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Mike is sitting on his bed deep in thought. He gets up and paces around. It's around midnight and he can't sleep. He has been thinking for a while now but he can't figure out what he's so worked up about. He goes through the things that happened that day.
One; We had our normal DnD session and everyone got along and won.
Two; Dustin yelled so loud that my mother had to come in and tell us to be quiet. This happened more than once..
Three; Will wouldn't stop looking at me.
He pauses.
Will.
Mike stares at his wall contemplating why that is keeping such a large mental space in his head.
Why was Will looking at me?
He purses his lips and sits on his bed again.
He thinks back to other times with the party and tries to remember if Will was looking at him like.. that at any other point.
Does Will need to tell me something maybe?
His eyes dart around as he thinks. His eyes land on his walkie talkie.
I can just ask Will. And see if he's up.
He leans over on his bed and grabs the walkie talkie. He thinks of what to say and then presses the button to talk and says "Will? Will are you there? Over." He pauses for a moment.
The static coming from the other end makes Mike frown.
Mike sets his walkie talkie down and lays flat on his bed looking up at the ceiling.
He pictures more moments between him and Will.
Will never looks like that at anyone else.. Does he?
Mike pauses.
What does it mean?
Mike sits up and shrugs. He stands and grabs his walkie talkie to place it on his nightstand. He sets it down and turns off his lamp and gets under the covers and falls asleep.
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The next morning Mike is biking to school and hears Lucas yell at him from behind. Mike turns his head and slows down for Lucas to catch up.
As Lucas bikes up next him and Mike is still stuck in his thoughts.
Lucas looks at Mike with a confused face and says "Mike? Dude what are you doing?"
Mike glances over at Lucas and says "Oh um I was just thinking."
Lucas raises his eyebrow and says "About what?"
Mike shrugs. Lucas continues to stare at Mike for a moment and then rolls his eyes and looks forward.
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As they are putting their bikes on the bike rack Mike hears a ring from behind him. He turns around and sees Will coming down the sidewalk. Mike smiles and waves and Will waves back.
Will puts his bike on the bike rack and Dustin says "Hey Will! What's up?"
Will shrugs and says "Nothing much." Dustin nods.
Will turns to Mike and says "Hi Mike."
Mike smiles and says "Hey Will."
Lucas looks between the two of them with a raised eyebrow. Mike turns and sees Lucas looking at them. He drops his smile and looks at the ground.
Why did I do that?
He looks back up and gives a sheepish smile.
Dustin says "Alright lets get to class before the bell rings." Lucas nods as does Will. Mike looks at Will and nods.
They all walk in together as Will's arm brushes against Mike's arm.
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They all sit down with their trays and Dustin talks as they listen. Mike catches Will looking at him a few times but every time Will looks away and turns back to Dustin.
Mike bites his lips and furrows his brows.
Why is he looking at me like that?
Mike thinks to himself for a bit and gets lost in thought.
He feels a hand on his shoulder and snaps out of his thoughts. He sees Lucas looking at him again with that confused look from earlier.
"Dude are you okay? You can talk to us, you know."
Dustin and Will nod in agreement. And Mike smiles. "Yeah I just um. Got lost in thought it all."
Dustin raises an eyebrow "About what?" Mike looks at Will for a moment and Will shifts in his seat.
Mike looks at Dustin again and says "Nothing um. Just a new campaign idea."
Dustin smiles and says "Oh I have some cool ideas that I think you should add!" He continues on as Mike nods but can't help feeling Will's eyes on him.
He keeps nodding as Dustin rambles on and the sound of his voice fades into the background noise. He sees Will looking between him and Dustin occasionally and it makes Mike feel..
Uneasy? That's not the right word I guess..
The bell rings and Mike stands up first and brings his tray to the trash.
He feels eyes on him again and glances behind him to see Will about 5 feet behind him. He faces forward again and places his now clean tray by other trays stacked up and Will bumps arms with him.
Mike tenses up and stares at Will who isn't looking at him now.
He turns on his heel and takes a deep breath and walks out of the cafeteria.
He looks around as he weaves through people to get to his locker. Once he makes it to his locker he opens it and stares at the schedule taped to the back of his locker.
He thinks to himself.
Do I have Geometry with Will?
He shakes his head and purses his lips.
Why am I thinking about that? I've never thought about that before.
He takes a breath and grabs the things he needs and turns around to find Will right across the hall from him.
Crap..
