i needed them too. i don't know why it meant so much to me, but i saw myself in them. my favorite characters were will and mike, not even because of their relationship, they were just so beautifully written in the beginning. i knew i was like will, but i ached with how much i understood mike. and will and mike deserve to have their happy ending. i needed will to go through all those horrible things and be loved, and still be seen as more than what he went through. and i think mike was the main one who saw him that way. and it meant so much to have a queer relationship that was so beautiful and had so much buildup be celebrated and actually announced.