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ikarakie · 1 year
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people pacify will byers too much. he is a Bitch!!! he is sassy and snarky!!! he talked mad shit about GOVERNMENT AGENTS WHILE THEY WERE ONE ROOM AWAY!!! DO YOU NOT REMEMBER THE TONE HE HAD WITH MIKE AND EL IN THE RINK-O-MANIA EPISODE??? ("how did you forget about the socks? since you come here all the time?" & "one party! for mom's work!") yes he has trauma yes he has little to no self confidence but oh my god he has a mouth on him. he's a little shit!!!! stop pretending like he isn't!!!!!!!!!
edit: BRO HE LITERALLY LOOKS AT POLICE OFFICERS HEAD ON AND LIEEEESSS TO THEM !!!RIGHT TO THEIR FACES!! talking some "it was an accident." type bullshit HE IS A MENACE I BEG YOU HEAR MEEEE
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bonkerstogether · 18 days
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I will forever headcanon Will as a truck guy. Like I seriously cannot imagine this man driving anything but a truck, he just doesn't seem like a car person you know? Like how do you look at him and not imagine him driving a silverado or something?
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apocalyptic-byler · 5 days
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will byers would love conan gray’s lyricism
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sammy-is-not-smiley · 2 years
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Some ST Renaissance Fair Headcanons
Dustin asked for Steve to drive, but when he refused he just nonchalantly replied "That's fine... I guess we can all fit in the back of Eddie's van." That made Steve snap to attention and suddenly agree to drive. "You will NOT ride with Munson. I doubt there's even any seat belts in the back of that thing."
Unbeknownst to Steve, Dustin already asked Eddie to come and some of the kids rode in his van anyway. (Obviously not all of them would fit in Steve's car, so Dustin strategically split the group between riding with Eddie vs riding with Steve)
Steve and Eddie only realized what happened when the two groups met. Steve rolled his eyes and smacked Dustin on the shoulder. Eddie simply laughed.
Eddie was, of course, decked out in full renaissance garb along with the rest of the party.
He also helped Will with his wizard outfit, claiming Will the Wise needed a little more ✨️pizazz✨️. Will couldn't have been happier with the end result, even if Eddie wasn't that great at sewing.
When Eddie saw Steve's very modern, normal outfit, he forced Steve to at least wear his pirate hat. "It didn't mess up my hair! Yours 'll be fine, now shut up and wear it, princess. The kids are watching."
Steve, of course, gave in and wore it.
As it turns out, Max is really good at archery.
As it also turns out, Will is REALLY bad at archery. At least that's how it seems for the first few arrows. Out of nowhere he began getting bullseyes like a pro.
El would never tell him she directed the arrows for him... His smile was priceless.
Mike only bought one thing the whole day. A dice set for Will. "This set made me think of you, it matches your robe."
Lucas and Max ran off together as soon as they had the chance. Later the group found them squished together in a hammock, just enjoying the environment around them and sharing funnel cake.
Dustin and Eddie bought wooden swords for the soul purpose of dualing each other, which they did until they almost passed out in the grass. Steve made them stop before they did so.
By sunset, El, Max, and Eddie were all wearing flower crowns.
On the way out, Eddie switched his flower crown and the hat on Steve's head. This time, Steve didn't object. He only smiled and shook his head, flower crown slipping down his forehead slightly.
A/N: Went to the local ren fair this last weekend and had some of these ideas pop up. Decided it was better for a headcanon post than a fanfic.
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homeybadger · 2 years
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Stranger Things Headcanons: Kids
Dustin Henderson
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- Doesn’t like pickles, but will eat Suzie’s if she gets some on her food at a restaurant. No, it does not occur to him for them to both just not eat them
- Secretly writes Father’s Day cards to Steve- but he never gives them to him
- Has held his breath until he passed out just to see if he could do it
- Flicks Robin randomly
- Has eaten his cat’s food before to “test the flavor”
Max Mayfeild
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- Actually enjoys eating pickles
- Sleeps with a nightlight, but god help you if you mention it
- Will 100% throw down for her friends, and has asked Murray for karate lessons
- Has also secretly written Steve a Father’s Day card. Has given him a Mother’s Day card though.
