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Mike thinks Will is straight btw (and that he had a crush on a girl) so he wasn't rejecting Will he was convincing himself that he doesn't have any feelings for Will (he loves Will), it parallels the Jancy scene and the Jopper scene, and then "in the closet (at rink o mania)" started playing while the camera was on Mike and he started talking again, also Mike repeats himself when he's nervous

they said the rain fight wasn't about Will's sexuality, so it was about Mike being gay and having internalized homophobia (reminder that Mike doesn't know Will is gay), he was also projecting on Will because he was acting like he didn't care about dnd anymore and acting like he was all grown up and acting like a different person to be with El and then in s4 he joined a dnd club and told Lucas he didn't want to be popular

Jopper has the "it's just a dinner between 2 friends" line and they kissed in s4, Jancy has the "we're just friends" line and they kissed in s2, Lumax has the "she's not my girlfriend" line and they kissed in s2x, Byler has the "we're friends, we're friends" line and they'll kiss in s5, notice how they never used this trope on Dustin and Lucas (they don't have feelings for each other)

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wills vegas heist all according to plan

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S1 vs S4 They've grown so much. 🥹

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save me this specific elmike picture save me

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personally still a big fan of mike rebuilding castle byers to make up for being an asshole to will and accidentally coming across little M+W carved into the wood.

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Incredible analysis. I love this show so much.

there’s something about this little moment here that tells you everything you need to know about the love triangle between mike, el and will.

i remember that video of eduardo talking about how the directors would pause to make finn and noah have a “shared look” and this is so clearly one of those moments. this is so prevalent to bylers’ relationship. they are the first person they look to in a room. they want to share their reactions with each other. they look to each other for reassurance in their own reactions. they know what the other is thinking at just a glance (“i didnt say it” “you didnt have to”). but what is so important about This “shared look” is that mike turns away from will to look at el, almost like he wants to share this moment with her as well. all three of them know what really went down, how its not “a miracle” as lucas says, and they are the Only three that know, it would make sense for them to all share a moment of understanding between the three of them. instead, what happens? mike and will share a look, share understanding, mike then looks to el to share understanding with her, and she is looking away. mike and will both prioritize communicating this revelation with each other while el is only focused on max, she doesn’t need, want, or prioritize that connection at this time. its not that mike and will dont care about max, they simply want to share that care and worry and reaction with each other. i think mike in general wants someone who he can share that type of communication with, so he looks to who’s supposed to be his partner at this moment, el (post love confession they should be closer right?), and simply does not receive it. i think you can even see the little look of disappointment when he turns to her and find she’s not looking back at him. he is looking for the connection he so naturally has with will in who he’s in an Actual Relationship with and cannot find it. he will only ever find that within his relationship with will, there is no replicating it with a girl he is simply not in love with.

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S.J. Sindu, Marriage of a Thousand Lies

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My LF vinyl came today!

Looks absolutely beautiful, I fucking love this soundtrack so no regrets buying it, but my favorite part is the booklet which had THIS IMAGE IN IT!!

I tired so hard of get less glare on it, so sorry for bad quality but WHAT IS THIS!! Hello brand new image I have NEVER SEEN BEFORE!!

It’s my new favorite image I’m obsessed. People who got the blue ray already can you let me know if this a delete scene, or if they were just being cute.

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have we considered the possibility that mike might have gone after will after the rain fight not only because he wanted to apologize, but also because the last time will left his house all by himself, will disappeared so mike was scared that something like this could happen to him again.

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I drew rhus in like 7 minutes so if it looks horrible then eat my shorts. Anyway. This guy

(Not long ago i updated the picture to the most recent version after i did touchups so it took more than 7mins)

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Yay I love seeing ppl interact w my stuff

inspired by boop day, reblog this post if its ok for people to send you random asks and interact on your posts with no judgement. i want to talk to people.

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old doodles (except the angela and jennifer one, that was just today) that have been rotting

(the cowboy doodles r from @motherthroat 's cowboy au!!)

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so the van scene was essentially

will: eI is gonna be okay.

mike: yeah, im actually not worried about that at all right now, im literally thinking about all the reasons we just don't work.

will: i am the most selfless person alive so im just going to try to reassure you using my feelings but replacing my name with hers, maybe that'll make you feel better and i can get my feelings off my chest even though it's killing me inside.

mike: wow your words made me feel more loved than i have in my entire life, if those are her feelings then i guess maybe it is love, despite the fact that nothing you described makes any sense in relation to her feelings because you clearly aren't talking about her but im oblivious and an idiot so im not gonna pick up on that fact.

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Playing the watermelon game in psychology class and suddenly thought “what if they’re filming the Byler kiss rn…”

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we do not talk about how mike's voice literally makes will come out of his episodes, how he's literally will's voice of an angel as much as we should.

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me whenever it hits me people don't write slow burn rejection