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Wheeler has spent six years building walls around himself. As second-in-command of the Hellfire biker gang, he's learned that trust gets you killed and feelings are a weakness he can't afford. He's fine with that, until a stranger with a sketchbook walks into his bar.
Will Byers knows better than to trust bikers. After his sister's death near a clubhouse, he's seen what they're capable of. But there's something about the man who steps in when a stranger won't take no for an answer — something about the way he looks at Will like he's trying to solve a puzzle.
Neither of them was looking for this. Both of them are terrified of it.
Because in the world of Hellfire and Vipers, catching feelings isn't just dangerous. It could get you killed.
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04 Jul 2026
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its so fucking good go give emma a fat smooch for this
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Whenever Mike and Will make love, Mike practically has to restrain himself from not getting too rough. Honestly, he feels somewhat ashamed over the things he wants to do to Will. So, he’s gentle, careful and loving during sex – because that what Will wants – until Will says he doesn’t.
Will even goes as far as to call their sex cute.
So, Mike decides to give him the experience of a lifetime.Or: Will admits his kinks and Mike is more than happy to fuck him like the slut he is, making him forget what the word cute means.
-Just the kinkiest and most lawless byler sex tbh.
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"Last night, the painting... it came to life! He spoke to me and... it was his voice. It was his voice, Jonathan."
It's 1999, and Will Byers is a successful artist in NYC, making ends meet despite the difficulties his lifestyle presents. Only problem? He's out of inspiration and running low on funds, having sold the last of his paintings at a charity auction he didn’t even want to be a part of. So his therapist suggests he paint the thing he can’t seem to let go of, and with that homework he decides to paint a portrait of the One That Got Away.
It's fine, and somewhat cathartic... until the painting starts speaking with the voice of his deceased childhood love. His best friend, painted in the colors that hold all the words and thoughts he could never say.
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a lesson in coasting: an idiot's guide to gay allyship by michael j. wheeler by cinnamoncider
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 May 2026
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“So, I’ve been thinking," Mike throws his head back into the sofa’s head rest. “You know how I talk about girls all the time?”
The pencil in Will’s hand freezes for just a moment, something Mike wouldn’t have been able to tell at all if he wasn’t staring right at Will’s hands to avoid his gaze. “So?”
“Well, I’ve been thinking, right?”
Will looks up, but Mike isn’t looking back at him. He’s picking at a loose thread on the couch cushion. “What, about girls?”
“No,” Mike shakes his head, “about boys."
Will nearly chokes on his tongue. “You’ve been thinking about boys?”
or, mike conducts an uncomfortably elaborate semester-long personal inquiry project on how to be a better straight ally to his gay best friend. for educational reasons only. obviously
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Bookmarked by dannitown
10 Jun 2026
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wanted to kill them both at times but this is the cutest dare i say most accurate best friendage ive ever seen its beautiful
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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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This is the first girl who’s ever asked Mike out — something he had, in the not too distant past, been terrified would never happen. And Mike just stands there, feeling like his dining hall dinner is about to crawl back up his esophagus.
Jeremy, Saint Jeremy, nudges him with an elbow. “He’s kind of private about it, but Mike actually has someone back home.”
Mike turns his head to look at Jeremy, expecting a knowing smile or the hint of a wink. But Jeremy actually looks sincere, which makes Mike’s eyebrows sink down, almost to the top of his nose.
“Will, right?” Jeremy supplies, forever trying to be helpful. “He’s at CalArts?”
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31 Mar 2026
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THIS WAS SO FRICKING CUTE PROMO THE SHIT OUT OF THIS EVERYONE SHOULD READ THIS LIKE YEATERDAY
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“Fuck, Will, that was insane,” Mike said as they separated.
“Your pass to Sinclair was perfect, don’t know how we didn’t score that one–”
“Will! You scored, shut up. That was amazing!”
“Yeah,” Will breathed. “Thanks”
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What if Will Byers was Adam Banks and Mike Wheeler was Charlie Conway?
The Byler Hockey AU no one asked for.
