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He’d almost convinced himself everything was okay, yet he slowly grew distracted by the images flashing in his head:
Will’s head tilted backwards, shadows bending around his jaw, backlit by a dull orange flicker and accompanied by some melancholy soundtrack. Will’s form bent over the desk and utterly focused on the firelight in front of him, barely noticing the world around. Will turning to face him and reveal the wild mass of eyeshadow framing his eyes, darkened with passion and-
-and something totally out of character.OR
Will Byers is goth and Mike is lowkey down bad
Bookmarked by PopRocks_143
28 Jan 2026
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In 1996 NYC, illustrator Will Byers has a stable life and a new boyfriend — until he’s dragged to a show at the Mercury Lounge. There, under the stage lights, is Mike Wheeler. Now a magnetic, kohl-eyed frontman, Mike’s flirtatious gaze from the stage makes a decade of distance vanish, leaving Will’s carefully built world in total chaos.
Or: Mike Wheeler is a flirtatious rockstar and Will Byers is having a total gay crisis from the front row.
Bookmarked by PopRocks_143
28 Jan 2026

