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1. Ticking Away At The Moments by Artthoufruity, CommonUzer

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/F, F/M, M/M
   • Work in Progress

   29 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Robin Buckley/Vickie
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Eleven | Jane & Dustin Henderson & Maxine Mayfield & Lucas Sinclair & Mike Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley & Will Byers
   • Lucas Sinclair & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Robin Buckley
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington
   • Erica Sinclair
   • Murray Bauman
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Scott Clarke
   • Holly Wheeler
   • Derek Turnbow
   • Fix-It
   • Non-Canonical Character Death
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Repressed Mike Wheeler
   • all the gates
   • Will Byers Has Powers
   • Will Byers Has a Gun
   • Good Friend Lucas Sinclair
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • False Memories
   • Wondertwins
   • Title from a Pink Floyd song - Time
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism

   Summary

   "He tries to imagine his DND character, what the brave paladin would do, tries to imagine fighting back, sword and shield in hand, but Mike isn't any stronger than his consciousness will allow."

   Mike Wheeler makes many, many false assumptions.

   Language:

   English

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