#no but what Mike’s clothing decisions to California is smth l would do ngl l AM that cringe-

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My personal take on Mike’s fashion sense is that he’s still trying to figure out what kind of style fits him. He’s still comfortable with the kind of clothes his mother chose for him as a kid, but he’s growing and entering high school and well, he wants to try something new.

I don’t think Mike being influenced by Eddie to dress more edgier is bad actually, it’s pretty normal for teenagers to want to dress similarly to people they admire, and there’s nothing wrong with that! Eventually l feel like Mike will settle for some middle ground on clothes that feels right for him, so he’s not “submitting to forced conformity” or “hiding his true self by being more like Eddie because he doesn’t like himself” or anything like that.

#byler #mike wheeler #source? myself #I was also a “mom chooses all my clothes” kid #and as l grew older l wanted a change but l’ll fall back to my old wardrobe every now and then #maybe this entire take is based on that one line by Eddie but this is my opinion now- #self projection wins/j #no but what Mike’s clothing decisions to California is smth l would do ngl l AM that cringe- #look at that boy and tell me that’s not someone who’s still figuring out his wardrobe (and himself ofc)