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“Just saying, if you’re taking another hit, you should share it with me,” Mike says, and Will slowly tilts his head, drinking in every word. “It just makes sense. Like, mathematically.”
Will’s reddened eyes narrow, bewildered. “Mathematically?”
“If there’s two hits left, we’d each only get one,” Mike explains. “But if we shotgunned, we’d both get two.” God, this is the best idea he’s had in ages. He should’ve stolen Will’s weed, like, months ago. “That’s like, bang for your buck. This is simple math, Will Byers. Keep up.”
In which it’s well past midnight in New York, Will can’t sleep, and Mike feels like they barely know each other anymore.
So, they get a little high. Mike is very normal about all of it.
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01 Feb 2026
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Lucas doesn’t believe in coincidences. That much is a given. Most especially now that Max is still hospitalized, so he has more time to really observe the people around him and willingly take charge in uncovering certain mysteries smaller than the upside down and much closer to him than he thinks. He eventually starts picking up on things he’s always been skeptical of
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Sometime during the 18 months, Lucas is finally choosing to believe he’s in fact NOT crazy and that Mike Wheeler is exactly what Lucas has always thought he was (a homosexual)- Language:
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12 Jan 2026
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El squeezed his hand. “It is not your job to fix. And… I do not know if it can be fixed.”
The ringing in Will’s ears returned despite the music still gently playing in the room. “What… do you mean, can’t be fixed?”
El let out a gentle breath. “You are right, I have been alone with thoughts. And I have been thinking about love.” Will squeezed her hand tightly, though it was less a comfort to her and more to ground himself. “How do you know if you are in love?” She whispered this, and there was a slight shake to her voice.
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or, Will and El have a much deserved, much needed, sibling heart-to-heart.
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04 Jan 2026
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Robin turns on the radio to keep Steve awake and mutters a complaint about the song playing before focusing her full attention on the road. Steve watches the world pass by, the streetlights blurring together to create patterns that make him wonder if the drugs are still in his system.
Hunched over in his seat, the lights start to make his head hurt. He closes his eyes, brows furrowed, and turns his head to the other side, where Robin is sitting. He’s pretty sure she’s still looking at the road, but she somehow knows his eyes are shut and taps his thigh. “Stay awake, Steve,” She says softly, and her voice sounds so warm it tugs at something in his chest.
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robin and steve learn to live after the battle of starcourt.
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30 Dec 2025
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And he’s good at noticing things; he knew when Erica stole any of his action figures. He knew when Dustin lied about being sick because he always sounded so guilty over the radio. He knew that Will and Mike had a special relationship. He knew that there was something El wasn’t telling them when Will was missing. He knew Mike clung onto her in a weird way. He knew that kids calling Will, ‘Zombie Boy,’ meant more than just him coming back to life. He knew when Max liked him. He knew when she was mad at him, and he knew when to leave her alone or beg her for forgiveness.
He knew that he was different. He knows that he’s different.
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So, he’s not stupid. Far from it, actually.
And that’s why he knows Mike is acting really, really weird.
(aka a fic about Lucas, Mike, how they parallel each other and their needs to conform; first part takes place in between s3 and s4, second part is s5 speculation)
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28 Dec 2025