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I just want to point out that it is absolutely WILD of the donghua to portray this as NMJ telling Meng Yao to go turn himself in and then… turning his back and starting to leave, clearly not intending on making sure he complies. Meaning that Meng Yao then stabbing himself can only be motivated by wanting NMJ to hold him and demonstrate that he doesn’t want him to die. 

You know what I hope we get to see? The coexistence in Will Byers of that kid being emotional as hell and tough as nails. 

He avoided Henry for a week while also communicating through lights and clawing at walls after being kidnapped, he resisted Henry’s possession for a long time and held out like hell even sometimes fighting hard enough to fade back in and momentarily snatch some control, not to mention living with those genuinely dangerous “flashbacks” for a year based on the season 1 finale as well as just living with the constant ability to feel him even after the possession ended. And you bet your ass he cries about that shit. And it isn’t despite the fact that he’s strong. It isn’t just not contradictory to the fact that he’s strong. It’s a big part of why.

Will didn’t lose himself. He didn’t go numb. He didn’t harden. Arguably one of the key differences between him and Henry is that he remained soft. He didn’t just fight to save his own life, he fought to save himself, a fight he continues every day. He is tough because he allows it to hurt.

There are two quotes that came to my mind:

“Hope has dirt on her face, blood on her knuckles, the grit of the cobblestones in her hair, and just spat out a tooth as she rises for another go.”

and

“Do you understand the violence it took to become this gentle?”

Interpret them together as you will.

HO DID YOU JUST TWIST THE KNIFE??. I'M DYING. SOBBING. HYPERVENTILATING. THROWING UP.

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guess who~

Mike only fights back against bullies after they hurt someone he loves, but never for himself.

When he was tripped? When he was pressured to jump off a cliff? he just took it and never fought against it later. He never got back at them for it.

Mike's learned to take it, but he's ashamed of it. Watching back the clip where they trip him, you can notice Mike is trying not to cry. You can hear it in his voice with the way it cracks and shakes, and especially with the noise he makes at the end. He hides how they actually make him feel.

He tries to hide the real reason why he had a mark on a chin from el, afraid she'd think of him as a wastoid/loser. He just wanted one person - just one - to not think of him the way he thinks everyone else does - the way he thinks of himself.

He hides the reason for the bruise from the first girl that's ever shown interest in him. He doesn't tell his parents. (there is zero implication his parents are aware of the bullying until finally when his son is wanted by the whole town s4. karen is right there in front of him to see the scab but we never see acknowledgment from her). There's a good chance nobody but Dustin and El know about the whole cliff thing.

We are explicitly told how Will and El feel about the bullying and hate they've faced in their life, but not Mike. They are hiding him cause LOOK AT HOW HES OUT OF FOCUS IN BOTH OF THESE SCENES!! DURING THESE LINES!!!

MIKE UNDERSTANDS THEM. He knows where they're coming from!! why isn't he just saying that? pride. shame. fear. downplaying his emotions because his parents have taught him what he thinks/feels/does does not matter. not that they insult him.. they just ignore him or things that matter to him. that's enough to make a child feel insignificant.

buddy all you did was slightly open up about feeling not needed and insulted yourself in the process...

karen failing to call it by the actual name implies she doesn't remember details about him -- the things that matter to him. his correction implies it's important to him that she refers to it by its actual name, and this is most likely not the first time he corrects her by the way he says it casually.

the fact mike has zero reaction to any of this implies this is a normal thing for him to hear in his house (another instance in which he doesn't defend himself from insults, because he himself believes it)

His parents do not go to him. They do not intervene and rather wait for him to feel better on his own. Mind you this is a 12-14 year old boy. Why on earth is it all on him to manage alone???

"how is this bad?"

this plays exactly after we get a scene of Joyce not confronting Jonathan - her son - crying in his bedroom. Jonathan is parentified. He doesn't receive the same attention he needs as a child the way Will does because he needed to help provide. Although they're entirely different situations from each other (put down the fucking pitchforks), they both include a parent avoiding emotional connection with a child that's dealing with grief to let them take care of it by themselves. this is a clear parallel that's meant to be noticed.

they continue to just wait for mike to fix it all himself.

Mike feels worthless. He feels like a loser. He feels like he doesn't belong the same way El and Will do. He doesn't feel needed. But he's not gonna say it because he's learnt it doesn't matter. We have all the reasons to believe why he would feel that way.

Instead, during scenes where Will and El talk about bullying making them feel worthless, the director and cinematographer will simply just make sure he's in the background and out of focus, much like he his to his parents. Much like he is to the GA. Much like how it feels to suffer from depression.

flap flap

Random person : I like you

Seungmin : I don't have time for your shit

Felix : Minho said that sometimes he could appreciate you

Seungmin : What ? Seriously sometimes ? EVERYONE loves me, what the hell is he talking about ? Like, I'm perfect for him I'm totally his type and then he just say he appreciates me ??? He have to say that he would marry me if he could and then I will say "sorry i'm a busy man" so he will cry and I would just laugh at this motherfucker !

Seungmin :

Seungmin : What sometimes ? I know he loves me like he loves his cats. Ah, seriously I hate him !

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We call this lOvE <3

My Restless Brain at a 6 pm: Shizuo and Izaya were literally Made for each other. Shizuo was created literally For Izaya, otherwise Izaya would move Too Freely on the Plot.

My brain, going on at 11pm: Shizuo and Izaya could easily be each other's true soulmate on literally any soulmate AU, since they complement and fit each other so perfectly. They would have 1003 problems on DRRR!! actual plot but on literally any other plot, they w o u l d work so well.

My brain, constantly, at 2 AM by now: But it makes So much Sense on DRRR!! actual plot, their refusal to akcnowledge each other's as soulmates and their Deep Feelings for each other that seemingly came out of nowhere. It would explain their behavior and animosity due to their refusal to accept destiny and how their first impression was so strong despite not meeting previously. And also how they ultimately gravitate towards each other.

And a refusal to acknowledge your soulmate aches, not only by rejecting but as being rejected, and could easily become hate.