𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 • (byler)

015

"i wish i were..."

"will," joyce sat down on her son's bed. "can we talk?"

will nodded his head.

"i don't know who that was at the door last night, and i don't know why you've been so upset and closed off lately, but if there's sometimes wrong you need to tell me because i'm always here for you." joyce grabbed his hands.

will chewed on his lip and let out a shaky sigh.

"it's mike." will whispered.

"okay, uh, what did mike do?" joyce asked.

"i...i like mike and he...he was dating eleven and then he c-called me names and then i told h-him that i...i...i like him and he came here last night and—."

will couldn't finish because he started sobbing.

"oh, sweetheart, come here." joyce hugged her son as he continuously cried.

"mom?" will said after a while.

"yes, baby, what is it?" joyce asked.

"do you hate that i'm gay?" will questioned.

"no, will. i love you for you and i always will." joyce kissed his head and will exhaled. "but there's something you should know that we discussed during dinner last night when you weren't there."

meanwhile, mike was on his way to el's house. his sadness from last night had turned into anger.

if will doesn't want me, that's fine, he can go fuck himself, i have someone else who does want me. mike thought to himself as he rode there.

he banged on the door and when eleven opened it, he immediately kissed her on the lips. he knew hopper was at work, so they didn't have to go to el's room to make out.

"mike," eleven pulled away. "what are you doing?"

"kissing you, obviously. if will doesn't want me then that's his loss." mike shrugged and kissed her again.

he slammed the front door shut behind him.

eleven pushed him back with her powers and he fell to the floor.

"hey! what the hell is wrong with you?" mike screamed.

"you are being a piece of shit!" eleven yelled back.

"oh, really? i'm being a piece of shit?" mike asked.

"yes, mike, you are! you are lashing out on everyone and making bad decisions because you aren't getting what you want!" eleven shouted.

"so you don't want me either?" mike raised his eyebrows.

"no, mike, i do not." eleven shook her head.

mike inhaled and exhaled and eleven expected him to start yelling at her, but he just sank to the ground and started crying.

eleven wiped her nose then went over to the sad boy.

"i'm sorry, mike." el whispered and hugged him.

"why doesn't he love me?" mike cried.

"he does love you, but you hurt him, bad, and it's on you to try to fix it the right way." eleven explained.

"okay." mike sighed.

"thank you." he added.

"for what?" eleven tilted her head.

"for always being by my side even when i don't deserve it." mike said.

eleven sighed and nodded. "now go and do
it right. do it better than last time."

"i will." mike said and left.

eleven sighed as mike left. she should've told him the most important piece of information that she had learned last night during dinner, but she knew that if she did, mike would make things worse because not even will knew this information.

mike got to will's house and this time, no riddles and no excuses and no going back and forth. he knocked on the door and jonathan answered it.

"mike, i—."

"jonathan, i don't care, i need to see him, now." mike hissed.

jonathan sighed and stepped to the side.

"mike?" joyce furrowed her eyebrows from the living room when she saw him run past.

mike ran right into will's room.

"mike, what the—."

mike immediately wrapped his arms around will.

"don't talk." mike pulled away. "i'm an asshole. i'm a complete and utter idiot and i suck and i'm a jerk and i don't deserve you, but i'm so, so sorry for everything, will. for calling you names and confusing you and not seeing how much i really do love you. will, you deserve the world, and maybe i'm not good enough, but i have always loved you, my whole life."

will just looked mike in the eyes, then down at his lips. mike then looked at will's lips and without second thought, he pressed his lips to will's.

will was shocked at first, but then closed his eyes and starting kissing back. mike's lips were soft and will felt his heart pounding against his chest. mike's heart was also pounding, but both enjoyed the kiss. mike thought that this kiss was better than any of his and el's kisses.

"i love you too, mike." will whispered when they pulled away.

"will you be my boyfriend?" mike asked.

"do you still have feelings for el?" will raised his eyebrow.

"no, but i may or may not have kissed her because i thought you didn't want me...." mike turned red.

"you really are an idiot." will smirked.

"yeah, yeah, everyone knows this." mike rolled his eyes and will giggled.

"so is that a yes? mike asked.

"yes." will smiled, and then looked down remembering what his mom told him. "but there's one thing."

"what is it?" mike asked.

"well..."

word count: 889
oof, cliffhanger, annoying, right? well, you might love me in this chapter because of the byler kiss, but y'all are gonna hate me in the next one.