#i just need people to stop saying ppl SHOUDLNT talk about mike being gay or bi
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i mean, on one hand i agree with people saying there’s no need for discourse on gay mike vs bi mike because byler is going to be endgame either way so we don’t technically need an answer to that question, but on the other hand--what, we’re not allowed to care about mike wheeler as an individual, part of which is his sexuality and his arc of accepting himself for that identity?
while we share some experiences, there is a difference in the experience of being a gay person or a bisexual person, and there’s nothing wrong with people hoping that the story will delve into/address mike’s identity, both as it relates to his relationships with el and will (two of the main/most-focused-on relationships in the show!) and regardless of them, because mike does have an orientation no matter who he dates, and doesn’t he deserve to be known and understood the same way we’ve been granted for will and robin?
of course people shouldn’t look or speak down on others who have a different interpretation, no matter how obvious/inarguable you think yours is, but there’s nothing wrong with people discussing and presenting the evidence of their side. whether the show ends up confirming one or another or leaving it up to interpretation, it’s still never going to be a waste of time to talk about, or something that “doesn’t matter.”
it matters for mike. whether the show gives us that or not for him as a character, he as a person would still need to address that in his own life? and then, even if the answer ends up being “i’m not quite sure what my sexuality is” or “it’s fluid” or “i don’t want a label” that’s still going to be the result of mike’s internal analysis of his feelings.
so that’s still part of the very same debate about his sexuality--there is no being outside of it as long as you believe mike loves will, because you agree he is not straight, so your opinion that he'll stay unlabeled is just the 3rd possible option for the outcome of the story (confirmed gay, confirmed bi, neither being confirmed), and not actually staying neutral of the gay vs bi discourse you believe you’re above.
#gay mike wheeler#bisexual mike wheeler#unlabeled mike wheeler#i tend to favor the gay mike interpretation based on the analyses ive read#but im still keeping my mind open to bi mike#and because i wouldnt be so confident in my opinion until s5 proves it i would write unlabeled mike in fanfics tbhhh#i do hope they'll address his sexuality next season#he's in the center of a love triangle with the 2 main characters like#their relationships have been a centerpiece of the entire show#whether he was genuinely romantically in love with el or not kinda DOES matter#if they leave it ambiguous it would feel sort of...idk#but thats not me being against ppl who dont like to use labels#if mike himself decides to stay unlabelled thats his thing and i support#i just need people to stop saying ppl SHOUDLNT talk about mike being gay or bi#that it doesn't matter either way#because it honestly does#im bisexual i can relate to lesbians on attraction to girls but not on the lack of attraction to men#being gay and bi is a different life experience and it does affect mike#in terms of homophobia and biphobia (internal and external) he'll go through#etc etc etc
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