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1. my calamitous love and insurmountable grief by isitovernow

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Not Rated
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   17 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Will Byers & Nancy Wheeler
   • Jonathan Byers & Will Byers
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Original Characters
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • The Party (Stranger Things)
   • Character Study
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • Implied Sexual Content
   • Suicide Attempt
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • I mean kind of
   • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
   • i really hate henry creel
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Will Byers Deserves Better
   • One-Eyed Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers Needs Therapy
   • they all need therapy lowk
   • Arson
   • Hallucinations
   • Five Stages of Grief
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • canon is a suggestion that i am happily ignoring
   • i dont know if the angst has a happy or amiguous ending so im tagging both
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Ambiguous/Open Ending
   • Depressed Will Byers
   • like very
   • like proceed with caution if themes of depression are triggering for you cuz it gets bad
   • this is honestly way sadder than i remember it being
   • Mike Wheeler is a Sweetheart
   • will commits crimes but it's okay because he's earned it at this point
   • Will Byers Has Powers
   • Title from a Taylor Swift Song
   • Established Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • will byers and the mortifying ordeal of being known

   Summary

   Will experiences the five stages of grief (denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance) after the loss of his brother Jonathan. This fic basically goes thru how his grief impacts his relationships with others as well as his view of himself and the world. yeah this is pretty depressing. lowk vent fic?? idk if i can call it that but idrc. this characterisation of Will might not necessarily be one you agree with and i totally get that, but i think it makes a lot of sense. oh yeah this completely disregards most of what happened canonically in s5. have fun y'all stay safe

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