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1987: "You're so much like your father. He must be so proud of you."
Will Byers says goodbye to Mike Wheeler for what he thinks is the last time. Mike's choosing Northwestern, pre-law, the safe life, everything Will can't be part of. The words haunt Mike for the next ten years.
1997: Lucas and Max's wedding forces them back into the same room. Mike's married to Linda, a lawyer at his father's firm, living the life Ted Wheeler always wanted for him. Will's in New York with Ryan, building a career as an illustrator, trying to forget the boy who broke his heart.
But some things don't stay buried.
Until Lucas and Max's wedding. Until Mike finally admits he's been drowning for a decade. Until Will says he's had twelve boyfriends and none of them are Mike. Until they stop running.Or: Mike Wheeler spent ten years being his father. It took losing Will Byers to realize he'd rather be himself.