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When the Byers family moves into the Wheeler house, Mike tells himself nothing has really changed. But late nights, quiet conversations, and Will’s growing anxiety about kissing lead Mike to offer to help him practice—an arrangement that quickly becomes more complicated than either of them planned.
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"Working at the cafe has its ups and downs. For example, free smoothies, good. Annoying customers, bad. Will Byers, good. Will Byers, bad. In the few months since getting this job, Mike has maybe, just slightly, developed a huge crush on his coworker. In his defense, Will just makes it so easy. Shiny brown hair, shinier eyes, and the shiniest smile. Mike is so down bad that he can’t even think of another adjective. Will turns his head, and his silver hoop earring glints in the sun. Shiny. Mike thinks about quitting on the spot. He’d throw his apron on the ground and everything, really make a show of it. Maybe that’ll get Will’s attention. God, he’s a loser."
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Mike Wheeler versus his own thoughts, and Will Byers versus running away with no warning.
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Dustin reached over to flick him in the middle of the forehead. “It'll be me and you, this summer, asshole. And because I am a top tier friend, you're welcome, by the way, I have secured us jobs working at the radio station this summer!”
Will opened an eye to peer at him. Dustin’s curls were sticking to his forehead under his hat and he looked ridiculous in his Hawkins High gold t-shirt and gym shorts. “You got us jobs?”
“I told you, Buddy!” Dustin leaned back beside him. “You and me this summer. This is going to be our summer.”
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Summer in Hawkins was supposed to be easy.
Instead, Will Byers gets a new house, a family that argues about Eggos and shower schedules, a brother who comes out before he does, and a best friend who keeps acting like Will is “just a friend.”
With the Party drifting, feelings piling up, and Dustin announcing Operation: Best Summer Ever, Will tries to make it through a summer that looks suspiciously like 1985—but hopefully ends better.
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“So. Logical conclusion?” Dustin grinned down at him, pleased. “You’re in love with Mike and heartbroken that he and El made up. You’re welcome.”
Will sighed. “Dustin, I already knew I was in love with Mike.”
Will Byers is not avoiding his friends—he’s just busy.
Busy avoiding Mike Wheeler, busy lying about homework, and busy trying (and failing) to get over the boy he’s been in love with for years.
Unfortunately, Dustin Henderson has noticed. And he has a plan.
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i just died in your arms tonight (it must've been something you said) by szeasons
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Feb 2026
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Sure enough, Mike is no longer sprawled across his bed like he was a few minutes ago and has migrated to the end of his chambers. Will watches with mild amusement as the stupid excuse for a prince attempts to balance on the narrow ledge beneath the window, arms out like he’s daring gravity to notice him and send him toppling to the ground outside.
“Do you remember,” Will asks mildly, “when you fell out of the apple tree that you insisted on climbing and broke your wrist?”
Mike doesn’t turn around. “I didn’t fall. I jumped.”
“You screamed on the way down.”
“I didn’t scream,” Mike mutters, petulance creeping into his voice. “Princes don’t scream.”
“This prince screams,” Will says. “In my ears, a lot.”
or, where Mike is a prince and Will is his long-term servant and best friend. Oh, and he's also a sorcerer on the side, and in love with said prince. This will end well, right?
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How the Cookie Crumbles (It'll work, it has to.) by imstacysmom
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT - Stephen King
07 Feb 2026
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Will Byers and Richie Tozier are stuck at summer camp for 2 months. And are in love with their best friends. There's only one way to get their attention; a messy, dramatic, romantic, summer of 1985 fake relationship.
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- Part 1 of The Summer of ‘85
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ex-friends until the end (better off as lovers) by torturedpoetssociety08
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti)
27 Jan 2026
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but not the other way around...
Mike's cousin Richie gets sent to Hawkins Middle School for two weeks while kids in Derry go missing
Set between seasons 2-3 with byler and reddie endgame
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- Part 1 of Doldrums Duology
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Why won't you kiss me? (Why won't you care?) by actualstarman
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jan 2026
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When Will skips Hellfire to support Lucas at the championship game, he’s the only one who shows up and it changes everything. Will meets Chance.
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Au where Will Byers stays in Hawkins, with Eleven posing as his cousin while Hopper remains gone.
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“Have you ever really liked someone? Like… really liked them? And it’s like… no matter what you do, no matter what you try… you just can’t shake them?”
Steve snorts, a small smile pulling at his lips. “Yeah, kid. Obviously. I’ve been in love with Nance for three years, and I’m still here, pining away.”
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“You’ve got a snowflake right here.” by orphan_account
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Dec 2025
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“So—rink’s not too crowded, which is good. Less pressure.” He tilts his head toward Will, voice dropping just a little. “And if you fall, statistically speaking, people won’t be looking at you specifically.”
