Since the manga ended a couple of months ago and there has yet to be a 2nd season, I was exhilarated by the news of Junko penning another special chapter dedicated to Nanashima and Shinomiya’s reunion mid-timeskip. Now that the chapter is out and they have officially become canon, I’ve taken the liberty of re-reading the manga to take note of the goodies Junko provided for us.
NOTE: This is not meant to invalidate the other relationships in the series! We all have our preferences when it comes to pairings, and it’s fun to pick apart and identify what we love about them! So if this ship is not your thing and you are more inclined toward other ships, feel free to ignore and scroll past, simple as that! <3 But in case you’re interested, hell yeah :)
Keep in mind though that this is only my personal opinion and in no way am I stating that what I say is canon or completely accurate so if you disagree, that’s totally fine! Everyone has different interpretations of a series and its characters. But any aggressive comments against my POV will be promptly blocked.
WARNING: Contains manga spoilers past Chapter 29! And blatant signs that I am just reading too much into shit. Also use of TV Tropes logic.
Nanashino may not be the deepest relationship in the series as most of their scenes together are for comedic effect but they have some cute behind-the-scenes interactions worth looking into a second time.
Keep in mind that this will not be 100% objective as it is Nanashino-centric for the most part but I do hope the points as to why Nana and Shino work for me as a couple come across.
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GenSen Week Day 5: Angst
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Wangji did not ask to know this, Wangji did not need to know this (hehe their names are perfect for certain…. puns)
It's funny that not only your posts but other bylers' posts always talk about how much Will does for Mike, how much he loves Mike and how much his actions say that vehemently and I absolutely agree with that. But when it comes to Mike's part, there is absolutely NOTHING to prove that Mike loves him back, where did you guys get that from? Will always sacrificed himself for Mike, always tried his best to protect him, but Mike never did much for him. Yes, I know you will deny this with some passive aggressive response, deep down you know this is true, Mike does not respond to Will's feelings, much less to the same extent. Just as you say El is unhappy with Mike, Will would be too, you should also want someone better for him.
Bestie I wrote a 20 pages document about Mike's thought process and made 300+ power point slides about Mike's character and Byler, I love Mike Wheeler with all my heart and he would be the best boyfriend to Will and he will be 🥰
Mike has been the heart and fought more than anyone else (except maybe his family) to get Will Byers to safety and he loves him with an intensity that you can only have in your dreams because someone that actively spends their time sending annoying asks about a fictional ship can't be a good person in my opinion
YOU are the one that has such a low idea of Mike Wheeler and you still want him with El?
You're not watching the show correctly if you think that Mike is anything else than a boy with the biggest heart and the bravest behaviour on that freaking TV show
Mike Wheeler is the reason why they got Will back in season 1, he never gives up on his friends and wants them all to be happy and he loves and supported Will through his difficult time in season 2 and even in all the other seasons, he's always there for him when he needs him the most and without him Will would be literally dead, Will's speech in the van talking about how Mike inspired him to be brave and keep going was not just Will saying random shit, we have multiple moments between them since season 1 where Mike shows his love for Will
It's not Mike's fault that he doesn't know about Will having feelings for him, it's not Mike's responsibility to make Will feel better for his jealousy or heartbreak and it's not his fault if WILL decides to lie to him about the painting, Will is completely aware of that, you apparently are too stupid to get it
Mike being a dumb teenager a few times in the show doesn't make him enemy number one, all of them have been dumb teens because it's normal that they are while dealing with all of the big feelings they are all experiencing, as is normal that they will all grow up and change and learn how to deal with them in a better way
Believing that Mike doesn't love Will is the real delusion ❤️
Some examples of Mike loving and deeply caring about Will:
I'M THE ONLY ONE WHO CARES ABOUT WILL to his family after Will goes missing
Fights for him in season 1, convincing the others to go out in the woods just to have Will back with him
After he thinks Will died he goes home and cries to his mother, desperate
Has a whole scene where he's focused on caressing the drawings Will made because he misses him so much
Convinces El to use the radio so that they can find him, bringing her to school just for that reason
Beats up a bully that would have 100% kicked his ass twice harder if it wasn't for Eleven, just because he insulted Will
Is Will's best friend since kindergarten and Will made him stop feeling alone and scared, they found companionship with each other since they were basically infants
In season 2 when Will is showing signs of not feeling well he's the most worried for him and he said so to his friends
Takes care of him when he has the Halloween episode, brings him to his home and they talk and share confidences and Will feels understood by Mike and opens up to him, Mike never judges him for "being crazy" and actively wants to go crazy together with Will, they do this for each other again and again and again during the whole show and during their whole friendship
He listens to him when Will talks about Dart being from the upside down and immediately believes him
When Will is missing from school he's so worried that he decides he has to go to his house to check on him after seeing him have the episode on the school field
Stays with Will and reassured him and gave him courage and strength and made him feel like he has some agency in what's happening to him by telling him that maybe he can spy on the monster and he's not completely powerless
Stays with Will in the hospital to support him through everything.
