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running up that hill (if i only could) by byerswiseheart
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Jan 2026
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Months after the Battle of Starcourt, friendships fracture, coping mechanisms collide, and the Party exists in pieces rather than a whole. While Mike and Dustin plunge into Hellfire, Lucas straddles the worlds of basketball and loyalty, and Max quietly unravels beside Will in therapy, Will retreats inward, haunted by guilt, jealousy, and the looming weight of November 6th. When an unexpected invitation pulls him into Hawkins High’s cheerleading orbit, Will is forced to confront visibility, identity, and the terrifying possibility that he might still belong somewhere. As old wounds ache and new fault lines form, Hawkins holds its breath—waiting to see what, or who, will break next.
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19 Jan 2026
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“I know you don’t like to talk about it, but— can you explain it?” Mike asked. “Your… episodes?”
His mute episodes, as Dr. Owens called them. Will wasn’t sure how to describe it. It was just… fear. A sense of doom. An inability. Something that was as instinctive as breathing.
“It’s like…” he said, then paused in thought. He was really no good with words. “Like, I’m stuck.”
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Will Byers was a bright, energetic, outgoing kid— until he wasn’t. His ability to socialize deteriorated slowly. No one thought it was anything serious; not until it was too late. His selective mutism had already taken over his mind.
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19 Jan 2026
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i am dying here (i am yours) by anakinskywalkerswifey
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Jan 2026
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“don’t touch him,” max says immediately.
“i’m not—i’m just—he’s hurt. he looks hurt.”
dustin drops to his knees in the sand, hands up, palms out, like he’s approaching a wild animal. “okay. okay, hey. hey, it’s fine. you’re fine. nobody’s dead. i mean— you’re not dead dude whoever you are. which is good. great, actually.”
the boy’s good eye snaps to him.
dustin’s stomach flips.
“holy shit,” he whispers. “holy shit, it’s you.”
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19 Jan 2026
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Will Byers doesn't speak for the first two weeks after he meets Mike Wheeler. It doesn't stop them from understanding each other anyway.
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18 Jan 2026
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I wanted to leave (but here I am again) by HoneyRocket
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
19 Dec 2025
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“Are you just not speaking today?”
It was a genuine question.
His throat felt drier than usual. Will forced himself to swallow, shakily nodding.
El nodded as well, turning back to her food. “Then I will not as well.”
Will stared at her after that one, a little dumbfounded. Was she.. serious?
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In which Will Byers is selectively mute, and out of everyone throughout his life to be apart of him, El makes him feel the least like a freak for everything.
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18 Jan 2026