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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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    30 Dec 2025

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    02 Jan 2026

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    will pushed one of mike’s boxes to the side, “can you clean this up? i want this half of the room to be for my stuff.” mike raised his hands in surrender.

    “rest of the space is yours, picasso.” he gestured to the bed. his music was still blaring from the speaker and now there was the horrifying scrape of boxes across linoleum to accompany it, “what’s your medium? charcoal, paints…?” he drifted off, clearly unable to name another medium of art, “...crayon?”

    will shoved his bedsheets into each corner of his mattress, barely looking up, “silence. try it out sometime."

    the music paused shortly after.

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    or will byers meets mike wheeler in a room of darkness. he's loud, messy and slightly socially inept. he's already had the worst last year of his life and he does not need one more thing, or person, piling onto that.

    so he's cold. he's icy. he leaves passive aggressive notes on their minifridge (but if mike would just put his socks AWAY).

    but the two are destined to be a lot more than just mutually hated roommates. and it all begins with an anonymous radio show Late Night Caller.

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    02 Jan 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 12

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    `“Oh, finally, now it comes out— you're just jealous. Jealous because I didn't spend the little time I had writing you letters instead of El.”

    “It’s not even about the letters! It’s not about El! It’s— It’s not about any of it, Mike!”

    Mike’s eyes widen, catching Will’s voice cracking in the slightest. He sees the real pain behind the anger—the pain that’s been simmering under their last goodbye and lack of interaction thereafter. His voice softens, only enough to hint slightly at his concern for the other boy.

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    The Byers are back in Hawkins and Mike has something to say about it.

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    02 Jan 2026