Miwi1983
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In the small town of Hawkins, Indiana in the ’80s, loving each other openly feels impossible. Will is upset that he must hide his relationship with Mike after longing for years and finally finding the strength to come out, terrified of remaining a secret forever, while Mike is haunted by the guilt of hiding his love—and himself.
With prom approaching, and both growing tired of hiding while reluctant to be seen as just friends (at least around the Party—this is the ’80s), they begin to work through their feelings on their own and together, eventually promising not to end their first year of dating in secret.
Mike sees a chance to find the courage he’s been missing and make up for Snowball—and the months he forced Will to stay hidden.
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A secret relationship, prom on the horizon, and two boys deciding they’re tired of hiding.
Fluffy Byler with some mild angst. (because of course)
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Mike can’t bear looking at himself, hating his reflection that highlights all his insecurities and everything he is not, all while wrestling with complicated feelings about his ex-girlfriend and best friend, who feels like something more. After Eddie’s death, the person he idolized, it feels like Mike lost himself all over again, sinking back into a version that isn’t him—The Normal Mike—even three years later.
After a sudden breakdown, a confident Will steps in, helping Mike experiment with his style and rediscover himself, awakening a romantic tension neither of them can ignore, leaving them both flustered.
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A confident Will helps an insecure Mike explore self-expression and heal from Eddie’s death all while bringing repressed feelings to the surface.
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You're still the oxygen I breathe (I see your face when I close my eyes) by Miwi1983
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
14 Jan 2026
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Both Mike and Will are pushing down feelings but like the pipes at the MAC-Z, they can’t be held in forever and eventually rupture leading to long overdue conversations (cough cough the painting!) and confessions.
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Mike is confused as fuck and stressing about his sexuality, while Will is trying his hardest to convince himself he’s over Mike (of course he’s not—these idiots can’t stay away from each other).
Mike does everything in his power to deny the truth he fears most: that he’s in love with his best friend, and that his relationship with El was nothing but fake. He tries to hide it, but someone helps him see that being different doesn’t have to be so scary.
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Good Luck, Babe (you'd have to stop the world just to stop the feeling) by Miwi1983
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
04 Jan 2026
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Mike spots Will, on a first date, across from him at a gay bar in 1990, causing all his feelings to flood back, hitting him like a bullet train. Blinded by jealousy, Mike confronts Will and finally confesses everything he wanted to years ago.
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You Know That I Love You (And I Have a Feeling That You Love Me Back) by Miwi1983
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Dec 2025
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“That painting,” Mike says softly. “That mattered to me, and when you said it was from El,” He drops his gaze. “Well, I just felt myself shut down.”
Will perks up, “I-I thought you didn’t-”
“I did care, Will.” Mike cuts in abruptly, inching closer. “It made me realize something.”
Mike could see that Will was shaking now. Fidgeting with the hem of his jacket. “W-what things?” He stutters.
Mike gently reaches for Will’s hands, steadying his fidgeting. “Will look a me.” He whispers, and Will listens. “I’m saying... I don’t want to be this Tammy.” He rolls his eyes, and Will laughs. “I want to be your Mike.”
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Mike’s POV during Will’s coming out and the realization that he doesn’t want to be Will’s Tammy, pushing him to finally confess his feelings before he loses Will for good this time.
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Mike Wheeler is thirty years old, three years married, and incredibly unhappy. After an unexpected AOL Instant Messenger group chat with the Party, Mike reconnects with Will after several years and realizes that maybe his life doesn't have to be so bad.
Or: A 2000s epistolary fic in which Mike falls in love with his childhood best friend and cheats on his wife.
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04 Jul 2026
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take a little moment (find the right words) by astrobi for wiseatom
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
10 May 2023
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“Wow,” Will breathes out, just on this edge of teasing. “You sound very confident about this.”
“Well,” Mike shrugs, swallowing hard in a desperate attempt to soothe his very, very dry mouth, “I don’t know why someone wouldn’t be interested in you.”
“Oh?” Will says, and it’s definitely teasing now, enough for Mike to feel himself turning warm, all down his neck and to the tips of his own – sadly unpatterned – socks. “Someone?”
“Yeah.” Mike nods. Oh, god. This is fine. “In a very arbitrary sense of the word. Just– people. Someone.”
Mike is approximately ninety-eight percent sure that his feelings are requited. That last two percent, however, has really been throwing him for a loop.
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07 Jun 2026
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What the Night Takes (And How To Get It Back) by ClaudiaCreature
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
31 Jul 2026
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It's 1992.
Will Byers and Mike Wheeler are college roommates at NYU... and attached at the hip.
When Will's nightmares take a turn for the worse, will Mike notice? Or will he hide his head in the sand?
Will Will ask for help when he desperately needs it? Or will he try to deal with it on his own?
Will either of them ever say out loud how much they need each other?OR
Will accidentally turns to sleeping pills when his nightmares get really bad and Mike tries to parent him too hard.
They cannot say out loud that they love each other, and the further Will falls into his drug issue, the harder it becomes to talk aboutAlso, Max is an amazing friend and basically becomes their buffer
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30 May 2026
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I’m in love with you, do you think it shows? by apateangle (dm3rv)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
09 Jun 2026
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An accident leaves Mike without four years of memories. He wakes up convinced that it's 1989, that Bush is the new President, and that his time at college in Boston has only just begun.
But it's 1994. There's a new President. He lives in New York.
And somehow, he shares an apartment with Will Byers.
Or: An Amnesia AU.
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- Part 1 of I'm in love with you
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Bookmarked by Miwi1983
15 May 2026
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"I'm glad I went," Mike murmurs near Will's ear.
"Had fun?" Will asks playfully.
"Oh, yeah," Mike stretches sarcastically.
They stay like that for a little longer than necessary, then reluctantly separate, still looking at each other. Will can't hold the eye contact for long, and turns away, biting down a smirk.
"Goodnight, then," he breathes out.
"Yeah. Goodnight," Mike nods nervously and smiles. That same stupid dorky smile.
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The Party have one last fun summer together before moving away, everyone is alive and happy and in love and stupid.
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- Part 1 of Mike and Will nervous boyfriends
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Bookmarked by Miwi1983
12 May 2026