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Waiting for the World to End (So I Can Start Mine) by lowkeyks
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Dec 2025
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"I miss you, Will," Mike said. He said it every day, and every day it felt like the only true thing he ever spoke. It wasn't a confession of a crime; it was a statement of fact, as immutable as gravity.
1999 is a year of beige computers, dial-up static, and the looming fear of Y2K. For Mike Wheeler, it’s a year of practiced smiles and a house on Sycamore Lane that feels more like a museum than a home. He has the perfect wife, the perfect job, and a perfectly hollow heart.
But every morning at 7 AM, he snaps open his Motorola StarTAC and calls Portland. Two thousand miles away, Will Byers is the only person who knows how to make Mike breathe.