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I am so ready for Mileven season 5

STOPPP😭😭😭😭

MILEVEN SEASON TWO😭💜

I dreamt of mileven season 5 and just got more excited at the thought of seeing them💜💜

Don’t ask me for further details because I honestly can’t explain what happens in my dreams for shit😭💜

Mileven hugging in season 5 would be amazing!!

Cause look,

Mike is not really the most touchy person unless it’s to El and the occasional hugs with the party.

Mike is perfectly content with El hanging on to him, like that cute season 3 scene(the one where Els cheek is squished against his shoulder, and her hands are holding his arm/hand), iconic if you ask me.

Holding hands is also another thing that Mike loves to do with El. Like you get what I mean right? He’s super touchy with her because they are each others safe place.

If El was in need of comfort, she can rest her head on Mike’s shoulder and hold his hand. Mike would also forehead touch her often, cause it’s just their thing!

I just really personally loveeee when my ships hug so that’s also why I’m excited for that.

-Sel 💜

Guys, the rooftop might become Mileven’s spot to just talk. Maybe they talk about how they feel with what’s going on and strategizing plans.

I think that cute idea could be explored in fanfics(hint,hint)🤭

-Sel💜

I can go on and on

So my lovely friend @purpleangelsele and fellow mileven shipper and tumblr user posted this today 👇

and it really got me thinking about how mike isn't really a touchy feely person like she said. When we first meet mike in season 1 episode one, we see that he's a nerdy kid who cares about his friends and plays that nerdy DnD game, but when they depart they don't shake hands or do that weird handshake thing that I've seen people do today which makes sense cause their in the 80s but still. The way they say bye is just either saying something sarcastic or talking about other people or just saying bye or see you tomorrow which I think it's funny. Mike isn't touchy feely, he's that friend who will do a half hug or who would shake your shoulder or pat your shoulder as a greeting and that's understandable, his family isn't the most touchy feely either with the somewhat exception of his mother. He's definitely not a hugger when we first meet him, or one that would hold hands with you or anything like that.

Then . ....

We meet el 😁😁. Our darling sweet and innocent el whose already killed people by the time they meet her 🤭🤭. And eventually they fall in love but during the duration of their one week romantic friendship, we do see mike being touchy feely with el, like putting his watch around her wrist, grabbing her wrist while running away,being in close proximity with her, hugging her, holding hands with her, grabbing her and dragging her away, grabbing her shoulders out of desperation to see if she's OK, and finally the big one kissing her. Then of course she "dissappears" and definitely causes mike to gave PTSD that will most definitely stay with him the rest of his life. I'd even go as far to say that her disappearing is the most traumatic event in his life. Enter season 2 and mike is depressed and moody but he does seem a bit more touchy, not by much but just a bit, character development anyone? There's this talented AO3 author who made a fic about how mike begins to show more affection after el dissapears and made a good point in showing that El was the one who helped him open up a bit (if you want the name of the fic please comment in the comment area and I will share it with you). I told @purpleangelsele that mike is like a moody little soft puppy when it comes to el, because nothing can shake his mean moodiness but when it comes to her, he just melts, and is really soft with her, after season 1 he never yells at her, or raises his voice, he's always soft and protective with her, quite clingy but it's justified. We only see this with el and I love that, I genuinely do believe that El is the only to fully experience and witness Mike's soft side because with her he doesn't want to be the leader of the party or the wheelers middle child, he just wants to be her mike who she loves, her mike who just wants to protect her from everything. My friend sel also made a good point about mike letting el be very touchy feely with him in season 3, clinging to him like a koala which is quite adorable, and he let's her do that. Mike strikes me as someone who wasn't exposed to that much physical affection growing up, aside from his mother and maybe Nancy when he was little but I'm not sure. So someone showing him so much love and affection must be kinda shocking to him because it's something he hasn't felt much. At the beginning of season 1 I doubt mike would have let one of his buddies or even a girl cling onto him like that, he'd probably push em off and get annoyed, but with el it's different. In fact he wants her to show him affection, I'm sure he definitely enjoys and even craves it, because el gives him all the love attention and affection he's always wanted and was somewhat deprived of. And we see mike giving el affection too, he's very protective of her and I'd say el is the person he's touched most in his life in a physical intimate way (not that way you creeps). We do know that holding hands and putting their foreheads together seems to be their signature go to acts of affection. Mike definitely enjoys kissing her and vice versa but I think hugging, holding hands and pushing their foreheads together is what they enjoy most.

Anyway, apologies for this veeery long post I just wanted to comment on our softboy mike with his sweet beloved el. Please enjoy these gifs.

