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At first, Mike was unsure how to approach him when he got like this. But they’ve been living together for months now, never further than five feet apart in their dorm beds, so Mike’s learned what works and what doesn’t.
It works when he wakes Will like this, with gentle hands and words, telling him he’s safe. It works when he climbs into Will’s warm bed, turning him on his side and curling up against his back, an arm over his waist and his cheek pressed against his shoulder. They lie together like that until Will’s hiccupping gasps soften into steady breaths, until Mike feels him go limp in his arms and he knows he’s fallen back asleep. It always works.
or: Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.
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Will Byers has a life now. A boyfriend, a tiny apartment in New York, and a very strict schedule of avoiding small-town Indiana at all costs. That is… until Max and Lucas drag him back home for their wedding.
Cue Carlton, Will’s confident, New York–everything (epilogue) boyfriend who thinks he’s ready for “small-town charm” but is really just here for the open bar. Cue Mike Wheeler, best friend, childhood crush, and still somehow the only person who knows how to make Will’s heart do complicated things.
One wedding, one awkward reunion, several embarrassing childhood memories, and a dangerously flammable mix of jealousy later, Will has to decide, keep pretending he’s happy, or admit that some things, some people, never really leave you.
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It's not that Mike wants Will to be a girl, but if he were, their lives would be so much easier.
(Or; during a game of truth or dare, Will ends up in El's clothing. Mike can't help but notice how similar they are.)
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05 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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“Where were you?” Mike asks, impatient. He feels emotions boiling inside him, festering and transforming into something foreign to him.
“Uh, I was just hanging out.” Will’s eyes turn defiant before adding, “With Robin.”
Of course, Mike knew this already. He seems to be incredibly aware of Will’s whereabouts as of late. It’s been the whole reason for his internal turmoil. Yet, having it confirmed by Will himself somehow makes it so much worse.
“Oh,” Mike lets out. “Why?”
Will’s eyebrows scrunch up, head tilting. “Because I like her?”
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Will has been hanging out with Robin, non-stop. Mike does not have a problem with it. Really, he doesn't.