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Through years of college, clinging to his old friends over phone lines and school breaks, Mike takes the long way around to figuring out he doesn't know how he feels about girls.
He doesn't really know how he feels about boys, either.
He especially doesn't know how he feels about Will.
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(Mike struggles to separate queerness from normativity, perception from reality, and Will from himself.)
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24 Feb 2026
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In the midst of the frantic, rhythmic motion, a small shift in the air, pulled Will from the blinding focus of sensation. His head lolled back against the pillows, his eyes, hazy and dilated, snapping open.
That’s when he saw her. Vanessa. Standing in the sliver of the doorway.
He didn't gasp. He didn't stop Mike, didn't even slow the relentless, punishing rhythm. There was no room for surprise, not now, not after all this time. He just stared at her with the quiet, triumphant knowledge that had settled deep within him years ago. It was a look of profound, quiet acknowledgement—a confirmation of the ending he had always known was their inevitable destination.
In that gaze, Will was telling her that her story with Mike was over, that he had merely held the place for him until the time was right.
The problem with Mike Wheeler was not that he didn't know how to exist in halves, but that he refused to let Will Byers exist without him. In 1991, Will Byers is an art student at NYU, living for the 10:00 PM calls and the thick, ink-stained manuscripts Mike sends from Bloomington. He has resigned himself to being the moon to Mike’s sun.
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24 Feb 2026
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Lonnie sends Will to a camp for troubled teens, hoping they’ll fix the gay right out of him. But when he meets his roommate Mike, things only get worse. As the two grow closer, they vow to figure out a way to escape together. It’s not so easy when the smallest mistakes result in the worst of punishments.
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Lonnie thinks shipping Will off to a program with conversion camp will fix him. It’s probably not a good idea to send him somewhere where his roommate is his type in every way.
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24 Feb 2026
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All this time, he’d thought El was penance, for his failure to protect Will. That being with her was atonement, for wanting the wrong things, for feeling the wrong way. But it hadn’t helped— Will kept leaving. And El did, too. Mike keeps losing people, and nothing he does brings them back.
Each time Mike thinks of Will, he feels the weight of cosmic responsibility.
He's doesn't know what he feels for Will anymore. But he knows for certain that it isn't allowed.
non-linear series retrospective, from mike's perspective. (aka: the mike pov we all deserved)
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24 Feb 2026
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touch me with a kiss, feel me on your lips by jeaanmoreau
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Feb 2026
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“Is it cause you used to have a crush on me?” Mike asked, abruptly.
“What!” It was Will’s turn to blush harder, giving him a glare reserved for Mike Wheeler and Mike Wheeler only. “No. God. That was ages ago. I’ve been past that for a long time.”
Mike motioned like he’d made his point. “See? So? It wouldn’t be weird.”
So, Mike likes guys. Fine, Will can live with that. Except now Mike's worried about having fallen behind and would really like some help practicing how to kiss a guy from his also-into-guys best friend. And Will is trying really, really hard to be a good mentor to him, so what is he going to do, say no?
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23 Feb 2026
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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Feb 2026
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Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.
Having sold their house in Hawkins a year prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.
Mike had kindly offered up their place during Nancy’s graduation dinner.
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The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV (with a season five rewrite because what the fuck!)
Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate
Steve "the ally" Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will
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23 Feb 2026
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Eight years since the final battle, Mike and Will share a cramped Brooklyn apartment where the silence is heavy with a predatory rot Mike has carried for nearly a decade. When Will taps back into the Hive Mind, he discovers his best friend in the next room isn't just distant—he’s starving for a source of life only Will can provide.
Or: Mike Wheeler is a vampire, and Will is the only one keeping him alive.
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23 Feb 2026
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We Can't Be Friend's (I'll Wait For Your Love) by draculuna
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Feb 2026
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It's been a week since they graduated, since their last campaign, and Lucas invited the group to spend the summer at his uncles campsite.
Little did Will know... his whole life was about to change.
PLEASE READ THE TAGS THIS FIC INCLUDES EXPLICIT SEXUAL CONTENT.
