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Reading: Ouhh uhh... Measure For Measure? The Odyssey... (if that wasn't obvious)

Last series: Not big on TV series in general but I suppose PJO recently?

Last movie: U.uh... Crazy Rich Asians? :3

Last song: Weird Hills (Janani K. Jha <3)

Sweet or salty: honestly depends!! had hui lao shan (hui lao shan shoutout) so I might be biased atm bahah... but nothing too overly sweet!! I'd probably go for salty most of the time.

Coffee or tea: absolutely not a coffee person, so tea >.<

Working on: upholding the last of my sanity /silly...

Reading: catcher in the rye (just startin), the house on mango street (nearly finished), n king lear & antigone (in spirit)

Last series: UMMM . i think dr. stone counts <- has not gone past episode seven

Last movie: either ‘wake up, dead man’ or ‘jurassic world’ (courtesy of my brother n sister respectively)

Last song: and the hound (reprise) by yaelokre!

Sweet or salty: sweet for the win

Coffee or tea: tea!

Working on: ummmmmmm way too many things :’) fics, homework, art, homework — the works

Last series: hazbin hotel

Last movie: moana 2 [I was forced to watch it but also it fucking slaps okay?? Get lost is a banger]

Last song: stayed gone from hazbin hotel

Sweet or salty: both together is best, but if I had to pick one it'd be sweet

Coffee or tea: coffee makes my stomach decide to implode so naturally I drink coffee more, but I'll always drink tea if you offer me one or the other

Working on: letters to the huzz [you think im joking but I have written several letters to my lovely boyfriend despite the fact i cannot send them] and homework

Last Series: Like finished? Hmmmmm Wednesday, Boardwalk Empire and B*llshit (the game show) Watching rn: The Walking Dead, Witcher the Blood Origin, Percy Jackson and the Olympians (2nd season), Helleva Boss (rewatching), Animal Control and What's in the Box

Last Movie: Damn uh the Crow I think? (the new one)

Last Song: It's my life-Bon Jovi and Brighter-Hazbin Hotel (I was in between them)

Sweet or Salty: Salty, I can't handle most sweets

Coffee or Tea: Tea (and @i-know-too-many-greek-myths as my boyfriend we will drink tea together and I will try how you make coffee of course)

Working on: Letters for Alex/@i-know-too-many-greek-myths, BL's, fanfictions, Song Writing, Band Competition (Concert Band), Guitar, Surviving HighSchool, self-voice training, Piano, and I cant think of anything else. (at the moment)

Links!

@purpledelight127

@commander-starscream-the-great

@mikeandwillsweddingofficiant

@renanananan

@biscuitcollective

@confusedfroggirl

@dragonling248

@drudg30n

@jaycee3

@kralbubemuke2

@lucas-is-gay

@oochiiehehe3

@queen-of-oreo

@river-returns

@yori-mori

@smolpinkgremlin

reading: the goldfinch

last series: stranger things :/

last movie: but i’m a cheerleader

last song: the sharpest lives, MCR

sweet or salty: both at the same time but on very mild levels because if a taste is too strong i will cry

coffee or tea: tea because i have a fast heart rate and coffee makes me lowkey have a heart attack ✨

working on: playing tnt on my guitar, fanfiction, also surviving high school, school play, learning choreo for a stupid school music thing

last series: stranger things

last movie: v for vendetta

last song: "mojo pin" by jeff buckley

sweet or salty: salty

coffee or tea: depends on my mood!

working on: finishing the fic i'm currently writing, planning for the next one, and the latest out of many drawings of my d&d character

reading: lowkey not much cause im an english student so i took a bit of a break from reading during the holidays knowing id have to read loads during semester time, but i got halfway through the first wicked book. and lots of fanfics tbh.

last series: stranger things, i fear i havent had the energy to watch much after that finale.

last movie: thelma and louise (WATCH IT PEOPLE IT IS GREAT)

last song: anchor by novo amor

sweet or salty: sweet

coffee or tea: tea

working on: ask me next week and ill be dying with essays, but im currently doing a puzzle with my mom asdfgh

currently reading: the ballad of songbirds and snakes by susan collins

last series watched: stranger things duh

last movie watched: the devil all the time (gave it a 3/5 on letterboxd)

last song listened to: night flight by jeff buckley

sweet or salty: salty!!

