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  1. Rec 11

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    When Will jerked awake, cold and wet in the still darkness, he wasn’t surprised. After he’d come down from the shock, and felt his heart rate slow to something more reasonable, more manageable, he was able to take in his surroundings and ground himself. Bring himself back from there, from him, from vines and smoke and spores crawling on his skin, inside his body, down his throat, everywhere — Will wanted a cigarette. 

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    After the events of Season 4, the Will Byer's is living in the Wheeler's basement.

    He's physically closer than he's ever been to Mike, and at the same time he's never felt so far away.

    One night, by accident, they share a cigarette. Will thinks he might die.

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    06 Jan 2026

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    It’s at that very moment that, for reasons completely and utterly unknown to anyone at all, every single possible word he has ever learned from any language ever has suddenly disappeared from his brain, and his throat feels relevant to the Sahara Desert.

    None of this, of course, has to do with the fact that Will is very, very, very – shirtless.

    Will blinks at him. “Are you okay?”

    “Shoulders,” Mike says, sounding vaguely chipmunk-like, and he hears Max barely choke down a snicker.

    Will comes back for the summer, and Mike deals with it.
    Kind of. Not really.

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    03 Jan 2026

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    adorbs

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    “Since when do you smoke?”

    The words hit Mike like a wall. He sucked in a breath too fast, coughing as the smoke caught in his throat. He bent forward, hand over his mouth, sputtering.

    “Shit,” he muttered, his voice coming out low and rough as he wiped his mouth with the back of his hand.

    He looked up slowly, and the boy standing in front of him was a version of Will that Mike had not yet gotten used to.

    Jesus, when did he start smoking? It felt like a lifetime ago. As he thought about it further, a small realization hit him.

    He started smoking the night that Will left for California.

     

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    Will moves back from California, and when he and Mike end up living together, they realize how much they’ve both changed, and must figure out how to navigate the tension, awkwardness, and unspoken feelings between them.

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    02 Jan 2026

    Bookmarker's Notes

    fire

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    It’s the kind of truck that belongs in a movie, shining in the early morning sun. There’s also someone leaning against it. Shirtless. That’s what gets the immediate attention of the girls.

    Max gasps and nudges El, “Uh… wow.”

    Lucas frowns, “Hey!”

    “I didn’t say anything!” Max quips back, but she’s still gripping El’s arm as they both give the guy an eyeful.

    “I’ll say something,” El buts in, grinning, “That guy is very hot.”

    Will, a few steps behind them, mutters, “Here, here.”

    Mike groans, “Not you too, Will.”

    Will just smiles sheepishly but his voice is easy, “What? I can appreciate a good-looking guy."

    OR, in the gap between High School ending and College starting Joyce books the party into a 2 week long farm stay. Mike expects a relaxing break but it quickly turns chaotic when the charming farm-hand takes a liking to Will, and old feelings, new tensions, and unexpected drama threaten to ruin the quiet countryside for everyone...

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    29 Dec 2025

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    oh my GOD. okay. okay. okay. okay. AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA fuckin. 100/10

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    Mike dares Will to play a game of chicken with him.
    Will, like most things, goes along with it.
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    “Chicken,” he said finally.

    Will blinked. “Chicken?” He frowned, trying to picture it. “Isn’t that the one where you get up on someone’s shoulders and try to knock the other person off?” The image flashed so suddenly and absurdly that a laugh almost escaped him. He caught it halfway, feeling stupid.

    Mike shook his head quickly. His pale cheeks flushed, covering his freckles in a faint pink like he was embarrassed, or maybe warm. Will told himself it was probably just the basement lighting. Or the heat.

    “No,” Mike said. “Like… the other game.” He rubbed his thumb against the edge of the blanket, not looking at Will now. “The one where you dare each other to do stuff. And you have to keep going until someone backs out.” He swallowed. “Chicken.”

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    featuring mike queeler

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