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Mike and Will leave Hawkins and move to New York City for college, thinking leaving their hometown means leaving behind all the monsters with it. But their monsters are ones that can't be outrun or killed, ones that will remain stuck in their heads and hearts forever. They must face the trauma tucked away within them and learn how to begin to heal.
This fic explores Mike and Will's characters and their long-term trauma, both mentally and physically, from the events of the show. There will be scenes which contain PTSD flashbacks, extreme and sometimes unregulated trauma responses, depictions of chronic illness and pain, suicidal thoughts and ideations, and references to traumatic events, including child abuse and sexual assault (these two will not be described in detail, only referenced).
This fic is not meant to be an easy read. It is not written to make the reader uncomfortable, but it is written to explore multiple sources of trauma in-depth, which may result in discomfort anyway. If any of the above topics being described somewhat frequently will cause you too much discomfort or distress, I advise you to not read this fic.
All that being said, I hope you enjoy this fic. Thanks for reading!
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16 Aug 2026
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Mike and Will start on a swingset in kindergarten, almost eighteen years ago, when Will is five, very shy, and sitting by himself during recess. Mike Wheeler slots himself into Will's life like he was always meant to be there — shuffles beside him, asks if he wants to be friends. He is the first friend Will ever makes, and they don't know it yet, but Mike will change his life forever.
(And, well, Will has a few secrets from Mike. One: that he's the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man, and two: that Will is hopelessly in love with him. The latter happened long before the former, and that's almost exactly the reason why Will hasn't said anything at all, and probably never will.)
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16 Aug 2026
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Will Byers is Spiderman. His roommate and best friend, Mike Wheeler, does not know this. Mike believes that Spiderman is stalking him, which is a fair assumption, considering he shows up everywhere Mike happens to be.
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16 Aug 2026
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Its Pride in NYC and Mike tags along with Will to the Pride Parade. Along the way he learns to embrace change and find a little pride for himself.
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12 Aug 2026
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A year and a half after the Mind Flayer possessed Will, things are about as normal as they can be. The Party just completed their freshman year, the summer is upon them, and Mike’s nightmares are only happening once every few weeks now.
Things are, in all honesty, starting to look up for them.
But when the Mind Flayer comes back with a new plan to take over Hawkins, they’re thrown back into the world of the Upside Down.
Mike finds himself growing more desperate to keep Will safe with every new threat until his own morals start to slip away.
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Season 3-5 rewrite with no Vecna, no Russians, and no California. A darker take on the story with a focus on continuing the Miwi dynamic into the later seasons.
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12 Aug 2026
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“She said… she said a real friend would be happy for her. She said Josh isn’t stupid, he’s like, smart and kind or whatever, and… and that it’s not her fault I don’t like boys.”
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Mike and Will’s thirteen-year-old daughter gets into a bad fight with her best friend, and it stirs up old memories her dads would rather keep buried.
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- Part 2 of the rosieverse
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11 Aug 2026
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it started out with a kiss (how did it end up like this?) by bigbug_eyes
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Aug 2026
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“ His mind immediately flew to Will, and a grin crossed his face as he thought about his best friend. Will’s smile, his light freckles, his hazel-green eyes, his beautiful face—
Wait a minute.
His… Beautiful face?
That’s not right. Was it? Mike shook his head distinctively, glancing into the mirror to see his face tomato red, all from the thought of calling Will beautiful.
Well, he is beautiful.
Whoa. Holy Shit.”
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The Wheelers spend Christmas with the Byers, Mike surprisingly unaware of his love for his best friend right up until the moment they arrive. Keeping his cool around Will is hard, but everything blows to smithereens when the two end up under mistletoe at the annual Christmas party. One kiss sends a long distance between the two, their shared bedroom Christmas Eve night causing them to finally discuss how the kiss changed their relationship, for good.
(title inspired by “Mr. Brightside” by The Killers)
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07 Aug 2026
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In the year of 1993, Mike Wheeler is invited to Los Angeles California for the holidays by his friends when they notice Mike struggling to deal with the terms of his divorce to Eleven and the manuscript he hasn't been able to write— in over a year.
