The double standards between Mileven and Lumax
Mileven: Mike kisses El out of nowhere
The Fandom: What a weirdo! Heās grooming her!
Lumax: Lucas stalks Max without her knowledge to the point she nicknames him stalker, he also tricks her into meeting him in the back of the arcade so he could tell her classified information
The Fandom: Thatās so cute! š„° Couple goals!
Mileven: Get together after a year of separation and a month from when they reunited (the snowball takes place in December)
The Fandom: Why couldnāt they have been friends! They rushed into this relationship for no reason!
Lumax: Also get together within a month of knowing each other
The Fandom: Awwww š„°š„°
Mileven: Have a very unserious breakup meant for comedic purposes
The Fandom: See how toxic and codependent they are! They never should have gotten together! They are awful for each other!
Lumax: Have admitted to five breakups in the past over very petty things. Max quite literally says that she waits for āLucas to come crawling back to herā
The Fandom: How cute š„° and beautiful that is š¤©
Mileven: Mike is afraid to tell El he loves her out of fear that she would eventually leave him, making it hurt more when she would (supposedly) do
The Fandom: What an awful boyfriend! Jane deserves to be free of his awful toxic influence!
Lumax: Max drives Lucas away out of fear that he would reject her and blame her for wishing death on Billy previous to his death (as shown in her vecna visions during āThe Piggybackā)
The Fandom: How beautiful and angsty!
Mileven: El is angry and humiliated after the roller rink. She has also had traumatic flashbacks recently that have been messing with her head. She is afraid that she is an unloveable monster Mike doesnāt love anymore and she yells at him for it. Mike attempts to explain himself, (after bringing her favorite food) without raising his voice, but ultimately puts his foot in his mouth and regrets it the entire season.
The Fandom: Their relationship is dead, Will had to save it.
Lumax: Max has been ignoring and avoiding Lucas for months, she has no desire to talk to him about anything at all and cruelly rebuffs him at every turn. The only reason she stays in the same room with him again is because she has a day left to live and even then she is still running from him.
The Fandom: If only they would just talk to each other, all of their problems would be solved!
Mileven: Mike dresses in Elās favorite colors, wakes up early to pick flowers that she mentioned missing, and brings her eggos when she hides in her bedroom after the roller rink.
The Fandom: (Blindfolds eyes and closes ears) What an awful boyfriend! He doesnāt even know what she likes!
Mileven: Mike advocates for Elās safety throughout season 3
The Fandom: What an overprotective smothering boyfriend!
Lumax: Lucas refuses to let Max be bait for vecna
The Fandom: Awwwww! š„°š„¹š„°š„°š„¹
Mileven: Mikeās love confession helps El to fight back against Vecna and save Max, Nancy, Robin and Steve (they were being choked to death at the time) and creating an opportunity for Nancy to shoot him
The Fandom: That speech was corny as hell, and it didnāt even do anything! El didnāt even like it
Lumax: Lucasā presence and touch are enough to help Max to return from Camazotz.
The Fandom: How romantic š„° š¤ā¤ļø
Mileven: Mikes worst memory caused by Vecna is Elās death in season one
The Fandom: Why couldnāt it be Will instead?! Why is everything about El with Mike?!
Lumax: Lucasā worst memory caused by Vecna is Maxās death
The Fandom: Awwww! š¢š
