BILLY HARGROVE & STEVE HARRINGTON In STRANGER THINGS 2 ↳ Chapter Nine: The Gate

'uhhh why is harringrove winning?'

idk bestie, maybe it's because steve canonically touches billy's boob, but that's just me

We're scanning the scene in the city tonight We're looking for you, to start up a fight There's an evil feeling in our brains But it's nothing new, you know it drives us insane

Every time something ugly happens in fandom space—someone gets harassed, excluded, or dogpiled—there's a moment when people could step in. Say something. Offer support. Push back. But most don’t. They stay quiet, even when it's their mutuals getting hurt.

And then, a week later, those same people wonder aloud: “Why is the fandom shrinking?”

This is why. Because when things go bad, people look away. Because silence is easier than conflict. Because letting someone else take the fall feels safer than standing up. And in doing that, the space becomes hostile, even if only in small, quiet ways.

Fandoms don’t just fade. They rot from the inside when community care is replaced with self-preservation. If you want a thriving fandom, you have to act like it’s a community worth protecting. That means intervening. That means not letting people you care about get isolated or pushed out while you watch from the sidelines.

You can’t have it both ways. You don’t get to mourn a shrinking fandom while choosing silence when it actually counts.

it doesn’t count as kissing if you only use tongue

Gum?

(He's gonna ask twice if he must)

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extra:

He's his regular.

billy x eddie gifs | hawkinsboys 🩵🖤

Billy-boy in threes What started as fast body studies turned into light studies so there ya go.

Didn't think I'd get time this month but managed to squeeze it in!