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These Bones I’m Hiding by dannitown, juleaftermidnight
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Aug 2026
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He had spent his life trying to be good enough, so maybe God would stop looking at him like something unfinished. When the Wheelers move into town, Will’s quiet Appalachian world begins to rot at the edges. In a town built on shame and scripture, desire becomes it’s own haunting.
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Heavily inspired by Ethel Cain’s album, “Preacher’s Daughter”
Bookmarked by michellebooface
04 Aug 2026
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A story about denial and survival in a conservative Christian small town and family.
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When Will left for New York, Mike stayed in Hawkins for El. One year later, he finds himself trapped in a joyless relationship, still a virgin and inexperienced in every aspect of his life.
When the Party reunites for a summer camping trip, Will returns more confident than ever. And as old friendships rekindle around campfires, Mike finds himself crawling toward the one person he has always wanted.
Or the summer Mike Wheeler cheats on his girlfriend with her brother and finally understands why nothing with Eleven ever felt right.
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Bookmarked by michellebooface
27 Jul 2026
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No, there was no way. Like seriously no way. He’d just been thinking about Will a lot recently. Will was far too shy to pose for pictures like this. He just… wouldn’t do that. Not his Will. Mike would just find the page again and prove it was someone else. He would open the magazine and see a stranger on the page, and everything would be fine.
As he flipped back, he prayed to a God that he didn't believe in. Please, let that model be a stranger.
How gay is it to jerk off after stumbling across a suggestive picture of your old best friend? Maybe it’s excusable. Suggestive is suggestive, after all. And everyone can agree that Will is a stunning dude.
But joining an AIDS coalition, getting a lap dance from a drag queen, spending the night in a holding cell, and accidentally finding a place in Chicago's queer community?
Yeah, that’s… pretty gay.
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Bookmarked by michellebooface
24 Jul 2026
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Delicious, the author times the time to do it right
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When Will came out, he was relieved to be accepted by the people closest to him, especially Mike, and especially after Will made it clear to Mike that he was his crush. It was just a silly, stupid crush that really wasn’t about Mike at all. The best part is, Will got over it quickly, and they were able to laugh it off and remain friends. Things have been solid since he let those feelings go. That dumb high school bullshit is in the past. Their friendship is far too important to dwell on a crush that is doomed to be unreciprocated.
Imagine Will’s surprise when he catches Mike in a Chicago gay bar making out with another man.
Turns out, Mike is gay. So, what now? What is he supposed to do with this information? More importantly, what does that mean for them?
Friends? No thanks.
Best friends.
Or: The one where Mike is gay and Will is in the Friend Zone the whole time as he helps Mike along his self-acceptance journey.
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- Part 1 of The Book of Judith
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Bookmarked by michellebooface
12 Jul 2026
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You want to rip apart yourself by reading this one. Trust.
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“We haven’t done this since middle school,” Will says, voice barely above a whisper.
“Huh,” Mike whispers back. “Yeah, guess not.”
A couple years ago, Mike read a National Geographic article about a phenomenon called the polar night. In the farthest north and south regions of the globe, there are weeks, sometimes months depending on how close you are to the poles, where the sun does not rise above the horizon, plunging the world into a perpetual nighttime. Living in such conditions, the article had explained, can affect one’s circadian rhythm, heighten issues with concentration and energy levels, and cause a spike in depressive symptoms among local populations. Some resort to using light therapy lamps to mimic the daylight.
It was only after the Byers moved away, all those years ago, that Mike began to understand what the prolonged absence of the sun can do to a person.
The Upside Down is gone, and everyone has made it out unscathed. In the aftermath of the not-so-end of the world, snowballs turn into avalanches. Sometimes it just takes time.
or: Mike gets into Brown, Will gets into RISD, and the friends-to-???-to-lovers slowburn that ensues.
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Bookmarked by michellebooface
10 Jul 2026
Bookmarker's Notes
The levels of heart ache and yearning were perfect and gorgeous.