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Best friends since childhood, Will Byers has carried a quiet, aching love for Mike Wheeler for years. When he visits him in the city of Chicago, he finds Mike radiant, confident, and completely at ease in his own skin. The sight of him, the way he moves, laughs, and glows under the city lights, makes Will’s chest ache with a longing he can no longer ignore.
Amid sparkling lights and the closeness they have always shared, years of unspoken desire finally surface. Every glance, every touch, every whispered laugh feels electric, drawing them impossibly close. For the first time, Will and Mike step beyond the line between friendship and something more, discovering what they have both wanted and needed for far too long.
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10 Jan 2026
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you've got this spell on me by andiwriteordie for messrsbyler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Mar 2023
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“And you,” Will deadpans, trying to ignore the way his heart is racing in his chest, “are literally under a spell right now.”
Mike grins, wide and dopey and so stupidly lovestruck. “Yeah, I am,” he agrees, and it’s far too flirtatious for Will’s liking, “I’m under your spell.”
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Mike gets hit by a spell that causes him to fall in love with Will. Naturally, chaos ensues.
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03 Jan 2026
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and we kissed as though nothing could fall by greasypencil
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“You’re the person I come back to. Even when I don’t mean to. Even when I’m scared.”
Will’s eyes are glassy now. “You don’t have to say this if it’s too soon.”
“I do,” Mike says. He turns fully toward Will, knees brushing. “Because I don’t want you thinking you were second place. Or a substitute. You weren’t.” His voice breaks. “You never were.”
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01 Jan 2026
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we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jun 2025
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“Looks like I bit you.” Will tilts his head to get a better look. All Mike can do is stare at him. His fluffy hair at the front, clumped pieces at the back where he’d slid his fingers in a mere few minutes before. His pretty green eyes that look hazel or even brown in this light, the dark circles he gets when he drinks framing them like intricate paintings. A satisfied, bloody smile.
Mike isn’t satisfied. He swallows thickly, choking down the words 'don’t you want more?'
Or: Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.
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16 Dec 2025
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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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15 Dec 2025