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1. the shame was on the other side by leebitsleftearr

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M, M/M
   • Complete Work

   02 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Love Confessions
   • Post-Stranger Things 5 Finale
   • Gay Will Byers
   • Bisexual Mike Wheeler
   • Coming Out
   • Idiots in Love
   • First Love
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Fluff
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hugs
   • First Kiss
   • Shut Up Kiss
   • Self-Acceptance
   • Headcanon
   • the painting
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • So does Mike
   • Will Byers Deserves Love
   • Mike Wheeler is Not Will Byers's Tammy Thompson
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Communicating
   • How Do I Tag

   Summary

   Will confesses to Mike after their last D&D match. It takes a lot of courage yet it turns out to be worth it.
   Post finale,where Byler is actually endgame.

    

   Short and quick because i do not accept the ending and Will never got to confess his feelings. Warning: first fic

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   English

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