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  1. Rec 46

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    Embarrassingly, Mike feels his tag wag. “Hey, Will,” he tries to say, but the word comes out as a pathetic, little whine. “Oh, come on.”

    “Is that—”

    “Yep,” Max deadpans, and before Mike can fully process what’s happening, she’s lifting him out of her bag and dropping him into Will’s hands. “Will, meet Mike the dog. Mike the dog, stop wagging your tail. It’s embarrassing for you.”

    While on a quest with Max, Mike accidentally gets turned into a dog. It's up to Will to change him back.

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    20 Feb 2026

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    But it wasn’t a monster that came out of the trees. It was a person. A boy.

    Mike froze.

    Then he was spotted, and the boy stopped in his tracks; with skillful movements, he quickly slung the rifle off his shoulder and pointed it at Mike’s chest. Mike raised his hands while trying to keep most of his weight on his left leg.

    “Whoa. Hey,” Mike said, his eyes wide as he stared at the tip of the rifle. “Just hold on. I’m not—I’m not going to hurt you.”

    Or: A crawl gone wrong left Mike stranded in the Upside Down. Hurt and alone, Mike stumbles upon someone everyone told him was dead.

    Will Byers was never found Au

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    20 Feb 2026

  3. Rec 91

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    “Will's the Sorcerer, right?”

    “Uhh, yeah? I mean the character is loosely based-,”

    Max burst out laughing, “and you're the Paladin? Oh my God Mike-,”

    “The hell is so funny?” Mike snapped.

    “You don't even?” Max scoffed. This is why Mike didn't like talking to Max. She spoke as if she knew some joke that flew right over Mike's head, and Mike had a feeling he was the joke.

    “Mike. I don't know how to tell you this so I'm just gonna say it,” Max started, “The Paladin is in love with The Sorcerer.”

    Mike groaned. They stayed silent for a moment. Max waiting for a reply and Mike cringing at the revelation that maybe this ran deeper than he thought. Maybe the critics weren't wrong. Maybe Heather, along with the rest of his fans, hadn't been crazy after all and hadn't completely misunderstood the text he'd spent seven years writing.

    “Why does everyone keep saying that?” He finally grumbled.

     

    Or, In 1996, Mike releases a book inspired by the party and their adventures. A small but loud fandom forms around shipping The Paladin and The Sorcerer. But, that was all wrong. Mike had never been in love with Will, had he?

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    18 Feb 2026

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    Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.

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    Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.

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    17 Feb 2026

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    "For one," Mike sighs, propping onto one elbow to look at Will properly, "Holly definitely has a crush on you."

    Will squints, just barely, lips curling up in amusement. It takes Mike an excruciatingly long time to detect what exactly Will thinks of this matter, but what comes out is soft, mellow, and not particularly to Mike’s enjoyment: "That's kind of cute."

    “It is not,” Mike hisses, and Will shoots him a grin. “She always talks about you, always giggles whenever you talk to her, and because she's like, incredibly adorable, and you’re so good with kids, I'm going to be trailing behind you guys like an absolute loser because she totally hogs you.”

    "Wait," Will blurts, brows drawing close. "Are you jealous?"

    Mike Wheeler is many things, but he is never jealous.
    Except — maybe this time he is.
    (Only a little bit.)

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    17 Feb 2026