Mike and El’s Relationship gets worse the longer her hair gets
As El’s hair gets longer he likely finds it harder to project his feelings for Will onto Eleven.
In fact when her hair is at her longest Mike is unable to tell her that he loves her.
Only after El’s hair is shaved off (+a lot of encouragement from Will) is he able to tell her that he loves her. In the first season of the show, El is mistaken for a boy, and Hopper asks if it could’ve been Will.
If that’s not gay then idk what is ;-;

















