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“Two shots ring out! BAM!-then a pause-BAM! Mike’s head snaps towards the sound, squinting his eyes to orient himself to the darkness. A guttural, pained wail echoes through the trees as if some forsaken wraith howls at him in this lonely forest, it’s voice sounding all too familiar. Then, a loud screeching roar follows close behind it. Another shot! Mike sucks in a wretched, frightened breath, his heart thrashing in his chest so hard that it feels as if it might shatter his ribs. Dread settles sickeningly in his belly.
"Will….”
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The one in which Mike gets to be Will's knight in shining armor.
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04 Aug 2025
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Mike wasn’t coming after him this time. This whole thing was Mike’s fault in the first place, and Will didn’t want to see him, he made that clear. He did want Mike to notice, though. He wanted Mike to be standing inside the arcade, staring at the front door, itching to come outside and talk to him. He wanted Mike to get a shit score at Dig Dug because he was distracted wondering where Will had gone.
It was kind of like the View-Master feeling, being stuck between resenting Mike so much and wanting him back so desperately. Sometimes, there would be a glitch, and the facade he carefully constructed would disappear, revealing the cold, harsh truth. I still love him.
or: byler exes to lovers
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03 Aug 2025
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Don't be Afraid of the Clocks (they are our time) by TashaTasha
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Aug 2025
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The end of the world was cemented around two years ago; now all Will does is wait— wait for the weird events to get weirder, for people to start going missing again, for anything…anything bad to happen at all.
Things were calmer now, slower. It gave room for Will to look at himself, really look at himself.
Mike and El didn’t work out, and that gave him hope. Far too much hope.
So he needed to end it now, draw a line in the sand.
He needed to let Mike Wheeler break his heart. So he could put himself together again.
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Will gets some new (totally not gay) friends, and Mike is a jealous, needy loser. Coming out, crying, and sappy confessions await.
This Fic is meant to be an intermission between Season 4 and Season 5, with the assumption that Vecna doesn’t return with full force until all the cast are 18.
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02 Aug 2025
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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.
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01 Aug 2025
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Will’s eyes sting with tears, and his nose prickles with heat. He feels like he’s burning, like he’s on fire. But Mom’s right—he doesn’t have to be afraid. She knows, and she loves him, and she’s not leaving. All that’s left is the words. And he shouldn’t be scared of words. After all he’s been through, if what takes him down is the English alphabet, then the world has a really fucked up sense of humor.
He just needs to rip off the bandaid.
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Alternatively: Five times Will Byers came out, and the one time someone came out to him.
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30 Jul 2025