- Enjoys scary movies, makes popcorn for her movie nights with Robin. (She actually gets excited for their hangouts)
- One of her favorite colors is pink
Lucas Sinclair
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- Extremely mildly allergic to peanuts
- Has gotten his tongue stuck to a pole in winter
- Rents/borrows Disney movies for date nights with Max
- Afraid of bees
- Super good with directions and remembering how to get to places
- Really likes sharks, and will talk about them for hours if you let him
- Almost swooned when he saw Max with her hair down for the first time
Erica Sinclair
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- Wanted to be a ballerina at one point and because of this is scarily light on her feet
- Color codes her notes for school
- Has also asked Murray for karate lessons
- Queen of surprise parties
- Spontaneously quizzes Dustin and Lucas on DND lore
- Joins Max and Robin for their movie nights and is excited as they are
- Meticulously neat handwriting
Mike Wheeler
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- Has 100% stuck a tampon up his nose
- When he has to eat peas he swallows them whole so he doesn’t taste them
- Has accidentally electrocuted himself at least once
- Actually a pretty good cook when he tries
- Didn’t know left from right for a while when he was younger
Jane Hopper/ El
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- Isn’t a fan of clowns
- Enjoys when her hair stands up from static electricity
- A dinosaur kid
- Stands barefoot in the rain
- Loves bowling
- Has days where food just has too much flavor
- Dresses in all black from time to time
Will Byers
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- Also a dinosaur kid (he was the one who taught El all about them)
- Hopes to become either an artist or an actor when he gets older
- Has drawn everyone in the party at least once
- Has a bunch of halfway filled sketch books scattered in his room
- Has accidentally drank his paint water instead of his water at least once
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Will + Mike - First day at school
It’s canon that Will and Mike first met at the first day of kindergarten 
So, Will is best friends with Mike since kindergarten, two peas in a pod
Will and Mike would be attached to the hip ever since; Joyce knew that Will is someone shy and was worried about Will having a hard time socialising, so she was pleasantly surprised when she found will talking with this kid animatedly when she went to pick him up from school
By the end of that week, Mike and Will were begging their mothers to let them play that Saturday on either one’s house
Karen and Joyce were very happy to know that their boys found a new friend
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murswrites · 2 years
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2 Peas In a Pod ⎯ Will Byers Headcanon
Pairings: Will Byers x Reader (platonic) Fandom: Stranger Things MASTERLIST Warnings: Fluff, reader is Will’s age, mentions of canon happenings (will being possessed, his panic attacks, etc.) Request from anon: Hi there could write few hcs for being Will Byers best friend please? Thanks in advance!
A/N Thank you for this request! I adore Will, he is very underrated </3
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He’s the kind of friend that always has your best interest at heart
You two met really young and clicked almost immediately
It was you, Mike, Will, and Lucas until Dustin came around
Despite everyone being friends, Will was always the one you were closest too
You lived the closest to the Byers’ and the two of you would have slumber parties in the living room with Johnathan
Exchanging mixtapes is normal between you two--Johnathan had a huge influence on both of you and your music tastes
Will draws all kinds of things for you, he even tries to get you to his level of skill
Joyce calls you guys ‘2 peas in a pod’ which you both hate (but secretly love)
You two are so close there are no secrets--you know he likes Mike before he even knows it for sure
He’s always reassuring you of any insecurities you have
There’s a mutual understanding that no matter what happens, you two are forever friends
When he goes missing, it’s you who notices before anything. He was supposed to come over after the DnD session at Mike’s.
You were there with Mike in the hospital too, you were there for everything
When the Mind Flayer is possessing Will--the interrogation is too much for you
Since you practically live at the Byers’ house--you end up liking Bob a lot, he’s a great guy and really cares about Joyce’s kids
It’s you who catches Will’s panic attack and with Mike’s help you two get him out
It’s hard seeing your best friend go through so much mental turmoil but you never leave his side once
He never left yours and so you offer him the same support--even if some terrifying shit happens
W: “You know you can go home, I’ll be okay.”
Y: “Oh, you didn’t hear? I’m moving in.”
W: “That’s a lie.”
Y: “Yea... it is, but I’m not leaving until we both know you’re alright. Deal?” W: “Deal.”
There’s just this natural sense of trust between you two
You know everything about each other--you catch every instance where he feels the Mind Flayer returning (just as Mike does)
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bylerslyrics · 2 years
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this is such a will song…especially the first verse omg. “you don’t have time to play with me anymore” jdjsjd
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strawberryspence · 1 year
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I will never not be OBSESSED with the Famous trope + Found Family trope with the Party 😭 The headlines would be so chaotic? Like:
Famous Rockstar Eddie Munson is seen eating lunch with two time Pulitzer winner Nancy Wheeler, Highest Paid Photographer Jonathan Byers and Successful Entrepreneur Argyle Alvez. How does he know these people???
