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Vecna is dead. The Gate is closed. Hawkins is finally safe. But when Mike wakes up to find Will’s bed empty, he realizes their victory was nothing but an illusion. Now, to find the real Will Byers, Mike must journey through thousands of worlds where Will is anyone but his best friend. Because for Mike, home isn't a place—it’s the person he is desperately trying to bring back.
Or: Mike searches for his Will and encounters dozens of others until he finally understands himself.
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04 Mar 2026
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MAX (slightly annoyed): Why are you doing this, again?
DUSTIN (off-camera): I’m making a documentary. One day, when someone eventually puts it together that we literally saved the world, this will be worth thousands.
MAX: I don’t know, I can’t imagine anyone wanting to pay any amount of money for a video with Mike in it.
MIKE WHEELER (off-camera): Hey!
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OR: Steve Harrington gifts Dustin Henderson a camera while The Party is home from college for winter break, freshman year, 1989. They decide to start documenting... just about everything. What they didn't expect was to capture the suspicious bond between Will and Mike. Chaos ensues.
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26 Feb 2026
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you had something to hide (should have hidden it, shouldn't you?) by somevelvetmornings
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Feb 2026
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“I found something in the bathroom,” Will bows his head a little, hands on his knees. “Some kinda magazine.”
Mike stills.
It’s subtle. Would’ve gone unnoticed to anyone but Will.
Mike’s shoulder draws back just slightly, as if bracing for impact.
“What kind of magazine?” he asks, aiming for casual. He almost hits the mark.
Will watches him too closely, their thighs brushing on the blanket-strewn mattress.
“Not Playboy,” Will says, quieter now. “At least… I don’t think so.”
A small beat encompasses the two. Mike nods slowly, taking in this information a little too factually.
“Were you digging through the drawers or something?”
There it is. A little too quick, defensive maybe.
“I… I wasn’t digging,” Will says, maybe a little too quick. Then softer, “I was looking for a spare towel.”
The cicadas outside seem louder suddenly. The hum of the house presses in around them. Mike looks past Will, towards the stairs, like someone might materialize and overhear.
Will hates the instinct.
“It’s not mine,” Mike says, voice quiet, eyes narrowed.
“I didn’t say it was.”
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Mike wasn’t over enthusiastic at the idea of the Ball, to put it one way.
He knew all his friends would have dates, to match outfits with, slow dance to sappy love songs and maybe even share a kiss with.
Mike wanted this too, don’t get it wrong, but he wanted to do all this with the one person he couldn’t have.
Will.
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The Valentine's dance is coming up and Mike has one person in mind he wants to ask
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15 Feb 2026
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"This okay?" Mike presses his fingers down, ever so slightly. Will inhales sharply and nods, but strangely, Mike isn't satisfied. Because of this, he says something so, so stupid—
"Can you use your words for me?"
Another sharp noise escapes Will. Mike stiffens, tugging his hands away as he mentally calculates the flight cost for a one-way trip from New York to the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, until Will leans back into his hands with a soft sigh.
"Yeah," he says, softly. "Yeah, it's— it's good."
When Mike touches the back of Will’s neck, Will loses himself. Mike, obviously, decides to abuse this.
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- Part 2 of between the sheets
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14 Feb 2026
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Is it Real or a Fable? (Well I suppose a friend is a friend) by eeros
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Feb 2026
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“I love you, my cleric.” Mike says. “I love you, William, please come home.”
It’s so soft it’s devastating. Mike sounds like the rest of his life. It’s delicate, how he says it, self-assured yet bursting open at the seams in vulnerability and that's when Will realizes it.
This isn’t his Mike.
His Mike would never say that. Not ever.OR
Paladin Michael and Cleric William are iskeaied to Hawkins (and are way better at relationships than Mike and Will)
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10 Feb 2026
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Mike is miserable. He knows that. After discovering his wife was cheating on him (he was cheating on her, too), Mike realizes he can't live his life that way. On impulse, he makes a call and ends up living at Will's house in New York. Mike discovers too late that Will has a boyfriend and that the two of them are living together. Mike must confront his unexpected (and obvious) feelings for Will, his struggles as a writer and his self-esteem issues.