Will isn't looking at him. But Mike can't help but feel weird about him being this close to him. Mike takes a breath and walks over to Will.
"Hey Will." He lets out with a voice crack. He clears his throat as Will looks at him with his eyebrow raised.
Will closes his locker and says "Hello?"
Mike clears his throat again "What are you.. do you wanna.. uh.. shit." Will gives a confused look while smiling at Mike.
"Do you wanna walk to Geometry together?"
Will lets out a small laugh and says. "Sure yeah. I'd like that."
Mike nods and says "Cool.. yeah."
Will lets out another small laugh and they start walking to their class.
They say nothing but the occasional glance and bump of their elbows as they squeeze through the crowd of people.
A feeling is growing in the pit of Mike's stomach and he doesn't know what it is and does not want to think about it right now.
As they get to class and sit down in their designated spots. Mike sits right behind Will and feels that feeling in his stomach fade.
At least I won't feel Will staring at me during class.
He puts his face in his hands and takes a breath. He sits up as the teacher starts talking about what's happening in class today.
Mike watches as the teacher points to things and then walks to his desk to grab packets of paper. He hands a certain amount to each person sitting at the front of the room to pass back. As Will gets the packets he sets one of the packets on his desk and turns around to give Mike his.
They make brief eye contact and as Mike goes to grab the packets out of Wills hand he feels his hand touch Wills.
Briefly. But enough to make him think about it for the rest of the class.
He smiles sheepishly and hands the packets to the person behind him and turns back around to see Will looking back at the teacher.
Mike can’t help but look at Will every 10 seconds while the teacher talks.
As the teacher sits at his desk the sound of scribbling on paper from people putting their names on the front of the packets is all Mike can hear. And the sound of ticking from the clock two feet above his head. The sound of people shifting in their seats.
He places his face in his hands again. Maybe for too long because Mike feels a tap of a pencil on the top of his head.
He looks up and sees Will turned around looking at him with slight concern.
Mike sits up and swallows the spit forming in his mouth.
Will leans closer and whispers "Are you alright?" Mike nods and Will gives a soft smile and turns around.
He lets out a breath and writes his name on the packet and gets to work.
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As the party grabs their bikes Mike stops Will. He says "Hey can we talk?"
Will pauses and nods slowly. Mike looks at Dustin and Lucas and says "I just need to ask him something. You guys go on ahead." They both shrug and get on their bikes and ride off.
Mike turns to Will and says "Why do you keep looking at me like that?"
Will tenses a little and says "Uhm. Like what?"
Mike sighs and says "Like.. like... I don't know! You just keep looking at me." Will shrugs and grabs his bike. Mike stands there watching Will ride off on his bike.
He looks around and furrows his brows in frustration and grabs his bike and rides home.
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As Mike sits in his bedroom thinking about his day over and over again he stands up and says "Nope enough. I need to see El."
He grabs a coat and walks out of his room and down stairs and out the door. He grabs his bike and starts riding to El and Hopper's place.
As he reaches the woods he stops his bike and gets off and brings it off the road and puts it behind a tree and keeps walking deeper into the forest.
As he gets closer to Els house he steps around traps that were set and walks up to the door.
He knocks on it in a specific pattern and waits for an answer.
He hears the locks turning and sees Hopper as he opens the door.
Mike smiles sheepishly and says "Is El awake?"
Hopper gives him a stern look and says "Yeah. She's awake. What do you want with her?"
Mike shuffles as he stands in place. "I umm I need to talk to her." He gestures vaguely in the air "And I just want to see her. I need to clear my head."
Hopper gives him a glare and opens the screen door. Mike thanks him and steps inside. He takes his shoes off and walks over to El's bedroom.
He knocks on the door and hears a faint "Come in!" From the other side of the door.
As he opens the door and sees Eleven and how her face lights up. She smiles widely and says "Mike!" As she hops out of bed and runs over to him and hugs him.
Mike gives her a hug back and closes the door slightly leaving a crack of space enough to see through.
El steps back and says "What are you doing here?"
Mike shrugs and says "I just wanted to see you." She smiles and holds Mike's hand and leads him to the bed. They both sit down and look at each other.
El leans in and gives Mike a kiss.
Mike kisses her back.
He leans back and says "I had a very interesting day."
Eleven looks at him with a confused look and says "Do you want to talk about it?" Mike nods.
He goes through details about how this person kept looking at him and it made him feel a weird way that he couldn't quite describe. She nods and tries to understand the best she can.