There he sees Will again. Thriving in all senses in life, looking better than the day of his wedding. The last day he saw him. In the throes of missed phone calls, cigarettes and fire— he thinks that maybe, there is more to their story than what he led himself to believe.
That, or they are better off as just strangers.
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07 Aug 2026
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You've Already Won Me Over (In Spite of Me) by RosieTheReaderxx
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Aug 2026
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One arm propped up against the door frame as he leaned forward, messy black curls haloed in the warm light from the hallway, Mike drug his glassy eyes over Will’s body, taking in his rumpled hair, his favorite too-big The Cure t-shirt (the one with holes around the collar), and baggy grey sweatpants, before giving him a cocky grin.
Will was always enraptured by Mike’s beauty. He was like the perfect fusion of a Renaissance painting and a marble statue: simultaneously sharp angles and soft edges. Dark ringlets spiraling to caress the stark line of his jaw. Thin hooked nose nestled between gentle umber eyes. Prominent high cheekbones contrasting with plush downturned lips. Pale porcelain skin smattered with freckled constellations. He was an artist’s wet dream.
“Hey.”
Will scoffed and crossed his arms. “Hey, yourself.”
They stood in silence for a moment, Mike leering as Will attempted to fix him with a fierce glare.
“Aren’t you going to invite me in?”
“You’re drunk, Mike.”
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Follow along through three “periods” of Will’s art style post-college graduation and the encounters with a certain “best friend” that inspired them.
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02 Aug 2026
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Was…was Mike’s heart reacting to Will?
Mike isn’t looking at him. He’s staring hard at his cards as if he hasn’t seen them before, biting his inner cheek, and accentuating his dimple. As Will looks closer, he notices the pink shade spreading over the shell of Mike’s ear, the red emerging from the black curls like a rose sprouting from the earth.
Was Mike still nervous around him? Hadn’t they resolved that?
Will decides to test it. He leans onto the bed and rests a hand on Mike’s uninjured thigh, his thumb swiping side to side over the covers, and waits.
Mike's leg twitches into his hand, and barely a moment passes before the beeps speed up again, a rapid climb from steady to sprinting, and when Will looks, the blush has spread to Mike’s cheeks, his eyes unmoving and glued to his cards.
Oh. Will gapes at the monitor, the green spiking line. That's not discomfort.
Oh. He can have some fun with this.
Or: Mike, while protecting Will, gets attacked by a demogorgon. Guilt-ridden, Will stays with him in the hospital, forcing them to resolve the awkward air that has surrounded them for months, and, along the way, uncover some truths.
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- Part 32 of Mike Wheeler suffering
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02 Aug 2026
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The Rawest Desire (In It's Friendliest Form) by vecnabutworse
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Nov 2023
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"I mean, friends kiss, right? Max and El do it all the time." Mike said, his gaze bouncing across Will's features frantically as if he was looking for his next line somewhere between the freckles that lay on the bridge of Will's nose. Will tried to ignore just how often Mike's eyes fell down onto Will's spit-slicked lips.
Will wasn't sure if they were going to overlook the fact that Max and El have actually been dating for almost a year now. But Mike didn't mention it, so neither did Will. Instead, Will inched his face a little closer, so close that their noses brushed and he could practically feel the heat radiating off of Mike's flushed cheeks.
"Yeah, friends kiss," Will said simply.
"Yeah?" Mike asked.
"Yeah," Will confirmed. Mike nodded, almost dumbly. His eyes stayed steady on Will's lips now.
"Okay." Mike shuddered.
"Okay," Will whispered.They kissed again.
Logline: While home alone in Mike's bedroom, Will and Mike realize just how much they've been hiding from each other and themselves. Who knew their deepest secrets were hidden behind their lips and beneath their clothes?
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02 Aug 2026
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It started small.
Something simple. Something not meant to be taken too seriously.
Just a way to stay close without having to name what they were doing.Will already knew what it was.
Mike couldn’t afford to acknowledge it.And for a while, it was enough.
It was easy. Contained. Even fun.
Until it wasn’t.
Until it became too much, too close, too real to ignore.
