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standing in the yard, dressed like a kid by frog_cult
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Nov 2025
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Death might be here for Will Byers, again. This time, it is formless. This time, it sidles up right alongside his heart, and it asks him, in an approximation of a language that does not contain words, do you give up?
No— no, he does not.
"Will? Will, come on, please, say something—" Mike's rambling by his ear, clutching onto him like a fishing line.
"Mike," he makes his lips say, because saying Mike's name is as natural as breathing.
Mike's looking at him with wonder-slackened lips, and Will's looking back, couldn't look away even if he wanted to.
death has come for will byers more than once. unconditional love just so happens to have come more.
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24 Jun 2026
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“You mean… everything you said-” Mike started, feeling a twinge of anger in his stomach. “That was a lie? To make me feel better?” He inhaled. “You didn’t actually think that?” He stood up to reach Will’s level again. “You lied?” He was angry. He also knew he had no right to be. He knew that wasn’t fair.
He knew this was his fault.
Will’s hair had fallen in front of his face, and when he looked up, his eyes were dark. “I didn’t just make it all up, Mike.” He muttered.
“What’d you mean, then?” Mike was aware of the filthy edge to his voice. “What-”
“I meant all of it!” Will cried, and Mike fell back onto the mattress in a slump, stunned. “I meant everything, Mike! Every. Fucking. Word.” His tone was harsher than Mike had ever heard it. “You don’t get it. You don’t fucking get it. Everything I said-” His anger broke off into a sob and he wiped the back of his hand across his face.
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Mike tries to fix things and ends up sparking an argument. Will gets to take his anger out on Mike for once. Takes place a few weeks after s4.
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- Part 10 of Stranger Things Oneshots
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19 Jun 2026
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“Why do you laugh?” Mike the Brave asked. The question was utterly sincere. He could not fathom the source of the mockery, of why Mike would be laughing at his display of fealty.
Mike spluttered, his face flushing. “I—It’s just… you only got him a book off the shelf? That’s your big ‘honour to serve’ moment? It’s just… a book.” He gestured vaguely, defensively, at the book, embarrassed.
Will the Wise’s lips curved into a smile tinged with sorrow. He looked from the flustered boy to his own beloved protector, his hand reaching up to stroke his Paladin’s cheek.
“He has crossed realms for me,” Will the Wise said, his melodic voice filling the cottage. “He has faced beasts and shadows and the silence of the abyss. He would do anything for me, and I for him. The grand quests are written in songs and psalms, sung by revellers around fires and bards in the inn. But the story of us… it is written in these small things. In a fetched book, a mended cloak, a tender kiss in the dawn light.” He looked directly at the younger Mike, his gaze piercingly kind. “We like to remind each other of our affections. In every possible way. There is no deed too small to be an act of love.”
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18 Jun 2026
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the time problem (maybe this time we'll get it right) by GodsFavoriteUser
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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They were finally free. The sky had returned to its natural blue, the ground closed up, and the fog of black smoke no longer hung over Hawkins. Mike had to keep reminding himself of that fact. Everything was perfect.
Maybe too perfect.
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Post season 5 fix-it, where everyone was Vecna'ed and the world did "end," and now they have to figure out how to get back home. But the way to get home might suck more than if they were to stay in the messed up, distorted version of Hawkins. At least for Mike.
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17 Jun 2026
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“Dude, you have to kiss me,” Mike attempts to reason with Will, holding his hands out in front of him and wearing his most convincing grin, “it’s supposed to show trust. We can’t make an effective promise without it.”
“Are you sure this is legit?” Will tilts his head, looking skeptical. “I’m pretty sure that no spit swear should work like this.”
“Of course I’m sure.” Mike tries to look as confident as possible. “The kiss is what seals the deal. That’s why they call it the spit swap spit swear. We need to try it.”
When Dustin makes up a new variant of the famous spit swear as a joke, Mike tests its effectiveness with Will a series of times, for the experiment and nothing more. As anyone would have expected, it starts to seriously blur the lines in Will and Mike’s friendship.
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12 Jun 2026
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“Love, your secret admirer…” Mike trails off as he finishes reading the letter clutched tightly in his hands.
“Woah, love?” Dustin comments, leaning over. “This person must have it bad for you, Mike.”
“Yeah,” Max snorts, “which is insane because who’s crazy enough to be in love with Mike?”
Mike moves to swat her on the shoulder, but Will beats him to it.
