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Best friends since childhood, Will Byers has carried a quiet, aching love for Mike Wheeler for years. When he visits him in the city of Chicago, he finds Mike radiant, confident, and completely at ease in his own skin. The sight of him, the way he moves, laughs, and glows under the city lights, makes Will’s chest ache with a longing he can no longer ignore.
Amid sparkling lights and the closeness they have always shared, years of unspoken desire finally surface. Every glance, every touch, every whispered laugh feels electric, drawing them impossibly close. For the first time, Will and Mike step beyond the line between friendship and something more, discovering what they have both wanted and needed for far too long.
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10 Jan 2026
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When Will needs to get his thoughts out of his head, he writes a letter he never intends to send. He addresses it to Mike, and tells him everything.
Feeling lighter than he has in weeks and buoyed by the adrenaline of writing it all out, Will acts on an impulse and ends the letter with, "If you’d be willing to give me a chance, I’d be really happy to date you. If you’re open to trying it, please meet me in Castle Byers this Saturday at 2:00pm. I’m not asking for any promises, I’m not asking for forever or anything like that; all I’m asking is that you give me a chance. Come if you want; if not, I completely understand, no hard feelings, and I’ll never, ever mention this again."
He forgets all about the letter, and the distinctive red envelope he stowed it in, until he turns around to find it missing. Now, Will has to think of some way to stop Mike from reading that letter - or should he wait at Castle Byers on Saturday at 2:00pm and pray for a miracle?
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- Part 1 of The Red Envelope
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02 Jan 2026
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To be fair, Will’s costume is great, now that Mike knows what it is. And, okay, wait-
“Oh, this is so good. This is so good.” Max points at Mike, wheezing. “Because you’re dressed as-”
Will’s still looking straight up at the sky. The length of his neck is very, very flushed. Mike can feel his entire face going redder than Vader’s lightsaber. He clenches his hands into tiny little fists, and says, around a groan: “I’m not Han Solo, guys.”
In which Lucas has a thing for Bowie, Will has a thing for Han Solo, Mike has a thing for Will, and El should never be allowed to watch Star Wars again.
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02 Jan 2026
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“Are you free tonight?”
Will blinks and gapes a few times. “What?”
“I’m going out with my sister and her best friend tonight. We’re going to a pub.” Mike moves forward, and Will’s breath hitches. “You could join us. It…could be fun.”or
Mike follows his sister to England to write articles about the celebration of the Silver Jubilee.
There, under the pale British sun, he meets Will.Day 5 of Byler Week 2023: Secret Identities
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- Part 5 of Byler Week 2023
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01 Jan 2026
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we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jun 2025
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“Looks like I bit you.” Will tilts his head to get a better look. All Mike can do is stare at him. His fluffy hair at the front, clumped pieces at the back where he’d slid his fingers in a mere few minutes before. His pretty green eyes that look hazel or even brown in this light, the dark circles he gets when he drinks framing them like intricate paintings. A satisfied, bloody smile.
Mike isn’t satisfied. He swallows thickly, choking down the words 'don’t you want more?'
Or: Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.
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- Part 1 of we all have a hunger
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28 Dec 2025