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"It's not just anything." Mike turned to look at him, and they were suddenly very close, close enough that Will could see the darker flecks in Mike's eyes, could count his freckles if he wanted to. "You're incredible. You know that, right?"
Will couldn't breathe. Couldn't think. Could only stare at Mike's face inches from his own and try to remember why leaning forward would be a terrible idea.
Mike's eyes dropped to Will's mouth for just a second. Maybe it wasn't so terrible of an idea. It would be so easy... to reach out and touch.
Then Mike was pulling back, clearing his throat, looking flustered. "Anyway. Um. Should we-"
What happened in those 18 months in the Wheeler house between S4 and S5 that made Will so hopeful... or, as the kids call it, MWTFDYD Gate.
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16 Feb 2026
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way by VictoriaInEuphoria
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler doesn’t fall in love all at once.
He falls in fragments—through jealousy and laughter, through heat and hesitation, through moments of safety and moments that hurt like hell. Through Will Byers, who sees him too clearly to let him keep lying to himself.
A slow-burn, cinematic post–Season 4 story about desire, identity, and choosing love even when the world makes it painful.
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14 Feb 2026
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In the summer of 1989, the Byers family moves to Montauk, cutting short Mike and Will's last summer together before college. Certain he'll never see his friend again, Will confesses his love on their last night together, rocking Mike's world entirely. As the tear-filled goodbyes draw to a close, however, Mike is suddenly offered the unexpected opportunity to travel with the Byers family and help them move.
They have five days out of state together to address Will's confession, learn to communicate, and maybe, just maybe, say a few things they should have said all along.
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14 Feb 2026
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The world is ending, which means for the time being, Will is living at the Wheeler’s house with Mike and El. Which means his life is once again a third-wheeling roller rink nightmare, and he’s basically invisible to Mike.
Until Jonathan gives him $20 to go to an art sale, and he meets Tobias, a guy just as into art as he is.
It’s not long before him and Tobias start dating.
And then suddenly, Mike’s paying attention to him after all.
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Will gets a boyfriend. Mike doesn’t like it.
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- Part 1 of Tobias Universe
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13 Feb 2026
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How Season 5 should've ended--- or honestly, just anything other than what we got... that was disappointing. Duffer Brothers stand up bro.
Also, this was a LITTLE rushed. I feel like dog shit this morning (stomach hurts so bad bro). But I'm sure it's better than what you all watched last night!! :3
*** Jokes aside, the ending wasn't THAT bad. Like, if I was a part of the general audience, and not some superfan since the start who overanalyzes every detail... I'm sure I would've been fine with that ending. But there were way too many plot holes, and I know the painting was a huge one fans were upset about (including myself) so I wanted to add it in here.
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12 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler’s Subtle Attempt at Romance (It Was Not Subtle) by sayuwami
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
11 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler invites Will Byers to a concert.
Will Byers agrees, assuming this is a normal, platonic best friend activity.Bookmarked by Mickeyd
12 Feb 2026
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" Will remembered something that his history teacher had said the other day in class. It was a quote from Jean-Jacques Rousseau.
“Man is born free, and everywhere he is in chains.”
Will couldn't help but agree with him at this moment. When they were both kids, they were so small, and loving each other was free, but as they grew older, the chains on their ankles grew heavier, and it became harder to walk towards each other.
They were forced to pull away. "
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Will helps Mike cut his hair.
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09 Feb 2026
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„But…But then I realized, he’s just my Tammy.“
Half an hour later, Mike keeps staring out of the torn-up walls of the truck, following the lighting red, pulsing walls they are crashing through – There is only one unrelenting thought in his head, repeating over and over until it feels like it is suffocating him, inside out.
Who the fuck is Tammy?
Or, while crashing into the Upside Down once again, Mike can't seem to focus on the end of the world, but only his confusing feelings for Will. Robin gets him on the right track.
(set directly after Season 5 Episode 07 'The Bridge' + rewrite of episode 08)
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08 Feb 2026
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Just for a second, I remembered myself by Romanoff_mylove
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Mike has finally made it as an author. But writing about your own past can get complicated, especially when fans start to draw conclusions that point Mike in the direction of the person he's been writing about all along.
And living life is hard. Especially when you're doing it all on your own. But grief and love are a lot more similar than you might realise. They both tend to wake us up from the monotony of our lives.
OR: Mike has a horrible time, which somewhere along the way turns into a wonderful time.
//Updates every few days, tags updated as the story goes on.//
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06 Feb 2026
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Three years ago, Mike Wheeler was too afraid to speak, too afraid to feel the truth that was always buried deep within him. He let the one person who had always been his safe place, Will Byers, slip away, and in that silence it became too late.
Now, living a life drained of color and weighed down by regret, Mike follows a thread of hope to New York City, desperate to find the boy he let go. When he sees Will on the dance floor, confident and alive in a way Mike never imagined, he is stunned. Every smile, every movement reminds him of all the years he spent afraid and all the years he spent loving in silence.
Standing before him, hearts tremble and words falter. Mike is desperate for a life where fear does not rule him, where regret does not weigh him down, and where he can finally fight for the person he has loved all along.
For the first time in years, he is not willing to let that love slip away again.
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05 Feb 2026
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if there is a right time (chances are i’ll be here) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“And I guess… I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry,” Mike says, and he scoots closer to Will, knee brushing against Will’s own. “I’m sorry that I let you deal with all this shit alone, and I’m sorry I didn’t see what was happening or what I was doing, and I’m sorry I hurt you, Will. But… but most of all…
Will’s heart pounds, and he waits with nervous anticipation, hanging onto Mike’s every word. “I’m sorry I was too late,” Mike whispers, tears welling in his eyes. “That… that I was too late for us.”
