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Mike was happy to finally be useful. Will clearly didn't need him to protect him anymore. He was feeling pretty useless sitting there watching him kill creatures with nothing but his mind. And even more useless when he kept messing up talking to Will. Everything felt so natural before Will unlocked his powers. Seeing him kill those demogorgans made something snap inside Micheal, and he was forced to realise… things. Things he had been avoiding acknowledging for quite some time now.
Still, after building about thirty bombs he found himself staring at Will again. How could he not? He had so much power now. Not only is he a sorcerer, but he just told a room of people he was a homosexual. Two things Mike could never do. Every time Will twitched his neck he felt his heart flutter. Mikes world had been turned upside down in the past few days. Looking at Will was a nice distraction from the rest of the turmoil.
When Will took off his blindfold, he didn’t dare look away. He refused to be sent back to his mind. He watched Will walk over to the cassette player and put on some music. Mike still hasn’t had a thought. “Who’s this?” He asks. Will seems a bit on edge. “Oh, this, The Cure.” The same band he liked since he was 12. “I’m going to kill Tammy.” Mike blurts. He immediately wishes he could swallow the words back down his throat and keep them in his brain where they belong. He feels his face flush bright scarlet.
He can kind of make out that Will is a bit red too. The silence lasted a few seconds, but to Micheal it felt like an eternity. Will let out a quiet chuckle that escalated to roaring laughter. What Mike would do to be anywhere else right now. “Sorry, it's just.” Will managed to get out through his laugh. “It’s just.” He let out a long sigh and adjusted himself upright. “There’s no way you could possibly understand how funny that is.” Alright. It’s official. Powers drove Will mad. “You’re a lot meaner when you’re queer.” Mike says. Now they’re both laughing.
Will twitched his neck mid laugh without skipping a beat. Jesus Christ, Mike thought. He hasn’t felt scared of Will since he was flayed. Unfortunately for Mike, awe sprinkled with a pinch of fear is his kryptonite. Mike sprawled out on the floor. “That’s awesome.” He lets out. Will shrugs. “Would it be weird if I said it feels.” Will joined Mike on the floor. “Right? Like I’m meant to do this.” Mike feels as if Will has powers over him. “Not at all, you're a born hero.”
Will shrugs again. He’s not doing a good job concealing how much he’s loving this. “I’m not, honestly. It makes me feel strong. Brave. I feel like I’m taking Vecna's powers and making them mine.” Mike feels lucky to hear about Will’s powers. “That’s so cool. It’s like you’re getting revenge.” He comments. “And I kind of like killing the demos” Will smirks. Mike cupped his face with his hand. Maybe it was an attempt to conceal how flustered he was, or that not being able to see Will would get him thinking straight. Both would be a failure.
“Yeah, maybe that’s a little weird.” He admits. He turns to face Will directly. “Can I tell you something weird?” He by some miracle manages to ask. “Coarse” Will responds. Mike gulped. “I like boys too.” It felt nice to say it out loud. “Well can I tell you something weird?” Will asked. Mike nods. “You’re Tammy.” He revealed. They just lie there. It could have been for minutes or for hours. “Why the fuck did you call me Tammy?” Mike let out. The pair have another fit of giggles. Will wipes a tear from his eye. “It means” he laughed and twitched his neck. “It means that if you liked me, maybe it’s okay that I’m different.” Will explained as he propped himself up on his arm. “Oh I for sure get that. I think El was my,” he giggled “Tammy.” He couldn’t help it. Everything he was saying felt so heavy but Will made it light.
“Oh shit, what about El.” Will falls back down to the floor. “Dude, I still like girls.” Mike snickered. “And I was over her long before we broke up.” Will turned to face Mike. “Yeah but you have been talking a lot lately.” He contradicts. “As friends dude, as friends.” Mike clarified. “And what about us?’ Will asked. “Well.” Mike turns so his face is parallel to Wills. His face follows his lips down to meet Will’s. It feels a bit stiff at first, but natural. The boys have been waiting too long for this to happen, and it’s obvious in the kiss. It doesn't stay still and slow for too long. After a few minutes Will is the one on top of Mike. “God I wish I could see you right now” He said as he felt Will's hand slide behind his head. He feels Will's neck twitch and he somehow melted into the kiss even more. After a while, Will pulled away and returned to the floor next to Mike. ”You have no idea how long I’ve waited for that, Mike.” MIke wrapped his hand around Will’s. “Me too Will, me too”