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For a long while, which Will felt too embarrassed to admit, part of the reason he left this secret unsaid was so he could cling on to the smallest scrap of possibility. A little imaginary corner of his mind and heart where he could pretend Mike might maybe, just maybe, one day feel something more.
It was foolish, he knew this. But it had been his.
And now? Now it was gone.
They’ve survived the near end of the world. Now Will just has to survive telling Mike the truth. It seems a lot easier than it is.
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13 Dec 2025
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This is exactly what I mean when I look for Angst with happy ending. Pretty much perfection, I loved what I read specially with how sentimental everything was, amazing.
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“No. No, Mike, can you hear me?” He nods, ever so slightly. It’s enough for Will. If he’s dying— if these are truly the last words that will ever be spoken between them— there’s only one thing he can say. “I love you. I’m in love with you, Mike, please. You can’t go. I love you so much,” Will whispers, cradling his body to his chest.
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Will confesses his feelings as Mike takes his last breaths— and then Mike decides to be a stubborn asshole about it and survives. Will is left to deal with the aftermath of his choice, navigating an awkward new friendship.
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09 Dec 2025
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Very cute. At first I was quite surprised that the accident was this bad considering I've read similar fics where things like this happened but they weren't that "serious" but it made total sense in this case. Glad I read it💜💜
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It’s winter in Hawkins, and Mike and Will aren’t speaking anymore. Living in Mike’s house, Will tries to be invisible, spending most of his time in the basement.
Then the power goes out — and if there’s one thing he dreads more than facing Mike, it’s the cold.
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Seven nights in which Mike and Will have to sleep in the same bed, even though they’re barely friends anymore.
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06 Dec 2025
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This one was quite the experience considering I had to wait for a while until the last part was released. But holy shit was it worth it. Great reimagining of the characters and the situation at home, masterful craft of Will's inner feelings and a very real but happy ending. This was great
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The invisible shoulder nudges him, and Mike wishes he'd taken the piece of paper to read what Will would've actually said, and then misses, more generally, Will's voice. His spoken word. Which is unfair - Mike's lucky he gets even this much, the cool brush on his arm, the creaks of his weight on the floorboards, the gentle drum of his fingers. Reminders. Will, inasmuch as he can be, is here, even if it will never feel like enough.
Sometimes — he never tells anyone this — he shuts his eyes, tells himself that Will is alive, and sitting there, next to him, and the moment he tilted his head, they'd be face to face.
He doesn't like opening his eyes, after that.
Will is a ghost. Mike is haunted.
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23 Mar 2025
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Kind of bothers me a lot that I have to dig so deep to find well written fics like this. Wdym only 300 kudos!, this was incredible and very entertaining, loved the plot, great ending, beautiful story.
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“Do you think we could learn to love each other?” Will asks, and that question feels like something intimate and afraid and vulnerable and hopeful all at once.
Neither one of them looks at each other. If they did, Mike thinks, then this question might become an answer neither one of them is ready to give. A confession that this – this might just be something real.
“Yeah,” Mike breathes, and his heart beats so loudly, so nervously, in time with Will’s own. “Yeah, I think so.”
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In the aftermath of a nearly thirty-year long war between their kingdoms, Prince Michael of Corazzia’s hand is offered in marriage to Prince William of Luzios—otherwise known as the Shadow Prince. Together, the two of them must learn to reconcile their own differences to forge a new path to peace and restore their two kingdoms left broken apart by war.
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- Part 1 of the light inside your heart
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16 Feb 2025
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Memorable plot and very original and entertaining
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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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16 Feb 2025
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The way this fic explores Mike's sexuality and their relationship in an alternative universe is great. I love how the characters feel so in character even if there's clearly a time difference between the two.
Was great, a must read.
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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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14 Feb 2025
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Very very cute and original, gotta love when authors come up with such particular plots. It was a very nice fic and loved how it ended, angsty stuff on point and very rewarding at the end. Perfect!
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i feel like an open wound by agustplz (shout_out_lou)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Jul 2022
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"But I know the truth you hide, Michael." His voice sounds like it's in Mike's head even though he keeps a few feet of distance between them. "All those fears. Who you truly are inside. You cannot hide those things from me. Do you not question what I showed you? Why are your only fears William Byers and yourself?"
or, the vol. 2 fix-it where: the party fights vecna together, mike gets vecna'd and Discovers Feelings, no one dies, and byler actually get to have that long overdue conversation.
