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“Shit, shit,” Will scrambles to the floor-length mirror he’d found propped up on a dumpster at the end of his Freshman year. He pulled at his sweater and fluffed his hair. “Coming!”
He trips over his feet rushing to get to the door, before freezing to glance at the tiny apartment. His sketchbooks are everywhere, his bed is unmade, and he hasn’t scooped Bowie’s litter box today. There isn’t time to do anything about it now.
Taking a calming breath in, he yanks open the door.
There, in his doorway with a giant goofy grin, stands Michael Wheeler.
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Will Byers moved to Chicago for school, and he's thriving. Mike has failed in his attempts to move on with his life and is back home, living in his childhood bedroom in Hawkins, Indiana, after dropping out of college. When Will cancels his trip to Hawkins for the first time, Mike decides to be impulsive and drive to Chicago.
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Mike Wheeler is a happily married man to his wife Jane who he has two kids to.
Or so everyone thinks.
When Mike begins to have feelings he's never felt before, he decides to download a dating app to confront those feelings and understand himself.
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You are the poem of my soul. by herecomestherainagain
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Just Mike and Will being cutie pies in love. Mike is getting quite poetic too.
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What a fantasy .. (This has to be a dream, right??) by sharklulz
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016), Dungeons & Dragons (Roleplaying Game)
16 Feb 2026
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He didn't even know what was wrong, be he just had this terrible feeling something was going to happen.
And then it did.
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After a failed spell to bring Sir Micheal the Brave back home after a long journey, Mike Wheeler finds himself in a fantasy world instead, and norm!Will finds Micheal the Brave in Hawkins
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Hoping You'll See (What Your Love Means To Me) by Powdered_Donuts
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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"I miss being your best friend."
"You never stopped."
A short but sweet piece about Mike and his loneliness regarding Will.
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please, please, please let me get what i want by heartpaladin (abyssalhearts)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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“It's a Valentine’s thing, Mike. It's just gonna be couples there. There’s gonna be Valentine themed activities, dancing… I'm not going to show up alone.”
“I'll go,” Mike said.
Will blinked at him. “What?”
“I’ll go with you. I'll be your date.” The words came out before Mike had fully thought them through, but once he said them, he committed. “As friends, you know. I’m sure it’ll be just as fun.”
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Mike Wheeler woke up as 23 years old virgin with the ability to hear people’s thoughts. He went to college as usual when he met Will Byers, his best friend and when they were in elevators, Mike accidentally hear Will’s thoughts.
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Where There's a Will, There's a Way by VictoriaInEuphoria
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Mike Wheeler doesn’t fall in love all at once.
He falls in fragments—through jealousy and laughter, through heat and hesitation, through moments of safety and moments that hurt like hell. Through Will Byers, who sees him too clearly to let him keep lying to himself.
A slow-burn, cinematic post–Season 4 story about desire, identity, and choosing love even when the world makes it painful.
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Will and Mike go by the Cleric and the Paladin interchangeably
An alternate universe in which the party is their dnd personas, set in some sort of medieval time. They are all aged up, Jane and Mike are technically married. Jane is unhappy in their marriage, and Mike is unsure of his love for her. -
Have all my love (it's been yours all along) by Livloveyuri
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Will has spent years too afraid to let his love for Mike show, but when Mike starts inching closer, Will wonders if it's all in his head. Will he regret it if he lets Mike in or will he regret it more if the words are left unspoken?
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I Am My Mother's Child (I'll Love You Till My Breathing Stops) by girlfrom_nowhere
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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"Alright, you're sure you guys have packed everything, right? I mean, we won’t be able to come back here for a little while and it’s rude to ask the Wheelers for their things, so I want to make sure that–” mom starts to ramble, as we’re leaving the cabin for the last time
“Mom, you’re worrying too much,” Jonathan tries to calm her down, putting a hand on her shoulder. "We packed everything, we’ll be fine.”
"I know, honey,” we pick up the last boxes, making our way to the car. “I just don't want to put them out, they’ve been very kind for letting us stay there."
Jane comes up to hug me, tight and loving as always. “I’ll miss you very much, Will,” I smile at her soft embrace.
“I will too, El. We will come visit anytime we can,” I kiss her cheek, and she grins fondly, “I promise.”
Hop makes his way to me, as Jane goes to say her goodbyes to Jonathan and mom. “Take care kiddo, we’ll be right here.”
I hug him as tightly as I can, still not reaching my hands. “Thanks for everything Hop, I'll miss you.”
Mom calls us, "everyone ready? Then let's go.” We enter the car, driving to the so-familiar Wheeler home.
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The Secrets That You Keep (When You're Talking in Your Sleep) by DH_epub
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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Mike thinks it all started the day the Byers moved into their house.
Having sold their house in Hawkins a year prior and moved to California, when they came back, and the town got put in lockdown, they didn’t have a place to go.
Mike had kindly offered up their place during Nancy’s graduation dinner.
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The 18-month gap between s4 and s5 told from Mike's POV (with a season five rewrite because what the fuck!)
