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1. Drifting by BethanyDarkRose

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   13 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Original Characters
   • Mike Wheeler Has Issues
   • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Confident Will Byers
   • Awkward Mike Wheeler
   • Lowkey Autistic Mike Wheeler
   • Dead Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Mike Wheeler Wears Eyeliner
   • Self-Discovery
   • Will makes it his soul purpose to help Mike accept himself
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Will Byers is a Sweetheart

   Summary

   “I mean Jesus, Mike! We survived everything we did together and you think I’m gonna what? Just sit back and watch you self-destruct?!”

    

   Mike is forced into staying with Will and Jonathan after he passes out and ends up in the hospital. What starts out as the worst possible turn of events quickly turns into the best thing that could’ve happened to him.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   43,973

   Chapters:

   3/4

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