This is set as everyone has found their way back to Hawkins. El broke up with a Mike in this story :P
Art cred: noodles_and_tea
Will and Mike are sitting in the basement with Murray. Joyce and Hopper's weird friend. It was silent. But not a nice kind of silence. It was awkward. Tense. The only sound coming from Murray slurping on his alcohol.
"Okay what is this? Did you two love birds have a fight?" Murray breaks the silence staring at the two boys.
"What?" Mike says.
"You just seem so tense"
"No, love birds? What?" Mike repeats.
"Oh so you're not dating?" Will turns a bright red color at Murray's words.
Mike's face looks disgusted but his cheeks are still a rosy red color.
"You know, you two are very much like your siblings-" Murray starts.
"You, quiet, small, hide your feelings and past trauma because you think no one would care about it" Murray says, referring to Will.
"Scared of what would happen if you truly said what was on your mind, if you let your emotions spill, you hide them from yourself and other, until you break"
Will stares at the balding man. The words echoing in his head.
Scared of what would happen if you truly said what was on your mind.
"And you! A little harder to read, just like your sister was. You're scared of accepting your feelings, scared of losing the people you love but also make it look like you don't care, and you don't acknowledge your feelings for him, instead you block them out" Murray smiles.
Pointing Mike and Will together. The two boys staring at each other. Both of their faces red and shocked.
"Murray! We got something!" Hopper shouts form up the stairs.
Murray sighs and puts down his drink standing up in front of the two boys. Their faces blank. Both thinking about Murray's words.
"I would suggest you two kiss" he says before leaving up the stairs.
The silence that filled the room was almost eerie. Both wondered how he knew all that from just looking at them.
"It's not true, haha, right?" Mike says awkwardly, trying to convince himself more than Will.
"Y-Yeah... haha"
The two boys turn their heads to look at each other. But as they do their faces land only inches apart from each other. Both of their cheeks hot and breathes hitting against the other. And then their lips met. Mikes eyes closed and Will melted to the touch of Mike's harsh lips.
Their hands both traveled over the other. Stopping at different spots as their kiss deepened. Mike was on the verge of tears. He shouldn't be doing this. But he was. And it somehow felt good. Better. Better than ever. His thoughts got pushed out as he felt Will's hand caress his face ever so gently. Will had been wanting this ever since they were kids. But he never knew how much his stomach would flip when it did happen.
Mike and Will pulled away from each other. Their eyes were lost in the others. Catching their breath.
"I-I'm guessing Murray was right... about you liking me?"
"Y-Yeah... I'm sorry..."
"Hey! Uhm, how do I say this... I feel the same"
They just stared at each other. Their faces a hot shade of red and stomach almost flying away with how many butterflies they both had. The door to the basement opened and they hopped apart from each other. Murray walked down the stairs and grabbed his drink.
"You guys should talk to you siblings about this, they would love to hear that both of you couples got together due to me" Murray said, leaving back up the stairs.
There was silence yet again. But this time it was a comfortable silence. A silence you could fall asleep too. Both of the boys smiling at the thought of each other.
Hehe Murray knows if your gay
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