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[love-byers]

forever an insane parallel/contrast

[gayofthefae]

Get you a ship who can do both.

Yes, the love is mutual

But so is the "really? him?"

[will80sbyers]

Oh I just noticed they even used the focus on the first person she/he ends up with as endgame vs. showing the platonic connection after, I hope y'all understand what I'm saying, you first see Ron's reaction and then they focus on Harry and at the airport you first see Will's reaction and then they go to El's, they structured the scene in the same way

[glisten-inthedark]

Ok but if I were the writers I'd definitely take advantage of Mike's low self steem next season.

Like, imagine that he knows about the painting now (for sure) but it has been a year and half since he heard those words ans he knows he didn't behave in the best way towards Will, so he can definitely assume that if Will meant those words then, he most definitely has moved on now.

Or he tries to sabotage himself into thinking Will meant it platonically.

Regardless, he thinks that even if Will meant it then, he deserves better than the mess Mike is, especially after everything he's put him through and this time around we have Mike sacrificing his own feelings for Will's sake because he thinks he could never deserve Will's love.

[stellazuli]

i desperately need a scene like this in s5, like will having visions and mike being worried and asking if he’s ok like urgrhrhrhh

we’re going to see so many byler scenes like in season 2 i’m going insane

[gayofthefae]

And there it is too. That same choice double take again.

But this time he goes with Will.

And this is really too just more proof of him knowing he was lying. Because if he poured out his vulnerable heart and soul, this would, ironically, "hurt more".

Her resting her head on his shoulder probably gave him comfort that she won't discard him, but knowing that it didn't work, and knowing that she knows it didn't work, and now, for the first time as of the hospital scene, knowing that she's the one who saved Max and already knowing that she was fighting for her beforehand,

Yeah, not just Hawkins but Max's fate specifically is reflective of their relationship. At best, he may think he contributed to the heart restarting - since he doesn't know the timing of it all relative to his actions, but he still knows it wasn't enough to save her. And he knows that El knows that. And he knows that what El was doing when he attempted to empower her was keep Max safe. And he knows that that didn't happen.

You're right. He considers it a "loss". He even says "She's never lost before, not like this" as in "not this bad". More specifically, he's describing her emotions. He considers her to consider it a loss. He knows that she views him as not having helped, or it would be a win for Max to at least be alive.

So he knows El doesn't think he helped. He knows she wants to be alone, separate from him right now. And it doesn't "hurt more". Because what he said wasn't true.

He is scared of losing her and he does love her. But he doesn't think he's fully losing her here and, more specifically, it doesn't break him for her to not be addressing his monologue at all. He doesn't seem to care. Because it didn't matter to him either. If anything, he'd probably prefer to do what she seems to be doing: avoiding the topic and pretending it never happened.

So he goes with Will. Because he promised himself and Will that they were close again. And because what El just did doesn't hurt because he had no actual stake in that confession but her life, which she kept. He seems to think that El is just going through the motions with her self-blame over what Brenner said as well. And in all of this, he's seeking comfort too.

And Will is who he goes to for that.

You know what I just registered? Mike must also, on some level, realise that the monologue at least did not help El, because she ‘lost’ in his words. Even before he learned Vecna was back, he still knew Max was dead, and considered this El’s first big defeat.

So why isn’t he more hung up on his monologue not working? Why isn’t he hanging around El? His whole shtick was supposedly that he was afraid she wouldn’t love him once she realises he’s a loser, yes? So why is he gravitating to Will and letting her wallow, rather than staying by her side? His speech, at bare minimum, was utterly ineffectual and a distraction. So why isn’t he afraid that El will go ‘fuck this loser’ and dump him?

Why the fuck is he choosing Will?

[wizardbyers]

When you realize Mike was the one acting weird and Will was just excited to see his friend again

[willbyershusbandreal]

Imagine going to the fucking upsidedown just for this mf to call you gay as hell even though he's the gay one!!! Justice for Will RIGHT NOW

Plus look at the soulless eyes while El kissed him

[byleredits]

It was a seven!

[wistfulenchantress]

if i had a nickel for every ship that i have which is shorter light brown hair/bookish/artistic/dad who left trauma boy times longer curly black hair/super smart but kinda dumb/internalized homophobia/dad who stayed trauma boy id have two nickels which isn't a lot but its weird that it happened twice right?

[queen-of-hawkins-why-ler]

Me on my way to neglect the novel I’ve been writing so that I can write the Byler cabin getaway fic that’s been in my head for the last eight months

[love-byers]

if someone was trying to say i love you to me and made that face id stop them and say "keep it"

[gayofthefae]

Also growth:

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

[will80sbyers]

Mike is so in love with Will it's so beautiful to witness the way it grows and grows through the years from the sweet friendship to something that leaves you breathless for the intensity of the emotions you're feeling

[trans-gay-arospec-mike-wheeler]

“ST 4 came out only two years ago!”

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