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   touch like velvet by ciders

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • F/F, M/M
   • Complete Work

   25 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Will Byers/Original Male Character(s)
   • Robin Buckley/Nancy Wheeler
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Strangers to Lovers
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Physical Abuse
   • mixtapes as a love language
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Coffee Shops
   • Slow Burn
   • Self-Acceptance
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Coming of Age
   • Lonnie Byers Is His Own Warning

   Summary

   It was easy for Will Byers to fall in love with Mike Wheeler.

   The trouble came when he had to pretend it wasn't real.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   189,990

   Chapters:

   26/26

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   Bookmarked by olgaj

   05 Mar 2026