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The silver medal was hard fought and won, but now the stakes are higher than ever. Five gold medals loom on the horizon, but more importantly, the "life and love" within the gold rings. Yuri and Victor's relationship grows as they get back on the competition road, and new complications rise with them. (Proper follow-up to the TV series; not AU, no crack ships, no weird shit.)
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05 Jan 2026
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I Want to Break Free by paladin_cleric_mage for Byliever, bubblegumcherrypop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Apr 2024
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Life makes survivors of unimaginable horrors yet gives no tools by which survivors can piece themselves together again. How do those living on islands of hurt use their desperation to reach the mainland? What if the journey there is more treacherous than the island itself?
Following the events of the battle at Starcourt, in the wake of Nancy being flayed and El losing more than just her father figure, characters connect—and disconnect—as they ultimately break free of their painful pasts.
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- Part 2 of I Want to Break Free
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04 Jan 2026
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Will loved ordinary things, an uneventful existence was something he craved. Sadly, when Mike Wheeler walks into his life, Will’s easy going path snaps right in half. A passion he could never imagine overtaking his whole being.
It was too bad their friend groups hated each other and his sister had a huge crush on the musician. Off limits.
Fantastic.
*please do not repost this story on any other platforms*
*please do not post this story on wattpad*
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04 Jan 2026
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a cruel summer with you by andiwriteordie, astrobi, wiseatom
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Dec 2024
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“Oh, come on,” Will says, struggling to keep his voice neutral in a different way. His mouth is dry, and he hates Mike for it even more. “Is this what it’s going to be like this summer?”
Mike looks back at him, considering, lips pursed in an effort to shut down the smirk that Will knows is fighting to break free. Will doesn’t dare to let his gaze catch there, focusing instead on holding Mike’s stare, because this, too, is a game.
Five years into a rivalry with bittersweet origins, the only thing Mike and Will want is to beat each other at this summer’s camp counselor competition. But being back at camp is dredging up old memories, and as Mike and Will lose momentum and gain something else entirely, it becomes increasingly clear that one summer can change everything.
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- Part 5 of in the quiet of the night
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04 Jan 2026
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Mike's parents have an agenda for him, one he wants to avoid following. He doesn't want to go to college. He doesn't want to get a girlfriend or get married. Mike wants to sit in his room all day and play his guitar. That is until his mom forces him to bring a date to a family celebration, and he thinks of a brilliant plan to piss his parents off. He forms an alliance with the new kid, Will Byers, in which he agrees to go with Mike to his family dinner, and they pretend they're dating.
They planned the fake dating part at the dinner party, but what happens when they keep the facade up to help Will?
What happens when Mike and Will start becoming good friends? Or even scarier...What happens when Mike starts catching feelings?
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Mike and Will start a fake relationship to piss off Mike's parents but they end up becoming more---Slow burn.
Modern-high school AU inspired by clowncultcentral
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03 Jan 2026