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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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20 Feb 2026
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The chill of the November night is all-consuming now, freezing him to the bone, and Mike pants as branches smack him in the face in his urgency.
“Shit, shit, shit, shit—” He gasps, running as bushes rustle behind him and then—
That same guttural sound. A trill, rising and falling in the dark murkiness of the woods.
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On his way home from a friend's house, young Mike sees something terrifying.
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- Part 1 of The Vanishing of… Mike Wheeler…?
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19 Feb 2026
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I suck at summaries, read and let me know how it is.
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18 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler is good at pretending.
Pretending he’s fine. Pretending the nightmares stopped. Pretending that the person sitting beside him doesn’t see straight through him.
For three years, Mike has woken up from the same dream.
In New York, he tries to outrun it with routine, sarcasm, and denial.
But some realizations don’t care if you’re ready.Bookmarked by WhatEvenThat
17 Feb 2026
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Confrontation by teej_318 for paladinscleric, nicholasnelsons, General_KJ, ThePragmaticRebel, mythomantic
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Jul 2022
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Jonathan confronts Mike over his behavior ever since Mike arrived in California.
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16 Feb 2026
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Now that I see your brother as my brother (is it enough?) by coreyfogelmanic
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 May 2023
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"It's okay Mike, hey, it's okay."
"No it's not!" Which—okay—fair enough, it didn't feel very okay to Jonathan either, but he was so out of his depth right now. He'd comforted Will countless times, he'd comforted Nancy, El. Hell, he'd even comforted Mike a bunch of times when he was younger.
A lot younger.
He'd comforted Mike over a broken crayon, or a scraped knee, or Will being sick and not being able to go to school for a week—that one had required a lot of comforting—but that had been a long time ago and those were all just silly, trivial things kids cried over. Now Mike was crying on a dirty bathroom floor, blood tainting his arms, and Jonathan couldn't just give him a new yellow crayon to make him feel better anymore.
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16 Feb 2026
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You Don’t Need To Be Mike The Brave For Me by byler_aholic228
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler is sick, so Will Byers is obviously going to be there for his boyfriend.
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15 Feb 2026
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Sick fic- Roy finds Jamie with a dangerously high fever.
Set between season 3 and 4
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Freezing. He was freezing in the dark.
“Jamie! It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s just me. It’s Roy. Fucking hell, Jamie, calm down!”
It felt like there was a stake being driven into the base of his skull. Pounding, pounding, it wouldn’t stop pounding.
His stomach roiled, cramping so hard he couldn’t breathe.
“Roy,” Jamie sobbed.
“I’m here, I’m here.” Roy’s voice sounded frantic. Jamie finally pried his eyes open and Roy’s face swam in his vision, tilting around and around.
“Jamie, easy now, you gotta breathe.” He couldn’t. There was something heavy on his chest, it wasn’t rising enough when he tried.
“C’mon, look at me, no don’t close your eyes. Jamie, Jamie, please- where’s the fucking doctor!?”
Roy’s voice boomed above him, shocking his eyes open. He was too close, still holding Jamie by his arms. His hands were like ice on the bare skin of Jamie’s arms.
Too hot. He was burning.Bookmarked by WhatEvenThat
15 Feb 2026
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Okay, maybe it WAS Mike’s fault that in the span of 24 hours, he was trapped in a Russian elevator with Lucas’s girlfriend, his little sister and her asshole friend.
But did it really have to happen when he was in this stupid sailor outfit??
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It’s the Scoops Troop! But, instead of our favorite pair of besties, it’s Max and Mike to take their place along with none other than Derek Turnbow and Holly Wheeler.
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15 Feb 2026
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When The Parties Over, It’s Time For The End by Areyouhappy_Notvery
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Feb 2026
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“It’s not very often I have good dreams of you and not the nightmares I normally write to you about. These dreams, while nice, are still hard for me. It’s not the same as the nightmares but going from a dream where we are together and loving each other to the reality of what my life really is, it’s hard. Last night’s dream was new though, we were older and married, we had a daughter named Leia and oh my god Will you were the best girl dad ever, watching you with our daughter was so beautiful but waking up and finding it was all just a dream hurts almost as much as waking up from the nightmares.”
