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Vecna’s gone, the gates are closed, and Nancy is dead. In the aftermath, as Mike grapples with his grief and everyone tries to piece their lives back together, Mike and Will find their way back to each other. Maybe this time, it’ll be for good.
Basically, the love story that these two deserve.
Takes place in fall/winter of the Party’s junior year (1987 - 1988). Told from dual POV of both Mike and Will.
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I've written most of the fic already, but to space it out I'll post a chapter every few days.
A little disclaimer: I am 100% confident that Byler will happen in Season 5, so this fic won't end up being canon-compliant. Also, I heard that Season 5 starts in fall of 1987 because of the time jump?? But I didn’t know that when I started writing this, so for the purposes of this fic, the events of Season 5 take place in late 1986/early 1987.
If it helps anyone visualize, I picture Mike and Will’s appearances (hair, clothes, etc) in this fic as being basically the same as how they look in the Season 5 teaser/bts photos.
I hope you enjoy!! :)
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"Chance bit the inside of his lip. Truthfully, part of him believed Jason’s Hellfire theory was a desperate story fueled by the grief of losing Chrissy, but the more Chance watched Hawkins fall apart, literally, the more he felt his old logic snap into place. Maybe Jason had been right, the town had a wound and something crawled out of it, something that hid in plain sight. Chance didn’t believe in revenge, the Bible says justice belonged to God or the law. But, if there really was an evil in this town, wouldn’t it be just as evil to do nothing about it? To let it happen?"
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After losing two of his friends in the Hawkins “earthquake,” Chance joins a church grief group that believes Will Byers is the vessel for Satan. To prove them wrong, Chance agrees to befriend Will, but the closer he gets, the more the lines between faith, fear, obsession and love start to blur.
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one year older (somehow i feel younger) by nicysworld
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Oct 2025
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"'You know you can talk to me, right? I mean I know our birthday is coming up, and it’s completely normal for you to be worried' El told him.
'Oh my god, El I promise I will tell you if something is seriously wrong, okay? I just would rather not talk about it' Will said while feeling his cheeks flush.
'Of course. I just- I want you to know that I’m always here for you' El said. Will really truly appreciated it, and he would tell her if something was happening. But that was the exact problem, nothing was happening he was still just Will, and no presentation meant he was a beta. The idea of talking about his disappointment was scary, and the idea of telling anyone, even his sister, how much he longed to be an omega seemed painful, like he was actually admitting that he was never meant to be an one, and that all of his instincts had been wrong."
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Will Byers is turning 17 very soon, and for him that means he is a beta. He's made it this far without presenting, but still is holding out some hope that he will present as an omega. Being an omegas always made the most sense for him, and best of all if he were an omega he may have a chance with his best friend.
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The Harringtons by Nuzzy_1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Spree (2020), Free Guy (2021)
12 Oct 2025
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This is a Harrington Triplets AU. In this AU, Steve, Kurt from Spree, and Keys from Free Guy were triplets and all have to deal with what happens in Hawkins.
This Fic is partly inspired by Blame It On The Brothers by CryinginHD, it has the same premise. I was planning to write this before I read their fic, but did take some inspiration from some of the character traits and dynamics in that fic, so go read it. -
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What was Mike and Eleven thinking when El led them to the scrapyard, and then saved Dustin and Mike at the quarry?
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Will Byers has always felt like a mistake but then someone chooses him and he thinks that's enough, because he accepts the love he thinks he deserves and he never thought he would deserve anything. But things happen, and he will learn that he deserves more than what he has been taught to believe.
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The Adventures of Zombie Boy & Monster Girl by heliosmoon
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Oct 2025
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Will Byers is tired-out, burnt out, and put out. Things keep changing in his life and yet never in the way he quite wants them to. Previously content to fumble through life as an underpaid barista while he attempts to process the last ten years of mostly resolved trauma, a sudden move to a new flat with his chaotic sibling El and the arrival of a vibrant new friend in their tight-knit little group who seems to want to know absolutely everything about him might make him finally face what he never was able to; the idea of wanting more.
