[ Mike follows along obediently. Which isn’t usually a word that describes him but Eddie can get him to do pretty much anything. It’s just because Mike thinks he’s cool. Definitely only that. ]
I mean I’m probably exaggerating but you know!
[ He wouldn’t necessarily put it past them, Ted has a new criticism on the daily, sometimes it’s phrased as a joke but it doesn’t feel like one when Mike knows he actually means it ]
He is kinda, I mean to me at least, I’m his least favourite child.
[ Always filling the house with his friends, growing his hair, liking the wrong things, not being the son Ted expected or wanted. It gets grating.
Mike chucks his bag in and heads for the passenger door. ]
Yeah, I think he'd try military school before rehab.
[ He's teasing, but his serious tone does nothing to give that away. Eddie shuts the door and moves to the driver's side door, climbing in. He waits until Mike's settled before taking off. ]
I'm my dad's least favorite and I'm his only kid. [ He grins peeling out of the parking lot. ] So take it as a badge of honor, man.
[ Some people, like El, can pull of the shaven headed look but Mike can’t think of anything that would possibly be worse. He’s been persistently growing his hair for a while now and it’s just hit his shoulders but he’s planning on going longer just to see if it looks any good. ]
[ Mike might have more attitude than Dustin and Lucas combined, but he's still a good kid. Even if he grumbles under his breath, or gives the finger first - he always comes through for his friends and that kind of loyalty is something worth being proud of. At least in Eddie's mind. ]
You know it's not your job to be whoever your dad wants you to be, right? You, Mike Wheeler, are your own man. Who fucking cares what your dad thinks? He's just some asshole from Hawkins, Indiana.
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I mean I’m probably exaggerating but you know!
[ He wouldn’t necessarily put it past them, Ted has a new criticism on the daily, sometimes it’s phrased as a joke but it doesn’t feel like one when Mike knows he actually means it ]
He is kinda, I mean to me at least, I’m his least favourite child.
[ Always filling the house with his friends, growing his hair, liking the wrong things, not being the son Ted expected or wanted. It gets grating.
Mike chucks his bag in and heads for the passenger door. ]
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[ He's teasing, but his serious tone does nothing to give that away. Eddie shuts the door and moves to the driver's side door, climbing in. He waits until Mike's settled before taking off. ]
I'm my dad's least favorite and I'm his only kid. [ He grins peeling out of the parking lot. ] So take it as a badge of honor, man.
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[ Some people, like El, can pull of the shaven headed look but Mike can’t think of anything that would possibly be worse. He’s been persistently growing his hair for a while now and it’s just hit his shoulders but he’s planning on going longer just to see if it looks any good. ]
I’m trying, it’s just kinda shitty.
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[ Mike might have more attitude than Dustin and Lucas combined, but he's still a good kid. Even if he grumbles under his breath, or gives the finger first - he always comes through for his friends and that kind of loyalty is something worth being proud of. At least in Eddie's mind. ]
You know it's not your job to be whoever your dad wants you to be, right? You, Mike Wheeler, are your own man. Who fucking cares what your dad thinks? He's just some asshole from Hawkins, Indiana.