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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

  2. Public Bookmark 14

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    Will's thumb brushed over the pad of Mike's palm as he adjusted the stencil, and he paused for a moment before placing it on his wrist. "You use your hands a lot," he said, casually, like he was just thinking out loud. "Callouses. Little cuts."

    Mike swallowed. "Yeah. I, uh, I run the flower shop across the street. Second Bloom."

    Will hummed, sounding warm and pleased with himself. "That tracks," he said.

    "What does?"

    Will smiled, glancing up at him and making eye contact. "You're very careful. And, you smell like greenery."

    or

    Mike only meant to get one tattoo. He didn't mean to keep going back.

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    03 Jul 2026

  3. Public Bookmark 9

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    It would be a lie to say that Mike hasn’t spent the past hour and a half mentally poring over every book he’s ever read to come up with one worthy of recommendation to a guy as wonderful as Will seems to be. The singular issue being, of course, that he has no idea what Will likes to read. So the words of his reply trip their way out of his mouth, stumbling over one another in their eagerness.

    “What, uh, do you like— have you— shit, uh, what’s— what are you looking for?” Mike asks, praying to whatever higher power is listening that Will doesn’t comment on the absolute mess of words that just spilled out of his mouth.

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    Mike works at Dreamer’s Corner, the bookshop right across the street from Darling Ink. Which is where his new favorite customer, one Will Byers, works. Failed— though eventually successful— homosexuality ensues.

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    03 Jul 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 27

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    Then (1989): Mike and Will yearn for each other from afar while navigating life after Hawkins.

    Now (1996): They fake being each other’s date to a wedding Will’s toxic ex is attending after not speaking for years.

    Forever (2016): They prepare for their wedding day.

    This fic jumps between three different times in Mike and Will's relationship.

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    02 Jul 2026

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    If Mike was this obsessed with making out with his girlfriend (in attempt to conform or not), imagine how he's gonna be with his college boyfriend

    a.k.a. collection of lawless Byler art that I update often cause I'm in the trenches. Tags will update with more art.

    (Make sure the site "imgbox.com" and "postimages.org" are reachable on your browser or pictures won't load. Also make sure to go "chapter by chapter" so there's less to load)

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    02 Jul 2026