1 - 20 of 25 Bookmarks by LizzieGrey7
Navigation
List of Bookmarks
-
Tags
Summary
This is the first girl who’s ever asked Mike out — something he had, in the not too distant past, been terrified would never happen. And Mike just stands there, feeling like his dining hall dinner is about to crawl back up his esophagus.
Jeremy, Saint Jeremy, nudges him with an elbow. “He’s kind of private about it, but Mike actually has someone back home.”
Mike turns his head to look at Jeremy, expecting a knowing smile or the hint of a wink. But Jeremy actually looks sincere, which makes Mike’s eyebrows sink down, almost to the top of his nose.
“Will, right?” Jeremy supplies, forever trying to be helpful. “He’s at CalArts?”
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 12,635
- Chapters:
- 4/4
- Comments:
- 275
- Kudos:
- 3,482
- Bookmarks:
- 913
- Hits:
- 37,411
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
22 Apr 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“I mean, it’s like when you flip a coin to make a decision. You think you don’t know what you want, but the moment the coin is in the air, suddenly you know exactly what you’re hoping it lands on.”
“So, what were you hoping it landed on?”
“You.” Will says quietly, then abruptly clears his throat. “I mean, what I’m trying to say is— I’m… glad. That fate put us together.”
or,
A compatibility survey pairs Mike and Will together as college roommates. It goes as well as can be expected.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 36,220
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Comments:
- 206
- Kudos:
- 433
- Bookmarks:
- 161
- Hits:
- 12,750
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
10 Apr 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“Did I do something wrong?” Mike questions, mouth twisted in a frown, eyes less wide than they were a few moments ago, sleepiness gone. His arms stay at his sides, although his fingers fiddle with his sleeves. “What did I do wrong?”
Will frowns back. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Mike doesn’t look like he believes him. Will doesn’t blame him. “Then why do you keep leaving?”
The world ends, and then some. Mike and Will find each other again, amidst the debris and distance.
Series
- Part 1 of fix-its
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 21,203
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 753
- Kudos:
- 16,688
- Bookmarks:
- 3,911
- Hits:
- 246,016
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
17 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“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.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 26,172
- Chapters:
- 3/3
- Comments:
- 616
- Kudos:
- 14,882
- Bookmarks:
- 2,788
- Hits:
- 155,867
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
08 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“He really does look like Mike,” Lucas breathes, as he gives Mike’s twin a scan, head to toe.
“Yeah, if Mike were way hotter and a knight?” Max chips in, and Will can vaguely hear Mike muttering again. “He looks so medieval, like he’s from Camelot or some shit.”
“I am Michael,” the knight begins to plead again. He turns his doe eyes back to Will, returning to his side like a diligent guard, even going as far as to reach out and take his hands. “Please, you have to believe me. I would never lie to you. Have I ever broken our oath? Let me prove it.”
Will was a bit preoccupied with gazing into the knight’s eyes, his cheeks flushing under the intense stare and the way his hands were held so gently. Mike had no issues ruining their moment.
“And he’s weirdly obsessed with Will.” Mike sounds even angrier than he did in the woods, and his sharp tone is enough for Will to snap out of his hand-holding to step a respectable distance away from the knight. “We need to send him back to wherever he came from.”
or
Mike the Brave ends up in Hawkins and sweeps Will off his feet. Mike has a lot of Feelings™ about it.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 18,333
- Chapters:
- 2/2
- Comments:
- 462
- Kudos:
- 11,337
- Bookmarks:
- 2,160
- Hits:
- 118,479
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
08 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Mike didn't know why he was here again after all this time. It had been years since he'd even visited the quarry, but this morning he couldn't seem to get it out of his head.
In which the party finds out about Mike jumping.
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
07 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
To be fair, Will’s costume is great, now that Mike knows what it is. And, okay, wait-
“Oh, this is so good. This is so good.” Max points at Mike, wheezing. “Because you’re dressed as-”
Will’s still looking straight up at the sky. The length of his neck is very, very flushed. Mike can feel his entire face going redder than Vader’s lightsaber. He clenches his hands into tiny little fists, and says, around a groan: “I’m not Han Solo, guys.”
