Will Byers is the ultimate horror genre’s “Final Girl”. Reached home, locked the door, called 911, when door unlocked he bolted to barn, loaded a gun and didn’t drop it when he was dragged to ud. No food or water, he was dying, still kept sending sos with his walkie
@JaneSmi59961167 Self acceptance and reciprocation are only mutually exclusive concepts when it comes to queer characters. As if there were not multiple characters in the show that heavily associated their worth to romantic love (looking right at you mileven)
@derpwheeler main love interest and 2nd love interest being pitted against eo is an age old tradition. Ppl will always debate about the better pair despite the canon resolution. But it comes down to preference at the end of the day, so cheers to u if you felt more moved by mileven’s story
@derpwheeler Your English is great, dont worry! I think the downplaying is more just op comparing dynamic of mileven to byler, which is unavoidable in love triangles. I mean if Will didn’t have romantic love for Mike, then no one would’ve approached it from a comparison angle.
@derpwheeler @crimsoncleradin to continuously absolve their other bonds to keep the spotlight on them, which is again how you do not write a good romance. A good in depth romantic relationship should be able to stand out while the characters have meaningful relationships with multiple characters
@derpwheeler @crimsoncleradin Also Mike not having no emotional connection or reaction towards anyone but El is valid grounds of criticism for mileven’s writing. It’s the same way Elmax bond had to be written out to make the void scene be more impactful. It’s like for their romance to work, the authors have
@bylersgodmother His emotional turmoil is so deeply complex and heartbreaking, i absolutely loathe how this scene gets reduced to him being sad over not being able to play with his friends
Even though the science fair picture was there as well, Will chose to destroy the one taken on the day Mike promised they’d go crazy together. He ripped himself and Mike apart, crushed by the realization that he was the only one who believed in the foreverness of the moment.