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1. you vanish (and then shine again) by caeluseraphim

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   24 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Angst
   • but like it's not TOO much i think
   • Hurt Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Painkillers
   • References to Drugs
   • will is on painkillers to be clear so he's kinda delirious
   • they make him spill whatever with no filter
   • Gonna tag this as
   • High Will Byers
   • Just for giggles
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Mike Wheeler Has Issues
   • the issue is his 13 year old self screaming inside his head
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence

   Summary

   "Oh, right. You're not my Mike."

   "…huh?"

   Will sighs, moving his hand back to his chest, settling it comfortably under his chin.

   "I thought you were," he continues, like what he was saying made any sense and he wasn't talking about Mike to Mike like they were two different people, "for a moment, at least. But my Mike doesn't look like you. Doesn't act like you."

    

   or: after the fight at the MAC-Z, Will can feel his bones breaking even though they're completely fine and gets fed a heavy dose of painkillers that might as well function as a truth serum too.

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