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The Mind Flayer is gone, the gate is closed, and Hawkins is finally quiet. To celebrate a summer free of monsters, the Party gathers in Mike’s basement for a movie night. But while Lucas and Dustin are engrossed in the screen and Max is busy providing a sarcastic commentary, Mike Wheeler is struggling to focus on anything other than the boy sitting inches away from him.
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In 1990 NYC, Mike Wheeler is a struggling writer trying to outrun his past and his true feelings. His world is upended when his university roommate, Carlton, starts dating a "mysterious artist" he cannot stop talking about, who turns out to be…Will Byers. Forced to watch their relationship unfold in his own dorm room, Mike must face the realization that Will’s new boyfriend is just a hollow substitute for the man Mike is too afraid to be.
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This fic takes place between Season 4 and Season 5.
The Byers have been staying with the Wheelers for nearly a year now.
For Will, it’s becoming harder and harder to contain his feelings for Mike especially when the boy he loves is dating his step-sister, El. He tries to deal with it as best as he can, but not being able to read his best friend’s mind feels unbearable. If Will could have any power, that would be it. Mike is impossible to read, and Will hates that; because Will himself isn’t hard to understand, he never has been. He’s always terrified, always scared, like everyone can see straight into his head. But they can’t. They never could. And even if they did, they wouldn’t understand. So why does this fear suddenly feel different? Why does the fear of love linger when everyone else seems capable of it? El can love. Jonathan can. Hopper can. His mom can. So why not him? Why does it always have to be about hiding and this time, not from monsters, not from Vecna, but from the childhood best friend he’s loved since the swing sets?
It isn’t fair.