Let’s goooo

Is it too early for S5 Pipedream Wishlist Bingo

Although there wasn’t a lot of El scenes in the behind the scenes look vid, the one near the end is very interesting👀

Love herrrr!!

And love how much Mike we are getting especially with his party💜 I also peeped that Wheelclair scene of them running, I wonder what’s going on hmmmmm.

ALSOO Nancy and Mike finally talking???

Holly!!!

And Erica and someone new?

So many things ahhhhhhh. But also can’t wait for the official teaser trailer and then the official trailer for the last season. I won’t set my expectations too high but it’s hard not to lmao

Try not to flood our tag with anti mileven posts challenge

Them: FAILED IMMEDIATELY

If I did something funny like writing a long post about why Mike loves El…would you read it all?

AWWWW CUTEEE

Homecoming Mileven 1987

I gave El a perm. I thought giving her a classic homecoming look would fit her, plus the tight curls are very her. I have whole finished drawing of her and I might post it tomorrow. 😚

My take on Els homecoming look. She’s got her perm, I think she would absolutely rock a perm and also a little bonus mileven sketch :)

I feel so bad for Mileven antis because how do y’all watch most of the show?

What I mean is, since El is the main protagonist, her relationship with Mike is more focused on because of how important their love is. And how it builds into their character arcs within the show’s runtime.

Just saying💜👀

-Sel

Why do you love Mileven exactly?

I don’t know what to tell you. I think it’s just the most romantic couple I’ve seen in a TV show.

Their chemistry, the love and devotion they have towards each other. They manage to make love at first sight work. You just can’t help but root for them. There’s angst, there’s them being cute and lovey-dovey with each other. I like how they kinda subvert expectations and tropes. Mike loves El the way she wants to be loved and El loves him the way he wants to be loved but miscommunication is driving a wedge, and they always are separated by others which just makes me ship them even more.

That’s just the surface level stuff. I didn’t wanna go into more details and write an essay or get too personal about why I enjoy a fictional couple lmao.

Your favorite Mileven moment?

Oh that’s a hard one. Hmm. Them reuniting in season 2 was iconic. I’m gonna pick that.

Mike’s monologue and their talk before Byers move to Cali are up there.

🕯️ Mileven rain kiss 🕯️

Exactly!!

Mike letting El into his basement, giving her a home and protection is him saying I love you.

Mike giving her a tour of his house and showing her various things he is excited about is saying I love you.

Mike telling El she is pretty is him saying I love you.

Mike telling El she is not a monster and saved him is him saying I love you.

Mike inviting El to the Snow Ball is him saying I love you.

Mike not giving up on her and continuing to call her is him saying I love you.

Mike telling her she looks beautiful at the Snow Ball after being so stunned just by her presence alone is him saying I love you.

Mike saying she is the most important thing to him in the world is him saying I love you.

Mike offering her M&Ms is saying I love you.

Mike holding El as she’s sliding down and in pain is saying I love you.

Mike pulling the teddy bear out of the closet for her is saying I love you.

Mike handpicking flowers in Hawkins for her is saying I love you.

Mike bringing her the plate with waffles is saying I love you.

Mike spending less time with his friends so he can focus on being with El is saying I love you.

Each forehead touch, hand hold, hug, kiss is him saying I love you.

El accuses him of never saying it. He’s genuinely so confident when he says that he does. Because it’s true. He’s been saying he is in love with her since the damn first season. His each action was him exposing himself and his true feelings. El really thought he could ever fall out of love with her. When that’s not true, it’s unthinkable. He fell in love since he first laid his eyes on her and never stopped. Mike’s never gonna stop. He admitted he feels like his life started the day they found her in the woods. That’s how important she is to him. She made his life better. After his confession their bond and love and relationship will grow stronger. They are soulmates tethered for eternity. I think that’s beautiful.

YES THANK YOU!! This is exactly what I’ve been thinking

How do you think Mike will react when he finds out about Will's crush on him?

He’ll be shocked at first. But he’ll let Will know it’s ok and they’ll hug. Then Will can finally properly move on after he finds out he is accepted, that he is not wrong or a bad person for having those feelings and being in love with Mike. It’s about Will knowing his friends and family love him and are fine with this part of him, with his sexuality. It’s about acceptance.

I think Duffers won’t pull anything cheap with a last minute love interest. Will is just going to remain single. Not everyone needs to be in a romantic relationship. I think that kind of message is important. Just like in my opinion Steve should end up single too. That doesn’t mean they can’t date ever. They can, in the future, after the show’s events.

Duffers are trying to portray two types of queer experiences, one where Will’s love isn’t requited because of incompatible sexualities so he is left alone and Robin that falls for another fellow queer person and they are together.

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

MILEVEN RAIN KISS FOR SEASON 5

Please and Thank you 🙏🏽