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  1. Public Bookmark 7

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    He takes a deep breath.

    “I want him the way I should have wanted Jane.”

    Max is quiet, when he finally manages to look at her again. Her brows draw together slightly, pausing.

    “But,” she whispers, in the space between them. “Will is a boy.”

    Mike feels new tears well up behind his lids.

    “Max.”

    Something shifts in her expression, her mouth parting slightly.

    “Oh.”

    It’s quiet. Mike’s mouth pulls itself into a bitter smile. “Yeah, oh.”

     

    or, it’s summer ‘90, and while everyone is off to college, Mike and Max scoop up ice cream in the rebuild Starcourt Mall, reluctantly bonding over their shared hate in children (and Mike’s little sister and idle friends) who just can’t seem to leave them alone.

    or, 5 years later it isn’t Robin and Steve working at Scoops Ahoy: it’s Max and Mike.

    (inspired by that gorgeous fanart by falloutlaw on twitter!)

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    15 Feb 2026

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    Mike hates Valentine’s Day. It was fun as kids, when teachers would make every student decorate a little shoe box with pink and red heart stickers, that by the end of the day would be filled with cheesy Valentines and sweets.

    But this isn’t kindergarten anymore— there are no school-enforced rules that his classmates have to give him a Valentine. He has to earn them. And he hasn’t.

    ———

    Mike is (not) upset that he’s the only one of his friends that hasn’t received a Valentine. That is, until something just so happens to fall out of his locker the next day.

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    14 Feb 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 33

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    Mike bikes and bikes and bikes, going as fast as he could go, as far as he could think of. His stomach whirling, the end of summer. The start of Highschool. Without Will. God, doing anything without Will nowadays felt like he was missing a limb. Constantly turning to speak only to find himself talking to midair, going to the arcade and seeing Will’s name, Will’s score, staring back at him. This was a mistake- How could he ever think he could survive High School without- 

    Mike abruptly stopped before he could slam into the post. The mailbox in front of him. This white and red one looked strangely familiar despite the fact every Hawkins house shared the same mailbox, but there was one identifying detail. The huge ‘SIXTY-FOUR’ hastily scrawled on the side with-

    With a wizard hat. 

    Oh. 

    Mike, and his mysterious mentor Michael for the summer.

    PREVIOUSLY TITLED: "michaels in the bathroom (..by himself?)"

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    13 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 26

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    The storm over Mike’s head brews. The gray clouds darken to black as if something’s burning—but there’s no smoke. The ground trembles beneath him, quaking with anger. Overhead, a tornado forms, churning in the sky.

    More than one—a dozen, maybe more—tornadoes form all at once. Mike lets out a cry, not sure if it’s rain or tears streaming down his cheeks. The downpour grows heavier, blurring everything into gray, while the earth shakes harder beneath him. More tornados spin into existence. Strangely, it feels like a weight is being lifted from his shoulders, as if this storm—no, this disaster—is somehow soothing.

    Or after season 2, with the heightened/extreme stress and the pores from the tunnels. Mike awakens his powers, being the first mutant on Earth in X–Men terminology. This can be a fix–it or some kind for the next season maybe…

    (feat. platonic mileven and will overthinking and getting jealous over nothing)

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    12 Feb 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 96

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    Mike Wheeler has reached his breaking point. Just as he prepares to jump Will Byers, covered in blood, grabs him by the arm and changes everything.

    Aka: The finale is Mikes Vecna vision and with the help of Will he attempts an escape, traveling through his worst memories and unveiling deep secrets.

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    12 Feb 2026