#mike wheeler appreciation

[bonkerstogether]

I love him so much

#mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #mike wheeler is so pookie #target audience #byler #mike wheeler is a boy kisser

[kiirotoao]

Season 2 Mike said, “he’s quiet today.” He really said, ‘hey, I know that something’s wrong,’ without a single hint from Will that anything was wrong.

And when Mike learned that things were going wrong, he said, “if we’re both going crazy, we’ll go crazy together, right?” He really said, ‘hey, I’m here for you. No matter how rough it gets, I’m not going anywhere,’ even in the face of this new, terrifying, bad force.

And after Mike made that promise, he stayed by Will’s side and said, “we won’t let him.” He really said, ‘I’m sticking to my word and we will overcome this,’ even as the Mind Flayer was actively taking Will over.

And throughout this whole horrific ordeal, as Will got worse and worse, Mike said, “what’s wrong?” Multiple times, at that. He really said, ‘I want to help you no matter what. Tell me what you see. Let me help you,’ and he never, ever feared Will or doubted him.

And after Mike figured out the Mind Flayer’s plan, after it possessed Will completely, after everything he knew, he said to Will,

“You remember the first day that we met? It was the first day of kindergarten. I knew nobody. I had no friends. I just felt so alone. And so scared. But I saw you on the swings, and you were alone, too. You were just swinging by yourself, and I just walked up to you, and I asked. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. You said, ‘yes.’ You said, ‘yes.’ It was the best thing I’ve ever done.”

And… do I even need to elaborate on how sweet that is?

The more and more Will was taken from him, the more and more Mike gave to him. It didn’t matter to Mike that Will was almost gone, he poured everything out to him to reach him.

That’s not just love. It’s not even just unconditional love that looks past bad circumstances, that’s dedicated love that actively works in the face of hardship.

Season 2 Mike loved Will so much that it hurt. And he was only 13.

#mike wheeler analysis #Mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #i just woke up and thought too much and now I’m here #Mike wheeler is so babygirl #byler #<3 #stranger things 2 #byler analysis #byler is endgame

[byler-alarmist]

If there's one thing about Mike Wheeler, he's gonna push somebody down

or try to.......

#no one is safe #mike wheeler #stranger things #byler tumblr #mike wheeler appreciation

[thesapphicsoldier]

Pretend to be Mike’s search history in the notes

#mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #byler #< target audience #mike queerler

[stxr-bxy]

people be saying “mike wheeler isn’t mentally ill. he’s just a bad person.” and acting like this man didn’t try to off himself in season one

#stranger things #mike x will #mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #i want to cradle him in my arms #mike wheeler apologist #mental illness #probably bpd too #byler #byler tumblr

[coldninjaruins-blog]

Okay, unpopular opinion but I don't think if Will plans to fight Vecna Mike is going to go into overprotective mode saying things like "You can't do this" "I won't let you" or something similar. I think it's actually likely that Mike will be supportive (unless the plan is literally suicidal) or that Mike will even be part of the plan and help Will in some way. They will work together.

Mike is caring and protective of Will? Yes, he literally stayed by Will's side when Will was possessed, called the byers house because Will missed classes and went to check that everything was okay.

But Mike is not overprotective of Will and Will wouldn't want him to be either.

‘Mom, Lucas, Dustin, everyone. They all treat me like I’m a baby, like I’m gonna break like I can’t handle things on my own’.

But not Mike, never Mike.

And why is that? Because Mike trusts and knows Will, trusts him in every sense of the word.

Mike trusts Will so much it’s insane. Even when Will was possessed Mike still had faith in him.

He knew Will could help, and even when Max mentioned that he was a spy he didn't say "yeah, you're right, we can't trust him" but he came up with a plan.

He believes in Will's strength.

He believes in Will.

He trusts.

Will says Billy is activated? Then Max should get away from the fucking door right now.

Will says "Oh, no" at Rink-O mania? Obviously Mike gets up real quick from his seat and asks him what's wrong.

Will says El commissioned the paint? Then El commissioned the painting, no questions asked.

Will reminds him that he's the heart, tells him not to stop and to keep talking because he thinks it will help El? Then Mike won't stop and will continue talking.

Mike trusts Will.

