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The Canary and The Coal Mine by DruidQueen89
Fandoms: Hermitcraft SMP, 3rd Life | Last Life SMP Series, Empires SMP
23 Jan 2026
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Following Tango and Jimmy through the Life Series and beyond, watch as they become friends and eventually more. The good and the bad, the blessings and the curses.
Complete!
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- Part 1 of CATCM Universe
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- English
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- 204,006
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- 103/103
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
19 Jun 2026
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AAAAAAA (Jimmys source)
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The shadowy figure was dripping wet, dark wingtips dragging along the grass from exhaustion as they approached. He wore an eyepatch—just a rough, bloody strip of fabric tied around his head and matted into damp, muddy curls.
The red sweater was ripped and stained with a brown substance, the wings tattered with broken white feathers sticking out at odd angles.
Scar felt his mouth go dry and his insides tense in fear. “G… Grian?” What was wrong with him?
The figure took another step forward before latching onto the front of Scar’s shirt with dirty fingers. His remaining, red-tinted eye looked deep into Scar’s, like it was trying to see his soul.
“You’re not my Scar, are you?” He said.
~A novella where Double Life Grian comes looking for his Scar to make amends but ends up in Hermitcraft~
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- English
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- 37,696
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- 16/16
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
16 Jun 2026
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MULTIVERSE PLATONIC SCARIAN I REPEAT MULTIVERSE PLATONIC SCARIAN (and also evil multiverse grian)
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To many of the hermits Xisuma was more than just an admin or a friend. He was their guardian angel. Someone they owed their life to.
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This is my hellhole of an AU I made at like 2 in the morning while delirious!
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Xisuma gives ownership of HermitCraft to Xev.
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Edit 05/31/2025: Ex now referred to as Xev to better reflect the dynamic/relationship between him and Xisuma. -
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"Dude, quit squirming!" Scar's laugh starts as a deep, bright rumble in the pit of his stomach, soaring from his throat to punch the air in short, ribboned strokes, each a brilliant star between them. The air here is warm, dazed, an illuminated snow globe— except the globe is his tree, and the snow drifts in downy feathers outside it, forming an intricate latticework of frostbitten fingers that crawl up the sides of his windows.
They’d retreated here an hour ago— once their impromptu snowball fight with Doc had transcended from three hermits to thirteen— all shivers and chattering teeth, drenched to the bone. Now, with the fire stoked, sweaters both discarded and exchanged, neither one of them can ignore how the bedraggled wreck of Grian’s feathers are in desperate need of preening.
"You're doing this on purpose!" Grian's retort is tart, but it lacks true bite, curling high as a silver wisp of smoke. "Sto— stop it, Scar, stop trying to tickle me—!"
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- Part 6 of by any other name
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Banishment (bravebyers, byler, cleradin) by ByeDisaster
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Apr 2026
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Paladin Michael switches with our Mike. Will Byers finds an injured knight on his doorstep.
Mike fumbles for Will’s face, armoured thumb on his chin. “William?” Butts his forehead against Will’s. “It’s you,” he chokes. “It’s you.” Kisses him.
His lips and stuttering breath hot on Will’s mouth. Kisses him hungry and wanting. Messy, teeth scraping down his bottom lip as he sags against him.
Byers can’t help himself. If he knew this was waiting for him in Hawkins, he wouldn’t have played hooky for two years. Kisses his best friend back, hands supporting him, feeling him. Mike’s hair is longer; Will rubs his fingers backwards up his scalp, tugging. Then groans, and pushes away. “You’re bleeding."
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- Part 2 of Paladin Mike chewing scenery (cleradin)
Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
17 Mar 2026
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Cleradin / bravebyers / wisewheeler. REREAD AGH
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Mercutio is in love with Benvolio. Romeo is in love with Juliet. Both are forbidden. Instead of committing fake-turned-real suicides, Mercutio and Juliet get married to keep their real relationships a secret. Unfortunately, Paris and Tybalt are determined to prove what a fraud their marriage is. Will they destroy everyone's lives? Or will they find happiness instead?
A Romeo and Juliet AU inspired by crystallizedtwilight's Tumblr post.
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- English
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- 113,376
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
12 Mar 2026
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That one romeo and juliet but woke fic
Unfinished tho :(
Probably wont ever get finished but im bookmarking anyway -
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“But…Will Byers is a boy…?” Max whispers, a raised eyebrow paired with parted lips.
The raven-haired boy lets his eyelids droop, covering half his eyes and sigh. He rests his head against the cold tiles of the dirty public toilets. “Max…” He mumbles in tears.
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Max and Mike work a summer at Scoops Ahoy together, after a drugging they end up in the bathroom and Mike reveals a secret.
Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
11 Mar 2026
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Stobin coming out scene but it’s max and mike
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Mike grabs Will’s hands and tangles them with his own, blinking up at him through his long, dark lashes. His eyes are endless. Solid black, like the night above them. So shiny that Will can see himself, tipsy and happy, in the reflection. “I want to be stuck with you,” Mike whispers, like it’s a secret. “I don’t ever want to leave.”
Will sucks in a sharp breath, squeezing his hands. “Then don’t,” he whispers back, punched-out and honest. “Stay.”
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Senior year in Hawkins. Will and Mike figure some things out.
