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1. Judith’s Head by basaltdyke

   Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Mar 2026

   Tags

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   • Will Byers/Mike Wheeler
   • Will Byers/Original Male Character(s)
   • Mike Wheeler/Original Male Character(s)
   • Will Byers
   • Mike Wheeler
   • 1990s
   • Accidental Voyeurism
   • Alcohol
   • Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Angst
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Bottom Mike Wheeler
   • Canon Compliant
   • Canonical Character Death
   • Chicago (City)
   • Clubbing
   • Coming Out
   • Denial of Feelings
   • Drinking
   • Drugs
   • Feelings Realization
   • Friend Zoning
   • Gay Mike Wheeler
   • Heavy Angst
   • Homophobia
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Jealous Will Byers
   • Jealousy
   • Mike Wheeler's Epilogue Boyfriend
   • Mike Wheeler Has Internalized Homophobia
   • Miscommunication
   • Mutual Pining
   • Pining
   • Post-Canon
   • Post-Stranger Things 5 Finale
   • Regret
   • Repression
   • Roommates
   • Self-Discovery
   • Sexual Harassment
   • Slow Burn
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Voyeurism
   • Will Byers Has Internalized Homophobia
   • POV Will Byers
   • Sexual Frustration
   • Will Byers Can't Catch a Break
   • Rough Sex
   • Rough Oral Sex
   • Love Confessions
   • Love Realization
   • Sexual Repression
   • Slow Build
   • Love Triangle
   • Sexual Content
   • Sexual Tension
   • Will Byers Has a Crush on Mike Wheeler

   Summary

   When Will came out, he was relieved to be accepted by the people closest to him, especially Mike, and especially after Will made it clear to Mike that he was his crush. It was just a silly, stupid crush that really wasn’t about Mike at all. The best part is, Will got over it quickly, and they were able to laugh it off and remain friends. Things have been solid since he let those feelings go. That dumb high school bullshit is in the past. Their friendship is far too important to dwell on a crush that is doomed to be unreciprocated.

   Imagine Will’s surprise when he catches Mike in a Chicago gay bar making out with another man.

   Turns out, Mike is gay. So, what now? What is he supposed to do with this information? More importantly, what does that mean for them?

   Friends? No thanks.

   Best friends.

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   English

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