I’ve Never Known Such A Lovely Day As This

if ur mike isnt a masc gay goofy goober i do not want him. if u dont acknowledge wills gendernonconformity then i hate u. if u dont get that byler is purposely contrasting n it shouldnt be mixed n mashed/swapped for the sake of cheaply avoiding "stereotypes" u better fuck off now lmao

WILL BYERS Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 1

actually still thinking of that joyce taught will how to dance for snowball as the following partner post + how nobody in the notes lost their shit yet. miraculous lol

He thinks Will is cute 🥹

Mike Likes Cute Things

Dustin, Lucas, Steve, Max, and Robin all use the word “hot” to describe people that they’re attracted to in S3.

For Dustin, Lucas, and Steve, it’s in reference to Phoebe Cates, who Dustin compares Suzie to.

Dustin: “Think Phoebe Cates, only hotter.”

Lucas: “She’s a genius and she’s hotter than Phoebe Cates? No girl is that perfect!”

Steve: “No no. No way. Hotter than Phoebe Cates? No.”

It’s implied that they all view Phoebe Cates as the pinnacle of hotness - a common opinion at the time as a result of her role in Fast Times.

Similarly, Max uses the word hot to describe Ralph Macchio. Another actor that was popular at the time as a result of his looks.

Max: “Yeah he’s the Karate Kid. […] He’s so hot right?”

Finally, Robin uses the word hot in reference to girls when she tries to convince Keith to give Steve a job at Family Video. She bribes him by talking about all the ladies he’ll bring in.

Robin: “And these ladies… These ladies are hot. They’re so very hot.”

This is all to say that most teenagers are attracted to people that they consider “hot.”

When Mike finds out about Suzie though, he doesn’t ask Dustin if she’s hot. Mike asks…

“Is she cute?”

Mike is the only one to use this word. He’s the only one who is primarily concerned with cuteness rather than hotness, and his word choice is so telling. Unlike many teenagers, Mike is drawn to cute things still.

Things like the little teddy bear with the bow tie at the mall…

…and, ya know, his best friend, who happens to be strategically placed right behind him throughout the entire shot…

… in bright red shorts…

… as if he’s Mike’s version of a certain someone.

Jonathan if Mike makes Will cry again in s5

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.

Ngl I do like the headcanon that Will wouldn't like Eddie, just for the angst, u know??

Like in s3, you can see Will trying to make a DnD campaign to bring the party together

Whereas Eddie's DnD campaign in s4 tears the party apart

I think it's obvious that Will cared more about having time with his friends over actually playing DnD, the game just ended up being the thing he thought could bring them together and the thought of DnD being something to hurt their friendship would definitely hurt Will.

I also think Will would be on Lucas' side with the whole "I don't want to get bullied" thing, even if he wouldn't be too keen on trying to hang out with popular kids. I think he would prefer to stay in the background, which is what he does for like the whole of s4, especially at the start in Lenora High, it's like he was invisible to everyone but El and that one girl who liked him.

Whilst on the other hand, Eddie is all about being proud to be a freak (and whilst Jonathan is similar, he does it in a much more subtle way). Moreover, Will's comments about how he feels 'different' and a 'mistake' as well as his efforts to blend in whilst in California make me believe that he would be incredibly insecure and self conscious about being around someone like Eddie; he obviously doesn't want to be a target.

And so therefore, I think that if Will ever got the chance to meet Eddie, he would either dislike him or try to avoid him when he could. However, in time I do think he would admire Eddie's willingness to be himself.