If Mike And Will Went To The Same Highschool Theyd Definitely Have The Boyf Riends On Their Backpacks

if mike and will went to the same highschool they’d definitely have the “boyf” “riends” on their backpacks

majority of the times mike gets super vulnerable with will is when they’re alone or el isn’t around. it’s almost as if mike feels he can be himself when it’s just him and his best friend or just not around someone he feels like he has to be a different person for 😧

will bringing the painting to the airport when they were going to pick up ONLY mike was brave af cause if mike wasn’t as dense as he is he would’ve put two and two together so quickly 😭 (unless…)

do you think there’s a possibility that mike throwing away the letter el gave him is a symbol for mike no longer protecting el? since the letter he threw away was what allowed the government people to understand what el was up to, if mike hadn’t thrown it away and had taken for himself it’s almost be like he’s “protecting” her. but him throwing it away shows that he isn’t doing that anymore, that el is strong enough to handle herself and become independent from mike.

First of thank you for the ask !

Yes there is a possibility

Mike as a person has inherent need for protecting people. He is a protector by nature, his focus has always been to look after the party, mostly Will ;)

So, Yes this can be a symbolism to the end of Mike’s role as her protector. He was her point of contact to the real world, friendships and people in her life. He has been her guardian whom she trusts a lot sadly it doesn’t translate into their relationship.

But for him she is not the only one he protects.

I think him throwing away the letter can also symbolize couple of things

As you said yes to a degree this can be a symbol although Mike must have not realized the consequences of dumping that letter. But the very fact that he does tells us a lot about his feelings.

Essentially, he should have kept that letter (that’s what confused me while watching) It’s from his girlfriend who he may or may not see and this might be the very last letter he has from her. He should have kept it with him.

But he doesn’t

This can also symbolize two more things,

Either he doesn’t want to accept that they are over

Or

He just doesn’t care that much which again points to their relationship issues. He is not sad, not crying or even teary eyed. He was staring at the letter as if coming to terms with her goodbye before Will speaks. And his very next reaction is “you are right” and throws it away

Not only this symbolizes the end of his role but also a signal of their relationship coming to an end because it was a goodbye/breakup letter from El after all.

Also, El never needed any protection, she is tough and strong. And there is a consistent pattern in the show that each time El and Mike are separated she becomes independent, grows into her own self. She doesn’t need Mike to be able to live a life.

Mike’s actions again parallels to him keeping every single of Will’s drawing in a folder with him but throws away, crumbles El’s letters after reading them is a sign as to the level of hold each person has on his heart.

hopefully this helps and let me know if you guys agree or I am way off. Again these are my observations and opinions .

Max is in real danger. She needs people around her.

mike’s character is one of the most interesting to me because does anyone really know how mike feels? and i don’t mean like his obvious feelings like when he’s annoyed or sad etc. but does anyone SEE him. id say the closest person to see him for who he really is is will, but even then there are parts he hides from will that only us as an audience can infer.

i feel like this is one of the reasons mike getting vecna’d instead of will would make a lot of sense. we have a decent idea on what goes on in will’s head and how his mind works. but mike? he’s been hiding who he really is for so long that he’s even fooled the general audience into thinking he’s someone he’s not. mike’s character is so fascinating because we rarely get to understand why he does what he does, who he is to himself. all we see is who he is to other characters and how those people shape him.

if mike gets vecna’d, it would show the audience a direct pov of the mike we never get to see. the raw mike that hides away from not only viewers but his own family and friends. it would be the perfect gateway to seeing how complicated mike really is.

i would like to think one of mike’s biggest inner conflicts is whether he’s a good person to the people he loves. ofc he cares deeply about his friends and family, but he’s made so many mistakes with them that i wonder if he contemplates if he deserves them.

here’s how i envision mike getting vecna’d going:

the scenes like the snowball and the roller rink seem like places where we’d see will being jealous of mike, but what if instead they were spots where mike felt a strain in his relationships with will and el.

at the snowball, mike encourages will to dance with a girl and after he waits in a slump for el or possibly for will to be done dancing with the girl. here maybe vecna mentions how he should feel guilty that he’s jealous of will even though he’s dating el. maybe he’s told that he can’t be a good boyfriend for her let alone a friend, that will is clearly happy with that girl and that he’s better off without mike.

then we go to the roller rink. we see el getting bullied then mike and will’s fight. vecna tells mike that he’s selfish and inconsiderate to both el and will. that he didn’t even make an effort to say happy birthday to will. maybe mike sees el and will skating together and says he’ll never be good enough for either of them, that he better off leaving them be because they’re clearly happier without him. that he’s treated both of them undeservingly and they deserve better.

we see the scene where mike cant tell el he loves her, we see the famous s3 byler fight in the rain, we see all the times mike has hurt the two people he cares about the most and he starts questioning…maybe he doesn’t deserve them…maybe vecna’s right that they’d be better off without him.

they try to use his favorite song to save him, which only will knows because everyone else hasn’t been aware, but mike’s too far gone. he’s already convinced himself that vecna’s right.

this is when the party splits up in the upside down and go through what mike’s been seeing from vecna. they finally get to see a part of mike they never do. will and el are the ones to find mike being tormented by vecna. they’re the ones that pull mike out of his trance by dragging him through the portal created by his favorite song.

they all come back and mike’s alive. they all start crying after seeing how hard it’s been for mike, this guy that boasts confidence. they hurt knowing mike was willing to give his life up so that his friends would be supposedly be happy. then there’s mike who’s yelling saying they should’ve let him go, that all he’s been is a negative presence in their lives. here starts mike’s monologue. he talks about how he can’t love el the way she wants him to but he still cares about her deeply, that he’s sorry for being such a horrible boyfriend and that she deserves someone better than him. he tells will how he’s hurt him so many times he doesn’t understand why he keeps coming back. that he loves will but he can’t always prove it in a way will deserves even if he wants to.

el reassures mike explaining that she understands. that mike doesn’t need to worry about her and that she knows how much he cares. she gets that people make mistakes and that she would never want to lose mike despite what they are to each other. she gives mike a loving hug, one to symbolize the end of their relationship but not the end of their friendship.

will is the one most emotional. he finally understands what mike has had to go through so many times, his best friend on the verge of death. jonathan suggests everyone gives them space and the two are left alone.

will hugs mike while saying all kinds of things “ur so stupid” “why would you give up ur life” “never do that again”. and mike is just there hugging back apologizing like hell because he still doesn’t feel worth will’s attention. will shuts him up and pulls out the drawing. it’s of the swingset from when they first met. will explains how he does remember this day, and that ever since that day he hasn’t regretted a single day in his life because mike was always there, that being with mike are the happiest moments of his life, that he knows that mike isn’t perfect and he understands he’s figuring himself out, that he knows he cares because each apology mike gives is engraved into his brain. will confesses what he’s been meaning to confess since that day in california.

mike still in disbelief argues saying there’s no possible way will could accept all the mistakes he’s made, and will fed up with mike’s stubbornness takes the chance and kisses him. they break away and will explains how mike is the only one he’s ever wanted to be with. and mike, hesitant at first, goes for another kiss. he tells will that he’s sorry he couldn’t realize it sooner but he’s always been the most important person in his life and he couldn’t ask for anyone else either.

mike pulls out the “for will” mixtape, and he explains he made it for his birthday, but he was too cowardly to give it to him. will grabs the mixtape and on the back is written “love, mike” and scene ends.