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Mike Wheeler has spent nine years fighting like he doesn’t expect to live, carrying guilt he never learned how to put down.
When his unit uncovers proof that someone has been hunting Vecna from inside the Upside Down, Mike realizes the truth is worse than hope.
Will Byers didn’t die when he disappeared at twelve.
He stayed—and he’s been surviving the Upside Down alone ever since.
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- Part 1 of Alternate Ending
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12 Feb 2026
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31 Dec 2025
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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.
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- Part 1 of Tobias Universe
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- English
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- 26/26
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Bookmarked by avian_grey
30 Dec 2025
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Mike Wheeler spends years trying to be “normal.”
Normal son, normal friend, normal boyfriend, normal boy.But growing up with Will Byers — through disappearances, monsters, trauma, high school, and finally college — makes “normal” feel less and less like something he actually wants.
This is the long, messy, painfully slow journey of Mike figuring himself out, losing himself, finding himself again, and realizing that the only thing that ever made sense — the only thing that ever felt right — was Will.
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Bookmarked by avian_grey
27 Dec 2025
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Mike Wheeler hides behind a facade to conceal the pain in his heart. He turns to bad habits, secrets, and stays cloaked in the shadows. That is until an all too familiar foe reemerges in Hawkins and preys on those just like him. Those hiding behind masks, plagued by their pain.
Nobody suspected Vecna would go after Michael Wheeler. Maxine Mayfield, sure. Will Byers? Oh definitely. They’re caught by surprise when Mike Wheeler is targeted and Vecna chases after him like a hunting dog. After all, why give up such easy prey?
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- Part 1 of Mike Wheeler suffering
- Part 1 of TFYW Spinoffs
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- 40/40
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Bookmarked by avian_grey
23 Dec 2025