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1. drowned butterflies by starboyscks

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Byler - Fandom  

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

   10 May 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Jonathan Byers
   • First Kiss
   • Angst
   • Drama
   • Trauma
   • Past Suicide Attempts
   • Suicide
   • Self-Harm
   • Depression
   • Anxiety
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • Cemetery
   • Letters
   • Letters in a cemetery
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Drowned butterflies
   • Will byers can't swim
   • Boys Kissing
   • Mike Wheeler writer
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Feelings
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • Mike Wheeler Needs a Hug
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Body Horror
   • Anxiety Attacks
   • POV Will Byers
   • POV Mike Wheeler
   • Sad with a Happy Ending
   • Happy Ending

   Summary

   "You hearing this? This part right here..." he said, smiling in that mischievous way that always made Will's heart clench painfully.

   Before Will could answer, Mike was already on his feet, holding out his hand with eyes shining with something beyond simple excitement. "You're not just gonna stand there, right?" he teased, his voice low and challenging. "Come on."

   Will took his hand. The touch burned like pure electricity running up his arm. The music pulsed.

   "I would say I'm sorry if I thought that it would change your mind..."

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

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