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Mike and the party are no longer close, he’s pushed everyone away. Mike loves Will but Mike thinks Will has moved on while he’s been stuck in a rut in Hawkins. Mike struggles for two years alone with horrific nightmares of losing Will until he decides he can’t do it anymore and decides to commit, before he goes though Mike leaves Will the binder full of letters he’s written to him over the years and one final goodbye…
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15 Feb 2026
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When the Byers moved into the Wheelers' house for a while after returning to Hawkins, Will and Mike's relationship completely changed. Everything seemed fine- until it all exploded at Lovers Lake.
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Their friendship teeters on the edge- until it finally explodes.Bookmarked by WhatEvenThat
15 Feb 2026
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I keep the light on, it keeps me warm by tycho_fortuna
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Feb 2026
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After being saved by Will from the demogorgon, Mike has started to act weird.
But the show must go on, there are plans to be made and a lot of other things to be worried about.
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15 Feb 2026
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night lights and suicidal tendencies by evrything_is_madeofstars
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Nov 2025
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Really, Will can't fathom why Mike would be here in the rain. Too close to the cliff.
Will finds Mike sitting too close to the edge of the quarry.
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- Part 7 of byler oneshots
- Part 9 of mike angst
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14 Feb 2026
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“Does he take care of you?” He asked softly, almost whispering. Like he was genuinely curious. But there was something else entirely there too.
“What do you care?” Will turned his head away then slouched into himself. He tried to shake Mike’s hand away from his waist but Mike’s hold only got stronger.
“I don’t.” Liar.
“It sure sounds like it.”
orWill has a nightmare. Mike is the only one who can comfort him.
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14 Feb 2026
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“You’ve got to be kidding me!” Mike complains loudly with Will still right next to him, tight grips on their bike handles. “I’m too tired for this!”
“Come on, Mike, live a little,” Will teases, and Mike smiles at him, turning away from the road just as they start down a slight hill. Will smiles back, before he notices a pothole in the pavement, right in front of Mike’s first tire. “Mike, look out–”
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Author was going to make another amnesia!Mike story but got bored so cut it short :D
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14 Feb 2026
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Closing in on 48 hours and Mike won't leave his room. Karen calls Will for help. Will is the best boyfriend that Mike could ever ask for.
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14 Feb 2026
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I Could Never Ask That Of You (You Wouldn't Have To) by Aspenistired
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Aug 2022
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It's the end of the world, or Hawkins, as they know it. The Party has a plan, one that'll save the world, all that's left to do is hash out the small details.
Mike wants nothing more than to fight by Will's side, but his past interferences have made him Upside-Down enemy #1.
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Mike just wants to protect his boyfriend, said boyfriend does not need protecting, Mike on the other hand might. (Will knows how to use a gun, let him act like it. It's his turn to protect his loved ones.)
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14 Feb 2026
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“You know what I've always wondered?” Mike slurred. “I’ve always been curious about what Will sees in me. I mean I’m not that good looking and there’s plenty of other guys that Will would like better.”
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Mike is struggling to see what Will sees in him. Will can't have this, so he explains.
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14 Feb 2026
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“You can keep flapping, or whatever it was you were doing when I came in,” Will says. “You don’t need to hide that from me. It’s not like I didn’t see it when we were kids.”
Oh. That. Mike doesn’t do that anymore. He’s not supposed to. It was childish even then, at the ripe age of eight. That’s what his mom and teachers said, at least. They’d make fun of him for all sorts of stuff— fidgeting, rocking, chewing on his fingers. He’s grown up now. He doesn’t need it.
Will must read the hesitation on his face, because he nudges his shoe again. “Come on. I know you want to. It always used to help when you were upset like this.”
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Mike doesn’t understand why he’s suddenly lost all control over his thoughts and actions. Will seems to know Mike’s habits better than he himself does.
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14 Feb 2026
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Mike's body relaxed, and Lucas saw him as he was at that moment. A small, weak, scared kid, face streaked with tears and snot.
"Lucas... Let me." He begged, his voice raw "I want this. Let me... please."
Three months after Eleven's death, Mike attempts suicide and Lucas stops him. Everyone has to deal with the consequences.
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14 Feb 2026