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It’s been five years since graduation. Five years since Mike Wheeler ran away to Boston and hasn’t stepped foot in Hawkins. Five years since he has spoken to Will Byers. Mike comes home for Holly’s graduation and finds out Will’s engaged. He struggles with that more than he’s ever willing to admit.
Or in other words, a fic focused on byler post college based on the song too little, too late by laufey.
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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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22 Feb 2026
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A conflict of interest (in your orbit) by wheezingwheeler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2026
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"They were satellites in unstable orbit, trying desperately not to collide while being pulled toward each other anyway."
Will Byers thought he'd buried his feelings for Mike Wheeler somewhere between Hawkins and Chicago. Then Mike walks into his life again, and eight years of distance collapse into nothing.
What starts as a forbidden attraction becomes something neither of them can name - desperate encounters, painful misunderstandings, emotional manipulation, and Mike's inability to reconcile who he is.
When Mike finally stops running, he might just be too late.
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- Part 1 of The stratosphere
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22 Feb 2026
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Mike is ten when Mom, breath heavy with wine, sits on his bed in the middle of the night. Her hair is flat. Her eyes are red. Her hands are trembling. She slurs when she speaks, and Mike knows he'll never forget what she tells him that night. Mike knows it to be true, because it makes everything click. He is not Ted Wheeler's son. The next morning, Mom will wake up and have forgotten the whole incident.
Mike wishes he could.
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- Part 2 of clearing out my google drive!
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19 Feb 2026
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Love will find a way
Through paths where wolves fear to prey.
— Lord ByronI have loved many women and men, but I love none better than you.
— Walt WhitmanSonny and Rafael are in a secret relationship from sometime soon after 17x23 “Heartfelt Passages” until Barba’s sudden departure in 19x13 “The Undiscovered Country.” Sonny had been about to propose when Rafael left and cut ties, leaving Sonny heartbroken and confused, with no closure. He moves on, but never gets over it. Years later, Sonny is married to Amanda and finds himself increasingly going through the motions in his life, unable to stop thinking about his lost love. Can they reconnect before it’s too late? (Yes. Spoiler alert - the angst is worth it).
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01 Feb 2026
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What’s in Your Heart? In Your Head? by RegulusStars79
Fandoms: Thunderbolts (Movie 2025), Marvel Cinematic Universe
04 Jan 2026
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The night before their first official mission as a New Avenger, Yelena wants to run. Luckily, Fanny, her supposedly loyal dog, dragged Bucky and his cat, Alpine, out of bed to stop her. This leads to the two of them sitting out on the balcony in the middle of the night, watching the rainy New York City sky line pass them by.
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Or Yelena and Bucky have deep conversations about trauma, grief, sexuality, and what it means to be a hero.Series
- Part 2 of Thunderbolts Fics and One Shots
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31 Jan 2026