I Think A Main Reason Why Byler Has SO Many Parallels To Other Ships, Like Almost Exact Parallels, Can

i think a main reason why byler has SO many parallels to other ships, like almost exact parallels, can connect with the fact that will is heavily linked with the upside down which is quite literally a parallel of hawkins. like the reason the duffer bros relies a lot on parallels to progress storylines and relationships is because the main aspect of the whole plot is about a parallel world.

hyunin headcanons

i don’t,,, i don’t know their ship name but it’s hyunjin + jeongin LMAO

also s/o to @jisquish 4 proving to me that at least 1 other person ships this ASVFHBSKDF

riding the subway to school together aka hyunjin pulling down jeongin’s mouth mask every 3 seconds to peck his lips ;;;;;;

hyunjin taking mirror selfies at subway stations and jeongin getting annoyed

“hyunjin we’re gonna be late !!!!!!!!”

“WAIT GET IN THIS SHOT DUDE”

“i’m gonna need a shot if u don’t HURRY UP WE CAN’T BE LATE AGAIN”

sharing earbuds, but jeongin always fidgets and accidentally tugs hyunjin’s earbud out when he moves

so hyunjin’s solution is to wrap an arm around jeongin’s waist to keep him close (๑´ω`๑) and to prevent his earbud being torn out bc if jeongin does it one more time, he’s going to start bringing his own earbuds and they won’t be couple goals anymore >:(((

hyunjin resting his head on jeongin’s shoulder and making the poor boy flustered as HELL HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

“i-if you’re tired, just close ur eyes and sleep, why’re u staring at me ???”

“because you’re too pretty not to look at.”

“H Y U N J I N”

HYUNJIN REFUSING TO LEAVE JEONGIN TO GO TO CLASS UNTIL HE GETS A GOODBYE KISS ??? IT’S MORE LIKELY THAN U THINK !!!

“the bell’s gonna ring any second and ur first period class is all the way upstairs!!”

“i can’t leave yet!”

“why not ???”

“u gotta kiss me, jeongin, god!!!!”

“I A M N O T K I S S I N G U U D E M O N S P A W N”

but jeongin always ends up pecking hyunjin’s cheek before shoving him away anyway :’)))

detours after school to cafes and arcades and convenience stores and !!!!!!

hyunjin is SO the type of boyfriend to buy jeongin anything he wants as soon as he mentions it

“don’t these shoes look so cool? i- wait hyunjin what are u doing- wait why are u going into the store- WAIT DON’T BUY THEM I WAS JUST ADMIRING THEM NOoOOoOoOooOoO”

hyunjin’s entire camera roll is just jeongin 

even the ones where jeongin is just sitting, or eating, or staring off into the distance

it’s Art and hyunjin appreciates it 

o my god ;;; can u imagine jeongin shyly asking hyunjin to help him with the choreographies HHHHHHH

“i-i just don’t get this part… like every time i do it i look like a flying duck, but then u do it and look so cool,,,,”

hyunjin cheering jeongin up every time he’s unsure about his dancing skills ;;;;;;;;;;;

HYUNJIN REALLY IS JEONGIN’S #1 HYPEMAN/SUPPORTER/FAN

“U SEE THIS ??? THAT’S MY BOYFRIEND, MHMM, U SEE THAT FOOTWORK ?? THOSE VOCALS ??? THOSE BRACES ????????????? MY BOYFRIEND, EVERYONE, IF THERE WAS A BOYFRIEND COMPETITION, HE WOULD WIN WITHOUT EVEN A T T E N D I N G, THAT’S HOW GREAT HE IS-”

“of all things,,, u talk abt my braces,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,”

IT MAKES JEONGIN SO BLUSHY AND HE JUST SPILLS ALL HIS UWUS 

he’s TERRIBLE at reciprocating feelings in a normal way, so he never says all these lovey dovey uwu-y things back

but hyunjin doesn’t mind :’)))

when hyunjin says something that makes jeongin’s heart IMPLODE, jeongin takes hyunjin’s face in his hands and smushes their lips together to get hyunjin to stop talking

hyunjin,,, really likes staring at jeongin,,,,

whether they’re out for dinner w/ the boys, having a movie night back at the dorms, it doesn’t matter

hyunjin just always finds himself trailing his gaze back to jeongin

it used to fluster jeongin so much, but it kept happening so he got used to it

so every time he catches hyunjin staring (aka every 3 seconds), he fake-glares until hyunjin giggles and looks away

HYUNJIN HOLDING JEONGIN’S FACE HHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

he makes the BIGGEST deal out of kissing jeongin istg

he has one hand on jeongin’s face and another hand on his neck

and he always has this STUPID smile on his face as he leans in slowly

jeongin’s surprised he hasn’t had a heart attack yet

“just- just kiss me, stupid!!”

“just let me stare at ur face for a sec!!”

“DO THAT AFTER U KISS ME”

HHHH JEONGIN FALLING ASLEEP IN HYUNJIN’S ARMS

jeongin is hyunjin’s Personal Teddy Bear even if he complains it’s ‘suffocating’ (jeongin never tells hyunjin 2 stop tho smh)

just ??? their legs tangled together, jeongin’s head resting on hyunjin’s chest, hyunjin’s arms wrapped around jeongin tightly ?????

OP FOUND DEAD IN A DITCH

hyunjin playing with jeongin’s hair as they both get sleepier and sleepier ;;;;

this is such a weird headcanon but sleepy debates,,,, o my god,,,

they’ll just debate about anything honestly

“if a turtle and a squirrel got into a knife fight, who would win?”

“turtles don’t got opposable thumbs”

“then how do the teenage mutant ninja turtles fight??”

