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Mike recalls the brief interaction he had this morning in the hallway for perhaps the hundredth time. Maybe his friends can help. Help with what exactly, Mike doesn’t know— but something has been bugging him and he needs to get to the bottom of it.
“Hey, do you guys know that kid that wears all black? Chain belt? Eyeliner?”
“The gay kid?” Dustin supplies.
Oh, that’s right. Mike knew he had heard about him somewhere. He’s kind of famous around school. Well, him and his boyfriend. Even with it being 2006, they’re still the only openly gay people at the school.
Mike nods. “Yeah, I guess. I ran into him this morning. Literally, like we collided.”
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Mike has a run-in with Will Byers, the school’s so-called “gay kid”. He takes it upon himself to befriend him, and quickly learns about Will’s relationship troubles with his boyfriend Matt. Along the way, Mike struggles with his identity, and Will struggles with his self-worth.
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- Part 1 of GUTS (spilled)
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cus i’ve seen blue skies (through the tears in my eyes) by frrogy
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2025
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It’s been over a year since the Byers had moved away from Hawkins. Over a year since anything supernatural related has happened to them. Over a year since Will has spoken to his best friends. Well, really just one of them.
He has already been through the Hell known as freshman year of high school, and was already steadily approaching the end of sophomore year. And… a lot has changed for Will this past year. Will has changed a lot this past year, and he knows that. Even so, to his core he really is still the Will he’s always been.
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or: will byers got adopted by a small group of theater kids and has become— well— a teenager since living in lenora.
Mike comes to visit, and will realizes his forever crush is still there.title from: I’m Going Home (Rocky Horror Picture Show)
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- Part 1 of theater kid!will byers
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15 Jan 2026
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“I just can’t believe he’s got a boyfriend and-”
“It’s not you?” Max smacks on the lollipop
or, Will gets a boyfriend and Mike gets jealous.
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- Part 1 of He's got you mesmerised
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15 Jan 2026
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Will just wants to get through his last year of high school without incident, to feel normal for once in his life, and try to survive the building tension between him and Mike that grows with every word left unsaid. On the first day of school, Will meets someone new who may finally offer him the acceptance he craves, but he’s unsure what to do when it causes his relationship with Mike to hit a breaking point, forcing them both to confront their true feelings. And to make matters worse, Vecna is always there, whispering in his ear, and letting him know his fated role in the inevitable fall of Hawkins. Slow Burn. Will-centric. Mike-centric later chapters.
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- Part 1 of The Slanted Mind Series
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15 Jan 2026
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While looking through Mike’s bedroom for an extra sleeping bag, Dustin stumbles upon a box of unsent letters from Mike to Will. Not knowing why they were unsent, Dustin decides to take them to Mike’s basement to read.
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The Party and Company read Mike’s unsent letters to Will.
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- Part 1 of Between The Lines
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15 Jan 2026