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Time Cast a Spell On You (But You Won’t Forget Me) by vintagebyers
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Feb 2026
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“Will called me…” Mike could hear an intake of breath on the line. “Joyce passed away last night.”
That certainly wasn’t news he expected to wake up to. He hadn’t seen the woman in years, but that didn’t ease the sting in his chest any. Growing up, Joyce felt like more of a mother than his own had at times.
Or: Joyce passes away and Mike is forced to confront the person he’s been hiding himself from all these years.
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15 Jan 2026
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“We are more similar than you realize, Will. Both of us were...sensitive children. We were different. Seen as freaks. But we are special. You are special.”
Will takes a shallow breath, tries to swallow his nerves. He speaks flatly. “And?”
Henry blinks, seemingly surprised by Will’s coldness. “I chose you that day, you know.”
And Will sees himself, small and alone, riding his bike through the darkness. He sees the silhouette of something tall and not-human. He sees himself crashing his bike. Running home. But the creature unlocks the door. It follows him into the shed. It gets him.
“It was you,” Will whispers, a hand coming up to the back of his neck. The monster that took him. The possession. The visions. “It’s always been you.”
(or the one where will’s connection to the upside down is a crucial part of season 4 instead of him getting sidelined, and how it changes everything)
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