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"You don't drink," Mike reminds him, his breath warm against Will's neck once again.
"Don't like it," Will mumbles thickly. "It just makes me sick."
"And weed doesn't affect you either," Mike continues in an odd tone. Will doesn't understand where this is going. Does it matter right now?
"Yeah. Rea... really sad," he mutters. He doesn't know what else to say. He just wants Mike to keep touching him. Or let him go. The air around his face feels hotter somehow, and his T-shirt is bunched awkwardly beneath his chest.
"And you're an incredibly light sleeper," Mike says, his voice so close that each word brushes the back of Will's neck.
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Mike is determined to figure out how certain smells affect Will.Series
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29 Jun 2026
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In a universe where soulmates exist, Will Byers grows up believing he’s doomed — marked with his best friend Mike Wheeler’s unrequited soulmark.
That is, until he meets Chance Lawson.
Mike is only just realizing what he lost, but Will is secretly finding comfort in another's arms.
Chance Lawson is not his soulmate. Somehow, his love is strong enough to change that fact anyway.
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ORSimply put: bychance Soulmate AU fic!
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25 Jun 2026
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Soon, Will would leave for New York. Mike trusted that the distance wouldn’t cause them to drift apart, but he highly doubted it would bring them closer together. He would never have an opportunity as perfect as the one he had now. One week. No distractions. No excuses.
Florida was his last chance.
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In the summer of ‘89, Will is invited on a Wheeler family vacation to Florida. Mike is determined to make the most of their time together…
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23 Jun 2026
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Will smiled back, soft and sweet, like he always was. It was, all in all, the same smile Mike had grown up knowing as well as his own reflection. It was Will's teeth peeking through the slight pull of his chapped lips, and Will's skin wrinkling near his eyes. Mike would know Will's smile anywhere.
Only, that wasn't his smile.
Because that wasn't Will.
"Follow me?" Will asked, and one yellow ray of sunlight punctured the fog, illuminating the tufts of his mud-spattered hair like a halo. It was fitting. If the rest of the town thought Will was the devil, he'd always been an angel to Mike.
And for the life of him, Mike couldn’t remember what it was he’d been so worried about just a second ago.
"Yeah," he answered, treading behind Will and headed for the woods. "Always."
It's the summer of 1987, the town is under lockdown, the people are panicking and praying, and they've pinpointed Will as the one to blame for it all. In fact, nearly everyone seems a little afraid of Will these days, except for Mike.
(Or: Following a desperate ritual to cast the devil out of Hawkins, Will starts acting strangely. Mike starts having dreams.)
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22 Jun 2026
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"What exactly are you calling for, Nancy?"
There was a moment of silence before she continued. "I'm living in Paris—for work. I can't… they won't let him leave the country, and I can't move back fast enough for it to matter."
Will felt his face pale. "What about your parents?"
"They don't want anything to do with him, not after—"
"Yeah, I heard. What about…"
"Will, there's no one else. I've tried."
"Nancy, I can't… I can't just—"
"Please. I wouldn't be asking if there was another option."
Will bit the inside of his cheek. "Okay."
Or: Mike is on house arrest for 6 months and has no choice but to stay with Will, even though they haven't spoken in two years.
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14 Jun 2026
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Will is trying to move on.
A night out at a midnight shadow cast performance of The Rocky Horror Picture Show seems like a good start: outrageous costumes, bizarre traditions, and a cute guy who might just be worth giving a chance. For the first time in a long while, Will is ready to step into the world—and maybe even into something new.
What he doesn’t expect is seeing the one person he can’t stop thinking about standing under the stage lights—in fishnets, a corset, and looking entirely too good.
Suddenly, moving on is the last thing on Will's mind.
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09 Jun 2026
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“I think about how El and I should’ve stayed broken up that summer. How different things could’ve been for everyone if I just knew when to quit.”
“When to quit what?”
“Pretending to be someone I’m not.”
Will straightened. His eyes grew darker, and he shifted on the floor, scooting closer. “And who are you, Mike?”
Mike let out a shaky breath, his hands rubbing up and down on his thighs. He felt the heat of the moment take over him, his palms breaking out in a small sweat.
“Yours,” he whispered, scooting closer. “I think I’ve always been yours.”
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For Mike, his feelings for Will started with a guitar. In reality, these feelings blossomed before Mike understood what love was.
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07 Jun 2026
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In which Will wins a years supply of lollipops - well... 52 boxes to be exact. And from the moment they are delivered to his and Mike's apartment, things start to.... Suck... for Mike.
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Will Byers has a fixation with putting things in his mouth and almost drives Mike completely insane in the process.
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07 Jun 2026
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ever get the feeling that you're never all alone? by falloutboi for Wheeee, glossyjm
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jun 2026
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Anyways, the point is, Will thinks, that maybe his ghost roommate has escalated from small pranks and is actually now watching Will. Will supposes that's fine, but he does think that maybe it's a little perverted of the ghost to watch Will masturbate. Will trudges back into the house to wash his hands in the kitchen, crinkling his nose. He probably should be more upset about having a perverted ghost roommate, but sue him, he's lonely (and kind of horny).
