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Impressions (Leave your fingerprints on my soul) by abluedragonfly
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Apr 2026
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"I'm not going anywhere."
Will wants to believe him. He wants to believe that this, whatever it is, can be easy. That he can stay. That Mike won’t leave.
But nothing is ever that easy.
His chest aches with it. The idea of Mike staying in his life is warm, and fragile in a way he doesn’t quite know how to hold.
He wants to keep it close, held carefully, almost protectively. But he can’t quite stop himself from tightening his grip around it anyway, as if holding it harder might make it more real. As if wanting it badly enough might be enough to make it stay.
As if he doesn't already know what happens to things he holds too tightly.
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03 May 2026
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They made it out. They survived. They grew up. So why does it still hurt this much?
Will tries to carry it alone—El, the past, everything—but grief has a way of breaking through, no matter how far you run.
And this time, running might cost him everything.Bookmarked by Robinrow
27 Apr 2026
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this old world must still be spinnin' 'round (and I still love you) by luxaurumque (stellaurumque)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Mar 2026
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He can feel their eyes on him, tacit understanding. They live here now because they can’t burden the Wheelers any longer than they already have, and because they can’t afford to buy a new house, and because Mom and Hopper have been together for almost two years and there’s really no logical reason not to live here. But they’re all on the same page here. It feels impossible. When he spins back to them, their faces look as hopeless as Will feels.
“How are we supposed to do this?” he pleads, the fight draining out of him.
(The Upside Down implodes and brings Jane Hopper with it. Will Byers, perennially caught between two slides, navigates the complexities of grief and healing and finds ways to grow a life that expands beyond trauma and tragedy.)
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27 Apr 2026
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A Real Life (Honest To God) Sorcerer by TwistedIllusions
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Apr 2026
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Professional bull rider Will Byers is a legend on the circuit, known as the Sorcerer for the way he can stick any bull for eight seconds like it’s second nature.
A year after a near-fatal accident left him gored, trampled, and permanently wrecked with chronic pain, he returns to the rodeo determined to prove he’s still the best.
Even when his abusive father pushes him harder than ever, Will keeps climbing back into the chute—because riding is the only life he’s ever been allowed to imagine for himself.
But in a world built on bruises, legacy, and the kind of forced masculinity that breaks men before they know they’re bleeding, the only thing that matters is making the eight—no matter the cost.
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24 Apr 2026
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Will could still feel it. The storm. Feel the way it moved, fast and endless and alive, spreading through everything; through him. Black clouds twisting in impossible shapes, something enormous shifting inside them, something that saw him even when he couldn’t see it back.
He jerked upright with a gasp and the room slammed back into place around him.
The dorm he shared with Mike. The single beds they'd pushed together to make one. The faint glow of the lamp on the other side of the room – always left on for Will. The low, distant hum of the city that never slept.
New York. 1992.
Not there.
But the feeling didn’t leave. It clung to him, cold and heavy.
The lamp flickered.
He froze.
The light stuttered once, dimming and snapping back so quickly it barely resisted. But he felt it, the drum of energy, like a pulse.
Will’s stomach dropped.
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24 Apr 2026
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Roll for Consequences by Canonically_a_Dragon_Trainer
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jan 2026
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What would Hawkins have been like post-epilogue if the Duffers hadn't massively fucked up season 5?
Featuring actual consequences resulting from the battles, injuries and traumas faced by the characters over the years. Follow Max, adapting to life on wheels, her relationship with Lucas flourishing as they try to navigate what a permanent physical disability would mean for their lives and futures.
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Mike is ready to admit his feelings to Will after long consideration, but when he invites him over-- things don't exactly go to plan. Will had suffered with regular seizures and chronic pain since Vecna began taking over his mind, tonight being no different. When he awoke, on Mike's bedroom floor after an episode, his feeling became all too lucid.
And reciprocated.
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23 Apr 2026
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When Will and Mike get trapped in a blizzard, they're forced to seek shelter in Hopper's cabin with El. Will's injured. Mike's tense. El's caught in between. And with no escape from the storm - or each other - the passing days begin to crack at their relationships.
After all, some things were never meant to be said out loud.
But some things won’t stay quiet anymore, either.
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17 Apr 2026
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And think of all the time (i’ll have with you) by plutoslullabys
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Apr 2026
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It's been a year since Will left Hawkins and started his new life at university. But what he didn’t expect was that he would suddenly come down with an illness that now brings him closer to death than ever before.
Once Mike learns of this news, he drops everything to be with him.
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10 Apr 2026
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Physical touch is a difficult concept for him, and Will has spent an excruciating amount of time trying to comprehend his own relationship to it.
Flipping as quickly as a light switch, his overbearing amount of desperation to seek out the touch he knows to be safe transforms into reluctance to receive even an ounce of it. One day, Will craves the physical touch like a starving man, and on the next, he despises it, perceives any skin-to-skin contact to be burning him alive.
Certain horrifying memories continuously torment Will, especially during this time of the year. However, no matter how much of a burden Will perceives himself to be, Mike never hesitates to help him through it all.
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09 Apr 2026
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what i would give to be under that spell by cyclamoon
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Oct 2025
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“Oh and, obviously, you don’t have to drink, Will. If you don’t want to.”
