but can you keep a secret?

el and mlvn-specific

El's arc of her desire for a normal childhood - "Pretty"

The flowers Mike gives El are a symbol for their relationship

At face value, the love monologue is not in line with El's arc

Mike has to be wrong about needing to love El

Mike's conversation with El in the grocery store is queer-coded

Debunking some mlvn arguments

The M&M scene is more interesting that you think

Mike and El do not understand each other

WillElMike are tied to a queer narrative - they cannot be genderbent

comparing byler and mlvn

Applying a theoretical model of relationships to ST couples

Mike's treatment of El's powers vs. Will's powers

There's a big difference between Byler's interruption trope and Mlvn's

Mlvn breakup vs. Byler rain argument

How Mike treats El's letters vs. Will's art

analysing specific scenes (cinematography, language, etc.)

Byler flirting scene + Robin's speech was not at all about Will accepting that Mike doesn't love him back. - S5 Spoilers - by @lune-moon-nuit

The reason Mike acts weird in the airport is because he loves Will - confirmed

Mike acting "normal" means he's queer

Mike's mind was on Will the whole time

DnD scenes in ST foreshadow events and Byler

Mike's scene with Will in S3's Epilogue

The closet kiss + Mike's realisation

Hopper's monologue gives insight into Mike's POV

All the lies in Mike's love monologue

Cinematography used in the monologue scene - Lightning

The DnD substitute search scene was Mike questioning his sexuality

Mike's bedroom.....oh boy

Mike was jealous in the airport scene with Will + more

Confirmation that Mike jumping into the quarry was about Will

Mike is clearly looking at Will in the Snow Ball scene

Will's softness with Mike in the breakfast scene makes the audience root for Byler

The Will Voice is not just something Bylers made up

byler foreshadowing, symbolism + theories

Byler and Creelby parallels foreshadow the "gay ending" of ST - S5 Spoilers - CONFIRMED TRUE??

Post-first five minutes crash out <3

Byler's love language being DnD is the biggest proof

Blue and Yellow theory is canon and has been canon

Some extra loverslakegate proof

The painting lie is Chekhov's Gun

The existence of a Love Triangle proves Byler endgame by itself

Purposeful blocking of actors

Purposeful music choices and titles

Phonegate canon or not canon? Doesn't matter!

Some smaller queer-coded jokes used

"I'm not gonna fall in love"

The insane amount of closet imagery

Light is symbolic for the Truth

mike-specific analyses (gay mike)

Mike isn't just in love with Will for his powers - S5 Spoilers

Mike displaces his anger at himself onto others

Mike's Promise and core misbelief

Mike's ideal character is only achieved in a relationship with Will

Mike's lack of attraction to women other than El

Mike's self-sabotaging avoidance to incriminate himself

Actually, Season 1 Mike is the most queer-coded /hj

season 5 predictions

Vecna will use Will's love for Mike against him, and Mike's internalised homophobia against Will - S5 Spoilers

We have been heterobaited far more than queerbaited in ST

Logical reasons why Will is not getting a new love interest in S5

Will's arc in S5 will not culminate in him "getting over" Mike

parallels

Jancy and Byler mirror each other

Other Jancy and Byler parallels

Byler + Jopper and Lumax parallels

Byler + Robin and Vickie parallels

Byler and their reciprocal looks of love compared with the other ships