It was after the battle with the mind flayer. Defeating it once and for all. Will had used his powers to help kill Vecna. Which tended to make him weak. The whole group ran to him to make sure he was okay. You noticed how Mike reached out to touch Will’s arm, but didn’t actually touch him. Maybe you read into it too much, but you thought Mike didn’t want to touch Will now that everyone knew he was gay.

Being his best friend, yes a girl and yes you liked him, you push past Mike and hugged Will. Hoping he didn’t notice Mike’s hesitation