coffee or tea: i am a coffee addict

currently working on: i should be focused on my uni work but instead i am laser-focused on my st s5 fanfic because well yes

currently reading: Evil as Humans by Nian Zhong

last series watched: stranger things (•_•) [currently watching dark]

last movie watched: erin brokvich [im loving Julia Roberts' works]

last song listened to: strangers by ethel cain [it's so wiseone coded it hurts]

sweet or salty: uhhhh, i like mild sweet things, but i hate things that are too sweet; so i guess i will go with salty

coffee or tea: was a coffee fanatic, but now i try to not over-consume as it was messing with my sleep schedule [then i realised im doing messing up part well on my own :') ]

currently working on: project work and other assignments for my uni and some event work for my club ○|￣|_

currently reading: babel by r.f. kuang

last series watched: the good place

last movie watched: challengers

last song listened to: my kink is karma by chappell roan

sweet or salty: im feeling sweet today :p

coffee or tea: tea! but im so specific that all i drink is this lychee and rose instant tea ive had for ages

currently working on: my epilogue for my really long fic

Currently reading: Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë

Last series watched: ST rewatch, ATLA rewatch, Barry

Last movie watched: But I’m a cheerleader

Last song listed to: lovesong by the cure

Sweet or salty: depends on my mood but usually salty

Coffee or tea: definitely coffee

Currently working on: assignments, some art, trying to learn some morse code we’ll see how that goes

currently reading: one way or another >:3

last series watched: ... stranger things...millionth rewatch.. to everyones shock im sure

last move watched: the labyrinth, half of finding dory, and also but im a cheerleader actually!!!

last song: raegan core

sweet or salty: SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

coffee or tea: coffee most of the time but SWEET TEA IF GIVEN THE CHOICE ALWAYS!!!

working on: catching up on genshin.... hopefully, erp work, school, and making silly pintrest editds and textposts and stuff as always :)

Reading: Hani and Ishu's's guide to fake dating

Last series: s1 of the sex lives of collage girls!! Needed a palette cleaser after the stranger things finale lmao

Last movie: people we meet on vacation

Last song: Lucky by Britney Spears ??

Sweet or salty: salty all the way sorry if that makes me a freak 😔

Coffee or tea: TEA

Working on: winning at Hades, reading fanfics, supposed studying but not really, just existing idk (it's hard 💔)

@y4-na @superbylerfanfanfan @yellowcleric @boosboooks @sillygirlsblogs

Reading: In Cold Blood By Truman Capote

Last series: Shameless

Last movie: Days of Heaven 1978

Last song: Amber Waves by Ethel Cain

Sweet or salty: uhhh salty

Coffee or tea: TEA

Working on: binge-watching tv, reading stuff, hanging out with my friends, reading fanfic, supposed to be studying, uhhhhhh heh

Reading: Notre-Dame de Paris by Victor Hugo

Last series: Welcome to Derry

Last movie: Dead Poets Society

Last song: Despicable by grandson

Sweet or salty: idk both

Coffee or tea: ugh BOTH sorry I'm having trouble making a choice

Working on: my texts mostly, watching movies, reading what I have accumulated on my bookshelf, spending time with friends and family (a lot), uhh I've to prepare for exams i guess

@szzz666 @eggyeggpie @thewisewill80sbyers @smeshnenok @hawkins-batman

Reading: She Who Became the Sun by Shelley Parker-Chan

Last series: Smallville, but I'm starting Pluribus today!

Last movie: The Cell

Last song: I don't remember because it's been a couple of days where I was doing other stuff and not listening to music

Sweet or salty: both

Coffee or tea: coffee

Working on: staying alive

reading: the host, but it's on pause now. and fanfiction, though that's a given for me

last series: big bang theory rewatch

last movie: star wars episode one

last song: shape of you, apparently

sweet or salty: also both

coffee or tea: tough choice! but probably tea bc i can't drink more than two cups of coffee a day but i can drink tea anytime

working on: getting ready for tomorrow's office party while writing sappy textposts about my crush

oooOOOooo robin <3

maxxx ♡

AAHHH SHES MY FAVORITE

OMG YAAAYYYY

As much as I love this man with my heart and soul, are you actually KIDDING ME?!

