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    College roommates Mike and Will started kissing a few weeks ago, but they haven't talked about their feelings yet. Mike descends into a spiral about whether it's better to go slow and keep it casual or to open up about how he maybe sorta might be falling in love.

    Title inspired by a lyric in "I'm in Love With You" by the 1975, no muppets were fucked in the making of this fic :)

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    He thought he’d hidden these feelings from himself, stowed them away in some dark corner and learned not to think about it. But the second Eddie peeked in from around the corner at the Jade and looked at Richie with those big, limpid pools of Christmas Orphan meets Bambi, and started rambling about gluten and cashews, it all came flooding back into focus. Richie has loved Eddie so long that it’s become an ache that goes beyond reason.

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    “Can I come in?” Eddie asks, teeth chattering.

    He’s soaked to the bone, a cornflower blue polo clinging to his small shoulders. It’s the only thing he’s wearing besides a pair of khakis that are also soaked through.

    Richie is suddenly very sober.

    “Eds?”

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    Eddie leaves Myra and shows up at Richie's door.

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    "Why do you keep saying that?"

    "Saying what?"

    "That you're a virgin," Will says forcefully, like he's in pain.

    "Because...I am?"

    "No, Mike. You're not."

     

     

    Everything changes at Stacey's party between Mike and Will, who share more than just a first kiss. But by morning, Mike has forgotten their special night. Will, thinking Mike is taking the easy route and pretending their night hadn't happened, moves to New York and packs his forever crush in hopes he can move on. But the boxed up feelings twist and turn into hate toward his former best friend and he vows never to speak to him again.

    Mike can't remember Stacey's party for the life of him. But he does remember one thing: telling Will how he truly feels. But now Will has left town and Mike is left to believe it's because his feelings aren't reciprocated.

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    He didn’t really understand why someone would want to go to a cemetery for a birthday party, but hey, maybe Will was a bit of a weird kid.

    “Hey Will.” Mike called, his voice gentler than he had ever heard it.

    He whipped his head around, scanning the rows for another figure, desperately looking for Will. It didn’t really click until Mike stepped forward and knelt beside a grave, placing his perfectly imperfect cake in front of a well-kept headstone.

    Oh.

     

    Will Byers is dead.

    So how the hell did he end up stuck haunting Mike Wheeler's basement?

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