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1. A Real Life (Honest To God) Sorcerer by TwistedIllusions

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   08 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Lonnie Byers
   • Alternate Universe - Rodeo
   • Bull Rider Will Byers
   • Rodeo Clown Mike Wheeler
   • Secret Relationship
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Abusive Lonnie Byers
   • Lonnie Byers Being an Asshole
   • Lonnie Byers Is His Own Warning
   • Physical Abuse
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Chronic Pain
   • Serious Injuries
   • Hospitalization
   • Injury Recovery
   • Permanent Injury
   • Rodeo Competitions
   • Bull Riding
   • 1990's setting
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Gay Mike Wheeler
   • Soft Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler in Love
   • Will Byers-centric
   • Whump
   • Caretaking
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Will Byers Deserves Better
   • mike wheeler takes care of will byers
   • This boy never wanted to be no damn bull rider
   • Established relationship Byler

   Summary

   Professional bull rider Will Byers is a legend on the circuit, known as the Sorcerer for the way he can stick any bull for eight seconds like it’s second nature.

   A year after a near-fatal accident left him gored, trampled, and permanently wrecked with chronic pain, he returns to the rodeo determined to prove he’s still the best.

   Even when his abusive father pushes him harder than ever, Will keeps climbing back into the chute—because riding is the only life he’s ever been allowed to imagine for himself.

   But in a world built on bruises, legacy, and the kind of forced masculinity that breaks men before they know they’re bleeding, the only thing that matters is making the eight—no matter the cost.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   4,400

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