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so true
The thing is, M*leven could have been really cute. I like almost all of the straight ships in the show, and they could have written Mike and El similarly. Their romance could have progressed over multiple seasons, everyone would have liked it. Something like Jopper or Jancy.
But they didn't do that. M*leven is written entirely differently from all the other couples. They're rarely teamed up, their break-up is framed as happy, their conflicts seem trivial and easily solvable. They're not themselves around each other, they lie and miscommunicate. El's arc is centred around finding herself and being independent, and Mike needs to be loved and appreciated. They're clearly not meant for each other, and this is intentional.
Why would they be written entirely differently from every other couple if they're intended to be endgame?