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a bottle of advil, a heating pad, and you by nyyiscool
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Apr 2026
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“Okay, first I got you a bag of those mini chocolate things that are wrapped in the foil,” Willow softly throws the bag onto Michelle’s lap.
“Then I got the name brand Advil, you said your cramps were bad, so I didn’t wanna get the off brand shit in case it didn't work as well, you know?” Willow hands her the bottle, then pulls the last item out of the bag.
“And finally I got you this heating pad! It was actually pretty cheap, 15 bucks. Should last us a few years, assuming we don’t lose it or break it or some shit like that.” Willow places the box onto the floor, looking back at a satisfied Michelle.
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Michelle is having bad period cramps and has to skip class, Willow is here to help.
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26 Apr 2026
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Will Byers likes routines. In 1992 New York, they’re the only thing keeping his life at NYU and his job at a quiet East Village café from falling apart completely.
Then Mike Wheeler calls him out of nowhere.
He’s moving to New York. He needs a place to stay. And he’ll be there in two days.
Will says yes before he can stop himself. And just like that, the past he left in Hawkins starts knocking at his door.
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26 Apr 2026
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Mike is tired, Will is warm. Mike also forgot a rain coat and is now soaked to the bone and very very cold.
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26 Apr 2026
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It all starts one night in June, 1974.
Will is an art student at NYU who's been on a string of bad dates and craves nothing more than to be loved the way he loves.
Mike is an english student at NYU who works on the side as an operator for a free dating service hotline.After coming across a business card for the hotline, Will decides to call and in doing so, finds more than just advice.
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26 Apr 2026
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I'll believe in anything (and you'll believe in anything). by thousgay
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Mar 2026
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Will’s eyes flicked to Lucas. His eyebrows were high up on his forehead, eyes widened, and he shifted up a little straighter, like he was intrigued. Like he knew what was coming, and was bracing for it.
“And— and it’s like… shit, it’s like— kind of awful, y’know? Um. To figure out. The thing’s not awful. Well— maybe. Probably. Possibly? You guys might think so. My dad thinks so. I kind of think so? Uh. Well. Not as much. Not anymore?” His shuddering hand gestured outwards, pointing at nothing, a wide gesticulation of no substance or meaning beyond nervous habit. Mike sucked in another harsh breath. “And it’s like… this— this massive thing. Like, life-changing. It’s kind of re-contextualised my whole life, actually. Like I’ve suddenly switched D&D classes, or something.”
Or: Mike is the Party member everyone believes is gay. Mike is also the Party member that comes out first.
Or: the answer to MWTFDYDgate.
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17 Mar 2026
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r/DnD
u/MWpaladin commented on “Can’t tell the difference between sorcerers and…” posted by u/LionsandTigers7 on r/DnDu/MWpaladin: Are you an actual idiot? Sorcerers and wizards are hardly even comparable. It’s not ‘the same thing’ in the slightest. A sorcerer’s magic doesn’t even come from a book of spells, their powers are INNATE. Maybe go back to third fucking grade before you ever try and DM a campaign of your own. Jesus Christ. Another important differentiation to note is… [expand]
Or: a long, very long, retrospective of Mike’s reddit history.
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05 Mar 2026
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Just for a second, I remembered myself by Romanoff_mylove
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Apr 2026
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Mike has finally made it as an author. But writing about your own past can get complicated, especially when fans start to draw conclusions that point Mike in the direction of the person he's been writing about all along.
And living life is hard. Especially when you're doing it all on your own. But grief and love are a lot more similar than you might realise. They both tend to wake us up from the monotony of our lives.
OR: Mike has a horrible time, which somewhere along the way turns into a wonderful time.
Podfic version by Sahana: https://archiveofourown.org/works/83941371/chapters/221295601
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28 Feb 2026
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One of Max’s hands returns dutifully to his back, the movement a direct contrast to what comes out of her mouth.
“You were, like, a really shitty boyfriend.”
“Holy shit, Max,” he mumbles, because nobody is allowed to say stuff like this to him anymore. Not even her. It’s some unspoken rule the party developed traitorously behind his back. “How drunk are you?”
Mike and Max get drunk at Stacey Albright's party and have a heart-to-heart on the bathroom floor.
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- Part 3 of time after time
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22 Feb 2026
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You're so gorgeous (I can't say anything to your face) by gaysforbyler
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 Feb 2024
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Mike hates Valentine’s Day. It was fun as kids, when teachers would make every student decorate a little shoe box with pink and red heart stickers, that by the end of the day would be filled with cheesy Valentines and sweets.
But this isn’t kindergarten anymore— there are no school-enforced rules that his classmates have to give him a Valentine. He has to earn them. And he hasn’t.
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Mike is (not) upset that he’s the only one of his friends that hasn’t received a Valentine. That is, until something just so happens to fall out of his locker the next day.
