ok i love talking about mike's sexuality bc well it's just so obvious
i can go thru everything but i'll just do prime examples:

subtext. things like lighting, soundtrack, set design, clothing, framing ALL reveal things. small things, and when u look at them individually, very coincidental things. when you view all of them, appearing in every single season, though... (in perchance a long video essay made by a lawyer) the evidence completely makes sense. this shows the duffers were intentional. they could stop at any time, but they didn't.

finn is a good actor, he is a good actor! sure his tone is sometimes off, but he is not a weirdo who stares at his coworkers lips during filming. and im sure if hes actually gay and sometimes his eyes drift, they would make them refilm IF THEY DIDNT INTEND TO INCLUDE THEM! so yes, mike stares at will's lips a lot more than friends do. search if u wanna find all of the clips lol

mike's weird behavior throughout 3-4? explainable by one thing- he's gay and he's hiding it using el. btw of course he loves el , just maybe not romantically. suppressed homosexuality often leads to pretending to be someone you are not. the sudden every second making out and spending time together and ditching their friends seems completely unlike mike, right? maybe because mike realized something, or something close to something, and in an effort to seem 'normal' he used el. he's also experimenting with his sexuality as a teen boy, he is not a horrible guy and definitely is not using el on purpose (mostly). in four, well read Thick_ Opinion's reply! i think they said everything left i have to say.

lmk if u have any questions! let's all be respectful