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did you think that i would cry (on the phone?) by blixciit
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Feb 2026
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Mike can hear the shift. The way his voice sounds a little thick. The sniff that follows his words. God, he hates himself. He wasn’t trying. He swears. But with his toes already dipped into the water, he can’t help but submerge. He may have improved some of his faults, but selfishness will forever be intricately woven into his soul.
“I don’t know what I’m gonna do without you here, honestly.”
In which Mike Wheeler feels inclined to act on the fact that he wants to see Will Byers cry.
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14 Feb 2026
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It's the first summer after each member of the party started to walk their own path and they come back home briefly to touch base, get together and hold on to these friendships that none of them want to leave behind.
Some have left Hawkins, and some, like Will Byers, have stayed. He can't say he doesn't feel somewhat left behind by his peers and by the naturally formed pairs that their group often seems to drift to. So when a doppelganger —Cousin, he reminds himself— of his childhood crush shows up to the Wheeler's household, it's only natural things get pretty shaken up for Will.
OR; Richie and Will shove their noses into each other's businesses without wanting to give away much of their own.
OR; Richie and Will are gay and deserve to be seen and loved.
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- English
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- 25,550
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- 12/13
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17 Jan 2026
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In December of 1990, Jonathan decides to go back to Hawkins to film his senior short film at NYU. After convincing Will to star in it, his co-star unexpectedly drops the film, leaving them with no choice other than to cast the only boy in Hawkins that would agree.
or, Will and Mike are forced to star in a short film together, having no choice but to face their estrangement and fears throughout the week of filming.
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05 Jan 2026
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The love triangle with Tobias ended, and Mike and Will just celebrated their six month anniversary. Life is good.
Until Venca comes back, and starts possessing Will at random times, making him act out of character, making him sabotage his relationship with Mike. Because if Will doesn’t have Mike, Vecna can take him.
And the worst part is, Mike is starting to believe it.
Especially when Vecna starts getting Tobias involved.
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- Part 2 of Tobias Universe
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 136,100
- Chapters:
- 26/26
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- 1,245
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- 3,813
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04 Jan 2026
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red light, yellow light, green-a-light go by goldenasteri
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jan 2026
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IAN! @poppytuft: someone write fic where they all go to the party that night after their campaign and mike and will make out in the bathroom bc Will says I hate your hair like this. please let me fix it. and he’s running his hands through mikes hair and he goes oh. OH. don’t give a fuuuuck
IAN! @poppytuft: Dustin henderson kat stratford ten things i hate about you dancing on the kitchen table moment while mike and will are dry humping in the bathroom. Who cares anymore
IAN! @poppytuft: I'm doing it myself
(or: the party DOES go to Stacy’s party, and mike and will get so gay off that vodka)
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- English
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- 9,260
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- 1/1
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- 475
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04 Jan 2026
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this loving feeling (it wears us out) by Girl_rotting
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Feb 2026
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“Why? Why won’t you ever tell me what’s wrong with you?” Carlton’s voice is filled with frustration, and it sounds like nails on a chalkboard to Will.
What is wrong with him. It’s such a loaded question. Why does Will wake up screaming sometimes? Why can’t Will handle the cold? Why are there days when Carlton’s hands on him feel like being kept under water with no way up?
And why can’t Will tell Carlton the truth? How could Will possibly explain it without sounding insane? What is the human translation for being taken and kept in another dimension, violated, and possessed, only to then be violated yet again—
This part of him is something Will is never going to be able to share with anyone else. That nobody would understand.
Why won’t you tell me what’s wrong with you.
“Because you wouldn’t get it.” Will somehow manages to say it without gagging.
And then, Carlton goes in for the kill.
“Oh, but Mike does?”
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After leaving Hawkins to go to college in the great city of San Franscisco, Will finally finds someone who loves him. The only problem is that the only person in the world who knows him, is someone else.
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- English
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- 88,861
- Chapters:
- 12/20
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- 3,217
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- 8,676
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Bookmarked by aeripeachy
02 Jan 2026
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The world is ending, which means for the time being, Will is living at the Wheeler’s house with Mike and El. Which means his life is once again a third-wheeling roller rink nightmare, and he’s basically invisible to Mike.
Until Jonathan gives him $20 to go to an art sale, and he meets Tobias, a guy just as into art as he is.
It’s not long before him and Tobias start dating.
And then suddenly, Mike’s paying attention to him after all.
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Will gets a boyfriend. Mike doesn’t like it.
Series
- Part 1 of Tobias Universe
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 120,535
- Chapters:
- 26/26
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 3,453
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- 16,294
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Bookmarked by aeripeachy
02 Jan 2026
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Where Will Byers is madly in love with Mike Wheeler, but Mike has a girlfriend.
However, that never stopped true feelings from becoming uncovered through flirty signs, paintings, letters and basements.
(Written to take place in the 18 month time gap between season 4 and season 5)
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02 Jan 2026
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In a desperate, last-ditch flail of an effort to salvage the situation, Mike grabbed Will’s arm.
The silence veered from heavy to charged. All of Mike’s attention surged into his hand. He felt like the entirety of his consciousness was suddenly located in the place where his skin touched Will’s.
What the fuck, thought Mike for the second time in ten minutes.
