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It was a day like every other for Will Byers. Normal. Then again, normal didn't mean much when it came to the Byers.
It was a day like no other for Will Byers.
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ScoopsAhoy but make it MadWheeler.
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Freaks by Smthlowk
Fandoms: Percy Jackson and the Olympians & Related Fandoms - All Media Types, Voltron: Legendary Defender, Keeper of the Lost Cities Series - Shannon Messenger, Six of Crows Series - Leigh Bardugo, Lockwood & Co. (TV), Carry On | Simon Snow Series - Rainbow Rowell, A Good Girl's Guide to Murder Series - Holly Jackson
10 Sep 2025
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Literally just crack, but hey, I had fun writing it so.
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we thought this place was haunted (it was just us) by secretxgardensinmyxmind
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Jun 2026
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Two years after his husband’s death, Mike Wheeler lives quietly in a cliffside mansion with his eight year old daughter and more ghosts than he knows what to do with. He doesn’t talk about the past.
Will Byers isn’t looking for love when he takes the live-in cook job at Rosecliff Manor. He's just trying to start over in a new town, with a new job and with the walls carefully built around his heart.
Living under the same roof wasn’t supposed to mean anything.
But grief recognizes grief.And sometimes healing looks a lot like falling in love.
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- Part 1 of we thought this place was haunted
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07 Jul 2026
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As light shines through the hospital room window, illuminating Robert’s whole countenance in something celestial, Ted looks down at his baby brother with a singular thought in mind.
You’re gonna be my best friend.
Ted finds his light, loses it, then finds it again.
OR: Ted Wheeler gets it all wrong, then he gets it right.
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- Part 3 of on the way home
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20 Jun 2026
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“And I know, it’s not your fault. Trust me, I haven’t forgotten.”
Shit. Mike was really hoping that would never come up.
“I know, I know, I know it’s not your fault. But you know what?” Will steps closer, “it doesn’t change the fact that it feels like your fault.” With a shove on Mike’s shoulder, he painfully adds, “it feels like it’s all your fault.”
When everyone suddenly masters the art of communication, Mike and Will give it a shot. They don't get it right on the first try.
OR: 5 steps Mike takes towards the truth, and 1 leap Will makes towards destiny.
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- Part 1 of on the way home
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18 Jun 2026
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Left His Heart There in the Sea by Concerned_terrapin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Jul 2024
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“Mr. Byers! I was hoping to catch you. This is Dr. Owens, from Hawkins National Laboratory.”
Will pinched the bridge of his nose in annoyance, already feeling a headache beginning to form in his temples. "I’m kind of in the middle of a lecture here, can this wait?”
“I’m afraid it can’t. We need your assistance urgently.”
“And why do you need me?” Will was unable to suppress the bitterness in his tone, “You’ve got plenty of experts and doctors on your staff. I’m just a grad student, and I’m halfway across the country. What could I possibly do that no one else could?”
Dr. Owens cleared his throat on the other end of the line, “You’re the only one who’s been there and made it out alive. Honestly, we could use your expertise. We’ve caught a specimen. A live one. And you’re definitely going to want to see this.”
Or, it's 1998 and the Upside Down is still alive and kicking, and something new just came out.
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15 Jun 2026
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the killing time, unwillingly mine by paladinsbrainrot
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Aug 2025
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“Whoa ,” Mike says, voice hoarse and writhed with sleep, grasping the arm of Will’s sweater with impressive force, in his dream-like quality. Will doesn’t remember when he began slipping off the side of the roof. “Will, — Will,” Mike murmurs, and Will melts at the sheer familiarity of his name on Mike’s mouth, “come inside. You’ll hurt yourself.”
His heels won't move from where they’ve dug into the roof, despite Mike’s persistent tugging. All at once, he’s washed over with guilt. He shouldn’t be here. He’ll hurt him.
“Please,” Mike adds, the single syllable addictive and slow, like honey.
It’s embarrassing how fast Will folds.
Will wakes from a nightmare on the other side of town. He finds going home is easier said than done.
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10 Jun 2026