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  1. Public Bookmark 79

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    “If she was mean to you, or — or she seemed like she was pushing you away, it’s because she’s scared of losing you, like you’re scared of losing her,” he ranted passionately. “And if she was going to lose you, I-I think she’d rather just get it over with quick. Like ripping off a bandaid.”

    Mike hadn’t looked away from Will once since he started talking.

    “So yeah, El needs you Mike,” Will finished, voice wavering. “And she always will.”

    Silence echoed throughout the van.

    “You’re not really talking about El anymore,” Mike said quietly. “Are you?”

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    Canon divergence of the car scene in ep8 that made me cry - when Will shows Mike his painting.

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    13 May 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 96

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    Mike had always been… affectionate with Will.

    An arm slung casually around his shoulders, a hand resting on his knee, sitting just that bit closer than necessary on the sofa. It was the sort of closeness that had always been there - natural, unthinking - woven into the rhythm of their friendship like it had existed before either of them knew how to name it.

    They were best friends. They’d been best friends for years. That kind of history broke down boundaries. It made things easy, familiar. It made sense that they didn’t think twice about the small touches, the quiet moments that other people might mistake for something else.

    But still - Mike touched Will more than he touched anyone else.

    And it was driving Will absolutely mad.

     

    💕💕💕💕

     

    For years, Will told himself that Mike’s touch didn’t mean anything. That best friends just sit close, just hold on, just care. But one quiet evening in the basement proves that maybe, just maybe, he was wrong.

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    07 May 2026

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    "Boys!” Hopper barked.

    They broke apart instantly this time, Mike nearly fell again, but Will held onto him.

    “I leave for one goddamn second,” Hopper snapped, voice rising, “ONE SECOND—”

    “Hop—” Will started.

    “No,” Hopper cut him off, pointing at Mike. “I scream at you, I leave the room for a second, and you think that means permission to continue—” he gestured wildly between them and stared right at Mike, “—DEFILING MY SON?”

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    06 May 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 96

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    Mike wasn't sleeping, but they weren't speaking. Maybe Mike had nothing to say. Will tried to push his own words back down his throat.

    "Mike?"

    "Yeah?"

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    will and mike talk on the van ride to get el, aka a glimpse of what the cali gang was up to during episode 7

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    05 May 2026

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    Will is allowed to have other friends. Mike knows that, but that doesn't mean Will should be touching anyone else, because he's Will's best friend. So why is Will so close to Lucas? Why does it hurt to look at?
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    Mike sucks at feelings, Lucas knows how to get him worked up, initiate the seasonal Byler fight and lots of confessions.

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    04 May 2026