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Seven years after the end of the campaign, Mike Wheeler is still in Hawkins, holding on to memories he just can't seem to erase. The star of those memories? Will Byers. His childhood best friend who escaped to California to become an artist. Not even alcohol can drown out the thoughts blaring in Mike's head, warning him that he's as broken as he feels he is.
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10 Jul 2026
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It’s finally winter & mike is slowly falling into the hole he always does. lucas notices and can’t shake the feeling that if he doesn’t help now, he won’t be able to help at all.
or: mike has really bad depression & adhd and it gets even worse in the winter. his boyfriend, lucas, knows this but somehow this winter seems different.
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25 Jun 2026
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“Wait, wait!”
Mike breathes out slowly, like she’ll scare Will away if she’s too loud. “Please. Please don’t leave.”
Will is facing her again, and—and Mike feels like she’s never been more present than right now, a foot apart in Jennifer’s tiny bathroom, and simultaneously like she’s on a whole different plane of existence. It’s so small in the bathroom that she’s been leaning heavily against the counter to make room; looking up at Will, who’s usually a few inches shorter, is making her feel lightheaded.
Mike bites her lip and whispers what she hopes will make Will stay.
“I’m sorry.”
She sucks in a breath. “I’ve been an asshole. Mostly to you, which is so much worse than if I’d just been an asshole to your girlfriend. But I’m sorry for that too. I’ll be better. I promise.”
Mike looks down, feeling preemptively embarrassed for what she’s about to say. “I wasn’t joking when I said I was jealous. You’ve spent all night with her, and I barely know anybody here. I know it’s stupid because I literally live with you, but I missed you tonight.”
Or: It's 1993, Mike is in a riot grrrl band, Will is being confusing and distant, and then everything implodes.
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25 Jun 2026
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you took my heart (i was sleeping..well not really) by monachopsis_22
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore, despite living under the same roof. Will is avoidant and spends most days in the basement, and Mike has never felt so alone.
Then the power goes out, and Mike desperately wants to understand what went wrong, and to know what that damn painting means.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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16 Feb 2026
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August 1990. Chicago.
Mike Wheeler has spent a year missing Will Byers. Will Byers has spent a year becoming someone Mike might not even recognize.
After staying behind to take care of his family, Mike Wheeler is starting college a year late. After a year of distance, unanswered letters and missed calls, they’re now sharing a new city, a dorm, and are forced to face all the feelings they thought they had left behind.
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10 Feb 2026