It's actually great that Will ended up using Robin's advice not to look for signals in Mike but to signal him of his own interest.
Not only is it pretty safe because then Mike will only respond if he's interested and nothing changes if not.
But also, I've said before that Mike has incredibly valid reasons to believe Will does not like him back.
This is good. Will is giving him reasons to hope.
Mike has fulfilled at least one if not sometimes all of Robin's criteria every season for communicating interest. Will never does, Will never has. He has looks, but that's about it. He doesn't initiate. Not touch, not flirting, not even the fight they had about their relationship! Mike did that one at the roller rink too!
Will initiating is really good for this actually. I hadn't expected it, but it is definitely needed to support Mike's arc. He has reason to believe he has a chance now.
















