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"This wasn't like the easy camaraderie he shared with Dustin or Lucas.
It was something more. Something deeper. Something that hurt."---
Will Byers made a catastrophic mistake: he agreed to room with Mike Wheeler.
The boy he's been in love with since middle school. The boy he watched kiss someone else. The boy he moved across the country to forget.
He survived the Upside Down. He survived watching Mike love El. He survived California.
How hard could sharing a tiny dorm room be?
Turns out: impossible.
Their room at Indiana University is absurdly small—three feet between beds, no space to hide. And Mike won't stop touching him. His hand on Will's thigh during study sessions. Walking around in towels. Looking at him with questions Will can't answer.
Four weeks of tension. One fight. Seven days of silence.
Then the party.
Mike's hands on his hips. His body pressed close.
"I can't stop thinking about you."
Neither can Will.
Some feelings run too deep to ignore—even when the distance is only three feet.