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How Long Was I Out and How Much Did I Miss? by Luvublelucy
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jul 2026
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Summary
Will Byers wakes up in a familiar Hawkins, but this one thinks he disappeared five years ago.
In this reality, his boyfriend has a girlfriend, one of his best friends is dead, and they’re all fighting the monster that kidnapped him. Nobody believes he's who he says he is except the girl his boyfriend cheated on him with. Oh, and did he mention that girl is his sister?
Now, Will has to convince everyone that he’s not some creature wearing his face and find his way back to the life he remembers. Seems easy, right?
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Mike Wheeler has been grieving Will Byers for 1,818 days. While most people accepted he was gone, Mike never did.
Has it been hard fighting monsters and trying to defeat the big bad? Sure. But it’s all worth it when Will walks back into his life like he never left.
This Will is different, though. He’s confident and strong, and comes from an alternate universe where jocks, theatre kids, and art nerds coexist. He also, for some reason, hates Mike.
Suddenly, the letters he wrote Will while he was gone feel too personal, and he gets flustered every time he’s around him. Is this a normal reaction to someone miraculously coming back to life? Yeah, probably...