#(or ig possibly bi with a high preference for males)
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I think it's funny that I've seen some defense regarding Mike's queer coding literally being that "he's not interested in any girls except El" bc that's just simply not how that works (in most cases).
Like I know people joke about their sexuality changing for one person, usually a celebrity, or someone else who's unattainable, but it's rarely ever the actual case. And I also know that it's a TV show so it doesn't necessarily have to be realistic but it's still interesting to think about.
I say this because we have literally no evidence to support Mike being into girls, at all. When talking to Dustin abt Suzie, comparing her to Phoebe Cates, he's has a disgusted-esc look on his face. He has no posters of girls (at least none where they are the focus) on his wall, but he does have posters of buff (fantasy) men. I also wanna mention the 'one way' sign pointing into the closet bc it's honestly iconic. They make a point of Robin commenting on Nancy's Tom Cruise poster, so we know that it's not crazy to be paying attention to these things.
All this to say that most characters in the show have moments of being attracted to people even while in a relationship (given sometimes it's just them talking about celebs or characters but still, I'm pretty sure the only time Mike's done that was w/ Cates and I already discussed that). The defense of Mike "only being attracted to El" is so unrealistic and would be really weird writing.
#went back to double check the posters and i forgot there is a slightly visible woman w/ one of said buff men#forgive me 😔#but my points still stand#i mean have we ever heard Mike talk about girls in a positive light before?#we've never actively heard him say he wanted girls to like him either#it's just implied by Lucas in s1: “you're blind because a girl's not grossed out by you”#🤷♀️ idk it's pretty sus if you ask me#(also i know the examples i mentioned are not the only ones but they're the ones i thought of off the top of my head)#byler#mike wheeler#mike wheeler analysis#mike wheeler i know what you are#mike wheeler the closet is glass#mike wheeler is gay#(or ig possibly bi with a high preference for males)#jay's saying stuff :)#jay's talking ST <3
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