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Will Byers is determined to find love. After years of heartbreak and betrayal, he finds solace in New York City. Especially the fact that there’s always something special going on. But despite it all, he’s desperately lonely. When he sees a flyer advertising an experiment where individuals can find their soulmate, he takes it. But he doesn’t realize that it will take him through literal lifetimes of love. Will travels through different eras of history, but always meeting the same person. Mike Wheeler.
A story in which love really does transcend time, Will and Mike always meet…but always under different standards, some ending more heartbreaking than the rest.
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It’s 1993, and after attempting to move on from the events of the upside down (and a certain Michael Wheeler) Will lives in New York City with his new mediocre boyfriend Carlton. However, when Will returns to Hawkins for Lucas and Max’s wedding, he finds it harder and harder to forget about Mike. Especially now that Mike is openly gay, with his heart still clearly beating for Will. The two rekindle their connection and realize they had something too good to leave behind at graduation.
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Will Byers is a perfectionist colorguard captain. Mike Wheeler is an intense snare player who believes that guard “only waves flags” They used to be best friends, but now only speak to each other to rile one another up. However, the band director pairs Mike and Will together after they have an altercation after rehearsal. They’re forced to work together for a guard and percussion solo that will in the end, improve the shows dynamic.
Every rehearsal is intense, but eventually late practices and bruised egos lead them to believe they’re not so indifferent. Soon, bonds form and eventually something that goes beyond mutual respect arises.
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Henry Mountchristen-Windsor is leaving England behind. Joined by his family and fiancée, Alice, the only issue of Texan railroad magnate, Jeffrey Richards, he feels trapped and isolated in a life he does not want.
Meanwhile, Alex Claremont-Diaz is fresh off his European Tour. The recent discovery of oil on his parent’s ranch has pulled his family from poverty into relative wealth. The only problem is, Alex doesn’t want the ranch. He dreams of something bigger.
or: on a bright spring day in 1912, two men from very different worlds board the Titanic with no idea that their lives are about to change forever.
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- Part 4 of 0npurpose multichaps
- Part 12 of in every universe
- Part 5 of Dual POV
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23 Apr 2026
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summer love, and saying 'us' by gardenias_0n_the_tile
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Apr 2026
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“Are you gonna answer my question?” Mike hears himself ask. Weed also makes him bold, it seems.
Will smirks, “Why I don’t have a girlfriend?” He shrugs, “Just… not interested.”
“Girls aren’t or you’re not?”
Will just shrugs again, giving Mike a knowing look that lights a spark inside him, either of fear or of excitement, he can’t tell.
“Mysterious.” Mike says, causing Will to giggle.
orIt's the summer of 1989, and Mike is spending it at his family's vacation home in Northern Spain. He expects it to be a chill couple of weeks, where he can relax before he goes to college and his whole life changes. He definitely doesn't expect his whole life to change the second he lays eyes on the housekeeper's son, Will.
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20 Mar 2026
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Mike and Will get summer jobs as lifeguards at the Hawkins Community Pool during college break. Will just wants to forget about his first failed relationship. Mike wants to make it an unforgettable summer.
CPR training gets complicated when you're hot for your "straight" best friend and he keeps wanting to practice his mouth-to-mouth technique.
"Should we… practice again?" Mike said finally. "Now?"
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