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1. It's Fine, It's Cool by starr_stories

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   29 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Chance (Stranger Things)
   • Angst
   • Fluff
   • Jealous Mike Wheeler
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Slow Burn
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Post-Canon
   • Post-Vecna (Stranger Things)
   • Post-Season/Series Finale
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Coming of Age
   • House Party
   • Underage Drinking
   • Attempted Sexual Assault
   • Mutual Pining
   • Sad Ending

   Summary

   Graduation is over. The monsters are gone.
   Now there’s just Stacy’s party—and everything Mike Wheeler has been avoiding.

   As their friends dive headfirst into drinking, flirting, and growing up, Mike finds himself unraveling over one terrifying realisation: Will Byers might not need him anymore.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   36,207

   Chapters:

   13/13

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