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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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    20 Dec 2025

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    “Did you hesitate?”
    “I’m concentrating.”
    “On what, my tragic bangs?” There’s the hint of a smirk on Mike’s tone.
    “On…” Will’s finger accidentally brushes against Mike’s temple. “…getting it right.”

    or: It’s one in the morning, and Will finds himself kneeling in front of Mike in the bathroom of the Wheeler house as he cuts his friend’s hair.

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    24 Dec 2025

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    Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.

    Having sold their house in Hawkins a year prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.

    Mike had kindly offered up their place during Nancy’s graduation dinner.

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    The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV with minor other POV's as the story progresses

    Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate

    Steve Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will

    Season 5 Rewrite to follow

    Everything is tagged appropriately. If you choose to read, that is your prerogative. No smut occurs until chapter 38.

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    19 Feb 2026

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    Mike pushes into his hands, but Will keeps him still.

    "Ask again," he says. Because he's greedy, and he wants Mike to want him.

    He stares at Will's mouth. "Please."

    "Again."

    El is gone.

    Will tries to figure out how to move on in New York, and Mike follows him. Their apartment is haunted not by ghosts, but by the two of them.

    Or: Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.

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    18 Feb 2026

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    The world is ending, which means for the time being, Will is living at the Wheeler’s house with Mike and El. Which means his life is once again a third-wheeling roller rink nightmare, and he’s basically invisible to Mike.

    Until Jonathan gives him $20 to go to an art sale, and he meets Tobias, a guy just as into art as he is.

    It’s not long before him and Tobias start dating.

    And then suddenly, Mike’s paying attention to him after all.

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    Will gets a boyfriend. Mike doesn’t like it.

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    05 Jan 2026