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    Roll To Charm Person by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    06 Nov 2022

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    Will needs a date to his mom's wedding. Mike volunteers.

     

    “I have an idea,” says Mike.

    Ice cubes form in Will’s stomach. “How dangerous is it? Like, should I call Dustin to talk you down, or should I call Nancy to be ready to drive us to the hospital?”

    “No,” says Mike, “you can’t tell anyone or it won’t work.”

    “Or what won’t work?” Will asks. It’s like picking up a rock you know a spider will be under.

    Mike gets up and closes Will’s door. Hopper doesn’t make them keep it open but sometimes Will does anyway, because every now and then lying around alone with Mike on his bed just makes his chest ache too much. If the door is open he can tell himself You can’t do anything right now, someone will see.

    Mike leans back against the door. His eyes are lit up with that special maniacal gleam that the Wheelers get right before they do something insane, like when Nancy says, “Then we have to go kill Vecna ourselves,” or whatever. “Take me to the wedding,” says Mike.

    “Yeah,” says Will slowly, “you’ll be at the wedding. Obviously.”

    “As your date."

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    16 Jan 2026

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    will’s mix: fall 1987 by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    21 Dec 2025

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    “So what does it feel like then?”

    Will sighed. He didn’t want to explain. He didn’t think he could. “If I had the words,” he said slowly, almost apologetic, “I probably wouldn’t need the music.” He shrugged. “It just makes sense to me. Even when it doesn’t sound perfect, or coherent, or… right. Something about it works.”

    Will Byers is overwhelmed living in the Wheeler basement, and tries to hold himself together with music. One night, Mike comes downstairs, and listens.

    Or: The one where Mike catches Will pain stimming.

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    they stumble that run fast by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    18 Dec 2025

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    The Byers’ new house is closer to Mike’s.

    This is a Development.

    Mike sees Will on the weekends. Mike sees Will on occasional school nights. Mike sees Will like he’s living with them again, stuffed into Mike’s back pocket, comfortably, reliably close.

    Turns out, this is a problem.

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    or: Will is lovely, and Mike is in love. Maybe. Probably. Definitely.

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    19 Dec 2025

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    love in slow motion by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    29 Nov 2022

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    “Are you offended that people think we’re dating?”

    “No,” Mike says immediately. “Of course not,” because, again, he should be so lucky.

    Will’s baffled expression does not change. “Then why would I be?”

    “So– okay, fine, whatever. Should we, like, tell them to get their heads out of their asses and that we’re not– um– dating, or–”

    “I think,” Will cuts in, “well. You know what would be funny?”

    Honestly, Mike doesn't know what he thought being Will Byers' fake-boyfriend would entail, but he definitely didn't think it would involve this many ugly Christmas sweaters.

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    stare at pictures of you 'til i'm blind by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    26 Jul 2022

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    Mike gets into the habit of pulling his hair up. And it drives Will crazy. It opens up an entirely new perspective on a face he thought he had memorized, softening his profile and placing his features in new angles that Will had never considered. He looks pretty. He’s never thought about it before, but once he starts putting his hair up, Will can’t think of him in any other way. He looks soft and open and inviting, all of which is a dangerous combination for a boy with a hopeless crush.

    Even worse, it makes him want to sketch him constantly. He keeps a sketchbook under one of his floorboards just for portraits of Mike. He tries not to do it often, but sometimes his want threatens to overtake him and he has to put it somewhere. Soon enough, the sketchbook has every angle imaginable of Mike he can recall without having him model for him. It’s possible that the sketching has greatly improved Will’s skills in a short time; they might even be his best work. But he can’t be sure since there’s no way they can ever see the light of day. If he’s going to lose his mind over Mike for what is apparently going to be the rest of his life, the least he can do is keep that insanity to himself.

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