Three time Grammy Winner Eddie Munson seen in a McDonald's with World Renowned Astronaut Dustin Henderson and New York Times Best Seller Will Byers-Wheeler and Mike Byers-Wheeler. What the actual fuck???
Eddie Munson, seen in a Chicago Bulls game looking confused as hell, mere seconds after finding out his second album just went Multi-platinum, with his husband, Steve Munson. Also seen in pictures, Eddie Munson hugging point guard Lucas Sinclair and his wife, Max Sinclair. How???
MSG Sold Out Performer Eddie Munson seen in Chicago Medical Center with World Renowned Surgeon Dr. Erica Sinclair. Our insiders say that the rockstar is FINE and was only having lunch with the doctor. What in the multiverse is happening???
Eddie Munson and his husband seen in line at the book signing of rising Linguistics Author Robin Buckley. They ended up laughing so hard when they reached the author, they almost got kicked out. Turns out they all knew each other???
Rock Star Eddie Munson bringing packed lunch in pajamas to a small Chicago preschool where husband, Steve Munson and known friend, Jane Hopper works. Why??? How??? What???
Third most followed person on Instagram Eddie Munson, just broke the internet by posting a group picture with Nancy Wheeler, Robin Buckley, Jonathan Byers, Argyle Alvez, Dustin Henderson, Lucas, Max and Erica Sinclair, Mike and Will Byers-Wheeler, his husband Steve Munson and family friend Jane Hopper. HOW DO THEY ALL KNOW EACH OTHER?! WHAT A WEIRD GROUP?!
The more people speculate, the more they say shit. Like people ask them how they know each other and they all just throw out the weirdest answers.
Nancy gets asked in a press conference how she knows Rock Star Eddie Munson? Nancy answers with, "I was driving myself to California when I was 19 and I picked him up as a hitch hiker along the way. We’ve been friends since then."
Robin gets asked in a lecture how she knows the Sinclair Clan? Robin answers with, "I go way back with Dr. Erica. She once saved me from Russian Doctors trying to cut my toe nails."
Eddie goes on an interview in National TV and the host asks how he's friends with Argyle and Jon? Eddie answers with, "I got kidnapped by a killer clown when I was 17. They saved me by crushing the clown's still beating heart with their own bare hands."
Steve gets bombarded with questions online of how he knows Nancy, Robin, Jon, Argyle and even Eddie (his husband)? Steve answers with, "We were stuck in detention every Saturday when we were in senior year. We all became friends when Eddie Munson started singing Don't You (Forget About Me)."
Will and Mike gets asked in an interview about their friendship with Basketball Star, Lucas Sinclair? Will says, “Lucas once gave my dog CPR, ultimately, saving it’s life and we’ve been friends since then.” and Mike just goes, “Who???”
Erica once got asked how she knew Genius Astronaut, Dustin Henderson. Erica rolls her eyes, “That boy owes me his life. Ask him, not me.”
Dustin gets asked how he knows Eddie Munson. Dustin goes with, “Eddie once saved me from a feral army of bats and almost died. I’ve never let go of him since then.” The fans think this one might actually be true, they’ve seen the scars on Eddie, they’ve got theories and Dustin just gave them a puzzle piece.
Argyle got asked in a Business Magazine how he knows this weird, interconnected group. Argyle says, “Oh dude! Those are my life long friends! It started with a pizza van, a dead man, and a road trip to Utah. There was also a bald girl involved. In the end, the real treasure really is the friends we make along the way.”
Jonathan gets asked how he knows Eddie Munson. Jon gives the softest, sweetest smile and says, “We were in a satanic cult together.”
Jane Hopper gets asked once in public (how she knows all these famous people), someone filmed it and it went viral on Twitter. El says, verbatim, “Oh. It all started when I was kidnapped by an evil scientist who tested stuff on me like I was a lab rat. Long story short, they saved my life and they are my family.” By then people already don’t believe any of them because they all give out the most ridiculous answers. Hopper still grounds her for that even though she doesn’t live with him anymore. (Owens, who hasn't called them in 15 years, reached out with a warning).
