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    Mike pushes into his hands, but Will keeps him still.

    "Ask again," he says. Because he's greedy, and he wants Mike to want him.

    He stares at Will's mouth. "Please."

    "Again."

    El is gone.

    Will tries to figure out how to move on in New York, and Mike follows him. Their apartment is haunted not by ghosts, but by the two of them.

    Or: Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.

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    17 Feb 2026

  2. Rec 1477

    Mystery Work

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    This is part of an ongoing challenge and will be revealed soon!

    10 Feb 2026

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    "Why do you keep saying that?"

    "Saying what?"

    "That you're a virgin," Will says forcefully, like he's in pain.

    "Because...I am?"

    "No, Mike. You're not."

     

     

    Everything changes at Stacey's party between Mike and Will, who share more than just a first kiss. But by morning, Mike has forgotten their special night. Will, thinking Mike is taking the easy route and pretending their night hadn't happened, moves to New York and packs his forever crush in hopes he can move on. But the boxed up feelings twist and turn into hate toward his former best friend and he vows never to speak to him again.

    Mike can't remember Stacey's party for the life of him. But he does remember one thing: telling Will how he truly feels. But now Will has left town and Mike is left to believe it's because his feelings aren't reciprocated.

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    08 Feb 2026

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    It’s the summer of 1992, and Hawkins is suffocating under a record heatwave. Will is back from New York, living in the Wheeler house for the season and blurring the lines of Mike’s quiet life. While Mike waits on an NYU acceptance letter that feels like his only escape, the friction of being back in each other's pockets is becoming impossible to ignore.

    As the temperature rises, the old denials begin to burn. In the quiet of the basement and the heavy air of the car, Mike's walls finally collapse, forcing a slow, staggering realization of what they’ve actually become to one another.

    Post-Canon kind of (some divergence)
    Aged-Up Byler (21+)
    Mutual Pining
    Slow Burn
    Hurt/Comfort
    Eventual Smut

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    29 Jan 2026

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    Will's mind is a fickle thing. He blames it on being possessed by an interdimensional entity.

    Because all he can think about lately is touching Mike. Anywhere. Everywhere.

    And he's a little unprepared for the arrival of Mike's cousin, Richie, who he hasn't seen in almost four years.

    Who he's conveniently forgotten looks near-identical to the boy who floods his every waking thought, and who has no qualms about touching Will. Anywhere. Everywhere.

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    28 Jan 2026