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Four years after Hawkins, the Party is still close. They are just older, busier, and better at avoiding the hard conversations. Will Byers has built a steady life in New York. Mike Wheeler has a half-finished manuscript, too many quiet regrets, and a habit of showing up anyway.
The problem is the manuscript: writing it forces Mike to look back and he starts noticing what he missed while he was living it. especially where Will was concerned. After a wedding and breakup keep them all in the same orbit long enough that there’s nowhere to hide behind. After all, the truth always comes out in the end, and Mike has stepped over things for too long.
Canon-compliant post-epilogue (in my heart, this is what happens.)
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07 Mar 2026
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we will love with urgency (but not with haste) by letmeshine
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Mar 2026
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“Can I show you something?” Will asks, suddenly.
“Anything!” Mike responds.
“Okay, just trust me. We have to go.”
As they stand, Mike asks, “where are we going?”
“My place.” Will says as he settles his jacket over his arms.
Mike’s hand stills as he reaches for his jacket, his eyes snapping up to meet Will’s. Will’s eyes soften while holding his gaze, before gently nodding in encouragement. Mike’s lips part into a gentle smile before grabbing his jacket and standing fully to follow Will out of the diner.
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15 years after graduating High School, Mike and Will spend a week together in Philly while Mike is on a book tour. Full of flashbacks to their times together over the last 15 years - a first kiss, slow dances, missed opportunities, and distance. And new adventures together - an art show, D&D night, and a trip to the movies. They spend the week slowly realizing they are hopelessly in love.
Title comes from Mumford & Sons "Not with Haste"
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06 Mar 2026
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We Can Beat Them (For Ever and Ever) by otherplacewithin
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Jan 2026
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Hawkins is falling apart, and this time, the world isn't just cracking, it's bleeding. As the Upside Down continues its slow, violent crawl into their reality, Mike realizes that 'later' is a luxury they might not have.
Surrounded by the shadow of an ongoing war and the weight of everything they've already lost, Mike stops running from the truth, because if the world is going to end, Mike refuses to let it end with his heart still unsaid.
"I'm so glad I met you," Mike whispered, "And that you waited for me to catch up to us."
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28 Feb 2026
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“Dustin’s your Tammy?” And it shouldn’t bother him. Not really. But what the fuck? What does Dustin have that Mike doesn’t?
“Dustin is, without a doubt, not my Tammy.” Will hums, serene as can be. Which is pretty annoying, considering Mike’s sort of wanted to fight Dustin since the words came out of his mouth.
“Oh. You’re sure?”
“Pretty positive, yeah.” Will laughs.
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25 Feb 2026
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He looked at the charcoal smudge again. It was so distinctly Will. It was like finding a fingerprint at a crime scene, only the crime was Mike’s rapidly disintegrating sanity.
He should close the tab. He should absolutely, one hundred percent close the tab, clear his browser history, burn the laptop, and maybe move to a monastery in Tibet where the wifi was spotty. He should walk into Will’s room right now and say... what?
Hey man, sorry to wake you, but are you spreading your cheeks to pay for our electricity bill? Because if so, thanks, but also, what the fuck?
In which, Mike Wheeler thinks he knows everything about his roommate and childhood best friend, Will. He knows Will likes his coffee black, hates the texture of anything remotely slimy, and is surprisingly good at keeping secrets. But when Mike stumbles upon a cam model named 'Lee' who films in a room that looks suspiciously familiar, he realizes he doesn't know Will nearly as well as he thought. And God, does he want to learn.
OR simply: a camboy!will AU
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18 Feb 2026