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Every problem in this story could be solved if these homos just talked to each other!
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A Byler centric post-coming of age fic. Tags updated as we go <3 -
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Will swallows down his fear and stares at the door unblinkingly. Kill the monster. Take the risk. Cast fireball. Shoot the gun.
Of course, he hadn’t expected it to come from behind him.
The light burns bright into his retinas. The whole room shakes, wood paneling nearly busting at the seams.
A rolled seven. An unrewarded risk.
The beast’s got him.
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Stranger Things re-telling, but make it byler.
(Season 1 of 5)podfic length: 8:11:14
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- Part 1 of [podfic] i know the end
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Hogwarts Stranger Secrets: Year 3 by AssassinMasterEzio91
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
04 Oct 2025
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The Party is ready to start their 3rd year, but new challenges, await, electives, a strange group prowling around Hogsmeade, werewolf sightings and, most notably, they are still seeking the Ancient Magic Repositories of the Founders, but an unexpected threat is looming, one that will affect one of the Party more than they think.
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- Part 3 of Hogwarts Stranger Secrets
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"i can't hide from you like i hide from myself" - true blue (boygenius)
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a fateful summer brings mike wheeler and will byers face to face in hawkins after months of silence. familiarity seems to be both a blessing and a curse.
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On October the sixth of 1984, almost a whole year after his disappearance, Will Byers returns.
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- Part 2 of Bylerween 2023
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Deal With The Devil: Second Year by MogulMama
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
29 Sep 2025
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Mike pulled away, his eyes flitting across Will’s face—his tear-stained cheeks and red eyes—and he didn’t even have a moment’s hesitation before he said, “Then… we’ll go crazy together.”
Will’s mouth quirked even as his eyes welled with tears once again. “Yeah? Crazy together?”
Mike chuckled through the lump in his own throat. “Yeah. You’re not facing this alone, Will."
With Will’s name broadcasted in the Daily Prophet as the new generation’s very own Boy-Who-Lived, he faces new challenges in his Second Year of Hogwarts.
Another more imminent threat still lingers, even despite the Veil’s connection to the World of the Living closed, and Will must continue to tread very carefully like Professor Morganach originally forewarned.
But the question follows:
Will anyone notice the danger brewing on Will’s doorstep before it’s too late?
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- Part 2 of Hogwarts AU
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Have I ever told anyone Will is so ethereal and the most amazing person I’ve ever met? No, it's not something that usually comes up between best friends. Let alone some you’ve been friends with since kindergarten. I often think about stupid shit like his beautiful smile.maybe holding hands. From a young age till about second grade or so, holding hands, hugging and maybe friendly kisses on the cheek were normal to them. At least it was.
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“Can I hug you?” he repeated, voice smaller now. He desperately hoped that Will would say yes.
He didn’t want to, but he held eye contact with Will for as long as it took Will to search his expression. For what, Mike didn’t know, but after a long moment, Will finally nodded. “Yeah, Mike, you can hug me.” And Mike didn’t hesitate to haul Will back to his feet so he could hug him properly, full-bodied and chest to chest.
“I’m so sorry, Will,” he murmured into Will’s hair. “I’m so sorry.”
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In which Mike and El decide to end their relationship in favor of being friends, he punches Troy Walsh, and finally allows himself to feel what he feels for Will while they work on patching up their friendship so that maybe, someday, he can be brave enough to ask for more - not necessarily in that order. A bit of a prequel to the first fic in the series, though they can be read as standalones.
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- Part 4 of You're In My Head (And I'm In Yours)
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Vecna is dead. Hawkins is a ghost of what it used to be. With Max waking up from her coma and Eddie having been rescued and brought back from the dead, the group is finally moving on from their past. They try to, at least - it's impossible to forget the horror from the last few years.
