i donât know how many times it must be said⌠there was literally no reason to make will in love with mike if it wasnât going to result in something between them.
you cannot seriously tell me they decided to use a traumatised gay character who has felt lonely and broken his entire life because of who he is as a plot device to âfixâ a STRAIGHT SHIP.
like seriously, just stop and think about how messed up this actually is.
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship in a show made for outcasts and minorities.
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who kissed at 12 years old after knowing each other for less than a week and immediately became romantic JUST because one is a boy and one is a girl (it would NOT have happened like this if they were the same gender. there wouldâve been outrage especially with how fast it happened and people wouldâve said âtheyâre forcing sexuality onto children!â. it only got accepted without question because anything straight gets accepted without question).
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who hasnât known what itâs been like to truly be single since they were officially forced into this relationship + canât see each other as anything other than romantic since they were just friends for only a few days and probably think they HAVE to stay in a relationship so they âdonât lose each otherâ (i donât know how anyone can think this is healthy for two traumatised children).
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship who have absolutely nothing in common, donât have healthy communication or heart-to-heart conversations, donât trust each other, donât feel fully comfortable around each other, are so painfully insecure and fake with each other and canât be themselves around each other.
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship that absolutely no other character in the show has said anything positive about (other characters have only complained, rolled their eyes and been sick of them excluding and ignoring everyone rudely when theyâre together).
a gay kid used as a plot device for a straight ship that wouldnât even EXIST without him (mike only met el when he was desperately searching for will, who wouldnât have even been taken to begin with if el didnât open the gate which resulted in him getting kidnapped. AND their relationship wouldnât have been âfixedâ and mike wouldnât have said he loves her if will didnât lie to him about the painting and confess his OWN feelings for him in the van using elâs name as a disguise).
the issue is not mike and el being a couple or because people have a problem with straight characters/couples in general - thatâs not why weâre mad. itâs HOW they handled everything. itâs the fact they dragged an innocent gay kid into this mess for extra drama and to USE HIM as a plot device to fix a straight ship. itâs insulting and gross. gay people suffer so much just for who they are and literally live their lives in fear. straight people do not get attacked, judged or hate crimed for their sexuality. they are NOT oppressed for being straight.
they couldâve introduced ANY other love interest for will earlier, but they didnât. or they couldâve made m*leven a healthier and cuter relationship that everyone rooted for, but they didnât (even the other characters in the show donât say anything positive about their relationship, they only complain). and out of all people, why did WILL have to be the one to give relationship advice and help the boy heâs literally in love with get back with his girlfriend??
theyâve only shown us all the reasons mike and el DONâT work well together, while simultaneously showing us all the reasons mike and will DO work well together. how could you possibly blame people for rooting for byler after all of this?
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