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1. i’m on fire by thepassnger

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   03 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers/Will Byers's Epilogue Boyfriend
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers's Epilogue Boyfriend
   • Wet Dream
   • Nightmares
   • Mike Wheeler POV
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • sharing a dorm
   • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
   • Mike Wheeler is horny asf
   • Will Byers Cheats on Will Byers's Epilogue Boyfriend
   • Possessive Mike Wheeler
   • Jealous Mike Wheeler
   • Obsessive Mike Wheeler
   • jerking off
   • Carlton is Evil
   • carlton is a pos
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Implied/Referenced Domestic Violence
   • not between Will and Mike
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • mike wheeler is confused
   • Drunk Will Byers
   • Comforting Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Will Byers Gets a Hug
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers is a Sweetheart
   • Will Byers is a Mess
   • Sharing a Bed
   • Forced Proximity
   • Eventual Smut
   • Dry Humping
   • Anal Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Awkward Boners
   • Song: I'm on Fire (Bruce Springsteen)
   • Huddling For Warmth
   • Depressed Mike Wheeler
   • Mentions of Suicide
   • Dacryphilia
   • Mike Wheeler Has Eyebrow Piercings
   • Mutual Pining
   • Masturbation
   • cheating byler
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Use
   • thigh humping
   • Needy Mike Wheeler
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • tags not fully updated
   • title might change
   • The summary sucks but I’m bad at writing those okay
   • Mike is somewhat aware of his feelings but he is also stupid

   Summary

   Will is having nightmares. Mike is having desires he doesn’t understand.

   — or —

   Mike felt something warm bloom in his chest. Will looked so soft, so peaceful, hair ruffled, lips parted gently against the fabric of Mike’s shirt, breathing slow but deep. He couldn’t help the swell of pride that rose inside him—pride because Will felt safe enough to fall asleep pressed against him, trusting him entirely.

   And yet, a bitter ache threaded through that warmth.

   Is Carlton as gentle with him?

   Does Will fall asleep in his arms?

   Does he feel safe like this with him?

   Is he patient with him when he’s drunk, when he’s trembling and cold?

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