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   you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   05 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Sharing a Bed
   • Slow Burn
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • First Kiss
   • Forced Proximity
   • Power Outage
   • Huddling For Warmth
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Idiots in Love
   • Childhood Friends to Lovers
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Post-Season/Series 04
   • Mutual Pining
   • Angst
   • Happy Ending
   • Conflict
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers Painting
   • Anxiety
   • Mike Wheeler Being an Idiot
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • Mike Wheeler Finds Out About Will Byers's Painting
   • MWTFDYD Gate

   Summary

   It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore, despite living under the same roof. Will is avoidant and spends most days in the basement, and Mike has never felt so alone.

   Then the power goes out, and Mike desperatly wants to understand what went wrong, and to know what that damn painting means.

   or

   Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   46,187

   Chapters:

   8/8

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   11 Jan 2026