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“Are you offended that people think we’re dating?”
“No,” Mike says immediately. “Of course not,” because, again, he should be so lucky.
Will’s baffled expression does not change. “Then why would I be?”
“So– okay, fine, whatever. Should we, like, tell them to get their heads out of their asses and that we’re not– um– dating, or–”
“I think,” Will cuts in, “well. You know what would be funny?”
Honestly, Mike doesn't know what he thought being Will Byers' fake-boyfriend would entail, but he definitely didn't think it would involve this many ugly Christmas sweaters.
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10 Feb 2026
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A series of oneshots exploring the post canon bond between Holly Wheeler and Will Byers, and their respective circles. Not necessarily posted in chronological order
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09 Feb 2026
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let me tell you a story (about a boy and a boy) by mogiah
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Nov 2022
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Three times Holly thought Will and Mike were dating and one time she was sure of it.
Seasons prompt for day 2 of Byler Week.
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- Part 2 of Byler Week 2022
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08 Feb 2026
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Mike and Will like each other. As in—they like like each other.
And they really need to get their act together—and soon, because Holly thinks that everybody in the Party is one more flirty (and adorable) moment away from strangling her big brother.
But that’s okay.
Because Holly’s got an idea.
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Holly Wheeler's mistletoe matchmaking extravaganza!
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08 Feb 2026
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“Mike.” Nancy doesn’t want to interrupt, but Mike is saying the same things over and over, and she doesn’t understand, even though she wants to. “What the hell are you talking about?”
Mike breaks down again, sobs choking his words. “I’m talking about Will!”
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Mike & Will’s siblings have some heart-to-hearts.
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08 Feb 2026
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“I don’t think it’s wrong. My brother’s gay.”
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Holly has started high school, and unlike her siblings, her social skills aren’t abysmal. Too bad her new friends have some interesting perspectives.This is a really silly story lol
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07 Feb 2026
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Is it normal to stand here, and wish that I was back at home? (Is it normal to tell her I can't be normal anymore?) by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Dec 2025
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“Holly, come back inside. Dad’s just being —”
Holly doesn’t know what comes over her.
“Just fuck off, Mike!”OR
Holly Wheeler has a crush. One that feels like life or death.
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07 Feb 2026
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05 Feb 2026
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“Woah,” Will whispers to himself incredulously, laughing a little under his breath as he shuffles through the pages of the letter again. He can’t help but admire the smooth, off-white stationery, its pleasant weight in his hands. A serious-looking “MJW” watermark adorns the top of each page, totally at odds with the entertaining missive and its author’s garbled cursive. Will laughs quietly to himself again. What sixteen-year-old boy on earth has monogrammed stationery?
Michael J. Wheeler, apparently. Where did Max find this guy?
Mike Wheeler is insecure, even by normal teenage standards. So when his friend, Max, connects him with her old friend from California, he's surprised by how easily they get along. But as the weeks wear on, their letters grow increasingly personal, and they make plans to embark on a week-long trip, Mike can't let go of one inconvenient, anxiety-inducing thought: What if he wants to be more than friends?
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03 Feb 2026
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from friends to this (you're the one i want) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Oct 2022
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“Our friends like to joke that he’s my better half,” Mike says dryly as the two of them walk towards the door. “It’s gotten to his head though, I think.”
Mr. Livingston just laughs, and he opens the door, gesturing for Mike to leave first. “Boyfriends are like that sometimes,” he says, and oh.
Oh.
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Five times someone thinks Mike and Will are dating, plus one time they actually are.
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01 Feb 2026
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Operation Matchmakers by midnighteverlark for paladinscleric
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Oct 2021
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Mike teaches English in room B207.
Will teaches art in B213.
And they clearly, clearly like each other.
Their students hatch a plan to get them together.Gift fic for paladinscleric! Happy birthday!
(Not a text/chat fic! It just has elements of that from the students' POV. Don't be put off by the first bit, it's not all chat.)
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01 Feb 2026
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“Will, I love you very much,” Max starts, “but there’s no way your weird little coffee shop freak has a girlfriend.”
“His name is Mike,” Will says, because he would know, because he’s the one that’s been writing Mike :) in sharpie on his to-go cups for the last six months, “and he doesn’t have a girlfriend. He has a wife.”
Will’s favorite regular comes in with a girl. Clearly, they’re married.
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31 Jan 2026
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you are so gorgeous (it makes me so mad) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Sep 2022
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“Okay, okay, I see you, Wheeler.” Max grins, and though he’s blushing, Mike smiles back. “So, who is he? What does he look like? Where did you meet him?”
