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“I can’t believe he kissed you in the middle of a baseball field,” Robin exclaims so suddenly, Steve nearly falls off his chair.
“In the middle of a baseball field in Hawkins, Indiana! Homophobic capital of bumfuck, America. That man is certified insane,” she adds, voice lower this time.
“Well, yeah! He kissed me out of nowhere and then he just didn’t stop. It’s like he decided for himself that we were gonna have a…a thing, or like, date, and then he just went with it.”or, Eddie starts kissing Steve, Steve gets addicted to it, has a crisis, and the rest is history.
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16 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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- Part 1 of darker in the day than the dead of night
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- 32,825
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- 1/1
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15 Jan 2026
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Will wakes up to find Mike Wheeler sleeping on his floor, only four years younger. Now it’s up to the Party to get him back to his own timeline.
Title from the song Landslide - Fleetwood Mac
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- Part 1 of landslide
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- English
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- 40,402
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- 11/11
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14 Jan 2026
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interconnected post season five explorations of the characters in and adjacent to the party, how they are shaped by their experiences but also heal together and continue to love and support each other. can be read in any order, but are organized here alphabetically by character last name.
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11 Jan 2026
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there was danger in the heat of my touch by burgundyshirts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jan 2026
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His voice grows soft, almost longing, as he leans in closer. His breath ghosts over Will's face, and it smells like the Upside Down does—dead, empty. "You, William… when you entered my mind, that is when I knew I had to have you again. That is when I knew I got it right that first night, when Eleven reopened the portal. I heard you calling for me, even across dimensions—"
"I—I wasn't," Will cuts in, a tremor to his voice. "I never wanted any of this. You're insane!"
"—sometimes we aren't conscious of what we ask for," Henry smiles then, and his hand moves, thumb shifting to press against Will's mouth. He tightens his lips in response, thinking about that vine down his throat, frozen solid. "How do you think I knew which children to pluck from their homes, which ones to save? There is a connection between all of us that goes beyond what Brenner could do out of every number. When that gate opened, I already knew what I had to do. I had planned it for years. I dreamed of someone like you, and you, in turn, became mine—"
"Stop," Will begs.
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A Nosferatu (2024)-style retelling of the last few episodes of Stranger Things, focused on Will and Henry's cosmic connection.
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07 Jan 2026
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When It's All Said and Done by Queenie_ofthe_Void for milleniumrex
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
28 Dec 2025
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Eddie’s never been a morning person– ignoring the fact that it’s technically the afternoon now– but he thinks the sight of Max cradling El next to a broken skateboard warrants him to pick up the pace a bit. So he sets his mug of coffee down in the grass and takes off at a quick jog, hoping against everything that they won’t be taking anyone to the hospital.
When Eddie makes his way to stand behind Max and take in the scene before him, he thinks maybe they won’t get so lucky.
OR: El breaks her wrist, and everyone gets to have a heart-to-heart at the hospital
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05 Jan 2026
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“You sure about this?” she asked for the third time that week, smoothing invisible wrinkles from Will’s sleeve. “A whole week. She can be handful.”
“We want to spend time with her,” Will said simply. “It’ll be fun.”or
Holly spends a week at Mike’s and Will’s house
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05 Jan 2026
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skip the exit to our old street & go home by theroyalsavage
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
03 Jan 2026
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The summer after graduation, three years after the barely-averted end of the world, six teenagers drive an elderly minivan halfway across the continental United States. It goes better than you might expect, considering the circumstances.
Or: Will Byers comes of age.
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04 Jan 2026
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“I’m sorry for ruining your night.” A deep shuddering breath echoes through the woods. Steve hurts. His chest aching something awful and so tight he can’t breathe. “I’m so-” his voice breaks as does the damn holding back all his tears. Now it’s Eddie’s turn to feel his eyes burn. “I’m so sorry, Eddie. I’m sorry for everything. I never – I never wanted – I never meant things for to end up like this.”
Eddie’s brown eyes meet Steve’s hazel. Tears fill Steve’s eyes and despite everything - despite how broken Steve looks, despite how angry Eddie is, he can’t help but think he’s still so beautiful. Eddie wants to say it. Throat aching with the need to say something, anything to get Steve to stay and let him help. It hits Eddie hard that this is the first time he has ever seen Steve cry. Steve who always put on such a strong front, who hid his sadness and fear under false smiles. All the anger and fury from five minutes ago left Eddie only to be replaced by such a twisted feeling that whatever is haunting Steve won’t be stopping anytime soon, and it’s something so much bigger than he could ever imagine.
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02 Jan 2026
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(PODFIC AVAILABLE)
Lucas doesn’t believe in coincidences. That much is a given. Most especially now that Max is still hospitalized, so he has more time to really observe the people around him and willingly take charge in uncovering certain mysteries smaller than the upside down and much closer to him than he thinks. He eventually starts picking up on things he’s always been skeptical of
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Sometime during the 18 months, Lucas is finally choosing to believe he’s in fact NOT crazy and that Mike Wheeler is exactly what Lucas has always thought he was (a homosexual)- Language:
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- 90,116
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- 17/17
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02 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler performs at a school event, talks about his feelings and gets a boyfriend. All in one night.
