12 Works in Byler Gift Exchange Spring 2026
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you know nothing is fair in death and romance by cringengl
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Apr 2026
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"I think I'm going to leave Hawkinshire. As soon as I'm of age. I think I'll go to Lenora, maybe Vallaki. They're supposed to be… more accepting of magic users like me," Will announces in the quiet room.
Mike goes still. Somehow, he hadn't considered this. They had never talked about what would happen after. Mike is supposed to pledge his oath to the kingdom in late spring, just like every paladin before him, and forever remain to protect the townspeople. He'd always thought that Will would remain here too.
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There's a monster lurking in Hawkinshire, and more and more townspeople have been disappearing. Holly is terrified, Will is acting strangely, and Mike has a choice: duty or love?
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Saturday, March 26, 1977.
A look from Nancy's perspective into the early days of Mike and Will's friendship.
"Nancy wouldn’t describe herself as suspicious by nature, not really. She just liked to know what was going on, and to see things for herself. But sometimes things just didn’t add up. Usually those things involved Mike."
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- Part 3 of Filling the Gaps
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Five times Mike comforts Will after a nightmare, and one time he doesn't have to.
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is it too late? (to love you properly) by mogiah for ToiletGhostie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Apr 2026
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For a moment, it’s just him and his kids and a crackly radio on the road to a party, with the spring wind sneaking in through the slightly open windows. It’s a blissful moment that doesn’t last quite as long because Sophie starts to ramble all about her new dress, how she and Luna made sure to match for this special occasion, and Mike’s grumpiness comes back when he remembers he’s going to an engagement party.
Will’s engagement party, to be precise.or
Thirty-five years after their graduation, Mike finds himself dealing with his feelings for Will on a balmy spring night.
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When Mike is finished with the first foot, he moves to the other, massaging the muscles with the same gentle firmness. In truth, it doesn't have the same soothing effect that a healing potion could achieve within minutes, but it gives something better to him: the warmth of Mike’s skin against his, the gentle intimacy that a young Mike also carried when he would smack his lips against Will’s bandaged knee to make him giggle.
Then his hands still. He leans down and presses a kiss against his foot.
Will looks up at the ceiling. They've played this game many times before. No, a "game" isn't the way to describe it. Not a dance, either. Maybe it's a battle. And no matter how hard Will tries, Mike always beats him.
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city of stars (are you shining just for me?) by chatslexicon for webofdreams89
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Apr 2026
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“So. When did you realize you were the sun?” Mike had asked, and Will had known this had more to do than just resonating with a celestial body.
“I didn’t necessarily realize. I just…” Will had looked at him knowingly, and Mike, eyes dawning with realization, had nodded.
“Decided to jump and happened to meet some stars along the way, and they knew who you were the whole time.” Mike had finished, and Will nodded.
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Will Byers had changed fear into something else entirely. Mike Wheeler chased after it like it was the Fountain of Youth. In the chase, he lost himself in Will entirely.
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pinned down by the dark by jediwill (jediknight) for bittersuiteiv
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2026
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When his vision cleared, his eyes fell upon a new image so intimately familiar to him, and yet so unbelievably foreign. His instincts could spot an undead creature before his mind could be conscious of it, his blade of silver drawn before he even registered the sight. And he knew Will better than he knew himself. His cleric, his companion, his friend—he could feel his presence in the pitch dark, could pick him out by scent alone.
Mike did not need a working brain to recognize his best friend, nor did he need it to recognize a vampire when he saw one.
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Mike the Brave is a vampire hunter. Will the Wise has just been bitten.
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Snapshots of a Free Fall by KissingTinyFlowers for idk_ilike5sos
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2026
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A short, incomplete history of Mike Wheeler falling in love.
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Some day afternoon by idk_ilike5sos for Raines_Adopted_Son
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Apr 2026
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Based off the prompt: "Mike being homosexually obsessed with Will’s scars (would enjoy some darker themes with this one (yk like ways Will got the scars) but like do whatever u feel comfortable with)" for the byler gift exchange
Beyond almost anything else, Mike loved looking at Will.
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If Mike wasn't afraid of disturbing Will, he'd reach forward and pluck the lobe between his thumb and index finger. Feel the skin, the thickness of the cartilage, imagine what it'd be like to make room for a stud or small hoop, or the tiny hole of a mistake made. He'd touch and hold just for the sake of touching and holding, for the simple reminder that he could - learn every texture of Will's body as deeply as he knew how it looked.
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And with this feeling I'll forget (I'm in love now) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Apr 2026
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“You’re staring.”
“It doesn’t mean anything!” Mike protested.
“Don’t lie. Not when you look like that,” Dustin snickered.
Mike frowned. “Like what?”
Dustin tilted his head, squinting at him thoughtfully.
“Like a guy who’s been in love with his best friend for ten years and still hasn’t figured it out.”
Mike nearly choked on air.
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The Party defeats a monster and camps in the woods for the night.
Mike spends most of the evening staring at Will. Will notices. Things escalate from there.
(Written for the Byler Spring Gift Exchange 2026!)
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No matter how much he grew up, nowhere in the world would ever feel like home the way Mike’s basement did. Even now, at seventeen, the familiarity of it all made him just as content as it had a decade ago.
written for the byler gift exchange 2026!
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Saturday, October 24, 1987.
Holly claims the basement for a sleepover with Mary on Halloween, leaving Mike and Will to make their own plans. Mike definitely has plans, which may or may not definitely need to include Will dressing up as Luke Skywalker. And flirting. Is he flirting? He can't be flirting. He's just being Mike, right? Will really has no idea.
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- Part 30 of Filling the Gaps