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Will and Mike’s relationship has everything El and Mike’s relationship lacks.

Meeting El in the woods isn’t fate nor destiny, because it’s just simple dumb luck — Mike doesn’t only think that, he believes it. It’s the truth. 

In Mike’s perspective — they only met by pure chance, by accident. They aren’t meant to be together in the long run. Or maybe they weren’t meant to be for each other at all, because he thinks El just needed someone, not him specifically.

And then you got him declaring a love confession to El by the end of the season, saying a completely different narrative:

Doesn’t sound so convincing, does it? (It looks like El doesn’t believe it herself.)

Ironically, the only flashback we see of Mike and Eleven’s “love” throughout the monologue is that exact moment: their meeting in the woods — a scene full of contradictory statements from Mike. 

On one hand, he says they just met out of pure dumb luck. And then he turns around and says his life started that moment. Which is the truth? Well you can scroll back above or rewatch it. Because it’s right there.

Mike isn’t alone in these thoughts, however, about their relationship.

El doesn’t see herself with Mike and their relationship to last in the future. It’s implied when she pertained to him as her first boyfriend, meaning she could meet more people: 

She also questioned whether Mike still loves her or not. Even with Mike sending her a bunch of letters and focusing on her when they reunited at the airport and spent the day in Rink-O-Mania — she picks up on his lack of affection.

In El’s perspective — Mike doesn’t love her for who she truly is, that he just sees her for her superpowers. And when she lost it, that’s where their love ends. This letter is explanatory in itself. From, El. Not Love, El.

Mike and Eleven’s relationship throughout the seasons has developed to the both of them thinking the other doesn’t love and need them anymore. To them not seeing their relationship to last in the future. To them doubting their own self worth because of each other. And you expect me to believe a love confession full of contrasting statements would just fix all of that? 

It’s so easy to just let El hear the word I love you from Mike, and Mike hear El say she needs him, and for them to communicate to resolve that. But the show had to go through all these lengths only for it to be resolved by one person: Will.

Mike heard El needs him from Will. El heard Mike loves her because of Will. Will’s love for the both of them is what fixed their problem. 

And interestingly, comparing from the points above - Will and Mike’s relationship has everything Mike and Eleven’s relationship lacks.

Approaching Will in the first day they met, in their kindergarten’s swings, was Mike’s choice. It’s not by chance or fate. He went to him by himself, asked him to be his friend and to him   — meeting Will is the best thing he’s ever done.

Will on the other hand, who’s canonically in love with Mike, sees himself with him not just on a certain period of time - but also in the future. 

Loving Mike and spending time with him is something he would do for the rest of his life. It’s not just a childhood crush that he can get over with so easily. Especially considering they’ve known each other for 10 years and are best friends. He will always need him. And without him, he would feel lost.

And Mike feels the same way. He couldn’t lose, Will. Home isn’t the same without him. 

They both canonically make each other feel like they’re better for the way they are. Will doesn’t feel like a mistake when he’s with Mike and he makes him feel better for being different. And Mike is the heart of the party and he’s not someone who should feel useless because there will always be people who needs him. Will’s painting had made him realize that. 

In good days and in bad days, Will and Mike will always be together.

Them being endgame and canon is going to close both of their arcs beautifully, and it’s not just because they’re a gay ship, but because that’s literally what the show has been building up to. I don’t think the writers put so much effort in their bond only for it to amount to nothing and waste all of it. Remember when they took most of the day filming the van scene? And literally how every scene of them has such beautiful cinematography and dialogue? 

Yeah. We are so getting that Byler endgame (and Milkvan bones) in Season 5.

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Mr. Worldwide ✨

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Vance: “You look pretty”

Bruce: “What was that?”

Vance: “I said you look shitty. Good night Bruce.”

#the black phone #the black phone 2022 #incorrect black phone quotes #the black phone incorrect quotes #vance hopper #bruce yamada #brance #vance hopper x bruce yamada #bruce x vance

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I just realised that, after Finney gets taken by The Grabber, Gwen stops wearing her hair in braids.

Now, this is probably supposed to be a metaphor for the loss of her childhood innocence or whatever.

But it also implies that Finn was the one braiding her hair each morning.

Do with this information what you will.

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THE DOGS NAME IS HARPER🥹

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fr

anyone??

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I feel like my page has turned into an incorrect black phone quote thing, which isn’t bad but I also feel like it’s a sign I should watch the movie again. Just to get the creative juices flowing you know?

#the black phone #the black phone 2022 #should i watch it? #once again #it’s a sign #incorrect black phone quotes #i’m just saying words #pointless thoughts #anyways #i’ll shut up now

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*Basement boys reactions to being told “I love you”*

Billy: Thanks fam!

Griffin: oh no

Bruce: *cries* I love you too

Robin: Sounds fake but okay

Finney: *a flustered mess*

Vance: can I get a refund

#the black phone 2022 #the black phone #incorrect black phone quotes #the black phone incorrect quotes #robin arellano #vance hopper #bruce yamada #finney blake #billy showalter #griffin stagg

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‘Can I copy the homework?’

Finney: I can help you with it!

Bruce: Yeah, sure.

Robin: Bold of you to assume I did the homework.

Griffin: lol nope.

Billy: Wait, we had homework?!?!