While Steve does his best to help Robin through nightly panic attacks, Eddie is trying to grasp the fact that he's alive in a world that doesn't want him.
El's attention is directed toward helping Max through her recovery while her own relationship to Mike crumbles, and Will fights to keep his secrets hidden from his best friend.
It's not easy, trying to live a normal life. But there's always the comfort of each other.Series
- Part 1 of Moving on
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Someone's Out There Waiting (Come Back To Me) by RoseByAnyOtherName17
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Sep 2025
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“She’s alive,” he mumbled to himself, barely noticing El cleaning the remaining blood from his face and sticking a bandage over the cut.
“Yes,” El agreed absently. “Lucas, I need your help.”
This is what finally caught Lucas’s attention, enough to fully draw him back to the present. El had never asked for his help before; he’d never imagined that she would ever need it. She quite literally had telekinetic superpowers, not to mention Mike’s unwavering support even after their breakup and Will’s steadfast presence as her adopted brother. What could Lucas possibly do?
“My…help?” he managed.
“I have an idea,” El said, stronger now, more firm. Something flickered in her eyes. Doubt, maybe, or perhaps fear. She continued anyway: “I think I know how to get her back, but I need you to help me.”
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In the six months since Max fell victim to Vecna, Lucas notices changes in his friends' relationship, El piggybacks into Lucas's head and brings him into the mindscape with her to find Max, and they find her in the midst of her memories, safe from Vecna but unable to escape on her own.
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- Part 3 of You're In My Head (And I'm In Yours)
- Part 1 of In The Meantime
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Becoming Us (A byler fic over the years) by Stranger_fix
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Sep 2025
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As Mike and Will get older the seasons change.
How will they grow up together
Lots of ups and downs.
lots of fights and cuddles---
A story of 2 Bestfriends growing up together and slowly becoming more
(NO upside down and monsters)Series
- Part 1 of Becoming Us
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Omegas are the rarest cast with breeding rates dropping.
The situation caused a surge in the illegal trade for both breeding and prostitution. A situation Steve Harrington has been trapped in since he presented.
Taskforces have been implemented to combat the clubs and trading rings that work the black market.
One team, run by Agent Jim Hopper break up an illegal ring rescuing a traumatized Steve.
Eddie takes on Steve to care for and protect him. And Steve takes time getting used to a normal life until he is dragged back into his old life.
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i might just die, it would make no difference by thewraith15
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Sep 2025
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He swallowed and turned around, forcing one foot in front of the other as he began to move towards the cliff edge. Around him, sounds faded into the high pitched whistle of cold wind whipping through trees and past uneven rock faces. He could vaguely hear Dustin yelling in the background, something about not doing it and how he didn’t need baby teeth anyway, but his brain turned it into white static.
or the quarry scene in stranger things season one but I made Mike a lot more suicidal and gave him a lot more self hate.
TW: there are suicidal thoughts and technically a suicide attempt in this fic, please consider your own mentsl health and do not read if it will trigger you. stay safe :)
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It Started By Chance by writeandburn
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti)
12 Sep 2025
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It all started by chance, when Bill noticed the black eye Richie was sporting. Then came the downward spiral of social services, finding out you are adopted and have a long lost twin brother, and leaving the town you grew up in to go live with the family that adopted him.
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You mean I didn’t just get stuck with the worst parents on the face of the earth by the fate of conception? You mean they actually chose me just to wish they hadn’t all these years later? You mean I now have two families that don’t want me? It makes sense really. I'm just a big trashmouth. I’m a disappointment. Why would anyone want me?
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The Wheeler's really are polar opposites from the Tozier's. What will it take for Richie to understand he can actually be wanted? How will these boys react to the change in family dynamic? What happens when they both are pining over the same boy? Get ready for a deep dive into the emotions of Richie, Mike, and Will as they navigate these life changes in the last few years of high school. Can they handle it? We'll just have to see.
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CURRENTLY BEING REWRITTEN
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