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Hold My Heart (and watch it burn): a Byler Files Christmas story by ElephantShoe for PinksMonkey, a70sMatthew
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Dec 2025
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KAREN: You nervous, honey?
MIKE: Y-yeah. I, I kinda am. I dunno why. I mean, it's only Will, right?
(As if Will could ever be “only” anything.)
KAREN: Well, yes, but… it’s bound to be a little surreal after not seeing each other for so long. It makes sense that things might feel… different. (Mike's furrowed brow furrows even deeper.) Oh, don’t worry, sweetie. I'm sure once he's here, it'll be like nothing's changed.
MIKE: Yeah?(It's at this point that the doors slide apart, releasing an avalanche of travelers. Karen’s mouth falls open and her eyebrows lift in surprise.)
KAREN: Or I… could be wrong…
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It's Christmastime while the Byers are still living in California and the only thing Mike asked his parents for... was Will.
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