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I didn't see you before (but I see you now) by robinbuckleyisme
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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4 years after defeating Vecna, Will Byers has moved to the bustling city of New York to reconstruct a life for himself as an artist. He’s no longer the "Zombie Boy". He's a man with a steady job, a group of friends who see his quiet strength rather than his trauma, and a boyfriend who loves him with a grounded, uncomplicated kindness. Everything is, for the first time in his life- actually okay. That is, until he steps into the chaos of a club and catches a glimpse of a familiar silhouette— one that makes his heart do somersaults. It's Mike Wheeler. The second their eyes meet, the carefully curated walls of his new life come crashing down
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This is a stranger things season 5 rewrite/making Byler happen. Some stuff from the show will be the same but a lot of it is gonna be different and new stuff is added. I had like 17 ideas of things I wanted to happen in it so I’m taking it into my own hands.
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To be soft (like the belly of a fish exposed to a knife) by friendly_neighborhood_ace
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Feb 2026
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Will takes a deep breath and steps forward. The polished wood of the firearm is smooth but cold beneath his fingers, and Will cringes at how familiar it feels. Nancy gives his shoulder a brief, encouraging pat as she returns to the group.
Hopper hands him a half-loaded clip, and Will’s muscle memory kicks in as he slides four more bullets into the magazine, locking the cartridge into place. With careful movements, he pulls the hammer back, checking that the first bullet is properly seated.
Breathing steadily, Will swings the rifle up, settling the butt firmly into the soft hollow between his chest and shoulder. The world narrows on the haphazardly painted target. The group behind him falls silent, allowing a quiet bubble of focus that Will welcomes. His head tilts slightly, aligning the scope with the target.
He exhales, steady and natural, and fires.
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Or, a rewrite of ST: Season 5, because I wasn't satisfied with where it went, featuring Byler, more demogorgons, and Mike Wheeler (eventually) putting his two brain cells together.
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02 Feb 2026
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“Shit, shit,” Will scrambles to the floor-length mirror he’d found propped up on a dumpster at the end of his Freshman year. He pulled at his sweater and fluffed his hair. “Coming!”
He trips over his feet rushing to get to the door, before freezing to glance at the tiny apartment. His sketchbooks are everywhere, his bed is unmade, and he hasn’t scooped Bowie’s litter box today. There isn’t time to do anything about it now.
Taking a calming breath in, he yanks open the door.
There, in his doorway with a giant goofy grin, stands Michael Wheeler.
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Will Byers moved to Chicago for school, and he's thriving. Mike has failed in his attempts to move on with his life and is back home, living in his childhood bedroom in Hawkins, Indiana, after dropping out of college. When Will cancels his trip to Hawkins for the first time, Mike decides to be impulsive and drive to Chicago.
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29 Jan 2026