Or, Mike faces what Will went through when he thought his feelings weren't reciprocated.
Or, I wanted to make Mike suffer a little and teach him the sacred art of yearning.
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08 Feb 2026
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"Why do you keep saying that?"
"Saying what?"
"That you're a virgin," Will says forcefully, like he's in pain.
"Because...I am?"
"No, Mike. You're not."
Everything changes at Stacey's party between Mike and Will, who share more than just a first kiss. But by morning, Mike has forgotten their special night. Will, thinking Mike is taking the easy route and pretending their night hadn't happened, moves to New York and packs his forever crush in hopes he can move on. But the boxed up feelings twist and turn into hate toward his former best friend and he vows never to speak to him again.
Mike can't remember Stacey's party for the life of him. But he does remember one thing: telling Will how he truly feels. But now Will has left town and Mike is left to believe it's because his feelings aren't reciprocated.
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08 Feb 2026
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Nothing lasts forever (even cold November rain) by Allstar13
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Feb 2026
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Mike was pulling away from everyone and everything these days, when all he really needed was for someone to pull him right back in. Not that he'd ever say that out loud, though.
Or: a fic where we actually get to see and explore Mike's feelings because the Duffers did my boy dirty (also, Byler will be canon in this one, js be patient😁)
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07 Feb 2026
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“Why do you laugh?” Mike the Brave asked. The question was utterly sincere. He could not fathom the source of the mockery, of why Mike would be laughing at his display of fealty.
Mike spluttered, his face flushing. “I—It’s just… you only got him a book off the shelf? That’s your big ‘honour to serve’ moment? It’s just… a book.” He gestured vaguely, defensively, at the book, embarrassed.
Will the Wise’s lips curved into a smile tinged with sorrow. He looked from the flustered boy to his own beloved protector, his hand reaching up to stroke his Paladin’s cheek.
“He has crossed realms for me,” Will the Wise said, his melodic voice filling the cottage. “He has faced beasts and shadows and the silence of the abyss. He would do anything for me, and I for him. The grand quests are written in songs and psalms, sung by revellers around fires and bards in the inn. But the story of us… it is written in these small things. In a fetched book, a mended cloak, a tender kiss in the dawn light.” He looked directly at the younger Mike, his gaze piercingly kind. “We like to remind each other of our affections. In every possible way. There is no deed too small to be an act of love.”
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07 Feb 2026
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“As much as the rational Will, the old Will, wouldn’t want this, the monstrous Will, the real Will, knows there’s no way he could deny what’s being willingly offered to him.
“It’s going to hurt,” Will whispers against Mike’s ear. Mike’s heart skips a beat, but he stays completely still. Mike moves his head in a single understanding nod against Will’s shoulder.
The old me is dead, and I want Mike desperately.
“Do this for me, do it because I’m selfish”, Mike’s voice rings through Will’s head. The irony, he thinks.“
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Three years after the events of season five, the party goes on a camping trip. Their lifelong friend (and hungry vampire) Will Byers is finally convinced to come along, despite the fact that he has hardly anything to eat.
Mike Wheeler, Will's best friend (and secret love) offers to help Will with his little problem.
Events of S5 are relatively canon with the exception of the following:
- El is alive
- The entire party lives in Indiana during college
- Three years ago, Will was cursed by Vecna and turned into a vampireBookmarked by internetshark
07 Feb 2026
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i am caught, right inside your line of fire by ethqreal
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2026
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“Why are you touching him? You don’t own him.”
Will dropped his head into his hands. “Mike, oh my god—”
Paladin Mike’s jaw tightened. “I do not own him,” he said immediately. “He is—” He stopped, swallowing. His eyes went back to Will softening, and that softness made Mike hate him even more. He could recognize the look, and saw it mirrored in his own eyes countless times.
