#qeer

Wish this outfit got more screen time tbh .

So, I finally finished Volume 2 of Stranger Things 5.

I know, most Byler shippers made this their sole purpose in life and don't seem to be able to enjoy what else this great show has to offer.

I also know, that there is still 1 final episode left to hope.

But, honestly, I am more than happy with how things went so far.

"Did you not wish them to come together?!?"

Sure I did. But I've lived a few more years than probably the bigger part of all Bylers, and I know that life is not always going that way.

Mike will remain his best friend. He still loves him, in his own perfectly normal way. Will has come to understand that and is fine with it. A best friend is still a best friend and more than many ever get to enjoy having in their lives.

I don't think at all, that this was queer-baiting. It is just the most common version of things happening in life.

I enjoyed much more everything else that this season and the show in general brought:

This beautiful setup of extended found family.

This is what everyone should aim for. Romantic love - if you are into it - will come along the way. But without your base grounding and guiding you, the search for the Big L will be almost unbearable if not impossible.

If you're queer and therefore likely at times more lonely than others (yeah, probablilty theory is a bitch), find yourself allies to hold your hand. Find a Robin that pushes you around, reassures you and is the happiest person in the room when you are corageous or shine otherwise...

This group-hug in the end was my thing I wanted to see and all I was hoping for (and also made me cry...big time).