𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 • (byler)

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"why would you ever kiss me, i'm not even half as pretty."

"why would you say that to will, mike?" eleven asked.

they were back at mike's house, waiting for hopper to pick up el.

"because he was being such a baby, but i didn't mean it, it just slipped out." mike explained.

"you should apologize." eleven suggested.

"not right now, i'm here enjoying my night with my girlfriend." mike kissed her on the lips.

"no. let me talk." eleven pushed him back with her powers.

"ow!" he hit his head on the wall, slightly.

"you do not say things like that to your friends! friends don't lie and friends are not mean! if you were a good friend you would apologize to him and not be this way!"

mike was getting annoyed at eleven and hated the fact that she was right.

finally, hopper was here to pick her up.

"bye, el." mike hugged her.

"goodbye, mike." el hugged back and then left.

immediately after she left, mike rode his bike right to will's house, not caring about anything. when he got there he didn't even check if the door was unlocked or not, he just wiggles the doorknob.

ugh, it was locked, of course it was locked.

mike then heard something from the back of the house and immediately ran there.

"will?" mike asked.

when he saw that it was in fact him, he ran over to the boy.

"will, i'm so sorry, i don't know what came over me. i didn't mean to say that about you. you're my best friend and i don't want to lose you!" mike exclaimed.

max and dustin stepped out of castle byers and stood there, watching.

"why are you sorry?" will questioned.

"because i called you a hurtful word that i shouldn't have called you. i was wrong." mike admitted.

"okay, but what if i was gay, huh? and what if there was this person i wanted to kiss, but i know that they would never kiss me back because they like girls!" will screamed.

"i-i would fully support you if you were gay, but wh-."

mike finally realized.

"y-you like a boy, don't you." mike looked him in the eyes.

"mike, that's enough, you should go." dustin said.

"yes, i do like a boy, but this boy would never kiss me." will whispered.

"why don't you think so?" mike squinted.

"because this boy is straight and has a girlfriend that i could never compare with, no matter how hard i tried. i'm not even half as pretty as her, and i'm a boy. this boy will never look at me the way he looks at her, even if he did give me the same sweater he gave her."

will just pushed passed mike who stood there, with nothing to say.

"i hope you're happy." max seethed at him and dustin shook his head following her.

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