Like guys I’m not kidding this show is like coming home. It’s been 10 years since I saw him last–I haven’t watched the Star Wars films since I was a child–and it’s been 10 years for him. And it’s like I’m seeing an old friend again at last. I grew up with this character, I grew up obsessing over Obi-Wan, and I always related to him so much. When I heard that there was going to be a movie, and then later a series, I was overjoyed and out of my mind with excitement–and terror. I would have been absolutely devastated if they had taken this character that was so precious to me and had changed him so that I didn’t recognize him; Disney has done it before with characters I loved (*ahem* Loki…) but none of them have the power that Obi-Wan has. None of them are so deeply tied with who I was as a child and who I wanted to become. None of them color so much how I see myself.
And I see him again, after all this time, and I know him still. And it’s like nothing has changed at all, although we both have changed so much in the time that has passed. For a short while, I’m a child again, caught up in the wonder of a world I don’t know in a galaxy far, far away. I’m home.
The fact that I have seen not a single negative post about the Kenobi series…I am healed…fandom toxicity does not exist and in fact Star Wars is flawless
Just watching the recap of season 3 has me remembering that Will Byers is very aroace
Oop we are ten minutes in and there’s already a “Will is acting weird, maybe it’s for a girl? I think there’s someone he likes” can we please let the aroaces have *one* I am begging you…crying on my knees…
I know what they’re probably going for with this whole subplot of Will third wheeling El and Mike but just think about how awesome this could be if it’s actually because he misses having Mike as a friend and he feels shut out because as soon as Mike comes back it’s all about his romantic partner and he doesn’t even notice that Will isn’t happy or included and Mike seems so much more distant which pushes Will away further and basically what if this was building up to Will being aroace because this is such an aroace narrative and I have felt these feelings before and it SUCKS because it simultaneously feels unfair and also inevitable because society tells everyone that the romantic relationship is the more important one so you don’t even feel like you have the right to ask to be included much less put on an equal level because you “wouldn’t want to get in the way” so instead you just watch from behind and feel alone…what if…
ACTUALLY THOUGH THEY’RE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE IT MIGHT BE ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP–!!!!! This episode is sticking DEEP because I was literally just in a position like Will is and it’s devastating, I am really pulling for this to be an arc about how their friendship has suffered and your friends shouldn’t be less important–“What about us?” END ME…the “just” implied in Mike’s “We’re friends” I’m crying
I’m also so here for how concerned for El Will is…at school, at the rink, at dinner, and especially the way he says “Months?!” when the FBI lady is talking about the training…friendship, baby. Friendship and sibling bonds. I’m so here for it. My soul has received so much balm over the last two days it’s sticky
MY WHOLE HEART THE RECONCILIATION SCENE I–AHHHHHHHHHHH
Just watching the recap of season 3 has me remembering that Will Byers is very aroace
Oop we are ten minutes in and there’s already a “Will is acting weird, maybe it’s for a girl? I think there’s someone he likes” can we please let the aroaces have *one* I am begging you…crying on my knees…
I know what they’re probably going for with this whole subplot of Will third wheeling El and Mike but just think about how awesome this could be if it’s actually because he misses having Mike as a friend and he feels shut out because as soon as Mike comes back it’s all about his romantic partner and he doesn’t even notice that Will isn’t happy or included and Mike seems so much more distant which pushes Will away further and basically what if this was building up to Will being aroace because this is such an aroace narrative and I have felt these feelings before and it SUCKS because it simultaneously feels unfair and also inevitable because society tells everyone that the romantic relationship is the more important one so you don’t even feel like you have the right to ask to be included much less put on an equal level because you “wouldn’t want to get in the way” so instead you just watch from behind and feel alone…what if…
ACTUALLY THOUGH THEY’RE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE IT MIGHT BE ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP–!!!!! This episode is sticking DEEP because I was literally just in a position like Will is and it’s devastating, I am really pulling for this to be an arc about how their friendship has suffered and your friends shouldn’t be less important–“What about us?” END ME…the “just” implied in Mike’s “We’re friends” I’m crying
I’m also so here for how concerned for El Will is…at school, at the rink, at dinner, and especially the way he says “Months?!” when the FBI lady is talking about the training…friendship, baby. Friendship and sibling bonds. I’m so here for it. My soul has received so much balm over the last two days it’s sticky
Just watching the recap of season 3 has me remembering that Will Byers is very aroace
Oop we are ten minutes in and there’s already a “Will is acting weird, maybe it’s for a girl? I think there’s someone he likes” can we please let the aroaces have *one* I am begging you…crying on my knees…
I know what they’re probably going for with this whole subplot of Will third wheeling El and Mike but just think about how awesome this could be if it’s actually because he misses having Mike as a friend and he feels shut out because as soon as Mike comes back it’s all about his romantic partner and he doesn’t even notice that Will isn’t happy or included and Mike seems so much more distant which pushes Will away further and basically what if this was building up to Will being aroace because this is such an aroace narrative and I have felt these feelings before and it SUCKS because it simultaneously feels unfair and also inevitable because society tells everyone that the romantic relationship is the more important one so you don’t even feel like you have the right to ask to be included much less put on an equal level because you “wouldn’t want to get in the way” so instead you just watch from behind and feel alone…what if…
ACTUALLY THOUGH THEY’RE MAKING IT SEEM LIKE IT MIGHT BE ABOUT THE FRIENDSHIP–!!!!! This episode is sticking DEEP because I was literally just in a position like Will is and it’s devastating, I am really pulling for this to be an arc about how their friendship has suffered and your friends shouldn’t be less important–“What about us?” END ME…the “just” implied in Mike’s “We’re friends” I’m crying
Just watching the recap of season 3 has me remembering that Will Byers is very aroace
Oop we are ten minutes in and there’s already a “Will is acting weird, maybe it’s for a girl? I think there’s someone he likes” can we please let the aroaces have *one* I am begging you…crying on my knees…
I know what they’re probably going for with this whole subplot of Will third wheeling El and Mike but just think about how awesome this could be if it’s actually because he misses having Mike as a friend and he feels shut out because as soon as Mike comes back it’s all about his romantic partner and he doesn’t even notice that Will isn’t happy or included and Mike seems so much more distant which pushes Will away further and basically what if this was building up to Will being aroace because this is such an aroace narrative and I have felt these feelings before and it SUCKS because it simultaneously feels unfair and also inevitable because society tells everyone that the romantic relationship is the more important one so you don’t even feel like you have the right to ask to be included much less put on an equal level because you “wouldn’t want to get in the way” so instead you just watch from behind and feel alone…what if…