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15 Feb 2026
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Thanksgiving Break, 1993. The Party reconnect at Mike and Will’s apartment in New York City to quickly discover that Mike and Will are two idiots in love who will never admit their feelings without some help from their friends. Alternatively, both Mike and Will have to make sense of what it means to be in love with their best friend and they've never been more terrified in their lives.
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03 Feb 2026
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yeah, i know that there's no pleasing you (when you know that you're not teasing me) by mon_veritable_amour
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
24 Feb 2026
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“The search had gone from genuine hope to desperate last attempts. It had long since gone past the twenty-four-hour mark, then the forty-eight. It’d been a whole week, and every small lead was a dead end, every tiny clue.
But Will couldn’t be…”
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There were no monsters, no alternate dimensions. Just a boy, and the one he left behind. (The one where Will is kidnapped, Mike finds him one week later, and they must keep each other alive until morning).
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02 Feb 2026
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He doesn’t have to justify it or ground it in reality, he just knows it to be true before he opens his eyes. Will.
“Why are you…” Mike trails off, his eyebrows draw together as he takes in the face hovering above his, “…me?” He genuinely is perplexed now. Not shocked. No, Mike thinks his ability to be shocked is probably zero at this point given the state of his world. But he’s definitely confused. The boy above him looks on in horror and disbelief. Although the face is certifiably, completely Mike’s face, the expressions and eyes are easily identifiable to Mike as belonging to Will Byers.
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Mike and Will get FreakyFriday-ed but with more angst and yearning. Post season 5 volume 1, with some artistic liberties with canon + a sprinkle of s5 v2 rewrite
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William, it was really nothing by theultimatecomidiannnn
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Dec 2025
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Mike gets a terrible fever and Will takes care of him
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Something I wrote to improve writing; only to realize this sucks buns 🥹🥹🥹🥹....
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24 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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21 Jan 2026
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To tell you is too scary (so I'll just say something else) by Mixtapeofmemories
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Dec 2025
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Lucas reached for Max's hand, so Mike grabbed onto El's. Lucas called Max beautiful, so Mike dutifully repeated it. Lucas took Max on dates to the movies, so Mike… look, it wasn't his fault that Dustin was at camp, and El couldn't go places with a lot of people, and so he ended up sitting next to Will in the dark theatre.
It wasn't a big deal. In fact, it was so totally not a big deal, that Mike made up a list of rules to keep it that way.
Or- I realised that Halloween was only a few days before s5 v1, and thought it would be cute if that's when mwtfdydg happened
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20 Jan 2026
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"Come here…” Will whispered.
The boy furrowed his brow. “I am here, Will.”
“No, here.” He gestured towards the unoccupied side of his bed.
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Will Byers falls ill, and Mike Wheeler checks up on him. Will's brain is soup.
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19 Jan 2026
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Will Byers stood in the doorway, still in his slightly too big pajamas passed down from Jonathan. His bowl cut a mess, signifying he had gotten out of bed to answer the door. Thin blanket wrapped around him like a cape, as he dragged it on the floor.
“Hey, you okay?” Mike asked.
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Will misses school cause he is sick, Mike can't help being worried about his best friend.
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19 Jan 2026
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you don't have to leave (you can just stay here, with me) by beewhomp
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Jan 2026
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Mike wakes up sick, and Will skips class to help take care of him.
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Will hands him the water and the pills. Mike takes them without complaint, tossing the pills back quickly before taking a long, grateful drink. He eyes the cough syrup next, nose wrinkling, then shakes his head. Cute. Will shakes his head.
“I’m not drinking that.” Mike nearly grunts.
Will snorts softly. “It was just in case anyway.” He sets the bottle gently on Mike’s nightstand.
When he turns back, the red digits of the alarm clock glare at him.
7:58.
“Shit,” he mutters under his breath. His class starts at 8:15. He still had to shower and eat and–
Mike’s hand closes around his wrist, his skin burning hot against Will’s.
“Don’t go, Will.”
Mike says his name like a gentle prayer, and Will’s heart stutters against his ribs.
It really doesn’t take much convincing. He hates math anyway.
“Okay,” he says quickly. “Okay. I won’t.”
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OR byler sickfic with lots of feelings because there are not enough of those!Bookmarked by catgrrl12
19 Jan 2026
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You get strung on thoughts left in your head (when you lose hope, soon you will be found) by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Dec 2025
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“I don’t like girls.”
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Rewriting THAT scene in 05x07: The Bridge
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17 Jan 2026
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Well, by the force of will, my lungs are filled, and so I breathe by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Dec 2025
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“Is he barking up the wrong tree?”
“I … What? Will and I are best friends.”
“Another fact. You’re good at those. Let’s aim for a feeling, next.”OR
Mike is trying his best to be quiet while Will takes a nap.
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17 Jan 2026