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i hate accidents (except when we went from friends to this). by burgundyshirts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Aug 2022
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The first time it happens, Will classifies it as a little accident.
When he wakes, the morning sun is burning through the window onto their faces, and Mike’s cursing as he stands to close the curtains, stumbling all the way.
“Scoot over,” he grumbles, voice dry, and for a second Will can’t do anything other than sigh like a lovesick idiot. It’s a second too late for Mike, because he grumbles more words Will doesn’t catch under his breath and then physically pushes Will towards the wall to lay beside him, arm over Will’s middle. A second of silence passes, then Mike sighs, only to whine: “Fuck, my head hurts.”
Will can’t help it: he breaks down laughing, much to Mike’s offense.
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Alternatively: five times Mike kissed Will, and one time Will kissed back.
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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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take a little moment (find the right words) by astrobi for wiseatom
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 May 2023
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“Wow,” Will breathes out, just on this edge of teasing. “You sound very confident about this.”
“Well,” Mike shrugs, swallowing hard in a desperate attempt to soothe his very, very dry mouth, “I don’t know why someone wouldn’t be interested in you.”
“Oh?” Will says, and it’s definitely teasing now, enough for Mike to feel himself turning warm, all down his neck and to the tips of his own – sadly unpatterned – socks. “Someone?”
“Yeah.” Mike nods. Oh, god. This is fine. “In a very arbitrary sense of the word. Just– people. Someone.”
Mike is approximately ninety-eight percent sure that his feelings are requited. That last two percent, however, has really been throwing him for a loop.
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13 Feb 2026
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mike wheeler watches marine life docs daily and i adore it
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filling in the blanks as we go by delusionaltogether (Whyyyyy)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Feb 2023
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Today, though, is different, because today, Will is feeling incredibly grateful to have this job. All of a sudden he doesn't mind the sweeping and the dusting and the restocking shelves with books that, quite frankly, aren't to his own taste in any way whatsoever, aside from the tiny comic book section tucked away in the darkest part of the store. He's grateful for the silence and the boredom and the wasting his phone battery scrolling through the Instagram accounts of people he doesn't know or care about.
Because the thing is, if Will didn't have this job, he would have never had the opportunity to lay eyes on the very attractive guy that just walked in, and that, in and of itself, is enough to make him feel, vaguely, like his entire life is complete.
in which will works at the bookstore, and is charmed by a certain customer
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Spring settles over Hawkins. Will is back - alive, but distant. The silence between him and Mike is louder than anything the Upside Down ever threw at him. Living in the Wheeler basement, surrounded by ghosts and half-erased sketches, Will survives on sarcasm, avoidance and the steady refuge of Robin Buckley, all while trying not to think about Mike (and failing).
Meanwhile, Mike is convinced he’s fine too - until a school camping trip forces them too close for comfort. Shared space turns into shared warmth, lingering touches and feelings Mike refuses to name. What follows is a slow, aching orbit of jealousy, miscommunication, accidental intimacy and truths buried under scribbled-out words and unspoken looks. As the distance collapses into something impossible to ignore, both boys are forced to confront what’s been there all along.
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A camping trip forces Will and Mike back into close quarters, which stirs up feelings neither of them want to confront and leads to a lot of tension and unspoken feelings.Bookmarked by ninique
03 Feb 2026