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1. Boys don‘t cry (Cleradin) by supernovaastardust

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   16 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley/Vickie Dunne
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Dustin Henderson
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley
   • Vickie Dunne
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Holly Wheeler
   • Established Relationship
   • Gay Will Byers
   • Gay Mike Wheeler
   • Lavender Marriages
   • Forced Marriage
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Night
   • Nightmares
   • Magic
   • Alternate Universe
   • Alternate Universe - Dungeons & Dragons
   • Passion
   • Romance
   • Weddings
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Baggage
   • Post-War
   • Angst
   • Lesbian Robin Buckley
   • Lesbian Vickie Dunne
   • Alternate Universe - No Upside Down (Stranger Things)
   • Alternative Universe - Kingdom
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Ted Wheeler Being Homophobic (Stranger Things)
   • Ted Wheeler Being an Asshole (Stranger Things)
   • Bad Parent Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Secret Relationship

   Summary

   After Mike returned from a long, brutal war, he is now sure, he can spend his life with Will together now. Mike is completely oblivious, his controlling, arrogant father suspects about him and Will, whereas Will is convinced, Ted knows. After Ted slowly starts to connect the pieces, he forces Mike to marry. But unfortunately, the forced marriage isn‘t his only problem, he unfortunately has to deal with the resulting severe PTSD from the war..

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