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artiststarme · 1 year
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What if Mike is so mad at Steve because he was his bisexual awakening? He saw him dating Nancy, walking around in those too-tight shorts and thought, ‘oh damn, that’s one thing I didn’t need in common with my sister’. Anytime he sees him around the house, he just thinks he’s the biggest asshole because prior to him being around, Mike only liked girls!
Then they broke up so Mike didn’t have to see him around too much and he could focus on El instead of pining after Steve. But nope, Dustin becomes best friends with the guy and he’s suddenly around all the time. 
Finally, Mike gets a crush on his new DM and thinks he can get over his hopeless crush on Steve. He goes on a really shitty vacation and when he comes back, Eddie and Steve are both in the hospital and they’re mooning over one another, cuddling in the same hospital bed.
And poor Mike is just thinking he can’t escape this guy. First he dates his sister, adopts him and his friends, and now he’s dating the guy Mike idolizes? What the fuck?
(His hate doesn’t lessen when he finds out that Steve told Will not to date a Wheeler either.)
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lillie98 · 6 months
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You Can’t Be What You Can’t See.
Positive, authentic representation means the difference between feeling like an alien in your community and discovering your identity. I’ve been on this journey for the last four years. Diving into media, my past, and other autistic creators to put together some semblance of what it means to be me. A large piece of that puzzle snapped together last year after watching Stranger Things Season 4, specifically the Painting Scene. I could not wrap my head around why Mike didn’t take the time to comfort Will as he cried or why he didn’t seem to understand Will was talking about himself. I thought back on his whole characterization and what I would have done in that situation, and the lightbulb dinged: Mike is autistic…just like me.
It was an overwhelming moment of joy, understanding, and identity that not only did we share the same diagnosis, we practically share the same brain. Since then Autistic Mike has taken over my mind and taught me more about myself than any doctor. I’ve explored him through my writing and used his (eventual) relationship with Will as something to aspire to, that maybe someday my Will will come for me. Someone to accept, love, and understand every part of me. It is incredibly healing and life-giving and I’m so thankful for everyone involved in creating such a beautiful story. When Bhavna announced she had opened commissions for her art, I knew I had to have this turning point in my life memorialized. We worked together for about a month to come up with this piece and I could not be happier. I sobbed when I saw the preliminary sketch—I finally felt seen.
All that to say, never be embarrassed about something you love. There is someone out there who needs to see it’s okay to exist. Please enjoy Mike’s latest DnD info-dumping session while his boyfriend, Will, looks on. It’s late, they should be in bed, but Mike can’t stop and Will’s too infatuated with Mike’s happiness to make him. The world is a little too loud, so Mike donned his headphones, and Will loves the way they relax Mike and allow him to process the world a little easier. Thank you, Bhavna. Happy Stranger Things Day. ❤️
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hothammies · 3 months
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are friends electric?
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ikarakie · 1 year
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mike has a panic attack.
it's sudden and it's terrifying and eddie has no idea what to do. one minute they're all yelling and laughing and just playing d&d, and the next, mike is collapsing to the floor struggling to breathe. gasping out the same two names over and over again. the panic attacks eddie's had before were never, never this bad. for a fucking awful moment he thinks he's about to watch wheeler die.
lucas stays with him, crouched by his side and talking in gentle tones. murmuring words of assurance that, while good, don't seem to reach his friend. dustin had sprinted out of the room yelling into a walkie talkie as soon as mike went down, so eddie has no fucking idea what he's up to. not that he's able to focus on much other than the kid (because, god, he's so young, what the hell has happened to him?) trying and failing to just breathe.
he tries the shit that worked for him, trying to get him to breathe in time with his counts, but it's like mike's ears are full of cotton. there's not even a hint of recognition in his eyes as either him or lucas speak.
dustin returns exactly three minutes later, trailed by the last guy eddie would've ever expected to walk through the doors of hellfire club. steve harrington zeroes in on mike like a hawk, crosses the room quickly and crouches in front of him. lucas scoots away, visibly relieved to see steve, so eddie reluctantly does the same. mike's knees are to his chest and he's heaving sobs so powerful they wrack his entire body. for about thirty infuriating seconds, steve just watches.
"oh god- oh fuck- fuck- will, will-" mike is saying, through stilted breaths. "will, el- el- i can't- they're-"
"mike." steve's voice is like honey, low and soothing in a way lucas' can't be yet. mike snaps his gaze up, finally proving his ears work. "where are you right now?"