Mike saves his life again in season 2 with his speech btw and he also saves him by having a plan to fight the mind flayer with the fire and also understands that they can't close the gate if Will has that inside him still, he is the first one to think about Will's wellbeing again and worry about him...
In season 3 he's a dumb teenager so yeah, he's distracted by his brand new relationship and hormones, but when Will actually opens up to him about the fact that he's hurting their friendship because of that Mike IMMEDIATELY takes action and changes his behaviour, he takes Will's opinions in such high regards and takes them to heart and acts accordingly
He apologizes to him for being dumb and acting out FIRST thing and then he changes for the rest of the season and goes back to being the best version of himself ( his relationship with El is part of what is making him act like that btw, like Nancy was acting like a dumb teen in season 1 because of Steve and Barb told her but she didn't listen and then Jonathan told her and she did listen, they are kids that's what kids do because of peer pressure and wanting to fit in, it happens since the dawn of time )
When Mike loses Will we have a whole ass scene dedicated to that showing Mike's internal thoughts even if we don't hear him say what he thinks yet he's devastated again
He's suffering as much as Will is.
In season 4 we are given hints that he even tried to call Will and WILL was the one really pulling away, he's not "the bad guy" he was 100% right here. Will is speechless because he is in the wrong here, Will was pulling away and feeling jealous and feeling abandoned because he has feelings for Mike but Mike felt the same exact thing, he felt like he lost Will too, they understand each other on a deep emotional level, they have a bond that El and Mike did not really show on screen imo
Will feels comfortable opening up to Mike and so he is always ready to do the same for him, he sits down and listens to Mike's fears and feelings because he loves him, exactly like Mike listens to Will again and again
They make each other feel loved, all the love Will felt from him in season 2 Will is now giving it back to him in season 4
It's funny that they were still in a supposed fight in this scene lol they are such simps for each other!!!
Mike Wheeler's love for Will is like breathing, he doesn't realize but he's doing it at all times 🥰
There's more reasons and more scenes but I can only put 10 GIFs so I'll stop here, I'm sure you won't even read this because you're just that type of person that doesn't even have the balls of having a real conversation with someone instead of attacking them randomly just because you feel insecure as fuck 🫶
me and my partner saw you across the room and would like you to leave now :)
bonus:
*at Bill's House in his bed*
Bill shutting off his phone alarm: Good morning sweetie- AGHH!!
Bill, looking at not his wife but Richie: What the hell are you doing?!
Richie: It's a week till mine and Eddie's wedding, so we're having a final heist! It's heist day!!
Bill: Couldn't you have just sent that in an email?!
Richie: No, this was the only way! I have to go alert the others!
*Mike's house*
*Mike opening the fridge to grab milk and shutting the door to reveal Richie*
Richie: IT'S HEIST DAY, MIKE!!
Mike dropping the milk: AGHH!!!
Richie: Whoop! Sorry about your milk! Gotta go!
*Ben and Beverlys house*
Ben walking over to go wake their daughter up: Come on, Rose, time to wake up for school- AGHHH!
Richie in Rose's bed: It's Heist Day, Ben!!
Ben, as Beverly runs in at the commotion: Where's Rose?!
Richie: Oh! She's downstairs eating the donuts I brought with me! Gotta go!
*Back in Richie and Eddie's apartment*
*Eddie walks into the bathroom to see Richie hiding under a robe with the shower running*
Eddie: Babe, what're you doing?
Richie, confused: I was hiding so I could surprise you... but if you're here, who's in our shower?
Stanley: It's me!
*Stanley flinging open the shower curtain with dramatic flair*
Stanley: Stanley Uris! It's heist day, Richie!
Richie grinning: OOOOOHHHH!!
Eddie and Stanley joining in grinning: OOOOOOHHHHH!!!
I was stressed last time i wanted lwj to bite wwx
I love Byler because El deserves so much better than Mike, but Will deserves exactly Mike.
Now, I don't think Will deserves less than El or anything like that. I'm just saying that El would deserve to have Will's Mike, but instead she gets her Mike.
El's Mike calls her ridiculous and can't say he loves her.
Will's Mike bikes under the pouring rain to apologise to him and says stuff like 'Hawkins is not the same without you'.
El's Mike crumples her letters and throws them away.
Will's Mike keeps every one of his drawings.
El's Mike makes her feel like a monster.
Will's Mike makes him feel like he is not a mistake at all.
All in all, El's Mike is an asshole, but Will's Mike is worth falling for.
cleric's radio au 18!!!! we are nearing the end, folks...
all other installments here :)
I did some more !! Again, some stuff from A Cheap Imitation by @spoontasti ~