After Mike finishes he just sighs and says "And I can't stop thinking about it. Like last night I was thinking about the way they looked at me."
El nods and says "Is it a girl?"Mike looks at her as she gives a sad look.
Mike sits up and shakes his head "No no it's not a girl. It's just.. some.. random person. Who happens to be in my classes."
El nods again and goes "Maybe he wants to be friends with you?"
Mike shrugs. "The thing is this person is already my friend."
El gives a confused look. "I'm sorry Mike. I don't think I understand."
Mike shrugs "I just needed to talk about it I guess." El gives a soft smile and leans her head on his shoulder.
After a few minutes of silence Mike stretches his arms out forward and stands up. El stands up next to him and hugs him. Mike hugs her back and takes a deep breath.
He takes a step back and says "Well I'll see you again sometime." El nods and kisses Mike on the cheek.
They both walk out of her room and towards the door. Mike puts his shoes back on and puts his hand on the door.
El smiles and says "I love you!"
Mike smiles sheepishly and says "Yeah! See you." El gives a neutral expression and walks back to her room.
Hopper walks over as Mike walks out the door. Hopper waves and Mike waves back. He turns around as he hears the door shut and lock up.
He walks through the woods again in the now darker night. He grabs his bike and brings it to the edge of the road and hops on it riding it back home.
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As he gets home he props his bike on the outside wall and walks inside.
As Mike closes the door behind him he takes off his shoes and looks forward ready to walk upstairs again and sees Will in the kitchen. He pauses for a moment and then walks towards the kitchen.
As Mike enters the kitchen his mom turns around and says "Hello Michael! Where did you go?"
"Just to Els place."
Karen nods and says "Alright! Just let me know next time." He nods and looks at Will who is washing dishes.
Mike walks over to Will and leans on the counter. Will looks over at him and gives a smile. Mike smiles back.
He watches as Will wipes a dish dry with a cloth and sets it on the counter next to him.
He watches him for a few minutes before he stands up straight and thinks about the fact that he's been staring at Will for the past 3 minutes.
Nice Mike you made it weird.
He sighs and turns on his heel and starts walking out of the kitchen.
He feels Will's eyes on him and looks back at him briefly. And immediately looks away after making eye contact with Will and walks upstairs.
As he reaches the top of the stairs instead of going into his room he makes a turn and goes into Nancy's room. He opens the door and while hearing her protests for him to get out he sits at the edge of her bed and brings his hands to his face and just sits there.
He feels the bed shift as Nancy moves closer to him and she says "Hey. What's up?" He looks up at her and shrugs.
She sighs and goes "If you're not going to tell me then you need to leave my room."
He rolls his eyes and looks at her and says "I don't know what I'm doing anymore."
She gives him a weird look and says "What do you mean?"
He gestures to himself and says "Me. I can't tell how my emotions work anymore. Why do they do what they do? Why do I seem to get everything wrong about my feelings?" He purses his lips for moment thinking and continues "I just feel like I can't get it right. Like I'm missing something."
Nancy thinks for a moment then speaks softly "Well I'm not sure what you're trying to get at with all of this. I truly don't." She pauses and thinks again. "I just think.. uhh shit. Give me a minute."
Mike chuckles as Nancy collects her thoughts.
She turns to him and says "Alright. You don't have to understand your feelings to know what your feeling is real. Like... Um, think about it this way. How do you feel when you look at a piece of art? It's whatever you make it out to be! So think of it as if you are the only person who can perfectly feel what you are feeling."
Mike stares at her and says "I don't understand."
She sighs rather loudly and says "Just go. Leave my room. I've done all I can. I'm sistered out for the day."
Mike scoffs as Nancy stands up and pushes him out of her room.
He turns around as she closes her door and locks it. He lets out a long sigh and turns around and walks into his room and closes the door behind him.
He huffs and flops onto his bed.
He looks at his ceiling and contemplates his thoughts.
Why don't I understand my feelings? It's not like anyone else can tell me what I'm feeling.
He flips himself around and lays on his stomach.
I need to sleep.
He moves to the edge of his bed and stands up and changes into pajamas.
He lays in bed again facing the wall. He tries to think of what is making him feel the way he does but he can't quite pinpoint the reasoning.
And if he thinks about it too hard it will lead to more questions.
He sighs and as he closes his eyes he hears a knock at his door. He lets out a small "Come in." And hears the door open without looking who walked in.