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The one in which Will and Mike fall apart before they fall back together.
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05 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler comes over unexpectedly, and Will Byer’s new hair cut looks good. Really good.
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02 Feb 2026
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Mike's afraid of bad haircuts and incapable of admitting he's in love.
Will's just trying to get some water.
What follows is an impromptu haircut, years of unspoken feelings, and a confession that only makes sense when you're both exhausted and standing way too close in a bathroom at 2 AM.
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Will cuts Mike's hair. Mike has a crisis. The Wheeler bathroom is a witness to the world's most domestic love confession ever.
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01 Feb 2026
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It's on your face (don't walk away) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Dec 2025
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Mike knew he was an idiot. Oblivious in a number of ways. Emotions slipped past him all the time, hiding in plain sight until it was spelt out for him, loud and clear and undeniable. But the things Will had said that day wouldn’t leave Mike alone.
Because when Will had been talking, when he’d mentioned that boy he used to like, the one who wasn’t like him… Mike had felt something twist sharply in his stomach. Had felt the realisation stop his heart.
He could have sworn Will was talking about him.
And that thought, small and impossible and suddenly unavoidable, refused to leave him alone.
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In the aftermath of saving the world, Mike finally stops running. From his feelings and from Will Byers.
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30 Jan 2026
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I say I don't want that (but what if I do?) by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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“So… not him, then,” Mike murmured to himself, thoughtful.
He let his gaze drift back to the blond. The guy was looking towards Will again. Wait, no. He was staring at Mike and Will’s feet, tangled together beneath the table. The boy looked up, caught Mike’s eyes for a fleeting moment, then blinked and looked away, shoulders slumping slightly.
Mike couldn’t help the little surge of smug satisfaction - and relief. He shoved it aside and turned back to Will.
Will smiled across the table at him and squeezed Mike’s ankle again.
“No,” Will said softly. “Not him.”
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Post-Vecna. Mike Wheeler is determind to be a good friend. So he tries to help Will find a boyfriend.
This goes terribly wrong when Mike realises he wants to be the boyfriend.
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29 Jan 2026
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You paint dreamscapes on the wall by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Feb 2026
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The thing was, Will loved Mike. He had always loved Mike. Loving Mike felt less like a choice and more like gravity. Something he’d learned to live with, something constant and unyielding, even when he’d tried, desperately, to move on.
“Your… your what?” Will managed finally. His voice sounded distant to his own ears, thin and unsure.
Mike swallowed. “My boyfriend,” he repeated, a little quieter this time, like maybe if he said it softly enough, it wouldn’t sound as insane. “I need you to be my boyfriend."
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After coming out, Mike asks Will to pretend to be his boyfriend for a trip home to Hawkins. It seems simple enough.
Except pretending is harder when you’ve already been in love for years.
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26 Jan 2026
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Mike took the hair elastic from Will, then just… stared at it. He blinked once. Then again.
“I have no idea how to use this,” Mike admitted, before letting out a small, self-conscious laugh as he looked up at Will, genuinely bewildered.
Will grinned, the tension easing just a little. “I mean, I can braid your hair for you if you like,” he said lightly, teasing. “We can have a slumber party.”
Mike snorted, rolling his eyes. “Why not,” he said, easy and unguarded. “Go on then. Braid my hair.”
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Hair braiding, mutual pining, confessions, and the inevitable kissing.
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22 Jan 2026
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“Thought I’d find you here.”
The voice was gentle, familiar enough that Mike didn’t startle. He looked up just as Will stepped onto the roof, the cold wind tugging at the sleeves of his coat. Will crossed the short distance between them and sat down beside him, close enough that their shoulders nearly brushed.
Mike smiled before he could stop himself. “Hey, Will.”
Will smiled back, soft and a little shy, like he always did when it was just the two of them. “Hi, Mike.”
For a moment, neither of them said anything. They didn’t need to. Will’s presence settled beside him like something that had always belonged there, warm and steady against the cold night air.
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December 1989, Mike Wheeler sits on a rooftop beneath familiar stars and tries to make sense of the quiet. When Will Byers joins him, old grief, unspoken truths, and long-buried feelings finally come to light.
Sometimes, the bravest thing you can do is be honest.
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21 Jan 2026
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Mike leaned back slightly, gripping the chains, staring up at the sky as it shifted from blue to purple. He thought about everything they’d lost and everything they’d somehow kept. About how Will had been brave in ways Mike still didn’t understand. About how he’d almost lost him, more times than he could count.
“I was really scared,” Mike said suddenly, before he could stop himself.
Will turned to look at him. “Of what?”
“Of losing you,” Mike admitted, his voice quieter now.
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Mike starts kissing Will on the cheek. He tells himself it’s about comfort, about making sure Will is still here. He tells himself it doesn’t mean anything at all.
He is very wrong.
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21 Jan 2026
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Slow-Burn, canon-compliant and set after season 4. Will Byers & Byler centric. If you like lots of feels and pining, a nice dose of spooky beasties, some silly character moments and seeing our boy Will kicking ass, taking names and coming of age, you're in the right place.
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It's two weeks after the fall of Hawkins and the Party are trying to figure out how to move on, find Max and stop Vecna.Will's heart is still breaking over Mike and El, but when those emotions awaken something decidedly more otherworldly and powerful he, and a strange new friend, have to confront what really happened in Hawkins on November 6th 1983 and what side Will himself is really on.
A fever-dream, mucho-feels, super long, semi-fix-it, version of Season 5.
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21 Jan 2026