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  1. Rec *

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    “What do you want from me?” Will croaks. He tries to lift his head but sees stars instead. “W-why can’t you just leave me alone?”

    The Monster is quiet for several long, painstaking moments. “Why do you keep fighting me?” he asks, in lieu of an answer. “I only come to take what is rightfully mine, William.”

    Tears sting Will’s eyes, and he blinks them away furiously, forcing himself to sit up despite the lingering nausea. “I’m not yours,” he hisses. “I am not yours, and I never will be.”

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    Years after their first encounter, the Monster from Will's childhood returns and will stop at nothing to have him.

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    24 Feb 2026

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    Will lets out a small squawk as Mike’s hand— his very cold, very freezing hand— finds its way around the blankets and under his sweater. “I’m sick, you weirdo,” he says, half-laughing into the side of Mike’s head, “I have a fever.” 

    “I don’t care,” Mike mumbles, “you’re warm and I’m cold. This is nice.”

    “You’re going to get sick,” Will tries, for the umpteenth time, but it’s pointless. Mike Wheeler is stubborn and hardheaded and he never does anything halfway— not even this.

    Will gets sick. He's dealing with it. Seriously, Mike- he's fine.
    (or: a study in intimacy.)

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    03 Feb 2026

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    The little girl makes a squeaking noise, shoving her face into the guy's chest and bringing her thumb back up to her mouth. “Uh uh. Wanna stay with you, Daddy,” she implores.
    Her dad sighs, leaning back against the bench and placing a hand at her back, glancing apologetically over at Will. “She’s been going through this shy phase,” he says conspiratorially.
    Will laughs. “Personally, I’ve been going through a shy phase for almost three decades, so. I get it.”
    The guy snorts. “Fair enough.” He peers down at his daughter, who’s still hiding her face in his t-shirt, and smiles a little as he pats the top of her head. “I’m Mike, by the way."

    In which Will meets a very cute guy, with an even cuter daughter.

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    03 Feb 2026

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    The feeling of being wanted is a powerful drug. Being wanted by the one you want is incomparable.

    "Mike," Will says lowly. "You’re— You’re so close."

    Too close, his brain supplies, a little hysterical. Too much.

    Mike doesn’t pull away. "I know."

    "Why?"

    "Keeping up…" Mike exhales a short laugh that Will feels on his neck, "appearances."

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    A guy hits on Will at a party, Mike leaves with a hickey, and by morning everybody thinks they're dating.

    Will knows it’s supposed to be pretend. He just doesn’t know how to act like he hasn’t wanted this for as long as he can remember.

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    02 Feb 2026

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    “In our next life, we’ll get married.”

    Will can’t help but laugh at the words.

    “I didn’t know reincarnation existed in Catholicism.”

    “It’s doesn’t." Mike whispers, tipsy starlight dancing in his eyes, "But I'd believe in anything for you, Will.”

    And Will knows Mike is telling the truth. That’s what kills him the most.

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    When Mike is twelve, a new boy arrives at the orphanage. Will—bruised and broken—makes Mike wonder about the world beyond church windows and forgotten forestry. He makes Mike wonder about himself, who he is, who he wants to be. And it only leads to damnation.

    When Mike is seventeen, he is sent away to The City. Away from Will. But when he returns five years later, Will isn’t the same boy that he’d left behind. He’s taller, broader, still so beautiful, but his eyes have changed. Once filled with innocent hazel light, they now hold a lifeless gaze that Mike doesn’t recognise.

    As Mike dares to look closer, secrets begin to surface, and it falls on him to expose them. All whilst he tries to fulfil his reason for returning to the orphanage — to save William Byers.

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    30 Jan 2026