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“And it’s not your job to carry that burden.”
“Yeah- yeah, I know. People always say that. But it’s not like Will’s a burden. And, with all due respect, I disagree that that’s not my job. As a friend, I think it is. I want to check in on him. Yeah, obviously Will needs more help than I can give him, but everyone needs friends to talk and open up to.”
“Of course, I didn’t mean-”
Mike cut him off. “And yeah, therapists are kinda like ‘paid friends’ that have a psychology degree and more wisdom than anyone else you talk to, but friends friends are real, genuine people who want to stick by your side through the good and the bad. No offense. I’m not saying therapists aren’t genuine and don’t want to help people. I’m just saying that therapists are paid to help you. Friends aren’t. Friends make that decision all on their own.”
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The party all split after high school and Mike Wheeler finds himself in New York 18 months later lying to his therapist about the depth of his relationship with his (former) best friend Will Byers, who he meets again for the first time since senior prom.
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16 Jan 2026
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Mike is sitting at the desk that technically belongs to both of them but has, by unspoken agreement, become his. His typewriter is centered in front of him, a stack of slightly wrinkled paper to the left, a mug with cold coffee to the right, and his glasses sliding down his nose every few minutes.
The lamp is on low. Yellow light pools over the keys and his fingers.
He types carefully at first, then faster, then pauses, his fingers hovering over the keys shakily.
On the page, the name stares back at him.Will the Wise.
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your heart’s too big for your body (you pour it out where everyone can see) by willbyershandmoles
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Feb 2024
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The thing is, Will’s a pretty crier.
And that was the source of all of Mike’s issues.
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15 Jan 2026
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An anonymous writer starts writing in to Will and Robin's queer gossip/advice podcast, 'Dear Dorothy', for help on confessing his love to his best friend. Will tries to offer advice on how best to go about it, aided by his own similar experience being in love with his best friend, who coincidentally is acting really strangely...
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OR: Five times that Will unknowingly helps Mike attempt to seduce him and the one time he knowingly does.
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14 Jan 2026
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Will and Mike become friends with benefits. Which is a totally reasonable arrangement that they’re both completely content with, obviously.
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14 Jan 2026
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“Shut the fuck up.”, Will whispers because he can’t, he just can’t deal with Mike’s confusing ass right now. The soft light is illuminating Mike’s features, jaw carved out so perfectly, cheekbones high, eyes so dark Will feels like they’re swallowing him. “You are, too.”, he adds.
“Prettier than your lame boyfriend?”, Mike ask, voice somehow careful and urgent at the same time.
“Mike…” Will shivers a little, not sure what to do with himself. It’s ridiculous for Mike to actually believe Will has a boyfriend; if that were the case, he would’ve never stepped a foot into this bed. But somehow, Mike’s need to come out on top compared to the guy he is supposedly dating makes Will break out in goosebumps all over.
“That’s not a no.”, Mike remarks.
“That’s not a no.”, Will whispers, scared to move at all and break the moment.
A soft grin plays at the corner of Mike’s mouth, “Oh, yeah?”
“Yeah.”, Will nods, “But you knew that already.”
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College AU where Will pretends to date a guy named Carlton to set a boundary with Mike and stop him from flirting when he keeps insisting they're just 'best friends'. It backfires and Mike sends him more mixed signals than ever.Bookmarked by dumponalog
14 Jan 2026
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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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- Part 1 of Supervoid
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14 Jan 2026
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maybe the most beautiful fic i’ve read?? so comp
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Then the chair next to him shifts, and before Will can even turn to see, Mike is there, extending his hand. No trace of nervousness, not even a hint—just small, genuine smile tugging at his lips as his eyes lock onto Will’s. Instinctively, Will takes Mike’s hand before a word is spoken.
“Dance with me,” Mike says softly.
“Are you—”
“Yes,” Mike interrupts, just as Will starts to protest, about how they don’t have to if he’s not comfortable. “I want to, if you want it too,” he adds.
Will smiles so wide it makes his cheeks ache for a moment. He rises from his seat, and in that instant, all the worries and nervousness from earlier dissolve. Everything heavy, everything bad, fades the second Mike’s hand is holding his.
or, the one where joyce and hopper get married with a ceremony among the family, some byhop family dynamics, some teens gettink drunk, and a lot of bylerBookmarked by dumponalog
14 Jan 2026
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sooo fluffy omg
love protective mike
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It should be him kissing Will. Holding and doting on him. Mike can feel something ugly stirring in his chest. His nails dig crescent moons into his palms, and he comes to the terrifying realization that he won’t rest until it’s true.
Mike really, really doesn’t like Will’s new boyfriend.
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The devastating realization that Will Byers had married another version of his father happens like this-
He’s 35 when his life unravels and comes together again.
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- Part 2 of in the dark with you, my love
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14 Jan 2026
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“Please, don’t apologize, I get it.” Will laughs wetly. Like this isn’t wrong. Like, it’s totally fine that his best friend doesn’t want to go to his wedding. If Mike were a better man, he’d explain the real reasons why.
But he’s not.
So, instead, he says, “Maybe you can come out here.”
Mike invites Will to his cabin.
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- Part 1 of in the dark with you, my love
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14 Jan 2026
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the apartment we won't (definitely, in secret) share. by teruyuuji
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jan 2026
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Will's boyfriend was away for a few weeks, which left him all alone in their apartment.
Well, not completely alone.
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Mike and Will get freaky while Epilogue Boyfriend isn't at home.
