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Getting the Band Back Together by David_Ginsberg
Fandoms: Ponies (TV 2026), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Mar 2026
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Six years after leaving Moscow, Twila and Bea are called back into service for the CIA. This time, their assignment will take them to Hawkins, Indiana.
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After a shocking revelation, Mike is sent to live with his father in California
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- Part 2 of Bastards of Young
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Christmas Break, 1987 by David_Ginsberg
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Americans (TV 2013)
19 Jan 2026
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When the world comes crashing down on Henry Jennings' head, he finds a refuge in Hawkins.
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- Part 2 of Will at St. Edward's
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Twenty years on, Nancy Wheeler decides to blow the lid on one of Hawkins' many secrets.
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- Part 6 of Hell is For Children
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Instead of moving to Lenora at the end of Season 3, Joyce decides to send Will to boarding school in New Hampshire, where he makes the acquaintance of a certain hockey player.
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- Part 1 of Will at St. Edward's
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Will at St. Edward's by David_Ginsberg
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Americans (TV 2013)
19 Jan 2026
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Will Byers attends boarding school in New Hampshire and discovers things about himself.
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If you'd asked anyone in Hawkins, they would have told you that Mike Wheeler and Will Byers were unusually close, like brothers almost.
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Among other things, Hawkins, Indiana seems to have a disturbingly high rate of child abuse.
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Hawkins National Lab by David_Ginsberg
Fandom IT (Movies - Muschietti), Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Jun 2022
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After the release of Vecna, Hawkins National Lab is reborn as the federal government's response to interdimensional portals and other paranormal threats. Naturally, the only people who have experience dealing with this type of threat are recruited to lead it.
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Watching The World Wake Up From History by David_Ginsberg
Fandom Stranger Things (TV 2016), The Americans (TV 2013)
29 Mar 2024
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Adventures in the intertwined lives of characters from Stranger Things and The Americans following the end of the Cold War.
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A Saturday Afternoon (and a Slice of Spring Break) by Debbie_e
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Jan 2026
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"All done," she says, excited.
Will gets up so fast he nearly gets dizzy. He turns towards the mirror, and leans over the sink to look closely at the string in his ear.
He looks good; he knows it's so stupid but he feels more himself, more adult with these tiny bits of string in his ears. He can't wait until it heals and he can move on to wearing earrings. Imagine a small diamond in one ear and a dangling cross in the other— he'd look as cool as some of the people on Jonathan's album covers.
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Jane pierces Will's ears for fun. He adores it. Mike freaks out and they ignore him. set in season 4 :)Bookmarked by David_Ginsberg
14 Apr 2026
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Will inserts the new piercing in place before his confidence shrinks. He eyes the silver hoop glinting in his bathroom mirror, feeling the ghost of a smile forming on his lips. It’s only a matter of time before everyone notices. Before Mike notices. The thought excites him just as much as it terrifies him.
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Or, Will pierces his ear while visiting Jonathan in New York City in the summer of 1989. Upon returning to Hawkins, chaos ensues.
Bookmarked by David_Ginsberg
14 Apr 2026
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“Flo,” Hopper is saying, pulling the door shut behind him with some effort, his brows pulled together, face red from the cold. “What are you still doing here? You’re gonna get snowed in.”
“Your kid’s here,” Florence says, gesturing at Jonathon with her pen. “I wasn’t gonna leave ‘till someone took him home. His mama’s not getting him.”
“She is,” Jonathan inputs, shrinking again. He forces himself to get up to his feet, put his glass down. Hopper’s eyes zero in on him immediately, and the red in his face pales. He mutters shit under his breath, and Jonathan gets the distinct impression that either Florence didn’t tell him like she promised, or Hopper forgot. “Um. She’s looking for Will right now, did she tell you?”
AKA: After Will went missing, Jonathan isn't always the first thing on Joyce's mind. Hopper picks up the pieces.
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- Part 1 of The I-65 Scorcher
Bookmarked by David_Ginsberg
19 Mar 2026
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i hear the sound of my own voice (asking you to stay) by CatherineA
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Apr 2023
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The hard part is over, he thinks absently. Now they just have to remember how to live again.
El, Joyce, Jim, and the aftermath of season two.
Bookmarked by David_Ginsberg
07 Feb 2026
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After spending Christmas break back in Hawkins, Mike Wheeler comes back to university and attempts suicide. The story follows his recovery, and the recovery of those he loves after they realize they can't keep avoiding their shared past trauma. They have to find a way to live with it
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“Jonathan, it’s Mike,” Will says firmly. “Tell me what Nancy said.”“Okay, I just—I don’t really know how to tell you this.”
“Tell me what?”
Jonathan glances away from the road briefly to look at him. “They think he did it on purpose.”
His body knows before his mind does. The world turns on its axis. He feels like he’s going to be sick. He blinks rapidly, reaching out to grab the dashboard with one hand as he’s overcome with suffocating vertigo.
“Did what on purpose?”
“Jumped,” Jonathan says, careful and quiet. “The doctors think he jumped.”