stanielman

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i’m so excited for when the first season 5 teaser comes out and there’s half a second of mike and will standing next to each other and i log onto tumblr and see the screenshot of it being spammed by everyone i follow. god i love this community

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"Maybe you should've reached out more"

i'm personally not 100% sold on the possibility mike was talking about will in his monologue to el BUT-

"i'm scared that one day you'll realize that you don't need me anymore."

"i thought that if i said how i felt it would somehow make that day hurt more."

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The young will mike and jonathan scene is In episode 4 guys and it's called sorcerer....I'm ending it all 😭

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Donald Trump announces that Mike Wheeler will lead the department of Heterosexuality

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Also growth:

Mike didn't adjust himself when they were interrupted this time. He left his hand on Will until they got up.

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if mike wheeler is not in love with will byers then finn wolfhard has got some explaining to do

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Ask me to be normal about this I dare you

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the most fun a girl can have is finding parallels, noticing patterns, making connections, contemplating

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The story from Will's pov is enough to make me cry

Imagine being kidnapped as a kid by a creature from another dimension, and finally rescued just to be possessed by some shadow. Finally free? Yeah, sure, but now your friends have "grown up", you've lost your childhood, everybody's busy with their relationships, the friend group seems broken and you're not gonna "fall in love" because you're already in love with your best friend (who has a girlfriend btw). Now you end up moving away from the one place you called home, away from all your friends, only to be ignored when visited by your best friend.

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be strategic when asking questions! ask about their characters' personal journeys! ask how events of season 4 might have changed or impacted their characters' perspectives/journeys on season 5! don't ask whether mike and will are going to kiss on the mouth as they would never ever answer that! don't be direct! make them work really hard and stutter while answering!

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this is after they're finished filming everything they're gonna have to tape noah's mouth shut i fear

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The first time I watched s4, I remember thinking this

was such strange blocking for Mike... Like why isn't he celebrating with the others?

Then I remembered the way he's been pulling away from everyone since s2. This is a perfect clue put in for the audience to realize/remember this.

He's not only being hidden from the audience, he's hiding himself from his friends as well!

Istg the blocking in this show is actually genius.

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"cursing my name, wishing I stayed, you turned into your worst fears" friendly reminder that Finn confirmed Mike has no idea Will is gay so this was Mike projecting on Will AND they said this scene had nothing to do with Will's sexuality but they never said it wasn't about Mike's sexuality(he's so gay and has internalized homophobia)

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Mike putting aside his ego and wanting to try to resolve things with El because of what Jonathan says about "moping around all break"... He didn't want to ruin the whole vacation because it was the only time he could spend with Will and El before having to go back to Hawkins without them again 💔😭 he wasn't the one that needed to apologize to El at this point, it was El that should have went to him and explained why she lied to him for months... but he cares so much about them that he's putting his own ego aside and trying to fix things so they can all have a nice time together! Look at how he's reacting to what he's hearing! I love him ❤️

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Oh this would be great actually

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Projection vs. Reality for @glisten-inthedark

a.k.a., How Will thinks Mike also makes El feel vs. How Mike actually makes El feel