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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Feb 2026
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Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.
Having sold their house in Hawkins a year prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.
Mike had kindly offered up their place during Nancy’s graduation dinner.
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The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV (with a season five rewrite because what the fuck!)
Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate
Steve "the ally" Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will
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04 Feb 2026
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When Eleven saves Will from Vecna she gets more than she bargained for when they wake up in the wrong bodies. Now to prevent Vecna from infiltrating the mind of his most perfect host the two of them must pretend to be the other.
Will grapples with the feelings that he’s trying to push away.
Mike wonders why it feels like he’s falling in love all over again.What will become of everything when Hawkins finally falls?
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02 Feb 2026
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One fateful October night in 1995, Will Byers is dragged by his step-sister, Jane, and her best friend to a rock concert. That was just the beginning...
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A much needed byler enemies to lovers 90s rock band au.
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01 Feb 2026
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Sometimes, I still order pizza without olives, he wants to say. Sometimes, I write to you. For you. Sometimes, you're the only person I want to call. I still have my watch. I saw a poster for The Cure and thought of you, two months ago. It’s on my wall. Do you still like horror movies? Everything reminds me of you. You’re all I think about.
Mike shakes his head. "I think about you all the time."
Will frowns. "Don't – don't say that."
"Why not?" Mike questions, shifting where he sits. "It's true."
December, 1993.
For the first time in four years, Mike and Will speak to each other.Bookmarked by QueenAmy
31 Jan 2026
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“I want you to tell him why you're so upset," Vecna says, and Will swears he sees the curl of a smile in the webbed scars of his face. “I want to watch you lose him.”
(Or, Will is forced by Vecna to confess his feelings to Mike, with a slow burn aftermath. Alternate Season 5.)
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30 Jan 2026
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Will never thought his life would play out like a film. He was just the background noise, the extra on set. He never expected to be the kind of person movies make the main character. The kind of person who gets swept up in a story to be told.
Then Mike showed up, and the scenes started feeling like they were his.
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or: Will Byers moves to Hawkins from California, gets an after-school job at the video rental store, and meets Mike Wheeler — who, it turns out, might be checking out more than just movies.
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28 Jan 2026
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AND - H E R E - I - T H O U G H T - U ‘ D - F O R G E T - M E
N E V E R
N E V E R - E V E R - ?
N E V E R - E V E R
He thought about the way Will had looked at him all those years ago, lying in the hospital bed, eyes not his own. Even through the fog of possession, something behind Will’s gaze had clicked and recognized Mike for who he was. Even without anything else left, Will had still remembered the connection he had to his mom - and... to Mike. His trembling fingers hesitated for an infinite moment, before typing faster than his brain could hope to process,
P R M S E - ?
Y E S
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A miles-apart, oblivious mutual pining, emotional summer vacation disaster-fest starring Mike, Will, and one incredibly unreliable radio connection.
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- English
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28 Jan 2026
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It’s dark. Cold. He’s back.
Thick, ash-like particles scatter in the air. Writhing vines crawl up the walls and into the arcade machines, which flicker on and off like faulty lightbulbs. The whole room is gray, devoid of any music or life.
And through it all, there’s a voice. One that Will’s come to know almost as well as his own.
Come back, Will. Come home. Join us.
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Stranger Things re-telling, but make it byler.
(Season 2 of 5)Series
- Part 2 of i know the end
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27 Jan 2026
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somethin' about you (that i will always recognize) by andiwriteordie for strangeswift
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Apr 2023
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“I’d find you in any life,” Mike adds, a sad smile tugging at his lips. He reaches over and takes Seven’s hand, intertwining their fingers together. “If I knew you back then… before all this happened… I would’ve done everything I possibly could to find you.”
I know, something deep inside his heart and mind whispers.
And then, for some strange reason, the whisper becomes something new: Because you already did.
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When Mike finds a mysterious boy in the woods who remembers nothing about himself, he never expects to fall in love.
And when Seven meets Mike Wheeler out in the middle of nowhere, he never expects to find a home.
Life has a funny way of surprising both of them.
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26 Jan 2026
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“I’m glad you’re coming home,” Mike says quietly.
(He isn’t talking about Hawkins.)
Will’s lips lift up into another smile, and there’s understanding on his face. He gets it. He always does. “I’m glad you are too,” he replies, his voice just as soft.
(And Will isn’t talking about Hawkins either.)
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Will moves away from Hawkins, and Mike tries to find his way back home.
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26 Jan 2026
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try to walk away (but i come back to the start) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 May 2023
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“Are you happy to be back home?” Mike asks, something quiet and vulnerable in his voice.
Will doesn’t know why he hesitates. Yes, is the first thought that comes to mind, except that’s not exactly true. It’s hard being happy back in Hawkins when the Upside Down is so close. It’s even harder being happy back in Hawkins when Will really doesn’t feel like he has a place here anymore.
And yet, when he looks to his right and takes in everything about Mike—the splatter of freckles like a constellation on his face, the familiar softness in his eyes that’s joined now by a hesitancy and uncertainty, the bright red tint of his lips from tearing the lid off Will’s cherry slurpee and finishing it without a straw—the answer is so very simple.
