“Yeah, I think it is. Obviously, it was hinted at in Season 1: It was always kind of there, but you never really knew, is it just him growing up slower than his friends? Now that heās gotten older, they made it a very real, obvious thing. Now itās 100% clear that he is gay and he does love Mike. But before, it was a slow arc. I think it is done so beautifully, because itās so easy to make a character just like all of a sudden be gay.”
– Stranger Things actor Noah Schnapp confirming that his character Will is gay, and in love with Mike, to Variety.
The Duffer Brothers had better handle Willās character arc VERY carefully in the final season. No ākill your gaysā trope. No leaving him alone after everyone else has paired up over the past four seasons.