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to love a boy (the way i love the ocean) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Feb 2026
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“Is everything okay?” Eli asks, quiet as ever.
Guilt eats away at Michelle’s heart. No, she wants to scream, because she’s not okay, and she hasn’t been okay in a long time, and she’s fucking tired of pretending like she is. No, she wants to cry, because the world is quite literally about to end, and Willow Byers has just confessed that she doesn’t like boys, and Michelle’s own boyfriend is standing right here, and – and —
Michelle isn’t so sure she likes boys either.
Or:
A Lesbyler rewrite of the infamous tower scene and the moments leading up to it.
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25 Feb 2026
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We Were Two and Had But One Heart by thefutureisbright
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Jan 2026
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My attempt at chivalric romance/fantasy. Will the healer, Mike the Paladin.
Mike opened his eyes. They were clear now, bruiseless, and they were fixed on Will with an expression of pure, awestruck wonder. He didn’t move from his kneeling position on the floor, looking up at Will who was pressed against the wall, breathless and panicked.
Then, Mike moved. He didn’t stand, but leaned forward, his gaze never leaving Will’s. His hand, warm and calloused from battle, found Will’s where it lay clenched on the mattress.
“I will let nothing happen to you, William,” Mike vowed, “I swear to it.”
Before Will could process the words, the sound of his full name on Mike’s lips, Mike bowed his head. He pressed his lips to the back of Will’s knuckles in a kiss, a promise delivered directly to Will’s skin.Then, Mike was gone. He released Will’s hand, surged to his feet in one fluid motion, and slipped out the door, pulling it shut behind him with a soft, final click. The lock turned from the outside.
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24 Feb 2026
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“Why do you laugh?” Mike the Brave asked. The question was utterly sincere. He could not fathom the source of the mockery, of why Mike would be laughing at his display of fealty.
Mike spluttered, his face flushing. “I—It’s just… you only got him a book off the shelf? That’s your big ‘honour to serve’ moment? It’s just… a book.” He gestured vaguely, defensively, at the book, embarrassed.
Will the Wise’s lips curved into a smile tinged with sorrow. He looked from the flustered boy to his own beloved protector, his hand reaching up to stroke his Paladin’s cheek.
“He has crossed realms for me,” Will the Wise said, his melodic voice filling the cottage. “He has faced beasts and shadows and the silence of the abyss. He would do anything for me, and I for him. The grand quests are written in songs and psalms, sung by revellers around fires and bards in the inn. But the story of us… it is written in these small things. In a fetched book, a mended cloak, a tender kiss in the dawn light.” He looked directly at the younger Mike, his gaze piercingly kind. “We like to remind each other of our affections. In every possible way. There is no deed too small to be an act of love.”
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24 Feb 2026
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Mike and Will have been living together for a few months and for the most part it's been wonderful. However, Mike can't help but notice things about his new roommate, namely how much he likes to have things in his mouth.
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24 Feb 2026
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the less i know the better by inthemovies (getsalami)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Mar 2023
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“No. No, that can’t be right.”
“You don’t know anything about yourself, why is this so hard to believe?”
“Because I’m gay.”
Will freezes.
Mike is confused. He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. He barely knows his own name.
“Mike, you’re not gay.”
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23 Feb 2026