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someone sweet and something strong by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Sep 2024
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“So you like him?” Max asks, her screen shaking a little as she reaches for something outside Mike’s range of view.
Mike frowns at the FaceTime screen, hugging his pillow to his chest and squirming further under his blankets. “He’s nice,” he says petulantly, and Max’s face pops back into view to give him an unimpressed look. “He’s a good roommate.”
“That’s not what I meant and you know it,” Max says, in her typical Max tone, equal parts vehemence and poorly disguised fondness. “I personally witnessed you DM this guy after like five seconds of looking at his bio post after weeks of agonizing over your roommate selection.”
Mike winces, glancing around the empty dorm in case Will has somehow materialized in the room in the past thirty seconds without him noticing. “That’s not what happened,” he says, though it’s not not what happened, “I liked his vibe.”
“Uh huh,” Max grunts. “I’m sure you did.”Bookmarked by estellae
12 Feb 2026
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skip the conversation (when you already know) by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Sep 2023
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“People liked me there,” Will says after a few minutes, staring up at the tragically blank ceiling. “In Lenora, I mean. It was- weird.”
Mike snorts, letting his head loll to the side so that he can see Will’s profile, illuminated in the early evening light, tanned skin and freckles and wide hazel eyes still staring contemplatively skyward. Mike wants Will to turn his face and look at him, wants that wide-eyed gaze on him, wants to swallow every breath that Will exhales.
At the same time, he’s not sure he’d survive something like that. He’s already barely keeping it together, just looking at him.
“It was weird,” he echoes, faintly amused. “That people liked you?”
Will’s eyes flick to him just briefly, and Mike’s heart rate increases by one thousand percent. “You know what I mean.”
the one where mike and will missed each other, and they talk about it, and then they kiss about it.
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12 Feb 2026
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"Does anyone else think their partner is… edible?” Mike asks, not really directing the question to anyone specific as he spreads blankets over the couch.
When he looks up, the room has gone silent and is staring at him. Dustin’s eyes are wide, looking slightly mortified, Lucas’ eyebrows are furrowed in blatant confusion, and Max looks like she wants Mike to never open his mouth if those were the words he was going to speak. Mike can’t help the way he immediately flushes.
aka; mike wants to eat will affectionately, the party knows this but not their relationship, and he's so, so whipped.
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12 Feb 2026
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i could be your crush by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy), wayward_sherlock
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Feb 2024
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“Hi,” Will blurts out before he can stop himself, and he can feel his cheeks heat up in embarrassment so quickly it must be unhealthy somehow. “Uh -“
The guy shuts his phone off and reaches up to his ear to pull out an earbud. He shoots Will a grin, which does not help the whole blushing-crimson thing. “Hey,” he says coolly, and Will admires his composure while he wills the earth to collapse beneath him.
The guy quirks an eyebrow at Will when he doesn’t look away, then seems to take in his slightly disheveled and paint-stained appearance - he’d had his painting and drawing class just before he’d gone home, and had managed, as he always does, to get paint everywhere - because his smile grows a little softer, a little fonder. His shoulders relax against the bench, and Will lets out a breath he didn’t realize he was holding. “You get sexiled?”
misery loves company, especially when the company comes in the form of a cute English major.
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12 Feb 2026
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Late at night in the Wheelers' house, Will and Mike steal a moment of peace together. Living under the same roof means constant pretending—but in the darkness of Mike's room, they can finally be honest: about their fears, their love, and their dreams of a future where they don’t have to hide.
(Set during Season 5, with the Byers living with the Wheelers. Just two boys in love, trying to find their way.)Bookmarked by estellae
12 Feb 2026
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how will i know (if history repeats itself) by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 May 2025
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This is something that, probably, someone with more objectivity on the situation than Mike would categorize as not normal. Personally, though, Mike isn’t all that pressed. Not when it’s so undeniably pleasant. He’s fine being abnormal about Will if it means not ruining this for himself.
After a few minutes, Will props himself up on one elbow, looking at Mike with sudden urgency. “Mike,” he says, blinking slowly at him, and Mike pauses the show again, arching an eyebrow at him.
“Yes?”
Will grins, all crooked and boyish and brilliant in the soft glow of the living room lamplight. “Let’s make out.”the one where they're exes who still kiss sometimes, but not, like, in a weird way.
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11 Feb 2026
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Will's injured after a Demogorgon attack, and Mike insists on patching him up. It should be simple—clean the wound, wrap the bandage, done. But Mike's hands keep lingering, and the air between them feels heavier with every touch. They've been walking this line for months, finding excuses to be close without ever crossing it. Maybe it's time to stop pretending.
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11 Feb 2026
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my advice is always ruin the friendship by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Nov 2025
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“Have you noticed the signals?” Robin asks softly.
Will freezes. He’s quiet for one… two… three moments, before slowly, he lifts his head and meets Robin’s gaze. His eyes are still wide—full of an understandable uncertainty but also a hope that’s so infectious that Robin can’t help but smile.
“I… I think so,” he confesses. “I… I don’t know if they actually mean anything, but… but everything you said to look for… all those signals…”
His voice trails off, and Robin offers a wry smile, finishing the thought for him, “They’re definitely there.”
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The one in which Robin witnesses a snowball become an avalanche.
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11 Feb 2026
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While at a house party in high school, Mike turns to say something to Will - only to find him gone. Everyone else is tipsy, so Mike goes looking for him. He locates his best-friend-recently-turned-boyfriend on the roof. Deep thoughts, kisses, and laughter follow.
Based on a request on Tumblr.
It's a happy, fluffy fic (the anon requested, and I quote, "tooth-rotting fluff," so that's what y'all get) about being young and happy, because Will and Mike fucking deserve it, okay?
