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1. darling, we were holy once by mikesmorsecode

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   07 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Joyce Byers
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Alternate Universe
   • Inspired by Dracula
   • Blood
   • Paladin Mike Wheeler
   • Cleric Will Byers
   • Catholic Imagery
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
   • Character Death
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Slow Burn
   • Reincarnation
   • College Student Will Byers
   • Religious Guilt
   • Codependency
   • Vampire Mike Wheeler

   Summary

   Michael and William are bound in body and in soul. That is, until Michael chooses to denounce God and he is cursed, becoming Dracula, condemned to wander the earth for eternity.

   or: Michael promised William that their souls will find each other in every lifetime, and he has been searching for William for centuries.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   35,122

   Chapters:

   8/?

   Comments:

   92

   Kudos:

   44

   Bookmarks:

   16

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