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Will would’ve never imagined in his 16 years of living that he would EVER be living with his best friend and his family. His best friend who he just so happens to be hopelessly in love with. Sure, they’ve had plenty of sleepovers before, but this was different. For the past three weeks, William Byers has been waking up in the Wheeler’s basement, eating breakfast with them, doing their chores, and meeting with the party to talk about stuff. All he’s known for the past three weeks is Michael Wheeler. It feels far too domestic for Will to handle, especially with what happened when he got back to Hawkins. And yeah, maybe Will’s dreamt about it one or two thousand times but he didn’t think he would REALLY be living with him. While he isn’t waking up in the same bed as him, just seeing him every morning is enough to make his heart flutter uncontrollably.
Then he thinks about everything that happened in California, Mike and El’s relationship, and everything his best friend said in that pizza place that has all of his hopes and dreams come crushing down. Fortunately for him, Hopper and Joyce had tasked the Byers’ brothers to help rebuild his cabin with him. He’s gotten to spend more time with Jonathan than anyone else really. Their talks haven’t really been entertaining for Will, but he’s just glad he gets the chance to. Jonathan’s been sober since coming back from California. It’s been rough with his withdrawals, but he’s honestly done a really good job at hiding it from his mom so Will applauds him for that.
On another note, Hopper and El have been spending as much time together as possible. It still hasn’t really sunk in for Will that he’s actually alive. El seems really happy, though. She definitely missed him the most. Too bad for Will that spending time with Hopper has left Mike lonely without his girlfriend, meaning his best friend is supposed to fill the void. “I think El’s avoiding me”, “Is El mad at me?”, “Did she say anything about me?” For God’s sake Mike, shut up! (is what Will would be saying if he wasn’t so hung up on saving their relationship and sacrificing his own feelings.)