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Okay, okay, so I have to get this out there because my friends are not answering and I need to share with someone

ANYWAY

I saw a post somewhere (credit to that creator if anyone knows what I am referring to) that said that the reason the light flickers above Mike in Season 1 at the start is because he somehow created the Upside Down - Mike wanted to continue their campaign, but it had to come to an end, as a result, the Upside Down gets frozen on November 6, 1983, the day Will gets taken by the demogorgon.

Then you have the fact that basically anything that they ever say in regards to DND comes to pass. And now in Season 5, we have Mike call Will a sorcerer, only for Will's powers to be unlocked shortly after.

BASICALLY, from what I remember of the original post, the Upside Down is somehow being created/manipulated by Mike and/or Will

And then, in Volume 2 of Season 5, we have Vecna refer to Will as his "builder" - now, I know he is referring to the tunnels, but I don't know, I feel like there is something more significant to the fact that Will is the one to create the tunnels rather than Vecna himself - could flickergate be real? Could Mike and/or Will be responsible for the Upside Down taking on the appearance of Hawkins and being frozen on November 6, 1983?

as i was explaining it and my reaction, some realizations began to click in my brain

i had a panic attack

i said yes because that’s what society expected me to do in that moment, what my friends wanted me to do in that moment

i didn’t actually like him in a romantic way

i thought he was cool and liked being his friend

but i didn’t like him like that

and i didn’t know how to express that

and i had a panic attack