Vance: *Read 5pm*

#the black phone #the black phone 2022 #the black phone incorrect quotes #incorrect black phone quotes #robin arellano #vance hopper #bruce yamada #finney blake #billy showalter #griffin stagg

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honestly i want a parallel for a s3 scene, but this time is mike and will who are making out and mike stops kissing him to be a clown and sing (very badly) to the song that theyre listening and will is like "😳😧🤭" and then mike realizes it and goes "oh... u dont like it right? 😕😞" and will is with the biggest softest gaze to him and says "i love it" and then he drags mike out of the bed and starts dancing around with him singing the song and doing some adlibs because he is like that ok

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hey Look its The Boyfriends™️

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I realized that since I’m not able to go to a ghost ritual this tour, when I do go to one next tour, papa lV (Cardinal Copia) is probably gonna be dead. 😭😭

#the band ghost #i love ghost #nameless ghouls #cardinal copia #ghost band #ghost bc #tobias forge #why why why #now i’m sad

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Deus In Absentia by Ghost gives me Vecna and Will vibes. I know that song has a different meaning but it fits with this as well.

First of all the song starts out with a ticking clock. Can you get anymore Vecna then that?

“In this your time of need. You’re turning to the light. You had just begun to explore the night.” Vecna is causing chaos and the world is in shambles. Will decides that since he had ties to Vecna through the Mind Flyer he wants to negotiate a deal with him so he will put everything back together before Will and his friends die. This is Vecna talking to Will when Will comes to him for help.

“The world is on fire. And you are here to stay and burn with me.” Wills plans don’t go to plan and Vecna has decided to not agree with him and instead capture him and let him watch his friends suffer as Vecna takes control of the world. He thinks if he can’t have El he can have Will with him to watch as he destroys the world.

“You’re so goddamn frail. Failing for a change. You just had to know all about the world.” Vecna is kinda mocking Will with his decision because Vecna would have never agreed with him to stop doing what he’s doing.

“And we are tied as one eternally” They will be the only “people” living after this. Vecna knows Will survived the upside down before when no one else could so he wants to control Will because he knows he’s strong.

“All of your imaginations. Are now running down your face.” Will now knows that he is going to have to watch his friends die and he can’t do anything about it because Vecna is too strong.

Anyways thanks for humoring me because I know that wasn’t as good as I thought it was. Just listen to the song anyways. It’s really good 👍

#stranger things #will byers #vecna/henry/one #st vecna #st5 predictions #st5 theory #song analysis #this is kinda sad #the band ghost #i love ghost

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My least favorite jump scare is the one when you open a fic and it's in first person

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DECEASED HOMOSEXUALS (brance hcs again)

-contrary to popular belief they tease each other and banter a lot. they'll play-fight and chase one another, and vance constantly keeps himself in check and makes sure he's being gentle.

-"and yeah i just punched him." "and right on you! jesus christ, he's such an asshole!" "THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYIN-"

-staring at each other in class....

-secret spot under the school's stairs, constantly pulled there by the other in passing periods/breaks.

-"i'm sorry." "you say that a lot." "i feel it a lot."

-during their time in the basement bruce was the one most sympathetic towards vance, while the others were just scared of him. they sat together and were each other's shoulders to cry on.

-after escaping the basement--despite being in the same friend group--they kinda just coexisted. it wasn't until vance lost a fight and bruce was too nice to ignore a bloodied up boy no matter how many protests that they officially spoke for the first time post-incident.

-vance fell first but bruce fell harder. like, really really hard. finney actually tried to avoided bruce for a bit just because vance was all he would ever talk about.

-"you're weird." "sorry." "that was a compliment."

-bruce tried to teach vance how to bat, it ended with bruce rolling on the floor laughing and vance pretending he was some kind of hero that beat people up with broken baseball bats.

-amy teases bruce to the moon and back but it's never too annoying..

-^even if she teases him, she always redeems herself by covering for him all the time.

-they need to be mature for everyone, but together they can just act their age and be kids.

-laugh together, cry together.

-DANCE IN BRUCE'S BEDROOM REAL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Crying rn🫶

#the black phone #the black phone 2022 #finney blake #finneyblackphone #robin arellano #robin x finney #finney x robin #aaaah #finbin #rinney #brainrot

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*Everyone is standing around the broken coffee maker*

Vance: So. Who broke it? I’m not mad, I just wanna know.

Everyone:

Billy: …I did it. I broke it

Vance: No. No you didn’t. Robin?

Robin: Don’t look at me. Look at Finney.

Finney: What?! I didn’t brake it.

Robin: Huh, that’s weird. How’d you even know it was broken?

Finney: Because it’s sitting right in front of us and it’s broken.

Robin: Suspicious.

Finney: No, it’s not!

Griffin: If it matters, probably not, but Bruce was the last one to use it.

Bruce: Liar! I don’t even drink that crap!

Griffin: Oh really? Then what were you doing by the coffee cart earlier?

Bruce: I use the wooden stirrers to push back my cuticles. Everyone knows that, Griffin!

Billy: Okay let’s not fight. I broke it. Let me pay for it Vance.

Vance: No who broke it!?

Everyone:

Griffin: Vance… Finneys been awfully quiet.

Finney: rEALLY?!

*Everyone starts arguing*

Vance, being interviewed: I broke it. I burned my hand so I punched it.

Vance: I predict in 10 minutes from now they’ll be at each other’s throats with warpaint on their faces and a pig head on a stick.

Vance:

Vance: Good. It was getting a little chummy around here.

#the black phone #robin arellano #vance hopper #bruce yamada #finney blake #billy showalter #griffin stagg #the black phone 2022 #the black phone incorrect quotes #incorrect black phone quotes