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  1. Public Bookmark 53

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    That seems to click something in the woman’s head, because in three seconds flat, she’s pulling her helmet back and staring her dark eyes dead into Will’s.

    Will’s eyes widen and he hears Jane’s shocked gasp beside him.

    Underneath the helmet, underneath all the scars and jagged lines, stares back—

    “I am Michaela Childress, firstborn daughter of House Acer, Sworn Paladin to the Kingdom of Holkins, and Right Hand to the Queen Regent.” She seethes, the hard line in her jaw tightening as she glowers at Will. “The Queen Regent, whose face you have adapted as your own.”

    Okay, so it’s not just him.

    This woman clearly looks like Mike.

    (or, the one where michaela childress is all but a lonely paladin that misses her wife so much that she risks her life, jumps into an unknown portal, and inadvertently causes distress and awakens realizations among the local populace.)

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    07 Apr 2026

  2. Public Bookmark 65

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    Max's eyes dart between Will and Mike, studying them with thinly veiled amusement. She turns to Lucas and nudges him with an elbow. "Was it really this obvious?"

    "Yep," Lucas sighs. "The whole time."

    Max snorts. "Oh my god. When I get back, nobody is living this down."

    Or: Will has seen a lot of things in the past few years, but the arrival of a friend from ten years in the future is… unexpected, to say the least. The ceiling opens up and spits out a twenty-six-year-old Max Mayfield, and the definition of possible expands again.

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    07 Apr 2026

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    The door is slightly ajar, letting in soft light in the dark hallway. When he steps close enough, he finally gets a glimpse inside. He finds Mike in what looks like a nursery of some sort. He has his back turned to the doorway, his black shaggy mullet curling raven locks behind his ears, his black T-shirt covering broad shoulders where the Alpha has significantly filled out over the years.

    When he gently turns around, a baby is resting on his shoulder. Mike has a gentle hand against her back, the other forearm keeping the baby upright, keeping her steady and safe against his chest. He’s pacing slowly– back and forth, in circles, rocking her a little in his arms.

    Will steps forward a little too soon.
     
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    I give Mike Wheeler a baby. Will promptly loses his mind.

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    06 Apr 2026

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    Mike stands a few feet away, shoulders squared, eyes locked on him with an intensity that makes Will’s breath catch. He looks nothing like the easy, grinning version he knows. This Mike is coiled tight, attention sharpened to a point, his presence radiating outward in a way that makes people instinctively give ground. For one wild second Will considers pretending he didn’t notice. He considers staying exactly where he is, letting the moment stand.

    The loud growl answers that thought before he can act on it, and he feels it blaring in his ears despite the loud music. It’s low, controlled, furious in a way that doesn’t need volume.

    The alpha in front of him freezes.

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    06 Apr 2026

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    “So I ran. I just kept following the memory.” He looks at Will. “It led me back to you.”

    "Oh."

    Mike smiles at this. His normal, full smile, his eyes crinkling in the corners, and it makes Will’s stomach swoop. “Yeah, Will. Oh.” He elbows Will’s arm playfully. “So you can’t leave me. I’m not letting you out of my sight, actually. You have to be attached to my hip like Max and that goddamn Walkman.”
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    After Vecna split the earth beneath Hawkins, nothing has been the same. Will's sensitivity to the Upside Down is stronger than ever, Dustin and Lucas are consumed with grief, and Mike and El are not speaking.

    Then, Mike falls under Vecna's curse, and the party discovers that his way out of the trance is not through song but through his oldest friend, who is hopelessly in love with him. To be safe, everyone decides it's best if Will does not let Mike out of his sight for the foreseeable future.

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