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don't let me ruin it (again) by secretxgardensinmyxmind
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Mar 2026
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Graduation is supposed to be the start of Mike Wheeler’s future.
Instead, it’s a loop he can’t escape.
As the same day repeats endlessly, Mike is forced to face the questions he’s spent years avoiding. And soon, he’ll have to realize the way out isn’t in saying the right thing.
It’s in finally learning how to listen.
Or: the universe ships Byler harder than any of us do.
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09 Mar 2026
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So give me your eyes (I need sunshine) by Mightjustbe
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Mar 2026
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Mike Wheeler's working at Scoop's Ahoy with Max Mayfield,
Will Byers is working at Surfer Boy pizza with Jonathan and Argyle.Two summer jobs that make way for exploring new -or well- better versions of old friendships.
But Jonathan And Max are acting strange, they know something Mike and Will don't.A summer filled with secrets that are bound to be revealed.
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SurfsAhoy!!
with platonic MadWheeler and MadWise crumbs!
A summer can reveal a bunch of things.Bookmarked by Discopal
07 Mar 2026
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“Meow,” and there’s no way she heard that right, eyes snapping away from where she’d been distractedly watching the TV screen and over to her brother’s friend. She checks again, and yeah, Will is holding a stuffed bear, not a cat. The beloved Tiggy stays firmly attached to his bag, so they aren’t playing with tigers, either.
“So they go back down the mountain, and now all the village people are asking them about the crystal, and Rory is sad thinking they didn’t get it that whole time, but then–”
“Meow. Meow,” Will declares, removing the teddy from the dinosaur’s back and making it do some sort of interpretive dance.
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Or, Mike makes a new friend. Nancy learns how to speak cat.
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05 Mar 2026
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"It's your first day," Karen tells him. "This is exciting! You'll make so many friends."
"You think so?" Mike asks nervously, his wide eyes staring at her.
"Absolutely."
Karen Wheeler doesn't condone lying to her children, but she believes white lies can be considered harmless. They won't remember, anyways. But if Karen was telling the truth to her son, she'd have to admit how she's actually desperately nervous about his compatibility with his classmates.
After school, when Mike is rambling about his new best friend, Karen decides that if Will Byers makes her son this happy, she'll do everything in her power to make sure they stay friends forever.
Or, Will and Mike's relationship through the eyes of their friends and family (plus their own). Will is nonverbal autistic, and Mike has allusions to also being autistic. Neurodivergent friendly fic with them falling in love!
// title from Coming Home by beabadoobee
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05 Mar 2026
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It was easy for Will to ignore the feelings when Mike wasn't around. Back then, in California, or during those months when the boys weren't talking.
But now, Mike was everywhere. Sending him smiles over the kitchen table when they accidentally met in the morning. Asking how Will has been. Sitting next to him on the couch instead of far on the other side. Those small things made Will go crazy.
Because now, there was no distance stopping the reality, no silence telling him that pushing Mike away was fixing whatever was wrong with him. Now, the barrier holding everything together broke, filling every second of Will's life with feelings he could no longer hold back from himself. He couldn't hide them anymore, convince himself that it was normal for friends to feel that way.
Will Byers was desperately in love with Mike Wheeler.
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After the Byers return from California, Mike and Will don't talk anymore. But one day, something changes and suddenly, Mike is everywhere. The frequent accidental touches and looks grow into something surprisingly similar to their behaviour when they were young. And that confuses Will, because Mike is still with El, right?
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04 Mar 2026