twin onto the ground and wrestled with him for a minute.

He won, pinning you to the ground. It was then that you realized the only people still left in the basement were you, your brother, Max, Will and Dustin.

“Will, (Y/n) told me- “You shoved your brother off of you and glared at him, turning to Will with wild eyes.

“Whatever he told you was NOT true. I swear.” You stood up, panicked. Mike gestured to their remaining friends and the group began to climb the stairs, leaving you and Will alone in the basement to deal with whatever was going on alone.

“So, you don’t like me?” Will asked, clearly confused by all the information that was changing from second to second. You felt your face get hot. Why is this happening to me, you thought miserably.

“No. I mean, yes. I mean, yes but you like El, I know. You don’t have to pretend you don’t.” You stumbled over your words, hating how it came out. Will laughed.

“What?” You eyed him suspiciously, not understanding why he was laughing.

“I don’t like El,”

Your face heated up. Suddenly, you felt like the biggest idiot in the world. Of course, it was just like you to jump to conclusions without any actual evidence.

“But I… You were looking at her and I thought…”

“Mike said something about her. He likes her.”

“Oh.”

The two of you stood awkwardly. You couldn’t believe you’d forgotten about your brother’s ridiculous obsession with El, this was the most embarrassing night of your life, and you’d had plenty of embarrassing nights with Mike as your brother.

“WILL! YOUR MOM IS HERE!” Mike yelled down the stairs. You shifted awkwardly.

“I guess I’ll see you at school then?” You asked, looking down at your shoes. He nodded, walking over to grab his bag off the couch and grabbing some of his stuff. You watched him silently still mortified by your behaviour.

“Thanks for having me.” Will walked over to say goodbye. He didn’t seem as bothered by what had happened, but you knew deep down, he probably wanted to get out of there as bad as you did.

You nodded mutely as he went in for his usual hug. The hug didn’t feel any different from normal and as you pulled away, he kissed your cheek, flushing shyly.

“I’ll see you around, (Y/n).” It sounded more like a promise than a goodbye and you smiled.

Maybe the misunderstanding had been for the best. You waved as you watched Will climb the steps, placing your hand on the side of your face where he’d worked up the courage to kiss you.

“What is it with you and Nancy?” Mike grunted in disgust as he joined you. You looked up confused.

“You both like Byers guys.” He smirked, turning and running as you growled and raced after him, still upset that he’d told Will.

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