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bury me in metamorphoses (with galatea, my sweet) by hiscleric
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Sep 2022
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It’s been seven years since Will Byers vanished from Hawkins for the second time; seven years since he picked up his life, moved across the globe, and finally settled. He had found himself in a small town outside of Dublin with no desire to be anyplace else. He was happy. Ireland was great — beautiful sights, decent weather, and it was far. So, so far.
But when past feelings bubble from under the surface and start to poison his creative endeavors, he doesn’t think things could get any worse.
Seeing Mike Wheeler at his local grocery store quickly proves him wrong.
OR: Running away and the reunion of a lifetime.
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10 Jun 2026
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don't let me ruin it (again) by secretxgardensinmyxmind
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Mar 2026
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Graduation is supposed to be the start of Mike Wheeler’s future.
Instead, it’s a loop he can’t escape.
As the same day repeats endlessly, Mike is forced to face the questions he’s spent years avoiding. And soon, he’ll have to realize the way out isn’t in saying the right thing.
It’s in finally learning how to listen.
Or: the universe ships Byler harder than any of us do.
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31 May 2026
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“Just saying, if you’re taking another hit, you should share it with me,” Mike says, and Will slowly tilts his head, drinking in every word. “It just makes sense. Like, mathematically.”
Will’s reddened eyes narrow, bewildered. “Mathematically?”
“If there’s two hits left, we’d each only get one,” Mike explains. “But if we shotgunned, we’d both get two.” God, this is the best idea he’s had in ages. He should’ve stolen Will’s weed, like, months ago. “That’s like, bang for your buck. This is simple math, Will Byers. Keep up.”
In which it’s well past midnight in New York, Will can’t sleep, and Mike feels like they barely know each other anymore.
So, they get a little high. Mike is very normal about all of it.
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16 May 2026
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a year without her (a year with you) by secretxgardensinmyxmind
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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Eleven is gone. And Mike feels like the world should’ve ended that day.
Over the next year, he tries to convince himself that he’s just grieving. But winter doesn’t last forever. Spring brings rain and cracks in old walls. Summer arrives hot and relentless – and so do the feelings he’s been trying to outrun.
By autumn, when Will’s future no longer includes Hawkins, Mike has to decide whether he’s brave enough to stop pretending.A four-season story about loss, growing up and falling in love when you least expect it.
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13 May 2026
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It takes one, two, three seconds before Will’s heart starts beating again. And another three before he remembers to be mad at him about it. “Don’t call me that,” he protests weakly, but it’s no use. Mike’s grin only grows.
“Anything for you, Your Highness.”
“Michael,” Will hisses, yanking his hand away, but Mike is already laughing. It’s always been easy to get a rise out of him where Mike is involved, which is a fact Mike not only knows, but exploits on the regular. “I’m going to put the venom back in your arm and let your flesh rot off your body.”
Will really wishes Mike would learn that armor does not equate to invincibility. For Mike's own sake, it's probably a good thing Will knows magic.
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05 May 2026
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October 31st, 1987.
Holly and her friend kick Will out of the basement for one night, leaving him to share a room with his best friend—whom Will has decided that his feelings are definitely not returned for.If you asked him, he’s completely normal about the situation. Really. It’s fine, he’s casual—he can be casual.
(Could count as a mwtdydgate fic)
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02 May 2026
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Will Byers is very good at surviving things that should kill him.
Loving Mike Wheeler might be the hardest one yet.
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In the months leading up to November 6, Mike and Will find each other in a friends with benefits relationship. As time passes and the final battle with Vecna nears, tensions rise. Can Will survive his love for Mike long enough to survive the darkness that wishes to break him?
Season 5 rewrite with a focus on Will's mental health, filled with tender moments, angst that leaves you staring at a wall, and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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27 Apr 2026
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Will lets out a small squawk as Mike’s hand— his very cold, very freezing hand— finds its way around the blankets and under his sweater. “I’m sick, you weirdo,” he says, half-laughing into the side of Mike’s head, “I have a fever.”
“I don’t care,” Mike mumbles, “you’re warm and I’m cold. This is nice.”
“You’re going to get sick,” Will tries, for the umpteenth time, but it’s pointless. Mike Wheeler is stubborn and hardheaded and he never does anything halfway— not even this.
Will gets sick. He's dealing with it. Seriously, Mike- he's fine.
(or: a study in intimacy.)Bookmarked by k_writes
12 Apr 2026
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In a desperate, last-ditch flail of an effort to salvage the situation, Mike grabbed Will’s arm.
The silence veered from heavy to charged. All of Mike’s attention surged into his hand. He felt like the entirety of his consciousness was suddenly located in the place where his skin touched Will’s.
What the fuck, thought Mike for the second time in ten minutes.
