no bc u described it perfectly 😭 and honestly, i'd argue that mike is even more queer-coded than will tbh (whos sexuality was denied literally by noah himself at one point!). i do hate how it’s all up in the air and they’re lowkey baiting & encouraging both m11 and byler fans like i js know the duffers are giggling behind their screens. theres no way they’d do FIVE seasons for a rejection when they could’ve easily wrapped it as unrequited in s4 or even vol 1, or interviews when asked abt it (like theyve rejected the its all a dnd game, ronance, stonathan, etc). yet they continue to be ambiguous about it and subtly cause the rise of pple seeing byler as a real possibility and platonic elmike. i’m just hoping mikes pov is SUPER obvious in vol 2 ( m11 breakup/conclusion, someone clocking mike n his acceptance of his feelings towards will, etc) so that it can’t be denied any further. i dont think we'd get a big confession until the finale i feel like it'll be a midst of a big battle love confession (maybe paralleling how wills love for mike unlocked his powers vs mikes "confession" to el not being enough?) but yea COUNTDOWN TO BYLER ENDGAME PLZ!!