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12 Feb 2025
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Very cute. For some reason the plot stayed in my mind so much that I remembered pretty much everything of the fic. Means it's memorable, a great story!
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Mike’s voice made Will jump as he returned to the room, the latter turning to face him, who was now clean and wearing pyjamas, but holding another set in his hands.
“I- I figured all your clothes would be back in California, so you can wear mine… if you want? Feel free to have a shower too. It’s been a while since you’ve been able to have one.”
(Or: Will Byers stays at Mike Wheeler's house after returning to Hawkins, and needs some clothes and a bed... why not share with the boy you've been in love with for years?)
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11 Feb 2025
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Cute and very adorable. A fairly comforting fic that clearly just wants to feel good, small angst but present so not everything is rose color, it clearly pays off in the final words paragraphs
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“But it was like—looking at a piece of art, you know? Like, just looking at someone and thinking, how do they even exist? That level of… awe, almost.”
Will thinks about Mike in the back of Argyle’s van. About the jut of his cheekbone, the glimmer in his eye. The curve of his lips. Still, even through all that—hiding something. Just like Jonathan said. A beautiful mystery, wrapped up in one of the most complicated packages Will’s ever seen. “Yeah,” he murmurs, resting his chin in his palm. “Yeah, I get it.”
“Wheelers, huh?” Jonathan murmurs, with a slight smile. “Got some kinda spell over us, man.”
“God, tell me about it,” Will groans.
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mid-apocalypse, will comes out to his brother, then makes a move on mike. all in all, it goes better than expected.
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10 Feb 2025
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Simply wow. Had me giggling and kicking my feet honestly. A display of extreme skill in writing. Everything was pretty much perfect, you know a fic is good when the only problem you see is that it's too short.
Read it, a masterpiece.
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Running (Please Don't Bury Us) by bulletsandbutterflies (turningpages)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Nov 2017
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Will knew that if he were stronger, he would have dealt with the pain of facing Mike and El with a smile on his face. But he had always been a coward. He had run from the Demogorgon, he had run from the Shadow Monster. And now, he was running from Mike too.
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08 Feb 2025
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This one is short but so good at channeling all the angst it has. Sweet ending and a perfect way of doing it. I honestly almost did not even read it Cuz it says pre relationship but this was basically a a perfect short story.
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“You’re crazy,” he says, because Mike is, sometimes. He acts like it. He surely drives Will crazy.
Mike grins like it’s a compliment. “Maybe I am.”
During a walk in the woods, Will spills a secret.
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- Part 6 of one-scene
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03 Feb 2025
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Ambiguity is not my strong spot. But this author writes such masterpieces that I can't help but put everything they have in here.
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That pit festering in Freddy’s stomach had been screaming Billy’s demise to him ever since he fled from the battle. And once there was a period in Freddy’s life where Billy really was dead, and if it happened again — this time irreversibly — Freddy’d never be able to forgive himself.
or, where Freddy thinks he loses Billy on one of their missions. He refuses to rest properly until he returns.
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26 Jan 2025
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Very well written, dramatic and angst on point. I would have loved more romance obviously but clearly the author wanted something ambiogous which is perfectly fine, Cuz I'm interpreting it as very gay shit. A great read.
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Holding hands with Mike Wheeler in the dark, five minutes after the world was supposed to end, Will Byers realizes two things: it’s never been about boys in general, and it’s always been about one boy in particular.
Or: Will grows up, falls in love, mourns his losses, and learns some lessons. Some of his paths are travelled alone, but most are with his friends. Because, as the Beatles love to remind him, it's how they get by. Them, together, against the world.
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25 Jan 2025
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This fic is easily top 5 in the byler tag. I've never been able to understand how this isn't higher in kudos, it's a masterpiece, the writing, the feelings, the characterization, the way everything is explained, the way it makes sense. Everything is on point, consideringthe fact that this is an old fic makes it all even more impressive. This was delicious, in every sense of the word.
