will_the_wisee
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At first, Mike was unsure how to approach him when he got like this. But they’ve been living together for months now, never further than five feet apart in their dorm beds, so Mike’s learned what works and what doesn’t.
It works when he wakes Will like this, with gentle hands and words, telling him he’s safe. It works when he climbs into Will’s warm bed, turning him on his side and curling up against his back, an arm over his waist and his cheek pressed against his shoulder. They lie together like that until Will’s hiccupping gasps soften into steady breaths, until Mike feels him go limp in his arms and he knows he’s fallen back asleep. It always works.
or: Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.
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you're getting called out (cause you're running your mouth) by Anonymous
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
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“I bet your boyfriend's funny, huh?” he said, before he could stop himself. His eyes flicked back to the piece of jewellery on Will’s neck. “Nice necklace by the way.”
Will froze.
Mike wasn’t stupid. He knew it wasn’t just a necklace. It was a signal. A claim.
Six years after everything, Mike Wheeler has built a life of routine and avoidance, convincing himself that silence is the same as healing. Will Byers has done the opposite – he’s left, grown, and learned to love without apology.
When they meet again at Lucas and Max’s wedding, the truth Mike has spent years avoiding, finally demands to be faced – especially when he sees Will with someone else.
As he finds out, sometimes yearning doesn’t fade with time. It grows, until punches are thrown.
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"I can't say it," Mike admits, because he feels the words twitching readily on his tongue, but they refuse to come out. Will is a lot braver than Mike, a whole lot. "It must've been really hard for you, to do it in front of everyone the way you did."
Or, Mike and Will go to Stacey's party together. It takes only a few drinks before the shame fades, giving way to Mike's real feelings. The feelings he's kept hidden from even himself for as long as he can remember.
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Even after giving himself a few more minutes, it was still difficult to pull his hand back when he did. Mike grabbed his own wrist, as if to keep his hand from reaching out again, but he still couldn't bring himself to look away. One thing was clear. Something was very wrong with Mike. He definitely was possessed. And as he watched a sleeping Will bury his face deeper into his pillow, he had to face an uncomfortable truth.
The one possessing him wasn't Vecna. But he very much wished it was.
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Mike doesn't want to acknowledge that he has feelings for Will and chooses to believe it's just Vecna possessing him lol
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“It was El who broke up with you, though. It’s not like it’s your fault she fell out of love,” Will offered. “That was what she said right?”
For a second their eyes met, but Mike quickly glanced away. He’d been doing that more often recently. Will could understand. Holding eye contact lately… ever since they were spending nights lying awake next to each other, sometimes talking, but mostly pretending to sleep… Let’s say it felt harder than usual to hold Mike’s gaze for him as well.
“… Yes,” Mike answered. “Right. She said that,” he added as if to remind himself.
A loud snort from the main hall pierced through their conversation. “Oh, please.” Murray mocked from the couch. Will and Mike both turned their heads to stare at him with pinched expressions.
“What?” Murray exclaimed. “Falling out of love is not the reason El broke up with you.”OR: Mike and Will get Murray’d and deal with the consequences.
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