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Will can't sleep. Neither can Mike.
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The group were a week into summer vacation, meaning that it had been nine months since everything, and everyone, had seemingly settled down from autumn’s atrocities. Will, on the other hand, felt anything but settled. But now was definitely not the right time to allow his thoughts to slip too deep, too dark or raw. He much preferred clawing into the unhealed wound that was the last two years when he was alone in his own room at night, and assumed asleep by his family. Those were the perfect conditions that permitted Will to cry.
To hate himself without anyone asking questions.
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Staying at the Wheeler’s house, Will Byers finds himself haunted by a strange set of nightmares at night. During the day, Mike Wheeler watches as his best friend fades into the shadows.
The first night it happened, he knew nothing but the blinding fluorescent lights bathing him in their harsh introspection, the sterile walls devoid of any comfort despite the meaningless paintings drawn onto them, and the terrible gnawing feeling that something awful was going to happen
The second night, Will lay on his air mattress in the basement, staring at the walls decorated in pictures and drawings. Lying in Mike’s dark basement, Will felt out of place. With its dark blue pillows, it was no longer a place where Will belonged. Will was like an artifact, placed in the wrong room of the museum.
The third night, Will had to wrestle with himself to fall asleep. When he finally did, trees curved menacingly over him; they were watching him. Maybe they were calling out for help from the thick red vines slowly suffocating them. Will wishes he could help, but he was every bit trapped as they were.
The fourth night, Will didn’t sleep. Every time he closed his eyes, another chill wracked his body.
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Book 1 Complete; Prologue - Chapter 8
Book 2 Complete; Chapter 9 - Chapter 20
Book 3; Chapter 21 - OngoingThe specter of their enemy has resurfaced, bringing a new haze of mysteries to Hawkins and its young heroes. For Will, it could mean compromising his trauma with the love he holds for a special blue-eyed boy.
Danny’s awareness of the supernatural may help unravel the enigma of that fateful Fourth of July night. The untimely deaths of his parents… the harrowing past of his beloved Will… could they possibly be related?
One thing Will knows for certain: he’ll protect Danny from this storm, no matter the personal cost.
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Imperfect kisses and healing wounds by Buttercupwasgay
Fandoms: Stranger Things - Fandom
09 Mar 2025
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My take on wanting Will to be happy and be with someone who’s already worked through the shame in the guilt that comes with being queer especially in the time period Stranger Things is set in.
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after returning to hawkins, will and mike have drifted to an awkward stage of avoiding each other and mike can't handle it anymore.
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will byers feels as if a piece of himself has been stuck at castle byers since his argument with mike. ft. byler
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Will takes a deep breath, resisting the urge to just break down right then and there, because why do things always happen to him?
Why is he so cursed?
The world must hate him.
Must think he’s a joke.
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H̶e̶ ̶t̶h̶i̶n̶k̶s̶ ̶s̶o̶ ̶t̶o̶o̶.̶Will has a nightmare and Mike is there to comfort him
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One Normal Night | a Will Byers centric story by strangexvibes101
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jan 2025
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Will Byers has always felt like he’s being watched. Ever since the “earthquake” happened, he’s been getting lots of visions, to the point that they point to his own demise. Will they save Will and the world before it all crumbles to their demise?
Or, Will Byers gets possessed again after many visions and hearing voices telling him to join "him,” and they all have to figure out how to save him before they lose him forever.
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Mike remarks the purple circles forming under Will’s eyes. “For the first time, he was able to get into my dreams but since we cast him out last time, he’s not able to do anything first.”
"First?" Mike has to interrupt. “What do you mean by “first”?”
“Like, if I give in to him, or whatever. I don’t know.” Will shakes him off, getting too uncomfortable. There’s a certain line he can’t cross, like telling his sister’s boyfriend and his crush about his crazy wet dream while she is in the slightly ajar room next door.
“Well, then he can’t make you his spy.” Mikes gains back his composure, too self-assured Will would never give in willingly.TL:DR; Will struggles when Vecna starts appearing in his nightmares and Mike notices Will has been isolating himself from the party since being back in Hawkins.
Will centric fic. Complete.
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I Can't Help (But Be Scared Of It All Sometimes) by PobodyNerfect
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Sep 2024
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Nancy finds Will having a panic attack and comforts him.
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Over the past few weeks, the already murky line between friends and something more with Mike and Will has been further blurred. They’re stuck in a sort of limbo, and have been for some time. The thing is, Mike has been aware of his feelings. Will has been, too. They just don't do anything about it, and both have their own reasons to justify this static place in their relationship.
However, their relationship is progressing anyway, even without intention, or some label. Maybe it’s because sleeping in the same room is so intimate, or maybe it’s simply going to the place it needs to be. In any case, things are changing, and progressing, whether they like it, or not. They're closer now than ever.