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11 Feb 2026
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“First of all, I don’t think - I know.” Mike holds up his hands, this feels important. “And second of all, of course not, Will. My point is you can ask anyone, and I am sure they’ll agree.”
“Trust me they wouldn’t.” He says, like it’s final. A self-deprecating laugh escapes his lips at the end of his words, almost forced out of his lungs, like this is beyond ridiculous. Mike suddenly becomes aware of a new problem, something he couldn’t even imagine happening.
“Will,” he says, low, gravely concerned. It makes Will turn his gaze to meet his eyes, “Do you own a mirror?”
It's not about the stupid prom, or not having a date. It's about loving Will since they were fourteen years old.
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11 Feb 2026
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like a child stargazing (i want it for myself) by roundmango
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Dec 2025
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Mike rotates himself to accommodate this, turning his head to the side while looking down at Will, thinking of a best way to kiss him, when Will says, “I told Jonathan about us.”
Mike wants to be with Will on his own terms. But he is nothing, if not open to negotiation.
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11 Feb 2026
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"Hands at his hips slide beneath his shirts to squeeze at bare waist. Skin on skin that lights a burning fire within him. He releases a loud and unforgiving whine. They can’t be doing this. They shouldn’t be doing this. Will pulls away like he’d been burned. It kind of felt like he was."
Starts immediately after Season 5 Episode 4 ends.
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11 Feb 2026
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The Byers have been living with the Wheelers since coming back to Hawkins to handle Vecna. With their house in California destroyed and the difficult task of harboring a fugitive (El) and a russian prison escapee (Hopper), They graciously accept the offer from Karen to stay with them until they get back on their feet.
What happens when Mike and Will share a room? And what happens with the littlest (not so much anymore) Wheeler sibling finds out?
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11 Feb 2026
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Operation Matchmakers by midnighteverlark for paladinscleric
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Oct 2021
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Mike teaches English in room B207.
Will teaches art in B213.
And they clearly, clearly like each other.
Their students hatch a plan to get them together.Gift fic for paladinscleric! Happy birthday!
(Not a text/chat fic! It just has elements of that from the students' POV. Don't be put off by the first bit, it's not all chat.)
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10 Feb 2026
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After Mike unwittingly stumbles into a series of interpersonal bombshells, he immediately sets out to find Will so he can find out what, exactly, that painting meant, and why Will lied about it. Unfortunately, Mike is obsessively obstinate and relentless to a fault, and he'll go to the literal ends of the earth to get the answers he needs.
Or: Mike and Will's Apocalypse Romcom Spectacular
(Formerly known as We Will All Go Together When We Go - see beginning author's note for more info)
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- Part 1 of To Hell and Back Again
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10 Feb 2026
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“Will,” Mike starts.
“No, seriously,” Will says. The hand that isn’t holding his beer raises between them, twitching downwards like he’s physically shoving any of Mike’s other questions back down where they came from. “It was a stupid thing to ask.”
Mike shakes his head, then scoots forward, inching closer to Will. “It’s not,” he insists. “If it’s you asking, it’s not stupid, Will.”
On New Year's Eve, 1996, Will asks Mike a question. He gets an answer and then some.
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08 Feb 2026
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Will moves back to an upright position, wiping his hair out of his eyes, head and shoulders peeking above the water. “Mike,” he says, pulling Mike up with him, their fingers still intertwined.
“Yeah?” Mike says, tilting his head so the water trickles out of his ears, wincing slightly. “What is it?”
Will’s eyes dart back and forth between his, and then Mike feels his hand squeeze his own. “I don’t want you to, like, think I moved back for you,” he starts, which in and of itself would be enough to get Mike’s soul soaring straight out of his own body, if it weren’t for Will’s thumb pressed against his pulse point like some kind of mortal tether. “Because it’s not like that, I promise. But I think– I think I realized there’s a difference between things you want and things you need, you know?”
mike wheeler on losing people and having them again, the difference between wanting and needing, and finally letting go.
ft. robin buckley, will byers, and the mortifying ordeal of working in the food service industry
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08 Feb 2026
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Holly has a crush. It's Will. Her friends are crushing too. Their eyes on Mike. While Mike's none the wiser of his very young admirers, Will isn't Will the Wise for no reason, our darling cleric trying to handle this sensitive situation as he's caught in between two Wheelers.
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Mike and Holly might send Will into an early grave with their flirting.
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08 Feb 2026
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When Will needs to get his thoughts out of his head, he writes a letter he never intends to send. He addresses it to Mike, and tells him everything.
Feeling lighter than he has in weeks and buoyed by the adrenaline of writing it all out, Will acts on an impulse and ends the letter with, "If you’d be willing to give me a chance, I’d be really happy to date you. If you’re open to trying it, please meet me in Castle Byers this Saturday at 2:00pm. I’m not asking for any promises, I’m not asking for forever or anything like that; all I’m asking is that you give me a chance. Come if you want; if not, I completely understand, no hard feelings, and I’ll never, ever mention this again."
He forgets all about the letter, and the distinctive red envelope he stowed it in, until he turns around to find it missing. Now, Will has to think of some way to stop Mike from reading that letter - or should he wait at Castle Byers on Saturday at 2:00pm and pray for a miracle?
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- Part 1 of The Red Envelope
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07 Feb 2026
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Mike and Will have been dating for a while and it's their 6 month anniversary. They still want to keep it a secret, but they're also very handsy with each other after finally getting the boy of their dreams. Will usually initiates the kisses and Mike's happy to receive, but it seems like every time things get going and good, their makeout session gets interrupted. The universe can't let them be in peace.
Edit: Y'all want a part 2 so I'll make another chapter then. More sloppy makeouts between our lover boys Byler
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06 Feb 2026