11 Bookmarks by vxmpzai
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“So what does it feel like then?”
Will sighed. He didn’t want to explain. He didn’t think he could. “If I had the words,” he said slowly, almost apologetic, “I probably wouldn’t need the music.” He shrugged. “It just makes sense to me. Even when it doesn’t sound perfect, or coherent, or… right. Something about it works.”
Will Byers is overwhelmed living in the Wheeler basement, and tries to hold himself together with music. One night, Mike comes downstairs, and listens.
Or: The one where Mike catches Will pain stimming.
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24 Dec 2025
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The Byers’ new house is closer to Mike’s.
This is a Development.
Mike sees Will on the weekends. Mike sees Will on occasional school nights. Mike sees Will like he’s living with them again, stuffed into Mike’s back pocket, comfortably, reliably close.
Turns out, this is a problem.
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or: Will is lovely, and Mike is in love. Maybe. Probably. Definitely.
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19 Dec 2025
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“Are you offended that people think we’re dating?”
“No,” Mike says immediately. “Of course not,” because, again, he should be so lucky.
Will’s baffled expression does not change. “Then why would I be?”
“So– okay, fine, whatever. Should we, like, tell them to get their heads out of their asses and that we’re not– um– dating, or–”
“I think,” Will cuts in, “well. You know what would be funny?”
Honestly, Mike doesn't know what he thought being Will Byers' fake-boyfriend would entail, but he definitely didn't think it would involve this many ugly Christmas sweaters.
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17 Dec 2025
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stare at pictures of you 'til i'm blind by agustplz (shout_out_lou)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Jul 2022
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Mike gets into the habit of pulling his hair up. And it drives Will crazy. It opens up an entirely new perspective on a face he thought he had memorized, softening his profile and placing his features in new angles that Will had never considered. He looks pretty. He’s never thought about it before, but once he starts putting his hair up, Will can’t think of him in any other way. He looks soft and open and inviting, all of which is a dangerous combination for a boy with a hopeless crush.
Even worse, it makes him want to sketch him constantly. He keeps a sketchbook under one of his floorboards just for portraits of Mike. He tries not to do it often, but sometimes his want threatens to overtake him and he has to put it somewhere. Soon enough, the sketchbook has every angle imaginable of Mike he can recall without having him model for him. It’s possible that the sketching has greatly improved Will’s skills in a short time; they might even be his best work. But he can’t be sure since there’s no way they can ever see the light of day. If he’s going to lose his mind over Mike for what is apparently going to be the rest of his life, the least he can do is keep that insanity to himself.
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16 Dec 2025
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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12 Dec 2025
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Dying (And Other Perks Of Loving Too Much) by ProudBisaster505
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Apr 2023
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"Will- are you okay?"
Though he'd expected such a question, considering the puppy eyes Mike had been looking at him with since he'd asked the same question back in the van, Will wasn't prepared to hear Mike worrying about him again.
Definitely not while standing that close to him, with his hand on his wrist and his lips so tentatively near.
Will cleared his throat, torn between seeming fine in front of him (because he was, he was fine), and not doing anything stupid with having Mike so close.
"Yes- Yeah, I'm fine."
Or, the Cali crew spends the night at a hotel, Will insists that he's definitely fine, and it's revealed that he is not after he has a nightmare.
(Posted for day 6 of Byler Week 2023: Pre-Vol 2)
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08 Dec 2025
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He’s in Hell, he realises. He’s in Hell because his father was right about him all along. He’s in Hell and the monster finally caught him and this is his punishment.
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Will, dreams, and the terrifying reality that you can never run from your nightmares.
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06 Dec 2025
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what you know about love (i got what you need) by playitagain
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
01 Nov 2021
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Ron shows Harry that it's okay to seek comfort, to have someone hold you. He allows Harry the space to cry while showing him how much love can be found in another person's nonjudgmental support.
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Five time Ron initiates comforting Harry and one time Harry seeks out comfort.
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- Part 1 of 2021HarryRonFest
- Part 3 of in any universe i'll find you (rarry)
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03 Nov 2025
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Sleep has never been a simple or easy thing for Harry Potter. Neither has touch or food for that matter. Ron and Hermione do their best to help him in this battle.
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8 nights Harry struggles to sleep + one night he doesn't.
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02 Nov 2025
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we should just kiss (like real people do) by whenstheweddingcake
Fandoms: Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling
15 May 2023
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'They were close enough that their chests almost touched. Harry’s gaze fell to pink lips, then to the stretch of pale skin over Draco’s throat as his Adam’s apple bobbed. There was a single dark freckle on the left side of his neck, just above the dip between his neck and collarbone. He wanted to cover it with his mouth.'
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Harry's summer is better than ever before, and he returns to Hogwarts for his fifth year with more power, changing relationships, an army at his back, and another DADA teacher that seems to have it out for him.
(Title from 'Like Real People Do' by Hozier)
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- Part 2 of it's worth it (it's divine)
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31 Oct 2025
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After the events at the graveyard and another awful summer at the Dursley's, Harry feels like he's drowning. He just wants it all to stop, even if that means ending things himself.
Of course, as always, Draco Malfoy has to ruin his plans.
TWs: graphic suicide attempt, self harm, more in tags
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26 Oct 2025