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Mike Wheeler has been in love with Will Byers his entire life, but Mike always battled self acceptance. He was never able to tell Will the truth.
Until, it all became too much and Mike sent Will a series of postcards, trying to rebuild what they lost.
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27 Jan 2026
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Mike grabs Will’s hands and tangles them with his own, blinking up at him through his long, dark lashes. His eyes are endless. Solid black, like the night above them. So shiny that Will can see himself, tipsy and happy, in the reflection. “I want to be stuck with you,” Mike whispers, like it’s a secret. “I don’t ever want to leave.”
Will sucks in a sharp breath, squeezing his hands. “Then don’t,” he whispers back, punched-out and honest. “Stay.”
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Senior year in Hawkins. Will and Mike figure some things out.
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27 Jan 2026
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Mike marries Will in 2010. They get a dog in 2014. They buy a house in 2003. They have their first kiss in 1989.
Do they?---
Mike gets cursed before the final battle. Will tries to get him back.Bookmarked by MatchingPromises
26 Jan 2026
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“Just saying, if you’re taking another hit, you should share it with me,” Mike says, and Will slowly tilts his head, drinking in every word. “It just makes sense. Like, mathematically.”
Will’s reddened eyes narrow, bewildered. “Mathematically?”
“If there’s two hits left, we’d each only get one,” Mike explains. “But if we shotgunned, we’d both get two.” God, this is the best idea he’s had in ages. He should’ve stolen Will’s weed, like, months ago. “That’s like, bang for your buck. This is simple math, Will Byers. Keep up.”
In which it’s well past midnight in New York, Will can’t sleep, and Mike feels like they barely know each other anymore.
So, they get a little high. Mike is very normal about all of it.
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26 Jan 2026
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“Don’t you remember?” Lucas asked softly. “When we were kids? Like, sixth grade. We all said we’d be in each other’s weddings.” He chuckled. “And Mike called dibs on being my best man, and then you and Dustin started freaking out, because you were both gonna call dibs, so I said you could all do it. Remember? I need all my best men.”
Will puffed out his cheeks, running a hand through his hair. He already hadn’t lived up to that twice now. He’d missed Dustin’s wedding, he hadn’t even been invited to Mike’s (not that he’d expected to be.) This was his last shot.
And something about it seemed final. If he missed this, then that was it. He had no doubt they’d still try to reach out, but it wouldn’t be the same. He would’ve broken something he couldn’t fix.
He sighed.
“Okay.”
Ten years after the end of the world, Lucas and Max get married.
It's a mess.
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- Part 1 of To Hold Onto and Treasure
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26 Jan 2026
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Back to the Future (With Mike Wheeler) by Nymphadoragreenleaf
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Nov 2022
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On a list of the top five most unexpected things to happen to Mike Wheeler, traveling 10 years into the future has got to take the top spot.
The half-naked man claiming to be his best friend might be number two.
Alternatively known as,
Mike Wheeler tries to survive a week in the 90's and figures a couple of things out along the way.
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- Part 1 of Mike Wheelers Unexpected Adventures
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25 Jan 2026
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if there is a right time (chances are i’ll be here) by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Jan 2026
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“And I guess… I guess what I’m trying to say is that I’m sorry,” Mike says, and he scoots closer to Will, knee brushing against Will’s own. “I’m sorry that I let you deal with all this shit alone, and I’m sorry I didn’t see what was happening or what I was doing, and I’m sorry I hurt you, Will. But… but most of all…
Will’s heart pounds, and he waits with nervous anticipation, hanging onto Mike’s every word. “I’m sorry I was too late,” Mike whispers, tears welling in his eyes. “That… that I was too late for us.”
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The one in which Will and Mike fall apart before they fall back together.
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25 Jan 2026
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After entering the hive mind, Will suspects their next clue lies within a familiar spot. Unfortunately for Mike, this exploit catapults him into his worst fears...
In more ways than one.
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25 Jan 2026
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“Don’t ever style your hair like that again.” by lixsun
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
05 Jan 2026
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“We survived monsters. I think we can survive one party.”
“I mean,” Will says slowly, “we could go. Just for a bit.”
That’s the deciding vote.
Mike swallows hard, pride bruised and aching. He forces the jealousy down, packs it away somewhere tight and sharp in his chest, where it can’t spill out and make things worse. He nods once, stiffly, lips pressed into a thin line that he hopes passes for a smile.
“Yeah,” he says, even though the word tastes bitter. “Sure, sounds fine.”
or; Mike isn’t on board with going to that party, so he suggests staying in the basement to play instead, except this time, they actually go. And he is jealous.
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24 Jan 2026
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you've got this spell on me by andiwriteordie for messrsbyler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
29 Mar 2023
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“And you,” Will deadpans, trying to ignore the way his heart is racing in his chest, “are literally under a spell right now.”
