we went from this

to this

to this

to this??

i know they didn’t talk as much so yeah that could make things awkward, but will was ecstatic to see mike, but mike was clearly feeling awkward??

soooo, you have to ask yourself why would mike be the one to act this way?? he doesn’t know will is in love with him so that’s not an excuse. we could say it’s because him and will have barely been in contact, but wouldn’t will be acting the same as mike in this situation?? especially with will having feelings for mike it would make sense for him to act as nonchalant as possible because he doesn’t know how mike feels about him. also, this would be a good foreshadowing moment for what will says in his coded love confession about pushing mike away and being distant, but once again will isn’t reacting this way when he sees mike for the first time in MONTHS, so why is mike??

if it makes sense for will to have reacted awkwardly to an enthusiastic mike because he has feelings for mike and they haven’t been as close in recent months, then couldn’t it be said that mike reacts awkwardly to an enthusiastic will because he has feelings for him?? like i feel like the only explanation for this moment is to highlight that mike is aware of his feelings for will and feels uncomfortable to interact in an affectionate way because he wants to keep that barrier between him and his feelings because he thinks him and will could never be anything more than friends.