He hears them walk closer and they say "Um Mike? What are you doing?"
Mike sits up immediately recognizing Will's voice and turns around facing Will.
Will gives him a weird look and then looks at a spot next to him. Mike goes "Oh yeah yeah come sit down." Will nods and sits down next to Mike.
They stay like that for a moment before Will breaks the silence saying "Hey. I have a question."
Mike moves himself. His body is now facing Will who is still facing the door. Mike nods and Will continues "I um. This is probably a stupid question but.." his words drag off as it looks like he's trying to find the right phrase.
He lets out a sigh and looks at Mike. "I was wondering. Why.. why do you keep... umm.. looking at me." He sighs again. "Like I know you asked me this earlier and I didn't give you an answer and I'm sorry I just didn't know how to answer. And now you've been looking at me and I can't tell if you're angry with me or not." Mike raises his eyebrows and his mouth drops open.
"Will no no I'm not mad at you! And I'm sorry I've been staring at you. I don't mean to just.. um. I think I just.." Mike purses his lips and looks down at Will's hands.
What are you doing? Just say it.
Mike looks away from Will and takes a breath. "I just stare. I guess. Maybe. I don't know this is coming out all so wrong."
Mike turns to Will and nods. "Yeah I get it. I wish I could just tell people things without feeling like it'll come out all wrong."
Mike nods in agreement and stares at Will's face.
Maybe a little too long because Will stands up and goes "Alright. I um. Thank you. For this. I'm gonna go now."
He turns around and gives a small smile and walks towards the door. Mike stands up and before he can say anything Will is already walking down the stairs.
He gives a sad look and walks over to his door and shuts it.
He walks to his bed and lays back on it with his feet still touching the floor.
Why was I looking at him like that?
He lets out a loud ugh and puts his hands to his face.
He definitely thinks I'm weird now. And I bet I made him uncomfortable.
He rolls over to his side looking out his window now and sighs. "Nice going Mike." He says with a pout.
He sits up and moves on his bed towards his lamp and shuts it off. He gets under the covers and looks up at the ceiling.
Before he can get too deep into his thoughts he squeezes his eyes shut and dozes off to sleep.
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Mike wakes up to the sound of someone opening his door. He opens his eyes slowly and sees his mom. She says "Good morning Michael! I know it's the weekend but Joyce and I made breakfast."
He lets out a soft mm and moves the blankets off of him. She smiles and walks away leaving his door open slightly. He sits up and hangs his feet off the bed.
He rubs his eyes and lets out a yawn stretching his arms upward. He gets up and walks out of his room towards the bathroom and knocks on the door. He hears the water shut off and the door opens. He's still rubbing one of his eyes in a sleepy manner as he makes eye contact with Will.
He goes wide eyed and looks up at Will's hair which is messy and looks down at his face that still has a sleepy look to it. He looks down at his clothes and sees a sliver of Will's stomach because of the fold in his clothes. He feels his face heat up as he looks Will up and down.
He feels a hand on his left shoulder and turns his head finally looking away from Will and sees Nancy giving him a weird look. He turns to Will who shuffles in place and gives him a sheepish smile. He looks between them and pushes past Will and closes the door behind himself and leans his back against the door.
He reaches to the side locking the door and slides down the door and onto the floor. He clasps his hands while a million things go through his head.
One; Will looked.. so.. fuck.
Two; Nancy saw me looking at Will like that.
Three; My heart beat is insanely fast right now and I might die.
Four; What the fuck is going on with me!?
Mike breathes in and out very fast and puts his head into his hands trying to calm himself down.
He lets out a breath and slowly stands up and grabs the bathroom sink to steady himself. He grabs both sides of the sink and bows his head down. He looks up into the mirror and scans himself.
He sees his messy bed head and how red in the face he is.
Ah fuck.. dammit..
He thinks to himself as he fixes his hair the best he can and then turns on the water and splashes his face and then looks back up. He lets out a sigh and wipes off his face. He grabs his tooth brush and toothpaste and brushes his teeth while leaning on the sink facing the bathtub.
He closes his eyes still calming himself down and then turns around and spits out the toothpaste. He rinses his toothbrush off and looks at himself in the mirror again.
God what the hell is happening with me..
He lets out a sigh and puts his toothpaste and toothbrush away. He walks to the door and unlocks it and opens it slowly. He looks around and doesn't see anybody and lets out another sigh and walks down the stairs.
