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“Why do you laugh?” Mike the Brave asked. The question was utterly sincere. He could not fathom the source of the mockery, of why Mike would be laughing at his display of fealty.
Mike spluttered, his face flushing. “I—It’s just… you only got him a book off the shelf? That’s your big ‘honour to serve’ moment? It’s just… a book.” He gestured vaguely, defensively, at the book, embarrassed.
Will the Wise’s lips curved into a smile tinged with sorrow. He looked from the flustered boy to his own beloved protector, his hand reaching up to stroke his Paladin’s cheek.
“He has crossed realms for me,” Will the Wise said, his melodic voice filling the cottage. “He has faced beasts and shadows and the silence of the abyss. He would do anything for me, and I for him. The grand quests are written in songs and psalms, sung by revellers around fires and bards in the inn. But the story of us… it is written in these small things. In a fetched book, a mended cloak, a tender kiss in the dawn light.” He looked directly at the younger Mike, his gaze piercingly kind. “We like to remind each other of our affections. In every possible way. There is no deed too small to be an act of love.”
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"And." Michael finished with a little kiss on top of Will's hand, letting it go gently afterwards. "I will always choose you. Every time, in every lifetime."
"Oh, God." Will covered his mouth, shaking his head after he tried to stop the tears. "That's— that's enough." He whispered. "Thank you."
Michael’s voice softened further. "You deserve to hear that from him." He said, his hand tucking a lock of hair behind Will's ear. "And one day, you will."
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At first, Mike was unsure how to approach him when he got like this. But they’ve been living together for months now, never further than five feet apart in their dorm beds, so Mike’s learned what works and what doesn’t.
It works when he wakes Will like this, with gentle hands and words, telling him he’s safe. It works when he climbs into Will’s warm bed, turning him on his side and curling up against his back, an arm over his waist and his cheek pressed against his shoulder. They lie together like that until Will’s hiccupping gasps soften into steady breaths, until Mike feels him go limp in his arms and he knows he’s fallen back asleep. It always works.
or: Will has nightmares and Mike is the only one who can console him. Not even Will's boyfriend can. Mike takes great pride in this fact.
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Without a Flame, There's Just Smoke by obsessionatthemoment
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
08 Dec 2025
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Things have been good. Will is living in Chicago, having just graduated from college. He and Mike have been dating for a few years. He has everything he ever wanted, but for some reason, he’s glazed over. Time passes in an episodic blur, a sleep-deprived haze, even after he’s begun sleeping full nights again. Although it’s as if time is moving forward and backwards, Will’s apathy progresses linearly, until the world is colorless and he’s completely numb.
Maybe it would be better for him to close the gap between his perception and reality by erasing himself from existence. It’s either that, or something needs to fan the smoke and reignite the flame.
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we all have a hunger (tell me what you need) by papenathy
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jun 2025
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“Looks like I bit you.” Will tilts his head to get a better look. All Mike can do is stare at him. His fluffy hair at the front, clumped pieces at the back where he’d slid his fingers in a mere few minutes before. His pretty green eyes that look hazel or even brown in this light, the dark circles he gets when he drinks framing them like intricate paintings. A satisfied, bloody smile.
Mike isn’t satisfied. He swallows thickly, choking down the words 'don’t you want more?'
Or: Will dresses as a vampire for a college halloween party, but Mike thinks his costume isn’t bloody enough. Will lets him fix it. Mike goes into a crisis.