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After first using his powers, Will falls unconscious—and stays that way. Refusing to leave Will's side, Mike reflects on the last year and a half while he waits for Will to wake up.aka mikewhatthefuckdidyoudogate, FEATURING: wound cleaning, bed sharing, disco, Jealous!Mike, queer literary analysis, & the most horrifying eldritch specter of all (gay panic). Canon compliant through S5 Vol 1.
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31 Mar 2026
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Will loved ordinary things, an uneventful existence was something he craved. Sadly, when Mike Wheeler walks into his life, Will’s easy going path snaps right in half. A passion he could never imagine overtaking his whole being.
It was too bad their friend groups hated each other and his sister had a huge crush on the musician. Off limits.
Fantastic.
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25 Mar 2026
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I don't wanna fight the tide by lover_in_the_cove (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Sep 2024
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The air in Hawkins was clear, clearer than it had been in a long time. Yet for Will, it had never been harder to breathe. Every breath felt like sucking in glass, cutting up his lungs and leaving the taste of blood in his throat. It's like he's surrounded by thick honey, each step an effort, each inhale a challenge.
It didn't take Will long to realise something was wrong. Not with Hawkins, not with the Party. No, this was all Will.
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After the defeat of Vecna, Will gets sick. Really sick.
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23 Mar 2026
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But it wasn’t a monster that came out of the trees. It was a person. A boy.
Mike froze.
Then he was spotted, and the boy stopped in his tracks; with skillful movements, he quickly slung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed it at Mike’s chest. Mike raised his hands while trying to keep most of his weight on his left leg.
“Whoa. Hey,” Mike said, his eyes wide as he stared at the tip of the rifle. “Just hold on. I’m not—I’m not going to hurt you.”
Or: A crawl gone wrong left Mike stranded in the Upside Down. Hurt and alone, Mike stumbles upon someone everyone told him was dead.
Will Byers was never found Au
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11 Mar 2026
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“I need you.”
Will’s expression grows more stunned. “What?” he breathes, voice barely above a whisper.
His instincts tell him to take it all back, but the way that Will’s looking at him with those sorrowful, questioning eyes weakens him. And he’s been stupid for many, many years, so what’s a little more stupidity?
aka a s5 speculatory mike wheeler-centric fic about his internalised homophobia and a lot of moments where he's not so clever about his feelings with will
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03 Mar 2026
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Mike arrives home just in time to try to save his family… and pays the price.
What would happen if, instead of Karen, it was Mike who ended up gravely injured? What would that mean for Nancy and Will?
Easy: Nancy feels like she’s about to lose her mind.
And Will? He feels even worse.-------------------
Spoilers for season 5!!
Chapter One - Spanish Version
Chapter Two - English VersionBookmarked by k_writes
25 Feb 2026
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“Mike…What you said. On the field.”
Mike stiffens. “Y—you remember that?”
“Of course I remember that.”
aka mike confessed to will to save the world, but will wasn't conscious enough to say it back. when he wakes the next morning, they have a lot to talk about.
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25 Feb 2026
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"He refused to remember anything, to remember a world after Will. He didn't want there to be a world after Will.
Apparently, his subconscious decided that the best way to avoid that was to surround himself with Will.
He assumed that's why he was now in his basement."Or: Will "dies" and Mike has the biggest crashout the world has ever seen.
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30 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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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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15 Jan 2026
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“Will you let me kiss you?” He asks softly. Shy, almost like he's really afraid of Will saying no.
Will just chuckles. Sniffles. Wipes at his eyes, collecting any remnants of tears. A chest that stutters. A ribcage that almost cracks. Light that bleeds through his breast like broken ceramic. Glowing and radiant and ethereal.
A smile splits his face in two. He can hear Mike smiling with him.
“I’d have to think about it.” He says.
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14 Jan 2026
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Will’s breath hitches. “I’m scared.”
“I know” Mike whispers. “I’m not going anywhere…”
Will’s grip tightens.
And something in Mike’s chest breaks.
His heart is suddenly pounding way too hard, way too fast, like it’s trying to get out of his ribs. Will is warm against him, shaking and real and here, and Mike becomes acutely aware of everything— the weight of Will’s arms, the way his breath keeps catching against Mike’s chest, the way his fingers are twisted into his jacket like he’s afraid to let go.
It’s… a lot.
Too much.
Mike swallows, throat tight. He doesn’t loosen his hold, but his breath stutters for a second, the intensity of it all hitting him at once.
He’s never held Will like this before.
Not like this.
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14 Jan 2026
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Vecna has been defeated, and life goes along. Max is awake, El lives, and the party is reunited. Hawkins is being pieced back together, and the strange feel of the town stays, even with the real weirdness gone.
Is it though?
When Will wakes up one night soon after the battle, there’s a boy beside him. One he doesn’t recognize, with dark curls and pale features.
His name is Mike. Will doesn’t remember that, though.
When Will fails to remember his best friend - his maybe-possibly-more-than-that best friend - who’s to say he won’t lose more?
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13 Jan 2026