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Soft repairs, because you're mine to mend. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Apr 2026
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Point was, Mike Wheeler liked to be needed.
And Will Byers?
Well…
Will swallows, eyes focused pointedly on Mike’s long, slender fingers. The way they twist and they pull, fixing the broken strap to Will’s backpack.
Will Byers loved when Mike fixed things for him.
It was becoming a problem.
He didn’t mean to start doing it, but it just… happened. Maybe he was using Mike’s kindness against him, but it was difficult not to, and Will couldn’t feel too badly about it when Mike looked down at him with lidded eyes, one hand dragging up along Will’s side, voice sweet. “Better?”
“Yeah,” Will murmurs, grabbing the bag with trembling fingers. “Yeah, it’s better.”
Or, Will comes up with a plan that could benefit the both of them. Mike gets to be a hero in every day life, and Will? He gets to have Mike's attention.
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“Mike. You've not eaten since this morning,” he says, not a question. “Haven't you?”
Michael does not answer at once. Dustin, mercifully, is too occupied to notice, halfway through devouring his potatoes, cabbage forgotten at his side. Holly hums quietly over her stew, content. “It is of no matter,” Michael says at last.
“You should eat,” Will says softly. “Why haven't you?”
“I am well.”
“That was not my question.”
Michael’s gaze flickers to him, something unreadable passing through it, then warming, just slightly. “Cleric,” he says, low, as though the word itself were an answer.
Will exhales, quiet. “You cannot tend to others if you do not tend to yourself.”
“I manage,” Michael murmurs.
“You endure,” Will corrects, saddened. “That is not the same, and you know it.”
Or: My Cleradin au where there's an absurd amount of plot and paladin Mike needs to learn to keep his hands to himself because he's a little too down bad for his pretty cleric he swore an oath to
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Choose me, the space between hurt and home. by sundollop for heartofmiwi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Mar 2026
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He squeezes his eyes shut for a second, swallowing hard. He knows he’s not just some replacement. He’s not a second Max any more than Dustin is a second Mike. That’s stupid. He knows that.
He’s his own person. Him and Max couldn’t be more different if they tried.
But… Max was Lucas’ first love.
The first person he ever kissed. The girl he used to talk about like she was everything, like she was forever, the one he thought he was going to marry when they were just kids, when everything felt simple and permanent.
And, on the other side, Mike had Jane. His first kiss too, his first everything, in a way that stuck.
Will’s chest tightens.
Did Lucas feel that way about Max, the way Mike feels about Jane?
Something deep and steady and impossible to shake?
or, Will and Lucas are on a break. Will's worried that Lucas doesn't really want him, but Lucas is desperate to get his (ex) boyfriend back. Meanwhile, Mike has some letting go to do.
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“I just… I want to be able to take you somewhere, alright? Then we'll go for a drive, and I have something else planned.” He hesitates for half a second. Then, softer, “let me take care of my wife.”
Will makes a small, startled sound, and then he’s laughing, hiccupping a bit from the force of it. “Your what?” Will manages, breathless, grinning despite himself.
Behind him, Mike’s smiling, he can feel it, the way it presses warm and bright into his shoulder. “My wife,” Mike repeats, even though he's tensing a little like he's nervous Will is going to turn him down.
or, It's Will's birthday and Mike's planned the whole day for him, like a good boyfriend should. Will's a lot more focused on the fact that Mike keeps referring to him as his wife, though.
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- Part 7 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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Kiss my bruises, so they can see I was loved once too. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Mar 2026
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“Does- does your mom know?” Mike asks, quieter now. Will shakes his head. Mike’s throat tightens. “I think my mom’s gonna call her,” he murmurs, even though he’s not totally sure. It feels like something she would do. Mike kind of wants her to, too.
Will curls in tighter at that, like the words themselves hurt. “Dad’s gonna get mad again,” he whispers. “I don’t want him to get mad.”
Mike’s nose scrunches up, his eyes burning. It feels like crying, but different. Hotter, sharper, like it’s trying to claw its way out of him instead of spill. “He hurts you,” Mike spits, voice wobbling despite how hard he tries to keep it steady. “He shouldn’t do that. That’s- that's not allowed. That’s bad.”
or, miwi werehere. Mike just wants Will to be safe, and the safest place he can think of is his den.
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- Part 6 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“…Do you think she’s out there?” Mike asks eventually, voice so quiet it barely feels real. “Somewhere?”
Will doesn’t hesitate. “Yes,” he exhales all at once, the word coming out in one sharp breath. “I do.”
He has to believe that. The look on Mike’s face all those years ago, desperate- he has to believe it.
“…I don’t,” Mike admits, and Will flinches. “I don’t think I ever did, I think maybe I just felt… guilty.”
or, Mike lets Will use his body like a canvas, and he tries to be honest along the way. It would be easier if Will wasn't stuck in his head.
