#irishmikegate

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Sometimes Mike has Micheál Whelan impersonating him for a few hours every summer he comes to Hawkins.

Mike has also never told anyone about the existence of Micheál and Micheál finds the idea of it really funny.

Micheál has a horrifically accurate gaydar from growing up in an all boys catholic school and immediately sensed something between Mike and Will. Mike became aware of this gaydar and definitely didn’t cry over Micheál diagnosing him with homosexuality after he asked Micheál if he was gay

Micheál hates wearing his school uniform (trousers,white shirt,tie,knitted sweater vest and blazer) and constantly tells Mike how he lucky is that he can wear his own clothes to school.

Micheál doesn’t know how to interact with the opposite gender.

According to Micheál himself he once caught a real leprechaun in a trap he set up three years ago.

Micheál enjoys creating traps to catch people.

Convinced he can see ghosts.

A bit of Mike’s odd behaviour in season 3 came from Micheál impersonating him when Mike didn’t feel like acting straight and Micheál “who’s never interacted with a girl his age since preschool” Whelan managed to fuck things up such as getting El to break up with him. his only knowledge on straight relationships was from Mike and shitty romance novels do the only thing he knew what to do was kiss El. From impersonating Mike he picked up on how ignored Will felt and Mikes odd behaviour around him. After the “it’s not my fault you don’t like girls”thing happened Micheál was honestly dumbfounded and was unable to speak for a whole three weeks where Mike had to resume acting straight for the whole summer days now while Micheál processed how much of an idiot his cousin can be.(Micheál is sorry for the Milkvan thing that happened in season 3)

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Micheál (Mee-hawl) Whalen/Whelan

Introducing Irishmikegate aka Mikes gay Irish cousin who falls in love with Will.

Headcanons

he loves telling people they’re off their bollocks and saying the words shite and feck.

He loves comparing his cousins ginger friend Max Mayfield to a leprechaun and calling her a gobshite whenever she annoys him or Mike.

Not the best at as gaeilge tbh but don’t judge him he’s trying his best. (Like how Mike got a C in Spanish Micheál got a merit in Gaeilge)

Attends either a mixed public school or an all boys catholic private school.(definitely the second option💀)

Plays hockey in school his dad encouraged him to try rugby but he found it too rough for his liking (he’s so me)

Apart of his schools science club and creative writing club he’s actually looking to create a project for the bt young scientists in fourth year.

Feels dread over his junior cert/state exams

Accepting of his homosexuality although he fears for his safety because of Ireland at the time being conservative and only legalising homosexuality in 1993.

Has been in an all boys school since junior infants (5) and as a result of this his curiosity/desire to have friends of the opposite gender is mistaken as him being girl crazy

Refers to his equivalent of the party as the lads

Views cork as the true capital of Ireland.

Grew up watching Eurovision.

Very bitchy when provoked

Him and Mike are actually pen pals they get along surprisingly well.

He’s definitely be one of those locals who bitch about American tourists despite being part American.💀💀💀

post inspired by Eduardo gate and Mikhail gate.