#mike wheeler kinnie

[mikeslawyer]

the only thing gayer than mike wheeler kinnies is mike wheeler himself god bless

#mike wheeler i know what you are #mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler is a boy kisser #byler #byler endgame #mike wheeler #stranger things #byler is canon #will x mike #mike x will #will byers #byler tumblr #byler s4 #byler s5

[imjusthereforgay]

#byler #byler fanart #will byers #mike wheeler i know what you are #mike wheeler #mike wheeler is autistic #autistic mike wheeler #autistic will byers #mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler is a furry #mike wheeler is nonbinary #emo mike wheeler #mike wheeler is gay #autism creature #tbh creature #yippee #blue meets yellow in the west

[willbyerssupremacist]

just like me fr

#mike wheeler #stranger things textposts #michael wheeler #mike wheeler kinnie #byler

[rainbownixie]

i'm gatekeeping mike wheeler if you aren't a mike kinnie or a byler truther i'm not letting you near my boy

#STAY AWAY FROM MIKE WHEELER I'VE GOT A GUN #ACTUALLY I'VE GOT A NAIL BAT #actually i don't have those but stay away from my boy anyway #he deserves the whole world #mike wheeler defender #mike wheeler apologist #mike wheeler kinnie #byler #mike wheeler

[hoteadepresso]

sometimes when I say Mike is just like me fr I mean all of the specific traits and personality characteristics that we share

but sometimes I just mean that, I too, would die for Will Byers because I love him with my whole heart

#mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler #will byers #byler #stranger things

[counting-stars-gayly]

Analysis: Mike Jumping Off a Cliff in S1

Because it’s all I’ve thought about for the past few months.

TW: suicide mention

(Sorry if everything I’m about to say has already been said.)

Mike jumps off a cliff in episode six. At this point in the story, the majority of the town thinks that Will died by falling from the quarry, and it’s possibly been implied that Hopper originally thought Will jumped rather than fell.

Mike, however, knows Will is actually alive, and he’s dedicating all his time to finding him. He even befriended El solely because he thought she could help him find Will.

Then he got into a fight with Lucas, and their argument, at its core, was about Lucas thinking that Mike isn’t doing enough to help Will. Now, Lucas won’t talk to him.

After that fight, Mike got mad at Eleven and yelled at her, which drove her away. This means he currently has no way of saving Will, and on top of that, El, whom he’s made it his job to protect, is now wandering around, by herself, while people are trying to hunt her down and kill her. It’s likely that he feels he’s failed two of his friends, and to make matters worse, someone else he cares about even blames him for one of these “failures.”

When Troy tells Mike to either jump off the cliff or watch him hurt Dustin, Mike is at a point where he feels that he has no one else he’s capable of protecting. From his perspective, Dustin is the only person whom he can actually help, and keeping others safe is his one purpose. If he can’t save Will or El, he has nothing to live for, but if he can save Dustin by jumping off that cliff, he has something to die for.

Mike also doesn’t even try to negotiate with Troy; he makes no objections. It takes him less than nine seconds to decide to go along with it. Then, he walks slowly toward the edge of the cliff but doesn’t come to a stop until he’s on the edge, and he waits there for twenty seconds before jumping. Based on his body language, I think he hesitates not because he’s still deciding whether he’s going to jump but rather, because he’s scared. I also think the fact that he didn’t try to come up with an alternative to himself dying is a sign that at least part of him actually wanted to die — that he wasn’t just doing it because he felt he had to.

Now, the fact that this scene takes place at the quarry, of all places, is obviously significant. It could have happened anywhere in any way — Mike didn’t have to jump off the same cliff everyone thought Will fell/jumped from, toward the same water they’d found Will’s “body” in. But the writers wanted it to be clear that Mike jumped primarily because he felt guilty for not saving Will and that while other characters tried to make it seem like Will’s “death” was an accident, Mike’s own death would have been on purpose — a suicide. Hopper’s lines to Joyce, “Our working theory right now is that Will…crashed his bike. He…made his way to the quarry, and, uh…accidentally fell in,” were designed to contrast Mike’s purposeful jumping from the cliff. The audience is supposed to wonder why a twelve year old boy was so willing to kill himself.

Speaking of the police’s theory of how Will died — if it had been correct, and if Mike had died too, the boys’ deaths would have almost completely matched up. Both Mike and Will would have abandoned their respective bikes in the woods to run from a posed threat; both of them would have gone straight to the quarry afterward; both of them would have fallen/jumped from the edge, and both of their bodies would have been found in the water below. These parallels would not exist if they weren’t important.