He turns and goes into the living room. He flops himself onto the couch and stares at the entrance to the living room.
What is going on with me? Why was I looking at Will like that? What was that feeling? Why does my face feel so hot?
He places his elbows on his knees and then his head in his hands. He thinks about that moment over and over again.
Mike perks up when he hears someone walking into the living room.
Jonathan?
He sits up as Jonathan sits on the cushion next to him. Mike nods at him as does Jonathan.
Mike looks away awkwardly.
Jonathan breathes in and says "Hey Mike." Mike lets out a small hi while still looking away from him. Mike rubs his legs and straightens his back a bit.
Jonathan continues "Nancy told me about what you talked to her about yesterday." Mike snaps his head around and stares at Jonathan.
He lets out a sigh and says "Yeah and I wanted to say. Um I know you don't know me that well. But I do get what you mean. By not understanding your emotions." Mike nods his head while pursing his lips.
Jonathan continues "And if you ever want to talk. You can talk to me. If you are comfortable with that."
Mike nods and says "Um. Maybe."
Jonathan nods and then stands up and says "Alright. I just uh, wanted to let you know."
Mike gives him a nod and watches as Jonathan walks out of the living room.
He leans back and sighs and his head touches the wall. He looks up at the ceiling and purses his lips. He looks forward again and stands up and walks into the dining room and sits at the table.
Other people slowly join him at the table. Holly sits at the corner of the table, his dad sits at the end of the table, Jonathan and Nancy sit in the two seats next to Holly and him, and Will sits across from him. He avoids eye contact with Will but still feels Will's eyes on him. He watches as his mom and Joyce bring over the food and then sit down.
Everyone starts eating and talking. But he can only feel when Will looks at him from across the table. Mike shifts in his seat uncomfortably and takes a bite of toast. He looks up a Will briefly as he's talking to his mom. Mike sighs and looks away.
As everyone is finishing and bringing their plates to the sink his arm bumps Will and he immediately tenses up and moves away. Before anyone says anything to him he bolts it upstairs and into his bedroom. He locks the door and sits on his bed.
He looks around and thinks. He lands on the idea of going to see Lucas.
He gets up and walks over to his nightstand and grabs his walkie talkie and presses the button to talk and says "Lucas. Lucas, do you copy? Over."
He waits for a moment and hears Lucas on the other side of the line say "Yeah. I copy. What do you need? Over."
Mike lets out a sigh and says "I need to talk to you. Can I come over to your house? Over."
It's silent for a moment then Lucas says "Uh yeah sure dude. Over."
Mike smiles and says "Alright cool. I'll be there in like 10 minutes. Over."
"Alright man. See you. Over."
"See you Lucas. Over and out."
He puts the antenna down and looks around his room to find clothes. He grabs a random shirt and pants off the floor and places them on his bed.
He fumbles with his pants as he tries to put them on. And then throws his pajama shirt on the floor and grabs the new shirt and slides it on. He walks over to his closet and grabs socks and a belt. He walks over to his bed and sits down and puts on socks and then stands up again and puts on his belt.
He looks around and grabs a zip up hoodie and throws it on as he leaves his room.
He runs down the stairs and towards the door. As he's putting on his shoes as he hears his mom yell from the kitchen saying "Michael is that you?"
He yells back "Yeah mom I'm just going out!"
She yells back "Where are you going?"
He sighs as he stands up "I'm going to Lucas's for a bit!"
She leans out of the kitchen and says "Alright. Be safe!"
Mike nods and says "I will!"
She smiles and waves at him and he waves back and closes the door.
He grabs his bike and rides to Lucas's house.
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As he gets to his house he leans his bike at the front of their house and rings the doorbell.
He stands there for a moment before Lucas opens the door and says "Hey man. What did you want to talk about?" Mike walks in and wipes off his shoes and kicks them off.
He looks at Lucas and says "Something that I hope you can help me with."
Lucas raises his eyebrow "Okay.." he says as the word drags out. Lucas starts walking up to his room and Mike follows behind him. Mike walks in and Lucas closes the door behind them. Mike turns around the same time Lucas does.
Lucas gives him a confused look and Mike walks up to Lucas and places his hands on his shoulders.
Lucas says "Woah woah what are you doing?"
Mike gives him a distressed look and says "Lucas. I don't know what's happening to me but it's weird."
Lucas raises his eyebrow and says "What do you mean?"
