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What We Wear (When No One is Watching) by couchoftheyear
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 May 2026
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Max does her makeup and Mike is... all too aware of everything she can do that he doesn't feel able or comfortable to. With a little (a lot of) help from his friend, and some support, he can learn to express himself the way he wants to and come to terms with both his gender identity and sexuality.
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Everyone say thank you Max Mayfield for putting Mike Wheeler in makeup and forcing him to confront his feelings for Will.
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- Part 15 of Byler Drabbles <3
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It's 1997 and the ghost of Mike Wheeler walks back into Will Byers' life twice in one day: first in a Midtown coffee shop, then as the writer assigned to his graphic novel. Eight years of awkward distance now have a deadline. Collaboration is a special kind of torture when the person you're building a world with is the one who broke yours.
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“Woah,” Will whispers to himself incredulously, laughing a little under his breath as he shuffles through the pages of the letter again. He can’t help but admire the smooth, off-white stationery, its pleasant weight in his hands. A serious-looking “MJW” watermark adorns the top of each page, totally at odds with the entertaining missive and its author’s garbled cursive. Will laughs quietly to himself again. What sixteen-year-old boy on earth has monogrammed stationery?
Michael J. Wheeler, apparently. Where did Max find this guy?
Mike Wheeler is insecure, even by normal teenage standards. So when his friend, Max, connects him with her old friend from California, he's surprised by how easily they get along. But as the weeks wear on, their letters grow increasingly personal, and they make plans to embark on a week-long trip, Mike can't let go of one inconvenient, anxiety-inducing thought: What if he wants to be more than friends?
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dear will, (and all the things I'm too much of a coward to say) by Aloyx
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Mar 2026
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Summer of 1989. Before the group splits up for college, they plan one final camping trip in the woods.
Trapped in a tent with Will, Mike is writing an apology letter that gradually turns into a heartfelt confession as he comes to terms with his true feelings. He has one week to find the right words, or he'll lose the love of his life forever.
Or: after s5, Mike Wheeler writes a love confession he’s absolutely not ready for.
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the in-betweens of this small town by greycoloredhounds
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 May 2026
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It's 2012. Will Byers and his family have just moved to Hawkins, Indiana and he is just about to start his first day of sophomore year.
The only problem?
He has to find a way to navigate life in a small conservative town while hiding the fact that he is both transgender and gay.
Will can surely do this. I mean, there can’t be much to it. Right?