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“Woah,” Will whispers to himself incredulously, laughing a little under his breath as he shuffles through the pages of the letter again. He can’t help but admire the smooth, off-white stationery, its pleasant weight in his hands. A serious-looking “MJW” watermark adorns the top of each page, totally at odds with the entertaining missive and its author’s garbled cursive. Will laughs quietly to himself again. What sixteen-year-old boy on earth has monogrammed stationery?
Michael J. Wheeler, apparently. Where did Max find this guy?
Mike Wheeler is insecure, even by normal teenage standards. So when his friend, Max, connects him with her old friend from California, he's surprised by how easily they get along. But as the weeks wear on, their letters grow increasingly personal, and they make plans to embark on a week-long trip, Mike can't let go of one inconvenient, anxiety-inducing thought: What if he wants to be more than friends?
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31 Jan 2026
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i could be your lover (and you could be my heartache) by sunsetozier
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Feb 2026
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Silence. Hungry, carnivorous—or maybe cavernous, vast and lined with teeth, ready to bite. The quiet before the storm, the gasped breath in before the heart stops. Tragedy tastes bitter. Blood tastes like pennies. Both are in the air, promises coating the tongue. Something bad is about to happen.
From beneath the bed, something reaches out—a mass of darkness, a shapeless nothing—and it grabs Mike by the wrist, yanks him forward. Mike chokes on a yelp and flails his arm free, blood dripping from where the shadows grabbed him, like the touch of darkness has split him open. He tries to scramble away, unfolds his legs to kick himself back but only makes himself easier, more vulnerable. The unidentifiable mass encircles Mike's ankle, and he screams something agonized, terrified—and then it pulls Mike, clawing at the carpet with his bloodied fingers, under the bed.
This time, the silence isn't hungry. It's satisfied.
will starts entering the mindscape in his dreams on the same night that mike gets taken by vecna. this is probably the least confusing part of everything that happens after.
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- Part 1 of rio's byler fics
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31 Jan 2026
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something's burning (I think it's love) by stupidwithu
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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He doesn’t say, “You’re burning up,” afraid the words will sound too soft. He cages them in his mouth, letting them dissolve on his tongue like sugar.
He also doesn't say, “This is the first time I’ve felt warm since I was 12.”
He just stands there uselessly, listening to Mike breathe as sweat pools between their skin.
Eventually, Holly breaks the silence by jabbing Will in the spine. She perks up on the tips of her toes and hooks her chin over his shoulder.
“Look, Will,” she huffs. “Your hand finally stopped shaking.”
Will is so tired of being cold and alone. Enter Mike Wheeler with a fever on Christmas.
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18 Jan 2026
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Love is a fickle thing.
At least, that’s what Mike’s dad had always told him. So Mike assumes his love for his best friend will fade away and disappear into the deep recesses of his mind until he ultimately forgets it ever existed. Except it doesn’t, and it won’t.
Love is a fickle thing.
Just not for Mike.
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After a thoughtful talk and subsequent breakup with El, Mike has to renavigate his friendship with Will and the overwhelming feelings that come with it.
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18 Jan 2026
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Mike Wheeler and the Devastating Realisation That His Boyfriend Is Strong by r0twaifu
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
02 Jan 2026
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Five times Will Byers was strong and Mike Wheeler experienced a full system shutdown.
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15 Jan 2026