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  1. This Doesn't Feel Like A Sin by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Starling Girl (2023)  

    06 Mar 2026

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    Retelling of "The Starling Girl" with Mike Wheeler and Will Byers as the main characters.

    When Michael Wheeler, the Pastor's son, returns from King's Valley, William Byers hates him more than he did before. Mike is confusing for Will, and Will doesn't know why. Bound by their own faith and guilt, they find themselves drawn to each other in ways they were never taught how to navigate. What begins as obligatory kindness turns to longing, forcing them to confront their upbringings and decide if their devotion to each other is as sinful as everyone else would think.

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