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1. even the iron still fears the rot by scvery

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   30 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Robin Buckley
   • Joyce Byers
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Road Trip
   • Flashbacks
   • Memories
   • Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things)
   • yearner mike wheeler
   • yes that's right - Freeform
   • discussion of serious topics
   • but through the eyes of a teenager
   • Depression
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Grooming
   • Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Religious Imagery & Symbolism
   • Song: Tempest (Ethel Cain)
   • Coming of Age
   • Grief
   • Acceptance
   • this is goin to be ugly

   Summary

   Months after his best friend’s abrupt departure, Mike Wheeler collects all the courage he has and decides to make the five-days road trip to visit him.

   It does not go exactly as planned.

   Between memories and unsettling realisations, Mike is forced to confront the truth about himself and Will, while tracing the path of the one person he never thought he could lose.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   2,179

   Chapters:

   1/8

   Kudos:

   2

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