This fic will not be abandoned I can assure you! I will be posting a new chapter every 1-3 days as this fic is not pre written!
TWT: lunalovesbyler
Please leave kudos if you enjoyed!
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23 Feb 2026
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For the past 6 months, Mike Wheeler has been following Will Byers all around New York City—without Will knowing. But it's not in a weird way, like the stories Mike's heard about on television. The entire situation is just one big misunderstanding.
It started when Mike decided to drive all the way up to New York to reconcile his friendship with Will—they'd fallen out after Will moved away, and he desperately wanted to fix that. He’d made it to the city and managed to find Will, and was ready to get started on rebuilding their relationship right away. That’s when he ran into a small issue: for some reason, he was physically incapable of approaching Will. For days, he attempted to work up the courage to walk up to him, but it proved impossible. Days turned into weeks, and then months, and Mike was still stuck watching him from afar. Only now, he knew exactly where to find Will when he needed to.
He was growing fearful that he might be stuck in the shadows of Will's life forever. That was, until Will walked into a bookstore and found Mike working there.
OR: Yandere Mike Wheeler stalks Will Byers in New York Joe Goldberg style.
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23 Feb 2026
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The Price of Silence by YoonBaeLover05
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Real Person Fiction
23 Feb 2026
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For two years, Noah Schnapp accepted the silence.
He accepted the midnight visits, the disguises, and the public humiliation for the sake of Finn’s career, but love isn’t always enough when you are kept in the shadows by a PR team and the cowardice of the one you love.
When Noah finally decides that enough is enough, Finn is forced to choose: the glitz of Hollywood or the only future that truly matters.
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23 Feb 2026
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A sweaty tangled mess of embarrassing moments and slips of emotion from Mike and Will post-canon when they are both 20 years old. Mike is a student at Hawkins Community College, where everyone seems to notice his depressive demeanor and lack of self. Will is coming into himself at NYU with a boyfriend who is nice, but lacks the emotional depth needed to unravel Will's past. Mike and Will come into contact together, and awkwardly make amends to find that they are the only people who can understand each other, even years later.
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22 Feb 2026
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Off Script & On Tour by wolfandsnap
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Stranger Things RPF, Real Person Fiction
21 Feb 2026
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In a world that keeps trying to make them something else, they’re learning to be boyfriends anyway. They’re learning to want it more than they’re scared.
Maybe that’s all they can do.
Maybe that’s enough.Series
- Part 2 of What They Don’t See
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22 Feb 2026
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“Is this weird?”
Will frowns. “What?”
“I don’t know, I’m just— every time we—” he stops when Will pulls his hand away by his wrist and resumes dabbing his lip. He doesn’t think twice when he brings the tissue to his mouth to make use of his own saliva, and Mike doesn’t question him either. “I can’t be normal around you anymore.”
Will delicately cleans him up, eyes calm and steady, voice comfortably quiet. “I’m not asking you to be.”
Or: In the November morning light, everything has changed. Mike and Will try to figure out who they really are, what they really want, and how much they really need each other before they lose their minds—but, if they’re honest, that might just be the fun part.
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- Part 2 of we all have a hunger
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21 Feb 2026
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if the story's over, why am i still writing pages? by secretxgardensinmyxmind
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Feb 2026
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And what once was ours, is no one's now. I see you everywhere, the only thing we share is this small town. You said it was a great love, one for the ages. But if the story's over, why am I still writing pages?
Mike shoved at his chest, gasping. "Don't - don't do that."
Will pulled back slightly but his hands still lingered on Mike's arms. Confusion flickered on his face.
"Don't do what? Comfort you? Mike, you don't have to do this on your own. I'm here. Please, let me help you."
Mike shook his head as sobs wracked him. "You don't get it."
"I do," Will insisted gently. "The book... it's bringing it all back. But we're past that now. We've won."
"No," Mike choked out, "it's more than that. It's you. It's always been you."
The words spilled, incoherent at first, sobs shaking his frame."I can't lose you again. I won't survive it."
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20 Feb 2026
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You have my heart (You are the heart) by Bookzilla2002
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
22 Feb 2026
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“He touched you?” Will’s voice was cold as steel.
