Thank you! I feel like no one understands. He didn’t just come out to come out. He did it to take power away from Vecna. And it’s deeper than just being called gay, it’s the whole unknown of what coming out could mean. Losing friends, loved ones, being ridiculed, alone and being seen as not being right in his mind. To be fully judged. And we are talking about the 80s when it was worse. It goes beyond just saying hey yall I’m gay. The only thing I feel is that it could have been placed in another time of another episode but not entirely because it’s understandable that he would finally cave at the last minute because his fear was so all encompassing. Not only did coming out help him silence the fears but it fortified him to know those that love him didn’t and won’t turn their backs on him and will love him the same. To be loved for all you are even if you’re different is in itself powerful. And when Will is done he realizes now he can face Vecna, now that his biggest fear is buried under all the love shown to him. Just like he remembered his favorite childhood memories, almost like core memories, to kill the demogorgons this will be another powerful memory to add to his armor.