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A canon-compliant, internally consistent episode-by-episode exploration of Mulder and Scully’s interiority, usually accompanied by a little vignette, before or after. (Digging into the on-screen *and* the off-screen, one ep at a time.)
I've tagged it Explicit for future-purposes; explicity comes to those who wait, or something.
Currently taking a break between seasons, but I’ll be back soon.
Though I’m writing these because I feel compelled to do so, I hope that you enjoy them! That would be lagniappe.
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- Part 1 of Blessed and Stricken
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27 Feb 2026
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“Sorry,” Will says weakly.
“Don’t be,” Mike whispers. “C’mon, Will. You know I’m not like that guy. We’ve been managing this—” He gestures between the two of them, and Will’s eyes fall to his hand—“for, like, half our lives. It’d be really shitty to quit on you now.”
He lets his hand fall between them, palm open. Will’s hand twitches against his comforter.
“You know I’m here,” he breathes. “And you…you know I love you.”
Will’s eyes snap back up to his. His irises are pale in the moonlight, and so bright they look translucent. His lips are parted, and as Mike watches, he runs his tongue between them. He takes in a breath, holds it, and lets it out.
“I know, Mike,” Will says. His voice cracks on Mike’s name.1991. The Castro, San Francisco, California. Mike Wheeler moves into Will Byers's apartment, comes of age, and falls in love.
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13 Feb 2026
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where i go, will you still follow? by sirmichael (shootsharpest), willthevvise
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Mar 2026
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By all accounts, though, this should have worked. William had pored over countless volumes from the royal Library, and, when all other remedies failed, had ventured deeper, darker. Surely there would be some ancient magic strong enough to break Sir Michael from his trance.
A dangerous spell goes awry. Sir Michael vanishes off the face of the earth, and a disgruntled teenager takes his place. Worlds away, Will Byers discovers a wrench has been thrown in his plan to have a great summer.
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05 Feb 2026
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“You should come to New York. With me,” he finally blurts out, without looking at Mike.
Mike immediately frowns.
“What?”
“I...” He stammers and looks away. He takes a moment to breathe, and Mike does the same, trying to ease his own nerves because what the fuck?
Will sighs. “I don’t want you to stay,” he starts, hesitantly. “Whatever you do, I really, really don’t think it’s a good idea for you to stay in Hawkins.”
or: their last DnD session left Mike unsatisfied and frustrated. He finds he's not the only one.
AKA Mike is a mess but Will is forgivingBookmarked by aceofsparrows
31 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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- Part 1 of we all have a hunger
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- 3/3
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30 Jan 2026
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"How could you use my own commitment issues against me like that?" The two keep dancing, Mike's hands resting on Will's waist and Will's arms placed over Mike's shoulders, staying close to keep up the act for his admirer.
"Maybe it's a sign you should actually work on them," Will chides. "You're gonna run out of people in the city if you keep going like this – I'm surprised you haven't propositioned me yet." Mike knows it's supposed to be a joke, but there's something in Will's voice that makes him think again.
When Mike doesn't respond, Will asks, "Why haven't you?" He wishes he could see the expression on Will's face right now. The question has always had a clear answer, but he doesn't know why it's making him pause now. He shakes himself out of it.
"I actually like having you in my life."
Mike realizes he's in love with Will. Will asks Mike to be the best man in his wedding. Chaos ensues.
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29 Jan 2026
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“I want you to tell him why you're so upset," Vecna says, and Will swears he sees the curl of a smile in the webbed scars of his face. “I want to watch you lose him.”
(Or, Will is forced by Vecna to confess his feelings to Mike, with a slow burn aftermath. Alternate Season 5.)
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- 87,597
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- 26/26
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24 Jan 2026
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An anonymous writer starts writing in to Will and Robin's queer gossip/advice podcast, 'Dear Dorothy', for help on confessing his love to his best friend. Will tries to offer advice on how best to go about it, aided by his own similar experience being in love with his best friend, who coincidentally is acting really strangely...
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OR: Five times that Will unknowingly helps Mike attempt to seduce him and the one time he knowingly does.
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- English
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- 30,236
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- 6/6
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17 Jan 2026
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birds of a feather stick together by orphan_account
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT - Stephen King
16 Jan 2026
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Will Byers is just trying to get through his first few months in Lenora without a heartbreak related meltdown or a PTSD episode. He doesn't expect to run into Mike's clone, let alone become best friends with him.
