Small headcanons I made for Mike and Will / Byler headcanons!
These are canon compliant up to season 5, because it does not exist and I prefer my own season 5 I came up with for myself.
•Mike deals with separation anxiety. It started when he was 12 and gradually it became worse, especially during the final battle with Vecna.
•In California, when Will couldn’t sleep due to nightmares and his feelings with Mike, he would hold his hands together and pretend he was holding hands with Mike while they both drifted off to sleep.
•Sometimes, Will doesn’t feel like he’s in control of his body, especially after a bad nightmare. It takes awhile to ground himself and convince himself that he’s in control and isn’t possessed.
•Will used to sleep with his stuffed animals for comfort, but gave up during season 3 after his fight in the rain with Mike. He thought sleeping with stuffed animals was immature. However, after a couple of years, he sleeps with his tiger stuffed animal for comfort.
•Will loves painting nails! Mike lets Will paint his nails and loves the intricate patterns and details that Will paints. Mike likes to show off his nails whenever he can since he’s super proud of Will for doing them.
•They both don’t mind wearing makeup, though Mike often only wears eye liner due to having sensory issues with stuff on his face. Will likes to wear blush.
•They both have PTSD and depression. Will also has an anxiety disorder.
•Mike says he isn’t a cat person, but immediately folds when Will brings in a scraggly stray. Mike is standoffish with the cat at first before he begrudgingly befriends it. The cat will often sit on Mike’s lap when he’s writing.
•Also, my Mike keeps the heart birthmark he was born with on his face and the scar he recieved after being attacked by Billy. Will also retains the scar he received when Nancy shoved that fire poker into his side.
As for my personal after-battle designs with Vecna that I came up with for my own version of season 5:
•Mike helps to keep Will safe during the fight. During the battle, however, his arm is broken and he takes a Demogorgan claw straight to the back, slicing through his clothes. Will has to beg El to take Mike somewhere safe before he bleeds out. After the battle, Mike had his back patched up and a huge scar forms. He’s pretty insecure about it, though Will likes to trace the scars with his fingers if Mike has his shirt off.
•Will actually did end up getting possessed during my S5 and spent a long time possessed before he could break out of it. He has vein-like markings on his skin (like in S2) though these ones stick around after Vecna is defeated. Speaking of which, when Vecna died, Will also died and was subsequently brought back to life (A delirious Mike freaked the fuck out when he heard the paramedics fight to bring Will back to life.) Also, after his possession, Will gained heterochromia with his right eye, as it turned completely brown.