“,,,,,,,,”

the winner of the debate is whoever manages to stay up longer

jeongin always ends up falling asleep first

it’s not fair, hyunjin playing with his hair just makes him feel so relaxed >:((((((

jeongin rlly likes listening to hyunjin’s heartbeat,,,,,

it just calms his down so much, especially after a long, hectic day full of schedules

all he wants to do sometimes is fall into hyunjin’s arms and act like a koala, ya know

this isn’t even exclusively a Boyfriend thing to do, but whenever they go out to buy smth to drink and jeongin asks hyunjin if his drink tastes good, hyunjin will just nudge the straw against jeongin’s lips for him to take a sip

jeongin is unabashedly Clingy when they’re alone

HE’LL RUN UP BEHIND HYUNJIN AND THROW HIS ARMS AROUND HIM

jeongin ??? sneakily sliding up beside hyunjin to link their fingers together ????

jeongin u sly fox

jeongin’s too shy to kiss hyunjin first, so he always just gives him the Look until he gets the hint

and hyunjin’s too nice to tease him, so he leans down to press their lips together ;;;;

HYUNJIN TILTING JEONGIN’S CHIN UP TO KISS HIM ??? ICONIC

any time jeongin does ANYTHING hyunjin’s heart just goes adsfasdfj and his mind haywires

HE JUST CAN’T UNDERSTAND HOW JEONGIN IS SO CUTE EVEN WHEN HE’S NOT TRYING

jeongin is just hyunjin’s little baby 

hyunjin ?? says i love u first

BUT JEONGIN SAYS IT BACK WITH NO HESITATION

it’d be early in the morning, right after the two of them woke up

hyunjin’s still half-asleep and jeongin hasn’t even opened his eyes yet 

but they’re talking about where they’re gonna eat lunch, and how a new restaurant opened down the street

when all of a sudden hyunjin’s giggling

and since jeongin’s head is on hyunjin’s chest, he feels the rumbling of his laugh

so jeongin starts giggling

so u have two idiots barely awake in bed, giggling at absolutely nothing

it’s perfect

“i love you.”

jeongin’s not even sure if he hears it correctly, he can’t TRUST HIMSELF THIS EARLY IN THE MORNING

“y-you what?”

and when jeongin lifts his head up slightly to look at hyunjin, hyunjin’s already looking down at him, smile gone from his face, eyes full of sincerity that makes jeongin’s heart pound

“i said i love you.”

jeongin can feel his face burning up, heat spreading from his cheeks down to his neck 

and all he can do is bury his face back in hyunjin’s chest to prevent further embarrassment 

“i love you too, hyunjin.”

Mike Wheeler is NOT an asshole and his character didn't go downhill starting with season 3 , in fact season 3 did not set everyone's character back it was just the start of a development. Mike's large development as a character was kick-started in season 3 and is continuing to season four, it is overarching! If you paid attention you'd see that throughout the entirety of season 3 he was faking almost entirely everything , trying to be someone who he simply was not!! And even if that repression and conformity made him kind of a jerk, don't forget

HES THE KID THAT JUMPED OFF A CLIFF FOR HIS BEST FRIEND

I'd argue that he's probably one of the most well written characters instead of the worst. Mainstream media has dumbed the public down so now over-arching character development doesn't click. This doesn't excuse his bad behavior but it does give a reasoning, Mike didn't just grow up and become an asshole he's still an extremely loving and loyal and caring person. He's just going through it right now give him some time

everyone shut up i'm soft

lowkey wanna write about how beautiful their relationship was and why it is the way it is

It’s been nearly two whole months and I’m still not over FighterTutor and how beautiful they were

do you think there’s a possibility that mike throwing away the letter el gave him is a symbol for mike no longer protecting el? since the letter he threw away was what allowed the government people to understand what el was up to, if mike hadn’t thrown it away and had taken for himself it’s almost be like he’s “protecting” her. but him throwing it away shows that he isn’t doing that anymore, that el is strong enough to handle herself and become independent from mike.

First of thank you for the ask !

Yes there is a possibility

Mike as a person has inherent need for protecting people. He is a protector by nature, his focus has always been to look after the party, mostly Will ;)

So, Yes this can be a symbolism to the end of Mike’s role as her protector. He was her point of contact to the real world, friendships and people in her life. He has been her guardian whom she trusts a lot sadly it doesn’t translate into their relationship.

But for him she is not the only one he protects.

I think him throwing away the letter can also symbolize couple of things

As you said yes to a degree this can be a symbol although Mike must have not realized the consequences of dumping that letter. But the very fact that he does tells us a lot about his feelings.

Essentially, he should have kept that letter (that’s what confused me while watching) It’s from his girlfriend who he may or may not see and this might be the very last letter he has from her. He should have kept it with him.

But he doesn’t

This can also symbolize two more things,

Either he doesn’t want to accept that they are over

Or

He just doesn’t care that much which again points to their relationship issues. He is not sad, not crying or even teary eyed. He was staring at the letter as if coming to terms with her goodbye before Will speaks. And his very next reaction is “you are right” and throws it away

Not only this symbolizes the end of his role but also a signal of their relationship coming to an end because it was a goodbye/breakup letter from El after all.

Also, El never needed any protection, she is tough and strong. And there is a consistent pattern in the show that each time El and Mike are separated she becomes independent, grows into her own self. She doesn’t need Mike to be able to live a life.

Mike’s actions again parallels to him keeping every single of Will’s drawing in a folder with him but throws away, crumbles El’s letters after reading them is a sign as to the level of hold each person has on his heart.

hopefully this helps and let me know if you guys agree or I am way off. Again these are my observations and opinions .