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Learning about El's hidden betrayal in 1983, Will stops being a victim and becomes a master of psychological ruin. With a chained monster as his mentor, he takes back every person El has stolen from him.
Starting from Mike...OR
Will Byers acting in the same way Mil*vens describe him.
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- Part 1 of Toxic WillEl/Wondertwins Dynamic
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To prevent Will from being a vessel for Vecna's spying through their shared link every time he gets a tingle in his neck, Mike has to be touching Will to ward Vecna's influence away. It could be a hand hold, a hug, or even a cuddling session. It's awkward for both Mike and Will, especially since Mike is still dating El and El is a big supporter of it if that's what it takes to keep Will safe. But being Will's temporary cure isn't the only problem of Mike's. He's hiding symptoms of being cursed.
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23 Apr 2026
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Mike & Will both suffer + hopeful ending
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At the age of five, Mike finds out that he lives in quite a peculiar world.
It’s the day before kindergarten and when his parents sit him down in the living room, Mike doesn’t know how to feel: his mother carries worry in her gleaming eyes, while his father looks like he’d rather be anywhere but there.
“Mike. Do you remember when you asked us about the tattoo you’ve seen on Grandma Julie’s wrist?”
Mike nods and a whole new world opens up for him.A series rewrite where Mike and Will fall in love in a world made of soulmates and monsters.
Day 7 of Byler Week 2023: Soulmates
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- Part 7 of Byler Week 2023
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Problem Solving and Accidental Matchmaking: A Guide by Dustin Henderson by plsdontmakemecry
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Jan 2026
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“That is dumb.” She blinked. “I do not care if Will brings a boy. Will is Will. He is kind. He should be able to go with us and a boy and have fun.”
“Exactly!” Dustin snaps. “Which is why I’m asking Will to be my prom date!”
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"Have you talked to him today?" Jonathan asked, gesturing to Will, who was now approaching the sink. Mike didn't need Jonathan to explain who he was talking about.
"No, he's been in the basement all day. I thought he was just painting or something," Mike replied, shaking his head before lowering his voice. "I think he's having an episode."
Jonathan nodded. "I mean, maybe, but he hasn't had one in a long time," he said, voice growing softer.
Mike knew Will was still recovering from everything, still adjusting to being back home. Everything that had happened in the past couple of years certainly hadn't been great, but Mike thought things were getting better, or at least easier.
"I know," Mike whispered, looking back to Will, making sure he hadn't left the kitchen yet. Will was finishing up rinsing off his plate. Mike turned back to Jonathan. "What should we do?"
"I don't know. I mean, you were always the one that he wanted. You always knew how to talk to him and knew what he needed," Jonathan said, pausing before continuing. "Honestly, I think he would probably just want you."
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Will had an episode, and Mike was there to help.
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Mike has a nightmare and asks Will to tell him a secret, a nice one, to keep his mind off it.
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10 Apr 2026
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"Tell me a nice secret." Mike said.
Without missing a beat, Will muttered "I, for a fact, can fight."
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“I mean, it’s like when you flip a coin to make a decision. You think you don’t know what you want, but the moment the coin is in the air, suddenly you know exactly what you’re hoping it lands on.”
“So, what were you hoping it landed on?”
“You.” Will says quietly, then abruptly clears his throat. “I mean, what I’m trying to say is— I’m… glad. That fate put us together.”
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A compatibility survey pairs Mike and Will together as college roommates. It goes as well as can be expected.
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09 Apr 2026
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His Mom smiles at him with a knowing look, and Jonathan has an arch to his brow like he wants to ask more – but before either can, there’s the sound of a thud.
Will’s smile falls into his stomach. It wrenches with fear, with horror.
All three look to the entrance of the lounge, the direction of the thud.
“Shit,” says someone out of sight, just beyond the entrance, almost too soft to catch.
Will’s blood runs cold, because he knows that voice, knows the specific lilt of it.
“Mike?"
Or, Will comes out on his own terms, to the two people who truly matter - and is overheard by the one other person who means the most. In wake of the revelation, they decide to split off and take the final battle with Vecna into their own hands, all while navigating the undeniable pull that grows between them.
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09 Apr 2026
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Top notch byler romance, romantic & sexual tension without being explicit, really great action (final battle) and body horror, with nice knots for the ends.
Special mention: eyegate ♡
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07 Apr 2026
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I don't wanna fight the tide by lover_in_the_cove (orphan_account)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Sep 2024
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The air in Hawkins was clear, clearer than it had been in a long time. Yet for Will, it had never been harder to breathe. Every breath felt like sucking in glass, cutting up his lungs and leaving the taste of blood in his throat. It's like he's surrounded by thick honey, each step an effort, each inhale a challenge.
It didn't take Will long to realise something was wrong. Not with Hawkins, not with the Party. No, this was all Will.
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After the defeat of Vecna, Will gets sick. Really sick.
