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William got to his feet and turned around, prayer book clutched to his chest. Michael was standing in the center of the chapel, obviously just come from sparring practice. He was still wearing his dented cuirass, a leather pauldron on his right shoulder. The moonlight through the stained-glass windows painted him in blue and gold.
“Forgot to leave your armor behind in the gymnasium?” asked William lightly, skirting around him to set the prayer book back in its tabernacle.
“Something like that,” said Michael. He stepped out of the shaft of light, joining William at the perimeter of the circular room.
William closed the ornate wooden door of the tabernacle and turned to face him. “How did you know I’d be here?”
“I know you,” Michael said simply. I love you, he might as well have said, for the way it sent William’s heart skittering inside his chest.
Michael has been betrothed to the princess since their infancy. But it’s her brother he really wants.
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30 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler is not a damsel in distress.
He’s just… a knight… who just so happened to get kidnapped mere days before the royal wedding… and now also happens to be stuck here… in a tower out in the middle of nowhere… and has to wait for the brave, handsome prince to rescue him.
(Irony is a terrible thing.)
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Mike gets kidnapped, and it's up to Will to save him this time.
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- Part 22 of random hiatus fics
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28 Jan 2026
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A cleric who gives too much. A paladin sworn to guard him. As duty strains and devotion deepens, Will and Mike cross the fragile line between protector and beloved.
Inspired by the art from seraphimortis, which drew inspiration from The Meeting on the Turret Stairs by Frederic William Burton.Bookmarked by ratsando
21 Jan 2026
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We’d laugh and we’d sing and do the little things (that made my heart glow) by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Jan 2026
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“Think about it: Have you written a ten-hour campaign in one sitting? The best things take time.”
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Will returns to Hawkins for his parents' wedding. Mike's feelings for his best friend intensify once they're under the same roof again. Is the timing finally right for them?
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20 Jan 2026
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Well, by the force of will, my lungs are filled, and so I breathe by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Dec 2025
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“Is he barking up the wrong tree?”
“I … What? Will and I are best friends.”
“Another fact. You’re good at those. Let’s aim for a feeling, next.”OR
Mike is trying his best to be quiet while Will takes a nap.
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20 Jan 2026
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Will wakes up to find Mike Wheeler sleeping on his floor, only four years younger. Now it’s up to the Party to get him back to his own timeline.
Title from the song Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
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- Part 1 of landslide
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15 Jan 2026
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“I’m staying because I want to keep you safe.” by lixsun
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Dec 2025
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“In the church,” she adds. “It’s shielded and old... quiet. He won’t look for you there.”
Mike’s fingers curl slightly into Will’s jacket, instinctive and protective. “I’ll stay with him,” Mike says immediately, not even looking at Hopper this time. “The whole time.”
El nods. She doesn’t question it, like she knows that’s where he’s always been meant to be. Will exhales slowly, then looks at Mike. “You don’t have to—” he starts.
“I know,” Mike says quietly. “But I want to.”
or; Mike stays with Will in the Upside Down as the group splits, and when Will faces danger in the church where they're hiding, Mike realizes this is his final chance to bring Will back.
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12 Jan 2026
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“I’m coming with you,” Will says immediately. “I’ll find a way. I won’t let you go alone.”
Mike’s expression hardens. For a split second, it looks like his breath gets stuck somewhere in his chest, his lungs refusing to move. His shoulders square, his posture going rigid beneath the armor as Will’s words sink in. But he isn’t angry, not really.
“No. You can’t.”
“You don’t get to decide that for me,” Will snaps, his grip tightening unconsciously at the edge of Mike’s armor.
“And you don’t get to make me weaker,” Mike fires back before he can stop himself.
or; Will panics the very moment Mike tells him that Vecna has returned; determined, Will wants to follow him into battle, only to discover that it is his bond with the paladin himself that prevents him from fighting at his side.
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- Part 1 of the Paladin and the Cleric;
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12 Jan 2026
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I wrote this at like 3:00am based on a dream I had. So.
.Mike was touchy, it was just in his nature.
Maybe that's why, when Mike reached out, hands cupping his own, leaning in close, a murmur of “I miss you, Will. I miss us,” all Will did was squeeze back, the way he always had.
It started off the same as always, something unintentional that Will could brush off, accident touches that slowly grew into something friendly, platonic, normal. The occasional nudge of an elbow to his side, a long look and a hand reaching out to grip his shoulder. Simple. Friendly.
But now?
Now Mike couldn't seem to be able to keep his hands off of him.
It was driving Will crazy.
