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1. Should've Kissed You Anyway by bitterglow

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   09 Apr 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Holly Wheeler
   • Robin Buckley
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Joyce Byers
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Post-Season/Series 05
   • Post-Canon
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Flashbacks
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Chicago (City)
   • College
   • Coming Out
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Jealous Mike Wheeler
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler-centric
   • Mike Wheeler Being an Idiot
   • Underage Drinking
   • Smoking
   • Recreational Drug Use
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Humor
   • Will Byers Has Nightmares
   • Coping
   • Touch-Starved Mike Wheeler
   • References to Depression
   • Explicit Sexual Content
   • Loss of Virginity
   • Top Mike Wheeler
   • Bottom Will Byers
   • I miss clouds I miss you mention
   • Sexuality Crisis
   • mike would explore
   • and he is
   • A smidge of fake dating
   • Will Byers's Painting
   • Miscommunication

   Summary

   The smile that spreads across Mike’s face is involuntary, like it must exist in Will’s presence. It’s like he waters the parched soil of his mind.

   Mike doesn’t realize how badly he needs him until he’s had a drink. And right now, he thinks this weekend is exactly what he’s been needing.

   OR: After years of grappling with his feelings, Mike visits Will in Chicago for a weekend during his junior year of college.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,617

   Chapters:

   1/10

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   14

   Bookmarks:

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