BirdsOfFreedom



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    It's 1995, and it's snowing in Hawkins. Will has not been home in five years. He hasn't laid eyes on Mike Wheeler in five years. A phone call that he can't ignore, a long drive, and he's there, in front of Mike's house, like nothing has changed. And maybe, nothing has.

     
    Or: Mike falls apart. Will puts him back together.

    TW suicide attempt

    (Everyone was far too happy in that epilogue for my liking... you will mourn el properly and you WILL have trauma and you WILL ALL be miserable. This will be really depressing but I fear I have no choice in the matter. Byler I will avenge you.)

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    02 Feb 2026

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    The day that Mike Wheeler presented as a prime alpha was also the day that everything changed for him and Will.

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    Will and Mike make a promise to each other to never abandon each other no matter who they present as and what happens. But when Mike presents as an alpha, he apparently does everything in his power to go against that promise.

    Everyone says it's for Will's protection. Mostly Mike.

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    03 Jan 2026

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  3. Public Bookmark 22

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    Will knew something was wrong from the moment they entered the Upside Down. As he was hit with the familiar sensation of the bone-deep cold and spores tickling his lungs, he knew something was going to go terribly wrong.

    Or: My take on a hypothetical series finale

    ON HIATUS

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    29 Dec 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 11

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    Mike Wheeler lives for two things: his guitar and the rush of a crowd set on fire by a good riff.
    Will Byers lives for the moments he can capture beauty through a camera lens, unfortunately, most of that beauty seems to be Mike Wheeler.

    The Static Hearts are on the rise.
    Mike notices a boy in the third row.
    Will notices that Mike keeps noticing him.

    Neither of them is prepared when noticing stops being enough.

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    08 Dec 2025

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    Will starts getting sick with nausea, migraines, dizziness and emotional spikes. Obviously it’s Vecna. Obviously the world is ending again. Obviously the Party goes feral.

    Except it’s not Vecna. It’s a pup.

    And Mike Wheeler is very much the other half of that situation… not that anyone knows they’re even together.

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    30 Nov 2025