Will Byers, the boy who's gay, the boy who is bullied, the boy who's had 3 ex-boyfriends that never actually loved him, the boy who is in love with his best friend, who is probably straight. Whatever you want to call him, he isn't popular. Mike Wheeler, the boy who is "straight", the boy who is popular, the boy who keeps his feelings inside him, the boy who is in love with his best friend even though he won't admit it, the boy who hosts amazing parties and is always drunk. That's Mike Wheeler. He is popular.