So My Lovely Friend @purpleangelsele And Fellow Mileven Shipper And Tumblr User Posted This Today

So my lovely friend @purpleangelsele and fellow mileven shipper and tumblr user posted this today 👇

and it really got me thinking about how mike isn't really a touchy feely person like she said. When we first meet mike in season 1 episode one, we see that he's a nerdy kid who cares about his friends and plays that nerdy DnD game, but when they depart they don't shake hands or do that weird handshake thing that I've seen people do today which makes sense cause their in the 80s but still. The way they say bye is just either saying something sarcastic or talking about other people or just saying bye or see you tomorrow which I think it's funny. Mike isn't touchy feely, he's that friend who will do a half hug or who would shake your shoulder or pat your shoulder as a greeting and that's understandable, his family isn't the most touchy feely either with the somewhat exception of his mother. He's definitely not a hugger when we first meet him, or one that would hold hands with you or anything like that.

Then . ....

We meet el 😁😁. Our darling sweet and innocent el whose already killed people by the time they meet her 🤭🤭. And eventually they fall in love but during the duration of their one week romantic friendship, we do see mike being touchy feely with el, like putting his watch around her wrist, grabbing her wrist while running away,being in close proximity with her, hugging her, holding hands with her, grabbing her and dragging her away, grabbing her shoulders out of desperation to see if she's OK, and finally the big one kissing her. Then of course she "dissappears" and definitely causes mike to gave PTSD that will most definitely stay with him the rest of his life. I'd even go as far to say that her disappearing is the most traumatic event in his life. Enter season 2 and mike is depressed and moody but he does seem a bit more touchy, not by much but just a bit, character development anyone? There's this talented AO3 author who made a fic about how mike begins to show more affection after el dissapears and made a good point in showing that El was the one who helped him open up a bit (if you want the name of the fic please comment in the comment area and I will share it with you). I told @purpleangelsele that mike is like a moody little soft puppy when it comes to el, because nothing can shake his mean moodiness but when it comes to her, he just melts, and is really soft with her, after season 1 he never yells at her, or raises his voice, he's always soft and protective with her, quite clingy but it's justified. We only see this with el and I love that, I genuinely do believe that El is the only to fully experience and witness Mike's soft side because with her he doesn't want to be the leader of the party or the wheelers middle child, he just wants to be her mike who she loves, her mike who just wants to protect her from everything. My friend sel also made a good point about mike letting el be very touchy feely with him in season 3, clinging to him like a koala which is quite adorable, and he let's her do that. Mike strikes me as someone who wasn't exposed to that much physical affection growing up, aside from his mother and maybe Nancy when he was little but I'm not sure. So someone showing him so much love and affection must be kinda shocking to him because it's something he hasn't felt much. At the beginning of season 1 I doubt mike would have let one of his buddies or even a girl cling onto him like that, he'd probably push em off and get annoyed, but with el it's different. In fact he wants her to show him affection, I'm sure he definitely enjoys and even craves it, because el gives him all the love attention and affection he's always wanted and was somewhat deprived of. And we see mike giving el affection too, he's very protective of her and I'd say el is the person he's touched most in his life in a physical intimate way (not that way you creeps). We do know that holding hands and putting their foreheads together seems to be their signature go to acts of affection. Mike definitely enjoys kissing her and vice versa but I think hugging, holding hands and pushing their foreheads together is what they enjoy most.

Anyway, apologies for this veeery long post I just wanted to comment on our softboy mike with his sweet beloved el. Please enjoy these gifs.

Exactly!!

Mike letting El into his basement, giving her a home and protection is him saying I love you.

Mike giving her a tour of his house and showing her various things he is excited about is saying I love you.

Mike telling El she is pretty is him saying I love you.

Mike telling El she is not a monster and saved him is him saying I love you.

Mike inviting El to the Snow Ball is him saying I love you.

Mike not giving up on her and continuing to call her is him saying I love you.

Mike telling her she looks beautiful at the Snow Ball after being so stunned just by her presence alone is him saying I love you.

Mike saying she is the most important thing to him in the world is him saying I love you.

Mike offering her M&Ms is saying I love you.

Mike holding El as she’s sliding down and in pain is saying I love you.

Mike pulling the teddy bear out of the closet for her is saying I love you.

Mike handpicking flowers in Hawkins for her is saying I love you.

Mike bringing her the plate with waffles is saying I love you.

Mike spending less time with his friends so he can focus on being with El is saying I love you.

Each forehead touch, hand hold, hug, kiss is him saying I love you.

El accuses him of never saying it. He’s genuinely so confident when he says that he does. Because it’s true. He’s been saying he is in love with her since the damn first season. His each action was him exposing himself and his true feelings. El really thought he could ever fall out of love with her. When that’s not true, it’s unthinkable. He fell in love since he first laid his eyes on her and never stopped. Mike’s never gonna stop. He admitted he feels like his life started the day they found her in the woods. That’s how important she is to him. She made his life better. After his confession their bond and love and relationship will grow stronger. They are soulmates tethered for eternity. I think that’s beautiful.

I can go on and on

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🕯️ Mileven rain kiss 🕯️

My take on Els homecoming look. She’s got her perm, I think she would absolutely rock a perm and also a little bonus mileven sketch :)