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13 Jan 2026
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When Will starts wearing someone else’s lock around his neck, Mike realizes he’s finally ready to take what he wants—even if it comes at someone else’s expense.
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College byler where jealous Mike Wheeler causes Will Byers to cheat on his epilogue boyfriend.
( read tags, you have been warned. )
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13 Jan 2026
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"Carlton," Mike repeated, the word feeling like ash in his mouth.
"Yeah, Carlton," Dustin said, sounding genuinely surprised by Mike's tone. "I figured you’d be the first to know. I mean, you guys talk every night. I only heard it through the grapevine—Max told Lucas, Lucas told me. Even El seemed to know when I called her last. I thought you were probably the one who gave him the pep talk to actually go through with it."
Mike didn’t know. He didn't know anything. He’d talked to Will on Friday. He’d talked to Will today, just before calling Dustin. Will had mentioned the weather, his latest charcoal sketch, and the fact that Max had accidentally bleached one of his favorite sweaters. He had not mentioned a business major named Carlton.
The betrayal tasted like copper. He was the person Will usually told everything to first.
OR Mike Wheeler realizes that playing the "Good Best Friend" is a losing game, Will is tired of waiting for a sign, and the Party proves that they are world-class at covering up a tactical romantic explosion.
Basically: cheating Byler burger with a side of mutual pining fries and enabler friends soda.
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“Don't,” Will warns, his voice trembling. “He’s good to me. He doesn't look at me like I’m broken, Mike. He doesn't look at me and see a monster or a victim. He just sees me.” Will huffs as he wipes a tear from his cheek.
“And that’s enough for you?” Mike’s voice drops to a whisper, his eyes glassy and fierce. “Just being ‘seen’ by some stranger who doesn't know a thing about you? He doesn't know what you’ve been through. He doesn't know what it’s like to lose everything. He just sees the version of you that’s easy to love,” Mike bites out, angry and vengeful.
Will flinches as if Mike had slapped him. The anger drains out of him, replaced by a raw, aching hurt. “Fuck you, Mike. Maybe I want to be easy to love. Did you ever think of that? Maybe I’m tired of being difficult.”Or, A year after the party goes their separate ways, Mike visits Will, only to find he's moved on.
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12 Jan 2026
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You Could Call Me Babe for the Weekend by epilogueboyfriend
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Jan 2026
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Will won't shut up about his new boyfriend. As expected, Mike loses his shit.
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Does Carlton gel his hair? Mike wanted to ask. Do you run your fingers through it when you kiss him? Do you pull on it when you–
What came out was: “No, it’s okay. I trust your opinion with stuff like that.”
That seemed to be the right thing to say because Will blushed hot and ducked his head slightly, giving him the same frantic, flustered look he’d become used to before Will went to college and got a boyfriend and became so unbearably pretty it kind of choked the life out of Mike to be alone with him.
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12 Jan 2026
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you're the prize i'd cheat to win by sleepingonthefloor
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Jan 2026
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“Take it off, Will,” Mike orders breathlessly.
Will decides to play dumb. He slightly tilts his head to the right, a confused expression forming on his face as if he doesn’t know what Mike is talking about.
“Take what off?”
Oh. So, it's going to be like that today. That's fine. Two can play this game.
“The necklace. Take it off. Right now,” Mike demands.
Mike has two problems:
1. Will has a boyfriend.
2. Will has a matching necklace with said boyfriend.Mike swears these two issues are totally not correlated.
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12 Jan 2026
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you're getting called out (cause you're running your mouth) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jan 2026
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“I bet your boyfriend's funny, huh?” he said, before he could stop himself. His eyes flicked back to the piece of jewellery on Will’s neck. “Nice necklace by the way.”
Will froze.
Mike wasn’t stupid. He knew it wasn’t just a necklace. It was a signal. A claim.
Six years after everything, Mike Wheeler has built a life of routine and avoidance, convincing himself that silence is the same as healing. Will Byers has done the opposite – he’s left, grown, and learned to love without apology.
When they meet again at Lucas and Max’s wedding, the truth Mike has spent years avoiding, finally demands to be faced – especially when he sees Will with someone else.
As he finds out, sometimes yearning doesn’t fade with time. It grows, until punches are thrown.
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12 Jan 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
MESSSYYYYY BYLER I LOVE IT
the way this author writes is so addicting so good
jealous mike INJECT IT chesting byler INJECT IT
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Mike doesn’t answer. He just smirks.
And then suddenly, Will is falling backward onto the bed. A quick movement, barely any warning. The next thing he knows, he’s sitting on Mike’s lap. His hands immediately grab onto Mike’s shoulders to steady himself.
“What the hell,” he breathes.
“Hi,” Mike says, grinning.
He leans in for a kiss, but Will presses a hand to his face, stopping him.
“We have only forty minutes left, Michael,” Will says, doing his best to keep his voice annoyed.
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At first, Mike was unsure how to approach him when he got like this. But they’ve been living together for months now, never further than five feet apart in their dorm beds, so Mike’s learned what works and what doesn’t.
It works when he wakes Will like this, with gentle hands and words, telling him he’s safe. It works when he climbs into Will’s warm bed, turning him on his side and curling up against his back, an arm over his waist and his cheek pressed against his shoulder. They lie together like that until Will’s hiccupping gasps soften into steady breaths, until Mike feels him go limp in his arms and he knows he’s fallen back asleep. It always works.
or: Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.