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Mike barks a laugh. “I’m, unfortunately, requesting your companionship Thursday night to see Child’s Play 2 with Will and I.”
She sends him a look of bewilderment. “How did I get dragged into your date with Will?”
“Y’know, it’s really great that I can count on such discretion from you and Lucas. Super awesome that you don’t tell each other everything.” Max ignores him and he continues on. “Well, I tried my best, but he kind of looked at me all-dumbfounded and wasn’t saying anything, so I panicked.”
“Well, duh. He’s liked you since, like, birth. Did you even give him enough time to answer?”
“Of course I gave him enough time to answer.” Mike grits out, voice tight. “I know how to have a fucking conversation with someone, Maxine.”
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Mike Wheeler can’t pick a major to save his life, is fighting for said life in the worst class ever (Astronomy 101), and is desperately trying to romance the best person in his life.
Enter: Will Byers, his advanced concepts in painting final project, and his pretty eyelashes.
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- Part 2 of devotion | Indiana University
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15 Jan 2026
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will byers’ guide to advanced concepts in painting by falloutboi
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Dec 2025
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Dustin hums in agreement while he swallows his bite. “It’s like, against his factory settings to say no to you. What do you need him to do, model for you or something?”
Will shoves his face back into his hands. “I’m going to fail.”
Max rolls her eyes. “You’re not going to fail, you’re going to paint Mike.”
Will lifts his head up from his hands, eyes wide, and shakes his head. “You don’t understand.” He pleads with his awful, awful friends, voice low. “He’s been, he’s using my-he came out of my bathroom in just a towel last night.”
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Studio art major Will Byers has a study of the human body due before the semester ends, is in desperate need for a model, and has a huge, life-altering, heart wrenching crush on his best friend.
Enter: Mike Wheeler, his broken shower, and his collection of plaid-print boxers.
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- Part 1 of devotion | Indiana University
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- 6/6
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15 Jan 2026
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That day, absolutely everything went wrong: Vox’s proposal for a partnership, Alastor’s wild and nearly out-of-character reaction – and everything that followed. The Radio Demon left, determined to erase this day entirely, to pretend it never existed.
And then he wakes up again in Rosie’s garden and realizes the day never ends.OR: Alastor and Vox get trapped in a time loop, forced to relive that fateful day over and over, trying to figure out what exactly was wrong about it after all.
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13 Jan 2026
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Carlton—the one Mike imagines—is a journalism major. He loves Back to The Future, and pretty much anything sci-fi. Growing up, he was a middle child, which left him starved for attention, and therefore the ability to stick his nose in all sorts of places it didn't belong. That's where he discovered his love of journalism: at only 12 years old he broke a major case in his small hometown. Mike's not 100% sure what it was—a mayor corruption cover-up, maybe? He's outgoing, and he pushes Will out of his comfort zone. If there's one thing Mike knows about Will, it's that he needs that. He's never tried DnD, but he's willing to. Maybe, if they're together for long time, he'll join the party for a session. Will isn't with him for his looks, but he's pretty handsome. Scruffy black hair, thick eyebrows, tall (but not too tall), and lean. When they stand together they just make sense. And he's strong, because he knows it's his job to protect Will. That's his number one priority: making sure Will is happy and cared for.
Will introduces his boyfriend to the party for the first time, and he's nothing like Mike expected. This causes him to crash out. Hard.
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12 Jan 2026
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torn between two roads (i’m the jealous type) by wisingheart
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jan 2026
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“Lucas,” Mike starts, already getting angry at the possibility the rest of his answer is putting in the air. “Would you date him?”
Will adjusts his position so he can sit cross legged while facing his boyfriend.
Will shrugs, a gentle smile on his face, “I mean, he’s pretty hot.”
The teasing edge in Will’s voice isn’t enough to keep Mike’s eye away from twitching.
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10 Jan 2026
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“I can see just fine,” Will snaps. He doesn’t even want to have this conversation with Mike in the first place. If he did, it would’ve been a long time ago. “Why do you even care?”
“Why do I—” Mike splutters. “Because I care, Will! I care about you.”
Honestly — what was Mike expecting? That the past month didn’t happen? That they aren’t being weird again? The end of a literal apocalypse did more harm to their friendship than good, apparently, and it’s not something either of them can ignore.
Or,
The world is no longer ending. Half of them have moved into the WSQK. Max is learning how to walk again, Mike is hanging out with Robin Buckley, of all people, and Will—
—still hasn’t told anyone that he can’t see out of his eye.
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10 Jan 2026
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I wrote this at like 3:00am based on a dream I had. So.
.Mike was touchy, it was just in his nature.
Maybe that's why, when Mike reached out, hands cupping his own, leaning in close, a murmur of “I miss you, Will. I miss us,” all Will did was squeeze back, the way he always had.
It started off the same as always, something unintentional that Will could brush off, accident touches that slowly grew into something friendly, platonic, normal. The occasional nudge of an elbow to his side, a long look and a hand reaching out to grip his shoulder. Simple. Friendly.
But now?
Now Mike couldn't seem to be able to keep his hands off of him.
It was driving Will crazy.
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06 Jan 2026
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“Meow,” and there’s no way she heard that right, eyes snapping away from where she’d been distractedly watching the TV screen and over to her brother’s friend. She checks again, and yeah, Will is holding a stuffed bear, not a cat. The beloved Tiggy stays firmly attached to his bag, so they aren’t playing with tigers, either.
“So they go back down the mountain, and now all the village people are asking them about the crystal, and Rory is sad thinking they didn’t get it that whole time, but then–”
“Meow. Meow,” Will declares, removing the teddy from the dinosaur’s back and making it do some sort of interpretive dance.
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Or, Mike makes a new friend. Nancy learns how to speak cat.
