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never cried to them, just to your soul by Demiwitchwoodwalker
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jan 2026
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The last time he’d stood this close to the edge, Will had been gone, he’d thought he was dead. Nothing had mattered anymore, except protecting his friends, keeping those he had left safe. He hadn't wanted to live then, not without Will. He didn’t want to live now. Not because Will was gone—he was just across town in Mike’s room, probably not thinking about him or where he was for even a second—but because he didn’t deserve to. Because he was wrong, because he was sinful, because he didn’t matter, because nobody needed him and they never had. He’d just wanted them to need him because he’d needed them.
All he ever did was hurt the people he needed. Why would anyone ever need him? He was–
“Mike, where the hell are you?” Will’s voice latched a tether around his chest, pulled him back, pushed down his younger voice, silenced Troy and James.
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It's October 1986, the Byers have been living with the Wheelers for 3 months now, and Mike can't sleep through the night, waking to nightmares and struggling to reconcile his growing awareness of his feelings for Will with the expectations of everyone around him. It all comes crashing down around him very quickly and suddenly (though it was a long time coming).
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08 Feb 2026
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Maybe it’s the lingering adrenaline from the false alarm a moment ago, but Mike suddenly has a bad feeling deep in his gut. Something is off. Slowly, he walks around to look at Chrissy’s face.
White eyes. Rapid blinking. Unfocused. Unseeing.
Mike’s terror multiplies tenfold, heart rate ratcheting back up. He blinks and it’s Will standing in front of him, glaze-eyed and shaking, seizing, eyes twitching in their sockets, stuck in a waking nightmare as the Mind Flayer forces itself into every orifice.
He blinks again and it’s Chrissy, going through the same thing. Or something very similar.
Fuck. Not now. Not again.Or: After witnessing Chrissy's death, Mike finds himself on the frontlines of the latest interdimensional battle—and at the top of Hawkins’ Most Wanted list, as police, crazed townspeople, and otherworldly monsters all vie to get to him first.
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- Part 1 of Come Sleep
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06 Feb 2026
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“My nose tastes like dust,” Mike says. The statement catches Will so off guard that he can’t help but laugh. Somehow, he knows exactly what he means. He always does.
“How’s your throat?” he asks.
Mike gives a one-shouldered shrug. “Hurts.”
Will brushes his thumb along the side of his neck, frowning sympathetically. He’s being so tough about it. “Do you want me to get you a cough drop?”
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Mike is sick. He’s also a big baby.
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04 Feb 2026
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you’d say nothing like something (and smile at me) by prettyfuchsiatulips
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jan 2026
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"Well, um. He's pretty." Will says, giving Mike a quick glance before turning back to Lucas. "Really pretty."
That's.. vague. Mike doesn't know what to do with that information.
"Will. Come on!" Dustin protests. "We need more than that. Like a hair or eye color. Do we even know him?"
"Okay, fine," Will huffs, trying to hide the smirk growing on his face, but failing miserably. "He has dark curly hair and dark brown eyes." He pauses, then adds: "You guys might know him."
OR: Mike Wheeler isn't completely sure who Will's mystery crush is. However, he does have a working theory about who it might be.
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29 Jan 2026
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[“Actually—Actually, I wanted to ask you something.” Mike takes his hand, moving it down in between them as he fiddles with his fingers, looking at them instead of Will.
Will’s brow furrows and now he’s nervous, but he waits for Mike to continue. “Uhm,” He starts, glancing up for just a second, “Do you—did you—really mean it when you said that… that you wanted to be together forever?”
Will breathes, “What? Of course, I did—do—you dummy.” He makes a soft, incredulous noise. “You’re the one that said it first,” he pokes the other in the chest.
“Well—Yeah, but—but,“ Mike starts, pouting slightly, “No, you’re right. Sorry, I dunno why-“
“Hey, don’t do that,” Will cuts him off, “I’ve wanted to be with you forever since I was, like, nine. So, yes, I meant it.”
“Did you?” He teases, getting Mike to finally look back up at him, a small smile tugging at his lips. “Yes, obviously I did. I said it first, didn’t I?” He mocks playfully, shoving Will’s shoulder when he just stares at him, enamored.
