#‘if mike turns out to be bi’ is a non-statement to me. bc it just. isn’t what’s happening in the show

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gonna be so for real here, if Mike turns out to be bi it would be the most haphazard retcon ever. I would believe that he was bi and only 0.5% interested in girls if the writers showed that but. they. didn't. and it's far too late in the story imo. i would be questioning the entire series' writing at that point to be honest

agreed, anon. i’m someone who believes the creators had the idea of byler in mind from the very conception of the show (or at least very early on when they began actualizing it) and decided to fully commit to it as soon as it was official that they would continue the storyline after season one. i also believe mike’s queerness was canonized in season one (by which i mean, just like will, his queerness was written into the subtext of the narrative with full intentionality) and that every decision made for his character was made fully with that in mind. and in my opinion, everything makes 10000x more sense from the perspective that he’s gay, he’s always been gay, and that a big part of his narrative is coming to terms with that and what it means for all of his relationships, including both el and will.

also, bc this is the discussion at hand rn, whether you want to call it a slow burn or a plot twist, the idea that they’d drag the reveal of this whole series long narrative out this long and then just leave it at ‘oh btw he actually likes will not el. that’s all folks!’ is just wild to me. don’t you want depth to your stories?