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  1. Rec 69

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    "I want you to tell me something you haven't told anyone before."

    Will took a moment to process the words, but all he could come up with to say in response was, "What?"

    "These confessionals always sucked because I knew no matter what I said, I was being judged," Mike explained. "There wasn't someone I trusted on the other side." There was a beat where, for a second, Will was sure he could hear Mike's heart beating. "But we trust each other." It wasn't a question. Will liked that. Liked that Mike still thought of him that way. "So maybe if we just lay it all out on the line, not having to even see the other... maybe we'll get back to how things were."

    "But... we already know all of each other's secrets." Will was sure his tone gave away the obvious lie.

    "Not anymore."

    ***

    Will and Mike are tasked with scoping out Roane Cemetery Church for clues, and the awkwardness between them can't be ignored any longer. Unsure of where they stand, Will and Mike decide to each choose three things to share with each other that no one else knows. The last one could change everything.

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    27 Dec 2025

  2. Rec 87

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    As long as Will Byers lives, the world won’t end. Will Byers knows who he is, what he wants, and what he can do. The story is his to write, now.

    Or: the immediate aftermath of s5e4 and the snowballing of love between childhood friends

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    24 Dec 2025

  3. Rec 91

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    Mike grins at him again, and Will wants to lean forward and kiss it. He could, he’s close enough. Right here in the Upside Down, he could kiss the love of his life. But it’s not time yet. Will knows this with certainty.

    After we win, Will thinks to himself, a silent promise. After we win, I’ll tell you I love you.

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    Or, all the times will and mike say i love you, until the time they actually say it.

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    23 Dec 2025

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    “Wait,” Lucas takes another glance at Will, specifically at the sweater he’s wearing. “Is that Mike’s?”

    Here’s the other thing about the last eight or so months of Will Byers’ life: he’s been spending his nights, on and off, secretly, semi-occasionally, very frequently, kissing Mike Wheeler.

    He’s confused about it too, don’t even worry.

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    22 Dec 2025

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    Will’s voice trails off, and he runs a hand over his face. Mike waits a few moments to see if he’ll say anything else, but when Will doesn’t, he takes a shaky breath and tries to find his own courage.

    “And you thought, what?” Mike whispers. “That - that it wouldn’t mean as much to me if it came from you?”

    Will flinches. He’s still turned away from Mike, and there’s a desperation in his voice when he whispers back, “Mike, please…”

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    After returning to the Wheeler house, Mike finds out the truth about Will’s painting.

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    21 Dec 2025