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mike wheeler and the dangers of a digital footprint by underchemtrails
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
30 Jul 2026
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Mike isn’t sure exactly how long it’s been, but definitely far past the thirty-minute timer he set and then promptly ignored when it went off. By now, his head is starting to throb again from staring at a screen for so long, which is probably a sign that he should put his phone down and get started on his chemistry problem set. He’s not even really watching the stupid reels anymore, really, only letting them play for half a second before he scrolls again out of sheer mindless habit.
And then he stops. Scrolls back up.
There it is, in the bottom left hand corner with that little heart indicating a like– Will’s profile picture.
And this– well, this is enough to capture Mike’s long-fried attention span once more.
When Will likes an Instagram Reel about being in a "gut-wrenching situationship", Mike becomes determined to find the guy responsible for breaking his best friend's heart. This is not an overreaction at all.
...OK, maybe just a little.
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31 Jul 2026
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— mike wheeler and the dangers of a digital footprint by underchemtrails
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Mike isn’t sure exactly how long it’s been, but definitely far past the thirty-minute timer he set and then promptly ignored when it went off. By now, his head is starting to throb again from staring at a screen for so long, which is probably a sign that he should put his phone down and get started on his chemistry problem set. He’s not even really watching the stupid reels anymore, really, only letting them play for half a second before he scrolls again out of sheer mindless habit.
And then he stops. Scrolls back up.
There it is, in the bottom left hand corner with that little heart indicating a like– Will’s profile picture.
And this– well, this is enough to capture Mike’s long-fried attention span once more.
When Will likes an Instagram Reel about being in a "gut-wrenching situationship", Mike becomes determined to find the guy responsible for breaking his best friend's heart. This is not an overreaction at all.
...OK, maybe just a little.
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Mike Wheeler Accidentally Told His Coworkers He Had a Boyfriend (He Doesn't, He Just Panicked) by sayuwami
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jul 2026
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Mike Wheeler gets accused of being homophobic at work, which is not on his 90s office bingo card. So in a full-blown panic and desperate to prove he’s not that guy, he lies to his coworkers that he’s gay and (for extra credibility) already has a boyfriend. Which would’ve been fine. Except it isn’t, because his department wins an all-expenses-paid company vacation, and his boss has already happily signed Mike up with a plus-one.
Now Mike has a boyfriend who doesn’t exist, a workplace that’s way too invested in his love life, and exactly zero ideas how to survive ten days without the lie collapsing like a poorly stapled brochure.
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Mike stares at the photo, whispering the words.
His name is Will Byers.
He has huge eyes, a gazillion moles, and a withering sense of humor.
He draws the best pictures.
He moved away when we were thirteen. His mother lives in Florida. He goes to school in Boston.
He is alive.
He was my best friend.
Mike remembers. They haven’t taken everything yet.Seven years ago, Will Byers went missing. After he reappeared, everyone—even his own family—started to forget him.
Now, it’s 1994, twenty-year-old Will is back in Hawkins, WA, and it is happening again.
A mid-90s AU set in the Pacific Northwest, ft.: slowburn Byler, mixtapes, flannel, witchcraft, moody weather, Nirvana, and a spooky eldritch forest.
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let me keep this memory (just this one) by willfulcreatures
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Apr 2026
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“Mike,” Will repeats through a smile. The name tastes familiar on his tongue. Like he’s said it thousands of times in his lifetime. Like he’d like to keep saying it a thousand times more. “I’m sorry, I don’t— I don’t think we’ve met.”
New York City. 1990. Will Byers loves his little life in the Big City. He has his brother by his side. His friends from Hawkins he stays in touch with. And the few friends he's made since he started college to help pull him out of his shell. So what if he forgets his past. He gets to live life to the fullest in the present. Until the memories start seeping out. And Will meets a stranger in a bar he wishes he never forgot.
Or: Will Byers loses his memories of Mike Wheeler, as well as the supernatural aspects of his trauma. Mike Wheeler remembers everything, and will do whatever it takes to get Will back.
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"Since when do you listen to The Cure by choice? Be honest, do you secretly like this?" Will asked, quirking a brow.
"You like it," Mike grinned. "Thought it might be nice to listen to some of your sinister shit."
Will scoffed, "It's not sinister, Mike."
"Okay, creepy, then"
"It's not creepy either, small-town boy. It's deeper than that. You can't just take it at face value."
"Small-town boy?!" He squealed. "You're using Bronski against me now?"
"Maybe," Will laughed, shaking his head. "Some songs have deeper meanings. You just have to actually listen."
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An exploration into the tortured mind of college-bound Mike Wheeler and his journey to self discovery and acceptance. A love song punctuated by grief, shame, painfully nerdy D&D references, and uncanny song-lyrics.