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"Heart"

my rom-com slice of life spin-off

Will just opened up to her for the first time this morning after a lot of effort and even then, he could barely even say it out loud and was mostly just head nods.

Mike hasn't even seen Will today, he didn't have access to a drawing so Will could silently communicate it with him.

Joyce asked for days and only got an answer after a big event, asking repeatedly, and allowing him to answer silently.

And Mike just said Will already told him.

THAT'S why she lets him inside. Not because he's in on it so he can help. Because Will told him.

That is HUGE.

He told Mike before he told her. That boy is coming inside because Will needs him if he trusts Mike that much. She knew they were close, but know she knows. This is her realizing that.

Just like the posts I've made about how the romantic thing about the crazy together scenes is really that both of them have been keeping secrets from everybody and it seems like they're going to continue that path this season but then open up to each other immediately the first time they're alone together. Still don't open up to anyone else, so it wasn't about overcoming their fears. It's just different with them.

That's what Joyce is realizing here too.

Will didn't tell her for days, he hates lying and he lied to her face about it repeatedly, he could barely speak when it came up and she had to use other resources - resources Mike didn't have.

All the while, Will told Mike DAYS ago.

Welcome to the Byler Big Bang 2026!

The Byler Big Bang is a fanwork event based on the Stranger Things ship of Mike Wheeler & Will Byers meant to create an explosion of content while providing structure, deadlines, and, of course, community support to writers and artists. This year, to celebrate our fifth year of hosting this event, we’ll be running it in the style of a reverse big bang!

See the full schedule here.

How does a reverse big bang work?

As during a normal big bang, writers and artists are paired up to create a fanfic and at least one piece of accompanying artwork. While during a big bang the writers decide what fanfic they write and artists get to choose from the ideas offered by our writers, a reverse big bang turns things around and lets the artists come up with an idea for what to draw—and then the writers get to pick! 

Once the sign up period is done, artists are asked to provide art ideas which writers then can claim. Over the following three months teams will work on completing a fic of at least 8k length and at least one full piece of visual art. Then, on their designated posting day in November, teams post their new works for the fandom to see!

See the rest of the rules & requirements here. 

See our FAQ here.

How do I get involved?

Artist sign ups will run from now until July 17th. Artists are expected to create at least one full piece of visual media over the course of the event. 

Writer sign ups will run from now until the early morning of July 24th. Writers are expected to write a fanfic of 8k words or more based on their partnered artist’s art idea.

Writers can additionally sign up as pinch-hitters to create a somewhat shorter fic to accompany an artist’s piece in case a writer drops out. You do not need to participate as a regular writer to sign up as a pinch-hitter.

no. tell me what you fixed. i wanna know what the glitch was.

you know those patch notes that are like “fixed an issue where if the player sat in a bush for too long, they’d become the size of a skyscraper” 

louis: what? no way

lestat: we already murdered her

louis: no, we didn’t. she’s a vampire now. she can do whatever she wants

claudia: i want to murder