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talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet by thesweetestdream
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Aug 2026
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Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.
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Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.
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12 Feb 2026
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Modern Day AU: no cannon from the show will make an appearance in this story.
Mike spends his free time working at Dustin's coffee shop, Level Up Latte. A visit to the tattoo parlor across the street, Stranger Inks, sets his life in an unexpected trajectory.
This story will deal with mature themes including self mutilation, sexual identities, assault, and other mature situations. The tags and rating will change as content is uploaded. Please read tags and proceed at your own discretion.
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Will bent over, adjusting his lamp so it illuminated the tattooed portion of skin. He looked at it for a moment before taking Mike gently by the wrist, startling him, and drew Mike’s arm closer to his face. Mike sat still, watching the other man examine the tattoo. He resisted the urge to jerk away when Will ran a finger lightly over the ink and clicked his tongue. Will moved his fingers from the tattoo to bare skin, pressing down on it, almost testing it. What was he looking for? Mike’s fingers twitched at the contact and he focused on watching the other man’s face.
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09 Feb 2026
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The night of graduation after Mike's campaign, the party goes to Stacy's to celebrate. With liquid courage and buried feelings rising to the surface, Mike and Will finally cross the line and admit how they feel about each other. But when summer comes to an end and Will refuses to be kept a secret, the boys go their separate ways.
Years later, Will runs into Mike at a gay club in New York, forcing them to confront feelings neither of them truly left behind. Will has already tried to move on, but Mike is determined to win him back despite the hurt he caused.
There's just one problem: Will has a boyfriend.
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In which Mike and Will finally kiss and have to face their feelings. Mike struggles with internalized homophobia while Will struggles with being kept a secret, and the two split up at the end of the summer. Years later, they meet again, and they can't fight the want. Will has a boyfriend now—Mike doesn't care.
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04 Feb 2026
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Fire in My Heart: Heatwave of '92 by Thetheoryholdstrue
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jun 2026
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03 Feb 2026
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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 May 2026
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Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.
Having sold their house in Hawkins a year and a half prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.
Mike had kindly offered up their place during dinner.
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The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV with minor other POV's as the story progresses. The gap has been lengthened to encapsulate more time passing. They start at 16, but by chapter 6 they're 17 1/2 with them turning 18 chapter 32/34.
Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate
Steve Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will
Season 5 Rewrite to follow WHILE THIS IS A COMPLETE WORK, THE SEASON 5 REWRITE IS A WIP
Everything is tagged appropriately. If you choose to read, that is your prerogative. No smut occurs until chapter 36.
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- Part 1 of Do You Want to Know a Secret?
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20 Jan 2026