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1. Strange as Angels by Selinoriginal

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply, Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • byler
   • set in 1996
   • will is an illustrator/comic book artist living in Chicago
   • Mike visits him on his birthday
   • Mike is like…am I gay?
   • Smut coming later probably so don’t be shook if it does
   • I’ll change the rating don’t worry
   • Author Mike
   • Artist Will Byers
   • Really questionably platonic queer childhood friendship becoming more
   • those boys were CLOSE close
   • Sharing a Bed
   • WIP
   • sort of canon compliant
   • EL HOPPER LIVES
   • In Vino Veritas
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • still updating
   • Canon Compliant

   Summary

   March 22, 1996. Will Byers is a Radiohead-listening artist and illustrator living in Chicago, having recently broken up with his bf. Mike Wheeler pays him a birthday visit. Wine is drunk, pizza is eaten, LGBT feelings ensue.

   Mostly/sorta canon compliant except EL HOPPER IS ALIVE and friends with Mike, sisters with Will.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,547

   Chapters:

   2/?

   Comments:

   4

   Kudos:

   19

   Bookmarks:

   3

   Hits:

   276