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1. The Third Painting --Three Paintings Part 2 by Rencarbeth

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   20 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley & Will Byers
   • Robin Buckley & Jonathan Byers & Steve Harrington & Nancy Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Dustin Henderson
   • College Students Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler is Not Will Byers's Tammy Thompson
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Post-Stranger Things 5 Finale
   • Gay Mentor Robin Buckley
   • Never Have I Ever
   • Good Sibling Jonathan Byers
   • Coach Steve Harrington

   Summary

   Mike has followed his best friend to the big city, where he sometimes feels like he is reduced to his best friend's shadow. But in the wake of Will’s first breakup, the balance that they have built up is threatened. Mike is getting more and more comfortable with the gay scene in New York, and returning from a club he drunkenly alludes to a truth that he is not yet ready to reveal.

   Can Wheeler sort out how he really feels about Will before he damages their friendship irreparably? Will reconnecting with old friends, give him the distance and perspective he needs, or just let him fall back to who he was? And how many ‘murder victims’ does Jonathan really need for his pretentious art film.
   (Part 2 of the Three Paintings Series)

   Series

   • Part 2 of Three Paintings

   Language:

   English

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