Thora

“Bowie.”

Idk im bored

Im not sure which version i like, this is so buns omg

Sure hope my profile doesnt become the lizzo image

No, we don't wish to see more content from the core group of kids

The characters immediately assume that Mr. Whatsit is Henry, but the twist is that Henry is doing it physically THROUGH Will. As in, Will is being intermittently possessed and seeking out these kids, and doesn't realize it. He experiences time loss and repeatedly ends up in places not knowing how he got there but chalks it up to sleep deprivation due to nightmares and is too afraid of seeming like a burden to mention it to anyone.

Holly is then the first victim because she lives under the same roof as Will, making her the closest target. Will and Holly get close over the 18 months of living together and regularly spend time playing games alone, where Henry takes the opportunity to take over. Holly thinks that these moments where Will introduces himself as Mr. Whatsit (he doesn't give the name Henry because why tf would he do that) is some sort of roleplay game, so she plays along and invites her friends to join in on the "game," expanding Henry's pool of victims (ig in this world Derek is either a friend or learns about her "game" and makes fun of it). Holly (and the other kids) think it's a fun secret between her and Will, so she doesn't tell anyone that Mr. Whatsit is Will. It's not until they capture Derek to protect him and he refers to Will as Mr. Whatsit that the pieces start to fall into place, and Will slowly regains memories of what Henry made him do.

The kids, once captured by Henry, under hive mind influence, don't notice that Mr. Whatsit doesn't look like Will until Holly runs into Max and Max helps her see that Mr. Whatsit isn't a friend at all.

"obviously its the season 2 one"

"thats such a basic fucking bitch answer ofc ur gonna like s2 mike he's the most protective towards will-"

"OKAY YOU WANT A REAL ANSWER??? i love season 2 mike because they actually began to explore his mental health struggles and how they had him acting up in school because he was pulling away and uncharacteristically plagiarising things when he's usually a nerd who likes school to show that he was depressed. they showed him having trust issues with anyone new because of what happened last year, and it showed perfectly how competent he is as a leader because even when he was in situations that would be extremely terrifying for a 13 year old (such as watching his best friend screaming while being possessed and trying to kill people and being stuck in a lab massacre and watching someone die again) he was always trying to keep a brave face. that was him learning to be who he was again. he never asked for or needed reassurance and instead was on the same level as the adults with how he handled all these situations emotionally. we got some of the best demonstrations of how he uplifts the party and how he is a good strategist who thinks outside the box. but they don't just stop there. they don't just have him be a leader and nothing else. they have him break!! they actually have him have a fucking mental breakdown with hopper that everybody thinks is solely about his love for el or something, but its because of the pressure and keeping up with everything and realising how much he's lost himself over the past year. fuck everything and what they did to him holy shitt"