Will laughs, shoving him back and thinks, ‘Yeah, I definitely wouldn’t mind a forever like this.’]
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a slow, sleepy saturday in 1988
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- Part 1 of you're my angel, baby
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25 Jan 2026
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i said i'm fine (just put it in drive again) by limerency
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jan 2026
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“Max, I just wanted to—This is so random but I felt—I’m sorry.”
Well, that was not what Max was asking for but she’ll take it. Another new addition to Mike Wheeler—him apologising!
“What are you sorry for? Your awful driving?” Her face cracks into a wide smile and she doubles over laughing. She really did find herself hilarious. Max realises quickly that she’s the only person in the vehicle cracking up, “oh you’re serious?”
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Mike offers to drive Max to her routine hospital appointments after the whole 'end of the world' situation. Usually they just bicker and talk about Will, but today's car ride was different—Mike decides to unburden himself.
A heart to heart ensues.
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25 Jan 2026
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I Don’t Care If Mondays Blue by DistressedWriter (DistresedWriter)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jan 2026
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“Mike had fallen into quite a routine lately. He’d fall asleep at an ungodly hour, only to shoot awake when his parents’ latest screaming match got too loud. Who needed an alarm when this dysfunctional family worked like clockwork.”
Short description? I’m so, so ill rn. And I’m going to project that onto Michael fucking Wheeler before it consumes me.
Longer description? Mike wheeler hasn’t been taking proper care of himself and gets extremely sick. And in true Mike fashion, there’s only one person he’ll listen to. Enjoy Mike’s trauma getting actually addressed and him getting a very well deserved hug!
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23 Jan 2026
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“No. No, Mike, can you hear me?” He nods, ever so slightly. It’s enough for Will. If he’s dying— if these are truly the last words that will ever be spoken between them— there’s only one thing he can say. “I love you. I’m in love with you, Mike, please. You can’t go. I love you so much,” Will whispers, cradling his body to his chest.
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Will confesses his feelings as Mike takes his last breaths— and then Mike decides to be a stubborn asshole about it and survives. Will is left to deal with the aftermath of his choice, navigating an awkward new friendship.
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Bookmarked by astronomyth
23 Jan 2026
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“Are you cutting yourself?” Nancy asked. “Is that what those scars are from?”
“That’s not your fucking business!” Mike yelled. Nancy stepped back. She had never seen him so angry. “That’s my problem, not yours, and you don’t get to Nancy Drew this shit, okay? I’m not a mystery for you to solve. I just needed-- I needed--”
She caught a glimpse of his face crumpling into a sob before he turned and slammed the door behind him. Nancy swore she felt the walls shake.
Or: Mike is hurting himself and Nancy is terrified.
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16 Jan 2026
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i wish i knew how to quit you (you were never mine, but i was always yours) by Usertteokbokki
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jan 2026
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Mike overheard Will coming out to his family causing him to spiral because who's Tammy??? and why does Will like him??
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that byler au where Mike was jealous of Tammy whoever he was that he ended up yearning for Will the entire fic.
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13 Jan 2026
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you're going to die in your best friend's arms by edelwoodsouls
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Feb 2026
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Mike bleeds out, slowly, in Will's arms. Just enough energy to say the words he's always meant to say.
Then he wakes up.
It's 1983.
(Or: Vecna wins. Time travel ensues.)
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09 Jan 2026
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Hold Me Gently (So That I Don’t Break) by Ev_cant_spell
Fandoms: IT (Movies - Muschietti)
20 Dec 2025
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“See, Richie knew he was, well, kinda clingy. Okay, so actually maybe kinda is an understatement.
More than anything, Richie loved to be near his friends. He would always place his chin on Stan’s scrawny shoulder, or lean into Bill’s side, nearly knocking the boy over with his whole body weight pressed against him. He loved the casual pats on the back or a hand on a shoulder with Mike and Ben. Even Bev would occasionally rustle his hair or hug him in that comforting way of hers.
Most of all, Richie adored the way he and Eddie would push and prod at each other, not really fighting, but just enjoying each other's presence. He loved the way their arms would brush as they walked, far closer than they should be. And secretly, Richie loved the way Eddie would sometimes grab Richie's hand, intertwine their fingers, and just stay there. A constant, unmentioned presence that never failed to give the taller boy butterflies.”
