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Will is over Mike Wheeler. He is an adult, about to spend a week alone in Italy, before his friends would join him for their last summer before they finish college and enter the real world. It's all going so well. That is, until the thorn in his side shows up a week early. Mike Wheeler, in the flesh. And he wants to talk.
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always on my mind (guess i never told you) by willbyersaugust
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Jan 2026
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Their little game starts off innocent enough. They are lying side by side in Mike’s bed, both staring at the ceiling, fighting sleep to come and take them. Mike had turned to him, quiet and tentative, and whispered across the space between them:
“Tell me a secret.”
It spiraled from there. Fast and uncaring of the damage in its path, like a shooting star.
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Plagued by nightmares in their college apartment, the only thing that can settle either of them is each other. -
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Will is about to leave for New York. Mike wants him to go and never come back.
A Mike Wheeler character study
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It's 1995, and it's snowing in Hawkins. Will has not been home in five years. He hasn't laid eyes on Mike Wheeler in five years. A phone call that he can't ignore, a long drive, and he's there, in front of Mike's house, like nothing has changed. And maybe, nothing has.
(Everyone was far too happy in that epilogue for my liking... you will mourn el properly and you WILL have trauma and you WILL ALL be miserable. This will be really depressing but I fear I have no choice in the matter. Byler I will avenge you.)
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The smile that spreads across Mike’s face is involuntary, like it must exist in Will’s presence. It’s like he waters the parched soil of his mind.
Mike doesn’t realize how badly he needs him until he’s had a drink. And right now, he thinks this weekend is exactly what he’s been needing.
OR: After years of grappling with his feelings, Mike visits Will in Chicago for a weekend during his junior year of college.
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25 Apr 2026
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As much of a mystery as Mike was, Will had come to understand at least one thing. Mike needed to be needed.
Will felt like a lightbulb had gone off in his head when he’d come to the realisation.
The dealing, the sex, the taunting texts – it all made sense. People came to Mike to get what they needed, whether that be drugs, an orgasm, or the last word in a fiery exchange.
The goading messages were a test, Will had decided – a constant push and pull, Mike seeing whether Will would come back and defend himself against his harsh words.
In a way, Will was no better than the people traipsing Mike’s door at all hours of the night. He did need something from Mike, just the same as everyone else.Or:
Ending up on the infamous roster of the college drug dealer was not in Will's college plans. He'd had a list — a real one, written down — of how this year was supposed to go. Mike Wheeler was not on it. None of this was.
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24 Apr 2026
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For their senior year spring break, the Party sets sail on a 7-day cruise to celebrate the next chapter of their lives. Not much has changed since their last reunion, as long as you don't count Mike and Will breaking up two years ago, which fractured the group permanently and made it so neither of them could stand to be within ten feet of each other.
It'll be a trip they never forget - that much Will is sure of.
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22 Apr 2026
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Almost three years into being roommates at college, Will starts to notice that Mike is willing to do anything for him... like, literally anything. He decides to test Mike, to see how far he's willing to go just to make Will happy.
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25 Mar 2026
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i get what i want (i want what i see) by orphan_account
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
20 Mar 2026
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Will Byers' past is a distant thing. It's 1994 in New York City, and he's an artist: both in the studio and on the pole. When college money troubles lead him to seek alternate employment, Will starts stripping with a friend at a club off Wall Street. It's a whirlwind of money, glamor, and the thrill of living two lives. It's perfect...
...until Mike Wheeler shows up.
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Or, simply, a Stripper!Will AU.
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21 Mar 2026