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07 Apr 2026
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Will-centric angst, terminal illness, hopeful ending.
Really not much to say but my tears (and still damp towel) would testify how freaking good this fic is. So much so, I might never read it again but still, worth every second.
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i'll dream awake (now i'm wide awake) by starrylance for lxthetruth
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Mar 2026
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“Do you want to be my friend?”
Mike learns what it means to be brave. It begins with love.
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06 Apr 2026
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Mike-centric (so, yeah, gut wrenching internalised homophobia and yearning), nonverbal wiw, more yearning and religious guilt.
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i close my eyes (it feels just like a movie) by Wheeee
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Dec 2025
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It’s finally spring break in Hawkins, and Will is looking forward to a perfect, normal day spent with family and friends, with no worry of Vecna or the Upside Down present.
Doubt lingers in his mind though—just how perfect is it really?
or, in other words, Will dreams and Mike saves.
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04 Apr 2026
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"When I threw up Dart, when we thought it was a pollywog, remember?"
Once again, all three of his friends exchanged a silent look, and Will had never felt more out of a loop.
"You told us you heard Dart in the Upside Down," Lucas explained once he had finally regained the ability to talk.
"Yeah I- I did."
"Will, you never said anything about throwing up Dart," Mike said, his eyes now the size of saucers.
Oh. Had he not?
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Or : What happened during those eighteen months between season 4 and season 5.
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04 Apr 2026
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Will's trauma, party being a party, byler buzz, ambiguous ending
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“How obvious?” He asks, unsure, despite what should be the blaring sign that hides under his layers.
Robin smiles at him, humor lacing her words as she answers.
“Let’s say the, uh, snowball became an avalanche.”Season 5 rewrite ft. #mwtfdydgate and Omegaverse
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- Part 1 of before today
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03 Apr 2026
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All Mike knew was that he wanted to be by Will's side. He'd accept anything as long as it came from him.
or: 5 times Mike was courting Will without noticing, and 1 time he did it on purpose.
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03 Apr 2026
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November 6th, 1987.
During the final battle against the Mind Flayer, an essential part of their plan that the Party never considered goes horribly wrong. And with his suddenly–attractive best friend's life on the line and the danger suddenly all too close, Mike Wheeler must face a very sudden—and very alarming—question:
Could he really be in love with Will Byers?
William Byers has all but given up on his crush for Mike Wheeler, even if he knows he'll always be in love with him. But when all hell breaks loose, and their plan starts to go off the rails, Will finds himself with no other choice but to ask himself the one thing he swore he'd never even consider:
Could Mike Wheeler really love him back?
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Aka, how the Season 5 finale should've gone. Picks up in the middle of the finale, and continues through the Epilogue!
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The summer before junior year, Mike starts having terrible nightmares. Will is concerned for him. Mike's friends and family are more concerned about the fact that he keeps sleeping in Will's bed.
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Mike doesn't know how to deal with his feelings. Will helps him cope with his trauma and changes his life in the process.
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01 Apr 2026
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This sht is really good. Lowkey married couple byler actually!
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Mike meets Will Byers on the kindergarten playground swing set and is drawn to his quiet nature. Despite Will not speaking, the two quickly form a bond through shared time and understanding. As Mike learns to read Will’s emotions without words and defends him from bullying, their friendship becomes something deeply protective and unspoken—laying the foundation for a connection that will last for years.
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30 Mar 2026
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"I have Ms. Kelly today," Max says, almost bitterly. "You'll be okay at lunch without me?" she says it sarcastically, like a joke, but there's an undercurrent of something else in her voice; for a moment, she almost sounds scared.
Will releases her hand, even as they walk out of the gym doors together. "Works out for me," he tells her, "I have that project for art I have to finish up anyways." He pauses, hesitates. "Will you be okay without me?"
Max takes a breath, and then gives him a shaky smile, one that doesn't quite reach her eyes. "I'll have your tape," she says, wiggling the wires of her headphones. "See you after school."
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or: a shared tragedy brings max and will together for their first year of high school in hawkins. they stay together, even as their demons rise again. a s4 rewrite, in which joyce is the one who dies at the end of s3 and thus the byers + el never move.
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- Part 1 of breaking out
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In a desperate, last-ditch flail of an effort to salvage the situation, Mike grabbed Will’s arm.
The silence veered from heavy to charged. All of Mike’s attention surged into his hand. He felt like the entirety of his consciousness was suddenly located in the place where his skin touched Will’s.
What the fuck, thought Mike for the second time in ten minutes.
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After first using his powers, Will falls unconscious—and stays that way. Refusing to leave Will's side, Mike reflects on the last year and a half while he waits for Will to wake up.aka mikewhatthefuckdidyoudogate, FEATURING: wound cleaning, bed sharing, disco, Jealous!Mike, queer literary analysis, & the most horrifying eldritch specter of all (gay panic). Canon compliant through S5 Vol 1.