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my piece for @summerof85zine 

The protagonist isn’t always right

The protagonist isn’t always good

The protagonist isn’t always written to be relatable or likeable

The narrator isn’t always right

The narrator isn’t always good

The narrator isn’t always telling the truth

The narrator isn’t always the author

The protagonist’s moral compass, the narrator’s moral compass and the author’s moral compass are three entirely different things that only occasionally overlap

Pay attention to what characters do and not just what they say

Pay special attention when what the characters do is at odds with what they say

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Based off of a chat with @ickypuppi3

Because deep down they know Billy's a rich character. We know about his parents, we know about his life at home.

We know more about him than characters who've been present since season 1.

In ST, most characters have to depend on other characters to make up for their flatness.

Billy's fine on his own. In fact, he is the character that makes others look poor in comparison, in terms of characterization and depth. He's the one who makes other characters interesting. He gets characters like Steve to react.

Dacre's mind went far beyond what the Duffers could ever dream of. He saw that there was a story to tell, a story that could actually make Stranger Things more than a Sci fi show.

He's the reason Billy Hargrove didn't end up like Steve or Eddie. Billy didn't end up becoming a joke, and his death was actually detrimental to the story.

I'm glad Billy didn't get Steve's "redemption".

Billy Hargrove is great because of Dacre Montgomery. The less the Duffers have to do with a character, the better they turn out.

Dacre fought to flesh Billy out, and it's a really fucking weird thing to hate him for.

Based off of a conversation with @ickypuppi3

@stranger-rants

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Hes 20 minutes deep on his rant.

steve and eddie are implied to have really shit parents yet we haven't seen them, and they get babyfied by the fandom

we've seen billy get abused on-screen on multiple occasions and everyone makes him out to be worse than vecna and brenner

all i can say to that is

The tears in Billy’s eyes say more than his mouth ever could.

Because in the past six months that he and Steve have been seeing each other (they can’t say ‘dating’ because that makes it weird), their arguments are often accompanied by those watercoloured eyes.

The one time that Steve had grown beyond frustrated by those tears, he snapped during their petty fight, “Why are you crying?!”

And Billy screeched back, “I’m fucking sensitive, you fucking asshole!”

The argument had stopped not long after, with Billy storming out, but they made up the next day. Still, that night, Steve couldn’t help but think about it.

Billy’s sensitivity. The way the tears came so easily whenever their voices went a little too loud. The way they never spilled over and down Billy’s cheeks. The way they seemed permanent.

And he wondered why.