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Mike's life is split in three categories; the life he should have, the life he wants to have, and the life he has to have. Currently, he's living in limbo between all three; he'll never have that white-picket fence and suburban wife, not when the only girl he could try to love has left him, and while he's finding it harder to live the life he has to have— the life where he hides himself so deep, not even the people he loves know who he is— he'll never get the life he wants, either.
Limbo sucks, to put it simply. He's so close to what he wants (which is Will, no matter how hard he tries to shove it down) but he just can't push past that barrier and talk to Will, not when everything he does always feels wrong.
But, maybe, Mike might come to learn that what he wants isn’t so bad, after all.
(Or; Mike's struggle with his internalized homophobia— among other things, including the concept of free will, Robin Buckley's mildly terrifying presence, and wanting things Mike's sure he doesn't deserve— structured around the five stages of grief. You can mourn a life you'll never live, and you can mourn someone you haven't actually lost.)
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I fixed my gaze out the windshield, my voice trembling as I forced the words out. “I don’t dress for myself most days. I dress for damage control. For… defense. Like if I wear the right thing, I can blend in just enough to avoid the scrutiny.”
Will absorbed my disclosure, quiet and attentive.
“You don’t have to blend in with me,” he finally said, and his words wrapped around me like a warm embrace, making me feel both seen and safe, intertwined with sadness.
I'm writing about how I want season 5 to go. I know you see another Byler story, but it's more than that.
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Adventures of SpiderWill & His Roommate LoserMike by pipabethism
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jan 2026
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Two years ago, Will Byers became the one and only Spider-Man. Of course, nobody really knows that. After a rough breakup, Will's lease is almost up, and he needs to find somewhere to live before his junior year of college, particularly with someone who won't ask too many questions about his "extracurriculars".
Three months ago, Mike Wheeler was looking for a roommate, and a couple of mutual connections between him and one Will Byers led to them spontaneously moving in together right before the school year started. Mike only wishes he could figure out what exactly Will does in his free time (maybe because he has a little crush on him).
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Disconnected by calmb4storm
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things: The First Shadow
07 Jan 2026
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Panic begins to run through his veins, speeding up his pulse and his breathing. “I can’t– why don’t I remember it? I don’t remember any of it.”
Mike blanches. “Any of what, Will?”
Jonathan’s hand is on his knee. Both of them are too close. He can’t breathe.
“The Upside Down. I… I can’t remember any of the Upside Down.”
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OR: A Will Byers-centric/Byler canon version ST5!
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Will wakes up to find Mike Wheeler sleeping on his floor, only four years younger. Now it’s up to the Party to get him back to his own timeline.
Title from the song Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
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- Part 1 of landslide