17 Bookmarks by sameoldflame
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Draw me (Like one of your french boys) by atlassunrise
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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“Well,” He starts, leaning down so their faces are now even, “You 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 use me as a reference.”
“I- Y- What??” Will sputters.
Will’s ears are running hot and he feels a blush creeping over his cheeks. Just Mike being this close to him drives him crazy, there’s no way he’d survive this.
“I mean, you’ve seen me naked before-“
“When we were like eight, Mike!” Will exclaims, not letting the idea of a naked Mike in front of him invade his mind too much.
“Yeah, but we’re best friends,” He says, brushing one of his curls behind his ear, “I don’t think it would be 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 weird.”
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In which Mike models for Will’s nude anatomy project and things get heatedBookmarked by sameoldflame
26 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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- English
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- 87,287
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- 9/9
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- 2,220
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25 Feb 2026
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talk to me dirty; talk to me sweet by thesweetestdream
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Feb 2026
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Will and Mike accidentally overhear a couple talking dirty over the walkie, and start repeating some of the filthy phrases to each other for shits and giggles. What starts as a joke, soon turns into something they can't stop doing – and can’t tell anyone about.
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Mike and Will start talking dirty to each other for fun. What they don't consider is that it would accidentally turn them on.
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- English
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- 44,876
- Chapters:
- 9/?
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- 7,244
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- 34,157
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23 Feb 2026
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i hate valentine's day (but i hate your secret admirer more) by pazma
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Feb 2026
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It's the week of Valentine's Day, Will Byers has a secret admirer, and Mike Wheeler is so totally cool with it—except he's so totally not cool with it at all and he's pretty sure this secret admirer was sent from hell to personally torture him. And he has no idea why, but he feels the need to figure out who this person is immediately—for Will's protection, of course.
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Will Byers gets a secret admirer for Valentine's Day. Mike Wheeler crashes out, like, on an astronomical level.
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21 Feb 2026
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Will has resolved tensions with his best friend, for the most part, until Mike finds Will at a party talking to a guy, and a drunken deluge of emotions comes pouring out of him.
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21 Feb 2026
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A conflict of interest (in your orbit) by wheezingwheeler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Feb 2026
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"They were satellites in unstable orbit, trying desperately not to collide while being pulled toward each other anyway."
Will Byers thought he'd buried his feelings for Mike Wheeler somewhere between Hawkins and Chicago. Then Mike walks into his life again, and eight years of distance collapse into nothing.
What starts as a forbidden attraction becomes something neither of them can name - desperate encounters, painful misunderstandings, emotional manipulation, and Mike's inability to reconcile who he is.
When Mike finally stops running, he might just be too late.
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- Part 1 of The stratosphere
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- English
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- 47,706
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- 26/26
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16 Feb 2026
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SweetBunny22 by finncandrownmeandillsaythnx for shouales
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Feb 2026
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He looked at the charcoal smudge again. It was so distinctly Will. It was like finding a fingerprint at a crime scene, only the crime was Mike’s rapidly disintegrating sanity.
He should close the tab. He should absolutely, one hundred percent close the tab, clear his browser history, burn the laptop, and maybe move to a monastery in Tibet where the wifi was spotty. He should walk into Will’s room right now and say... what?
Hey man, sorry to wake you, but are you spreading your cheeks to pay for our electricity bill? Because if so, thanks, but also, what the fuck?
In which, Mike Wheeler thinks he knows everything about his roommate and childhood best friend, Will. He knows Will likes his coffee black, hates the texture of anything remotely slimy, and is surprisingly good at keeping secrets. But when Mike stumbles upon a cam model named 'Lee' who films in a room that looks suspiciously familiar, he realizes he doesn't know Will nearly as well as he thought. And God, does he want to learn.
OR simply: a camboy!will AU
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- English
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- 108,169
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- 6/6
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16 Feb 2026
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After years of fighting for their lives and finally saving the world, the Hawkins kids are off to college and it’s going to be a long drive before they reach campus.
Will and Mike share a car, growing closer with every leg of the trip. Through unexpected detours, shared secrets, and familiar banter, the gang navigates their changing dynamics while Mike and Will navigate their hearts.
Or, the Stranger Things kids are off to college on a road trip and Mike and Will fall stupidly in love with each other.
