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   Embrace Of A Star by dropoflavender

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   06 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington/Eddie Munson
   • Robin Buckley/Vickie Dunne
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Erica Sinclair
   • Derek Turnbow
   • Tina Turnbow (Stranger Things 5)
   • Holly Wheeler
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Chrissy Cunningham
   • Eddie Munson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Robin Buckley
   • Byler Week 2025 (Stranger Things)
   • byler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Gay Will Byers
   • I Will Go Down With This Ship
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • POV Will Byers
   • Will Byers Deserves Love
   • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
   • Bisexual Mike Wheeler
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler Being an Idiot
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Mike Wheeler is a Little Shit
   • Mike Wheeler Has Issues
   • Chrissy Cunningham Lives
   • Steve Harrington is a Sweetheart
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - High School
   • Soulmates
   • Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things)
   • Hawkins (Stranger Things)
   • Hawkins High School (Stranger Things)
   • Slow Burn
   • Slow Build
   • Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Past Child Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Homophobia
   • Ted Wheeler Being Homophobic (Stranger Things)
   • Abuse
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional
   • Emotional Roller Coaster
   • Drinking to Cope
   • Underage Drinking
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Alcohol
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Implied/Referenced Suicide
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Friends With Benefits to Lovers

   Summary

   Will Byers has always been lonely. He’s never fully felt seen by anyone in his life, you could call it invisibility. It’s not a permanent power that anyone would enjoy having. But all his walls come crumbling down late one evening when he discovers the existence of Mike wheeler. Pretty soon, Will Byers won’t be cursed with the power of invisibility anymore.

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