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- Part 5 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“Is a diner okay with you? Dustin really wants pancakes, so we kind of agreed to meet up at the one around the corner at one thirty. I was going to tell you earlier but I had to take a shower, so I figured I could wai-”
Mike swallows thickly, watching Will pull his pants up, having to do a little hop and jump to get them up over his ass, buttoning and zipping them up moments after. They were cute, a deep brown color that contrasted against Will's plush hips, the fabric pushing into the crease of his legs, tight against his ass, squeezing his thighs.
Will pulls on a shirt, something orange, blue, and striped. Mike, however, is a lot more focused on the pretty panties that Will’s covering up. A buttery yellow, a little bit of lace on the hem, something Mike only caught a glimpse of before it was gone.
or, Will likes wearing cute underwear, and Mike likes looking at Will wearing cute underwear. And touching him too, preferably.
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- Part 4 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“Come swimming with me,” he murmurs, voice dipping, soft and coaxing. “Just for a little while.”
Mike snorts, even as his heart stutters. “Stop trying to siren me.”
Will’s mouth drops into an immediate pout, exaggerated and unfairly effective. “I’m not.”
“You are,” Mike insists, though his fingers have slowed in Will’s hair, lingering now instead of working. “You always do this.”
“I don’t always do this,” Will says, leaning closer, just enough that Mike can feel the cool damp of him, smell the salt and something faintly metallic beneath it. “Sometimes I just want you to come with me. Why won't you?”
or, Mermaid Will just really REALLY wants to go for a completely normal swim with pirate Mike, and Mike is easily distracted.
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- Part 3 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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I'm still listening, wait a little longer. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Mar 2026
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“He’s dead, Mike,” Lucas spits, voice shaking even as he tries to keep it steady. “We buried him. You didn’t even show up to his funeral-”
Mike’s chest tightens. “I couldn’t-”
“I get it, okay?” Lucas cuts him off, louder now. “You think I don’t get it? He was your best friend. He was mine, too. I love him too. I miss him too.” Mike opens his mouth, but nothing comes out, throat burning. “And- I’m sick of this,” Lucas keeps going, voice rising, cracking around the edges. “I’m sick of you acting like he’s just- what- out there somewhere? Hiding? Waiting for you to come find him from some evil dimension?” He shakes his head, sharp and disbelieving. “That’s not how this works. That’s not how any of this works.”
or, a Will was never found au taking place during season four, where Mike is the only one who can see Will when Will flicks through the slides.
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- Part 2 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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Conditioner and quiet, just for a little while. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Mar 2026
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Jonathan’s hand begins moving slowly up and down his back. “I know,” he says softly. “I know, bud.” His fingers trace along Will’s shoulder blades. “It’s just… hard sometimes.” Will’s breath catches faintly. “To talk about things,” Jonathan continues quietly, “when you’re worried they might make you feel… wrong.” The word lands heavily between them, and it doesn't feel like he's talking about Nancy. “Or like other people might think you’re wrong for feeling them.” Will’s throat tightens, and Jonathan squeezes him a little closer. “That’s why I’m so glad you’re my brother, Will,” he whispers.
“... Really?”
“Really. I know we don’t have to be scared of that. Even if Nancy never liked me back, or if- if she never could, you never would've made me feel bad for liking her, even if other people would've thought I was wrong because of it. I love you, Will. More than anything.”
or, Will's struggling with the move to cali, but he has his family there to help him. Maybe a new sister is a good thing.
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- Part 1 of Will Byers B-DAY Week 2026!!
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“Mike.” The knife pauses, and Will glances over. It’s buried deep in the man’s jugular now, blood dripping down a sharp wrist, fingers embedded. “You can stop now.”
Mike’s shoulders tense. “He shouldn’t have been so touchy,” he hisses back without turning around. There’s real anger in his voice, his eyebrows pinched together in that familiar little crease Will knows too well.
“You ruined the chase,” Will replies mildly. Mike’s head dips slightly at that. “And you mushed up his brain,” Will continues. “Dustin’s going to be upset about that.”
Mike exhales sharply, his shoulders slumping. The knife stays where it is, still lodged in the man’s neck as he slowly turns around to face Will. His lips pull into a sulky little pout, blood darkening the corners of his mouth. Will’s heart stutters in his chest, licking his own lips unconsciously, and Mike's eyes track the movement like a dog following a treat. “Are you mad at me?” Mike whispers, his voice small.
or, serial killers au. The party is fucked up but that's okay <3
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If you call tomorrow, remember the things I've never said. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Mar 2026
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The painting on his wall is framed in simple wood. Nothing ornate, because Will had never liked ornate things. He used to say fancy frames distracted from the painting itself.
Mike reaches up slowly and pushes the glasses higher on his nose.
