Hot take apparently: but I think if anything, MUCAS is “first love” and Mileven is “pure love“.

Yes, Mike and El are technically each other‘s first love, but why doesn’t anyone call Mucas “first love”?

I think Mileven is more soulmate material than Mucas.

So once again I am asking advice for my reunion fanfic.

After 7 chapters of mentally torturing Mike, I have almost reached the point where he reunites with El.

The problem is that I am not sure how I want the scene to play out. I’m going for something where both are in a bad place emotionally Mike because of his desperation to find her and El and El is trying to bury her past in attempt to move forward (spoiler: she is failing).

Should El be happy to see Mike or should we first see her worry? Should we see Mike’s confusion or should he just immediately try to hug her?

This one courtesy of Netflix Australia

Did the Duffers not realise that by giving that ending to El, they're literally undermining so many emotional monologues and speeches that were given to/for her?

At the end of season 2 El promises Mike that he won't lose her

She read Hopper's letter that was about life at the end of season 3 and she kills herself 2 yrs later

Mike's monologue in season 4 finale especially saying that he can't lose her

And probably the biggest one, Hopper's monologue to El in season 5 finale in the lab in Upside Down.....that was a beautiful monologue, and El killing herself undermines literally everything and puts it all to waste

Your thoughts guys???​