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Mike is always cold meanwhile Will is always hot, which can be both a weakness and a strength.
(Where Mike and Will get to spend peaceful time together during those cold, tiring days.)
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18 May 2026
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i hate how you’re going through hell, when you’d never let anyone else by gaysforbyler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Jun 2024
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As soon as they close the door to his room, Will wraps him in a hug. “Can you talk to me now?” he asks softly. “What’s the matter, love?”
“Nothing.” Okay, so they’re doing this the hard way.
Will lifts his chin to look up at him, displeased. He really does not want to get into another fight right now. “Mike, come on—“
“No, seriously,” he stresses, open and honest and pleading, like Will just isn’t getting something. “Nothing is wrong.”
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Will notices that Mike is acting strange, which leads to a long overdue conversation about Mike’s depression.
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- Part 1 of my love, take care of yourself
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30 Apr 2026
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“It’s not my fault that it took me so long to figure myself out,” Mike says thickly, no longer angry, instead just barely holding back tears as he repeats the sentiment that Debbie has spent so long trying to get him to believe. He’s not sure why this is the thing pushing him towards accepting it as truth, but he means it when he says it—means it, too, when he continues with, “It’s not my fault that it was hard for me to understand how I felt. It’s not my fault that I didn’t realize what it was until after you moved on. That’s not—that’s not my fault, Will.”
mike's queer journey happens a little later than will's. that doesn't mean it's any less real or valid. or: 4 of mike wheeler's birthdays and the ways things change.
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11 Apr 2026
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Boy, Oh Boy (Gathering The Scraps Of Me) by obscure_gaze
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2026
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Mike remembers all of his birthdays. Nobody believes him, but strangely, it's true. Some of them are just impressions. But the older he gets, the more vibrant they are. It's not like he's had that many birthdays yet, he's not even in his twenties. Maybe his past self just wanted to brand that one day of the year, where everything was supposed to be only about her, into their memory…since birth, apparently. She was a weird girl.
Not like he's any less weird now, he thinks.Or: Mike's birthday through the years. A journey of self-discovery. It lasts in love.
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07 Apr 2026
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A personality, considering you’ve been a little over honest lately by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Mar 2026
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Autumn in Hawkins was Will’s favorite time of year as a child. Now, it’s a reminder of what’s approaching.
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Will Byers needs a haircut. Is he ready for change?
(Set between seasons 4 and 5)
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25 Mar 2026
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take my tongue / lead it southbound by caravaggiosbrushes
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Mar 2026
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At the first touch in between her legs, Will melts against her chest, head falling back on Miki’s bicep.
“Fuck, Will.” She groans, on fire with how wet Will is. “You’re dripping.”
“Someone woke me up rutting against my ass like a dog.” Will pants, giving her a teasing look. “What did you expect, Michelle?”
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[ lawless lesbyler PWP ]
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- Part 3 of ☆ susan's byler variants extravaganza ☆
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05 Mar 2026
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He doesn't want this. Mike doesn't want this and something is wrong with him.
Love, its different forms, and a difficult conversation.
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04 Mar 2026
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You Are My First (You Are My Last) by RoseByAnyOtherName17
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Feb 2026
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“I can relate,” Mike offered consolingly in response to Lucas’s rambling, squeezing Will’s hand as he said it. Warmth washed through Will all the way down to his toes at the words paired with the gesture.
“Exactly!” Lucas said, straightening up and fixing them with a manic sort of excitement. “So you guys get it.”
“Sure,” Will said. “Um…so what’s on December 15th?”
“I want to ask Max to marry me,” Lucas said in a rush.
For a second – just for one second – there was silence. Short enough that Lucas didn’t notice a thing. In that second, Will felt a flash of surprise, then excitement for his friends, as well as the accompanying, It’s about time! thought. But Mike…
Mike was devastated.
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Six years after defeating Vecna, Mike and Will have built a life together in Chicago. He has the love of his life, their dog, and shares a telepathic bond with him to boot; Will thinks that there isn't anything else he could ever want, but when Lucas tells them he wants to ask Max to marry him, he realizes that maybe there's one more thing he can give Mike...
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- Part 7 of You're In My Head (And I'm In Yours)
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28 Feb 2026
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“I don’t have a fever, Finn, I have an anxiety disorder. Gosh, you’re cold!” Noah notices that Finn is only wearing a T-shirt. It’s time to switch to coffee and tea breaks. And at least two-layer outfits.
“You’re hot, though,” he chuckles, but looks worried, “So, yeah, if you ever need to talk, I’m all ears.”
Noah huffs, “I am not,” as Finn cups his cheek. Noah clears his throat to continue, “I have a professional, but thanks?”
Of course, he can talk to Finn and for the last couple of months he really does. Just not about them.