He knows what it looked like when Will was painting, hunched over the canvas, hair falling in his eyes, chewing the inside of his cheek while he worked like the act of putting color on a surface might somehow split him open.
His chest tightens, a sharp little twist beneath his ribs.
Maybe El didn’t like ornate things either, or maybe, she would have liked something big and gold. Or purple. Maybe a seventy thirty split of it, or maybe just nothing all together, no frame at all.
He doesn’t know.
He never asked, not once.
And Mike realizes with a strange, aching clarity, he’s going to die the same way she did. Unknown and unseen. Never properly loved the way he wanted to be.
or, Mike is in love with Will, and he's hit with the realization that if he were to die, no one would know.
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Brand me with your hands so everyone can see. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Mar 2026
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Max arches a brow. “Carlton, though? You two are dating and you don’t even kiss? Is it just a preference thing?”
Will sighs, resigned. He drops his hands. “Okay. Honestly?” He hesitates, then shrugs. “He was a bad kisser. And I just… couldn’t get excited around him. At all.”
The reaction is immediate and merciless. Dustin makes a dramatic gagging noise. El gasps like she’s been handed gossip gold. Lucas high-fives Max, shaking her hand in his.
Mike doesn’t say anything. He just watches Will, watches the way he shrugs it off, the way he laughs a little too loud, the way his ears go red.
Or, Will's new boyfriend is a bad kisser. Mike thinks it's a crime that no one has kissed Will properly. He's on a goal to change that, Carlton be damned.
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Find the love you seek, and find it in me. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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“Have you,” Mike starts, but his voice breaks halfway through. He swallows hard, loud enough for Will to hear, and then he tries again. “Have you seen the news?”
Will's heart lurches, and he can feel how his shoulders slump. Of course he’s seen it.
It’s everywhere, on every channel, every headline. Every glowing marquee in the city. People crying in the streets, strangers kissing, rainbow flags hanging from fire escapes. New York is alive tonight in a way it’s never been before. He's been staring out his window, a little in fear, and a little in a kind of freedom that he's never gotten before.
“Yeah,” Will whispers. “I saw.”
or, YAY!!! Gay marriage is now legal in the place they grew up. Mike calls Will the second he hears, and they reconnect.
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Paint me a picture, one I can look back on when I lose you. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jan 2026
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Sometimes, all he can think about is how he’ll kill himself.
“Will! Will, come on- come on, wake up-”
His lungs shudder as he breathes in, hands gripping his face, his shoulders, alternating wherever they could.
“That’s it- that’s it, come on, come back to me-”
He feels dizzy, out of it, the way he always did. He’s pulled into a chest, a heartbeat he could spend forever memorizing, and tries to get his bearings.
Or, Will is going through some shit. He knows a way to get out of it, but... no one seems content to let that happen.
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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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“Is it Tammy?”
Will feels his face scrunch up in confusion, pulled clean out of his thoughts by the absurdity of the question. “Tammy?”
“Earlier, you said- it’s Tammy, right? The reason you’re- you’re ignoring me? We have to be a team, right now-”
Will blinks for a moment, head shaking as he leans it back, trying to think of how Mike could be so… so out of the loop. “Mike, Vecna is going to kill us, I don’t care about Tammy-”
“But you like him, right?”
“What?! Tammy Thompson?”
Mike lags, freezing. “Thompson?”
Or, Will is preparing to give up one last thing for the people he loved. The last thing he hasn't given them yet. His life. Mike, however, is a lot more concerned with whoever this Tammy person is and why Will cared about them enough to include them in his confession.
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If things were... different. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger - Fandom
29 Dec 2025
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I'm doing a complete Byler centric rewrite of Stranger Things, as I promised. This is season one, other seasons will be posted as I make them! Chapter names are episode names, and chapters that aren't canon episodes but instead written for more lore, context, and cleaning up plot holes will be specified as such!
This is Byler focused, so lots of Will, Mike, and the Byers. I will be skipping certain scenes that I just don't care for or don't care about. The POV will switch from Mike and Will, El, a few others occasionally, but primarily follows them.
I recommend watching the show if you haven't, even though it's fucking dogshit now, just because there's certain context I'll be leaving out/not writing, just because I don't really give a fuck to write about what's happening in the lab at every moment or over the radios.
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- Part 1 of Stranger Things Rewrite.
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Even after all of this time… saying yes? It was the best thing I’d ever done, Mike.
Will’s voice had been so calm when he said it. Gentle. Certain.
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Will’s lips press together. Mike tracks it like a hawk. It’s just them here- he’s allowed to care. It’s just them.
“I’m not hungry.”
“You haven’t been hungry in two days.” Silence. it gnaws at his insides. “Will, please-”
Then, barely audible, “I’m tired, Mike.”
Or, a small post season five fix it fic, because depression doesn't just disappear, and Mike and Will need to have a talk right now more than ever.