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No, Will Byers didn’t die. But even when he came back, he wasn’t Will, not completely. He became something else. A ghost in his own body. A story whispered in the hallways. Zombie Boy. Possessed. Cursed. Call it what you will.
But that didn’t matter. Not really. He had people in his life who understood—who helped him pull himself out of that darkness and into something that looked like normal. His mom, Jonathan, even Mike—they got it out of him. They gave him a semblance of life again, something almost real.
Except, of course, nothing was ever that simple.
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or: will byers is spiraling, feeling completely out of control. mike wheeler tries to help him get out of it.
title from: Strangers - Ethel Cain
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Where Were You (When I Was Lonesome) by Concerned_terrapin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jun 2023
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He didn’t really understand why someone would want to go to a cemetery for a birthday party, but hey, maybe Will was a bit of a weird kid.
“Hey Will.” Mike called, his voice gentler than he had ever heard it.
He whipped his head around, scanning the rows for another figure, desperately looking for Will. It didn’t really click until Mike stepped forward and knelt beside a grave, placing his perfectly imperfect cake in front of a well-kept headstone.
Oh.
Will Byers is dead.
So how the hell did he end up stuck haunting Mike Wheeler's basement?
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17 Feb 2026
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It starts with a Hellfire shirt. Mike doesn't know if it's cursed or blessed because wearing it always makes Will act strangely. Then, it's spiraling into a hope Mike didn't know he could have. Will has never been closer, but Mike still isn't sure he can have what he wants. Or can he?
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“You’ll let me do your hair?”
Mike knows this is a bad idea. Knows he’ll be red the whole time and stutter and give himself away, but this is Will. Will with his hands in his hair, so close Mike can stare all he wants. Fantasize about what a kiss might be like. Hidden away in the safety of what should’ve been their bedroom. Maybe he can use today to convince Will it can be.
“Only if you make me look good.”
Will stands with a sweet smile. “Easiest job in the world then.” And then he disappears into the hallway before Mike can even start to stumble in front of him.
What?
What does that mean?
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16 Feb 2026
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the longer burn, the sweeter that you smell by aviannabuckley
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Nov 2025
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The words Spiderman said surprised even him, but Will didn’t laugh or brush them aside. He just sat there, sketchbook resting loosely on his knees, eyes fixed on the glow of the skyline as if listening in awe. “You really have a way with words, huh? Reminds me of someone.”
When distance grows between him and Will, Mike finds a new way to be near him, even if it's from behind a mask.
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Bookmarked by LaLavochka
06 Feb 2026
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His heart stops, every muscle in his body tightening with horror and dread. He could recognize it from a mile away.
The painting. It’s rolled back up and it looks like it was haphazardly thrown onto the table, hovering halfway off the edge. The final piece of the puzzle clicks into place, and the ticking of the bomb is blaringly loud in his head. Time’s up.
Mike knows. He knows.
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Basically your average Mike-finds-out-about-the-painting-and-confronts-Will fic.
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05 Feb 2026