why did I get this cringefail loser (meant with love)

Tags:

@wistfulenchantress @lucystark12 @kittykat940 @chirpsythismorning @sade-alicious @love-byers @elephantshoetoo @pinksmonkey @elhopperentourage @conflictofthemind @upsidedownlurker @hazawhite @will80sbyers @mikeslawyer

that’s a lot of people haha

a month without uploading she comes back with a tag

absolutely, i love talking about this lol

so i watched stranger things 1 when it came out in 2016 & i was 12. my media literacy wasn't great at the time, and like most people i liked mike and el's little romance. but i did think their kiss came way too fast and kind of out of nowhere. wasn't a fan of that. i thought it would've been better if they didn't get to kiss and made both the audience and mike and el wait. and i was like "uhhh how does she even know what a kiss is" but whatever

then s2 came out, i was 13. i LOVED mike and will's relationship, maybe even more than i liked mike and el's. when mike grabbed wills hand i VIVIDLY remember thinking "they would be such a good couple, but they'd never do that. oh well!". at this point in my life i was realizing my sexuality and was super into queer media. i say that just so you know i was receptive to queer representation and enjoyed it. but to me at that time, i saw stranger things for the massive success it was, famous enough that they'd never have a main character be queer. it just wasn't a thought in my mind that it could ever happen.

i loved the snowball scene and thought mike and el were super cute. i remember thinking "wow their bond must be so deep and they take each other very seriously. it's them against the world"

i was 15 and BEYOND pissed when s3 came out and it was clear mike and el were reduced to comedly relief. i wanted their relationship to be lovable like it was in s2. i hated how mike became so unlikable when he was with el when he was previously shown to be so loyal and caring. and above all, i hated how it was like mike and will's relationship in 2 never happened. i remember thinking "wtf mike?? do you not remember how protective you were of him before?? how close you were??" at the time i thought it was bad writing and it honestly turned me off of s3 and i didn't finish it for like 2 years.

when i finally did i was a bit confused. i remember watching the rain fight and thinking "wow that felt more like a breakup than mike and el's actual breakup" it just struck me how sad it was compared to the breakup. but my heteronormativity towards stranger things was so strong that i didn't even clock will being gay until someone pointed it out for me. and i definitely didn't clock that will was in love with mike. i remember noticing how mike and will were always together and positioned next to each other like jancy and lumax were. but for some reason, and i really don't know why, i just didn't really absorb it.

what really surprised me was the s3 finale, like the final goodbye scenes. during mike and will's i saw mikes reaction to will saying "not possible" and i was like.....hm. he sure seems happy. but whatever

mike and el's goodbye scene just confused me. i didn't understand why mike acted like he didn't know what she was talking about when he spent all season trying to say i love you, i didn't understand why mike didn't close his eyes or kiss her back when he spent all season trying to say i love you, i didn't understand why el walked away and winced, i didn't understand why mike looked like that when she walked away AFTER HE SPENT ALL SEASON TRYING TO SAY I LOVE YOU, and i didn't understand why the music sounded so happy as if NONE OF IT HAPPENED. and when mike hugged karen i was like, why does he look like he just realized something??? wtf is happening???

i didn't realize there was any romance between mike and will until s4. actually, i heard people saying will was gay and in love with mike and i was like "pshh no way". then i saw the trailer where el says will likes someone and i was like "oh my god they did make him in love with mike". but again, for some strange reason, i felt like it was a decision made solely for s4. VERY stupid of me.

here i go more in depth about my specific reactions to s4 scenes but theres one i didn't mention and it's the way mike looks will up and down when he says "cool". i was like "uhh that was kinda flirty..."

but i finished vol 1 thinking about byler a little more. i heard there was a masterdoc about them so i read it, and for the first bit of it i didn't really believe any of it. then i saw the eyewitness parallel and i was like HHHHWHAAAAAAAT???????????????????? i VIVIDLY remember thinking "how is this possible?? didn't this come out of nowh--" and then it ALL hit me in the face. my jaw literally dropped. it's like i rewatched all of st in 3 seconds and everything made sense. the eyewitness parallel finally made me accept the writers would have gay characters and romance, and that was all it took. i never went back. mike and will's bond in s2, the decline of mike and el's relationship, mike and will's tension in s3, mikes reaction to not possible, mike reaction to el saying i love you, all of it made sense. at that point i was like 17 and my media literacy and love/skill for writing had grown a lot. the very first tiktok i made about byler was about how it doesn't make sense for the writers to build this up for so long just for it not to go anywhere, because it doesn't at all. and things just grew from there. i bled blue and yellow and i still do!

