crisptrepidation
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- Shameless (US) (1)
- Glee (TV 2009) (1)
- Stranger Things (TV 2016) (1)
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literally just a couple hundred words about the party loving and supporting each other post-vecna idk
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In the summer of 1977, Sam Evans heads west in search of people like him.
(formerly titled After All (You’re My Wonderwall))
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There's just one thing missing Ian and Mickey's new married life.
Or, the one where Ian has baby fever.
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if there is a right time (chances are i’ll be here) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“And I guess… I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry,” Mike says, and he scoots closer to Will, knee brushing against Will’s own. “I’m sorry that I let you deal with all this shit alone, and I’m sorry I didn’t see what was happening or what I was doing, and I’m sorry I hurt you, Will. But… but most of all…
Will’s heart pounds, and he waits with nervous anticipation, hanging onto Mike’s every word. “I’m sorry I was too late,” Mike whispers, tears welling in his eyes. “That… that I was too late for us.”
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The one in which Will and Mike fall apart before they fall back together.
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02 Jan 2026
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What Do I Do Now? (I Don't Keep Love Around) by Arstoryels
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jan 2026
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Mike wakes to the sound of movement in the kitchen. He pushes himself up, still groggy, and steps into the hallway.
“Hey, baby,” a voice says easily, not looking up. “You want coffee—?”
The man at the counter turns. He stops short. Blinks once.
“Oh,” he says, then laughs under his breath. “You’re… not Will.”
Mike freezes.
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Mike Wheeler visits New York expecting a heavy and nostalgic weekend with his best friend. Instead, he wasn’t ready to see this version of Will Byers: in love, successful, surrounded by community and so, so free.
or: Mike Wheeler and the quiet realization that you're in love just a few years too late.
Set in 1990s NYC, featuring: queer joy, chosen family, the Byers brothers’ art scene rise, and an epilogue boyfriend obsessed with Will.
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01 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler has spent the last four years of college wandering aimlessly through life. He'd followed Will to California, only for Will Byers, his best, most trusted friend, to slowly phase himself out of his life. And frankly, he'd seemed happier without Mike. What was he supposed to make of that?
But then, Mike discovers some things about himself. He starts to find the pieces that he was looking for. And... what is Will supposed to do with that?
(aka: a post-canon "mike finds his way back to will eventually" 90s college fic, in which will byers gets to scream at mike a lil like he deserves, and mike gets to prove himself in return)
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30 Dec 2025
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"I'm so hungry I could eat Will Byers." Jane bursts into a fit of giggles. Mike's heart drops.
"What?" His mouth feels dry. His hands are sweating. He can feel a flush creeping up his neck.
Jane repeats her words between cackles and wheezes, "I said... I'm so hungry... I could eat... Will Byers!"
All of the kids are laughing now, some big inside joke that Mike is the butt of. He feels sick. He feels something he can't place.
"How do you know that name?" He asks, the words catching in his throat like bile.
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In which a silly TikTok trend changes the course of Mike's boring adult life.
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30 Dec 2025
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“Yeah. So. Please tell me if you’re starting to hate me,” Mike says. “I thought it crushed me when El …” He shakes his head. “But, I think this would be worse. So. Please don’t let it sneak up on me.”
Will’s mouth falls open, just a touch. Mike has one leg on either side of his dorky offroad bicycle in the middle of a tree-lined street, the weak January sun painting him in a halo ring of white, and he’s asking Will not to leave him.
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Or, Will realizes that teaching Mike Wheeler how to love him might be a lifelong project.(Told through the months of 1988.)
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- Part 2 of Come On, Pilgrim
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22 Dec 2025