It had been three months since Will came out to Jonathan. In the time since he'd also somehow found his way coming out to El (to the party still, but she goes by Jane now) and Max.
Now, it was Will's 16th birthday, and he was planning on finally coming out to his mom.
He woke up, brushed his teeth, went to the bathroom and all the glorious morning bullshit.
Rubbing the sleep out of his eyes, he walked into the kitchen to be jumped at by his mom, who all but tackled him in a hug. "Happy Birthday!"
Will smiled. "Thanks, Mom."
"I can't believe my little baby is sixteen!"
"Mom." He groaned, pulling away. He saw no one else was here, not Hopper or Jane, but just them.
"Just us, yeah." She responded to him looking around. "Jane spent the night at the Mayfield's and Hop had an early morning. We're gonna make up for it later, all your friends are coming over and we're gonna get a cake and everything."
"Hey, Mom?" Will took a shaky breath. "Could we talk?"
"Yeah. Yeah, sure. Is everything okay, honey?" She sat down next to him at the table and her face instantly clouded with worry.
"I'm gay." He says.
There it is. It lingers in the air for a few seconds before Joyce chuckles.
"That's all? I thought it was going to be about... that place."
"That's all? Are you sure you're okay with this?"
"Okay with it? Honey, I've known you were gay since you were young. The way your eyes light up when you talk about Mike... that wasn't straight."
"Mom!"
"Alright, alright. I've gotta go to work."
"Okay. I think I'm gonna bike to the Wheelers."
Joyce smiled and ruffled his hair. "Of course you are."
"Because Lucas radioed me yesterday and said that the six of us are meeting there." Will continued, trying not to blush.
"Okay, okay. I'll see you when I get back." She hugged him again. "Happy birthday honey."
Will started to walk out the door. "Will?" He turned back to his mom. "You gotta tell him soon."
His face dropped slightly. "I'm gonna. Soon." Just not today.