Richie Tozier is in Lenora after getting his heart broken by his best friend. He's not looking to get a new best friend, let alone get dragged into another supernatural-related situation where the lives of everyone he cares about are at stake, but Will Byers somehow worms his way into his life.
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The deeply stupid, Will and Richie become gay best friends and make it everyone's problem. Specifically, eventually Mike and Eddie's problem.
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- Part 1 of will byers and richie tozier tether
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17 Jan 2026
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"I just need you to know," Will says quietly, and he makes himself hold Mike's gaze, "that if something happens - if I hurt you, or anyone else - it's not because I wanted to. I would never want to hurt you, Mike. Never."
The words hang between them, loaded with more meaning than Will intended.
There's a pause where all Will can hear is their breathing echoing against the storage closet's walls. The hum is more distant now, buzzing in the back of Will's mind, but the uneven inhales coming from in front of him sound louder. The breath tickling his nose (because they really are that close) feels realer.
Mike's eyes are still darting across Will's face, and Will can feel him inhale sharply. "Will, why are you so convinced you're going to hurt someone? What did Vecna show you?"
Everything, Will thinks. He showed me everything. Showed me killing you over and over until I couldn't see anything else.
Somewhere between slaying interdimensional eldritch horrors, exploding an entire dimension, and risking their lives countless times, Mike and Will find each other.
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- 106,443
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- 14/14
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13 Jan 2026
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Five years after November 6th, 1987, everyone has moved on - but Mike Wheeler hasn't.
Jane appears in his dreams exactly as she did the day she died. His life in Chicago grows lonelier and his connection to Will fades into unanswered phone calls, leading Mike to spiral under the weight of believing that Jane’s death was his fault and that everyone he’s ever loved eventually leaves.
But Jane isn't dead. And Will's aversion to him goes deeper than he initially thought.
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A season 5 fix-it where Mike is in love with Will, is haunted by his role in Jane's "death", and is forced to confront his feelings.
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06 Jan 2026
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01 Jan 2026
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Will swallows down his fear and stares at the door unblinkingly. Kill the monster. Take the risk. Cast fireball. Shoot the gun.
Of course, he hadn’t expected it to come from behind him.
The light burns bright into his retinas. The whole room shakes, wood paneling nearly busting at the seams.
A rolled seven. An unrewarded risk.
The beast’s got him.
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Stranger Things re-telling, but make it byler.
(Season 1 of 5)Series
- Part 1 of i know the end
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- 64,235
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- 16/16
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01 Jan 2026
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Fix-its and desired scenes that were not delivered in the canonical universe of Stranger Things.
(Read separately.)
Titles from here.- Words:
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01 Jan 2026
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“Did I do something wrong?” Mike questions, mouth twisted in a frown, eyes less wide than they were a few moments ago, sleepiness gone. His arms stay at his sides, although his fingers fiddle with his sleeves. “What did I do wrong?”
Will frowns back. “You didn’t do anything wrong.”
Mike doesn’t look like he believes him. Will doesn’t blame him. “Then why do you keep leaving?”
The world ends, and then some. Mike and Will find each other again, amidst the debris and distance.
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- Part 1 of fix-its
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- 1/1
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31 Dec 2025
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A noise cut through the silence, a weird chittering kind of sound, and Nancy felt all the hairs stand on end because god this really was a horror movie, and the monster really was right behind her.
But she didn’t have much time to dwell on that.
aka. Nancy goes missing instead of Will :)
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- English
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- 41/41
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31 Dec 2025
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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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- English
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- 52,632
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- 8/8
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14 Dec 2025
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“I’m about to do something really shitty,” Will said. “But I think we might die today. And I guess I’d rather live with you hating me than die without you knowing exactly what I am.”
Or, Mike Wheeler gets kissed, lives, and tries his hand at a happy ending.
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- Part 1 of Come On, Pilgrim
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07 Dec 2025
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When his partner in crime, Kevin Day, goes mysteriously missing, Detective Andrew Minyard will stop at nothing to get him back. Going up against the Moriyama family is no easy feat, and Andrew must pull out all the stops to come out of it alive. When all hope seems lost, Andrew discovers that the best allies can sometimes come from the most unusual places.
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- English
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- 7,129
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- 3/5
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19 Aug 2025
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Bren has few choices and all end in a grave.- Language:
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- 1/1
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19 Jun 2025