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06 Jan 2026
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“And why come back when so many are leaving Hawkins?”
Will slowed without meaning to. The leaves under his shoes crackled. “I–”
What should he tell this stranger that wouldn’t reveal the fact that his sister had superpowers and might actually be the only key to save this entire town from a monstrous maniac?
“Well, everyone I know is here,” he murmured. “I couldn’t… just leave them.”
The man hummed softly, then he lifted his head to scan over the woods, a faint whistle came from his lips, before his gaze landed onto Will again.
“Maybe something here wanted you back.”
Or, a
fix-it ficmodern-gothic take on Will Byers' story in Season 5 .- Language:
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04 Jan 2026
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After dating El for three years, it should feel right – she’s his first love, just as he is hers. The problem is, every time Mike’s eyes meet Will’s, he realizes just how badly he wants him, instead. Suddenly, everything he's been doing for the past three years feels utterly and completely wrong.
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31 Dec 2025
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While everyone runs to save Max, Wil stays in Hopper's cabin to recover from going too far with the hive mind. Mike doesn't need much convincing to stay behind while Will recovers from Vecna's threats to expose the one thing that could ruin everything. Luckily, Joyce gave Mike a heads-up that something was wrong.
Or, Will stressing over Vecna knowing he doesn't like girls and Mike attempting to comfort him without knowing what's wrong.
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30 Dec 2025
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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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14 Dec 2025
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James Doakes played by Lucas Sinclair by m00nlightbae
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Dec 2025
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Will shivered and groaned, curling into the couch like it might magically preserve his body heat, before sheepishly asking, “Does anyone have an extra sweater? I forgot mine.”
“Yeah—Will, no worries—” Lucas started, reaching for his bag, about to pull out the extra hoodie he’d packed for tomorrow. But before he could even unzip the damn thing, Mike literally yanked his own hoodie off and tossed it at Will like it was nothing. Will let out a tiny “oomph” as it landed on him, clearly not expecting it.
“I got it, Lucas,” Mike said, smug as hell. Yeah, no shit, Michael. Lucas just stared. Seriously? If he’d asked Mike for a jacket, it would have involved like…seven passive-aggressive comments. Not whatever the hell this is.
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Lucas knows something is going on between Mike and Will, they're not exactly subtle, and he's going to figure this out.
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11 Dec 2025
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Mike’s expression softens. “No but—seriously, Will. He’d be stupid not to like you.”
He hopes the sincerity lands, because he means it. He just hates the thought of sharing Will with someone else. Hell, even Dustin and Lucas get on his nerves sometimes when they hog Will’s attention. Mike knows it’s a personal problem. He knows he should work on it. He just… hasn’t.
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Mike and Will are best friends—like, best, best friends. And Mike cares about Will so much that he can’t help getting irrationally angry anytime Will pays attention to literally anyone who isn’t him- in a purely platonic way. Obviously.Bookmarked by Vfxtarn
11 Dec 2025
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Mike lets out a frustrated groan and knocks his head back against the seat—like Hopper’s the one being cryptic here.
Mike’s voice cracks slightly when he repeats, “He hurt Will.” More urgent this time. More desperate.
“Okay. I get that,” Hopper says slowly. “But it doesn’t explain why—”
Mike cuts him off, sharp. “If Will didn’t tell you, then I’m not telling you.”
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When Hopper gets a call about that damn Wheeler kid, he's pissed. Until he realizes what exactly he's dealing with.
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11 Dec 2025
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Perceptive isn’t a word Jonathan Byers would use to describe himself. Watchful could work, but only to a certain degree. A careless, languid watchful. Too relaxed to be considered sharp, but he notices enough not to lose the title altogether.
Will and Mike, from Jonathan’s perspective.
OR: Jonathan Byers tries to convince you he’s unobservant for 40k words
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- Part 1 of Omnispective
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01 Dec 2025
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Following his fall from the top, Vox has been stuck in Vee Tower with nothing but spreadsheets and arguing with his partners to keep him stimulated. Lacking power, notoriety, and a body, Vox jumps at the first opportunity to better his fortunes, even if it comes from the very demon who took it all away.
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25 Nov 2025
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torturous electricity between both of us by halfcharacter
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
23 Nov 2025
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Vox’s knowledge of fabrics stops at knowing that there are suit jackets and there are suit jackets, and he leaves the tailoring to other people who know how to make him look good in front of the cameras, cinched in all the right places to have the mindless masses drooling and gagging for him when he does his live shows. Yeah, he likes a good suit. He likes the way they make him look hot. Which he is. He’s fucking sexy. He’s the sexiest motherfucker in hell, he saw the results of that poll—didn’t even have to create that one himself, he’s pretty sure Katie had a hand in that—
Remember the time you and Alastor went to the tailor? his brain supplies, and his thoughts grind to a startling halt.
Wait, what? Why did he think of that all of a sudden?
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or: Vox's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day.
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24 Nov 2025
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Grimm is the King’s favorite toy after all. So it’s never really a surprise when the Nightmare King shows up to interrupt Grimm’s time spent in the Realm.
That’s not to say it doesn’t surprise others.
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18 Nov 2025
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Same Station, New Programming by Sirens_scales for StaringAtTheEclipse
Fandoms: Hazbin Hotel (Cartoon)
05 Mar 2025
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It's the early 80s. Vox is working his way to the top of Hell's food chain, but he still makes time for his oldest friend. As Vox and Alastor share their latest kill, Vox realizes there's a shift in the energy between the two of them. Suddenly, the tension he was never aware of before becomes glaringly obvious.
The only problem? Vox is straight.
__First chapter is sexy, homoerotic murder. Second chapter is Valentino helping Vox work through his...new discovery.
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14 Nov 2025