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Mike only fights back against bullies after they hurt someone he loves, but never for himself.

When he was tripped? When he was pressured to jump off a cliff? he just took it and never fought against it later. He never got back at them for it.

Mike's learned to take it, but he's ashamed of it. Watching back the clip where they trip him, you can notice Mike is trying not to cry. You can hear it in his voice with the way it cracks and shakes, and especially with the noise he makes at the end. He hides how they actually make him feel.

He tries to hide the real reason why he had a mark on a chin from el, afraid she'd think of him as a wastoid/loser. He just wanted one person - just one - to not think of him the way he thinks everyone else does - the way he thinks of himself.

He hides the reason for the bruise from the first girl that's ever shown interest in him. He doesn't tell his parents. (there is zero implication his parents are aware of the bullying until finally when his son is wanted by the whole town s4. karen is right there in front of him to see the scab but we never see acknowledgment from her). There's a good chance nobody but Dustin and El know about the whole cliff thing.

We are explicitly told how Will and El feel about the bullying and hate they've faced in their life, but not Mike. They are hiding him cause LOOK AT HOW HES OUT OF FOCUS IN BOTH OF THESE SCENES!! DURING THESE LINES!!!

MIKE UNDERSTANDS THEM. He knows where they're coming from!! why isn't he just saying that? pride. shame. fear. downplaying his emotions because his parents have taught him what he thinks/feels/does does not matter. not that they insult him.. they just ignore him or things that matter to him. that's enough to make a child feel insignificant.

buddy all you did was slightly open up about feeling not needed and insulted yourself in the process...

karen failing to call it by the actual name implies she doesn't remember details about him -- the things that matter to him. his correction implies it's important to him that she refers to it by its actual name, and this is most likely not the first time he corrects her by the way he says it casually.

the fact mike has zero reaction to any of this implies this is a normal thing for him to hear in his house (another instance in which he doesn't defend himself from insults, because he himself believes it)

His parents do not go to him. They do not intervene and rather wait for him to feel better on his own. Mind you this is a 12-14 year old boy. Why on earth is it all on him to manage alone???

"how is this bad?"

this plays exactly after we get a scene of Joyce not confronting Jonathan - her son - crying in his bedroom. Jonathan is parentified. He doesn't receive the same attention he needs as a child the way Will does because he needed to help provide. Although they're entirely different situations from each other (put down the fucking pitchforks), they both include a parent avoiding emotional connection with a child that's dealing with grief to let them take care of it by themselves. this is a clear parallel that's meant to be noticed.

they continue to just wait for mike to fix it all himself.

Mike feels worthless. He feels like a loser. He feels like he doesn't belong the same way El and Will do. He doesn't feel needed. But he's not gonna say it because he's learnt it doesn't matter. We have all the reasons to believe why he would feel that way.

Instead, during scenes where Will and El talk about bullying making them feel worthless, the director and cinematographer will simply just make sure he's in the background and out of focus, much like he his to his parents. Much like he is to the GA. Much like how it feels to suffer from depression.

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Will's kindness was the catalyst.

My number 1 biggest headcannon that I have for Season 5 and the overall story is that Will's kindness is what "caused" everything bad that happened to him. (i.e., Vecan being a creep) I know that sounds incredibly bad. Just let me explain!

One of the biggest traits Will has is his kindness. It has been established since the very beginning. The biggest tell is in season 2, when Joyce was trying to get through to a possessed Will, she told him the story of how he gave away his toy truck to a girl who was crying, cause she needed it more than him. We didn't get an age, but from the sounds of it, he was extremely young, maybe 4 or 5ish since he was calling Joyce Mommy. Young kids (toddlers and up to age 6ish) are naturally more selfish or self-centred. On average, 6+ is when they start to develop empathy and more awareness of others around them. With Will already having this awareness of others at such a young age just elaborates Will's kind and empathetic nature.

My headcannon is that Will was Vecna's Target from the beginning, it wasn't the wrong place at the wrong time. The second Jane/El opened the gate in 1983, Vecna wasted no time in grabbing Will. Though, the big question of why can be answered in many different ways. But the majority of them start the same. With a young Will meeting Henry.

I believe from what we saw so far of s5, Will is going to need to remember what happened to him in the upside down, like when Jane had to remember in s4. Memories are fickle things, and trauma can affect that heavily. Fogging up that memory, or completely blocking it, is our brains way to protect us. I am certain that Will doesn't have the best memories of his childhood outside the good ones, like being with Mike and eventually the rest of the party. Him not really remembering the Lego story is a big hint to this. And I'd bet money that a lot of it, if not all of Will's missing memories, is related to Lonnie. A lot of people who've been through child abuse, especially from a very young age, tend to have very little memories of it.

For the sake of this post, I won't go into detail of what I think Will's relationship with his pos father Lonnie was like. But I'm convinced that one summer, Lonnie needed extra cash for drugs or alcohol. He probably saw an ad in the newspaper for Hawkins Lab offering money for testing. Of course, he ain't gonna pick himself for all these tests. Why would he when he has the docile and quiet Will? I imagine Will would be pretty young here, but since he's a kid, Dr. Brenner could use him for some control tests for his super psychic kid army project, and who better to do these control tests on than Will, who has no connection whatsoever to this project. Who's supposed to be completely ordinary. But maybe, just maybe there was something small that showed up during one of these test that shouldn't have. Maybe, out of curiosity, Dr. Brenner offered more money to Lonnie. To bring Will in once a week for further tests.

