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Listen with Me While the World Chases You. by paintdestiny
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Aug 2026
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summer 89'
One month after graduation, a leaked video of Will Byers using his powers to control Demogorgons at MAC-Z, surrounded by the bodies of dead soldiers, airs on every television station, making him one of the most wanted and talked-about people in the world. But Will isn't the only one exposed—the footage also reveals Mike, the boy he saved that day, leaving him caught in the chaos as well.
Or: Will hides at Lonnie’s house to escape the media, but Mike comes looking for him—and this time, he's determined to take Will home.
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20 Aug 2026
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Will can't help but overhear the girls in front of him discussing what makes 'the perfect man.'
He also can't help but think his best friend is far more perfect than their ideals.Bookmarked by 28_28_28
15 Aug 2026
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A soulmark was a unique mark that showed up on your body and you shared that exact mark with only one other person. Your soulmate, the person that matches you in every way. Of course, as the universe would have it, things couldn't be so simple for Will Byers.
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12 Aug 2026
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The first time his dad calls Will his boyfriend, Mike thinks he’s hallucinating. But then it happens again. And again. And again, after that. And as heteronormativity continues to elude Ted Wheeler, Mike thinks that maybe he should just take the hint.
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Ted Wheeler thinks Mike has been dating Will since they were twelve-years-old. And Mike doesn’t know quite what to do with that information. Until he does.
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10 Aug 2026
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While talking to Will in the shed, trying to break through the Mind Flayer's control, Mike starts thinking about what he would do if Will gave up, and completely unintentionally blurts, "I love you." Mike's existential crisis follows. Meanwhile, Will uses the words as his anchor, holding onto this glimmer of hope with all his might as he struggles to hang on against the Mind Flayer.
Basically, a more Mike/Will-centric version of episodes 8 and 9 and the time beyond, with a good dose of of grit and Serious Stuff but also plenty of happiness and some fluff to come. (I mean, come on - Will is a gay kid in the 80s who just craves love and acceptance, and he deserves A Break. Mike is just realizing he's bisexual and he needs some love and acceptance and A Break too.)
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07 Aug 2026