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16 Feb 2026
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The Upside Down isn't the only alternate universe the party has to worry about it seems. When something inexplainable happens during a game of D&D, Will is replaced by... Will? Will the Wise appears before everyone, confused on why his friends are wearing such strange garbs and what dungeon he has stumbled into. Meanwhile, Will finds himself surrounded by fantastical versions of his friends clad in armor and robes somewhere far, far from Hawkins. The party now has a new mission to figure out how to get their Wills switched back around, and Mike needs to figure out what this feeling in his chest is all about.
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If Will had a nickel every time he was transported into an alternate reality that had some similarities to his normal reality, he'd have two nickels, which isn't a lot, but its weird that it happened twice, right?
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02 Feb 2026
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The gates to Hawkins have closed and Will Byers is left migrating between his friend's homes for their senior year. A bad storm leaves the Wheeler's basement flooded and a tornado siren sends Mike and Will into a closet, where they are forced to confront their feelings after far too long.
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A pre-dumpster-fire-of-an-epilogue alternate, well-deserved happy ending for our favorite, Will Byers.Bookmarked by nesssa
30 Jan 2026
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Before he can even think of touching Will, Mike rips the thermometer out of his hands.
“I got it”, he snaps, then gently touches Will’s chin. His voice turns soft again, syrupy almost. “Open your mouth?”
Will does, his cheeks still flushed. He’s staring up at Mike with that look he sometimes gets, awestruck almost.
“Right”, Lucas mumbles. “I’ll get the water.”//
Will has a cold and Mike is totally not over-reacting.
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- Part 1 of Lucas Being the One With the Brain Cells
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21 Jan 2026
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“Storm came in early this morning.” Noah glances toward the window, then back down at him, eyes glinting with mischief. “Looks like we’re trapped.”
Finn raises an eyebrow. “Trapped?”
“Yeah,” Noah says seriously. “Can’t go anywhere. That’s the rule.”
Finn snorts despite himself. “That’s not a rule.”
“It is now.” Noah grins.
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17 Jan 2026
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“Let me show you,” Will whispers, bending down to press a kiss to the corner of Mike’s mouth. “Just how much I want this– want you.”
Mike shivers again and presses his temple against Will’s, his eyes fluttering shut. “How?”
Will pulls away just enough to look Mike in the eyes. He smiles, softly, eyebrows coming together in question. “Trust me?”
Mike opens his eyes, his face morphing into earnestness, and he nods.
“Always.”
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or, Mike and Will cross a new bridge together.Series
- Part 1 of guilty as sin, a false god
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10 Jan 2026
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can you feel it? (how much i love you) by chaeclxvb
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things RPF
06 Jan 2026
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After wrapping Will Byers’ coming-out scene, Finn is there to comfort Noah.
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08 Jan 2026
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The closer they get to wrapping, the more tightly the vice around his heart tightens. Time is running out, he knows that, but the more he puts it off the more scared he gets. The more likely he feels he'll end up suppressing his feelings completely.
But he doesn't want to do that. He wants to be more honest, more open. Seeing Mike's ending made him realize just how miserable repression is.
Finn thinks, I don't want to end up like Mike.
Finn and Noah talk about Mike and Will after reading the finale. And though Finn is grappling with his own feelings, he doesn't want to have any regrets.
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- Part 2 of hollow's f/n
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07 Jan 2026
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the faint glow of stars (reaching for love) by northlou
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Dec 2025
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“I wouldn't be able to do what you did,” Mike's words fall between them.
“And you don't have to,” Will says.
“Will,” Mike closes his eyes. His eyelashes flutter. “Hear me.”or: Nothing happened in a way Will wanted; yet Mike is here trying to say something he's been soundlessly screaming about for months. It's time to be honest one last time.
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28 Dec 2025
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The car door opened, dome light flicking on, casting a harsh yellow glow. Will and Mike were looking at each other with panicked stares, dread etched on their features. Hopper stared, the image conflicting with the silhouettes he saw earlier, pressed close against each other. The look on their faces finally tipped Hopper off.
He’d just caught something he definitely wasn't supposed to catch, something no one was ever supposed to catch, and pieces were falling into place.
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On a slow patrol night, Hopper catches Will and Mike parked on the side on road, making out in Mike's car. His reaction is far different than Will expects, and together they confront what it would mean to not date in secret.Bookmarked by nesssa
24 Dec 2025
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“It’s Eddie. I grew out my hair to look like his 'cause I thought it was just, like, the coolest thing I’d ever seen, but now… I just– I can’t look at myself in the mirror every day and have this constant reminder that he’s just… Just gone.” Mike explained, his voice wavering more and more with every word.
OR: Mike has a bit of a breakdown and tries to cut his hair. Will finds him and offers to help, in the process learning a whole lot more about what Mike thought of Eddie.
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21 Dec 2025
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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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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14 Dec 2025