Mike: Will, it's not like we could just never get girlfriends and spend the rest of our lives playing games in my basement! That's impossible!

Will: It's literally possible

Mike:

this is so real

Mike in s5 leaving in the morning with everything he owns in a little black case

Mike: You're pretty. Will: Yeah, pretty depressed. Mike: ... Will: .. You were flirting, weren't you? Mike: I was, but now I'm wondering if you're okay.

look everyone loved mike being a cunt BUT. we forget will's ability to be a cunt so often?? my guy literally mocked his best friend's relationship by singing a song while he was miles sway from said best friend. he was like, "lol what friends?" to BOTH of his siblings. he literally pulled his foot away from a girl who was caressing it no explanation no apology. he condemned the cereal section of a supermarket for not having bowls. the levels of cunt are OFF THE FUCKING CHARTS

A scene where Steve finds out about Byler and Mike and Will are just standing there vibing and Steve sprints over to them and is like, "You're GAY?? Like HOMOSEXUAL GAY??? Oh my god I just want you guys to know that I think that's great and I don't have a problem with it at all and there's nothing wrong with either of you and being gay is a wonderful beautiful thing and I'm proud of you and I think you guys are cute together and I've been trying my best to educate myself as an ally to this community" and starts reciting lesbian history to them and they're like "🤨😳🧐🙁🤧 Huh??? 😭💀" and just stand there🧑‍🦯

this is byler in the future

Will has someone to tell him that he doesn’t have to like things just bc people tell him he’s supposed to. Mike does not.

Despite countless girls liking Will, he never pursued them. The only time he did was when Mike pushed him to.

A million girls could ask out Will and he would be like nah. AKA he’s going to do things he likes and not do things he doesn’t like, regardless of expectations.

Mike on the other hand, started dating the first girl that wasn’t grossed out by him after having others around him insist that he liked El so much he wanted to marry her, before he could even process the trauma of what was happening in that one week of Will’s disappearance when they found El in the woods.

In s4 Mike is finally beginning to accept himself after repressing the previous season, and it’s why he just can’t follow through with telling El he loves her, because it would break his #1 rule friends don’t lie.

One of the most common unrequited tropes ever is when a love interest is unable to say I love you to the other, even when confronted about it. And so the fact that this is happening on Stranger Things simultaneously while Will is trying to get over Mike under the assumption he will never feel the same because it’s not Mike’s fault he doesn’t like girls, is very convenient to say the least.

The tragic part, is when Mike is finally trying to be true to himself, hopeful that Will feels the same, Will is now the one pushing Mike to conform, under the assumption that this is what Mike wants and he’s just merely insecure and needs his friends support bc friends will be friends. But the problem is, Mike can’t successfully keep up this act anymore, hence the earth cracking and hell taking over.

The gate (closet) is now open. There’s no going back.

I always think about the time I turned one of my GA friends into a Byler, he just came round my house and the first thing he said was ‘Now I think about it, I can see Mike and Will married in 2023, Will sitting in an armchair reading a book on Star Trek or some shit and Mike is wearing a frilly apron in the kitchen cooking a frittata’

Will: is within 300ft, but isn’t paying attention to Mike

Mike:

I think about Byler kissing on a counter, like one of them is on top of it while the other stands, and it's not intended to be sexual they're sitting there half asleep and giggling the entire time so they're getting like a few kisses in here and there before they start laughing

Will: how come you never called me in Lenora?

Mike: Will, I couldn't possibly!! You know El and I are together! Are you saying I should cheat on her? On my girlfriend?? How could you even think such a-

i thought of this while listening to the song

picture this: byler scenario

they’re abt to have their first kiss and will asks “can i kiss you?” and then micheal wheeler. the most fucking annoying english major in existence says “i don’t know, can you?” with a shit-eating grin on his face.

then max kills him. the end.

will: eating a cinnamon roll. mike: Cannibalism. will: confused chewing noises.

that post about will and mike getting second hand high in the van (can't find it rn but credit goes to them!) is so Funny 2 me because. now im imagining will's confession n the entire van scene but. their eyes are just red as fuck. somebody edit this for me rn im CACKLING STOPP