Right Back To The Start

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• Right Back To The Start by Polarbearpolarbear

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

  03 Apr 2026

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield & Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Nancy Wheeler
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Dustin Henderson
  • Karen Wheeler
  • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
  • Angst
  • Gay Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
  • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
  • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
  • POV Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler Has a Sexuality Crisis
  • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
  • Mike Wheeler Has PTSD
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide
  • Post-Season/Series 03
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • its mostly hurt though
  • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
  • Scoops Ahoy (Stranger Things)
  • Mike Wheeler Works at Scoops Ahoy
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • Slow Burn
  • I can’t believe I forgot to add that tag
  • Pining
  • Flashbacks
  • Nightmares
  • Character Study
  • Jealous Mike Wheeler
  • Depressed Mike Wheeler
  • Period-Typical Homophobia

  Summary

  After the Byers move to California, Mike Wheeler feels alone without his best friend. He struggles to come to terms with his feelings towards Will Byers, all while having to cope with the everyday struggles of High School, and getting a job. Worst of all, his greatest fears haunt him day and night, making his life even worse than it already is…
  —
  An exploration of Mike Wheeler’s emotions after season 3 and into season 4.

  Series

  • Part 1 of Right Back To The Start

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  20,714

  Chapters:

  6/25

  Comments:

  8

  Kudos:

  14

  Bookmarks:

  2

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