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Tuesday, Wednesday, Heart Attack by imaginarycherries
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Mar 2026
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"If Mike had leaned forward a little more, he would’ve been able to kiss Will. He would’ve been able to feel how soft his lips were against his.
Shit. What was he even thinking?
Thinking about kissing will, that’s what.
Mike sits back down and stares at the wall.
Was Mike gay?
No, he had dated a girl before. Will’s sister, in fact.
But there was never a spark there.
What about… Mike can’t think of another example.
Oh god, Mike just might be gay.
Better yet, he just might be in love with his best friend.
He just might be in love with will. "Or: The Party is now in college and Michael Wheeler has been making some discoveries about himself.
1) He hates his major.
2) He's definitely gay.
3) He's in love with his best friend Will, who has just started seeing this new guy.
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Throw out your frown (just smile at the sound) by imaginarycherries
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Mar 2026
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"The next morning didn't start with a beautiful Vegas sunrise; it started with a harsh thumping inside Will’s skull that felt like an earthquake in his head
He let out a dry, rattling groan, his throat feeling like he’d swallowed a handful of the desert sand. Every inch of his skin stung – specifically his neck and a very suspicious patch on his lower back. Squinting against the brutal Vegas sun stabbing through the curtains, Will realized he was down to just his pajama bottoms. He swung his legs over the side of the bed, intent on reaching the bathroom, but his foot landed squarely on something soft and fleshy.
A muffled groan came from the floor.
Will looked down to see Mike sprawled on the carpet, still wearing his crusty button-down from the night before. Will gave him a frantic, toe-nudging kick. "Mike! Get up. I think I’m dying."
Mike rolled onto his back with a pained hiss, and Will’s jaw hit the floor. Mike’s neck and collarbone were a chaotic, purple-and-blue map of hickeys, and – were those teeth marks?"
OR: The party if they had a "Hangover" moment in Vegas for Will's 21st Birthday. [Basically a rewrite of The Hangover movie, but with the party]
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22 Jun 2026
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“It’s okay. I know it’s… hard for you.”
“Yeah,” Mike exhales through his mouth. With the way Will is spread out on the bed, his shorts have ridden up on his thighs and it’s making it hard to breathe—Will is all comfortable and unguarded, and Mike can sense more than see the vein running up the side of his knee, along his inner thigh and then even higher up.
Mike’s eyes rest there for a second. He imagines following the scent, his nose pressed to Will’s skin. Pushing the fabric of his shorts out of the way, all the way up to his groin. Burying his teeth just underneath the junction of it, where the skin is softest and the vein pulsing warmest.
Or, Mike returns from the Upside Down changed, with a newfound hunger for blood—Will’s blood, specifically. It’s getting harder and harder to resist.
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Bookmarked by imaginarycherries
15 Jun 2026
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After Mike unwittingly stumbles into a series of interpersonal bombshells, he immediately sets out to find Will so he can find out what, exactly, that painting meant, and why Will lied about it. Unfortunately, Mike is obsessively obstinate and relentless to a fault, and he'll go to the literal ends of the earth to get the answers he needs.
Or: Mike and Will's Apocalypse Romcom Spectacular
(Formerly known as We Will All Go Together When We Go - see beginning author's note for more info)
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- Part 1 of To Hell and Back Again
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Bookmarked by imaginarycherries
13 Jun 2026
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"It's your first day," Karen tells him. "This is exciting! You'll make so many friends."
"You think so?" Mike asks nervously, his wide eyes staring at her.
"Absolutely."
Karen Wheeler doesn't condone lying to her children, but she believes white lies can be considered harmless. They won't remember, anyways. But if Karen was telling the truth to her son, she'd have to admit how she's actually desperately nervous about his compatibility with his classmates.
After school, when Mike is rambling about his new best friend, Karen decides that if Will Byers makes her son this happy, she'll do everything in her power to make sure they stay friends forever.
Or, Will and Mike's relationship through the eyes of their friends and family (plus their own). Will is nonspeaking autistic, and Mike is also autistic. Neurodivergent friendly fic with them falling in love!
// title from Coming Home by beabadoobee
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Bookmarked by imaginarycherries
09 Jun 2026
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Mike is spending the last urgent summer days with Will in Hawkins. He’s also writing in college. Somehow, these two things are always happening at once.
Or, ‘Funny how there’s a face underneath my face.’
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Bookmarked by imaginarycherries
05 Jun 2026