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Maybe Will decides that enough is enough, and lets Mike go. Maybe whatever persists between them dies slowly of benign neglect, until all that remains is shared trauma and dead memories that don’t mean what they once did. Or maybe he just never hears Mike’s voice again. He shudders.
But what if it's not too late?
Too late for what?
What do you do when the world fails to end? If you’re Will Byers, you build a life. If you’re Mike Wheeler, you build a tomb.
It’s been a decade since El disappeared, Mike is still trapped in his own head, and no one knows how to talk about it. Then, Mike does something impulsive, and sets in motion a chain of events that will cause Will to question everything he believes - including about himself.
Or: A story about grief, love, fate, freedom, and the things that hide in the dark (and maybe the light, too). This starts slow, but bear with me; I promise it doesn't go where you're expecting!
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- Part 1 of Nature and Supernature
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22 May 2026
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Letters to Will (Live from New York) by sofishortcake
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 May 2026
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“Thanks for taking care of me, Mike. I didn’t mean to drink this much.” Mike locks the dorm door behind him with a quiet click. “I could’ve had Carlton walk me back. If you wanted to stay at the party.”
Mike rolls his eyes, taking a deliberate step closer. “Yeah, I bet he would've loved that. And, please... stop saying his fucking name, okay?”
Will swallows. “Sorry, I just meant…I’m so happy you’re here, but I know you’re not just here to see me, and you probably want—”
Mike cuts him off without a second thought. He grabs Will’s arms, and shoves him lightly but firmly against the wall. Their chests collide. Will freezes—but Mike doesn’t back down. “Will…you have no idea what I want,” he whispers, eyes dropping to Will’s lips. Every shred of control he’s ever clung to around him melting.
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07 May 2026
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Dating apps aren't Mike's thing, until he finds out Will is using one. He can't let a bunch of trashy guys go after his best friend; he'll just make a fake account to scope out the situation. What could go wrong...or right?
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Mike creates a fake persona on a dating app to unknowingly flirt with Will.
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07 May 2026
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After a heated moment with Will sparks a gay awakening in Mike, he does the usual Wheeler thing and runs. Will leaves for college without them speaking, and slowly they drift apart.
Two years later Will returns to Hawkins for the summer to run an Art Workshop. Finding out Mike is openly gay but hadn't told him, and is slowly morphing into someone who looks a lot like Ted Wheeler.
Somehow Mike convinces Will to give him a gay makeover and help him come to terms with the intricacies of his lifestyle.
All while they both pretend to not be in love with each other. Sounds uncomplicated, right?
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Will gives Mike a 'She's all that' style experience to help him learn how to be gay.
This will most certainly contain a lot of Mike Wheeler exploring....- Language:
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07 May 2026
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The photo showed Will and Mike, standing side by side, arms interlocked together. A perfect peachy sunset was spread out dramatically behind them, as if it were posing too. Mike was looking at the camera with a goofy smile on his face, probably laughing at something Will had said.
Will, on the other hand, wasn’t looking at the camera at all.
Just Mike.
Written across the bottom of the polaroid in black permanent marker were the words:
“Just Like Heaven.”
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A few years post-finale, Will tells Mike that he thinks El really is out there somewhere.
But all Mike can seem to think about is Will.
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07 May 2026