When I Hold Onto Nothing, I See Your Face.

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• When I Hold Onto Nothing, I See Your Face. by spacemartiin

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Teen And Up Audiences
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  09 Jan 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Angst
  • POV Will Byers
  • Sad Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
  • Mike Wheeler Being an Idiot
  • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
  • Angst and Feels
  • Angst and Romance
  • Eventual Romance
  • Byler Week 2025 (Stranger Things)
  • Alternate Universe - Modern: No Powers
  • Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things)
  • Alternate Universe
  • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
  • Protective Mike Wheeler
  • Post-Break Up
  • Gay Male Character
  • Gay
  • LGBTQ Character
  • Queer Character
  • Comfort/Angst
  • Mental Instability
  • Anxiety
  • Overthinking
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Slow Romance
  • Slow Burn
  • Slow Build
  • Unresolved Romantic Tension
  • Awkward Conversations
  • Awkward Tension
  • Flashbacks
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Nonverbal Communication
  • Flirting
  • POV Third Person
  • Internal Conflict
  • Forced Proximity
  • Pining

  Summary

  A 3rd person, multi-chapter modern story of a freshly broken up Mike Wheeler and Will Byers that are forced to share their apartment due to finances.
  Will is in clear struggle, viewing the space as a ground filled with bittersweet memories and small moments in their old relationship. Meanwhile, Mike seems unbothered.
  Is Mikes nonchalant innuendo a mask of his remaining feelings for Will? How will they get over each other in such a small shared space?

  Series

  • Part 1 of When I Hold Onto Nothing, I See Your Face.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  5,238

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

  15

  Kudos:

  11

  Bookmarks:

  5

  Hits:

  473