Season 2 Mike said, “he’s quiet today.” He really said, ‘hey, I know that something’s wrong,’ without a single hint from Will that anything was wrong.
And when Mike learned that things were going wrong, he said, “if we’re both going crazy, we’ll go crazy together, right?” He really said, ‘hey, I’m here for you. No matter how rough it gets, I’m not going anywhere,’ even in the face of this new, terrifying, bad force.
And after Mike made that promise, he stayed by Will’s side and said, “we won’t let him.” He really said, ‘I’m sticking to my word and we will overcome this,’ even as the Mind Flayer was actively taking Will over.
And throughout this whole horrific ordeal, as Will got worse and worse, Mike said, “what’s wrong?” Multiple times, at that. He really said, ‘I want to help you no matter what. Tell me what you see. Let me help you,’ and he never, ever feared Will or doubted him.
And after Mike figured out the Mind Flayer’s plan, after it possessed Will completely, after everything he knew, he said to Will,
“You remember the first day that we met? It was the first day of kindergarten. I knew nobody. I had no friends. I just felt so alone. And so scared. But I saw you on the swings, and you were alone, too. You were just swinging by yourself, and I just walked up to you, and I asked. I asked if you wanted to be my friend. You said, ‘yes.’ You said, ‘yes.’ It was the best thing I’ve ever done.”
And… do I even need to elaborate on how sweet that is?
The more and more Will was taken from him, the more and more Mike gave to him. It didn’t matter to Mike that Will was almost gone, he poured everything out to him to reach him.
That’s not just love. It’s not even just unconditional love that looks past bad circumstances, that’s dedicated love that actively works in the face of hardship.
Season 2 Mike loved Will so much that it hurt. And he was only 13.
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uh oh, i'm falling in love (realization)
oh no, i'm falling in love again (fear)
oh, i'm falling in love (acceptance)
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I’m glad Mike is coming on more. He’s become a regular on the server and Richas’ most regular parent. He’s not the most popular streamer because of his months absence (Pac has a lot more viewers comparatively), but he’s always up to shenanigans and keeps his streams lighthearted and his characterization silly. It’s good vibes.
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If there's one thing about Mike Wheeler, he's gonna push somebody down
or try to.......
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i know we talk a lot about mike being willing to jump off the cliff to protect dustin in season 1 but we do not talk enough about dustin having also been willing to let troy cut his teeth out to protect mike
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