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Slowly, he rolls onto his side, curling inward without meaning to. His palms settle against his lower stomach, fingers spread wide, hands bigger than they used to be. Or maybe all of him is bigger, and he's aging, and his body is just more his now than he can remember.
He feels so empty.
Just one heartbeat, only his voice in his head, one lonely body curled up in bed.
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“Will, come on.” The doorknob rattles. “You're freaking me out.” Mike sounds closer now, worried. “I'm sick of you pushing me away. I'm not joking around.”
Will imagines him standing on the other side of the door, one hand gripping the frame, eyebrows drawn together. Waiting, the way he always is.
“At least let me know you're alive in there.” Mike's voice cracks, and the sound makes Will's throat tighten immediately. “Will, I'm serious, and I mean it. I'll break this door down.”
or, my take on Will's trauma from Henry's assault and the slugs, post canon. Read tags!!
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22 Jun 2026
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Will Byers has slowly lost his memories over the years due to the lingering effects of Vecna. So Mike Wheeler, the storyteller, reads to him, hoping that their story, might guide Will back to himself. Back to him.
or: A slow burn friends to lovers that starts in college and follows them through the years, with kicking your feet and giggling moments, angst that burns your chest, and yearning that will have you taking a lap around your room.
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23 Mar 2026
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talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet by thesweetestdream
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Jun 2026
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Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.
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Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.
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20 Mar 2026
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What the Night Takes (And How To Get It Back) by ClaudiaCreature
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Jun 2026
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It's 1992.
Will Byers and Mike Wheeler are college roommates at NYU... and attached at the hip.
When Will's nightmares take a turn for the worse, will Mike notice? Or will he hide his head in the sand?
Will Will ask for help when he desperately needs it? Or will he try to deal with it on his own?
Will either of them ever say out loud how much they need each other?OR
Will accidentally turns to sleeping pills when his nightmares get really bad and Mike tries to parent him too hard.
They cannot say out loud that they love each other, and the further Will falls into his drug issue, the harder it becomes to talk aboutAlso, Max is an amazing friend and basically becomes their buffer
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02 Mar 2026
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*THIS FIC IS BEING REVISED, DO NOT READ*
“I don’t want to be afraid anymore,” Mike whispered, gently, like a prayer. “I just want to love you.”
With a stray tear rolling down his cheek, Will let out a relieved sigh and pressed their foreheads together.
“Then do it.”
In the year of 1996, the Party reunites for Lucas and Max’s wedding. Twenty-five years old and riddled with grief, Mike arrives carrying the uncomfortable understanding that he has been in love with Will Byers for most of his life. He finds himself in Oregon — and back in Will’s shadow — for what’s supposed to be one last weekend together. Old feelings don’t stay buried, panic doesn’t sit still, and childhood love never really dies.
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15 Jan 2026