Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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Conditioner and quiet, just for a little while. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Mar 2026
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Jonathan’s hand begins moving slowly up and down his back. “I know,” he says softly. “I know, bud.” His fingers trace along Will’s shoulder blades. “It’s just… hard sometimes.” Will’s breath catches faintly. “To talk about things,” Jonathan continues quietly, “when you’re worried they might make you feel… wrong.” The word lands heavily between them, and it doesn't feel like he's talking about Nancy. “Or like other people might think you’re wrong for feeling them.” Will’s throat tightens, and Jonathan squeezes him a little closer. “That’s why I’m so glad you’re my brother, Will,” he whispers.
“... Really?”
“Really. I know we don’t have to be scared of that. Even if Nancy never liked me back, or if- if she never could, you never would've made me feel bad for liking her, even if other people would've thought I was wrong because of it. I love you, Will. More than anything.”
or, Will's struggling with the move to cali, but he has his family there to help him. Maybe a new sister is a good thing.
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- Part 1 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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I'm still listening, wait a little longer. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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“He’s dead, Mike,” Lucas spits, voice shaking even as he tries to keep it steady. “We buried him. You didn’t even show up to his funeral-”
Mike’s chest tightens. “I couldn’t-”
“I get it, okay?” Lucas cuts him off, louder now. “You think I don’t get it? He was your best friend. He was mine, too. I love him too. I miss him too.” Mike opens his mouth, but nothing comes out, throat burning. “And- I’m sick of this,” Lucas keeps going, voice rising, cracking around the edges. “I’m sick of you acting like he’s just- what- out there somewhere? Hiding? Waiting for you to come find him from some evil dimension?” He shakes his head, sharp and disbelieving. “That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.”
or, a Will was never found au taking place during season four, where Mike is the only one who can see Will when Will flicks through the slides.
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- Part 2 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“Come swimming with me,” he murmurs, voice dipping, soft and coaxing. “Just for a little while.”
Mike snorts, even as his heart stutters. “Stop trying to siren me.”
Will’s mouth drops into an immediate pout, exaggerated and unfairly effective. “I’m not.”
“You are,” Mike insists, though his fingers have slowed in Will’s hair, lingering now instead of working. “You always do this.”
“I don’t always do this,” Will says, leaning closer, just enough that Mike can feel the cool damp of him, smell the salt and something faintly metallic beneath it. “Sometimes I just want you to come with me. Why won't you?”
or, Mermaid Will just really REALLY wants to go for a completely normal swim with pirate Mike, and Mike is easily distracted.
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- Part 3 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“Is a diner okay with you? Dustin really wants pancakes, so we kind of agreed to meet up at the one around the corner at one thirty. I was going to tell you earlier but I had to take a shower, so I figured I could wai-”
Mike swallows thickly, watching Will pull his pants up, having to do a little hop and jump to get them up over his ass, buttoning and zipping them up moments after. They were cute, a deep brown color that contrasted against Will's plush hips, the fabric pushing into the crease of his legs, tight against his ass, squeezing his thighs.
Will pulls on a shirt, something orange, blue, and striped. Mike, however, is a lot more focused on the pretty panties that Will’s covering up. A buttery yellow, a little bit of lace on the hem, something Mike only caught a glimpse of before it was gone.
or, Will likes wearing cute underwear, and Mike likes looking at Will wearing cute underwear. And touching him too, preferably.
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- Part 4 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“…Do you think she’s out there?” Mike asks eventually, voice so quiet it barely feels real. “Somewhere?”
Will doesn’t hesitate. “Yes,” he exhales all at once, the word coming out in one sharp breath. “I do.”
He has to believe that. The look on Mike’s face all those years ago, desperate- he has to believe it.
“…I don’t,” Mike admits, and Will flinches. “I don’t think I ever did, I think maybe I just felt… guilty.”
or, Mike lets Will use his body like a canvas, and he tries to be honest along the way. It would be easier if Will wasn't stuck in his head.
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- Part 5 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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Kiss my bruises, so they can see I was loved once too. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Mar 2026
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“Does- does your mom know?” Mike asks, quieter now. Will shakes his head. Mike’s throat tightens. “I think my mom’s gonna call her,” he murmurs, even though he’s not totally sure. It feels like something she would do. Mike kind of wants her to, too.
Will curls in tighter at that, like the words themselves hurt. “Dad’s gonna get mad again,” he whispers. “I don’t want him to get mad.”
Mike’s nose scrunches up, his eyes burning. It feels like crying, but different. Hotter, sharper, like it’s trying to claw its way out of him instead of spill. “He hurts you,” Mike spits, voice wobbling despite how hard he tries to keep it steady. “He shouldn’t do that. That’s- that's not allowed. That’s bad.”
or, miwi werehere. Mike just wants Will to be safe, and the safest place he can think of is his den.
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- Part 6 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“I just… I want to be able to take you somewhere, alright? Then we'll go for a drive, and I have something else planned.” He hesitates for half a second. Then, softer, “let me take care of my wife.”
Will makes a small, startled sound, and then he’s laughing, hiccupping a bit from the force of it. “Your what?” Will manages, breathless, grinning despite himself.
Behind him, Mike’s smiling, he can feel it, the way it presses warm and bright into his shoulder. “My wife,” Mike repeats, even though he's tensing a little like he's nervous Will is going to turn him down.
or, It's Will's birthday and Mike's planned the whole day for him, like a good boyfriend should. Will's a lot more focused on the fact that Mike keeps referring to him as his wife, though.
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- Part 7 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!