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Richie pulls back from being touchy with the Losers Club bc of a homophobic comment from a bully.
Touch-starved Richie ensues!Bookmarked by astronomyth
08 Jan 2026
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His entire body hurts like a bitch. He wraps his arms around himself as he shivers, a cold, achy feeling settling into his muscles. He swallows, wincing at the soreness and discomfort in his throat. He tries to sit back up, but immediately regrets it as the pounding behind his eyes becomes worse and dizziness overtakes him.
Mike doesn’t even bother lying to himself. He’s definitely sick.
But he can't be late to class. So he's going even if it kills him.
Or Modern-day college AU sickfic where Mike tries to ignore the fact that he's sick so he doesn't miss class, but Will finds him passed out on a park bench. Because of course giving Will a heart attack is part of their relationship
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07 Jan 2026
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i've looked at clouds (from both sides now) by lovelunar
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Feb 2026
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Like most of Mike’s life, he pushes complicated feelings down, down, down - away from the party, away from Hawkins - until they come spilling back up.
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After nearly two years of silence and drifting from the party, a drunk Mike calls Will from his college dorm. As usual, Will still answers.
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07 Jan 2026
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During a crowded Wheeler basement movie night, Fast Times at Ridgemont High somehow manages to bore Mike more than usual. But when he complains, Robin notices something in him that no one else does.
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01 Jan 2026
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“Did you hear it?” asked Will a few moments later, startling Mike out of his thoughts.
“What?” he turned his head to his right, but Will wasn’t looking at him, he was staring ahead. “..the clock.” he shrugged his head slightly, looking down at his feet.
“No.” Mike lied. He did hear it faintly back at the MAC-Z, right before Vecna walked out of the gate, and he heard it even more faintly at the hospital, while he and Nancy were waiting on updates from the doctors about their parents. For just a second, he actually thought he could make out the shape of a grandfather clock, down the hallway in the distance. But he blamed it on his sleep deprivation then, and Will didn’t need to know about it now.
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Mike goes under Vecna’s curse and Will needs to save him again.
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31 Dec 2025
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Mike's life is split in three categories; the life he should have, the life he wants to have, and the life he has to have. Currently, he's living in limbo between all three; he'll never have that white-picket fence and suburban wife, not when the only girl he could try to love has left him, and while he's finding it harder to live the life he has to have— the life where he hides himself so deep, not even the people he loves know who he is— he'll never get the life he wants, either.
Limbo sucks, to put it simply. He's so close to what he wants (which is Will, no matter how hard he tries to shove it down) but he just can't push past that barrier and talk to Will, not when everything he does always feels wrong.
But, maybe, Mike might come to learn that what he wants isn’t so bad, after all.
(Or; Mike's struggle with his internalized homophobia— among other things, including the concept of free will, Robin Buckley's mildly terrifying presence, and wanting things Mike's sure he doesn't deserve— structured around the five stages of grief. You can mourn a life you'll never live, and you can mourn someone you haven't actually lost.)
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29 Dec 2025
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28 Dec 2025
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Mike has always been afraid of losing Will.
Vecna doesn’t have to take Will to win, he just has to make Mike the reason Will gets hurt.
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28 Dec 2025
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“Uh… earlier when you went upstairs…” he started. Mike’s face scrunched in confusion before realization dawned on his features.
“Max wanted lame stories of you- you know how she is..” Mike rolled his eyes fondly, relaxing into the pillows. “And Dustin told one we hadn’t heard before…” Will averted his eyes, suddenly gaining interest in the hangnail on his right thumb.
“What was it? I’m sure I’ve done enough dumb shit in my life to fuel Max’s entertainment for a few years more, it can’t be that bad.” He grinned, only faltering when Will didn’t smile back at him.
“Mike,” he really didn’t know how to say it best. “Dustin told us you jumped off the quarry to save his life.”
That works.
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The Party, and more importantly Will, finds out about Mike's incident at the quarry back in 1983 and the news is taken about as well as you'd expect. Mike revisits some unresolved trauma as a result, but he's not alone this time.
Bookmarked by astronomyth
23 Dec 2025