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i've also been hoping for mike's arc this season to be tied up with or at least parallel karen's for ages now, though i haven't had such a specific scene idea. i just think it would be incredibly neat + tidy for mike to be honest with himself at the same time that karen is finally honest with herself, seeing as the whole wheeler theme/family trend appears to be lying to oneself, (eventually) going against society's ideal, and ending up much happier for it. i'd appreciate if you expanded on your vision- it's such a great idea for a scene, and you sad you love discussion so please! discuss! :)

WHEELER ARC !!! i will ofc procrastinate this final and tell u all about how i want there to be a Moment between mike and will on this road trip. and oh boy oh boy is it an intense one. of the ponyboy and johnny variety. and they're gonna kiss they're leaning in and- mike jumps away, stumbles up and away from will. ofc there have been intense moments between them before, there always have been. but that was. that was almost a kiss. it's obvious too. will calls out for mike, telling him to come back. it's raining. but mike runs out into the night. will yells "i'm sorry mike!" but it's lost in the downpour.

see, here's the thing: will thinks mike is straight and will now hate him for almost kissing him. and- guess what- mike thinks will is straight and will now hate him for almost- you get the idea. will has already had his moment that makes it like. explicit to the audience. bc let's face it. everyone already knows. mike is the "plot twist gay". this kiss is what really makes the audience go HMMM???? at mike.

so mike finds his way to a pay phone. he has a couple coins in his pocket and the audience has no idea who he's going to call. not until there's a shot the phone ringing in the wheeler's kitchen. karen runs to it, slamming her glass of wine down on the counter.

"hello?" she's frantic, hopeful, very reminiscent of s1 joyce in the most tragic way possible.

mike can't speak for a moment, he looks a bit surprised to hear his mom on the phone. not because it's the middle of the night, but because he hadn't really known who he had been calling. it just happened.

he asks her, about dad and the divorce. why did she marry him if she didn't love him. and she tells him it was easier. and they talk and she knows. and she's scared to ask him, but she does, and he tells her. about will. he admits it as he clutches the phone with white knuckles, shivering there in the pouring rain. droplets drop from his drenched hair, and maybe he's crying- he sure sounds like it but it's impossible to tell in the rain.

Title: The Wind that Cuts the Night

Rating: Explicit Pairing: Alex/Elliott Characters: Alex / Elliott (and you know some of the rest of the NPC cast from SV).     Tags: hatesex, rough sex, consent issues, anal sex, fingering, unhealthy relationship, it’s not even really a relationship (yet), internalised homophobia, past child abuse, hurt/comfort, angst, porn with plot, PWP, dirty talk, blowjob, hopeful ending, friendship, power dynamics, dyslexia, S&M.

Summary: Alex liked that they were both, in a way, failures.

The Wind that Cuts the Night - Chapter 5