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"Chance bit the inside of his lip. Truthfully, part of him believed Jason’s Hellfire theory was a desperate story fueled by the grief of losing Chrissy, but the more Chance watched Hawkins fall apart, literally, the more he felt his old logic snap into place. Maybe Jason had been right, the town had a wound and something crawled out of it, something that hid in plain sight. Chance didn’t believe in revenge, the Bible says justice belonged to God or the law. But, if there really was an evil in this town, wouldn’t it be just as evil to do nothing about it? To let it happen?"
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After losing two of his friends in the Hawkins “earthquake,” Chance joins a church grief group that believes Will Byers is the vessel for Satan. To prove them wrong, Chance agrees to befriend Will, but the closer he gets, the more the lines between faith, fear, obsession and love start to blur.
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13 Aug 2026
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November 6th, 1983 had never been more chaotic. The disappearance of William Byers had cast a shadow over Hawkins that no one could shake. The Byers family’s grief was so consuming that it felt as if the entire town was suffocating under it. Yet, as quickly as the news spread, it was just as quickly forgotten.
People thought it was over when Will’s body was found in the water, when his funeral was held. But no. Hawkins had changed. Strange men in suits, sudden power outages, people vanishing without a trace—something dark had taken root.
But before asking what exactly was happening… Was William Byers really dead? Where was he? William Byers—
BAM.
Pain shot through the creature as it fell to the ground. Will held his gun tightly, his small, trembling body frozen in shock. The monster howled, a sound of anguish that shook the very air. Will tried to catch his breath, the blue, suffocating haze pressing against his lungs.
He could hear the creature’s distant cries echoing around him. Clinging to his weapon, he ran. Anywhere. Anywhere but here.
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09 Aug 2026
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His Mom smiles at him with a knowing look, and Jonathan has an arch to his brow like he wants to ask more – but before either can, there’s the sound of a thud.
Will’s smile falls into his stomach. It wrenches with fear, with horror.
All three look to the entrance of the lounge, the direction of the thud.
“Shit,” says someone out of sight, just beyond the entrance, almost too soft to catch.
Will’s blood runs cold, because he knows that voice, knows the specific lilt of it.
“Mike?"
Or, Will comes out on his own terms, to the two people who truly matter - and is overheard by the one other person who means the most. In wake of the revelation, they decide to split off and take the final battle with Vecna into their own hands, all while navigating the undeniable pull that grows between them.
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09 Aug 2026
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Mike Wheeler thinks his life is going to continue as normal now that Vecna’s been defeated. If only reality was that simple.
Under Vecna's spell and doomed to live a life of misery, once Mike realizes that he's in a trance, he runs to escape the fact that the last 14 years have happened in just 30 minutes. He's sixteen again, Eleven is alive, and Will doesn't hate him. He's got a second chance and prays he doesn't mess it up this time.
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this is my #conformitygate episode 9, a canon rewrite/fix it fic.
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08 Aug 2026
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In 1990, Will noticed something was off - Mike was looking at him differently, which had to mean something bad. So, he did the reasonable thing anyone else would have done - he packed his life and ran away, leaving everything behind.
In 1998, Will starts his second year as an art teacher in a sanctuary for boys, a place that’s become almost a sanctuary to him, too. He managed to bury his past so deep that no one would be able to dig it out.
No one, but the new Writing teacher.
Or: an entire year where Will and Mike get to know each other again, a lot of sweet kids that need them, a hell of a slow burn and realizing they were never even slightly casual :)
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06 Aug 2026
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“It was like when I watched them pull your body out of the quarry. No matter how badly I needed you alive, both times—” He pauses before he speaks as light as air, “Tell me I won’t have to see that again. That you won’t go die on me and leave me here all by myself.”
Will sits up straight. “Hey, I’m here, okay? I’m alive. You don’t have to worry about me.”
“That’s not what I said.” Mike’s voice is heavy, swaying like a pendulum. “I said, tell me you’re not gonna leave me, that you won’t—”
“I’m not gonna leave you. Not if I have any say in it.”
It’s unquestionable.
It promises nothing other than his devotion.
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or, Vecna gets Mike and Will at the same time. Everything keeps going wrong until inevitably something goes right.
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04 Aug 2026
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“No, it’s—it’s not that I have a responsibility, I want to. It’s a choice. I have…” Mike’s brows twist. He stares ahead, noticing a little smudge of blood under Will’s nose that wasn’t wiped away with the rest. The weight of Joyce’s hand is heavy on his own. “I have always protected him. From anything. From the moment—”
Do you wanna be friends?
“Always. I take care of him, always,” he finishes.
or, Will passed out after the fight at the MAC-Z, and Mike won't leave his side. Joyce would expect nothing less.
