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“What exactly does this pact entail, then?”
Mike leans forward very seriously, bringing his face close to Will’s.
“When they make it legal for you to get married, because they will.” He pauses, as if to make sure that Will is listening. Will laughs and nods for him to go on. “And if we’re both still alone and miserable—”
“Wow. Is that the awesome future you’re painting for us on our last night?”
“Shh.” Mike is doing a decent job at staying in character, but the crinkles around his eyes are giving him away. “If we’re both still alone by then… and at least partially miserable. That part’s important,” he continues dramatically, “I’ll marry the shit out of you, William Byers. Deal?”
Or, before heading off to college, Mike and Will make a pact. Fifteen years later, gay marriage is legalized in the state of Massachusetts. These two events are intrinsically linked to one another.
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kiss me with your mouth full of smoke (and don't let my heart burn) by mikeslawyer
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Apr 2023
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“Can I tell you a secret?”
Mike asks, when they finally lie down on the roof - the stars above them the only light of the apocalyptic night.
Will hums in response, his attention focus on the process of lighting his own joint.
“You’re pretty.”
Mike says with red eyes and smoke escaping his mouth in small puffs, as he breathes in the lit up drug.
“You can’t just say that.”
Will argues, when he manages to kick his body out of the frozen state. He’s still not turned to face Mike, his focus on keeping their bodies from touching.
“Okay.”
Mike’s voice is stable, when he turns his head, his arm reaching out to snake around Will’s waist and pull himself close to his best friend’s face.
“You are, though.”
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Mike and Will getting high, when the world is ending.
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10 Jul 2026
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First Date Rules:
1. Be a gentleman.
2. Woo him.
3. Get a second date.Mike's got ideas of how prospective boyfriends are supposed to act, and he is determined not to ruin this chance with his usual attitude (or Will Byers obsession). When all's said and done, Will sets the record straight.
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05 Jul 2026
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“No!” Mike exclaimed, “Holly, I’m not marrying him!”
“Why?” Holly whined, as Mike tried to walk away. She threw both arms around his legs and sank to the floor, sitting on his feet so that it was extremely difficult to walk.
“Because,” said Mike, trying to free himself from her grip by shaking his legs. She only held on tighter.
“But he’s so amazing,” said Holly, as Mike shuffled his feet slowly when he realised she would not be relinquishing her hold on him anytime soon. He dragged her into the hallway so he could put on his coat. “He’s the best, most incrediblest, most fantastic babysitter in the whole world! You should marry him!”
Or; Will Byers, well-known as an outcasted freak at Hawkins High, is Holly Wheeler’s babysitter, and perhaps the loveliest person Mike has ever met.
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16 May 2026
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Their shoulders brushed again, slow and equally savored. The kind of movement you couldn't pretend was an accident.
So Will brushed back, just barely. Testing. Flirting. Mike inhaled softly, the faintest noise escaping him. And then he spoke like he was physically unable to stay silent any longer.
“Will? If… if that boy you like…” he was standing so close that Will could feel the warmth of him against the cold air. “…If you ever wanted to tell him…”
Will felt his breath stop.
“…I think he’d want to know.”
OR: A buzzy post-vol 1 fic in which Will finally grows more confident, only for the hivemind’s possession to take it all away again. Mike may be the only one who can bring it back. And the two of them might be the only ones who can save the world.
**Can be read as a vol 2/3 fix-it fic post-finale
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