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After first using his powers, Will falls unconscious—and stays that way. Refusing to leave Will's side, Mike reflects on the last year and a half while he waits for Will to wake up.aka mikewhatthefuckdidyoudogate, FEATURING: wound cleaning, bed sharing, disco, Jealous!Mike, queer literary analysis, & the most horrifying eldritch specter of all (gay panic). Canon compliant through S5 Vol 1.
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- English
- Words:
- 35,769
- Chapters:
- 10/10
- Collections:
- 1
- Comments:
- 787
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- 3,139
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- 965
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- 58,826
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02 Jan 2026
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take a little moment (find the right words) by astrobi for wiseatom
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 May 2023
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“Wow,” Will breathes out, just on this edge of teasing. “You sound very confident about this.”
“Well,” Mike shrugs, swallowing hard in a desperate attempt to soothe his very, very dry mouth, “I don’t know why someone wouldn’t be interested in you.”
“Oh?” Will says, and it’s definitely teasing now, enough for Mike to feel himself turning warm, all down his neck and to the tips of his own – sadly unpatterned – socks. “Someone?”
“Yeah.” Mike nods. Oh, god. This is fine. “In a very arbitrary sense of the word. Just– people. Someone.”
Mike is approximately ninety-eight percent sure that his feelings are requited. That last two percent, however, has really been throwing him for a loop.
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- English
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- 34,380
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Comments:
- 399
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- 9,861
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- 157,309
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02 Jan 2026
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i just may be a daredevil (can you feel my heart?) by coopermyagent for hannibalismus
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Jul 2024
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Will doesn’t have anything to lose anymore, and Mike can’t lose him. The two go hurtling towards an inevitable precipice where the only option might be to go tumbling down together, limbs grappling for each other, flesh melding, and heartbeats syncing in time.
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Will’s composure cracks and beats up their middle school bully, finishing the job Mike started. :)
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 10,342
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 2
- Comments:
- 172
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- 2,069
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- 582
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- 35,280
Bookmarked by aeripeachy
02 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.
- Language:
- English
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- 170,879
- Chapters:
- 46/46
- Comments:
- 6,902
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- 26,812
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02 Jan 2026
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i hate accidents (except when we went from friends to this). by burgundyshirts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Aug 2022
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The first time it happens, Will classifies it as a little accident.
When he wakes, the morning sun is burning through the window onto their faces, and Mike’s cursing as he stands to close the curtains, stumbling all the way.
“Scoot over,” he grumbles, voice dry, and for a second Will can’t do anything other than sigh like a lovesick idiot. It’s a second too late for Mike, because he grumbles more words Will doesn’t catch under his breath and then physically pushes Will towards the wall to lay beside him, arm over Will’s middle. A second of silence passes, then Mike sighs, only to whine: “Fuck, my head hurts.”
Will can’t help it: he breaks down laughing, much to Mike’s offense.
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Alternatively: five times Mike kissed Will, and one time Will kissed back.
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- English
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- 3/3
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- 5
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- 988
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02 Jan 2026
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“I can show you the real thing, if you want me to.”
“What?”
“We could practice. I mean, actually kissing. I wouldn’t mind.”Or Will is getting ready for a date and looks defeated, before it even started. Helping him practice might be just the thing to help Mike make sense of his own confusing feelings.
- Language:
- English
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- 8,206
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 596
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02 Jan 2026
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Mike walks in on his roommate making out with another guy and gets really upset about it. For all of the normal, straight reasons.
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- English
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- 44,277
- Chapters:
- 5/5
- Comments:
- 1,158
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- 20,175
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02 Jan 2026
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“I just can’t believe he’s got a boyfriend and-”
“It’s not you?” Max smacks on the lollipop
or, Will gets a boyfriend and Mike gets jealous.
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- Part 1 of He's got you mesmerised
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 60,465
- Chapters:
- 13/13
- Comments:
- 226
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- 3,299
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- 532
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- 90,602
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02 Jan 2026
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“I still love you.” For a moment, it was like someone hit the pause button on the crappy indie flick that was his life. He felt his heart stutter at those words and his lips trembled at the prospect of saying them back because of how strongly he still felt them in his soul.
Or the one where TJ and Cyrus broke up -and how they got back together.
By theobligatedklutz
Bookmarked by aeripeachy
02 Jan 2026
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amber is still getting used to her parents' divorce when she starts to suspect that her dad is dating someone new. someone who may or may not be her best friend's boyfriend's dad
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02 Jan 2026
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A canon compliant journey through the events of Tyrus' friendship through the entire show. T.J.'s innermost thoughts on display, as well as a bonus scene at the end that isn't canon.
I stepped up next to him and said he was with me. When he took the muffin, it made me smile. He probably won’t be able to get another one on his own, but I’ll try to be there in the morning so he can have one. In the meantime, Buffy has to tutor me now.
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02 Jan 2026
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Marks.
TJ Kippen couldn't remember when they'd first appeared, but he should have known why they did. Perhaps he'd deliberately chosen to shut out the signs, the way he shunned love out his life.
Now, he knew why they appeared.
It wasn't his fault that he'd met his soulmate on that fateful day.
AU in which bully and former gang member TJ Kippen is forced to guide dorky new boy Cyrus Goodman around the school.
The last thing he expected to do was fall for him.
UPDATE-Should I bring this back/ rewrite it? Let me know in the comments!
Bookmarked by aeripeachy
02 Jan 2026