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Watercolors; with words, you paint me by rosiesladybug
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Mar 2026
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Five years have gone by since Mike disappeared from Will’s life, leaving his life behind, leaving Will behind.
Will is an up-and-coming artist working in New York City during the early 2000s. On his way to an art exhibition in London for his latest work, he runs into Mike on the plane, who is now a famous New York Times bestselling author.
During their stay, they try to navigate the time spent apart and how they wanna move forward, but five years isn’t easy to catch up on, and neither is their past.
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28 Jul 2026
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Mike laughs helplessly. What else can he do? “Okay, well, when you say it like that it sounds insane.”
“It is insane!” Will runs a hand through his hair, still visibly stunned. “Mike, we haven’t seen each other in twelve years and now you’re somebody’s father?!”
“Pretty much, yeah.”
Or, Twelve years after losing the boy he loved, single dad and bestselling author Mike Wheeler runs into Will Byers at his daughter’s library story hour and realizes some people never really leave your heart, no matter how much time passes.
Or or, Mike learns how to say I love you and mean it this time.
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26 Jul 2026
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Twenty-two years after leaving, Will travels back to Hawkins to face his past. Only Mike now lives there, too.
Or, ‘He might as well have carved 'Mike' into his thigh. It would have been more honest.’
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20 Jul 2026
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The freckled boy turns the notepad around and lifts it for Will to see. On the page is a message and Will reads twice to confirm he’s not dreaming.
HI :)
Will furrows his brows but he can’t hide the smile teasing the corners of his lips. He blinks at the boy in front as he too lifts the corners of his mouth.
Will waves his free hand in which he holds his pen and mouths, “Hi.”
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The Byers move to Lenora and Will finds himself amazed by his neighbour's captivating eyes. The same neighbour has a window facing Will's own bedroom and he communicates through notes like he's in some stupid romcom.
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19 Jul 2026
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
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05 Jul 2026