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  1. no better by

    Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

    13 Mar 2026

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    In the summer of 1989, Will has two goals. Technically three.

    1. Find a job.
    2. Save up for college. See aforementioned goal #1.
    3. Get over Mike Wheeler.

    It’s going badly.

     

    Or: The summer after graduation, Will learns how to move on, and Mike learns how to live with change.

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