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1. The Problem with Being a Hero (is Thinking You Have to Die Alone) by jonghos_apple_graveyard

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   04 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Stranger Things 5 Finale Fix-It
   • byler
   • Repressed Feelings
   • Feelings Realization
   • painting gate
   • Slow Burn

   Summary

   A story of a bond so powerful it redefined the roles of the Paladin and the Heart, turning a decade of suppressed love into the weapon that finally saved Hawkins.

   Language:

   English

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   29,814

   Chapters:

   20/20

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