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#byler #they're a team <3 #mike wheeler #will byers #When they trust each other>>>>> #I honestly believe Mike would be the one to come up with the plan. #the right plan #mike wheeler appreciation #kinda

[mybreakdowns]

mike wheeler nobody gets you like i do pookie

#mike wheeler #pookie #mike wheeler apologist #mike wheeler appreciation #he's my pookie #idc #mike wheeler defender #mike wheeler best character no cap #finn wolfhard #also pookie #stranger things #byler #stranger things season 5 #stranger things season 4 #stranger things season 3 #stranger things season 2 #stranger things season 1

[will80sbyers]

heart of gold pookie that loves all of his friends so much and is trying his best to deal with being a teen and all the complicated feelings he has 💓

#mike wheeler #stranger things #mike wheeler gifs #stedit #strangerthingsedit #will80sbyersgifs #mike wheeler appreciation

[lunabug2004]

Why the Troy and Angela Situations Should Not Be Compared (+ Why Mike's Reaction Is Valid)

One of the things that gets my blood boiling as a Mike defender is when people try to compare the bullying/El's reaction to said bullying between the Troy and Angela scenes. They are not the same thing, not even close! Yes, they're both cases of bullying, but two very different levels of extreme.

Yes, I understand that words can hurt just as much, if not more, than a physical weapon, and Mike understands this too, that's why he tries to connect with El the morning after. But in the real world, one without monsters or powers, the one they believe they're living in at the time, violence is almost never the answer, it only makes things worse, as it did. Mike also understand this. Now, yes, it took him a minute to figure out that El didn't quite understand this yet, but he works to fix his mistakes as soon as he does.

Now, let's look at season 1's incident. Troy is threatening to cut Dustin with a knife if Mike doesn't jump off the quarry cliff. Two lives are in immediate and direct danger in this situation. El, literally at the last second, saves Mike as he's falling, so that's one problem fixed and one less life at stake. By this time, yes, Troy has moved away from Dustin, but he is still holding the knife! And then he aggressively steps towards El, threatening her with it, so she snaps his arm and makes him drop it. This is self defense, as well as defending her friends from a dangerous situation.

In season 4, Angela publicly humiliates El. Yes, it's awful, and yes, she deserves the smack that she gets for it, but it's nowhere near as bad as what Troy was doing. Angela isn't putting any lives in immediate danger, she's not brandishing a weapon! Legally, El smacking Angela is assault, because at the point of the roller-scate-smack, the ordeal is done with, and there was no physical harm done. I'd like to add that I'm aware of El falling, and that she may have been hurt, but technically no one touched her, so it still isn't technically self-defense (I may be wrong here, pls correct me if so). This is a very unfortunate situation, and I feel terrible for El, as should everyone, but I'm a firm believer that when it comes to bullies, you shouldn't fight fire with fire, and Mike seems to carry this belief as well, as he repeatedly tells the boys to just ignore their bullies in s1. @foodiewithdahoodie has an old post (can't find it irl, but it's stuck in my brain) in which they say El treats Angela, a normal girl who is not a serious threat, with the same extreme hostility she shows the UD monsters, and I completely agree with this. El is flawed, and Mike's not a bad person for reacting to those flaws, that just happen to include unnecessary violence, the way a normal person would.

Anyways, what I'm getting at here is that these two situations are completely different (again, Troy has a literal weapon, two peoples' lives were being actively threatened!) and Mike's reaction in both circumstances were completely valid! In season one, he was seconds away from death, and so when El saved him and made the threat go away, he was eternally grateful for her defense. In season 4, he tries so hard to get to her when he realizes what's going on despite having just found out she'd been lying to him for months, and he was even completely on El's side, trying to find and comfort her, until she hit Angela, then he believed she went too far (she did), so he made that known. He's never been one to sugarcoat when he disagrees with certain behaviors, and he doesn't start here, he tells it like it is: Angela doesn't look fine. It also is just a lot to process, so it doesn't surprise me that it takes an overnight thought-session for him to figure out where he went wrong, and again, he tries to make it up to her! To connect with her, bringing down some of his walls in the process! She just disregards his experiences, then brings up him not saying ILY, so he gets defensive and puts back up his walls, and they never get to continue this conversation! (This is an analysis for another day in and of itself tbh)

To reiterate, it just irks me when people compare these scenes to try and make Mike out to be a bad person, when they are nowhere near the same situation! His reactions being different makes total sense, esp when adding the shock-factor of it all! I'll stop talking now cuz this could go on forever and I lowkey feel like I'm just repeating myself now.

