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   Anchors Can Be Pulled by violetafterimage

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Other
   • Work in Progress

   15 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers & Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • Henry Creel | One | Vecna
   • Vecna (Stranger Things)
   • Nancy Wheeler
   • Steve Harrington
   • Joyce Byers
   • Eleven | Jane Hopper
   • Jim "Chief" Hopper
   • Jonathan Byers
   • Lucas Sinclair
   • Dustin Henderson
   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler Angst
   • byler
   • Blood
   • Violence
   • season 5
   • Post-Season 4
   • Angst
   • will byers whump
   • Mike Wheeler Whump
   • Mike Wheeler/Will Byers - Freeform
   • Vecna Possessing Will Byers
   • Vecna Possessing Mike Wheeler
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Near Death Experiences
   • Near Death
   • Manipulation
   • Emotional Manipulation
   • Fear
   • Panic
   • Fear of Death
   • Trauma
   • Injury
   • Protective Mike Wheeler
   • Possession
   • Mind Games
   • stranger things
   • Mike accidentally hurt Will and now has to face Vecna while trying to save Will
   • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
   • Survivor Guilt
   • Guilt
   • whole crew gets involved

   Summary

   Mike has always been afraid of losing Will.

   Vecna doesn’t have to take Will to win, he just has to make Mike the reason Will gets hurt.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   47,321

   Chapters:

   10/?

   Comments:

   55

   Kudos:

   247

   Bookmarks:

   50

   Hits:

   6,389

   Bookmarked by ShippyNerd

   05 Jan 2026