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• you’re my heart (even if it’s cold now) by thingsweneversaid

  Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

  • Not Rated
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  26 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
  • Eleven | Jane Hopper
  • Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers
  • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
  • Lucas Sinclair
  • Dustin Henderson
  • The Party (Stranger Things)
  • Angst
  • Vampire Mike Wheeler
  • Will Byers Needs a Hug
  • Will Byers is a Sweetheart
  • Self-Harm
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Will Byers Has PTSD
  • Forbidden Love
  • Mutual Pining
  • Possessive Behavior
  • Implied/Referenced Suicide Attempts
  • Implied Childhood Sexual Abuse
  • First Kiss
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
  • English Is Not the Author's First Language
  • Implied/Referenced Eating Disorders
  • Homophobic Language
  • Will Byers Has an Eating Disorder
  • Will Byers Has Nightmares
  • Jealous Mike Wheeler
  • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers

  Summary

  Mike wakes up, but something is wrong.

  very wrong.

  The ache in his body makes him feel like he’s crazy, so he distances himself.

  Maybe this is a sick joke, right?

  Maybe this will all be fine as soon as he wakes up.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  14,501

  Chapters:

  3/?

  Comments:

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  Kudos:

  36

  Bookmarks:

  6

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