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  1. Public Bookmark 39

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    “Mike,” Will says again, and woah, now he’s at eye level, holding Mike by the shoulders. His hands skim over Mike’s arms, under his jacket, checking for any sign of injury. “Are you okay? Did it—”

    “Yup. Yeah, yeah, I’m great.” He’s just still processing, is all. That’s why he’s so lightheaded. It’s a lot to process.

    “Shit, Mike,” Will murmurs, reaching up to thumb at Mike’s forehead. He feels something slick glide across his brow, then Will’s finger comes away red. Oh. Will’s eyes get all big and sad and worried, and his stomach twists with the knee-jerk reaction to fix it. Will should never look like that

    “‘S not that bad, I swear.” Even as he says it, Mike doesn’t fully believe it: blood means trouble.

     

     

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    Or, Mike is alive, but he's not doing too hot. Will takes care of him.

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  2. Public Bookmark 64

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    “Are you okay?” Nancy asks, shifting a little closer so their arms are pressed together in one continuous line of warmth. Mike flinches a little, like he’s surprised at the contact, but he doesn’t pull away, doesn’t retreat any further into himself where she can’t ever hope to follow.

    Instead of answering her question, Mike asks, “Do you— are you ever angry?” Before she can answer, he continues, voice low and sort of strained, “I mean, like, really fucking angry. Whether you want to be or not.”

    "About what?"

    And Mike, still not looking at her, says, “Everything.”

    (or, mike and nancy over five sleepless nights.)

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  3. Public Bookmark 68

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    “Deep down,” Vecna says, “you know that you deserve to die.”

    “You’re a terrible judge of character,” Mike Wheeler drily replies. “Also: go fuck yourself.”

    In a world where Nancy dies in the battle of Starcourt Mall instead of Billy, Mike straight-up refuses to acknowledge that he’s possessed, El correctly assumes that everyone around her is an idiot at all times, and Will just really wants to know why he keeps getting that prickling feeling on the back of his neck.

    Vecna has absolutely no idea what he’s in for.

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  4. Public Bookmark 82

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    mike and joyce have a heart to heart and mike finally has a breakdown (after many years of needing to have one)

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  5. Public Bookmark 97

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    He remembers, eyes squeezed shut against the swell of nausea and vertigo that claws through him, being not-quite-thirteen, and listening eagerly to Mr. Clarke explain the science behind dreams.

    “Dreams,” he’d said, “are often seen as these sacred experiences, something that has to have a deeper meaning. We have centuries of examples of dream interpretation, the art of examining commonalities between different dreams to find a single interpretation.

    “The thing is,” he’d continued, “dreams are just your brain’s way of processing and regurgitating information; a fruit-salad of information, so-to-speak. Sure, it can mean something, but it’s more likely to be a random grab-bag of facts and feelings that you’ve come across in life.”

    A fruit-salad of information. Here, in the dark bathroom at a little past three in the morning, Mike breathes carefully, and tries to dissect where the supposed ingredients of his fucked-up dream salad actually came from.

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    Vecna is weak. Injured. He's still strong enough to hit the Party where it hurts.

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