“Jesus Christ, you’re as bad as Nancy and my mom,” Mike groans, rolling his eyes. “I’d also like to point out that I’m not dating him yet, and I have no idea if he even likes guys. But Max, he is quite literally the most gorgeous person I have ever seen in my life. Like holy fuck, he’s pretty. And he’s nice and funny, and I saw him reading that book series I was telling you about the other week, and holy shit, I want to kiss him so badly—”
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It's sophomore year of college, and Max's best friend, Mike Wheeler, has just met the guy of his dreams. The only problem? Mike's mystery crush just so happens to be dating the guy of Max's dreams.
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30 Jan 2026
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“What?”, Will huffs, shaking his head in disbelief. “You know blue does not only equate sadness, right? It is one of the blatantly obvious meanings, sure, but it can also imply tranquility, loyalty, trust, peace, and—"
Shut up, shut up, shut up, the voice in his head screams by now, but one cannot interrupt Will in the middle of one of his art rants. Impossible. No chance. “And with the vastness of the sky or sea, blue is also often associated with distance, longing, yearning, and— stuff.”
“Distance”, Mike echoes, and only then does Will truly understand what he has just admitted into the air freely, completely unprovoked and voluntarily. “Longing. Yearning.”
Obviously, this is the exact moment Robert Smith decides to sing about the fact that it is Friday, and that he is very much in love.
Five times Mike distracts Will from his art assignments with his stupidly flirtatious ways, and one time Will actually needs his help to complete a coursework.
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26 Jan 2026
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the kids aren't alright by constantstateofdenial
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), IT (Movies - Muschietti)
25 Jan 2026
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Around six months after the fight with It, Richie Tozier's life turns upside down when he's forced to move in with his aunt in Indiana. Hawkins, Indiana, specifically, where he then becomes Mike Wheeler and spends three more years fighting other interdimensional beings. As The Party finally thinks they're finished with monsters, a familiar foe to one of them appears.
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mike=richie, pennywise is back, and The Party + The Losers have to work together to defeat him
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25 Jan 2026
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‘I opened the tap,’ the same voice says softly, and once again, Mike jerks his head up. His reflection stares back at him, eyes suddenly red-rimmed with tears. But it’s not him. It can’t be him.
‘I’m sorry,’ his reflection says, and dread drops like a stone to the bottom of Mike’s stomach. ‘I know shouldn’t have done that.’
‘What—what shouldn’t you have done?’ Mike says hoarsely. He knows he sounds terrified. He knows his voice is shaking. He can’t find it in himself to care, because his reflection is speaking to him.
// or, after months free from vecna, he returns - with vengeance.
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- Part 3 of ichor
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22 Jan 2026
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After entering the hive mind, Will suspects their next clue lies within a familiar spot. Unfortunately for Mike, this exploit catapults him into his worst fears...
In more ways than one.
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19 Jan 2026
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i am dying here (i am yours) by anakinskywalkerswifey
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Jan 2026
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“don’t touch him,” max says immediately.
“i’m not—i’m just—he’s hurt. he looks hurt.”
dustin drops to his knees in the sand, hands up, palms out, like he’s approaching a wild animal. “okay. okay, hey. hey, it’s fine. you’re fine. nobody’s dead. i mean— you’re not dead dude whoever you are. which is good. great, actually.”
the boy’s good eye snaps to him.
dustin’s stomach flips.
“holy shit,” he whispers. “holy shit, it’s you.”
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- Part 1 of will was never found
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17 Jan 2026
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Will you recognise the iris of the body? by VioletSparkes099
Fandoms: The Black Phone (Movies - Derrickson), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Dec 2025
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Set directly after tbp 2.
In this au Finney and Gwen got taken away from their dad and separated after adoption.
Finney was taken by the Harrington family and forced to change his name. He lost connection with his sister up until she dreamed his number and called him. After working at Scoops Ahoy for an annoyingly long amount of time he had finally made enough money to visit his family... Only to find out Gwen tricked him to try to convince him to go to alpine lake camp. he begrudgingly agrees and is forced to revisit his once buried trauma to save his sister, returning to Hawkins 3 weeks later than planned and high... oops.title from Coma, big thief.
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17 Jan 2026
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Beneath a Borrowed Name by 23babel
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Black Phone (2022)
03 May 2025
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Against all odds, Finney Blake survived the basement. However, the relief was short-lived; the Grabber had also escaped. The police arrived at the killer's house to find it eerily empty. Now the sole survivor of the horrific kidnappings and murders, Finney was thrust into witness protection. Under the guise of Steve Harrington, he began a new life, forever looking over his shoulder as the hunt for the Grabber intensified.
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17 Jan 2026