Will's van speech is even more tragic when you think about it
Think about how obvious the painting was about Will's love, with a HEART on Mike's shield. Despite all the time and distance apart, Will made this very special painting to make clear to Mike that he loved him.
It was a BOLD move by Will. Whether it was in a best friend way, or boyfriend way, it said HE LOVED HIM. Talk about courage coming from small-town 80s Indiana. He probably had much of his speech prepared using "I" and "me" in place of "El" and "she." (Maybe not the "I need you" part... but it was still all clear enough to communicate that, if Mike wanted something romantic, Will wanted it, too.)
I keep seeing people say Will cried because he let out his feelings. But look at what Will says here:
Will is throwing away his ORIGINAL PLAN with the painting. Will was talking about what he was doing right this moment. HE is ripping off the Band-Aid. All of Mike's talks about El in s4 convinced Will that Mike was straight and would never like him back. He will NEVER give his painting the way he'd planned and declare his love for Mike.
He HAD hope, but now it's gone. Will is GIVING UP:
Will is doing what he thinks Mike needs, putting his and his sister El's happiness above of his own, no matter how much it hurts him. It's what pure, selfless love makes you do.
What will Mike think, when he finds out the truth?
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No one is ever going to be Will Graham level of down bad cause why did he start eating human meat and giggling at cannibalism jokes just to try to get with a man that already wanted him so bad he willingly turned himself into the police to prove his love for him? Idiots.
the way theyre holding hands here is so funny theyre like teenage girls talking each other thru a breakup. girl i swear hes not worth it u and me we’re besties forever forget his ass