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"I'm telling you, this is the weirdest shit I've seen all year. And I think we can all agree shit has been pretty weird."
It's November 1987, and life in Hawkins still isn't quite back to normal. The "aftershocks of last year's earthquake" (an explanation Mike still can't believe anyone buys) are becoming more frequent, spitting nasty otherworldly surprises into town. But no one has been able to track down Vecna himself. Following a lead on a mysterious delivery to the old HNL building, the Party learns Will's connection to the Upside Down may not be as severed as they'd hoped. When Will subsequently begins to see through Vecna's eyes in dreams, the gang thinks they may finally have a way to find and defeat him once and for all. As Will throws himself into this task, hoping to assuage the guilt he still feels from his last stint as the spy, Mike must grapple with his own mounting feelings of helplessness. Mike had promised Will they would be a team—but what can he bring to the table right now? And can he even hold their team together when the stakes are higher than ever, and Will won't stop pushing him away?
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11 Mar 2026
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....are you sure it was just a crush? ." Mike was speaking again, hesitantly, and he looked like he was asking the most horrifying thing his brain will allow.
Will felt a jolt, deep in his soul. He turned away and closed his eyes quickly to bite back some of the pain in his heart.
"Yeah I'm sure. It was nothing Mike, just a stupid coming of age crush - gone before it even had time to leave a mark." He swallowed, hoping Mike wouldn't hear the wobble in his voice.
Mike was still standing, frozen on the stairs so Will forced himself to half turn back again as he started to walk up. "Seriously Mike, don't even think about it any more, I don't."
And he walked out of the basement door into the hallway to join the others.
Mike was left on the stairs. Hope dead in his eyes. A single tear begging to be released. His heart aching in his chest. He was too late.
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*AGED UP CHARACTERS - EVERYONE IS OVER 18*
Set in the 18 month time skip between the final battle and graduation. Mostly from Mike's POV
Kinda slow burn, Mike's crushing realisation that he is in love with Will, followed by months of angst and miscommunication. Eventual smut and a whole lot of fluff.- Language:
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22 Feb 2026