Pls tell me your thoughts on this!

#i hope this made sense #cuz i spent way too much time on it #mike wheeler #stranger things #stranger things 4 #stranger things 1 #troy walsh #dustin henderson #rink o mania #el hopper #anti mileven #but also i love them so kinda not #byler #<— target audience #mike wheeler defender #mike wheeler defense squad #mike wheeler analysis #mike wheeler appreciation #mike wheeler needs a hug #mike wheeler deserves better #Jay's saying stuff :) #Jay's talking ST &lt;3

[kennahjune]

Just got a very unlikely idea but oh well

Steddie AU where they get together cause of Mike.

It’s post-s3 pre-s4 maybe or post-s4 with Alive-Eddie; either way, Steve and Eddie are constantly around each other because of the kids.

And it’s Mike that realizes it first, when he notices that Steve looks at Eddie like how he used to look at Nancy. And yes he would know, Dustin, because he was forced to learn what knocking was after walking in on them one too many times.

But really, Mike doesn’t want to believe it. Because why would Steve be looking at Eddie like that? Adoration Mike can understand— what about Eddie wouldn’t you adore? But unconditional romantic love? He didn’t get it.

Not because they were both guys! Mike was in no place to make any remarks about that. Not anymore. But because they were so different from each other.

Mike was there during every Hellfire meeting when Eddie went on rampages about “King Steve”. He was there at the sleepovers when Steve would utter under his breath about “Asshole Metalheads”. He was there when Steve and Eddie finally met for the first time outside of school, when Steve was picking them up for Hellfire, and Steve looked ready to kill when Eddie brought up “Losing the Crown.”

And sure, Mike may seem oblivious and aloof and “give no fucks” most of them time, but really it wasn’t true! Ok— maybe the oblivious part. But he didn’t “give no fucks”— he has a lot of fucks to give, actually.

And sure maybe he doesn’t seem to care about most things. But he does! A lot more than he should sometimes. He cared when Nancy and Steve first broke up (maybe not for Steve’s side until he knew the full story but still). He cared when Barb died (she was his friend to, maybe not as close as her and Nancy but still!). And he cared when Max got dragged into everything. And he cared when Hopper “died”— and sure, maybe he stopped trying to care after that. Because caring got him hurt in more ways than one.

But Steve and Eddie? They’re things he cares about. People he cares about a lot more than he cares to admit. Steve saved his life on more than one occasion and showed him more affection in a month than Ted Wheeler did in Mikes whole life. And Eddie was the one of the first to show Mike that “hey, it’s ok to be a nerd.”

So yeah, they mean a lot to him.

But them being romantically together makes no sense to him. And when he tries to bring this up to the rest of the Party, he was told he was insane.

“Steve and Eddie aren’t interested in each other romantically,” claimed Dustin, “They’re just friends.”

“Not even that,” called Max from the couch.

Lucas snorted but otherwise said nothing.

Mike looked at Will for help.

“Well— why do you think they are romantically involved?”

Mike huffed. “Do none of you guys see it? Steve might as well have heart eyes!”

El nodded. “I agree. Mike is right.”

Suddenly all eyes were on El. Mikes were shining with hope and everyone looked incredulous.

“But why?” Dustin asked exasperatedly. “They’re— they’re nothing alike!”

“I know!” shouted Mike. He stood and paced. “But Steve always looks so fond of Eddie! And we’ve all heard the typical “King Steve” rant from Eddie and the “Asshole Metalheads” one from Steve, right?”

Max, Dustin and Lucas all answered with a unified “yes” while El and Will answered with a unified “no”.

Mike waved his hand and continued to pace. “But maybe it’s an opposites attract kind of thing? Like Max and Lucas?”

“Excuse me?”

“What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Or maybe it’s not! Because nothing about them is really opposite other than their styles.”

“But—“ Dustin was quick to interrupt, “—they are pretty opposite. Jock and Metalhead? Seems pretty fucking twisted to me.”

“Yeah but you’re looking at the cliques,” Will added, finally catching on. “Mikes looking at personality.”

Mike clapped happily. “Yes exactly! They’re both bitchy and quick-witted! They’re both dramatic in their own ways—“

“—they’re both oddly parental and protective,” added Lucas, also catching on.

Mike nodded aggressively.

