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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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11 Feb 2026
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“Hey, hey, it’s Mike. Um, sorry, is — is Will there?”
There is no answer for a minute, drawn out so long that Mike almost thinks the call somehow disconnected despite the lack of a dial tone. He pulls the phone away from his face, looks at it as if that’ll give him any clarity on the matter, and lifts it back to his ear. “Hel—“
“Uh,” Jonathan finally says, somehow more awkward than Mike, “It is Will.”
Mike nearly drops the fucking phone.
Five times Mike and Will shared a phone call throughout the years, plus one time they didn't have to.
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11 Feb 2026
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“I’m glad they moved me closer to the art block,” Mike mentions after a second, and Will blinks at him. “It’ll be easier to bother you, now.”
Will clicks his teeth. “Incredibly professional,” he notes, and Mike’s smile widens. Sometimes, Will’s heart feels moments from exploding, like a firework someone had poured gasoline onto and threw in a fire.
“I’m the pinnacle of professional,” Mike decides, oblivious to Will’s cardiovascular issues.
Between being a teacher in a school full of chaos, being in love with his best friend and coworker of several years, and Lucas' worst idea yet, Will tries his best to make it through another school year.
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11 Feb 2026
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i want to know what love is (i want you to show me) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jun 2022
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“I know we’ve talked about this, sort of… but I had to make sure you knew. I love you. Always have, and always will.”
“But not like that,” she says, and she doesn’t seem sad. They’ve been broken up for nearly a year now, after all.
“But not like that,” Mike agrees, and El gives him another smile—small and a little bittersweet.
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Five times Mike Wheeler learns a little something about what "love" really is.
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11 Feb 2026
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The very foundation of the universe has cracked. No, not the Upside Down; something even more catastrophic. Something so unbreakable that its destruction can lead to the end of life as they know it.
“I just can’t believe they’re fighting,” Lucas muses with a sigh.
“This is a bad one,” El emphasizes. “They fought in California too, but it wasn’t like this.”
“In the ten years I’ve known them, I’ve never once seen them sit more than six inches away from each other. This is worse than the summer of ‘85.”
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When Mike and Will get in an argument, the Party comes up with a plan to get them back together again (as purely-platonic friends, of course).
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09 Feb 2026