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i held your hand on the bus back to richmond by beautiful_bones
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jan 2026
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He can’t kiss Will here, like this, when he has to pretend it doesn’t mean anything because he knows for him at least, it will mean everything.
“Whatever,” Mike sighs, “I guess I’ll kiss Dustin.”
He doesn’t look at Will. He doesn’t want to try to read his face, see if he let him down again, crushed whatever high hopes he could’ve been holding. Mike keeps his eyes trained on the ground.
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new years eve fic based on bus back to richmond by lucy dacus!
in which mike has to kiss dustin, will pours out his heart, and mike has to be brave. -
i can’t love you how you want me to by beautiful_bones
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jun 2023
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“You tell me that I am a superhero, that I am powerful, but I am also just El. Max could always see that, but I don’t know if you do.”
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The wind whispers through the trees, sending goosebumps up Mike’s back. "Have you ever wondered who we’d be if we never met each other?” Will asks quietly.
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two important conversations Mike has in the span of a few hours. One with El about their relationship, Max, and loss, and another with Will about shitty fathers, fear, and each other.Series
- Part 2 of your love is tried and true blue
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Will suddenly twisted, turning around and facing Mike. His breath caught for a moment. Mike’s cheeks flushed at their close proximity. They were barely a few inches away from each other, so close that Mike couldn’t think straight, (not that he was already doing much straight thinking).
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Mike and Will have to share a bed at the motel, and Mike is a gay, angsty, pining disaster.
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- Part 1 of your love is tried and true blue
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“Wait,” Lucas takes another glance at Will, specifically at the sweater he’s wearing. “Is that Mike’s?”
Here’s the other thing about the last eight or so months of Will Byers’ life: he’s been spending his nights, on and off, secretly, semi-occasionally, very frequently, kissing Mike Wheeler.
He’s confused about it too, don’t even worry.
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Bookmarked by beautiful_bones
09 Mar 2026
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Steve looks between the four identical faces. “You’re not even a little curious?” he asks. “About how your other lives are going?”
“No,” Mike answers, immediate.
Too immediate.
Mike with the eyebrow ring snorts. The one in the tracksuit glances at Will again—just a flick of the eyes. The knight folds his hands behind his back and looks at the first Mike like he’s deeply disappointed.
[Or: The one where several Mikes exist simultaneously, and every single one of them is Will’s problem.]Series
- Part 1 of parallel hearts
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06 Mar 2026
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i just wanna be a part of your family by paladinsbrainrot
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
17 Aug 2025
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"For one," Mike sighs, propping onto one elbow to look at Will properly, "Holly definitely has a crush on you."
Will squints, just barely, lips curling up in amusement. It takes Mike an excruciatingly long time to detect what exactly Will thinks of this matter, but what comes out is soft, mellow, and not particularly to Mike’s enjoyment: "That's kind of cute."
“It is not,” Mike hisses, and Will shoots him a grin. “She always talks about you, always giggles whenever you talk to her, and because she's like, incredibly adorable, and you’re so good with kids, I'm going to be trailing behind you guys like an absolute loser because she totally hogs you.”
"Wait," Will blurts, brows drawing close. "Are you jealous?"
Mike Wheeler is many things, but he is never jealous.
Except — maybe this time he is.
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01 Mar 2026
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You paint dreamscapes on the wall by psychotic_fangirl369
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
06 Feb 2026
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The thing was, Will loved Mike. He had always loved Mike. Loving Mike felt less like a choice and more like gravity. Something he’d learned to live with, something constant and unyielding, even when he’d tried, desperately, to move on.
“Your… your what?” Will managed finally. His voice sounded distant to his own ears, thin and unsure.
Mike swallowed. “My boyfriend,” he repeated, a little quieter this time, like maybe if he said it softly enough, it wouldn’t sound as insane. “I need you to be my boyfriend."
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After coming out, Mike asks Will to pretend to be his boyfriend for a trip home to Hawkins. It seems simple enough.
Except pretending is harder when you’ve already been in love for years.
Bookmarked by beautiful_bones
23 Feb 2026
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The summer before junior year, Mike starts having terrible nightmares. Will is concerned for him. Mike's friends and family are more concerned about the fact that he keeps sleeping in Will's bed.
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Mike doesn't know how to deal with his feelings. Will helps him cope with his trauma and changes his life in the process.