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“He is the Light. By your oath, I am bound to him. My liege.” He bowed his head slightly toward Will, his mouth wrapped around the word like it was a prayer. “My cleric.” He said after, softer.
“Oh my god.” Will flushed, impossibly. “That is crazy. He is actually crazy."
Max, who had been standing with her arms crossed behind them, muttered, “Jesus Christ,” under her breath.
Mike Wheeler is going to explode, because there is an alternate, armoured version of him, following Will Byers around like he belonged to him.
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06 Feb 2026
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you took my heart (i was sleeping) but Mike’s pov by avalollipopx
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jan 2026
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you took my heart (i was sleeping) but mike's POV
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03 Feb 2026
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They built a life together without ever calling it love.
Then they built a family.
or: Lando unexpectedly becomes a dad and Oscar stays.
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29 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler has had several moments of clarity in his life.
Some small- so small they arrive as whispers, delicate impressions. They pass through him like half-formed thoughts, leaving behind embossed truths that only become crisp upon later inspection.
Others are seismic shifts, sudden and catastrophic, splitting him open and demanding his attention. Every one of them is significant. He just hasn’t always been very good at recognizing them when they happen. He’s better now. At least, he’s getting there.
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Or, Mike Wheeler is entirely in love with Will Byers. It just took him a while to realize, to understand. In reality, his love for Will has always been innate- a part of who he is, inseparable from himself. The only problem is, Mike is pretty sure Will has moved on, that he’s gotten over his crush. And Mike is fine with just being his friend- really, he is.
But then Will starts screaming in the night. And sometimes, that’s all it takes to trigger an avalanche.
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- Part 2 of Pockets of Safety
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29 Jan 2026
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The Lovers, The Dreamers, and Mike by shanparkervarietyhour
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Jan 2026
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“Mike, you have to,” Will had begged over the phone between bouts of laughter. “And you have to tell me everything.” Mike had plenty of reasons to say no: he was more of a short story guy than a drama guy, he should really be working on his own shit because junior year Writer’s Workshop is no joke, and it’s Tammy Thompson. But even though it’s over the phone, Mike can picture Will’s sad puppy dog eyes and now he’s spending his break at Benny's Cafe jotting down ideas for Tammy with a Y.
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Summer '91. Mike Wheeler ghostwrites Tammy Thompson's one-woman show, talks to Will on the phone, and learns a lot about himself.Bookmarked by internetshark
29 Jan 2026
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The man looked amused, “hello. You alright, mate?”
“Yeah! I’m just- you’re…” Lando gestured vaguely at the man standing in front of him. “Wow. You know?” Lando wanted to smack himself in the face.
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Lando owns a cafe. Oscar starts to frequent. Shenanigans ensue.
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25 Jan 2026
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“Piastri is missing.”
When Oscar goes missing in the aftermath of a storm, Lando makes it his own personal mission to keep searching for him.
Whatever it takes.
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24 Jan 2026
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All his life, Lando wished for a soulmate. The years passed and his skin remained unmarked if not by his own hands. But it was alright, he could find happiness in other places, like winning his home race. Yeah, he had been happy, ecstatic as he became the latest British Grand Prix winner. He should have known that his happiness could last just for so long. He just didn't expect it to last only until the podium, only until he saw the red mark adorning Oscar's nose. No, not adorning, tarnishing, defiling Oscar's skin. And Lando was the cause of it, he was the cause behind it all. He was vile.
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A companion piece to An Apartment: Two Cats, One Dog in which we get to see Lando's perpective of it all. A Soulmate-Mark AU in which your scars show up on your soulmate's skin.
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21 Jan 2026
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and every time someone — a girl with purple streaks in her hair, a guy from the rugby team, even a couple oscar didn't know, merged in a dance — reached for lando for a holiday kiss under the countdown, he leaned in without hesitation. quickly, easily, like breathing. cheek to cheek, lips to lips — it didn't matter (or, the new year's soulmate au, where a kiss from your soulmate is meant to taste sweet, and all the others just taste bitter)
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21 Jan 2026