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A graduation party Mike never planned on attending becomes the night that suddenly breaks him. When Will confesses feelings he won’t remember in the morning, Mike is left holding a fragile truth he never asked for and can’t give back. As Will moves forward, unaware, Mike stays trapped in the shadow of the confession, wrestling with his feelings for Will and the part of himself he’s always been afraid to uncover. This leaves them to navigate the space between what’s been said, what’s been forgotten, and the weight of years filled with painfully unspoken feelings.
Or the one where Will and the rest of the group attend Stacy’s graduation party without Mike, leaving him behind with his thoughts. And in the space that opens up, jealousy blooms, drunk confessions spill loose, new feelings are discovered and lifelong secrets come to light.
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09 Jan 2026
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Their shoulders brushed again, slow and equally savored. The kind of movement you couldn't pretend was an accident.
So Will brushed back, just barely. Testing. Flirting. Mike inhaled softly, the faintest noise escaping him. And then he spoke like he was physically unable to stay silent any longer.
“Will? If… if that boy you like…” he was standing so close that Will could feel the warmth of him against the cold air. “…If you ever wanted to tell him…”
Will felt his breath stop.
“…I think he’d want to know.”
OR: Yet another buzzy post vol 1 fic where Will grows more confident, Mike short-circuits over it, and they save the world together !!
**Can be read as a vol 2/3 fix-it fic post-finale
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06 Jan 2026
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After the fight with Vecna, Will and Mike find themselves drifting apart. Pressured by their friends to fix what’s broken, they agree to spend six days revisiting the memories that once bound them together. What begins as nostalgia slowly turns into something more, leaving them to question whether the past can truly be reclaimed… or if it’s leading them somewhere new.
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- Part 1 of Where The Bikes Were Left
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03 Jan 2026
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In the end, it doesn’t matter. None of it fucking matters. Because what’s really in control is the tension. This elusive string tied between their chests that’s always changing length. Right now it’s so short and taught and strong that Will can’t imagine resisting it. So really, it was never a matter of if he would. Just when. When will he fold? When will he let go and let himself follow Mike into the water?
He dares to glance down at his knees, where he can see Mike’s fingers peeking out from behind his calves (as if he needed that visual reminder that they’re touching), and then back up to meet Mike’s expectant gaze.
He’s going to do it. He’s such a fucking idiot.
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Mike & Will have a long overdue conversation on the way back to Hawkins— by, in, and around a random motel pool.
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02 Jan 2026
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Mike walks in on his roommate making out with another guy and gets really upset about it. For all of the normal, straight reasons.
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01 Jan 2026