Mike Wheeler’s disdain for Valentine’s day is only intensified when the party is sent on a wild goose chase to find the identity of his unexpected secret admirer with just a week before the day.
On an unrelated note, Will’s acting extra friendly lately. If Mike didn’t know better, he’d think he’s been flirting with him.
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11 Jun 2026
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“Michael. Are you aware of how jealous you sound right now?”
“I’m not jealous! I am concerned for my best friend’s safety.”
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Mike Wheeler is not jealous. He is simply deeply concerned that their neighbor is attempting to kidnap Will Byers using baked goods and borrowed spices. This is normal best-friend behavior. Totally.Bookmarked by junemoon
10 Jun 2026
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“It’s almost perfect,” Will narrows his eyes and leans forward, bringing up his hands to move Mike’s hair out of his eye, fixing up his vision and allowing him to see clearly Will’s focused expression and the lack of distance between their faces.
Maybe it’s the fact that Will somehow seems to radiate sunshine or that Mike’s time is approaching fast, but he’s seeing light. A whole lot.
“There. You look… beautiful.” Will smirks as he pokes fun at Mike’s earlier comment, and Mike needs to think of some cool last words, quick.
Mike Wheeler is dying. Well, maybe he isn’t, but that’s a lot easier to accept than the idea that he might be falling in love with his best friend.
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10 Jun 2026
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“You’re on all of my pillows.” He says with a yawn, Will takes a deep breath, moving to get up before Mike tugs on his wrist.
"Don't move. You’ll do just fine.”
Mike turns over fully, wrapping his arms around Will’s middle, and resting his head just below Will's sternum. Mike slings a leg over one of Will’s own, letting a satisfied sigh leave his lips. They're...cuddling? The thought made Will want to pinch his arm, prove that it was real, but he didn't need to. He placed a hand over Mike's arm, in hopes to keep him there.
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Mike leaves Hawkins unexpectedly on Halloween 1983 and loses touch with Will. When Mike arrives back in Hawkins nearly 10 years later, Will doesn't recognize him. This story is about Will finding out who he is and why he left.
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10 Jun 2026
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mike wheeler and the great mystery of holding hands by cosmocopium
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Apr 2026
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“My hands are cold,” Mike complains, even making sure to force a shiver for dramatic effect. He isn’t sure whether or not Will is going to take the hint this time. “You know, since I forgot my gloves.”
“And I think I lost mine,” Will sighs, and he sort of looks like he’s hyping himself up to do something. “Do you want to hold my hand?” He offers, his voice suddenly going soft and his face turning seven shades redder. “For, uh — for warmth.”
Will has warm hands. Mike discovers he likes that a little more than he should, and with it he discovers something about his feelings.
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08 Jun 2026
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But it wasn’t a monster that came out of the trees. It was a person. A boy.
Mike froze.
Then he was spotted, and the boy stopped in his tracks; with skillful movements, he quickly slung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed it at Mike’s chest. Mike raised his hands while trying to keep most of his weight on his left leg.
“Whoa. Hey,” Mike said, his eyes wide as he stared at the tip of the rifle. “Just hold on. I’m not—I’m not going to hurt you.”
Or: A crawl gone wrong left Mike stranded in the Upside Down. Hurt and alone, Mike stumbles upon someone everyone told him was dead.
Will Byers was never found Au
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08 Jun 2026
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Problem Solving and Accidental Matchmaking: A Guide by Dustin Henderson by plsdontmakemecry
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Jan 2026
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“That is dumb.” She blinked. “I do not care if Will brings a boy. Will is Will. He is kind. He should be able to go with us and a boy and have fun.”
“Exactly!” Dustin snaps. “Which is why I’m asking Will to be my prom date!”
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Dustin Henderson has a plan.
It is a good plan.
The fact that it may cause emotional fallout, accidental matchmaking, and unforeseen consequences is not his fault.- Language:
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07 Jun 2026
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“I mean, it’s like when you flip a coin to make a decision. You think you don’t know what you want, but the moment the coin is in the air, suddenly you know exactly what you’re hoping it lands on.”
“So, what were you hoping it landed on?”
“You.” Will says quietly, then abruptly clears his throat. “I mean, what I’m trying to say is— I’m… glad. That fate put us together.”
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A compatibility survey pairs Mike and Will together as college roommates. It goes as well as can be expected.
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06 Jun 2026
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will byers’ guide to advanced concepts in painting by falloutboi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Dec 2025
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Dustin hums in agreement while he swallows his bite. “It’s like, against his factory settings to say no to you. What do you need him to do, model for you or something?”
