Re: Last Lonnie post but a reminder that most of the town likes Lonnie than they like Will. Yeah they have search parties because they aren’t heartless and he’s just a kid but what happens when he doesn’t die innocent and instead grows into his sexuality. That one guy who talked to Hopper knew what Lonnie’s kid looked like so he probably knew what Lonnie said about him. Billy was in town for a day and he knew that Will was the freak. Troy and his dad are not meant to be outliers, they’re just the ones who are the most vocal.
Here's how 'let's start a new party, you and me' will be in the fourth episode
So I know it’s well established that Will has been associated with tigers since pretty much season one. First it was with very similar tiger stuffies with El and Sarah (This is still something that I’m wondering why exactly they made that initial connection between the three of them.) It adds to my belief that El and Will are tied in some way, and that Hawkin’s Lab may have more involvement in Sarah’s sickness/care/death than we were originally led to believe. But I digress.
And then in season four tigers are everywhere in relation to Will.
First we see it when he’s introduced:
Then we see it all throughout his room:
I am sure there are way more instances I missed, but these are just a few examples. There is also the fact that Hawkins school team are the tigers.
Anyway, from what I’ve gathered I think that Vecna (or his great evil) is represented by the dragon.
I think that it’s interesting that Will chose to draw the party fighting a dragon. And so I did a little light research into it with the thought okay, so how are dragons and tigers related? What’s the significance of the symbolism? And then I came across this:
And this really stuck out to me because a lot of theories revolving around Will potentially having powers have him as light vs. Henry’s darkness, creation vs. destruction etc. So if Will is connected to El in some way or ends up having powers I really am starting to think that he (or him and El as one) will be the tiger. I think that’s what the connection between him and Henry is. They are two sides of the same coin, yin and yang. That is why he can never escape him. But as of now things are out of balance because Will hasn’t realized his full role and significance to his connection to the Upside Down and Henry. So I truly think that there will be something in season 5 brought to light that tells us he is the “key” to bringing equilibrium back to the Upside Down. He can heal what Henry has destroyed. He can bring balance back, and reset the Upside Down to it’s neutral state.
But because of this significant connection to Henry, I think there’s going to be some sort of temptation or trickery. Some sort of darkness pulling at him that he’ll have to overcome. I think that Henry will try his damnedest to use his self-worth, sexuality, and trauma against him. I think he will use Mike against him as well.
It also makes me wonder if Will x El’s “Wonder Twin” connection ends up being what we’ve all been hoping it will be maybe together they are the “key” or “The Tiger.” And that’s why El hasn’t been able to succeed against Henry as of yet.
"I didn't say it." "You didn't have to."
Day Six of @bylerweek2023 (part i) - Pre-Volume II a few of the vol i moments that floored me last june (aka Byler + "caught in 4K" romantic subtext)
watched the 101 dalmatians for the first time so i drew Them.
Fem byler to feed you all while I cook up some new stranger things content xoxo
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