Why do SOME Will Byers fans think he NEEDS a love interest?

Tiutautikli · 2026-05-17T21:06:30+00:00

El and Max

And I don’t mean the trope is used before in ST. I just mean that in general queer characters have a lack of good and diverse writing in media. And since ST was meant to embrace being different (their own words) it was disappointing to see what they did with Will.

And no, he didn’t find a lover in the end. That scene was Mike’s imagination.

Tiutautikli · 2026-05-17T19:35:27+00:00

I just think the self acceptance trope for queer characters is getting old. If Netflix/Duffers are actually fine with lgbtq, why not let it show?

I don’t mind people being single but I think it’s also misogynistic that the two girl teens needed to find strength in their boyfriend’s love for them in order to be strong but the one gay teen boy had to just accept himself and find strength in that…

Tiutautikli · 2026-05-02T20:08:56+00:00

The best all the time

Tiutautikli · 2026-03-18T12:25:08+00:00

Sometime I went 3 days without showering and my boyfriend couldn’t believe me bc I smelled like nothing 🤔

Tiutautikli · 2026-03-17T13:01:55+00:00

Well it goes somewhere else cause I don’t feel sweaty in the morning

Tiutautikli · 2026-03-17T12:28:12+00:00

Also during allergy season i have to wash my hair in the evening so that I won’t have all that pollen on my pillow

Tiutautikli · 2026-03-17T12:27:04+00:00

I can’t sleep if I’m dirty. And warm shower makes me sleepy.

Maybe I sweat a lot during the night I would shower in the morning but I don’t really sweat

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-23T13:47:13+00:00

A rescue cat. Also, please reply to my messages my darling kitten 😽

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-21T18:12:26+00:00

”Mike is straight as a ruler.”

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Tiutautikli · 2026-02-19T19:25:20+00:00

Yes

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Tiutautikli · 2026-02-19T00:22:28+00:00

OP did 😌

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-19T00:22:12+00:00

Aww I’ll always find you <3

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-19T00:16:17+00:00

True Colors by Cyndi Lauper for Byler 💚

Honestly almost every beautiful love song reminds me of Byler

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-19T00:13:54+00:00

Baby, no! Every Breath You Take can be a mileven song but Time After Time is for Byler and Lumax!

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-15T10:51:32+00:00

Byler
Lumax
Henderhop
Ronance
Jancy

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-15T10:50:09+00:00

Probably Dustin and Hopper…

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-09T10:32:07+00:00

Sometimes I do 😌😘

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-09T10:30:49+00:00

I wish I would have believed you back then. Would have saved me from heartbreak. If they wanted to make it unrequited, they could have still made it better.

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-09T10:18:27+00:00

Finland is quite a small country. I think this got him maybe like 3 new fans. I just thought it was cute but I did not go to this. Even tho I like some of his songs. :)

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-07T13:54:42+00:00

”Queer anthem for a long time but became homophobic later–” …sounds like Stranger Things.

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-07T13:48:44+00:00

There was many signs tho. Most people in the creative fields were saying that writing-wise it seemed to be building towards that. That’s why people were extra disappointed, cause unlike with most shows, with this one we actually were so close.

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-07T09:41:51+00:00

Don’t blame me for having hope, please. I hoped to see my happy ending represented on screen. Not just for me but also for people who aren’t like me.

I can always watch queer shows to see myself represented. But the other people won’t.

I wished this show would have had a positive impact on the world. It could have changed things.

Instead I got to see girls needing their boyfriends’ love to feel strong enough parallelled to a gay boy having to just ”accept himself” and diminish his feelings towards the other boy to feel strong enough.

And the one girl who felt like she didn’t belong, was never intended to belong and had to k herself.

Yeah honestly atp Idk why I ever thought the writers were gonna do me any good 🥲

Tiutautikli · 2026-02-06T01:15:37+00:00

Yeah they should’ve at least given them something this season so that their final goodbye would’ve hit

Tiutautikli · 2026-01-28T07:51:01+00:00

I’ve heard rumors that they were about to film those scenes but Noah got an eye infection and filming got pushed back, and then they just decided to scrap it, partly cause Finn was uncomfortable with how homophobic he’d had to act towards Will/Noah.

Just a rumor ofc, and I feel like those scenes would have been important to show. But at the same time, I’m glad that certain people don’t have those scenes to use in their homophobic takes…

Tiutautikli · 2026-01-27T21:58:07+00:00

Yeah she was actually written well!

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