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- English
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- 121,338
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- 21/?
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13 Feb 2026
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"And I understand if you want to move out, or something," Mike continues, his voice getting thick as tears prick at his eyes, "because it's weird for your best friend to be thinking about you like that, and— you know what? I'll just go." He starts to get up, pushing himself up on his hands as shame curls heavy in his stomach. "I'm sorry—"
Without warning, Will's boot comes to hover over his chest. Mike stops in place, his mouth hanging open.
"Stay on the floor." Will's voice is uncertain, wavering with nerves, but his eyes darken like he's never wanted anything more in his life. He presses the tip of his shoe to Mike's chest, and— painfully slowly— pushes him down.
Or; Mike is embarrassingly obsessed with Will's new style. Will helps him through it.
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- Part 1 of between the sheets
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- English
- Words:
- 8,197
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 1
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- 89
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09 Feb 2026
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a series of (probably) unrelated explicit byler fics. whether mike tops or bottoms he’s always pathetic i can promise you that
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07 Feb 2026
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There’s something wrong with Will.
It started three weeks ago, almost four. Will had woken from some sort of nightmare and, instead of seeking comfort in Mike the way he usually would, he’d rolled out a sleeping bag from the closet and chosen to sleep on the floor.
No one believes Mike, except for Joyce. But even she doesn’t understand the full extent to which something is wrong with Will.
Mike understands, though. Mike has been paying attention.
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- Part 1 of eye of the beholder
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- English
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- 34,883
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- 1/1
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- 1,076
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07 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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- English
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- 159,259
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- 31/36
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- 4,702
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06 Feb 2026
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the most remarkable thing about you standing in the doorway is that it’s you by greatunironic
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jul 2022
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Sixteen years after the world didn't end for the last time, Max Mayfield showed up on Steve’s doorstep and said, “You gonna walk me down the aisle in May or what?” Or, it’s 2002 and Steve Harrington attends a wedding, a funeral, and a birth.
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 34,987
- Chapters:
- 5/5
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- 65
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- 4,609
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28 Jan 2026
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The One in Which a Time Loop is Fucking Exhausting. by badpancake
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Jul 2022
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It’s the first time in a while that he doesn’t know what comes next. He’s dove into the water hundreds of times. Screamed as his flesh was torn apart, heard Master of Puppets in the distance and held back tears. Felt Max’s cold, small hand in his as she laid in the hospital bed. There are things that always happen, no matter how hard he tries: El doesn’t arrive in time. Eddie dies. Max is put in a coma.
Steve fails. They lose.
“Steve, how many loops have you been through?”
His head is nodding, and his eyes are watery, and Eddie has approached him like a spooked animal.
“I lost count.”
AKA: The one where Steve Harrington is stuck in a time loop, and Eddie Munson is really fucking hard to save, or: fuck Volume 2, these bitches are in love.
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- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 41,496
- Chapters:
- 12/12
- Collections:
- 68
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- 3,710
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28 Jan 2026
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 52,632
- Chapters:
- 8/8
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- 13,681
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- 186,562
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28 Jan 2026
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It was easy for Will Byers to fall in love with Mike Wheeler.
The trouble came when he had to pretend it wasn't real.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 189,990
- Chapters:
- 26/26
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- 1
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- 1,535
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- 18,891
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28 Jan 2026
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Brand me with your hands so everyone can see. by sundollop
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
18 Feb 2026
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Max arches a brow. “Carlton, though? You two are dating and you don’t even kiss? Is it just a preference thing?”
Will sighs, resigned. He drops his hands. “Okay. Honestly?” He hesitates, then shrugs. “He was a bad kisser. And I just… couldn’t get excited around him. At all.”
The reaction is immediate and merciless. Dustin makes a dramatic gagging noise. El gasps like she’s been handed gossip gold. Lucas high-fives Max, shaking her hand in his.
Mike doesn’t say anything. He just watches Will, watches the way he shrugs it off, the way he laughs a little too loud, the way his ears go red.
Or, Will's new boyfriend is a bad kisser. Mike thinks it's a crime that no one has kissed Will properly. He's on a goal to change that, Carlton be damned.
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 160,806
- Chapters:
- 24/25
- Comments:
- 5,251
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- 14,322
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28 Jan 2026