Adult Content Warning

This work could have adult content. If you continue, you have agreed that you are willing to see such content.

• Yes, Continue
• No, Go Back

If you accept cookies from our site and you choose "Yes, Continue", you will not be asked again during this session (that is, until you close your browser). If you log in you can store your preference and never be asked again.

1. Inside Out, Upside Down by ScroogeMcD

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Steve Harrington
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Childhood Friends to Lovers
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Will Byers Comes Out
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Gay Will Byers
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   It’s right before the final battle, and Will has something weighing on his chest; a secret he can no longer keep. As he confesses his most buried secret to his mom, Joyce, Mike overhears everything, and finally has to face what he has hidden from even himself.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   11,652

   Chapters:

   8/?

   Comments:

   29

   Kudos:

   143

   Bookmarks:

   25

   Hits:

   1,527