Now, that is strange. Is there reason to assume he wouldn’t want to? The way Dustin lists all of their names, why would Will be the odd one out again, why would his name not fit into the enumeration of people who are normal and not afraid of the bright, red, fun liquid glaring at him in provocation, the color stinging in his eyes like a warning sign? Being babied, picked up earlier than his friends from everywhere, only receiving pitying, disgusted glances, being a freak and a—
“No, I’d like to try”, he shrugs. “Last high school party, right?”
Will tries his best to ignore the glance shot at him somewhere from his left, but that proves to be rather difficult. After all, Mike’s stare feels heavier than usual for some reason.
Despite his inner turmoil desperately begging him not to, Will decides to join the party in going to the last high school party of their life. As expected, he regrets it immediately, if the way he hurts himself and his best friend is anything to go by. It does lead to them having important conversations, though.
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Will Byers has slowly lost his memories over the years due to the lingering effects of Vecna. So Mike Wheeler, the storyteller, reads to him, hoping that their story, might guide Will back to himself. Back to him.
or: A slow burn friends to lovers that starts in college and follows them through the years, with kicking your feet and giggling moments, angst that burns your chest, and yearning that will have you taking a lap around your room.
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08 Apr 2026
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Think I’m Going Insane (So Give Me a Reason for These Dreaded Migraines) by JJKiaraPopeCleoJohnBSarah
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jan 2026
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The doctors say the pain is in his head, and Will agrees. He just hates that they have different definitions of what that means.
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The war is over, and Hawkins is moving on at a speed Will can’t match. While everyone else breathes the fresh air, Will is still choking on the ash.
ON HIATUS
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05 Apr 2026
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They all know that there are bad days. Days when Will wakes up screaming from nightmares, days when he won’t really be there, his mind somewhere else, just floating through the hours. Days when he won’t speak to anyone, can’t speak, can’t make his mind form the words, trapped in some other place.
On those days he often locks himself in his room, spends hours painting dark shapes, slimy hands and vines that crawl and taketaketake.
Dustin will leave food at his door for him; Lucas makes sure to be loud in the room next to his, moving things, singing along to shitty music, making sure Will knows where he is. Mike will knock every once in a while and speak to him through the door. Sometimes Will lets him inside, and Mike will sit with him and softly talk about anything and everything, read comics to him while Will spends time locked in his own mind.
Even after everything, there are still days when it’s hard for Will to get out of bed, when the nightmares haunt him and he’s trapped inside his own mind. Mike is there for every single one of those days.
Or: trauma doesn't just go away because we want it to.
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05 Apr 2026
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Mike’s voice cuts through.
“I said, you haven’t been sleeping, have you?”
Will lets out a short laugh, the kind that feels hollow.
“I sleep.”
“When?”
“At night?”
“Very funny.”
There’s an edge now, and Will can feel Mike’s gaze digging deeper.
“Nightmares,” Will confesses.
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04 Apr 2026
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After everyone else leaves Hawkins, Mike stays because he can’t face a world without Eleven.
Will stays because he can’t face a world without Mike.
Their days blur into a routine that is comfortable, suffocating, and the only way they know how to survive.
So when Will starts coughing, he calls it a cold.
He calls it a cold when it turns deep and violent.
He calls it a cold right up until he’s bent over the bathroom sink with blood on his hands and the truth staring back at him.
As Mike watches Will’s body unravel, the truth he’s been running from since they were kids finally catches up to him.
But some words come too late.
And some endings can’t be fixed.Bookmarked by Robinrow
04 Apr 2026
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The summer after graduation, Will learns how to move on, and Mike learns how to live with change.
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03 Apr 2026
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Mike grins so widely that he displays each one of his baby teeth. "Open it," he says. "It's a card. I made it for you."
When Will gingerly peels the birthday card open, Mike’s uneven handwriting is displayed across the page.
The p’s in happy are backwards, the y wobbly and curled at the end, and the k in Mike is also flipped the wrong way. The word birthday is etched in their kindergarten teacher’s steady print, and it seems like she'd also added the punctuation for him.
Happy birthday, Will!
Love,
Mike WOr: Will Byers' birthdays from age six to adulthood, told through cards from Mike.
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02 Apr 2026
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Mike is the one who finds Will.
or: in the wake of it all, Will doesn't remember, Mike develops a stress ulcer, and some things get worse before they get better.
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my calamitous love and insurmountable grief by isitovernow
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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Will experiences the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) after the loss of his brother Jonathan. This fic basically goes thru how his grief impacts his relationships with others as well as his view of himself and the world. yeah this is pretty depressing. lowk vent fic?? idk if i can call it that but idrc. this characterisation of Will might not necessarily be one you agree with and i totally get that, but i think it makes a lot of sense. oh yeah this completely disregards most of what happened canonically in s5. have fun y'all stay safe
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Will and Jane had worked endlessly hard to get where they are today. Regionals were a month away, and everything had been going perfect.
Until Michael Wheeler, star NHL player, is spotted at one of their usual practice sessions.
One viral TikTok later, and fans start to speculate that he may be interested in Jane.
Fans fall in love with this idea. Will doesn’t. Who the hell is this guy?
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NHL hockey player Mike Wheeler and figure skating twins Will and Jane, also known as the sevenspins byler variant started by @lacedrecord on tiktok :)