MIKE AND EL'S RELATIONSHIP IN SEASON 3 WAS COMIC RELIEF. It was not taken seriously AT ALL.

"blank makes you crazy" was silly. "They should take it more seriously" and they said "okay": "i say it this is ridiculous what is this you know what i think of you" because the situation doesn't change if the tone does, and that was them calling that they told the story in a silly way but it wasn't "nervous boy with his crush" funny it was "can't say i love you" funny, which is not actually the same.

They were comic relief. Fight? "Give him the medicine." Breakup? "I dump your ass". Get back together? "Wait so something that literally says I'm sorry?" Don't get back together? "I should be with my species more." Tell her you love her "blank makes you crazy. old people say it to each other sometimes."

There was no payoff even then because we weren't INTENDED to be invested. They did the same in season 3 and tried to trick us into thinking a plotline was wrapped up that was never the focus of the season. They placed it in the final episode to make it feel like the climax but it wasn't. Whenever I see the fight in season 4, I don't watch him telling her he loves her to calm down and I never did. I watch her reuniting with Hopper. Or maybe her leaving Brenner. Because that is the ACTUAL bookend. They pretend it's literal to distract you. They say "he couldn't tell her he loved her then he could" but it was actually "she didn't believe that she was lovable and then she left her abuser even when he told her he loved her because she doesn't need it anymore". It wasn't "he couldn't tell her he loved her then he could". It was "he didn't know why he was acting the way he was and now he does. He knows himself."

Something something Finn something something "he's figuring out how he views himself and his relationships"

about whichever fandoms

you want forever.

or, the post where I speculate about Finn's playlist STurn being a series of hints for Mike's arc in season 5 and how this brings us to Byler endgame in the finale!! This is all speculation for fun, I don't know if it was intended to be a playlist about byler but there are so many things that make me think so and we have too much free time before season 5 so why not talk about it....

WARNING: It's gonna be long lol

What if they took inspo also from this guy's crimes???

|| HELLO AGAIN AGAIN !

Honestly, I drew 80% on the first day. And everything else… There was no time and moral strength. BUT. It's in the past.

What can I say about this art? Upside down, shoe swap, Hopper's sword, Eddie Munson's hanky code…

In fact, I could add even more details… But you need to learn to feel when you need to stop.

I do not want you to flood them with hateful anons, doxx or threaten their lives - that is not ok and it shouldn't be the norm in any case, in dyersfilms case specifically she is a lesbian which means all of this comes probably from internalized homophobia that she has gathered on her growing up which doesn't excuse these things but it's something that has to be kept in mind too -

I'm posting these after thinking about it for two reasons:

first of all I'm tired of people using homophobic slurs against characters trying to justify it with the idea that "they aren't real so it's ok" and second because I've got TONS of anons with byler doubt these days because of the things she posts on her cc and I want y'all to know that she has an enormous bias against Will as a character and Bylers, she adds her own narrative to the leaks she gets to spite us and go against Will in any case

you should take everything she says with doubt

and also just BLOCK her if you don't like her - again, do not make accounts to target her, do not dox or harass. That is foul to me and I do not approve no matter all of the shit she did and said.

As I was saying I think people in fandom spaces are becoming too comfortable calling gay characters homophobic slurs just because they hate them - and we know these people are not joking about him in a positive way like one of us may do if we queer people reclaim the terms and joke around in our own fandom, they are using the slurs with negative connotations to hate on him and I think that's not okay and that's something they should think about and change about how they approach fandoms and characters because the people reading these things are real queer people, often even very young.

Also shipping two young boys in a TV SHOW is inherently sexual only because they would be gay in her mind and to me this is a sign of internalized homophobia that she hasn't unpacked yet, gay kids exist and are valid.