Mike Wheeler Head Cannons (S1-5)
Hello!! I apologise for not posting for a little bit, but we are back!!! I have had this idea in my head since season 5 came out so I finally put my head into writing it, so please do tell me what you think about it in the comments!! I also want to thank you all for 211 followers???? Honestly, thank you all so much for being the people who motivate me to keep writing even when life gets hectic. I love you all so much x
Please also note; I am currently writing up Shy Girl part 2, and its genuinely making me think of making it a multipart story. Please do tell me if that is something you would all be interested in!
WARNINGS: mike being absolutely oblivious to reader and her feelings for him, until he realises he has feelings for her, mike lowkey being a perv at some points (???), long as fuck ngl, writer getting way too invested in this couple, a bit of emotional cheating (I think), this is written from a female pov!!!
Younger Mike Wheeler! who knew from the minute you two met in elementary that you were the most important person in his life.
Younger Mike Wheeler! who used to beg Karen to invite you over without the rest of the party so you two could have solo play dates.
Younger Mike Wheeler! who got extremely flustered when Nancy used to point out how every time you spoke to him he would blush bright red and how his eyes used to dilatate (he still does, he just wouldn't ever admit it).
S1 Mike Wheeler! who waited for you to be the last one to leave the DND session so he could give you a hug without the others seeing it.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who immediately cycled to your house after you found out Will went missing cause he knew you would be crying (he has a 6th sense for you I SWEAR).
S1 Mike Wheeler! who held onto your arm when you and the others went looking for Will in the forest.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who didn't clock onto how jealous you were he had this random girl you just met staying in his basement when he wasn't even allowed sleepovers with you.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who didn't understand why you and Lucas were so against Eleven.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who had an argument with you accusing you of being jealous of Eleven's powers which resulted in you storming out his house and giving him the finger as he called out for you to come back.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who turned up to your house a day after the argument to apologise just for you to still give him the cold shoulder but agree to join the party looking for Will.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who didn't see the way you looked at him when he was so close with Eleven.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who didn't tell you how he tried to jump off the cliff and you had to find out from Dustin (which just added even more fuel to the fire after finding out he hugged eleven after).
S1 Mike Wheeler! who hadn't realised you watched him kiss Eleven in the cafeteria, just for you to run off with tears in your eyes.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who instinctively put his arm out in front of you when the people from the lab found them in the corridor.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who grabbed your hand and ran with you into one of the classrooms as the Demogorgon killed the lab people.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who pulled you behind him to protect you when the Demogorgon entered the classroom and was coming towards you all.
S1 Mike Wheeler! who didn't see the way you looked at him after Eleven "sacrificed" herself and disappeared.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who got to the arcade early so that he could make sure you were still the top score on your favourite game.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who is strangely upset that you didn't dress up with them as Janine and doesn't understand why it hurt him as much as it did.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who has to take a double take when you turn up to the Halloween meet up spot, thinks you look absolutely gorgeous and doesn't understand why he didn't realise that until now.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who barely looks at you after he snaps at you telling you to have fun with the others.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who catches himself staring at you as you bring Dart closer to your face so you could examine him.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who watches you talking to Max in the gymnasium and his eyes slowly move down your body taking in the jeans you're wearing (he's literally just staring at your ass as you walk in front of him)
S2 Mike Wheeler! who immediately runs over to after you seem to trip over nothing and grabs onto your waist as he helps you up (he's not as slick as he thinks).
S2 Mike Wheeler! who didn't expect for you to come with him to the Byers house but holds onto your wrist as you walk up to the front door together.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who pulls you into a hug and rubs the bottom of your back after the doctors sedate Will in the hospital (but doesn't clock onto how you put your head in the crook of his neck).
S2 Mike Wheeler! who has his hand on your knee when the party reflects back on how Bob founded the A.V club in the school (but doesn't see how your face goes red as soon as he does).
S2 Mike Wheeler! who drops your hand when Eleven walks in the front door and doesn't see how your face drops.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who notices your eyes narrow and your jaw clench as Eleven walks past you and Max after Max introduces herself.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who looks at you for back up when trying to convince Steve to go and distract the demodogs just for you to look away (he doesn't understand why that hurts so much).
S2 Mike Wheeler! who watches you walk into the Snow Ball and he immediately stands with his jaw dropped.
S2 Mike Wheeler! who, although is dancing with Eleven, notices a boy you're dancing with getting way too close for his liking.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who doesn't understand why you've been so distant from him since he and El got together.
