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    Mike Wheeler left Hawkins to escape the ghosts of his past. He didn’t expect to find one in a Swiss café.

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    02 Jan 2026

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    Author Mike Wheeler is renowned for his adventurous coming-of-age stories that are found on the shelves of any Young Adult section of a bookstore - whether it be in a bustling city or the quiet, closed-knit community of Hawkins, Indiana. And if there’s one thing his readers have learned to count on, it’s his signature charm of always writing a happy ending.

    But there was just one story he couldn’t finish, no matter where he travelled: the one of the Storyteller and the Mage.

    “I know what you’re really doing all this for. It’s time to let her go, kid,” Hopper breathed shakily through the phone. “She would want you to find your happy ending, too.”

    Mike clenched his jaw before grunting in agreement wordlessly. He knew Hopper meant well - he knew everyone meant well - but he just couldn’t help himself. No matter how stubborn or idiotic he looked, he just couldn't give up. He would keep searching.

    Because he still believed.

    An epilogue love letter for the Mileven community who ached for the post-credit scene that Mike and Eleven deserved.

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    01 Jan 2026

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    The one where Mike never lost hope, not even when others worry.

  3. Public Bookmark 10

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    Mike was not jealous.

    He was not.

    Shut up Lucas.

    or: Three Times Mike was jealous and One Time he realized he didn't have to be.

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    24 Dec 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    In which El is close to the boys and Mike keeps getting thrown off lol

  4. Public Bookmark 17

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    Even though she wasn’t technically his daughter, and her and Mike weren't technically a couple, Hopper still felt like he needed to give the little twerp some lecture about staying away from her. The kid might have only been twelve years old, but Hopper didn’t trust him.

    Maybe El would eventually just forget about him, and Hop would never have to hear about Mike Wheeler or his friends ever again.

    The thought actually made him smile.
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    In December of 1983, Jim Hopper leaves some Eggos in the woods. In the span of three years, he acquires a brood of high schoolers, two step kids, the love of his life, the Harrington kid, and a cat that he does not like, no matter what his daughter claims.

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    23 Dec 2025

    Bookmarker's Notes

    In which Hopper gains a family and begrudgingly allows a cat to live with them.

  5. Public Bookmark 30

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    “You’ll never know how El feels if you don’t ask her,” Nancy says. “And you don’t want to wonder forever.”

    In which Mike spends his childhood loving El in silence, afraid of ruining their friendship.

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    23 Dec 2025