Mike lets out a sigh and lets go of Lucas's shoulders. He rubs his forehead and says "Lucas I can't stop thinking about them."
Lucas squints his eyes and says "Dude what do you mean? Are you talking about El?"
Mike shakes his head. "No no. Not El. It's.. uh.."
Lucas walks up to him and says "Dude dont freak out just tell me." Mike takes a breath and covers his face with his hands.
He mutters quietly and Lucas says "What? Dude you have to speak up."
Mike mutters again and Lucas sighs and says "Mike. I cannot hear a single thing you're saying."
Mike finally looks up at him and says "Will! I can't stop thinking about Will, Lucas! Okay!?" He pauses and looks at the floor. "And it's freaking me out and I don't know what to do."
Lucas lets out a small "Oohh." And Mike looks up at him with a distressed face. Lucas steps closer to Mike and says “Dude its okay.” While rubbing his shoulder.
Mike lets out a sigh and says “What does it mean? I mean he keeps looking at me and looks away when I look at him. And all I can think about is him staring at me."
He pauses before saying, "Oh and this morning I saw him and his hair was messy from sleeping. And his shirt was folded in a way where I could see his stomach a bit and I freaked out and stared at him in silence for what felt like forever.”
Mike takes a breath and continues “And then my sister saw me looking at him like that and then I pushed past him and freaked out on the bathroom floor and I don't know what is happening to me Lucas.” He says as his voice cracks and his eyes fill up with tears.
Lucas goes “Hey dude it's okay you don't need to cry!”
And that sentence made something in Mike snap and he lets out a sob and squats down and sits on Lucas bedroom floor and brings his hands up to his face trying to hide the tears falling out of his eyes.
Lucas sits next to him trying to comfort him by saying “It's alright man! You don't need to freak out!”
But Mike can’t help but sob. He has so many emotions boiling up from deeper in his mind than he was originally thinking about and it just makes him overwhelmed and he doesn't know what to do but cry.
So Lucas sits next to him and puts his arm around him as he cries.
As Mike calms down and sniffs and wipes his face he turns to Lucas and says “What does this mean?”
Lucas takes a breath and says “Well. I thought you already knew this man but um..” He lets out a breath and says “You like Will.”
Mike gives him a wide eyed look and then looks forward thinking really hard about those words.
I like.. Will?
The words echo in his head like a bullet.
He shakes his head and goes “No that can't be right!” He turns to Lucas and says “I like girls Lucas! I have a girlfriend. I can't.. like him.”
Lucas sighs and says “Mike. Think about this.” Lucas moves to face Mike. “You and Will have been best friends since you two were in kindergarten. You hang out all of the time. And when he went missing you absolutely lost it."
"And a year later when Will was going through those episodes you only let yourself take care of Will.” He pauses. “You wouldn’t let anyone else help him. Because that's just who you are.”
He turns and faces forward and continues “And Mike. This year when the Byers started living in your house you wanted Will to sleep in your room.”
Lucas turns to Mike again and continues “Because you, and I'm going to assume here. That you wanted to make sure that he was safe. And when Will ended up sleeping in the basement you complained to me and Dustin about it saying how you would have let him sleep on your bed and how you'd sleep on the floor. And how he could be comfortable.”
Lucas looks at him as Mike thinks about everything. Lucas sighs and says “Mike. You are allowed to like him. It doesn't change how I view you or my opinion of you.”
Mike sits and thinks for a moment. He stands up and goes “Nope. I can't like him. He's not..” He takes a breath and says “We're just friends.”
Lucas sighs and stands up next to him. “Mike, you can think whatever you want. But I know you like him. More than you like me and Dustin, that's for sure.”
Lucas grabs Mike's shoulder and says “And more then.” He puts up his hand quoting the air with his fingers “Just a friend.”
Mike shakes his head and says “No I just. I..”
Lucas sighs and says “Well I can't tell you how to feel Mike.”
Mike gives a blank expression and nods. He walks towards Lucas's bedroom door and opens it and walks down the stairs. Lucas follows him and as Mike gets to the door he puts on his shoes and turns around.
He looks at Lucas and says “Do not talk to anyone about this conversation.” He pauses “Please..”
Lucas sighs and says “Fine man.” Mike nods assertively and opens the door and grabs his bike and rides back home.
As he gets back home he takes off his shoes and walks up to his room and locks his door and sits on his bed. He puts his head in his hands and thinks to himself.
What the hell is happening to me..
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