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They Built You A Temple And Locked You Away by fangirlandtheories for Caelestbliss
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Jan 2023
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Parentified children are not given the time, care, love, emotional support, grounding, or security needed to develop and thrive. Without a role model, they are deprived of the opportunity to learn through observation and guardianship. For the most part, they are expected to keep it together and never show signs of distress. If they were to be needy or vulnerable, they are either ignored or sometimes punished. Eventually, they internalize the message that having needs and desires is not acceptable. They become ashamed of their vulnerabilities, and eventually, emotional numbness and self-denial become their second nature
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Or: 5 times Steve was the adult + 1 time everyone remembered that he's barely one.Series
- Part 1 of Vienna Waits For You
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29 Dec 2025
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will byers’ guide to advanced concepts in painting by falloutboi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
27 Dec 2025
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Dustin hums in agreement while he swallows his bite. “It’s like, against his factory settings to say no to you. What do you need him to do, model for you or something?”
Will shoves his face back into his hands. “I’m going to fail.”
Max rolls her eyes. “You’re not going to fail, you’re going to paint Mike.”
Will lifts his head up from his hands, eyes wide, and shakes his head. “You don’t understand.” He pleads with his awful, awful friends, voice low. “He’s been, he’s using my-he came out of my bathroom in just a towel last night.”
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Studio art major Will Byers has a study of the human body due before the semester ends, is in desperate need for a model, and has a huge, life-altering, heart wrenching crush on his best friend.
Enter: Mike Wheeler, his broken shower, and his collection of plaid-print boxers.
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29 Dec 2025
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Mike clears his throat. “We are, um…” A cough. “William, tell Lucas what we’re doing.”
Will throws a glance at Mike; he doesn’t even have the energy to be annoyed at him for shucking off responsibility, as usual.
Lucas’ eyebrow manages to slant up into a more severe angle.
Will feels like the torch might slip from his hand. “We’re, ah…”
Lucas blinks at him. Mike watches him from the corner of his eyes.
The answer sounds foolish the second it leaves Will’s mouth.
“I’m teaching him some poetry.”
Based off of that scene from Merlin
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28 Dec 2025
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"You've gotta experience it, you've gotta be...solitary! It's right there in the name!"
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Ryan agrees to two minutes in the cell, but gets locked in.
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27 Dec 2025
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Will lets out a small squawk as Mike’s hand— his very cold, very freezing hand— finds its way around the blankets and under his sweater. “I’m sick, you weirdo,” he says, half-laughing into the side of Mike’s head, “I have a fever.”
“I don’t care,” Mike mumbles, “you’re warm and I’m cold. This is nice.”
“You’re going to get sick,” Will tries, for the umpteenth time, but it’s pointless. Mike Wheeler is stubborn and hardheaded and he never does anything halfway— not even this.
Will gets sick. He's dealing with it. Seriously, Mike- he's fine.
(or: a study in intimacy.)Bookmarked by Milo_cow
27 Dec 2025