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01 Jan 2026
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He remembers, eyes squeezed shut against the swell of nausea and vertigo that claws through him, being not-quite-thirteen, and listening eagerly to Mr. Clarke explain the science behind dreams.
“Dreams,” he’d said, “are often seen as these sacred experiences, something that has to have a deeper meaning. We have centuries of examples of dream interpretation, the art of examining commonalities between different dreams to find a single interpretation.
“The thing is,” he’d continued, “dreams are just your brain’s way of processing and regurgitating information; a fruit-salad of information, so-to-speak. Sure, it can mean something, but it’s more likely to be a random grab-bag of facts and feelings that you’ve come across in life.”
A fruit-salad of information. Here, in the dark bathroom at a little past three in the morning, Mike breathes carefully, and tries to dissect where the supposed ingredients of his fucked-up dream salad actually came from.
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Vecna is weak. Injured. He's still strong enough to hit the Party where it hurts.
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- Part 1 of sunlight
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28 Dec 2025
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Johnny Storm is ReedSue's first baby by StanleyKasbrak
Fandom: Fantastic Four, The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
24 Oct 2025
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A series of oneshots focusing on Johnny being raised by Sue and Reed! Anywhere through Johnny's childhood between the ages of 7-adulthood!
Johnny Storm is Reed and Sue's first baby :)
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22 Dec 2025
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Nothing To Rake Through Coals by fakebodies
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
14 Apr 2024
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Faramir is little more than ash after the pyre, though he has been a shell of a man for much longer. If he crumbles, he doubts any will care enough to notice.
(title from Living Pyre by Khemmis)
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21 Dec 2025
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i just may be a daredevil (can you feel my heart?) by coopermyagent for hannibalismus
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Jul 2024
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Will doesn’t have anything to lose anymore, and Mike can’t lose him. The two go hurtling towards an inevitable precipice where the only option might be to go tumbling down together, limbs grappling for each other, flesh melding, and heartbeats syncing in time.
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Will’s composure cracks and beats up their middle school bully, finishing the job Mike started. :)
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19 Dec 2025
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"They slowly go from Max and Mike to MaxandMike, never far from each other. Everyone starts to notice that Max’s sweaters and shirts start to look like Mikes before they realize that they are. They’re confused, watching the dynamic between the two change and expand. They went from not being able to stand each other to always being just an arms length away."
Or, a small fic on Max and Mike's relationship after Startcourt
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- Part 1 of You know it's time to grow old and do some shit
- Part 1 of All we ever knew (you and I)
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15 Dec 2025
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Is it normal to stand here, and wish that I was back at home? (Is it normal to tell her I can't be normal anymore?) by SilverShadow1
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Dec 2025
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“Holly, come back inside. Dad’s just being —”
Holly doesn’t know what comes over her.
“Just fuck off, Mike!”OR
Holly Wheeler has a crush. One that feels like life or death.
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09 Dec 2025
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It’s a wondrous thing, knowing he’s been saved by some mysterious power. Although Mike isn’t sure if it is that mysterious. Because if there’s anything Mike knows, it’s the work of a sorcerer.
Mike should’ve known Will Byers was never one to let a little effort scare him off.
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Or, in the direct aftermath of unlocking his powers, will keeps protecting mike, and mike learns to let himself be taken care of.
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08 Dec 2025
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Choose Again by LindseyC15
Fandoms: Star Wars - All Media Types, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi (TV)
31 Oct 2022
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Obi-Wan didn’t realize it, but the Force heard him, and it swirled around him in growing intensity, whispering in his ear:
“You were right”
“The burden was too much for him”
“You will have an opportunity to carry it instead”
(The Force decides to try again, and this time, Obi-Wan Kenobi will be its Chosen One)
NOTE: As of 1/2/2026, I have removed the blockquotes from this story and have also done a tiny bit of editing.
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- Part 1 of Choose Again
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- 165,678
- Chapters:
- 130/130
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07 Dec 2025
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Long Live the Fast Times (Long Live Us) by RoseByAnyOtherName17
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
25 Nov 2025
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“I love her like I love Lucas, or Dustin, or Max. Like a friend.”
Will nodded slowly. “Like me.”
“No,” Mike said before he could stop himself, “not like you.”
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Holly gets taken by Vecna and Mike knows he has bigger problems than his unrequited feelings (or so he thinks) for Will Byers. That doesn't stop him from spilling his guts anyway and avoiding the ensuing conversation by diving headfirst into the mindscape to save his baby sister, and maybe find Max along the way. But Will isn't going to let him get away with a confession that easily. AKA Mike is clocked by more than one person in the midst of the apocalypse and figures he might as well go for broke.
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06 Dec 2025