In which Lucas has a thing for Bowie, Will has a thing for Han Solo, Mike has a thing for Will, and El should never be allowed to watch Star Wars again.
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
The Mike Wheeler-Certified Guide to Cheating on Your Nonexistent Wife by Heartsfromemiz for y0usaidyes
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Oct 2025
Tags
Summary
Will’s face, barely visible in the dark of night— the theater had closed just a few minutes ago, removing the neon glare of the entrance signs and leaving only the parking lot lights to illuminate Will’s beauty. It was enough for Mike, however. Seeing just the slope of his nose and the curve of his lashes broke his heart into a million and one pieces, over and over again. As Will prepared to respond, Mike’s gaze flickered down to his pink, dampened lips, stained from the cherry Icee he'd had earlier. He was incomprehensibly, ineffably, beautiful.
Mike Wheeler wants to know why Holly's cute art teacher is acting so strange around him.
Will Byers is trying his hardest not to be a homewrecker.Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Mike dreads the nights.
Not for any of the reasons he'd deem "normal," whatever that godforsaken word even means. He's not afraid of the dark, nor what lies in it, no, he fears the stillness. That empty stretch of hours where shadows fall, the world itself falling silent.
The nights give Mike the time to think, and good god, Mike does not want to be given the time to think.
OR: Somehow, Mike and Will would be doing alright if it wasn't for the nights.
(If it wasn't for the nights, they think that they could take it.)Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Objectively (Prettier than Harrison Ford) by wishwars
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Jul 2023
Tags
Summary
“Excuuuuse me?” Dustin sounded offended, but Lucas just waved him off in order to ask his own question: “Since when has Will been the most attractive?”
“Since always?” Mike wasn’t sure what about this was confusing to them. “He’s always been the most attractive of our friends.”
aka: Mike doesn’t understand why Lucas and Dustin are making such a big deal out of him stating what is, objectively, a fact.
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
Tags
Summary
It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore, despite living under the same roof. Will is avoidant and spends most days in the basement, and Mike has never felt so alone.
Then the power goes out, and Mike desperately wants to understand what went wrong, and to know what that damn painting means.
or
Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 46,191
- Chapters:
- 8/8
- Comments:
- 1,031
- Kudos:
- 13,788
- Bookmarks:
- 1,815
- Hits:
- 254,890
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Will and Mike become friends with benefits. Which is a totally reasonable arrangement that they’re both completely content with, obviously.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 18,868
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 373
- Kudos:
- 11,245
- Bookmarks:
- 1,579
- Hits:
- 192,338
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
Mike barks a laugh. “I’m, unfortunately, requesting your companionship Thursday night to see Child’s Play 2 with Will and I.”
She sends him a look of bewilderment. “How did I get dragged into your date with Will?”
“Y’know, it’s really great that I can count on such discretion from you and Lucas. Super awesome that you don’t tell each other everything.” Max ignores him and he continues on. “Well, I tried my best, but he kind of looked at me all-dumbfounded and wasn’t saying anything, so I panicked.”
“Well, duh. He’s liked you since, like, birth. Did you even give him enough time to answer?”
“Of course I gave him enough time to answer.” Mike grits out, voice tight. “I know how to have a fucking conversation with someone, Maxine.”
Mike Wheeler can’t pick a major to save his life, is fighting for said life in the worst class ever (Astronomy 101), and is desperately trying to romance the best person in his life.
Enter: Will Byers, his advanced concepts in painting final project, and his pretty eyelashes.
Series
- Part 2 of devotion | Indiana University
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 25,692
- Chapters:
- 7/7
- Comments:
- 314
- Kudos:
- 3,263
- Bookmarks:
- 891
- Hits:
- 53,446
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“Dustin’s your Tammy?” And it shouldn’t bother him. Not really. But what the fuck? What does Dustin have that Mike doesn’t?
“Dustin is, without a doubt, not my Tammy.” Will hums, serene as can be. Which is pretty annoying, considering Mike’s sort of wanted to fight Dustin since the words came out of his mouth.