Will shoves his face back into his hands. “I’m going to fail.”
Max rolls her eyes. “You’re not going to fail, you’re going to paint Mike.”
Will lifts his head up from his hands, eyes wide, and shakes his head. “You don’t understand.” He pleads with his awful, awful friends, voice low. “He’s been, he’s using my-he came out of my bathroom in just a towel last night.”
Studio art major Will Byers has a study of the human body due before the semester ends, is in desperate need for a model, and has a huge, life-altering, heart wrenching crush on his best friend.
Enter: Mike Wheeler, his broken shower, and his collection of plaid-print boxers.
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- Part 1 of devotion | Indiana University
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06 Jun 2026
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Mike’s nineteenth birthday weekend was already perfect the moment Will Byers arrived at the airport.
The rest is just the icing on cake.
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Mike Wheeler gets the birthday he deserves. (thanks to Will) <3
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- Part 2 of Icing on the cake
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03 Jun 2026
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find a little space (so we can move in between) by siriuslystardust13
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Dec 2025
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It starts as a slight shift—a brush of their hands as Mike hands him a plate at breakfast, a teasing grin that lasts a little too long, their breaths matching up as Will calms down from another nightmare. It’s almost imperceptible, almost the same as how they used to be around each other. But Will has been in love with Mike since the moment they became friends, and so he could tell, instantly, that something was different. Something slight had changed.
And that was fine. Will could handle the extra touches or lingering glances. God knows he’d welcomed it.
Except now the shift isn’t so slight anymore. Frankly, it’s gotten a bit out of hand, and now they’re something else entirely. It’s beyond confusing, this weird arrangement they’ve got, and now Will doesn’t have a clue in hell what to do.
or: what could have possibly happened in those 18 months before November 1987 to make Will ask Robin how obvious the signs had to be
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01 Jun 2026
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you were out of my league (all the things i believed) by rustyswingsets
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Mar 2026
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Mike stares at Will, his brilliant, dazzling best friend – and there’s no surprise, none at all – but he doesn’t expect the way seeing it makes him feel. There’s the crack of a dead Demogorgon hitting the ground, Will’s eyes rolling back as he met Mike’s gaze, dragging his sleeve across his bloody nose, and then there’s this. It’s peaceful, just the two of them, here in this moment. No monsters, no fire, no lives at stake, only a shared apartment and Will’s magic.
“Will,” he whispers. Wonderstruck.
Three years after the defeat of Vecna, Mike finds out that Will’s still a sorcerer. They talk about magic, and they talk about them.
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25 May 2026
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The raging storm would ordinarily be uncharacteristic of spring, but the world’s on the verge of collapse, so Will lets it slide. But it’s impossible to close his eyes and block out the crackling across the dark sky, a parallel to the deafening split of Hawkins.
His headphones blare into his ears to muffle the storm, and he pauses the scratching of his pencil across the page when he notices the minute hand on the clock tick over to twelve.
Nothing changes. Vecna’s still alive and waiting to take everything for himself. On every birthday for the last four years, Will’s wondered if it would be his last. This year is no different.
Five times Will Byers makes a birthday wish, and the one time it comes true.
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25 May 2026
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love, will (i would never send them) by psychedelicriot
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“Some letters aren’t meant to be answered, Mike,” Will added.
The words landed with the soft, muffled thud of a book closing. Another pause followed–not for dramatic effect, but because Will was genuinely giving Mike the space to walk away. He was offering him an exit.You have the message. You don’t have to say anything back. We can go back to being just fine.
“I just wanted it to get there,” Will said, his voice dropping to a whisper. “That was the point. Not the... the signature. Just the arrival.”
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in the quiet aftermath of his breakup with El, Mike realizes he’s been searching for an address that doesn't exist, only to find the confession he's been longing for hidden in the brushstrokes of a painting he's been holding all along.
(post-S4, pre-S5, during the 18 months staying; Mike’s Realization about The Painting Gate).
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24 May 2026
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Mike Wheeler was so fucked.
The lasagna on his plate was cold, but he didn’t notice. He was too busy looking at Will. Wondering what Will was thinking. Wishing he could be alone with Will.
Will. Will. Will.
Stop thinking about Will.
He tried, but it wasn’t working. It never worked.Or
Immediately after the Stranger Things finale, the party eats lasagna and Mike decides there is a very important conversation he needs to have with Will. Story takes place in one night with memories and flashbacks interwoven.
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22 May 2026