I really feel like I can't recommend it enough, read it, it's a MUST. A 10/10, perfection.
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“You can go back inside, you know,” Mike finally says, after a few moments of silence. It’s a late leeway, because the selfish part of him that wants Will all to himself wants Will to stay here, say that he wouldn’t be anywhere else, to kiss him, to scoot a little closer and let him know he’s here. “I’m fine.”
“Okay,” Will replies, and makes no move to get up.
Mike squints at him, and Will turns away from the street to look back. He offers a grin. Mike squints harder, despite his own lips twitching into a smile.
Mike escapes a celebration party to drown in his own loneliness. Will joins him.
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- Part 1 of one-scene
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24 Jan 2025
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This author man... I can't, even when I bow not to read only fluff stuff. This surprises me. So good.
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this magic i've been feeling since i met you by andiwriteordie
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Oct 2022
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Now, both of them just look confused, and Jonathan sits up, tilting his head. “What do you mean?” he asks slowly.
“Well…” Will rubs his neck sheepishly. His cheeks are burning hot right now, and God, he really, really doesn’t want to say this out loud, but…
“Isortofcan’tcontrolmymagicaroundMikeanymore.”
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The one in which Will's magic likes Mike a little too much, and chaos ensues.
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23 Jan 2025
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Very very cute for a first read. It was so good I pretty much remembered the whole plot so it clearly will be a nice addition.
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“You said I was bad at managing my time between my girlfriend and my best friend but you’re basically doing the same thing.”
“Girlfriend?!” Will spits out, thoroughly shell-shocked.
“I don’t get it! You could’ve told me you had a crush on someone, I would’ve—and when did you ever talk to Robin? You move to California and all of a sudden you’ve got all these girls hanging off of you and you’re interested in older girls—“ Mike’s voice embarrassingly cracks. He decides to quit while he’s ahead before he delves into the forbidden.
In the wake of the apocalypse, Mike and Will find their way to each other.
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21 Jan 2025
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Very cute and well made byler fic. It was entertaining to read, nothing bad to say apart from the fact that I would have liked more angst but hey that's not new on me.
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Mike keeps losing Will, time and time again. Time and time again, he always gets him back.
Or, alternatively: “Mike and Will’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Night in the Upside Down: and Other Tales” by Mike Wheeler
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20 Jan 2025
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Beautiful. I remember some parts of this fix since I read it some time ago but even with that it felt as fresh as it should have. Loved the thematic and the the way everything was written. Clearly well used time
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“Dude, that’s even sadder,” Dustin says with an incredulous laugh. “You mean Will kissed you because he’s all sick and loopy and out of it, and you two aren’t even dating yet?”
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The one in which Will gets sick, Mike gets kissed, and Byler gets together.
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- Part 1 of love makes you do crazy things
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18 Jan 2025
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Cute. The plot was interesting enough for me to read it since I don't usually read things that don't have a lot of angst in it. The author is amazing too though so even if it didn't convince me that much I was gonna try it anyway Cuz this author rarely fails.
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stare at pictures of you 'til i'm blind by agustplz (shout_out_lou)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Jul 2022
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Mike gets into the habit of pulling his hair up. And it drives Will crazy. It opens up an entirely new perspective on a face he thought he had memorized, softening his profile and placing his features in new angles that Will had never considered. He looks pretty. He’s never thought about it before, but once he starts putting his hair up, Will can’t think of him in any other way. He looks soft and open and inviting, all of which is a dangerous combination for a boy with a hopeless crush.
Even worse, it makes him want to sketch him constantly. He keeps a sketchbook under one of his floorboards just for portraits of Mike. He tries not to do it often, but sometimes his want threatens to overtake him and he has to put it somewhere. Soon enough, the sketchbook has every angle imaginable of Mike he can recall without having him model for him. It’s possible that the sketching has greatly improved Will’s skills in a short time; they might even be his best work. But he can’t be sure since there’s no way they can ever see the light of day. If he’s going to lose his mind over Mike for what is apparently going to be the rest of his life, the least he can do is keep that insanity to himself.
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16 Jan 2025
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Again, great work from this artist, couldn't have hoped for better. Extremely original prompt and story, the talent is there and it keeps popping, I wish this person wrote more.