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i’m not your tammy thompson, and i never will be by LaaurenEv
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Dec 2025
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Mike’s entire body pulses with frustration. “Because I’m not Tammy Thompson!”
Will can’t breathe. “But–”
“I’m not Tammy Thompson.” Mike’s eyes blaze. “I’m goddamn Mike Wheeler, and I’ve been in love with you since you set my hair on fire in science class when we were ten.” His jaw clenches, and Will feels like someone let off a grenade next to his head. “I realised I was in love with you when you left me for Lenora, and realised you loved me when you made up that bullshit about El asking you to make me the painting.”
Will feels the blood leave his face, feels his entire world shifting in an instant. “Mike–”
“And then you stand there and tell everyone it’s this crush that amounts to the same as some girl who didn’t like Robin back?” Mike’s voice cracks. “I– how am I that to you?”
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Mike confronts Will after he comes out to the group, because he isn't goddamn Tammy Thompson. -
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“Neat. I’m Dustin. Henderson,” he adds, as if that just makes more sense to say it that way, “I live over there,” Dustin points across the road, “Who are you?”
He could make up a fake name. Completely lie about his entire identity (he’d always wanted to do that). It’s not like Dustin would hear his name and immediately say “Mike Wheeler? The loser who was kicked out of his school for kissing in the bathroom and lost his dad in one fell swoop?” because, as Mike graciously reminded himself, he wasn’t that famous.
In which Mike Wheeler leaves his home, moves somewhere else, joins the party, meets a boy named Will, and life suddenly gets a lot better.
*currently on hiatus!*
Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
18 Feb 2026
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Forever unfinished but still amazing, Mike moves to hawkins
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you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore, despite living under the same roof. Will is avoidant and spends most days in the basement, and Mike has never felt so alone.
Then the power goes out, and Mike desperately wants to understand what went wrong, and to know what that damn painting means.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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- English
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- 46,191
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- 8/8
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
09 Feb 2026
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You took my heart in Mikes pov!!!!!!!!! YES
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this loving feeling (it wears us out) by Girl_rotting
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Feb 2026
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“Why? Why won’t you ever tell me what’s wrong with you?” Carlton’s voice is filled with frustration, and it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to Will.
What is wrong with him. It’s such a loaded question. Why does Will wake up screaming sometimes? Why can’t Will handle the cold? Why are there days when Carlton’s hands on him feel like being kept under water with no way up?
And why can’t Will tell Carlton the truth? How could Will possibly explain it without sounding insane? What is the human translation for being taken and kept in another dimension, violated, and possessed, only to then be violated yet again—
This part of him is something Will is never going to be able to share with anyone else. That nobody would understand.
Why won’t you tell me what’s wrong with you.
“Because you wouldn’t get it.” Will somehow manages to say it without gagging.
And then, Carlton goes in for the kill.
“Oh, but Mike does?”
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After leaving Hawkins to go to college in the great city of San Franscisco, Will finally finds someone who loves him. The only problem is that the only person in the world who knows him, is someone else.
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- English
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- 88,861
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- 12/20
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
20 Jan 2026
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The one with Carlton being a dick and mike comes over to visit, post epilogue bylerrrrrr
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mike and will are secretly dating in the epilogue and they're absolutely obsessed with each other.
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It’s thanksgiving, and Mike has forgotten what it means to be grateful.
That is until he is blessed with the sight of a 19 year old Will Byers at his door step- however, it feels less like a blessing and more so a curse, when he sees the hickey on his throat.
Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
05 Jan 2026
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Post epilogue confession (the one with the wine coolers)
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sometimes, it hurt to keep all the secrets that will byers did. which is why on that fateful summer night in the wheeler garage, it hurt too much—so he let one go.
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Willow Byers has always felt a little out of sync with the other girls her age. Not in any obvious way—just a quiet sort of difference, like a radio station that never quite tunes in right. (...)
It wasn’t that she didn’t care about romance, or relationships, or falling in love—no. She wanted all of it. Just… with another girl....
or: willow byers is just trying to get through high school while ignoring her crush on her childhood best friend, michelle wheeler.
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A Glimmer of Light Refusing to Fade by MagicSchoolbusDropout08
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Dec 2025
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When the Byers move to California, Will is lonely, bullied, and struggling with his mental health. When Mike comes to visit, he notices that something is off, but doesn’t know what’s wrong or how to help while his best friend feels so far away even though he's physically there. However, maybe Mike finds the answer after they are brought closer than ever after El is abducted by the government and they end up facing capture, interdimensional monsters, torture, the past, their own feelings, and attempting to prevent the apocalypse. (Post-s3, rewriting s4, and predicting s5).
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- Part 1 of The Glimmer Series
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- English
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- 150/150
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Bookmarked by TheDuskSystem
26 Dec 2025
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The literal angstiest fic I’ve ever read. Poor babies
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“Are you offended that people think we’re dating?”
“No,” Mike says immediately. “Of course not,” because, again, he should be so lucky.
Will’s baffled expression does not change. “Then why would I be?”
“So– okay, fine, whatever. Should we, like, tell them to get their heads out of their asses and that we’re not– um– dating, or–”
“I think,” Will cuts in, “well. You know what would be funny?”
Honestly, Mike doesn't know what he thought being Will Byers' fake-boyfriend would entail, but he definitely didn't think it would involve this many ugly Christmas sweaters.