And Mike made the only choice that could save Will from him — even if it meant hurting them both.
Or:
Sometimes things don’t fall apart all at once.
Sometimes you’re the one who has to let them go.
And Mike didn’t want to be the reason Will would waste his life.Bookmarked by theskyfelldown_28
31 Jul 2026
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“What exactly does this pact entail, then?”
Mike leans forward very seriously, bringing his face close to Will’s.
“When they make it legal for you to get married, because they will.” He pauses, as if to make sure that Will is listening. Will laughs and nods for him to go on. “And if we’re both still alone and miserable—”
“Wow. Is that the awesome future you’re painting for us on our last night?”
“Shh.” Mike is doing a decent job at staying in character, but the crinkles around his eyes are giving him away. “If we’re both still alone by then… and at least partially miserable. That part’s important,” he continues dramatically, “I’ll marry the shit out of you, William Byers. Deal?”
Or, before heading off to college, Mike and Will make a pact. Fifteen years later, gay marriage is legalized in the state of Massachusetts. These two events are intrinsically linked to one another.
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26 Jul 2026
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Vecna lifted his hand, just hovering over Mike's lips to stop him, "Something inside you is broken, Michael."
"It has been for a very long time."
GhoulSanderson has no self-control and writes another Mike Vecna fic and nobody is surprised
Now with an alternative ending!
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- Part 8 of Mike Wheeler suffering
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24 Jul 2026
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And We Kissed As Though Nothing Could Fall by Rogue_Mercury
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Mar 2026
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Mike had always believed that the moment he’d die, no matter how brutal, he’d feel calm. At peace. A moment of acceptance that this was as far as his story would go. A quiet thing, just for himself, where he’d remember his most precious memories. His most memorable campaigns, sneaking into the movies and sharing popcorn… a blue-and-yellow swingset. He’d seen it in movies, he’d read about it in comics.
Only now that he’d reached this moment, there were so many feelings overflowing, bursting through him like a punch to the gut. It left him completely paralyzed. Horrible fear, grief, pain, and the most intense regret he’d ever felt in his life.
OR: The continuation of the Season 5 Volume 1 Mid-Series Finale starring: Mike's POV, Mike being jealous of Robin, Will dealing with his powers and his newfound confidence, Mike overwhelmed (in the best way) by said newfound confidence, flirty but shy Byler, nerdy flirting, churchgate, and just generally ALL the Byler scenes I wanted to see happen in Vol 2 and 3 (we were robbed).
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19 Jul 2026
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19 Jul 2026
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
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18 Jul 2026
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stay here (don't make too many promises) by xyour_gracex
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jun 2026
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"Will, please, I- I'm begging you," Mike dropped down to his knees, breath quivering, hands shaking, tears threatening to form in his dark, burning eyes. Will watched with a look of utter shock as Mike literally crawled on his hands and knees over to where he stood. Sitting on the heels of his still wet and muddy boots, Mike gripped Will's thighs just above his knees, his head hanging so his gaze was towards the floor, as if in prayer, "Please. Love me."
After nine months of no contact, Mike Wheeler runs back to Will Byers begging for forgiveness. Will is at a crossroads.
Their entire friendship changed the New Year's Eve Mike moved to New York and in an attempt to protect Will, Mike decides to completely disconnect. While he takes the time to work on himself, get himself ready to love Will in the way he deserves, Will stumbles into a deep spiral, slowly losing himself in the process.
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17 Jul 2026
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baby, you can change (and still choose me) by notapartytrick
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Mar 2026
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14 Jul 2026
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“Huh,” Mike says.
Huh.
Kissing your friends. For practice.
He’s just never considered it before, is all. He didn't know something like that was allowed.
And yes, Max said it's a thing girls do sometimes, but maybe—
Maybe two friends who just also happen to be boys—
Two best friends—
It's the Party's final summer together before college, and Mike Wheeler is prepared for exactly nothing to change.
Throw in a nursing home nemesis, a grandmother's deified childhood pet, and an escalating series of 'practice' sexual encounters with a best friend who makes his head spin, and there's a very tiny chance he may be getting in over his head.
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12 Jul 2026