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Byler Truther

@hufflepuff-finn / hufflepuff-finn.tumblr.com

So proud to be a part of the Byler Nation!

My Stranger Things ship journey.

So I have been into Byler since season 2 but honestly the journey was a roller-coaster.

Season One

I didn't really have an opinion on Byler watching season one for the first time. I was 14, not even in highschool yet, and truth be told... I didn't know anything about LGBTQ+ or just even what gay was. Crazy, right? I didn't learn what gay even meant until highschool, but I DID know one thing. Mike and El made me feel weird.

I tried to brush it off because I thought it was maybe just jealousy from me having the biggest crush on Finn Wolfhard the second he was on screen. So I shoved it down deep inside, the weird feeling.

Season Two

If there is anything a Byler knows it is that season 2 was peak Byler for the longest time. When I saw season 2 episode 5 it was like something in my brain went "oh". Then the snowball scene happened and I pushed my thoughts down again because I thought I was just making everything up in my head and was finding an excuse to not like Mike and El together so I wouldn't be jealous again.

Season 3

So right before season 3 comes out I of course have a rewatch and im like "you are going to stop being jealous, you don't know Finn so stop being weird about this" So I tried, I really tried to like Mike and El together, and I can admit they had sweet moments for sure but I never didn't feel weird the whole time. I kept assuming it was jealousy, especially when the start of season 3 has them making out right in front of 17 year old me who still has a massive crush on Finn. That was until we got to the closet scene. That's when it really clicked for me, you are not jealous, THIS. IS. WEIRD. It was the most uncomfortable I had ever been, still to this day I can barely watch that scene.

Season Four

Now we get the confirmation season. So by now there has been a few years of my brain maturing and rewatching the show I can admit no you like Byler because of Byler not because you are jealous. Super triumphant about that because my family would taunt me all the time saying I was jealous, which doesn't make sense since I know what acting is. Season 4, blew into my family and while they were reactions on opposite sides I felt validated that now my family had to see Byler for what I saw it.

Season Five

Finally made it to now and while most of my family are homophobic, my dad got so excited for me and literally choked up during Will accepting himself. So, I am excited for what is to come.

Sorry for the long-winded speech nobody asked for lmao.

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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...

OOOH YAYAYAY :D

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

Reading: an absurd amount of fanfics, camp half blood confidential br rich riordan, Collins fungi guide [im the kinda person to spent 30 euro on a mushroom book]

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

@thecatboyknight [+open tags to whoever wants to join]

Reading: That one time I got reincarnated as a Slime series and Chronicles of Narnia

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!

@thecatboyknight was flexing your boyfriend really necessary </3 sigh anways

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

reading (or rather, just finished reading): "touch like velvet" by ciders on ao3

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

uuhhhhh

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

aw hiii

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

hiiiiii

currently reading: IT by stephen king (i'm like more than halfway done yay)

last series watched: percy jackson

last movie watched: IT: chapter 2 (rewatch of both 1 and 2 </3)

last song listened to: bring on the dancing horses by echo & the bunnymen

sweet or salty: sweet :)

coffee or tea: tea

currently working on: 6 powerpoints (3 for school, 3 for a friends powerpoint night), a script for a 9th stranger things episode (satirical) and conformitygate so thats fun :) @lilialunaa @professional-fandom-collector @fosilizd @littleprincelou @heloisbyler @marsnerd @thynefawks (+ anyone else i forgot to add :D )

oooohhh heyyy

reading: the incorrigible optimists club by jean-michel guenassi

last series watched: big bang theory

last movie watched: dead poet society

last song listened: sight of your tears by when in rome

sweet or salty: i’d definitely choose salty (but not too much or i will cry)

coffee or tea: i’m a coffee person, but i have high anxiety level after second cup, so i’d choose tea (or even better just water, i’m boring)

currently working on: multiple projects and reports for my masters degree, lecture for computer vision course (i’m going to teach guys…) aaaand two projects at work … also i'm applying for a french visa (wish me luck), translating a fic and trying to catch up with all the byler theories here … so yeah, have too much fun now (i hope i survive)

hellooo 💃👯‍♀️

reading: suddenly “heated rivalry” (suddenly bc I’ve started a Hemingway’s book, but read just a bunch of pages, and I’ve just realised that I’m way further in HR :D)

last series watched: Stranger things (postponing everything after it, yes, I’m that pathetic)

last movie watched: all three that I watched this year are gay 🏳️‍🌈, so I share all: the boys in the band, fear street 1 and 2

last song listened: good luck, babe

sweet or salty: sweet ig

coffee or tea: both but it all starts with coffee (me too)

currently working on: I should figure out things with my job but ofc the answer is — byler poem + byler fic, I have many ideas which I hope I’ll use for my future texts but I hope to finish at least that one I’m working on atm

Ooo heyyy, thanks for the tag love 🩵

Reading: Deer in Deadlights on AO3 not currently reading but about to start lmao

Last series watched: just finished welcome to Derry and spoiler my eyes are so swollen from crying

Last Movie Watched: I think the Truman Show?? Idk could have been something else i tried to watch FNAF 2 but got bored really early in..

Last song listened: Can't quite see but the next song on my Playlist was "Girls" by girl in red

Sweet or Salty: salty/spicy

Coffee or Tea: Neither? Unless it's sweet tea

Currently working on: a byler fic (undecided title) and trying to gain motivation to do stuff that I need to get done 🙃

If you have already been tagged pls ignore im so sorry 🙏🙏

NPT:

I'm sorry, some of you might not like this take but...

Maybe im just too jealous of a person but I can't even read a fic of Will dating anyone that isn't Mike (not even just a past mention) without feeling physically ill

reblog this & i’ll give you a song from the byler playlist that matches your vibe

(i’m bored pls play with me)

Even more depressing when you realize we will never see the core 4 do another interview together...

I can't, im crying, they are all so cute/funny, and seem to be having such a great time together...

Maybe im just too sensitive 🥺

So I just watched Wicked: For Good (don't look at me I waited for it at home). Of course I start crying at the end. First time I have cried over anything other than byler/queerbait/whatever the last 4 episodes were since it all went down...

And of course it gets me crying more because I start thinking about how awful everything got ruined and now im just sitting here hollow.

I'm so mad and heartbroken. When will I feel normal again?

I really do try to be positive on here most of the time.

However Stranger Things is truly ruined for me.

To those who think it's just because of byler not being canon endgame, it's not.

It's because they lied and left everything ambiguous, they queerbaited (yes they did, you want proof watch the tower scene Noah had to beg for again), and the plot holes.

This may change in the future (hopefully) but I can't even read fics or see any interviews right now.

I don't like being lied to.

Like, I literally burst into tears realizing I can't ever rewatch yesterday when my sister brought up s2 when it has always been my favorite season, it's literally ruined for me now.

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