in-between
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El squeezed his hand. “It is not your job to fix. And… I do not know if it can be fixed.”
The ringing in Will’s ears returned despite the music still gently playing in the room. “What… do you mean, can’t be fixed?”
El let out a gentle breath. “You are right, I have been alone with thoughts. And I have been thinking about love.” Will squeezed her hand tightly, though it was less a comfort to her and more to ground himself. “How do you know if you are in love?” She whispered this, and there was a slight shake to her voice.
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or, Will and El have a much deserved, much needed, sibling heart-to-heart.
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- Part 1 of in-between
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she dumped me, right there in the junkyard by peppersunsets
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jan 2026
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“I…” Will started, just to break the silence, even though he still hadn’t landed on what to say. He had been hopeful that starting to speak would help the words come, but he found himself falling silent again. After another moment, he sighed. “Sorry, I guess I’m just surprised to hear that,” he spoke, deciding it was as good an answer as any.
Mike let out a gentle laugh and looked Will in the eyes. “Well, you can’t be that surprised. El told me you already knew she was going to dump me.”
Will froze, his body temperature rising rapidly in a panic. “Mike-“
Mike sat up straighter, removing his elbows from his thighs in order to reach out and put a hand on Will’s knee. “Relax, I’m not upset. Really. It’s important that El has people she can talk to about these things, and it’s not as though Hopper or I would’ve been a neutral third party.”
'I’m not exactly a neutral third party either,' Will thought disdainfully. Despite this, he felt the panic in his chest easing at Mike’s gentle voice and honest expression. He broke the eye contact to look down at Mike’s hand which was still resting against his knee, unmoving.-----
or, El breaks up with Mike, and Mike talks to Will about it.
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- Part 2 of in-between