“Ok—“ Max shook her head. “—say we believe that Steve and Eddie actually are romantically interest in one another. What are we supposed to do about it?” she put extra emphasis on “we”.

Mike looked at them each one by one. Max, who was sprawled on the couch like she owned it. Lucas, who had Max’s legs in his lap and was gently rubbing her thigh. Dustin, who was sat in a chair at the end of the couch with his thinking face on. El, who was looking at Mike with a sly grin— an expression he rarely saw on her. And Will, who was looking at Mike with something like Steve to Eddie.

But none of that right now.

Dustin stood up and walked to stand by Mike. He threw an arm around his shoulders (Mike bending with the action) and loudly proclaimed “We need to get them together!”

Will stood hurriedly and joined them, El right behind him with a grin on her face. Lucas shrugged and looked to Max as if saying “what can you do?” before gently pushing her legs off of him joining them as well.

They all looked at Max expectantly. She groaned and stood to join them, a chorus of cheers ringing out.

…

Idk if I’m gonna continue this or not but eh

#stranger things #steve harrington #dustin henderson #mike wheeler #eddie munson #robin buckley #will byers #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #el hopper #nancy wheeler #jonathan byers #steddie thoughts #steddie hcs #steddie fics #steddie idea #might do more #idk yet #mike wheeler appreciation #mike is my sweetheart #I love them sm #mike and steve being involved in each others lives outside of “I/you used to date your/my sister #they can be so personal to me <3

[bonkerstogether]

In case anyone forgot...

He is a VERY silly little guy

#mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #target audience #byler #mike wheeler is a silly little guy and he will kiss his best friend on the lips

[taylorswiftshipsbyler]

I was just thinking about the last s2 rewatch I did in like October and I just remembered that scene I think in the last episode where mike finds out that El had been staying with hopper and that he wouldn't let her see him. and how he's like trying to punch hopper and stuff and he's like really angry, but then he just starts crying. and idk, I didn't think that scene would really make me upset as much as it did. and I was just think like this poor kid, he's so worried about the people that he cares about and just. someone needs to give him a good hug.

#idk dude #that scene just breaks me #but i also just think it goes to show how much he cares about people #also this isnt a milkvan post btw #its a mike cares about people and hes a good person post #i mean i think this specific instance shows that with el #but like it's obviously other people too #(coughcouchwillcough) #byler #< target audience #mike wheeler #stranger things #stranger things 2 #st s2 #byler tumblr #mike wheeler appreciation #mike wheeler apologist #mike wheeler defender

[bylerspookie]

"I hate Mike Wheeler because-"

*bombs that have no relation to me suddenly go off*

#I'm Mike Wheeler's number 1 fan #I swear to god some people will straight up say they hate him and then their reasons are them naming neurodivergent traits #like??? #are you okay #mike wheeler appreciation #he's so pookie #and #he's so silly #how could you hate him #i don't get it #mike wheeler fans rise #byler #mike wheeler #byler is real #byler is canon #byler is endgame #byler nation #stranger things #will byers

[jaegerisim]

We need to see more of this pic!!!! Why is nobody talking abt this serve????? Like hello???? He looks so gorgeous here???? No wonder Will fell for him omfg

#mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation #byler #mike wheeler defense squad #mike wheeler stans

[longstoryshqrt]

Idk about you guys but I love mike wheeler whump. self-sacrificial mike? FEED ME. mike’s character study between s3 and s4? ohyespleaseineedmore. mike being the protector of the party? im making that my new personality.

I just love seeing him in the most devastating scenarios

#mike wheeler #in my mike wheeler feels tonight #mike wheeler appreciation #byler #elmike #madwheeler #wheelclair #mike and dustin too #I just don’t know their duo name

[coldninjaruins-blog]

I think some people forget that the one who freaked out the most in the season 4 shootout was Will and not Mike.

That the one who who looked more grossed out while grabbing Dart and immediately passed it on to someone else even before he knew he was a demodog and who was calmly assessing Dart while holding him were Will and Mike in that order.

And the one who acted protectively in both episodes was Mike.

(Mike steps in front of Will)

Like I understand if you guys want the positions to switch around a bit in season 5 to show how Mike and Will look out for each other, I want that too, I would love that but put some respect on Mike's name please.

#the last pic is so funny lmao #byler #mike wheeler #mike wheeler appreciation