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Will knew that he had his algebra finals today, but he couldn't bring himself to care. He knew he could not go to school, he just had so much to think about. If he went, he wouldn't focus and just flunk- it is much better for him to get all of this Mike drama out of his head then make up the test later. So, instead of being in school, sitting a few seats away from Mike and trying to get his mind off of it all, he is currently swinging on the swingsets where they first met.
He was reminiscing about when he didn't have to worry about how he felt about Mike. Before he realized just how much Mike meant to him. Mike, that idiot. God, how Will felt for Mike was so weird. So hopelessly in love with someone who he knew could never love him back. It really is strange, Will both loved and hated the feeling. The butterflies Mike gave him felt too good, but what they could do to ruin his life made him hate them.
Will already could not believe he was in love, the fact that it was a guy and his best friend really just was a cherry on top. He really did try to make it go away, but all roads always just brought him back to Mike. He tried to like girls at first, to be normal. Going on dates with a bunch of them, hoping one would be someone he could like. He eventually realized that no matter how hard he tried, he could never be attracted to them. So, then he moved onto guys. Trying to like a guy, any guy besides Mike. Hell, he would rather like Lucas or Dustin, but that wouldn't be much better. But it didn't matter, because even if he tried, it would not work. He couldn't stop his feelings, all he could do was deal with them.
Dealing with them was certainly a hard thing for Will, he could barely stop himself from staring at Mike all day, he was completely whipped. But Will did try, tried to focus on schoolwork, but that didn't stop his grades from going down. No matter how smart Will is, he really can't maintain amazing grades if he is giving Mike the googly eyes all class. But that's beside the point, his grades were the least of his concerns. He had to worry about all the stupid shit going on between the group right now.
El figured out how Will feels about Mike, and now she's being all possessive about it. Will can't exactly blame her, but it still annoys him when she acts like Will is trying to steal Mike. Like first of all, he didn't even try anything, nor does he plan to. El just meant too much to Will for him to risk it all for some stupid unrequited love. El was his sister, and that came before everything else. The part that hurt the most about it was that, the fact that El put Mike over Will. He knows that she is in love, and hell, he is too, but to just treat Will like some homewrecker after everything they went through sucked.
Will wasn't that mad at her really, he still had hope that everything would work out and they could go back to normal. But also he was there first. If anything, she stole him. He doesn't want to say that out loud, but that's how he feels about it. He would rather just not make it worse by saying all that. Everyone can tell something is up with them, but neither wants to tell what it's about due to the nature of it. Mike might be catching on though, at least he thinks so.
He would swing on that same swingset, thinking over all the bullshit, thinking about how he wished this would all go away. How he wished he would just go away. So, that's how all this started. Wills plan: get a boyfriend and get over Mike. It was a simple plan, find another gay in town. It might prove to be harder than said though, since this is hawkins. He would have to find a way to make it work though, he had to. This way the only way to make up with El and stop himself from fucking it up with Mike.
Operation Boyfriend
Step 1: Seek advice from the older gays, the only other gays he knows really. Eddie, Steve, Robin, and Nancy.
Step 1, Commence.