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“Mike.” He sticks his hand out expectantly, to which Will gives him a short, weak handshake. “Mike Wheeler.”
“Cool. I’m Will. Will Byers.”
“Nice to meet you, Byers.”
“Will. Just Will is fine.”
Mike smiles at him, “alright then, Byers.”
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Will is the new kid in town, and Mike has developed a unique interest in him.
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Mike Wheeler is the pastor's son, and he's always been perfect at it. When a stranger steps into the confessional and pours out his heart, Mike feels a strange connection to him. His entire world is flipped upside down when he discovers he may have feelings for this strange boy.
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the secrets that you keep (when you're talking in your sleep) by placeboeffect_xx
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Jan 2026
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After a sudden ambush from a group of Demogorgons, the Party returns to Mike's house to calm down. With Will's family not being home, and Mike's family being on vacation, Will is scared to be alone, so he asks to spend the night at Mike's. Come to find out, after years of not sleeping over, Mike has developed a habit of talking in his sleep.
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Mike opens his eyes against the water droplets hanging off his eyelashes. Will hasn't stopped walking away from him, and he’s far enough now that Mike can no longer really see the details of his jacket. The rain feels like needles against his skin, and a frustration builds in his gut. Mike can't stand this anymore.
He breaks off into a run.
or Mike and Will finally confront each other about everything. It's raining, and things get messy.
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18 Mar 2026
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Mike pushes into his hands, but Will keeps him still.
"Ask again," he says. Because he's greedy, and he wants Mike to want him.
He stares at Will's mouth. "Please."
"Again."
El is gone.
Will tries to figure out how to move on in New York, and Mike follows him. Their apartment is haunted not by ghosts, but by the two of them.
Or: Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.
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- Part 1 of Supervoid
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16 Mar 2026
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There’s something wrong with Will.
It started three weeks ago, almost four. Will had woken from some sort of nightmare and, instead of seeking comfort in Mike the way he usually would, he’d rolled out a sleeping bag from the closet and chosen to sleep on the floor.
No one believes Mike, except for Joyce. But even she doesn’t understand the full extent to which something is wrong with Will.
Mike understands, though. Mike has been paying attention.
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- Part 1 of eye of the beholder
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10 Mar 2026
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The Boyfriend Trap by YourFellowGhost
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT - Stephen King, IT (Movies - Muschietti)
21 Feb 2026
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Derry, Maine and Hawkins, Indiana have a few things in common.
Well kept secrets of supernatural terror, little small towns that never get any attention.
Oh, and the Wheeler bloodline exists in both places.
When the Loser Club hears about Hawkins, Richie decides that they need to go speak to his cousin. Though, when he arrives, he notices quite a few changes from the last time he had seen Mike. Namely, how cute his best friend Will Byers had gotten. Oh, and the fact that his cousin was hopelessly in love with him.
Hm, maybe Richie could do something about that.
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24 Feb 2026
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Mike has been going to college for a few months now and has spent most of those weeks ignoring his friends desperate attempts to hang out again - as he had not been truly responsive since the start of summer, when they had all played one last game together.
But with the unexpected invite from one of his friends to an event, the realisation that perhaps it's time for him to finally get out of his own head dawn's upon him.
Who knows where this could lead?or
Mike Wheeler is a pathetic idiot but with some (lots) of encouragement from his best friend Leiah, he finally stops moping around and connects with his friends again, particularly Will.
(This is a slowburn project with multiple relationships happening during the same time frame as Mike and Will's dynamic evolves, and it will involve many new original characters so you've all been warned lol)
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22 Feb 2026