"hawkins lab-" mike chokes, and eddie just listens, dumbfounded. "hawkins- starcourt- fuck-"
"no," steve says gently. mike stares at him, slightly less glazed. "where are you?" he asks again, a little more pointed. a few seconds pass. mike's eyes dart around the room.
"hellfire." he whispers, barely audible. steve nods, asks if he can come closer, if he can touch mike. the kid nods frantically, and then his hands are being peeled from where they were curled protectively against his chest. they're placed against steve's instead, and they spend the next few minutes breathing in tandem. harrington demonstrating and mike doing his best to follow.
his breathing eventually evens out, thank god, and the heart-wrenching sobs simmer down into quiet tears. mike all but throws himself into the embrace steve offers, tucking his head under the guy's chin and seemingly making himself as small as possible.
"it's okay, you're okay." steve promises, speaking into mike's hair as he gently rocks them back and forth. "they're okay. they're just fine, both of them. you looked after them so well, bud." he keeps whispering reassurances and sweet, kind words into the little cocoon he's crafted. mike stays curled up there for a while, making a wet patch on steve's shoulder.
then finally sounding more like himself, grumbles, "just 'cos we're hugging doesn't mean i like you." after maybe four or five minutes have passed. steve just huffs a laugh, because despite his words, mike is still clutching steve's arms as he pulls back.
"of course not." steve agrees. mike smiles as his hair is carefully ruffled. turns and reaches for dustin and lucas, who waste no time in piling themselves onto their friend. steve doesn't go far though, keeping a hand in the hair at the nape of mike's neck.
it's only then that he finally makes eye contact with eddie, who's watched the whole thing go down with a sick curiosity. because... who was this guy? this was not king steve, or the asshole, cookie-cutter jock steve harrington that eddie knew of. eddie had thought dustin's nickname for him of 'number one babysitter' had been an exaggeration; that maybe he'd watched them a grand total of three times back when he and nancy wheeler dated, and dustin had developed some fixation on him.
but... no, here he was. having brought hard ass michael wheeler down from easily the worst panic attack eddie had ever seen with the ease of someone who's done it a million times. (and wasn't that a harrowing thought?)
"you mind cutting it a bit early tonight, man?" he asks, softly, and it takes eddie a second to register that he's speaking to him. "i know you've still got, like, 20 minutes, but-"
"no, no," eddie cuts him off, kind of desperate for wheeler to get home and rest. "shit, man. that was... yeah, of course, take him." steve smiles appreciatively (an annoyingly pretty expression eddie never imagined him capable of, let alone directing at him), and turns back to the kiddie hug pile.
"hey, boys? mike?" he calls, all gentle and warm. it makes eddie's heart ache; even more so when all three turn to steve with big, shiny eyes. mike's peek out from dustin's arms. "how about we head off now, and stop at that payphone on the corner of glenview on the way home? give the byers a call in california?"
mike nods, hinging on desperate. dustin and lucas give him one more good squeeze before agreeeing themselves. steve corrals them all up, bids a fucking goodnight to the present company, (plus an extra one for eddie specfically), and shuffles them out of the room. eddie, and the rest of hellfire, are left stunned in the wake of babysitter harrington.
(when mike tries to apologise the next day, eddie absolutely refuses to accept it- and, at lucas' timid request, writes the mind flayer he'd introduced out of the campaign entirely. the next session, it's like the thing never existed.)
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athiestpaladin · 19 days
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Joyce watching back the tape from Halloween looking for where her son was bullied and instead finding that it's 90% footage of Mike
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musicalchaos07 · 1 year
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Do y'all think sometime in the mid-90s there was an Unsolved Mysteries about Will (and Hawkins). The Party is obsessed with it (they like to point out the inaccuracies) but it mostly gets forgotten by the general public.
Then in the mid-2000s they go over "The Strange Town of Hawkins and The Mysterious Vanishing of Will Byers" on Buzzfeed Unsolved and that picks up and every horror/true crime podcast is covering it, and 45 yo Will is like "are you fucking kidding me?" and Mike thinks it's the funniest thing.
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doriandrifting · 8 months
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Ted Wheeler sees the Byers and says, “Thank god you folks are back. Between the two of these kids, I thought I was going to have to take out a second mortgage just to afford my phone bill,” and has absolutely no idea the chaos he has just unleashed.
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