i can’t stop thinking about this. credit to willswisersistr on twitter
and here’s their group photo for reference ! before the switch. so it was intentional. will’s tube is slightly bigger and his backpack doesn’t have the square on the top.
very sweet and a small detail showing how much mike cares for will. now tell me this show doesn’t have insane attention to detail
anyone else up thinking about how mike wheeler dreams about being seen as a hero and being good enough to protect the ones he loves and how he thinks he’ll never be deserving of love until he proves himself worthy of it meanwhile will already sees him as his knight in shining armor and paints him a picture just to show him how loved he already is
when Mike was with the party they used the more platonic lyrics while when Mike was alone they used the romantic one while he was hugging his mom and thinking about Will and when they used this song again in s3 they didn't use these lyrics, they're reserved to byler, maybe they'll use this song again for their first kiss in s5.
he just realized he's in love with Will (i think he realized he liked Will in the shed which is why he pushed Will into dancing with that girl and why he avoided him all summer in s3 to get over Will)
Karen knows Mike is gay and likes Will, Jonathan knows Will is gay and in love with Mike
I hope they'll use this song again for Mike and Will's first kiss because it would be perfect for it (especially if their first kiss is in the upside down because "and the shame was on the other side": Hawkins) and it's just so them and finally being themselves and not having to hide anymore and finally just being happy and in love
finn saying “leader mike” is back. hahahahaha will literally told him he’s the heart of the group and now mike is back into the leadership role. hahahahahaha of course i’m normal about this. i’m totally not thinking about the fact will admires mike’s ability to lead and how obviously will’s words to mike made him feel more confident.
leadership mike means protective mike which means he’s going to be right by will’s side which means deep conversations which means heart-eyed byler which means love confession which means byler kiss
the wild transition from mike being like “im the only one acting normal here; im the only one that cares about will” to “caring about will like this isn’t normal, so i’ll act like i don’t” hurts me everytime i think about it