3 Works by wouldyourather
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the predatory wasp of the palisades is out to get us! by wouldyourather
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jan 2026
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"I wanna worry about you, Will." Mike insisted, "What's wrong?"
Will simpered, shaking his head. "It's nothing, I promise."
Will cradled the back of Mike's head and gingerly guided it back down to his chest. He ran his fingers through Mike's hair, scratching his scalp comfortingly.
"I just-" Will faltered, "I love you, man. You know that."
Mike's heart staggered uncomfortably in his chest. I think I love you the way I'm supposed to love girls, he thought, before willing himself into composure.
"Yeah. I love you too." He replied, "You're my best friend."
Mike's confusing feelings about Will come to fruition the summer before they leave for college. It becomes increasingly difficult to hide as the weather gets hotter and they start sleeping in the same bed.
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i've got a bad desire (i'm on fire) by wouldyourather
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jan 2026
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"Do you love him?" Mike slurs, panting. They're both breathing hard and fast, their sternums bumping with each heaving inhale.
Guilt burns white-hot in Will's chest, reminding him of the weight of the situation. What was he going to say to Carlton when he went back to New York? There's no way he could continue their relationship after this, this is impossible to move on from.
"No." Will whispers, his voice just barely audible over the muffled sounds of the party outside.
"Why?" Mike asks, his face a strange mixture of confusion and hopefulness.
Will sighs, shaking his head slightly. "He's just not you. It's not the same."
After one last explosive fight with Mike, Will decides to use college as an opportunity to move on from him. However, filling the void doesn't come easy, even after he starts dating someone new.
AKA the cheating Byler fic I imagined the second I saw Will's epilogue boyfriend on screen.
Title from I'm on Fire by Bruce Springsteen
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who's gonna drive you home tonight? by wouldyourather
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Dec 2025
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Daisy Henderson has hated Steve Harrington since middle school, when he got popular and stopped being nice. Throughout the trials and tribulations of Will Byers' disappearance, the appearance of the strange little girl Mike Wheeler is keeping in his basement, and all the other twists and turns her brother and his friends pull her into, she just can't seem to avoid him.
Title from Drive by The Cars
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- Part 1 of dancing in the dark