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  1. Public Bookmark 59

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    “Should we be concerned by how much he’s enjoying this?” Ted asked one day, as Mike twirled around in Nancy’s pink Easter dress and Nancy clapped for him.
    “No,’’ said Karen firmly. “He’s just having fun.’’

    Karen Wheeler only wants two things for her children: For them to be safe and happy. However, her middle child, her son, presents a host of difficulties as he comes of age in a harsh and hateful world, where his safety isn't guaranteed and his happiness hangs by a thread.

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    04 Oct 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.

    Alternatively: Five times Will Byers came out, and the one time someone came out to him.

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    30 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 43

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    “Are you cutting yourself?” Nancy asked. “Is that what those scars are from?”

    “That’s not your fucking business!” Mike yelled. Nancy stepped back. She had never seen him so angry. “That’s my problem, not yours, and you don’t get to Nancy Drew this shit, okay? I’m not a mystery for you to solve. I just needed-- I needed--”

    She caught a glimpse of his face crumpling into a sob before he turned and slammed the door behind him. Nancy swore she felt the walls shake.

    Or: Mike is hurting himself and Nancy is terrified.

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    26 Sep 2025

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  4. Public Bookmark 99

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    "It's okay Mike, hey, it's okay."

    "No it's not!" Which—okay—fair enough, it didn't feel very okay to Jonathan either, but he was so out of his depth right now. He'd comforted Will countless times, he'd comforted Nancy, El. Hell, he'd even comforted Mike a bunch of times when he was younger.

    A lot younger.

    He'd comforted Mike over a broken crayon, or a scraped knee, or Will being sick and not being able to go to school for a week—that one had required a lot of comforting—but that had been a long time ago and those were all just silly, trivial things kids cried over. Now Mike was crying on a dirty bathroom floor, blood tainting his arms, and Jonathan couldn't just give him a new yellow crayon to make him feel better anymore.

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    18 Jul 2024

  5. Public Bookmark 36

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    Will and Mike go on a date to the skating rink, an employee flirts with Will, Mike gets jealous

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    17 Aug 2024