Astra

It's the damn acceptance again. The only thing Will was allowed to have as a gay boy on the show. The least he could have gotten was a promise of "happiness and love" for his epilouge.

"I haven't told any of you this because I don't want you to see me differently. But the truth is...I am. I am different."

The audience already knows Will is gay; they've already seen other characters suspect it in the show. We've had multiple scenes hinting at it: Jonathan's hug, the Van scene, all the longing stares in S4.

But the audience might see Mike in a different light after the truth is finally out. They might see his interactions with El differently now—his coming of age is hidden in plain sight now, there for everyone to analyze and speculate.

"I just pretended like I wasn't because I didn't want to be. I wanted to be like everyone else. I wanted to be like my friends, and I am like you."

Will doesn't like pretending; he's always honest with himself. He says it to Jonathan in S2—he knows he is a freak. He chooses Bowie over Kenny Rogers. Will never really pushes Mike away because of shame. He's just resigned himself to the "best friend" moniker.