TheIdiotWithAPaintedFace
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ruining your pretty lungs (with your cigarette smoke) by sciencehomework
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
23 Jul 2026
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Mike Wheeler's mental health journey with his best friend and boyfriend Will right next to him.
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MOON FLOWERS AND BUTTERCUPS, PENANCE AND SALVATION by Bacon in the abyss (Bacon_In_The_Abyss)
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
13 Jul 2026
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“Mike, you might’ve been a little dumb but you don’t deserve to die” She tells him sincerely.
“I don’t think Jane did either.” Mike swallows the growing lump in his throat.
“Besides, when these flowers- when they tear me apart from the inside out and I’m just- a corpse” Mike chokes on his words, tears run down his face. “I would be at peace, Max. Because it means that while I was alive, I loved Will…like I always should’ve” He smiles sadly.
or a Mike Wheeler character study exploring grief, identity, and relationships through the lense of Hanahaki
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- Part 1 of moonflowers and buttercups
Bookmarked by TheIdiotWithAPaintedFace
14 Jul 2026
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Hanahaki disease fic byler byler byler rahh
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Google Search: Mike Wheeler's Favorite Color by redyarns
Fandoms: Stranger Things (TV 2016)
21 Mar 2026
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"What's your favorite color?" Will asked earnestly. "You never say in any of your interviews. I'm curious."
There was a pause.
Then a small hitch of breath, and Mike said, "what color are your eyes?"
Will blinked. "Ah, um - hazel. They're hazel."
Mike let out a small huff of amusement mixed with something else. "Then hazel."
"Oh," Will squeaked.
"Yeah," Mike said nervously. "Oh."
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Will's read enough fanfics to know that becoming Y/N was like asking Hopper to stop smoking so much, or begging El to stop buying skincare. Impossible.
Well... improbable, actually. As it turns out.
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Mike and Will get summer jobs as lifeguards at the Hawkins Community Pool during college break. Will just wants to forget about his first failed relationship. Mike wants to make it an unforgettable summer.
CPR training gets complicated when you're hot for your "straight" best friend and he keeps wanting to practice his mouth-to-mouth technique.
"Should we… practice again?" Mike said finally. "Now?"
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- Part 1 of Super Soaker Series
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Bookmarked by TheIdiotWithAPaintedFace
26 Jun 2026
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SO SO SO FUCKING GOOD I LIVE FOR THIS FIC RAHHHHHG
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Mike is waiting for Will in the basement, a look of suspicious, nervous excitement on his face. He cleared the table and laid out upon it are two card games.
"Now, I know you’ll resist," Mike blurts out, stepping toward him. "But I think this will be good. For both of us! For when we... you know,” Mike trails off, “When we get partners.”
Will scoffs, stepping closer to inspect the titles.
Spill or Sip and Truth, Dare, or Strip.
Or: Mike suggests a spicy card game to help Will loosen up before college. It works a little too well, and suddenly they’re gambling with unresolved feelings, and clothes, that were meant to stay in place.
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Bookmarked by TheIdiotWithAPaintedFace
20 Jun 2026
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Yummy yummy yummy fic holy crabapples I hope nothing bad happens bc ts is fire
OK BAD STUFF HAPPENED BUT GOOD STUFF AND NOW IM EMOTIONAL THAT WAS SO FUCKING GOOD I CANT TOP 5 BEST BYLER FICS EVER