Will dries his hands off on an old dish towel and resigns himself to spending the rest of the afternoon on the couch, lounging around and flipping through channels on the staticky box TV.
Maybe his perverted ghost roommate likes The X-Files too.
In which Will thinks that his house is haunted (and he's right).
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06 Jun 2026
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Seven Minutes in Hell (or Heaven?) with Mike Wheeler by sunkissedlover
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jun 2026
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Stacey’s party invite can’t be ignored. Mike is pouting about it. Will wants to get white-girl-wasted. There’s a charge in the air. Who will make the first move?
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What happens after lasagna?
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“Jeez did you two have a fucking fight in the closet? That’s… so unbelievably far from what you’re supposed to do when playing seven minutes in heaven, guys,” Dustin says, exasperated, “it’s not supposed to be real, it’s a fantasy – you make out in the dark, leave it in the closet and move on.”Except there was no way Will could move on from what just happened.
Seven minutes in heaven?
Fuck that.
More like seven minutes in hell.
Confusion, confession, and what felt like an almost kiss?
Actual torture.
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05 Jun 2026
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Mike didn’t want to come back up. Not so soon. He knew what word to use if he couldn’t do it. Of course Will knew when he cried, Mike had turned away from Will’s own in the past. He was waiting on something Mike would rather die than ask for.
He just needed whatever he could get, and if his tears hadn’t stopped so what?
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It's Friday night and both Will Byers and Mike Wheeler know what that means.
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04 Jun 2026
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Years after the Upside Down, Will is mostly okay. Mostly.
But lately, the back of his neck has started betraying him again, prickling with goosebumps and old fear even though the Mind Flayer is gone. When Mike notices, he refuses to let Will keep treating that part of himself like something ruined.
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The back of Will’s neck has been extra sensitive ever since everything with the Mind Flayer. Mike helps him realize that doesn’t always have to be a bad thing.
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04 Jun 2026
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Seven days leading up to Will's 21st birthday, throughout which Mike tries his best to do everything right and finally confess. He strives for perfection. Hardly realistic.
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The Will Byers' 2026 Birthday fic.
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- Part 1 of WILL BYERS BDAY 2026
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04 Jun 2026
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Steve Harrington has the perfect future mapped out: legacy frat, degree from an Ivy League College, clean sneakers and a smile that never slips.
When his best friend, Robin urges him him to go to an illegal drag race, he meets Eddie. All curls, cocky grins and reckless heat. Eddie's the kind of guy who thrives in the undercurrent, leather and deflection. Hiding behind pure speed and smirks, and the lie that nothing means anything.
OR: Closeted frat boy Steve Harrington and drag racer Eddie Munson start sleeping with each other and it's chaos because it shouldn't work but lowkey it does.
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03 Jun 2026
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Mike laughs helplessly. What else can he do? “Okay, well, when you say it like that it sounds insane.”
“It is insane!” Will runs a hand through his hair, still visibly stunned. “Mike, we haven’t seen each other in twelve years and now you’re somebody’s father?!”
“Pretty much, yeah.”
Or, Twelve years after losing the boy he loved, single dad and bestselling author Mike Wheeler runs into Will Byers at his daughter’s library story hour and realizes some people never really leave your heart, no matter how much time passes.
Or or, Mike learns how to say I love you and mean it this time.
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03 Jun 2026
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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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03 Jun 2026
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Mike Wheeler writes fantasy novels now.
In his second book, a paladin falls in love with a cleric he loses long before either of them learn how to speak honestly.
Will Byers reads the dedication two years after they stop talking.
Or: to my cleric — i remember, and it was real to me.
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03 Jun 2026
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An ache started to settle inside Will's chest, burrowing deep between his heart and ribs.
Mike let go of the hug, stepping back a few inches and kissing the sobriety chip, "For you. For Nora."
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Mike and Will navigate married life, struggling through Mike’s sobriety and being on the brink of divorce.
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02 Jun 2026
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“So… you’ll show me around the bar too? We’ll be colleagues?”
Will remains suspended for a heartbeat, his eyes wide with a fleeting, stunned clarity. Then, a sheepish, airy laugh breaks through his surprise.
“Oh! No, Mike. I’m not behind the bar.”
A subtle tilt of his head draws Mike’s eye toward the stage. Will catches his bottom lip between his teeth, a nervous habit that betrays the sudden spike in the room’s electricity.
“I’m a dancer here.”
Oh.
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Or: Mike Wheeler finds a job as a bartender at a Burlesque Club in NYC and discovers that his childhood best friend / crush of a lifetime is a dancer. Will he survive seeing Will Byers stripping and dancing on stage every night? Will he be able to win him over, while also trying not to make a fool out of himself?
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02 Jun 2026
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As he’s gotten older, Mike has gotten much better at managing and hiding his insecurities, even when the weight of daily life drags them back to the surface.
Unfortunately, it’s hard to keep his mind quiet when he’s naked on a sofa, covered in a thin sheet, and completely exposed under the adoring gaze of his husband-to-be.
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Mike has a hard day, forgetting how deeply Will worships him. Luckily, Will is more than happy to remind him.Bookmarked by applepiehappy
01 Jun 2026