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this old world must still be spinnin' 'round (and I still love you) by luxaurumque (stellaurumque)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
01 Mar 2026
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He can feel their eyes on him, tacit understanding. They live here now because they can’t burden the Wheelers any longer than they already have, and because they can’t afford to buy a new house, and because Mom and Hopper have been together for almost two years and there’s really no logical reason not to live here. But they’re all on the same page here. It feels impossible. When he spins back to them, their faces look as hopeless as Will feels.
“How are we supposed to do this?” he pleads, the fight draining out of him.
(The Upside Down implodes and brings Jane Hopper with it. Will Byers, perennially caught between two slides, navigates the complexities of grief and healing and finds ways to grow a life that expands beyond trauma and tragedy.)
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04 Mar 2026
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Will Byers is very good at surviving things that should kill him.
Loving Mike Wheeler might be the hardest one yet.
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Post Season 4, Mike and Will find each other in a friends with benefits relationship. As time passes and the final battle with Vecna nears, tensions rise. Can Will survive his love for Mike long enough to survive the darkness that wishes to break him?
Season 5 rewrite with a focus on Will's mental health, filled with tender moments, angst that leaves you staring at a wall, and action that will keep you on the edge of your seat.
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02 Mar 2026
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Will knew something was wrong back in Lenora. He just didn't know how to confront everyone. How do you even begin telling your mom, brother, and estranged best friend that they had missed your birthday?
A story in which Will is being forgotten by those he loves.
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27 Feb 2026
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two worlds collided (they could never tear us apart) by kisameti
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
26 Feb 2026
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“I would like to be your soulmate, someday. If that’s allowed.”
There is something about the way that that affects Mike, that he is far too young to understand, so he just grins even wider and says, “I’m sure it is. And one day when we’re older, we’ll start hearing each other’s thoughts, and then we’ll be unstoppable.”
In a world where everyone has a soulmate, Mike is sure that Will is his, until he isn't. Years later, he realizes he may have been right all along.
(aka, a soulmate au canon rewrite where Mike is actually likeable and season 5 is completely different)
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26 Feb 2026
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When Max is sent away for a month for advanced out of state hospital treatment, Lucas is left with way too much time and way too many feelings. So when he notices the unresolved tension simmering between Will and Mike, he decides to do something about it. But before he can even process what that truly entails, he’s already knee deep in secrets, feelings, and “friendships” that are a lot more complicated than he signed up for.
OR: What starts as a distraction from missing Max turns into the most complicated plan of Lucas’s life as he shifts from helping Will get over Mike to setting them up together (because he’s the bestest, most supportive friend ever, obviously!)
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25 Feb 2026