Mike really has thought of everything, hasn't he? It's a level of consideration that he remembers fondly from when they were much smaller. He doesn't really know what to say in response to any of it though, refusing to open his mouth and say the wrong thing like he always seems to when he's under stress these days. Or, maybe the wrong thing isn't what it is, it's just never quite what anyone expects or wants from him and while that seemed to be something they could deal with when he was little, now that he's a grown man nobody has the patience.
Grown man, as if he isn't still too young to buy alcohol...
"I miss you too," he says thinly, hoping he doesn't sound upset even though he kind of is, even though it's nothing that Mike has done since they'd talked on New Years. He's sat and read those letters, one by one, from the earliest date he could find, every time he's felt particularly lonely or unlovable. Every one was a gut punch of some kind, and he feels like maybe he should resent the feeling that they give him after everything that's happened, but he's still so deeply, miserably in love. It just doesn't seem fair that now that they're being honest with each other, that it's seemingly on the precipice of calling it quits.
Will takes a long, steadying breath after Mike talks himself out. "I think we really need to talk. Somewhere neutral so it's not like last time... I promise that's not as bad as it sounds so don't freak out, okay?" He doesn't want either of them to feel helpless or cornered if this ends up going as poorly as some of their previous talks, and he's not trying to outright imply that they're about to officially break up. He wouldn't be able to live with himself it they did it like this anyway.
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Grown man, as if he isn't still too young to buy alcohol...
"I miss you too," he says thinly, hoping he doesn't sound upset even though he kind of is, even though it's nothing that Mike has done since they'd talked on New Years. He's sat and read those letters, one by one, from the earliest date he could find, every time he's felt particularly lonely or unlovable. Every one was a gut punch of some kind, and he feels like maybe he should resent the feeling that they give him after everything that's happened, but he's still so deeply, miserably in love. It just doesn't seem fair that now that they're being honest with each other, that it's seemingly on the precipice of calling it quits.
Will takes a long, steadying breath after Mike talks himself out. "I think we really need to talk. Somewhere neutral so it's not like last time... I promise that's not as bad as it sounds so don't freak out, okay?" He doesn't want either of them to feel helpless or cornered if this ends up going as poorly as some of their previous talks, and he's not trying to outright imply that they're about to officially break up. He wouldn't be able to live with himself it they did it like this anyway.