ok hot take apparently but no jonathan doesn't hate mike. he might act like he does a bit, but it’s more complex than that. he's known mike since that kid was in kindergarten. he's seen how much mike loves will. but now he's also seeing how much will loves mike, and how much that hurts will. and it's not always mike's fault but he's oblivious and jonathan hates seeing his little brother in pain, and he just doesn't understand mike's shittiest actions, like recycling will's words in a speech to el, or letting will sit there and cry after pouring out his heart. so yeah, he'd be irritable with mike, knowing he used to be so good, and now he's this selfish, inconsiderate ass. he'd probably say exactly that to will, that he's got this kid on a pedestal, and will would be defensive but then admit jonathan's right. but if jonathan knew that mike's been struggling with the same thing his little brother has been, all alone and scared for years, everything would make sense. he'd would still be cautious about mike, sure, hold a little grudge and keep an eye on him, but he wouldn't actively be hostile anymore (he definitely was before, and will couldn’t tell if he wanted to shut it down or relish in it). just quietly reserving judgement, and mildly disapproving because mike may not have meant it, but he still hurt will, and jonathan lets will make his own decisions, it's not jonathan's place to tell him what to do... but will's always been too soft on mike, jonathan thinks. like he hung the stars in the sky. but when mike's behaviour totally changes once he and will are together, and he's back to being the kid jonathan knew... his worries mostly slide away. he might joke about it sometimes to mess with him though.
hopper wouldn't hate mike, either, if he saw him away from el and with will instead. because those are two different mikes, which is why joyce doesn't understand his issue with mike — she's thinking, seriously? him, a bad influence? mike wheeler, who she'd trust over anybody else with her boy? surely not. and hopper doesn't hate mike now, either. he finds the kid annoying and disrespectful, but grudgingly he admits he's just a kid, and he's messed up and scared, and hopper isn't the most equipped to deal with that so thank god it's not his job, but he's not actively hating on this literal child anymore, especially since the kid is a lot less obnoxious around his daughter than he used to be. so when will and mike get together, he might make some comments or jokes, be a bit gruff with him as usual, but eventually he finds he doesn't mind this version of mike. he makes will happy, and he's very respectful to joyce, and he bites his tongue around hopper now even when hop can tell he wants to say something snarky, and hop can't entirely blame him because he's biting his tongue too. so he accepts it.
2087
amandla
s-u-f-j-a-n-s-t-e-v-e-n-s
izzy806
blakekathryn
snowghoul
andulkaphoto
yousharknotpass
