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1. we will love with urgency (but not with haste) by letmeshine

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   10 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson & Erica Sinclair
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • The Party (Stranger Things) & Other(s)
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Original Characters
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Erica Sinclair
   • Joyce Byers
   • The Party (Stranger Things)
   • Robin Buckley
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Slow Burn
   • Fluff
   • Aged-Up Character(s)
   • Supplemental Smut (separate work)
   • Flashbacks
   • Dreams and Nightmares
   • Comfort
   • POV Will Byers
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Love Confessions
   • Dungeons & Dragons References
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Paladin Mike Wheeler
   • Cleric Will Byers
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Time Skips
   • Canon Compliant
   • Happy Ending
   • Fluff and Humor
   • Flirting
   • Stranger Things Easter Eggs
   • Dominant Will Byers

   Summary

   “Can I show you something?” Will asks, suddenly.

   “Anything!” Mike responds.

   “Okay, just trust me. We have to go.”

   As they stand, Mike asks, “where are we going?”

   “My place.” Will says as he settles his jacket over his arms.

   Mike’s hand stills as he reaches for his jacket, his eyes snapping up to meet Will’s. Will’s eyes soften while holding his gaze, before gently nodding in encouragement. Mike’s lips part into a gentle smile before grabbing his jacket and standing fully to follow Will out of the diner.

   -------OR-------

   15 years after graduating High School, Mike and Will spend a week together in Philly while Mike is on a book tour. Full of flashbacks to their times together over the last 15 years - a first kiss, slow dances, missed opportunities, and distance. And new adventures together - an art show, D&D night, and a trip to the movies. They spend the week slowly realizing they are hopelessly in love.

   Title comes from Mumford & Sons "Not with Haste"

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   60,122

   Chapters:

   10/?

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