“Oh. You’re sure?”
“Pretty positive, yeah.” Will laughs.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 15,473
- Chapters:
- 9/9
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 241
- Kudos:
- 3,996
- Bookmarks:
- 557
- Hits:
- 31,582
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“You’re thinking,” Will says, skating a finger down the line of Mike’s nose, under his eye, over his cheekbone, then resting, finally, just at the corner of his lips– “about me.”
Oh, Jesus. Mike’s throat is very, very dry. “What?”
Will opens his eyes – slow, a little hesitant – and smiles. “You are,” he says, way, way too smug for Mike’s liking. “You’re turning red!”
“Shut up,” Mike mutters, and Will’s smile grows. “You– I’m just nervous!”
It should be illegal for someone to look this pleased with themselves. “Yeah?” Will says quietly, index finger still hovering at the corner of Mike’s mouth, thumb pressed gently under his chin. “I make you nervous?”
Mike thinks Will might be psychic. (Kind of.) Will is being very irritatingly vague about the whole thing.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,736
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 229
- Kudos:
- 12,558
- Bookmarks:
- 2,308
- Hits:
- 105,608
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
“You guys—you think—” Mike couldn’t manage the rest of the sentence, just dissolving into hysterical laughter.
“You think I’m dating Mike?” Max finally choked out, burying her face into Mike’s bony shoulder. Oh my God, that had to be the stupidest thing she’d ever heard. Her dating Mike?
____
crucially misunderstanding the situation, the party come to the conclusion that max and mike are dating. crucially misunderstanding the situation, max accidentally outs mike to the party.Series
- Part 2 of cel’s madwheeler
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
in another life, you still would've turned my head by tearsofsaudade
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Feb 2026
Tags
Summary
Michael stepped closer to Will, until he was nearly pressed against his side. He looked at him, head tilted down to meet his gaze. His boots made him taller, making the height difference he and Mike shared even more pronounced. Will shivered when he felt a hand press against his lower back.
“My choices are yours, my prince. If you would like me to distance myself, I will do so without hesitation. Would you like that?”
Will stared, mouth agape. Michael’s eyes were boring into his soul. Mike had never looked at him like that, and it was doing things to him. Slowly, he shook his head.
Michael smirked, looking pleased.
“Hey,” Mike snapped. “I said back off, okay?”When an alternate version of Mike, a strong, confident knight, appears in Hawkins, the Party attempts to help him get home, and Will attempts to survive his flirting.
Series
- Part 1 of we would've been timeless
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
Tags
Summary
The Wheelers and the Byers have been living together for eight months. Mike and Will have been dating for two of them.
Will figures keeping their relationship quiet should be simple enough. After all, he kept his feelings for Mike hidden for years on end—with Jonathan the only person to realize something was going on. But in the Wheeler household, as it turns out, secrets aren’t so easy to keep.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 15,787
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Comments:
- 160
- Kudos:
- 4,103
- Bookmarks:
- 769
- Hits:
- 51,815
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
to love or to be loved (that is the question) by mogiah
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Nov 2022
Tags
Summary
It all begins one Tuesday morning when Will finds a note and a gift in his locker.
or
the one where Will has a secret admirer and the party is adamant to find out who it is.
Presents prompt for day 4 of Byler Week
Series
- Part 4 of Byler Week 2022
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 10,435
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 3
- Comments:
- 69
- Kudos:
- 1,039
- Bookmarks:
- 200
- Hits:
- 7,547
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026
-
told my friends I hate you (but I love you just the same) by mogiah
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Apr 2025
Tags
Summary
Mike watches the clock on the wall and grunts. It’s five past four, and they were supposed to meet at the café at half past three, and when the bell chimes as the door opens and another pair of gossiping girls enters to order their to-go matcha lattes, Mike slumps in his chair.
Will is late. Again.
All because of Spiderman.or
Four times Mike hated Spiderman, and one time he fell for him.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 9,240
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 36
- Kudos:
- 873
- Bookmarks:
- 129
- Hits:
- 6,592
Bookmarked by LizzieGrey7
06 Mar 2026