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04 Jan 2026
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“Don't,” Will warns, his voice trembling. “He’s good to me. He doesn't look at me like I’m broken, Mike. He doesn't look at me and see a monster or a victim. He just sees me.” Will huffs as he wipes a tear from his cheek.
“And that’s enough for you?” Mike’s voice drops to a whisper, his eyes glassy and fierce. “Just being ‘seen’ by some stranger who doesn't know a thing about you? He doesn't know what you’ve been through. He doesn't know what it’s like to lose everything. He just sees the version of you that’s easy to love,” Mike bites out, angry and vengeful.
Will flinches as if Mike had slapped him. The anger drains out of him, replaced by a raw, aching hurt. “Fuck you, Mike. Maybe I want to be easy to love. Did you ever think of that? Maybe I’m tired of being difficult.”Or, A year after the party goes their separate ways, Mike visits Will, only to find he's moved on.
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03 Jan 2026
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He slipped it out one-handed, thumb swiping the screen. A notification from Instagram sat at the top – new DM. He opened it without really thinking, expecting another fan question about a posted look or a polite request for tips. The account name was a string of random letters and numbers. No profile picture. No posts. No bio. Just one message. You like your Americanos in the mornings.
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02 Jan 2026
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By all measures, Mike is a good alpha. He checks all the boxes, really. Protective without being overbearing, quick to step in when someone’s in trouble, careful but not patronizing. He’s loud and boisterous, sure, but he’s also earnest, and sweet, and so goddamn chivalrous it’s stupid.
It’s all so horribly infuriating, and so infuriatingly endearing.
That’s the thing about instincts. They make everything so confusing. Will knows, rationally, that all of these things are just Mike’s way of being a good friend and packmate. And yet, there’s still a part of him—a decidedly omega part—that relishes in the attention in a way he knows he shouldn’t.
Navigating teenage relationships is hard enough. It's even harder when instincts get involved.
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21 Dec 2025
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Sharing heats and ruts is nothing but convenience for Zoro and Sanji. Two times a year they fuck like animals and then go their separate ways. Even if separate ways is just down the hall. It works for them. That's what they tell themselves anyway.
Then a poorly timed heat makes a mess of everything.
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15 Dec 2025
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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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“Do you want to go home?” He questions, leaning close and voice soft, and Will pauses, before nodding again. Mike lets out a breath, and lets his hand press against Will a little more firmly when he starts to sway in place again. “Okay, let’s go.”
Then he looks up and is met with smug faces, and Mike flushes when he realizes his own hypocrisy.
“I don’t talk like that,” Max recalls, voice high-pitched and overly girly and – Mike definitely doesn’t talk like that.
According to everyone in his life, Mike has a voice reserved just for Will. He tries to figure out what that says about him.
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07 Dec 2025
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A meeting earlier in the week had sparked the thought that he needed to move. To do something. Someone had mentioned the phrase “still waters” in passing, and it had stuck in his head, circling until it connected with an old saying from back home: A creek don’t flow sittin’ still.
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20 Nov 2025
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Zoro hadn't planned on exchanging blow jobs with a drag queen when he had come out to the bar at Nami's behest, and yet he can't pretend he’s not enjoying it. It might be one of his better decisions actually.
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Zoro hooks up with a drag queen and the guy he hates on the soccer team starts acting weird. These two things are probably unrelated.
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08 Nov 2025
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When Zoro accidentally interrupts TikTok chef Sanji—his roommate and year-long crush—during a live stream, their distant relationship blossoms into a bond strengthened by tipsy dancing, Betty Crocker cookies, taxes, and an excessive amount of sexual tension.
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5 times accidents brought Zoro and Sanji closer together, and the 1 time this brought them close enough to cross the finish line.
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03 Nov 2025
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With a sigh, Zoro picked up his utensils and dug into the walleye, figuring he might as well stick the fork in himself. Maybe one day he would manage a normal conversation with Sanji. And maybe one day, he would find the courage to ask him out. Modern setting.
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27 Oct 2025
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The Best Worst Thing by three_days_late
Fandoms: One Piece (Anime & Manga), One Piece (Live Action TV 2023)
27 Jul 2025
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Zoro growled, “You really think I'm gonna fall madly in love with some random friend of Vivi’s?”
“Couldn't hurt to at least meet him,” she shrugged, then nudged his shoulder, “Come on, free food, good company, and I'll owe you a favor. You know how I hate owing people, this is all wins for you! What do you say?”
Zoro groaned as he leaned back in his chair, but finally caved with a, “Fine, I'll do it. But I won't like it.”
Or: When your date sucks but the waiter is really cute.
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25 Sep 2025