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It was easy for Will Byers to fall in love with Mike Wheeler.
The trouble came when he had to pretend it wasn't real.
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28 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler can be a good boyfriend. He knows he can. All those hours watching those stupid cheesy romcom movies weren't for nothing, but when push comes to shove, he isn't good enough for Eleven as she spends each day stressed out of her mind about losing. About Vecna. They broke up, and while he isn't happy about it, he also isn't one to give up.
Then he gets the idea. To show Eleven how great of a boyfriend he is with no need to win her back right away.
If he just pretends to date someone else, then he could kill two birds with one stone. It couldn’t just be anyone though, not with the apocalypse and all the upside down shit they were dealing with.
That’s where Will came in.
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Will Byers is a dreamer. A stupid, love-struck dreamer who can't find it in himself to keep denying a chance to keep the boy of his dreams closer than ever.
He’d never get Mike really, so if he wanted to cling to the closest thing he could get — pretending to date — then who could really blame him?
(Takes place in the eighteen months between season 4 and season 5)
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27 Jan 2026
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A Soft Place to Land (eventually) by by1erssecret
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
26 Jan 2026
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Will Byers and Mike Wheeler met each other during their first year at Hogwarts. Six years of subtle glances, awkward moments, and unspoken thoughts plagued Will's mind. As their last year of school approaches, so does the feeling of losing each other. When the two spot each other at a party they aren't meant to be at, the tension builds, bubbling and spilling over the edge until eventually, the truth comes out - and with it, unravels a whole new set of problems.
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19 Jan 2026
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break up with your boyfriend (yeah, yeah, cause i'm bored) by snorsneel
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Jan 2026
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It's a year after Graduation, and everyone agrees to have a reunion at the Wheeler's to celebrate the ending of Vecna and the Upside Down, packed with days filled with adventures and catching up after so long.
However, something that was supposed to be the original party, quickly turns unfamiliar when Will Byers brings along his boyfriend, Carlton Smith. Mike isn't a fan. Neither is anyone else.
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Mike Wheeler is forced to spend five days with Will Byers and his obnoxious boyfriend who he desperately wants gone. So does the rest of the party, but not for the same reason.
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18 Jan 2026
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Summer, 1991
When Will's mom surprised Will with 3 tickets to go on a cruise, Will was confused and hesitant. The tickets should only be 2 and he wondered who he'd give the extra ticket too.
He considered not using the 3rd ticket, just throwing it away. That's what any sane person would do. But why would he do that? This is a big cruise, he'd find someone who wanted to come along with him and his boyfriend, right?
Micheal Wheeler.
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16 Jan 2026