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04 Aug 2026
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When bad boy Will Byers gets expelled from school in the second half of his senior year, his mom uproots their lives from Queens, New York to her hometown of Hawkins, Indiana.
As if that weren’t bad enough, they move into the guest house of Joyce’s childhood best friend, Karen Wheeler, and her picture-perfect family.
This should be interesting.
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- Part 1 of When Worlds Collide
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04 Aug 2026
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An AU where Eleven and Will work at Surfer Boy’s Pizza and Max and Mike work at Scoop’s Ahoy. Mike gets Will fired from his job after keeping him on the phone, leading to Will’s ideal spring break.
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13 Jul 2026
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bury me in metamorphoses (with galatea, my sweet) by hiscleric
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Sep 2022
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It’s been seven years since Will Byers vanished from Hawkins for the second time; seven years since he picked up his life, moved across the globe, and finally settled. He had found himself in a small town outside of Dublin with no desire to be anyplace else. He was happy. Ireland was great — beautiful sights, decent weather, and it was far. So, so far.
But when past feelings bubble from under the surface and start to poison his creative endeavors, he doesn’t think things could get any worse.
Seeing Mike Wheeler at his local grocery store quickly proves him wrong.
OR: Running away and the reunion of a lifetime.
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08 Jul 2026
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College was supposed to be a fresh start. The Party is scattered across nearby campuses, close enough to pretend nothing has changed. Will is finally happy or at least trying to be with his new boyfriend, Carlton. Mike tells himself he doesn’t care. He tells himself a lot of things.
Between shared houses, crowded college parties, and a friend group that never really learned how to separate, they keep falling into familiar patterns: late nights, quiet check-ins, and Mike noticing things he probably shouldn’t anymore. Everything Mike thought he understood about himself starts to unravel. Some realizations come too late. Some feelings refuse to stay buried.
And some feelings don’t fade just because you pretend they have.
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07 Jul 2026
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Mike and Will are fighting, and neither of them knows how to fix it. But when Mike finally has an epiphany, he realizes he can’t keep waiting; he needs to talk to Will, and soon.
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07 Jul 2026
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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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06 Jul 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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04 Jul 2026
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‘Assignment for the week’, he writes the words across the board. “This-” he brings out a wheely bin from the little office that is full of flour bags. “-is going to be your baby for the next week. You are going to be partnered up just like a real family and document your week as parents in these journals, which you will hand in next week and I will grade.”
or flour baby assignment with a side of lettergate based off an idea i had??
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04 Jul 2026
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In 1986, Michael Wheeler moved from the large city of Indianapolis to the small town of Hawkins. He joins the school of Hawkins High in the middle of September, drawing attention to himself for being the “new kid”. He tries to leave attention away from himself, until he notices the group of varsity football players. Although most of them didn't care for his presence, one boy immediately did. William Byers.
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04 Jul 2026
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RESPONSIBILITY by Wheelerboi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Spider-Man - All Media Types
24 Feb 2023
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The truth is, Will wouldn't know what an actual normal person does, not really. The word normal has become a thing of the past, an outdated word that's been permanently torn from his vocabulary.
Will Byers hasn't known normal for years. Not since that damn spider bit him.
And just when Will thinks he's finally figured out this whole superhero life, here comes Mike Wheeler, ready to prove him wrong.
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02 Jul 2026
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i drank your poison from your lips (i took that blade into my ribs) by buthernutibarelyknowher7
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Jul 2026
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Here in Verona, Italy, two households hold an ancient grudge. Through illegal happenings, two children from feuding houses fall in love. They fall in love, though others may believe that it’s wrong. Then in the end they take their own lives. These lovers deaths end up being enough to bury the ongoing feud between the two houses.
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OR:Romeo and Juliet AU but it’s Byler and there’s homophobia!! Romeo is Will and Juliet is Mike
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28 Jun 2026
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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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27 Jun 2026
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Mike Wheeler has had several moments of clarity in his life.
Some small- so small they arrive as whispers, delicate impressions. They pass through him like half-formed thoughts, leaving behind embossed truths that only become crisp upon later inspection.
Others are seismic shifts, sudden and catastrophic, splitting him open and demanding his attention. Every one of them is significant. He just hasn’t always been very good at recognizing them when they happen. He’s better now. At least, he’s getting there.
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Or, Mike Wheeler is entirely in love with Will Byers. It just took him a while to realize, to understand. In reality, his love for Will has always been innate- a part of who he is, inseparable from himself. The only problem is, Mike is pretty sure Will has moved on, that he’s gotten over his crush. And Mike is fine with just being his friend- really, he is.
But then Will starts screaming in the night. And sometimes, that’s all it takes to trigger an avalanche.
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- Part 2 of Pockets of Safety
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26 Jun 2026