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1980s AIDS Crisis (TW: CSA)

Oh my god, this has 1980s AIDS crisis written all over it. Gay men were not allowed to donate blood until MAY 2023 because people were scared they would get AIDS since it mostly occurred in gay men. Will’s blood becoming the antidote as a gay man would be revolutionary. The town would see him as a monster and likely refuse the treatment due to his UD connection, but it’s implied they’re turning it down because he’s gay. What am incredible story for Noah Schnapp to tell as he recently (January 2023) Came Out. Honoring those who came before him and encouraging people to advocate for the removal of these laws.

There was a huge stigma around touching people with AIDS. Many people wouldn’t do it. They treated people (even HIV positive ones, those who didn’t have full-blown AIDS) like lepers, alone in an isolated world without human connection (sound familiar?). It wasn’t until Princess Diana visited an AIDS ward and hugged the patients on camera that people began to understand. Freddie Mercury also played a huge role in this movement as he died from the disease. It’s mentioned multiple times, especially in Season 1, that Demogorgons are attracted to blood. Using Will’s blood to lure them somewhere only for it to kill them is so metal and epic and I want to see it NOW!!

There’s also a high chance that Will is the victim of CSA by Lonnie. So (this is awful, but I need to include it, I’m so sorry 😣) Lonnie could have accidentally (or intentionally) given Will HIV that went untreated, either because no one knew or they couldn’t afford the treatment. It’s horrible, graphic, and disgusting, but it adds such a richness to the story. Do we think Lonnie was gay and using Will as a proxy (again, so sorry) or is it generational? AKA: it happened to Lonnie and he passed it to Will. Whatever way it comes out, I really hope they use this storyline and shine a light on those that battled with this awful illness and the prejudice that came along with it. HIV/AIDS is not a curse or a punishment from God. It’s a manageable medical condition that should in no way elicit ostracism from society. Unfortunately, people like Will did experience this social shunning and it’s time the world sees it and confronts its prejudice, especially with everything happening in the news. Hug someone with HIV, they’ll appreciate it more than you know. Rant Over. ❤️🩸

Will's blood is The Cure

This is a short theory because it kind of just explains itself: Will is THE CURE because his blood will be able to be used to create an antidote for whatever consequence the UD bleeding into the world is going to carry along with it.

Will was there for A WEEK, survived the Mind Flayer's possession and his body was unscathed. Billy's body seemed to suffer damage by sunlight (granted, it was summer unlike in S2 when Hopper says it was a 'cold October') but Vecna himself tells Max that her brother was 'weak'. Did he mean mentally, physically ... or both?

Will survived without food, but like Erica said in s3, she WOULD drink the green liquid if she had to, because humans can survive a while without food, but without water, the human body dies. So I believe Will survived by drinking whatever LIQUID he could find (slimey and gooey drinkable radioactive UD stuff, my poor son ...) and this created some sort of immunity in him. Using Will's blood, they might be able to create some sort of vaccine or antidote. Hell, his blood in itself might also be able to be used as some sort of weapon.

... i don't think the people of hawkins will see it this way at all, and this is something the group will discover at one point in the season and not straight up. so while Will is the cure, the entire town is going to think he's the CAUSE.

i picture a scared, aggressive hawkins that is ALREADY targeting Hellfire blaming 'Zombie Boy' for this, or at the very least, considering him eddie's replacement as the new 'leader of the cult' because him surviving that week alone in the woods is already suspicious enough.

the 'exorcism' imagery for him in s2, coupled with how the Creel house was 'exorcised' ... yeah

so Will is going to be dealing with his connection with Vecna, hawkins thinking he's some evil, a Forgotten Birthday tm storyline and a broken heart because he's in love with his best friend and doesn't know if his best friend loves him back or if their unique connection was just all in his head this whole time.