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1. grounds for divorce by paladinscar

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

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

   01 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield/Lucas Sinclair
   • Joyce Byers/Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper/Dustin Henderson
   • Jonathan Byers/Nancy Wheeler
   • Joyce Byers
   • Karen Wheeler
   • Ted Wheeler (Stranger Things)
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Maxine "Max" Mayfield
   • Robin Buckley
   • Steve Harrington
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Mike Wheeler Loves Will Byers
   • Will Byers Loves Mike Wheeler
   • Hate Sex
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Mike Wheeler is a Mess
   • Will Byers Is Not Okay
   • Married Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Divorce
   • marriage problems
   • Heavy Angst
   • Flashbacks
   • it’s 2005
   • Will Byers and Mike wheeler have a daughter
   • Fluff
   • Established Relationship
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Addiction
   • Heavy Drinking
   • Will Byers is a Sweetheart
   • Mike Wheeler is Bad at Communicating
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
   • Mike Wheeler is depressed
   • Will Byers Needs a Hug
   • POV Alternating
   • byler dads

   Summary

   An ache started to settle inside Will's chest, burrowing deep between his heart and ribs.

   Mike let go of the hug, stepping back a few inches and kissing the sobriety chip, "For you. For Nora."

   OR

   Mike and Will navigate married life, struggling through Mike’s sobriety and being on the brink of divorce.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,247

   Chapters:

   2/?

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   250

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