S3 Mike Wheeler! whose face drops when he realises you are sitting beside Max and Lucas instead of him and Will (the jealousy is radiating off him).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who goes to stand beside you in Dustin's house waiting for him to get back from camp to surprise him but frowns when you move beside Max so you don't have to stand beside him.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who tries not to make it so obvious as to the fact he's staring at you climbing up the hill carrying a bag of stuff (still not realising he's down bad for you).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who has no clue that after he lied to El, she comes and finds you and Max practicing skateboarding.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who snaps at you for bringing El to the mall after the three of you walk up to the boys (but Lucas catches the way your eyes fill up with tears).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who immediately regrets how he spoke to you at the mall when he's back in his basement after Lucas calls him an idiot for doing so.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who notices the way you don't talk or look at him when you and the other girls turn up to his basement (and feels how his heart breaks into pieces at that).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who finds himself crouching down beside you whilst observing the pool, his hands slowly making contact with yours, smiling at the fact you don't move away from his touch.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who finds you in the closet finding the doll, offering to help, just for you to shove him off and walk out.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who subconsciously moves in front of you when Billy starts becoming hostile, his hand hiding your waist to push you behind him.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who complains about how you, Max and El have been in the bathroom for so long and says how you were all “conspiring against him”, but once hearing you laugh at it he finds himself smiling.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who's sitting beside you in Nancy's car, moving his leg closer to touch yours.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who sits beside you in the hospital and offers you some M&Ms, before slightly slipping his hand into yours (not noticing how El is staring at you two).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who has an argument with Max in Hoppers cabin about her “corrupting you” and “forcing you away from him” (not knowing you were in the bathroom listening to the entire thing.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who slips up and admits you are the “best thing” in his life and only realises he says it after you walk out of the bathroom and smile at him.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who finds him following you down the isles of the supermarket you all broke into, just rambling on about how you weren't meant to hear what he said but quickly shuts up when you pull him into a hug and place a slight kiss on his cheek (his face blushes bright red and his arms instinctively go around your waist holding you in place).
S3 Mike Wheeler! who gets jealous when you hug Dustin after reuniting in the mall, only for Lucas to nudge him slightly and give him a smirk.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who panics when realising you weren't hiding with him, El and Max when the mind flayer started hunting them.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who runs to find you after the battle in Starcourt and pulls you into a massive hug repeating, “I thought I lost you, never do that again”.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who eventually has a conversation with El about their relationship, to which she gives him the closure he needs before cycling to your house.
S3 Mike Wheeler! who immediately kisses you as soon as you open your front door.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who starts freshman year in Hawkins High not expecting you to become one of the popular cheerleaders (even though he's more than happy for everyone to know you're his).
S4 Mike Wheeler! who makes sure to leave hickies on your neck so everyone knows about him.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who everyday walks into Hawkins High just to find you leaning up against his locker smiling at him (his heart skips a beat every time).
S4 Mike Wheeler! who immediately pulls you into a small kiss before opening his locker and pulling out all the stuff he needs for classes and then dragging you down the hallway with his hand in yours.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who's excited to leave for California and see his best friends but upset to leave you behind, he makes sure to make it up to you before he leaves ;).
S4 Mike Wheeler! who only watches you during your cheer performance before the game that night, his heart warming at the sight of you cheering.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who is basically forced by Eddie to have you sit at the table with them at lunch even though you are meant to be sitting with the cheerleaders (you don't complain though, knowing how much Mike looks up to Eddie).
S4 Mike Wheeler! who doesn't realise how upset you are at him for missing Lucas’ championship game just to play DnD with Hellfire.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who takes you home that night and uses his magic to make you forget you're mad at him for missing the game.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who immediately phones you when he gets to the Byers in California just so he could ramble on about the difference between there and Hawkins.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who ends up getting involved with the events going on in California not knowing you were constantly ringing the Byers phone number trying to tell him about Hawkins.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who insists they need to get back to Hawkins after El finds out what's going on back there because he's worried about you.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who has to get held back by Jonathan when El tells him you were injured when trying to fight Vecna.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who when arrives back to Hawkins, finds you immediately and pulls you into a soft hug seeing your broken arm in the sling.
S4 Mike Wheeler! who vows to himself to make Vecna pay for hurting you.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who becomes extremely protective over you after what happened to you 18 months ago whilst he was in California (PROTECTIVE MIKE YES LAWD).
S5 Mike Wheeler! who hurries Will and Holly in the morning so he can go and meet you before the school day starts.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who meets up with you at the bike rack immediately interlinking your hands as the two of you and Will walk into school.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who pulls you behind him after Lucas confronts Andy, before speaking up to say something himself, his eyes rolling at the way Andy's eyes find their way to you before walking off.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who ends up making out with you in one of the storage cupboards during your recess, not being able to pull his hands away from you as he kisses and marks your neck.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who made you your own DnD figurine just to make you smile.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who tries not to have you included in the crawl because he doesn't want you hurt (you end up joining him and Lucas anyway).
S5 Mike Wheeler! who brings you to sit with him and Nancy in the hospital after finding out what happened at the Wheeler home.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who finds himself only calming down when his hand is touching yours.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who watches the way you walk up to Dustin and examine his face after his “accident” (he’d never admit it, but the way your hands were on his best friend's face - he was extremely jealous).
S5 Mike Wheeler! who doesn't let you do any physical labour when trying to capture the Demogorgon, in fear that you'd be hurt again like last year.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who winks at you after making the “dick” jokes with Lucas, just to laugh at the way you blush afterwards.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who doesn't let you come up to fix the leak in the tap because your shirt was conventionally white (that man isn't letting anyone see what's his).
S5 Mike Wheeler! who doesn't realise the effect “eyes on me” has on you even though you're running away from Demegorgons.
S5 Mike Wheeler! who pulls you behind him when the Demogorgon was coming at the two of you.