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What Do I Do Now? (I Don't Keep Love Around) by Arstoryels
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Jan 2026
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Mike wakes to the sound of movement in the kitchen. He pushes himself up, still groggy, and steps into the hallway.
“Hey, baby,” a voice says easily, not looking up. “You want coffee—?”
Carlton turns around, stops short. Blinks once.
“Oh,” he says, then laughs under his breath. “You’re… not Will.”
Mike freezes.
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Post-canon, Mike Wheeler crashes at his best friend’s New York apartment for a book deal. But he wasn't ready to see this version of Will Byers: confident, successful, in love, surrounded by community and so, so free.
While Will lives the life he has always deserved, Mike grieves El and comes to the quiet, devastating realization that he might be in love a few years too late.
Despite everything, they still seem to find their way back to each other.
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02 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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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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09 Dec 2025
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The sunlight on your face in my rearview by vivi_enne (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Feb 2023
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Mike finally figures out his feelings and Will is more than happy about it.
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- Part 1 of Shut up and Listen
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05 Nov 2025
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“No, there— don’t make this weird, dude!"
“Stop that!” Will shrieks, floodgates bursting open. “Stop calling me dude, or man, or— just—”
“What should I call you?” Mike’s tone becomes sharper. “Honey? Sweetheart? Baby?”
Will shrinks a little into himself.
“God, Will— can you just be normal? Just be normal.”
Will tries unendingly to figure things out. Someone makes it especially hard for him.
OR: Will Byers spends his life navigating the blurry lines between friendship and something more.
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- Part 2 of on the way home
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20 Oct 2025
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when you're all alone (i'll reach for you) by sharedlooks
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Oct 2023
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“Promise me,” Mike starts.
Will turns his head toward him, a questioning look in his eyes.
“That you’ll be okay.”
Will takes a deep breath before scooting close and laying his head on Mike’s shoulder. He grabs Mike’s hand, intertwining their fingers, rubbing small, soft circles with his thumb over his knuckles. “I promise, Mike," he whispers.
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19 Oct 2025