Mike grins, wide and dopey and so stupidly lovestruck. “Yeah, I am,” he agrees, and it’s far too flirtatious for Will’s liking, “I’m under your spell.”
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Mike gets hit by a spell that causes him to fall in love with Will. Naturally, chaos ensues.
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24 Jan 2026
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Something Inside Me to Keep You Bedside Me by paper_star
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Jan 2026
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“A nice little heart to heart,” Mike repeats quietly. “About my dead girlfriend.”
“And his dead sister,” Dustin adds, unperturbed.
Or: Post-canon fix-it, from graduation. Four summers, four winter breaks, and four spring breaks in which Mike Wheeler needs to figure his shit out.
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22 Jan 2026
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Will knew something was wrong back in Lenora. He just didn't know how to confront everyone. How do you even begin telling your mom, brother, and estranged best friend that they had missed your birthday?
A story in which Will is being forgotten by those he loves.
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22 Jan 2026
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“Come back here!” Mike pleads.
“I can’t,” Will replies weakly, and he’s sure his voice isn’t strong enough to travel. Mike inches closer, like those few centimeters would make the difference.
“I’m jumping in then!” And then he’s wringing the shoes off, hastily kicking them behind his back.
On the eve of the final battle, Will is drawn to the lake by an unknown force. He tries to cut everything short and free Hawkins on his own, but Mike just won’t let him go.
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21 Jan 2026
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Technically, he doesn’t know this is Mike’s daughter, because she hasn’t even spoken yet. Also because the last time he saw her she was a two-year-old in a picture Mike had in his wallet. So he has an obligation to act normal, because even if it is her, she’s obviously not here to sell Girl Scout cookies if her panicked expression is anything to go by.
Or: Mike has been avoiding Will’s calls for fifteen years. When his daughter shows up at Will’s apartment with a box full of letters, Will finds out why.Bookmarked by MatchingPromises
20 Jan 2026
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“We are more similar than you realize, Will. Both of us were...sensitive children. We were different. Seen as freaks. But we are special. You are special.”
Will takes a shallow breath, tries to swallow his nerves. He speaks flatly. “And?”
Henry blinks, seemingly surprised by Will’s coldness. “I chose you that day, you know.”
And Will sees himself, small and alone, riding his bike through the darkness. He sees the silhouette of something tall and not-human. He sees himself crashing his bike. Running home. But the creature unlocks the door. It follows him into the shed. It gets him.
“It was you,” Will whispers, a hand coming up to the back of his neck. The monster that took him. The possession. The visions. “It’s always been you.”
(or the one where will’s connection to the upside down is a crucial part of season 4 instead of him getting sidelined, and how it changes everything)
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- Part 1 of darker in the day than the dead of night
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20 Jan 2026
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While looking through Mike’s bedroom for an extra sleeping bag, Dustin stumbles upon a box of unsent letters from Mike to Will. Not knowing why they were unsent, Dustin decides to take them to Mike’s basement to read.
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The Party and Company read Mike’s unsent letters to Will.
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- Part 1 of Between The Lines
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19 Jan 2026
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This is the first girl who’s ever asked Mike out — something he had, in the not too distant past, been terrified would never happen. And Mike just stands there, feeling like his dining hall dinner is about to crawl back up his esophagus.
Jeremy, Saint Jeremy, nudges him with an elbow. “He’s kind of private about it, but Mike actually has someone back home.”
Mike turns his head to look at Jeremy, expecting a knowing smile or the hint of a wink. But Jeremy actually looks sincere, which makes Mike’s eyebrows sink down, almost to the top of his nose.
“Will, right?” Jeremy supplies, forever trying to be helpful. “He’s at CalArts?”
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18 Jan 2026
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Mike hadn’t known how much Dustin was struggling until he found himself hurting in the same way as him. They meet up at the quarry to keep each other company through their grief and maybe eventually they heal.
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Dustin talks and Mike listens, but somewhere along the way he starts to understand.Bookmarked by MatchingPromises
17 Jan 2026
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The universe grants Will Byers 18 months to get his life together.
That's exactly how long it takes Mike Wheeler's to fall apart.A collection of moments from the eighteen months Will Byers spent learning and re-learning how to wrangle his roaming heart, and the year and a half Mike Wheeler spent trying to understand it.
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17 Jan 2026
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Mike pushes into his hands, but Will keeps him still.
"Ask again," he says. Because he's greedy, and he wants Mike to want him.
He stares at Will's mouth. "Please."
"Again."
El is gone.
Will tries to figure out how to move on in New York, and Mike follows him. Their apartment is haunted not by ghosts, but by the two of them.
Or: Catastrophically traumatized boys cling to each other and accidentally figure out how to be close—too close—while moving through their grief.
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- Part 1 of Supervoid
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16 Jan 2026