a lot of people like to ship mileven (which dont get my wrong i love them and think theyâre so cute!) but eleven grew up in a government facility for her entire life. she has no concept of sexuality, she didnât grow up with boys trying to hold her hand on the playground, she doesnât know anything about childhood crushes or cooties, she doesnât know ANY of that, so i think sheâs highly stunted in that area of growth that children experience (the social aspect of it) and in my canon mike kissing her was really weird and uncomfortable for her ( why wouldnât it be, sheâs never experienced anything like that ) and i dont think she knows what it means or why he did it. she didnât understand why you couldnât take your sister to a dance because she doesnât have any concept of family structures vs social structures. she doesnât get it, and in my canon she views everyone who treats her well and is nice to her as âgoodâ or a âfriendâ and everyone who is mean to her as âbadâ or an âenemyâ. at this point thinking about dating someone or being someones girlfriend or kissing someone and figuring all of that out is just about the furthest thing from her mind. ( she doesnt even know who she likes or how she feels about liking someone like that because sheâs never had to deal with those feelings/never considered it ) she loves mike as a friend, (i use the term love lightly seeing as she doesnât know the concept of love very well) and while heâs a stronger friend than dustin or lucas or will because theyâve spent more time together, she still views him as a best friend. she doesnât know anything else.