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  1. The Shepherd’s Lamb by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things: The First Shadow - Trefry  

    14 Jan 2026

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    Eleven is dead. The Mind Flayer’s shadow blankets the world. With the Party shattered and hope lost, Vecna enacts his final design: the systematic reclamation of humanity for his new order.

    Mike Wheeler, the Party captured heart and strategist, has a secret buried where even Vecna cannot reach. His memories were scrambled to protect it.

    As a reward for his loyal service, Will "The Shepherd" Byers—Vecna’s grim enforcer, bound to the hive mind—is given the boy he once called his best friend. Mike is to serve, to be used, and for his mind to be cracked open, one torturous flashback at a time just to get his secret.

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