Also known as the answer to Mikewhatthefuckdidyoudo gate
Steve "the ally" Harrington is to Mike what Robin is to Will
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Tomorrow Must Be More (Never Feel Enough Today) by A_d_a_i_r
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
16 Feb 2026
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«... The warmth between them was so familiar and at the same time so rare, and Mike wanted to stay that way forever, and hold even tighter, so tighter, and he wanted to keep his eyes closed and forget that they were two separate people.
“Please...” he found himself whispering, so softly that he was sure only Will would hear.
“Please, don't forget about me. Please don't..”, he muttered in his ear, and he knew it was unfair of him, because he was the one who had given up on New York. He knew it.
And Will sighed through tears, and tightened his grip slightly on his hair and waist.
“Never...”, he answered him, and Mike felt the knot tighten in his throat, and it didn't want to go down.
“Never.”, Will insisted.
And Mike breathed, trembling, and nodded softly, on his best friend's neck. He hadn't shed any tears, but he still felt like he was about to sob...»Or: After graduation, everyone moved on. The Party left Hawkins, and they are pursuing their dreams. Everyone except Mike, who seems stuck in an unattainable past, in a life that doesn't seem like his own, in a gray and empty everyday existence. He doesn't know what to do. Then, Will returns for Christmas.
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Slow Motion (I'm Watching Our Love) by girlfrom_nowhere
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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"When are they arriving, again?" Dad asks the table, annoyed as always.
"They said they were stopping by around five," mom responds. "I honestly don't know why you are acting like it's a terrible thing, Ted. You agreed to this."
Truth is, I don't know how I even got to convince her to let the Byers live at home. All I remember was saying that Will and I should share my room, Joyce and Jonathan refusing, saying they would put us out—which I thought was ridiculous—and mom, days later, telling me and Nance to clean up space in the basement for them.
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"They're here!" Holly comes running from the living room, screaming with joy. "It's going to be so much fun with more people here at home!"
Dad rolls his eyes, "sure will."
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strawberries and chocolate (have me as you please) by jvnmoon
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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Michelle Wheeler, as per usual, is running late after working a bit over time at the office. Tonight was her and Willow's Valentine's Day dinner, one she promised to her. But she doesn't expect what "dinner" actually meant to Willow..
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Michelle eats Willow (not in a cannibal way) and rails the shit out of her. Happy (Late) Valentine's Day!
( Dedicated to all my lovely OOMFS on twitter !! Enjoy ;3 )
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In the month after Hawkins splits open, Will Byers is excluded, haunted, rejected by his best friend, and abandoned during the evacuation forced by the military. Presumed dead by his friends and family, Will is taken in by Vecna, who corrupts his mind and teaches him to harness his new powers. Two years later, Mike returns to Hawkins for Will.
Or, Mike discovers his feelings while Will learns to suppress his. When they reunite, they are, as always, not on the same page.
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The story of an angel and his vampire. by herecomestherainagain
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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The night Mike Wheeler is kissed by a stranger his whole life changes.
Or Mike Wheeler is down bad for a vampire named William Byers.
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Banishment (bravebyers, byler, cleradin) by ByeDisaster
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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Paladin Michael switches with our Mike. Will Byers finds an injured knight on his doorstep.
Mike fumbles for Will’s face, armoured thumb on his chin. “William?” Butts his forehead against Will’s. “It’s you,” he chokes. “It’s you.” Kisses him.
His lips and stuttering breath hot on Will’s mouth. Kisses him hungry and wanting. Messy, teeth scraping down his bottom lip as he sags against him.
Byers can’t help himself. If he knew this was waiting for him in Hawkins, he wouldn’t have played hooky for two years. Kisses his best friend back, hands supporting him, feeling him. Mike’s hair is longer; Will rubs his fingers backwards up his scalp, tugging. Then groans, and pushes away. “You’re bleeding."
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And I Wonder (If Everything Could Feel This Real Forever) by Violetcantspeak
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
15 Feb 2026
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The guy’s eyes flicked up to meet his — quick, shy, but direct enough to hit Mike like a punch to the chest. His hands automatically grabbed a mug and a cloth to wipe it with, but he didn’t look away, smiling and tilting his head to the side.
And before he could stop himself, Mike said it:
“You know, if you keep looking at me like that, I’m gonna forget how to order.”
The guy — Will — blinked, startled. Then his cheeks flushed a warm pink, and he ducked his head for half a second before looking back up with a tiny, braver smile. He glanced around, then back at Mike.
“You’re lucky I like flustered snowboarders.”OR
The one where Mike Wheeler is a reckless snowboarder trying to survive another season of pressure, expectations, and his own terrible impulse control, and Will Byers is a runaway artist hiding out as a waiter in the middle of nowhere.
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“MJ’s gaze follows Spiderman as he walks towards the edge of the roof, ready to take off- MJ?” Spiderman’s voice goes from steady and deep to excited and slightly higher the more he reads along. He snaps his head up to look at Mike again. “You’re KeepingItWheel?!”
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Or; Mike writes totally not-self insert Spiderman fanfics with original character MJ. And then one day Spiderman drops from the sky and saves him