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Will Byers knows exactly how much happiness costs, because he can rarely afford it; Mike Wheeler's kindness always leaves people wanting more from him than he could give.
One exhausting day, one troubled heart, and one unusual offer are all it takes for a cold October night after everything that could go wrong does, to become another chance to start over.
"His lips parted slightly and for a long, stretched second, Michael Wheeler, the CEO of one of the most successful publishing houses in the country, the man who commanded boardrooms and signed checks that could change lives, looked utterly, completely undone by Will Byers."
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It's 1992, and Mike and Will are juniors in college and living together in a tiny NYC apartment. Life is great. It's everything Mike could ever want: his best friend, an incredible city, and the world at his fingertips. The only problem? He's in love with said best friend and has no idea how he could ever tell him.
Luckily for him, he's presented with an opportunity to get much closer to him every Friday night, as long as he promises not to get all weird after. How hard could that be?
Or: Mike and Will become friends with benefits and the universe laughs because they're both ridiculously in love with each other.
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- Part 1 of Nirvana
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02 Jul 2026
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"Mike had noticed him because he was hard not to notice. He looked just so... Gentle.
Will moved through campus like someone trying not to disturb the air around him, while everyone else seemed determined to reinvent themselves at maximum volume in the new environment they were on at the campus, Will existed quietly at the edges of rooms, soft and careful and entirely self-contained.
And, unfairly enough, he was probably one of the prettiest people Mike had ever seen in his life."
Will doesn't speak. He decided to stop using his voice for his own personal reasons, but slowly, he starts to think that maybe it wouldn't be bad at all if he decided to use his voice again. Maybe that talkative boy– Mike, from Creative writing, might be the first person to prove him he was wrong about that part of himself.
Of a boy that after going through a lot of pain stopped using his voice as a defense mechanism, and a boy who can't stay quiet for long because his thoughts overwhelm him.
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14 Jun 2026
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two worlds colliding (and they could never tear us apart) by appleciderlilly
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 May 2026
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Mike never had many friends. He was always the loser who sat alone at his own lunch table, or was the last to partner up in gym class.
It didn’t particularly bother him, not until that moment in time, as he looked out the window and watched the trees blur together in one green smudge on a canvas. He tuned out his parents, who chatted idly as they drove further and further away from Hawkins.
It was then and there, that Mike Wheeler made the executive decision to change.
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After Mike attempts to come out to his father, shit hits the fan and he scrambles to land on his feet… by joining Sigma Chi.
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27 May 2026
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Will’s friends dare him to ask out a quiet boy at their college, and the date goes very well. His friends don’t believe him until they accidentally overhear the pair.
What Will never expected was that accepting that dare would be the best thing he ever did
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17 May 2026
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I Was Made For Lovin' You, Baby (You Were Made For Lovin' Me) by occasionalpisser
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Apr 2026
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Halting his blubbing, Mike blinks his eyes back open and allows for his vision to adjust to the unreasonably bright light that’s still surrounding him. His head lolls to the side, vision still coming in and out of focus as he tries to take in the image in front of him, blocking out all of his other senses.
Mike squints and… Oh.
Okay—why is God the dictionary definition of the word 'gorgeous'?
OR: Upon getting his wisdom teeth removed, Mike Wheeler doesn't remember much of anything—including Will Byers, and the fact that they're married to each other. He still feels all the love and adoration he has for the man, though... so he can't be blamed if it all comes spilling out of him in one way or another.
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27 Apr 2026