Yes, Will thinks again. I am happy to be home.
Then:
I’m just happy to be with you again.
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The seasons change, and Will… he’s changing too.
But maybe that’s not such a bad thing.
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(A study on Will's life from spring 1986 to spring 1987.)
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26 Jan 2026
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He thinks back to the lights flickering in his home. To the Party drifting away from each other—drifting away from him—in a way that now feels like far too familiar of a scheme. He thinks back to that dream he had of Will, after months of not having a single one, and to all the other, smaller moments when things didn’t make sense, and—
Mike understands.
He finally understands.
“It’s not real,” Mike whispers.
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In the aftermath of Vecna’s defeat and El’s death, Mike begins to realize everything is not as it seems in Hawkins.
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25 Jan 2026
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“There was a boy,” Izzy’s dad murmurs. “He… he was my first friend—my best friend. And I…”
His voice trails off. Tears well in her dad’s eyes, and Izzy reaches across the space between them, taking his free hand. She gives it an encouraging squeeze, and her dad laughs, soft and broken and free.
“I loved him, Izzy,” her dad whispers, meeting her eyes. “I loved him. I really, really did.”
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The one in which Mike Wheeler has a crash out of epic proportions when listening to ’Good Luck, Babe!’ and his daughter, Izzy, decides to do something about it.
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25 Jan 2026
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from friends to this (you're the one i want) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Oct 2022
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“Our friends like to joke that he’s my better half,” Mike says dryly as the two of them walk towards the door. “It’s gotten to his head though, I think.”
Mr. Livingston just laughs, and he opens the door, gesturing for Mike to leave first. “Boyfriends are like that sometimes,” he says, and oh.
Oh.
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Five times someone thinks Mike and Will are dating, plus one time they actually are.
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25 Jan 2026
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I don’t wanna keep secrets just to keep you by mogiah for cannibalismyuri
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Jan 2023
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Will wonders how he managed to end up in such a disastrous situation because really, that’s the only possible word to describe what’s going on right now. They’re in the middle of the schoolyard, trying to have lunch, all eyes are on them and Will can’t help but think about all the times he could’ve stopped this from happening.
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Mike comes to Will's rescue when a girl starts to flirt with him.
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24 Jan 2026
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if there is a right time (chances are i’ll be here) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“And I guess… I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry,” Mike says, and he scoots closer to Will, knee brushing against Will’s own. “I’m sorry that I let you deal with all this shit alone, and I’m sorry I didn’t see what was happening or what I was doing, and I’m sorry I hurt you, Will. But… but most of all…
Will’s heart pounds, and he waits with nervous anticipation, hanging onto Mike’s every word. “I’m sorry I was too late,” Mike whispers, tears welling in his eyes. “That… that I was too late for us.”
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The one in which Will and Mike fall apart before they fall back together.
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24 Jan 2026
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you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
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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.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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23 Jan 2026
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Mike pushes into his hands, but Will keeps him still.
"Ask again," he says. Because he's greedy, and he wants Mike to want him.
He stares at Will's mouth. "Please."
"Again."
El is gone.
Will tries to figure out how to move on in New York, and Mike follows him. Their apartment is haunted not by ghosts, but by the two of them.
Or: Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.
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- Part 1 of Supervoid
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22 Jan 2026
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you are so gorgeous (it makes me so mad) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Sep 2022
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“Okay, okay, I see you, Wheeler.” Max grins, and though he’s blushing, Mike smiles back. “So, who is he? What does he look like? Where did you meet him?”
“Jesus Christ, you’re as bad as Nancy and my mom,” Mike groans, rolling his eyes. “I’d also like to point out that I’m not dating him yet, and I have no idea if he even likes guys. But Max, he is quite literally the most gorgeous person I have ever seen in my life. Like holy fuck, he’s pretty. And he’s nice and funny, and I saw him reading that book series I was telling you about the other week, and holy shit, I want to kiss him so badly—”
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It's sophomore year of college, and Max's best friend, Mike Wheeler, has just met the guy of his dreams. The only problem? Mike's mystery crush just so happens to be dating the guy of Max's dreams.
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21 Jan 2026
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tell me, is it really love? by agustplz (shout_out_lou)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Sep 2022
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Will Byers loves Mike Wheeler.
It shouldn’t be a big deal. Of course he loves Mike. He always has. But it’s never felt like this. It’s never hurt to think about it, but it also never felt like a revelation rather than a fact. It hurts, and there’s nothing he can do to ease the pain. He looks across the room at Mike and all he sees is beauty where minutes ago he only saw his best friend. He notices entire constellations in the freckles strewn across his nose, stars glittering in his eyes, and it all seems inevitable. He loves Mike. He loves him and it’s a foregone conclusion, a wish on a shooting star destined to burn out. He loves him and he can’t ever have him, not in that way, and there’s nothing in the world that can ever hurt him again quite like this.
OR: When the party dares Mike to tell someone he loves them for one hundred days, Will doesn't expect to be the unlucky recipient. He definitely doesn't expect it to consume his last three months in Hawkins. But like most things in his life, absolutely nothing goes to plan.
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20 Jan 2026