Or: After Mike finds out about Will's sleeping issues, he invites Will to start sleeping in his room. This becomes routine, and over the course of their freshman year of college, their relationship progresses into something romantic.
ON AN INDEFINITE HIATUS.
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- Part 3 of Are you okay? (Byler alternate universe)
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Friends Don’t lie (But boyfriends do) by Luckynumber9
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Mar 2024
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Friends don’t lie, or at least, that’s what the party all agreed on. Will of all people strictly went by this rule, and out of everyone, Mike believed Will truly could never lie to him.
At least, he did until now.
Mike saw through Will’s speech immediately, but he still didn’t know why he lied..or what he was trying to hide. So he made it his mission to find out.
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Home was something Will hated. by HesterAnadilF0REVER
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Oct 2023
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Home was something Will hated.
He hated how it always described a place and never a people. Never a person. His Mom, his friends, his brother were home, not the house where he rested his head at night. Their voices, their screams, their laughs, their presence was home.
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- 610
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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The Only Time I Ever See Him (Is When He's Behind Me in the Mirror) by LondonDziban
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Oct 2023
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“I can see you, you know.” Will finally mutters, keeping his eyes on the reflection of the man.
The man freezes, his eyes widening as he stares back in shock. He pushes up off the doorframe and walks–no, glides–his way closer to Will. It takes all of Will’s self-control to not up and run, standing still as the man draws closer. He leans in, right up to Will’s ear.
“Can you, now?” he asks, cold air brushing against Will’s neck. Will shivers. His voice is teasing, with an undertone of shock laced in. His hair falls over Will’s shoulder, tickling the skin of Will’s exposed bicep.
“Are you real?” Will asks, furrowing his eyebrows at their reflection, “Or am I just going crazy?”
The man straightens up and leans against the wall beside them, flashing Will a smile in the mirror. “I have that effect on people.”
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Will Byers x flirty ghost Mike Wheeler for day 1 of Bylerween 2023
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That night in Season 2, Will inevitably has a nightmare. What he wasn't expecting, though, was someone to talk to after.
His name is Steve Harrington.
Or, Will the Wise brings some wisdom over Steve.
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- Part 5 of The Luck of Steve Harrington
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Now he walks through his sunken dream (to the seat with the clearest view) by blueberrypancake_1234
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
12 Jul 2023
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Will finds himself in the middle of nowhere, with no light or sound. He has no memory of getting there and he doesn't know how to get out. He decides to explore the place.
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I summoned you, please come to me, don’t bury thoughts that you really want by orphan_account
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
07 Jun 2023
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Mike envelopes Will and knocks his head on his. “Are you okay, baby?” Mike asks sweetly.
“Good.” Will replies simply.
“Do you need anything?”
“Just you.”
He feels Mike snuggle closer.
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Will has a nightmare, luckily his amazing boyfriend is there to comfort him.
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Will is struggling to come to terms with his sexuality, so is Mike. Over spring break they start to realize that these feelings don't have to be normal to be okay.
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What if The Cali group arrived at the underground lab before the military did? But when Mike and Will try to free El, Will gets captured by Dr. Brenner..
(Mostly Will suffering tbh)
Byler Endgame
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‘WILL!’ Mike shouts loudly from behind. When Will turns around, he sees troops securing Mike. Soldiers are approaching Will from behind Mike. But before Will can do anything the soldiers grab him firmly. ‘NO, NO!’ Will shouts. ‘LET ME GO! LET. ME GO!!’ El sprints in Mike's direction. ‘LET ME GO YOU BASTERD!’ Will yells. ‘LET ME GO!’ But the soldiers don’t listen. ‘Will, calm down!’ says Dr. Owens. ' You're currently only making things worse.' ‘LET ME GO!’ ‘LET. ME. GO!!’And with that final shout the soldiers get launched away from Will and the glass from the NINA project breaks. Will falls down his knees. He has blood coming out of his ears and nose. ‘Let..me..go..’ Will says soft. The soldiers approach him once more in a hurry. ‘No…’ Will tries to stand to get away but before he can, a needle gets injected in his neck. ‘WILL!’ Mike and El scream from behind. Dr. Brenner walks up to Will.
This story is about the character NOT actor!
!ABANDONED STORY!
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- Part 2 of Stranger Things; Will Byers centric
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i can’t dare to dream about you anymore by cttncandytears
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Mar 2023
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“Do you still get nightmares a lot?”
“Yeah. They can be pretty intense. I don’t remember most of them, though.”
“I don’t remember half my dreams either,” Mike murmured.
They went quiet again. It was comfortable, being here on the phone with Mike.
“I had a dream you kissed me once.”
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It was supposed to be just a normal phone call on a normal Friday. But when have things ever been normal for Will Byers and Mike Wheeler?