While Schnapp has refused to explicitly answer questions about Will's sexuality in the past, to him, it's always been obvious: His character is gay, and has been in love with Mike all along.
Now that Stranger Things season 4 has confirmed not only Will's queerness, but also his unrequited love for Mike, it's certainly interesting to look at their relationship in retrospect. Surely, Will's feelings for his best friend didn't come out of nowhere.
The following contains spoilers for Stranger Things Season 4, Volume 2, now available to stream on Netflix. In Season 4, Episode 8 of Stranger Things, “Papa,” the series finally gave Will a moment to confess his love for Mike. When Mike shows his insecurity, Will uses that moment of confession in Eleven's name.
Representatives for Schnapp said the actor had no further comment at this time. The sexual orientation of Schnapp's TV alter ego has been the subject of much discussion among Stranger Things fans over the years, and Schnapp confirmed last summer that Will is gay and in love with his best friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard).
Stranger Things season 4 featured a tearful scene between Will Byers and Mike Wheeler. Noah Schnapp has now confirmed that Will is gay and in love with Mike.
Fandom. Sorry, but Byler isn't going to be canon.
It's not until Jonathan overhears a conversation between Will and Mike, and Will's feelings towards Mike become more obvious (not to Mike, though, who remains oblivious) that he pays more attention to what's going on with Will.
He's a kid with a lot of emotions that he never learned how to express with words or say something as vulnerable as "I love you", and thus expresses his feelings with actions instead. The difference between Eleven and Mike is clear.
Mike finally says that he loves her. In the Void, El becomes emotional when Mike tells her he has always loved her, and that he was afraid to say it out of fear that if El ever left him, it would make that day hurt even more.
Stranger Things star Noah Schnapp has officially confirmed that Will Byers is gay and is in love with his friend, Mike (Finn Wolfhard), as season 4 strongly indicated. Will's sexuality has been a topic of discussion among Stranger Things fans since season 3.
That is exactly who I was when I was a kid.” That just made me so happy to hear. They are writing this real character and this real journey and real struggle and they're doing it so well. Schnapp has also confirmed that Will has been jealous of Eleven since season two as Mike began to have feelings towards her.
In a new interview Variety, Noah has confirmed that Will is gay, and that he is in love with Mike Wheeler.
Mike is deeply concerned for Eleven's safety at that juncture, making his brain laser-focused on nothing else. With that in mind, his non-reaction to Will's crying is fairly understandable.
Tropes. Byler is the slash ship between Mike Wheeler and Will Byers from the Stranger Things fandom.
"Stranger Things" creators Matt and Ross Duffer recently spoke with Variety about the show's fourth season, which sees Will in a sad state, perhaps because of his unrequited love for his friend Mike (Finn Wolfhard).
Angela also held no remorse for her cruel actions and did not hesitate to violate boundaries, making fun of Eleven's deceased father, which led to Eleven retaliating, striking her in the face with a roller skate.
The Stranger Things costars appear to have a close bond off-screen, but no, they are not dating each other in real life.
She is the older sister of Mike Wheeler, the former girlfriend of Steve Harrington, and the current girlfriend of Jonathan Byers.
As Mike and Eleven's romance starts to get a bit more serious, Hopper becomes upset that they're spending so much time together. The sheriff then threatens Mike so that he'll stop spending time with her. After Mike complies and lies to El about why he's avoiding her, she dumps him.
Understanding this, Millie said: "Oh he's not a good friend. There's not much I can say about that. Although Finn, he's a great friend. He's the bestest friend." When a fan said it was also bad that Mike wouldn't tell El he loves her, Millie said: "Oh yeah, what's wrong with that?!
“I mean, it's pretty clear this season that Will has feelings for Mike. They've been intentionally pulling that out over the past few seasons,” Schnapp told Variety. “Even in season one, they hinted at that and slowly, slowly grew that storyline.
I think Will was crying in the van because he knows that Mike will never like him romantically and return his feelings for him. A lot of people say that when he was talking to Mike about Eleven, he was really talking about him and his feelings for Mike but Mike didn't notice.
Jonathan opens up to Will, admitting that he misses talking to his younger brother and tells Will how much he means to him. Will tells Jonathan he will also be there for him, and the brothers share an emotional hug.
Everything surrounding The Demogorgon and The Upside Down has caused a negative impact on Will and Mike's friendship. But the sad truth is that not all childhood friendships survive to adulthood or even adolescence in some cases. And in Will and Mike's case, they may be naturally growing apart.