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1. take my hand (take my whole life too) by bylerblues (perpetuallymad)

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   03 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Post-Canon
   • Post-Canon Fix-It
   • Fix-It
   • One Year Later
   • Realization
   • Confessions
   • Assumptions
   • the painting
   • paintinggate
   • For Will cassette tape
   • Dual POV
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Mutual Pining
   • Not Actually Unrequited Love
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Will Byers is a Nervous Wreck
   • First Kiss
   • Gay Will Byers
   • Bisexual Mike Wheeler
   • Endgame Will Byers/Mike Wheeler

   Summary

   “What did you want me to say, Mike? We were all grieving. You, maybe most of all. I didn’t realize so much hinged on the painting being from me.”

   “Everything hinged on it, Will!”
   —
   Will visits Mike at college. A year post epilogue.

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