“That’s not important-” Mike pulled back, taking a look at Will’s face. Will looked murderous, his usual honey brown eyes lost of its warmth Mike always relied on.
“He touched you, and some guy killed him? Yeah?” Will asked.
“Yes, and the killer apparently took me home,”
“He sounds like a good guy to me,” Will said.
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The AU where Will Byers hunts down whoever comes close to Mike with his Ghostface mask.
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20 Feb 2026
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Sooner or later, you'll hit the deck, you'll get found out.
Mike moves to California with Will, and then he doesn't do much else. He's not finishing school, he's not sure what he wants to do with his life, and he's not in love with his best friend. He's not.
He's not.
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18 Feb 2026
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spit swear by poorlittlegreenie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti)
15 Feb 2026
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Will bites his lip and nods, looking down at his shoes again so Richie won't see how hard he's holding back a giddy smile.
Everybody in the party knows everything about him. Maybe it wouldn't be the worst thing to keep a secret from Mike for a little while.
It's kind of exciting. Sneaking in a boy Mike hates.
Will shakes his head, trying to clear Mike from it for the night. Only when he looks back up at Richie, Richie has this conspiratorial smile on his face, like maybe Will isn't the only one eager to piss off Mike Wheeler.
OR: the concept of Richie Tozier being Will Byers' dirty little secret and Mike Wheeler being so jealous he can't breathe. Byler endgame.
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16 Feb 2026
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i'll love you (even at the end of the world) by ziahra
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jan 2026
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“Mike,” Will had said to him, voice calm despite how hard it was for him to even make a sound. He didn’t try to sit up, but Mike wasn’t sure he could, even if he wanted to. “I need you to kill me.”
Mike shook his head, holding Will closer to his chest.
“Mike, please.” Will pleaded, closing his eyes against the light, or perhaps it was too much effort to keep them open. “I don’t want to hurt you.”
“You won’t,” Mike whispered, surprised at how vulnerable he sounded, at the shake and utter defeat in his voice. “You won’t kill me, Will. Because we’re the same. We can’t hurt each other, even at the end of the world.”
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It's been three years since the start of the zombie apocalypse and Mike is finally returning home. He discovers that not only is he not the sole survivor of Hawkins, but that his friends and sister are alive, too. As he begins to reconnect with them, the tension between them begins to increase, and Mike doesn't know how long he can stay with them.
Because while some of the group are more than happy to have him around, others don't like the company he keeps...
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14 Feb 2026
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It’s September 1989, baby.
Mike Wheeler and Will Byers finally leave Hawkins for NYU: Will for art, Mike for biology on a pre-med track he swears is a “compromise.”
New York was supposed to be a fresh start. Instead it turns their “friends—no, thanks—best friends” truce into something impossible to ignore.
—Set during the AIDS crisis.
Because you don’t get to be queer in New York in 1989 without it in the room.
But they’re going to be okay. Promise.Bookmarked by immaculate
14 Feb 2026
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“Where are you? Is everything okay? Max said you left Lucas’s house, like, two hours ago. I thought you were coming over,” Mike twirls the phone cord around his finger as he speaks, hoping he doesn’t sound too clingy. Will doesn’t like when he’s clingy. He hears a heavy sigh over the line. It makes his heart pound uncomfortably hard in his chest.
“Yeah, everything’s fine, Mike. I just- um- something just came up. Can you pick me up? I don’t feel like biking home.”
“Oh. Yeah. Yeah, okay, of course. Where are you?”
“Um-"
The audio gets muffled all of a sudden, like Will put his hand over the receiver. Probably to talk to someone else. To talk to whatever stupid fucking asshole he’s with right now. Mike resists the urge to slam his head into the wall until he fucking dies.
Mike Possessive Wheeler is already struggling to cope with being Will's totally casual fuckbuddy... then Will says Chance is better at sex than him, and he loses the ability to play it cool. Or, yearning loser Mike gets pushed too far and puts Will in his place.
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- Part 2 of The Payoff of Being Pathetic
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14 Feb 2026