Bonus: the camera shots after Will and Mike (and Dustin) leave their respective bikes parallel each other:

Additionally, in season two, episode one, Ted says to Mike, “So, if your friend jumps off a cliff, you’re gonna jump too?” He’s paraphrasing a common expression because he has no actual fatherly wisdom to give, as per usual, so I initially thought this was a throwaway line only meant to remind the audience how useless he is. However, while the line does serve that purpose, it’s not a throwaway from the writers; it has a point to it.

Mike knew, when he jumped off the quarry, that Will himself hadn’t actually jumped or fallen from it, but regardless, it’s plausible that, at the time, he was thinking about Will and the fact that Will’s fake body had been found there. And if Mike had died that day, the town likely would have assumed he did it because he wanted to “join” his friend by dying in the same way he did.

“So, if your friend jumps off a cliff, you’re gonna jump too?” is intended to remind the audience that Mike has some major issues that have yet to be resolved.

#a lot of ted’s lines have more meaning than they originally seem to #it’s the one thing he’s good for #mike wheeler analysis #stranger things analysis #st analysis #mike wheeler #byler #(not really about byler but you guys like Mike Wheeler analyses so have one more) #mike wheeler loves will byers #mike wheeler my beloved #mike wheeler protection squad #mike wheeler defender #mike wheeler defense squad #mike wheeler kinnie #stranger things #st1 rewatch #st s1 #st s1 rewatch #st2 #st s2 #stranger things parallels #st parallels #byler parallels #ted wheeler #mr wheeler #the party #the og party #finn wolfhard #the duffers #duffer brothers

[trans-gay-arospec-mike-wheeler]

Mike kinnies, what’s the most Mike Wheeler thing you’ve done?

I had my first kiss to a guy named Will when I was 5 years old.

#byler #mike wheeler #Mike kinnies #mike wheeler kinnie

[unofficial-crow]

#stranger things #mike wheeler #mike stranger things #mike wheeler stranger things #stranger things brainrot #stranger things series #mike wheeler kinnie #stranger things meme #stranger things textposts #text post #text posts

[a-healthy-dose-of-apathy]

not my usual content but in 2023 i want more mike angst. there’s plenty of room for it in that kid. fuck him up y’all. mike has all of the “ugly” trauma responses like anger management issues, low self esteem, commitment issues, etc. explore that outside of just being haters 😭.

#mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler #mike wheeler apologist #stranger things #byler nation #stranger things headcanons #bpd mike wheeler #stranger things season five #will byers #johnathon byers #max mayfield #lucas sinclair #robin buckley #nancy wheeler #mike and nancy #eleven stranger things #chief hopper #joyce byers #stranger things fanfiction

[baysaurus]

no mike wheeler kinnie bingo buuut still hot damn I hadn't realised how much I relate to him

#byler #mike wheeler #mike wheeler kinnie #also what is middle child syndrome im nit sure #byler tag

[pareiwheeler]

okay i just have to type my thoughts out real quick because i cant stop thinking about mike wheeler.

he is such an important character. he is vital to the plot. there would be no stranger things without him. he isnt just a love interest (for el OR will) he is a complex character. the ga will watch scenes of him expressing emotion and say he is being drmatic, or dont talk about it at all and that pisses me off so much. his trauma and emotions and feelings and mental health are SO overlooked in this fandom it is wild. like. god. he is just so important to the plot and also important to me. will and el would have died if it wasnt for him in s2. probably before then too! there would be no show without mike wheeler

#i just #i love him #mike wheeler #he is me i am him #mike wheeler kinnie #byler #<-bylers GET it #he is so important and loved

[mikeslawyer]

i am not here for constructive criticism. defend mike wheeler or die.

#byler #mike wheeler #byler endgame #stranger things #byler is canon #will x mike #mike x will #will byers #byler tumblr #byler s5 #mike wheeler i know what you are #mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler is a cringefail loser #mike wheeler is a boy kisser #mike wheeler is fruity #mike wheeler stand up

[imjusthereforgay]

Both of these represent me deeply

#evil autism #actually autistic #autistic #autism #gay autism #homosexual autism #mike wheeler kinnie #byler #because y’all r nice <3

[willbyerssupremacist]

bitches be like "he's literally me" and it's mike wheeler from stranger things.

#its me im bitches #mike wheeler kinnie #byler #mike wheeler

[byler-alarmist]

Reminder that you're not a true Mike Wheeler kinnie if you hate Eddie 🤷I don't make the rules

#mike wheeler kinnie #mike wheeler #mike wheeler i know what you are #hellfire stranger things #hellfire club #the hellfire club

[its-tickety-boo]

I really want to get a hellfire club shirt but I’m terrified I’ll be mistaken for one of those Eddie stans when I am simply a humble Mike wheeler kinnie trying to live my best gay life

#byler #mike wheeler #hellfire club #mike wheeler kinnie