I keep thinking about everyone slowly realizing mike's in love with will. will brings someone home for Christmas for the first time and Jonathan notices Mike's mask begin to fall. will talks about moving in with his first serious boyfriend and max and Lucas share a look of quiet understanding because mike just went quiet and didn't talk for the rest of the night. it's lumax's wedding and Joyce notices how mike stands at the edge of the dancefloor with this look of desperate yearning while will dances with his partner. at holly's college graduation, when will shows up unaccompanied for the first time and mike just lights up with hope and doesn't leave will's side all night. slowly, everyone starts to notice until it's an open secret. everyone but will knows. and no one tells him because they think he's long since moved on
