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Mike is not coping as well as everyone thinks he is. He hides so many secrets that he thinks they will kill him from the inside out. The biggest of all, He is in love with his best friend, and he hates him for it. Mike and Will don't speak much anymore; both seem to resent each other. Slowly, walls start to fall, and they come to understand each other better, but not before they almost kill each other.
This fic takes place right before season five. It loosely follows the plot up until E4S5, from there I will be doing my own thing :) Major trigger warning, this will get dark! and make sure ur not squemish bc things will get pretty gory lol. If you're also an Ethel Cain fan you are in for a treat! Each chapter is named after a song lyric, and I have written down the songs so u can listen while you read the chapter. I see similarities between Will and Ethel, I guess Mike is Willoughby <3
title is from Hard Times - Ethel Cain