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14 Feb 2026
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ongoing - SOSOSOSO GOOD OMG THE WRITING AND THE PACING AND THE EVERYTHING waiting for 39
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After finally achieving his lifelong dream of having his artwork showcased at a prestigious gallery, Will Byers, a professor at Hawkins University, is dragged out by his friends for a night of celebration. What starts as a casual evening of drinks and laughter quickly goes sideways when a tipsy Will accidentally spills a drink on a stranger only to realize he’s crossed paths with Mike Wheeler, the charismatic lead singer of a local band. A night meant for celebration turns into the start of a tense and unexpected connection that neither of them saw coming.
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tell me, is it really love? by agustplz (shout_out_lou)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Sep 2022
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Will Byers loves Mike Wheeler.
It shouldn’t be a big deal. Of course he loves Mike. He always has. But it’s never felt like this. It’s never hurt to think about it, but it also never felt like a revelation rather than a fact. It hurts, and there’s nothing he can do to ease the pain. He looks across the room at Mike and all he sees is beauty where minutes ago he only saw his best friend. He notices entire constellations in the freckles strewn across his nose, stars glittering in his eyes, and it all seems inevitable. He loves Mike. He loves him and it’s a foregone conclusion, a wish on a shooting star destined to burn out. He loves him and he can’t ever have him, not in that way, and there’s nothing in the world that can ever hurt him again quite like this.
OR: When the party dares Mike to tell someone he loves them for one hundred days, Will doesn't expect to be the unlucky recipient. He definitely doesn't expect it to consume his last three months in Hawkins. But like most things in his life, absolutely nothing goes to plan.
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Mike walks in on his roommate making out with another guy and gets really upset about it. For all of the normal, straight reasons.
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POSTING OFTEN!!
Mike writes letters to will through a secret personal diary, none of which he ever sends. Until 1992.Mike spent most of his days missing Will Byers. And when he wasn't? His nose was in a journal filled with letters to him.
Eventually, he visits the byers in California. Though Mike's overthinking ruined everything. Will and Mike fight, El and Mike fight. Then they save El, all is fine again.But is it really?
The Byers have officially moved into the Wheelers home.
Can Mike handle living with his self denied Crush?With burning hormones and fiery emotions, their relationship goes through lots of changes.
But honey, this is only the beginning.
Writing through all the time gaps and what happens after season 5! fixing what the duffers did while staying true to what happened in the show <3
Lowkey writing a whole novel, filled outline, and many ideas waiting to be written. Follow along as i make them come to life!Bookmarked by dannitown
30 Jan 2026
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Summer break, two years after graduating high school. Will and Mike almost kiss, and everything changes. They find themselves on a journey together after a mysterious clue. They have no choice but to finally confront what’s been going on between them for years.
“I keep showing up,” Mike says. His voice doesn’t break, but he feels like it should. “Even when you try to throw me away.”
Will flinches, and Mike hates himself for it immediately.
“I didn’t- ” Will says, and his eyes drop. “I didn’t throw you away.”
Mike’s mouth twitches. Not a smile. Something sadder. “You threw the letters away.”- Language:
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27 Jan 2026
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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 May 2026
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Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.
Having sold their house in Hawkins a year and a half prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.
Mike had kindly offered up their place during dinner.
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The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV with minor other POV's as the story progresses. The gap has been lengthened to encapsulate more time passing. They start at 16, but by chapter 6 they're 17 1/2 with them turning 18 chapter 32/34.
Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate
Steve Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will
Season 5 Rewrite to follow WHILE THIS IS A COMPLETE WORK, THE SEASON 5 REWRITE IS A WIP
Everything is tagged appropriately. If you choose to read, that is your prerogative. No smut occurs until chapter 36.
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- Part 1 of Do You Want to Know a Secret?
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21 Jan 2026
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Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.
“I have an idea,” says Mike.
Ice cubes form in Will’s stomach. “How dangerous is it? Like, should I call Dustin to talk you down, or should I call Nancy to be ready to drive us to the hospital?”
“No,” says Mike, “you can’t tell anyone or it won’t work.”
“Or what won’t work?” Will asks. It’s like picking up a rock you know a spider will be under.