This is where Will meets Henry. In-between tests, I imagine Will was put in a room, maybe the rainbow room, but Henry would be there and talk to Will. My guess is that, similar to what he did with Jane, he'd try and encourage Will to use his negative emotions during these tests. Maybe he'd give Will example stories from Henry's own childhood. Realising how similar their experiences are. But instead, Will being the sweetie pie that he is, would instead try and comfort Henry, maybe he'd draw him a picture or give Henry something he owned like in the toy truck story, or simply a hug and I'm sorry you went trough this comment. Will's natural kindness and good-heartedness would completely throw Henry off. For someone who's gone through so much pain (by Lonnie) in such a short life shouldn't be as kind as they are. To have a heart still full of love and kindness for others is alien to Henry.

I believe Henry becomes somewhat obsessed with Will. (Not in a romantic sense) Henry isn't used to genuine kindness from anyone, and to have this small child freely give him that, he becomes "protective" of him.

Maybe when Henry (who becomes Vecna) in the upside down, he stalks Will, spies on him. Seeing the abuse Will goes through angers Vecna, makes him more and more sure that the world needs to burn, that he needs to protect Will from the world.

When the gate opens up again, Vecna wasted no time in grabbing Will. But something happened, the upside down changed, Will somehow changed it. It's probably how Will managed to escape from the Demogorgon/Vecna in the upside down. Will's power, a creative kind, activated when he was petrified. Vecna now has an even bigger reason to take Will now. Cause to Vecna, Will is "just like him." And together, they could re-shape the world.

Vecna never wanted to kill Will, unlike the other. He could have killed Will and taken his powers like Vecna did to the other psychic kids. Like he planned to do to Jane in season 3. But no, he wants Will to work with him, to have him be by his side. In S2, Will mentioned how the MF wanted everyone dead, but Will. Venca's anger towards Jane grows due to her saving Will, not once but twice. Vecna knows that Jane will always get in the way of his plan. So he changed his focus. Take out the powerful "dragon" that protects the treasure. (Season 3)

In Season 5, Vecnas is going to really push Will to "willingly" go to him. While our party is distracted with everything that is going on. I have a feeling that Vecna is going to show/torment Will with all the bad things that have happened. Exaggerated versions of events, like the Rink O'Mania. (The behind the scenes shot of Will in the Rink wearing the wrong outfit).

The sad thing is, Vecna's going to "win." (At least by the end of act 2) Will has a habit of not wanting to burden his family and friends with what's happening with/to him. That's the downside of Will's kindness. He doesn't believe he deserves the same kindness/love back. He believes he's being selfish just for asking for help. That's how Vecna's going to get Will at last, cause Will going to feel like he'll need to suffer alone, that it'll be selfish of him to ask or reach out for help.

But in season 2, we do see him reaching out to Mike. Mike makes him believe he's worthy of some of that love back. But, slowly, that belief is fading. In Season 3, he was a lot slower to "ask for help." Before he would have gone straight to Mike about what he's feeling, even if it's just about his mental health. But in S3, he took longer to tell Mike what's wrong. It wasn't until he knew for sure that it wasn't in his head and that it was, in fact, upside down related that he spoke out.

S4 was the first time we saw Will "lie" to Mike. Especially when it comes to how Will feels. All because Will wanted to help Mike. He wanted to make Mike happy again, even if it broke his own heart. Will gave up his own heart to give Mike some happiness by mending his relationship with Jane.

Will feels like a burden, a mistake, the problem in the group, and I have no doubt that Will is going to want to "be better" for the people he loves in S5. To Will, he needs to close himself off from the one "selfish" thing he gave himself, which was opening up to Mike, putting some of that burden he carried onto Mike's shoulders. He's going to feel like he needs to "man" up and take care of it on his own. But that is how he's going to "lose." Vecna is going to chisel away at Will's fears, traumas, and mind. Get Will weak enough to take over his body and mind. To finally make Will his once and for all.

But the turning point in this season is going to be Mike.

Cause Mike isn't going to back down. Will's going to try and push away from the special closeness he has with Mike. To try and burry the love and "selfish" need he has for Mike so far underground that it'll never see the light of day. But Mike is going to come running at Will with a shovel. He's going to ask and probe Will with questions. He's going to glue himself to Will's side. Will's going to get frustrated about it. He's going to snap at others cause Mike isn't going to leave him alone all the while dealing with Vecna tormenting him at the same time. And eventually, when Vecna finally takes over Wills body, Mike isn't moving. He's not leaving Will. Mike's going to run into the upside down for Will without hesitant.

It's only when Will finally accepts that yes, it's not selfish to rely on others. That it's okay to ask and / or accept help. That he isn't being selfish for needing Mike cause lo and behold, Mike needs Will too. Its only when he finally accepts himself that he'll be able to stop Vecna.

Season 5 is no doubt going to be brutal and emotional. I'm not sure how exactly they're going to defeat Vecna once and for all, but I know Will's going to most likely give the final blow. But not without some sort of sacrifice, but one thing I know for sure is that Mike is going to be there for Will in the aftermath, and Will is finally going to be selfish for once and accept and take that love wholeheartedly.

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(It's 3:47 am, and I have work at 9 am. So I apologise for rambling and any grammar/spelling mistakes. I'll correct them later. I just needed to write it down to get it out of my head.) ((I'll do a Mike season 5 take at a later date that correlates to this theory))

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