Will snorts despite himself.
“I’ll be right there,” Mike adds easily. “Like, two feet away. Maximum.” His smile turns softer, almost conspiratorial. “Think of me as your emergency anchor.”
or; Will agrees to help Mike test-run a date he’s planning for El, not realizing that Mike’s intentions were never about her at all.
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“I hear you’re giving out love advice.”
“That’s the show,” Will croaks.
“Hm,” says Mike. “Well, maybe you can help me. There’s this person I—I’m interested in. A friend. A really good friend.”Or,
When Will is forced to sub in as the host for Steve’s cheesy dating advice show on the Squawk, he receives some interesting calls.
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“No, it’s—it’s not that I have a responsibility, I want to. It’s a choice. I have…” Mike’s brows twist. He stares ahead, noticing a little smudge of blood under Will’s nose that wasn’t wiped away with the rest. The weight of Joyce’s hand is heavy on his own. “I have always protected him. From anything. From the moment—”
Do you wanna be friends?
“Always. I take care of him, always,” he finishes.
or, Will passed out after the fight at the MAC-Z, and Mike won't leave his side. Joyce would expect nothing less.
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It’s the end of the world but Will’s biggest problem is Mike Wheeler.
It shouldn’t bother him so much. After all, he’s the one who ripped off the bandaid. He’s the reason they’re not speaking anymore.
That message gets lost somewhere in translation.
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Will’s never been good at conflict resolution and Mike’s never been good at flirting. Some things just never change.
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In this quiet, cramped corner of the Squawk’s basement, Mike finds Will just out of the shower. But he doesn’t notice how his shirt is half on, or how damp hair clings to his forehead, faintly scented with leftover soap.
Only the redness under his eyes.
Timestamp; Post Stranger Things Season 5, Episode 4 (Sorcerer)
(Part 1 of 3 of a ST S5 Rewrite, POV Mike Wheeler)Series
- Part 1 of don't you?
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palms and fingerprints are stained all red by sapphosfreckles
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Dec 2025
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“I always knew you were…”
“What?”
“Magic.”
Jesus. Now it was Will’s turn to blush.
There are snowballs, and then there’s… that.
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After the fight at the MAC-Z, Will cleans the wound on Mike's cheek in the radio station bathroom.
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eleven has a theory for why mike acts the way he does. chaos ensues
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When Will needs to get his thoughts out of his head, he writes a letter he never intends to send. He addresses it to Mike, and tells him everything.
Feeling lighter than he has in weeks and buoyed by the adrenaline of writing it all out, Will acts on an impulse and ends the letter with, "If you’d be willing to give me a chance, I’d be really happy to date you. If you’re open to trying it, please meet me in Castle Byers this Saturday at 2:00pm. I’m not asking for any promises, I’m not asking for forever or anything like that; all I’m asking is that you give me a chance. Come if you want; if not, I completely understand, no hard feelings, and I’ll never, ever mention this again."
He forgets all about the letter, and the distinctive red envelope he stowed it in, until he turns around to find it missing. Now, Will has to think of some way to stop Mike from reading that letter - or should he wait at Castle Byers on Saturday at 2:00pm and pray for a miracle?
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- Part 1 of The Red Envelope
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"Chance bit the inside of his lip. Truthfully, part of him believed Jason’s Hellfire theory was a desperate story fueled by the grief of losing Chrissy, but the more Chance watched Hawkins fall apart, literally, the more he felt his old logic snap into place. Maybe Jason had been right, the town had a wound and something crawled out of it, something that hid in plain sight. Chance didn’t believe in revenge, the Bible says justice belonged to God or the law. But, if there really was an evil in this town, wouldn’t it be just as evil to do nothing about it? To let it happen?"
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After losing two of his friends in the Hawkins “earthquake,” Chance joins a church grief group that believes Will Byers is the vessel for Satan. To prove them wrong, Chance agrees to befriend Will, but the closer he gets, the more the lines between faith, fear, obsession and love start to blur.
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always mine, never yours by justiceforfreddie for kisol
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
30 Oct 2025
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Five times that Till should have done something about his best friend’s arranged marriage, and one time that he finally does.
Or, Till crashes a wedding.
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ivan's guide to falling out of love with your best friend by clovercoast
Fandoms: Alien Stage (Web Series)
28 Nov 2025
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Ivan's Guide to Falling Out of Love With Your Best Friend
- Stop calling him your husband
- Try new hobbies
- Stop daydreaming about him
- Try dating again
- Acknowledge his faults
- Distance yourself
(I want to laugh with him until we're both breathless and my face is red. I want to go skating with him and hold hands on the ice. I want to spend my 23rd birthday with him. And then the rest of my life too. My everything. My angel.)
Or: Ivan's attempt to break out of his lifelong yearning arc. Keyword, "attempt"