Mike gets up and closes Will’s door. Hopper doesn’t make them keep it open but sometimes Will does anyway, because every now and then lying around alone with Mike on his bed just makes his chest ache too much. If the door is open he can tell himself You can’t do anything right now, someone will see.
Mike leans back against the door. His eyes are lit up with that special maniacal gleam that the Wheelers get right before they do something insane, like when Nancy says, “Then we have to go kill Vecna ourselves,” or whatever. “Take me to the wedding,” says Mike.
“Yeah,” says Will slowly, “you’ll be at the wedding. Obviously.”
“As your date."
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19 Jan 2026
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done - fake dating but not reallyyy the start was so buzzy and then it was FREAKYTOWN
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He turned away in an attempt to collect himself. Was Mike Wheeler flirting? He couldn’t help the warm blush that invaded his cheeks. It really felt like flirting. Of course, Will wouldn’t let himself dwell on that thought for long though. He only let his fantasies go so far. Inhaling deeply, he faced Mike again, who was still grinning at him.
But then his face fell and was replaced with something else. Fear? Alarm? Surprise? And he was just staring at him. Will was confused until he felt it; something dripping down his top lip. He slowly reached a hand up to touch it and when he looked at the tips of his fingers he found- to his horror- crimson.
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Will gets his main character arc and Mike is more protective, flirtatious, and dramatic than ever.
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““Will-” Mike whispered, years of sadness and loss and a million other things Will couldn’t understand splaying across his face. Will gently pulled away his hand, something tearing deep inside him as he did. It was the hardest thing to do, to leave that warmth behind.
“I’m a little tired now,” he said, voice thick with unshed tears, not daring to look at Mike, knowing that if he did, nothing would stop him from doing something they would both regret. He walked back across the room and sat on the edge of the bed. For a moment Mike just stood where they’d been, unmoving. Will had to use every shred of energy he had left not to get up and go to him. Mike’s shoulders dipped in resignation as he slowly turned around. The darkness masked his expression, but the silence was enough.
For them, Will supposed, silence had always been enough. It would always have to be.”Or: After Nevada, things are not the same. Mike is confusing, though this is not exactly new. Still, there is an earnestness; an honesty that wasn’t there before. Electric glances, small confessions: nothing feels as simple as it used to. Timing, it seems, has never been on Will's side. Or... has it?
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One fateful October night in 1995, Will Byers is dragged by his step-sister, Jane, and her best friend to a rock concert. That was just the beginning...
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A much needed byler enemies to lovers 90s rock band au.
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17 Jan 2026
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done - god yes needed this i wish they got snarkier bc i love banter but that was fire
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'cause you know what i like (and man it kills me) by cashewnebula
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Nov 2025
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Mike looks away before stating “I missed this.”
Will, startled by Mike's sudden remark, replies with a quick, “What?” Did Mike just say what he thought he said? Surely not. Will bites his lower lip before responding with, “Like, The Party all together again?”
“No, well, yes, but not just that.” Mike clarifies, conflict spreading across his face and taking pauses between his words, like he’s carefully choosing them.
Will shoots him a confused look before replying, “Then what?”. Mike takes a half-breath before responding,
Or, Mike can't take his eyes off Will and Will can't bare to look at Mike.
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Three years ago, Mike Wheeler was too afraid to speak, too afraid to feel the truth that was always buried deep within him. He let the one person who had always been his safe place, Will Byers, slip away, and in that silence it became too late.
Now, living a life drained of color and weighed down by regret, Mike follows a thread of hope to New York City, desperate to find the boy he let go. When he sees Will on the dance floor, confident and alive in a way Mike never imagined, he is stunned. Every smile, every movement reminds him of all the years he spent afraid and all the years he spent loving in silence.
Standing before him, hearts tremble and words falter. Mike is desperate for a life where fear does not rule him, where regret does not weigh him down, and where he can finally fight for the person he has loved all along.
For the first time in years, he is not willing to let that love slip away again.
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The Byler Bait by wolfandsnap
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things RPF, Real Person Fiction
01 Jan 2026
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“We’re gonna queerbait all we fucking want. It works, right? That’s the job.” — Ross Duffer.
Or: Noah is not a fan of how season five is shaping up.